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That was the first name that came to my head as well seeing as I am more of a cricket fan than V8 Supercar fan. Couldn't give a stuff about NASCAR.I was thinking Marcos.
PATRICK Ambrose was on the phone with Essendon VFL teammate Zac O'Brien when the AFL rookie draft got underway this morning.
"Zac said to me, 'Imagine if we both got drafted','' Old Xaverians forward Ambrose related.
Within a few minutes they did.
Brisbane took O'Brien with pick 23. And the Bombers claimed Ambrose, 22, with selection 26.
"It was unbelievable the way it worked out,'' Ambrose said an hour after the draft.
"I'm just on my way to the club now. Still amazed, really. I'm pretty thrilled. It's a dream come true.''
Ambrose had been training with Essendon and the club let him know he was in its thoughts. "But I had no great expectations that it would actually happen,'' he said.
"I knew I was a bit of a chance - I'd had a few meetings with them - but there were so many players trying to make it on. I'm one of the lucky ones I guess.''
About 100 congratulatory text messages told him as much.
Ambrose played his junior football at the Ashburton Redbacks and for his school, Xavier College.
He had a season with Coburg in the VFL before linking with Old Xavs.
Along with his brother Murphy he joined Essendon's VFL team this year, playing seven matches late in the season. Significantly, the 193cm right-footer saved his best performance for the elimination final against Werribee.
Bombers general manager Matty Little said Ambrose had stand-out qualities that would serve him well in his bid to become an AFL player.
"He's an extremely hard worker and he's athletically gifted,'' Little said. "For a bloke of his height to be able to run like he can, I reckon he's going to do some special things. He's suited to that third tall role, let him get up the ground and use his tank. He's got brilliant speed as well. I think he's going to be a very handy replacement for Stu Crameri.''
Ambrose is studying environmental management at Deakin University and is a bartender at the Skinny Dog Hotel in Kew.
He's entitled to pour himself a drink when he's next behind the jump.
wow did i just get drafted?Loved that.
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works at the skinny dog, so has probably served me a pint over the journey.
Also an Ashy boy, so from our neck of the woods eth-dog
Yeah. Jobe's huge, Myers and Goddard are just below that, Ambrose is above it, and Crameri's fuggen shit and can go **** himself regardless.
I think this kid will do better then Cramdog. It's a gut feeling but I'm on the bandwagon of a nobody with no evidence for the first time since I saw Kouta pick up the ball one handed in a reserves match against us.
Bad skills means he plays forward where his turnovers won't murder us!!
However, if he's that bustling big man who can smash in, like Jack Darling, then we have a tall marking freak in Daniher and a resting ruck. Say hello to AA backline with Hurley and Carlisle making a mockery of all AFL forward lines.
I trust the coaches we have to turn him in a premiership player. He has all the tool and wants it. Now that footy will be full time he'll get the skills and game sense required.
I am interested that none of our astute VFL watchers ever mentioned Ambrose as a draft propspect. I know that Zac O'brien was mentioned in despatches.
combination of not enough games (7) and not enough opportunities to show his wears.
He looks to be a legit mobile CHF now that i know he's that little bit taller, but with Joe, Gumby and even Shinners down there at times (as well as Hille and Bate occasionally) as marking targets, he didn't really have a chance to kick a big bag and really grab my attention, more often than not he was on a flank or a wing.
To be brutally honest I thought he was nothing more than handy, but didn't go to any games with him on the brain, like I did with ZOB or listed guys like Hams, kav or joe
Please.even if we didn't try to hide him, it's not like anyone else was going to grab him anyway
Please.
Bulldogs would've been all over him, naturally.
Oh and why we didn't select a Frankston defender is the most confusing thing.
Yeah, I was super surprised to see Hourigan not get picked up. Good size too.For those who have seen Ambrose how would he compare to Darcy Hourigan. Sorry to mention after seeing a 3 minute clip but Hourigan looked to have a fair bit of potential and snagged a few goals at the champs must have been adverse things the 3 minutes didn't show![]()
Yeah, I was super surprised to see Hourigan not get picked up. Good size too.
I don't think we should be to worried, looks good.For those who have seen Ambrose how would he compare to Darcy Hourigan. Sorry to mention after seeing a 3 minute clip but Hourigan looked to have a fair bit of potential and snagged a few goals at the champs must have been adverse things the 3 minutes didn't show![]()
I think he'll be good, good playing practice match on open training session, also plays Crameri roll!