Recruiting AFL Draft Watch 2022 - Tsatas, Hayes, Davey x2, Munkara & Montgomerie

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[eth-dog]

So a hard running high forward?

No, a winger who spends maybe 5 minutes a quarter inside 50.

 

[crackers65]

Imagine making your entire decision on a pick based off of one game

Players who perform on the big stage get extra credits. If he hadn’t kicked four goals in a granny people would be saying he goes missing in big games. Every game in the AFL is a big game.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

Draft Pescud.

 

[eth-dog]

Draft Pescud.

I think Boakye is the most draftable from them honestly

 

[TurnOnTheBrightLights]

So Sheezel kicks 4 and now people think he won't make it to us.

It wasn't long ago that Sidebottom kicked 10 in the final and still went at pick 10.

Steele wasn't slated to be a top 5 pick and didnt have the hype Sheezel has

 

[doug85]

Steele wasn't slated to be a top 5 pick and didnt have the hype Sheezel has

We were close to taking him at pick 5. Knights pitched hard for Steele.

 

[TurnOnTheBrightLights]

We were close to taking him at pick 5. Knights pitched hard for Steele.

will have to take your word for it because I was focusing on vodka lemon limes in 2008.....whoever listened to knights anyway

 

[calyam]

Imagine making your entire decision on a pick based off of one game

It's pretty close to what we did for McGrath.

 

[andleanback]

It's pretty close to what we did for McGrath.

Hardly mcgrath had a great top age year
He was all aus at the national champs.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Players who perform on the big stage get extra credits. If he hadn’t kicked four goals in a granny people would be saying he goes missing in big games. Every game in the AFL is a big game.

Jake Melksham got selected by us presumably off one big game. He wound up being a player that would rock up whenever he wanted to and had zero accumulation abilities. In saying that, I want Sheezel

 

[ant555]

It's pretty close to what we did for McGrath.

Not really.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

I thought we took McGrath because of "leadership".

 

[Old Campaigner]

Jake Melksham got selected by us presumably off one big game. He wound up being a player that would rock up whenever he wanted to and had zero accumulation abilities. In saying that, I want Sheezel

Didn't he make AA at Melbourne? Or was that Hibbo?

 

[citizen-erased]

I thought we took McGrath because of "leadership".

And hurdles

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Didn't he make AA at Melbourne? Or was that Hibbo?

Pig Hibberd.

Melksham has always been a plodder.

 

[foj1]

Jake Melksham got selected by us presumably off one big game. He wound up being a player that would rock up whenever he wanted to and had zero accumulation abilities. In saying that, I want Sheezel

Rubbish
jake played in a tac premiership as a 16 year old
he was at the club when development was non existent
he was always most dangerous as a high half forward midfielder

 

[andleanback]

Rubbish
jake played in a tac premiership as a 16 year old
he was at the club when development was non existent
he was always most dangerous as a high half forward midfielder

If melksham from 2009 got drafted by a current geelong Richmond etc he’d be an all Australian type half forward. We just developed him terribly.

And it’s half the reason why our draft picks show signs but never reach their potential. There is no alignment in what our recruiters / list manager/ coaches are doing. We don’t draft players to play a specific role, we draft them and try to find them a role and muck them around for half a decade wasting years. Happened with Francis, happened with Hurley, happened with Mcgrath, it better not happen with Cox. Other clubs do it so much better.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

The second half of Melkshams 2013 season was bloody good. He was best on for us in a loss to North late in the year, playing midfield. It looked like such a break through game and month. Then the next year rolled around, he got injured in preseason and then started at half forward and we completely abandoned what looked like a midfielder to balance Watson and Goddard.

 

[BrunoV]

When did Melksham become a gun?

He was still 29 on GF day last year and didn't get a gig. Isn't that supposed to still be his prime?

Of the 114 games he played with us 80 odd games ranged from poor to barely AFL standard. This occurred mainly between 2011 and 2014 when we were solid on field and the structure of hard working/blue collar players was there - the sort of structure that leaves him to capitalise on his strengths.

He's a smart forward and a beautiful kick inside 50. But would I take a player with his flaws, mainly lack of running ability and work rate, in the first round again? Please.

 

[Zach Package]

When did Melksham become a gun?

He was still 29 on GF day last year and didn't get a gig. Isn't that supposed to still be his prime?

Of the 114 games he played with us 80 odd games ranged from poor to barely AFL standard. This occurred mainly between 2011 and 2014 when we were solid on field and the structure of hard working/blue collar players was there - the sort of structure that leaves him to capitalise on his strengths.

He's a smart forward and a beautiful kick inside 50. But would I take a player with his flaws, mainly lack of running ability and work rate, in the first round again? Please.

Would you take a player with his tools and develop him properly?

The apparent flaw was that he never became a midfielder when in fact he was never actually a midfielder to begin with and we were trying to shoehorn him.

 

[BrunoV]

Would you take a player with his tools and develop him properly?

The apparent flaw was that he never became a midfielder when in fact he was never actually a midfielder to begin with and we were trying to shoehorn him.

What does proper development look like?

As I said, he was given every opportunity in a solid team, playing a role that suited him.

 

[ant555]

What does proper development look like?

As I said, he was given every opportunity in a solid team, playing a role that suited him.

My memory may be wrong but didn’t we try and play him more as a midfielder?
I never rated him before the draft. Thought he was a one trick midfielder.
He has proven to be a decent half forward but I am with you. Not sure I would say he was a gun.

 

[BrunoV]

My memory may be wrong but didn’t we try and play him more as a midfielder?
I never rated him before the draft. Thought he was a one trick midfielder.
He has proven to be a decent half forward but I am with you. Not sure I would say he was a gun.

He was played a bit as a mid, sure. My recollection is that he was mainly forward.

 

[Zach Package]

What does proper development look like?

As I said, he was given every opportunity in a solid team, playing a role that suited him.

An actual strength and conditioning program, not just building him up into a hoss to the point where he can’t move would be a start.

He’s been able to get over the ground at the Dees and looked a miles better for it, they’ve used him to his strengths. We could have certainly used his ball use going inside 50 since he left us.

He’s had a pretty good career, you’d accept that at pick 11 or whatever it was.

 

[faible]

When did Melksham become a gun?

He was still 29 on GF day last year and didn't get a gig. Isn't that supposed to still be his prime?

Of the 114 games he played with us 80 odd games ranged from poor to barely AFL standard. This occurred mainly between 2011 and 2014 when we were solid on field and the structure of hard working/blue collar players was there - the sort of structure that leaves him to capitalise on his strengths.

He's a smart forward and a beautiful kick inside 50. But would I take a player with his flaws, mainly lack of running ability and work rate, in the first round again? Please.

His best season was 2018 at the Dees from memory, one of the best half-forwards for i50s and Score Involvements in the league.