Sharp is a nice choice. I really weighed him up against Rantall. But Rantall I was worried would be gone before my next pick. Seems a perfect replacement for a certain hard but in our midfield and still has plenty of more development to come.
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Sharp is a nice choice. I really weighed him up against Rantall. But Rantall I was worried would be gone before my next pick. Seems a perfect replacement for a certain hard but in our midfield and still has plenty of more development to come.
Sydney pick - Best midfielder available Harry Shoenberg.
Harry Shoenberg
West Torrens, SA
Midfileder
180cm, 78 kg
The Marrabel product was a late inclusion in the SA team and in his true gritty approach, he took full advantage and just kept getting better as the championships went on. This consistency and dire approach saw him selected in the U18 All Australian team. Not bad for a boy that was not in the initial squad. It is an approach by SA that I appreciate – they tend to pick based on form and not by reputation.
I was particularly impressed with the way he led the SA midfield against the highly rated Vic Metro midfield. He did not look out of place lined up against Rowell and Anderson and he has a way of just getting the job done and rising to the next level. He does not possess any absolute stand out characteristics which is why I sense he does not get the trumpet blast and fan fare, but what he does he does very well each and every game.
Harry is a blue-collar midfielder that will be groomed to take over from Josh Kennedy. A true in and under midfielder, every team needs one of these at stoppages. Having already taken Jackson, I wanted the best available midfielder. Harry to me offers that and will be a low risk pick. Having grown up on a farm, he should be able to relocate to Sydney without a fuss.
Did not go best available as I have concerns on Elijah Taylor and ability to settle interstate.
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Harry Shoenberg
West Torrens, SA
Midfileder
180cm, 78 kg
The Marrabel product was a late inclusion in the SA team and in his true gritty approach, he took full advantage and just kept getting better as the championships went on. This consistency and dire approach saw him selected in the U18 All Australian team. Not bad for a boy that was not in the initial squad. It is an approach by SA that I appreciate – they tend to pick based on form and not by reputation.
I was particularly impressed with the way he led the SA midfield against the highly rated Vic Metro midfield. He did not look out of place lined up against Rowell and Anderson and he has a way of just getting the job done and rising to the next level. He does not possess any absolute stand out characteristics which is why I sense he does not get the trumpet blast and fan fare, but what he does he does very well each and every game.
Harry is a blue-collar midfielder that will be groomed to take over from Josh Kennedy. A true in and under midfielder, every team needs one of these at stoppages. Having already taken Jackson, I wanted the best available midfielder. Harry to me offers that and will be a low risk pick. Having grown up on a farm, he should be able to relocate to Sydney without a fuss.
Did not go best available as I have concerns on Elijah Taylor and ability to settle interstate.
Over to you eDPS
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Not disregarding who may be available whatsoever but the guys I would get excited about will all inconceivably be gone by our picks.
No doubting we could pick two guys who could be good role players for us for a long time. Just hope AD doesn’t try to outsmart himself
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Pick 26 - Port Adelaide - Jackson Mead
Pick 27 - Sydney - Harry Schoenberg
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For mine he does too.
He can always lose weight, it seems he’s done that already, and would anticipate in a truly professional environment they would be reviewing everything fairly closely.
But to me he’s the kind of guy you stick in your HB line round one next year and before you know it he’s played 250 games. He’s got pace on field, which for mine is much more important than athletic testing. I’d have loved to have him at West Coast.
Heck, Mark Hutchings ran a 2.83 second time before we drafted him. Those tests don’t always translate to on field!
You've picked 2 of my favourite players that i think are a touch underrated, although Jackson seems no longer underrated and at 5 or 6 is about right.
Schoenberg can play. Good fit for Sydney too.
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Pick 28 - North Melbourne - Dylan Williams
186cm 81kg Medium Utility
Williams has been on clubs radars for awhile now and he certainly caught the eye with a 4 goal game at the championships last year and dominating the TAC Cup finals series last year and unfortunately copped a bad injury this year which kept him from taking part in Oakleigh’s finals series and missing out on winning a grand final after narrowly missing a chance last year.
Williams has huge X-factor with his elite leap and agility, clean hands and an incredible knack around goals able to kick them from the boundary with ease or swing around picking up a loose ball. Williams can also go into defence where he has shown a good ability to intercept mark and rebound well and run smoothly in transition and he made an impact this year when given time in the midfield showing good power and an ability to win clearances. The questions have been his injury worries and his endurance/work rate but his best is electric and he still has a lot of potential and at the end of the day he is a hard player to pass up.
Why North?
Best player available and he has the versatility and excitement that makes him a good investment, I’d play him as a small forward early but will need to improve his endurance to have an impact right away.
Considered: Elijah Taylor, Kysaiah Pickett, Thomson Dow, Hugo Ralphsmith
Pick 29 - North Melbourne - Sam De Koning
201cm 86kg Tall Utility
De Koning has loads of potential and shapes as the Percy modern day swing man with his height and athletic traits but he doesn’t just look the part he also plays the part with his ability to read the play and intercept aswell as rebound effectively and use the ball smartly around the ground. De Koning has battled with consistency but he really impressed at the right time playing well at the championships earning AA honours.
De Koning is 201cm and still growing, playing as a rebound defender at 186cm at the under 16 championships he has now grown to proper key position size and hasn’t lost his movement in traffic and clean ball handling as his gotten taller and its only made him look more impressive for such a tall player. He is preferred down back but has shown to be dangerous up forward although his set shot routine is a work in progress, with his height he could be used in the ruck and the main thing I could see him offering is in the work around the ground as he isnt flustered with ball in hand and makes the right options. De Koning issues have been his consistency, strength and kicking but you find many key defenders at his age struggle with their kicking even AFL key defenders now aren’t as known for their kicking but for their intercepting which is where De Koning shines.
Why North?
In my opinion he rivals McAsey as the best key position player in this draft and his upside is huge. North went hard for Howard and i can see De Koning being just as good as Howard as a key defender.
Considered: Harrison Jones
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186cm 81kg Medium Utility
Williams has been on clubs radars for awhile now and he certainly caught the eye with a 4 goal game at the championships last year and dominating the TAC Cup finals series last year and unfortunately copped a bad injury this year which kept him from taking part in Oakleigh’s finals series and missing out on winning a grand final after narrowly missing a chance last year.
Williams has huge X-factor with his elite leap and agility, clean hands and an incredible knack around goals able to kick them from the boundary with ease or swing around picking up a loose ball. Williams can also go into defence where he has shown a good ability to intercept mark and rebound well and run smoothly in transition and he made an impact this year when given time in the midfield showing good power and an ability to win clearances. The questions have been his injury worries and his endurance/work rate but his best is electric and he still has a lot of potential and at the end of the day he is a hard player to pass up.
Why North?
Best player available and he has the versatility and excitement that makes him a good investment, I’d play him as a small forward early but will need to improve his endurance to have an impact right away.
Considered: Elijah Taylor, Kysaiah Pickett, Thomson Dow, Hugo Ralphsmith
Pick 29 - North Melbourne - Sam De Koning
201cm 86kg Tall Utility
De Koning has loads of potential and shapes as the Percy modern day swing man with his height and athletic traits but he doesn’t just look the part he also plays the part with his ability to read the play and intercept aswell as rebound effectively and use the ball smartly around the ground. De Koning has battled with consistency but he really impressed at the right time playing well at the championships earning AA honours.
De Koning is 201cm and still growing, playing as a rebound defender at 186cm at the under 16 championships he has now grown to proper key position size and hasn’t lost his movement in traffic and clean ball handling as his gotten taller and its only made him look more impressive for such a tall player. He is preferred down back but has shown to be dangerous up forward although his set shot routine is a work in progress, with his height he could be used in the ruck and the main thing I could see him offering is in the work around the ground as he isnt flustered with ball in hand and makes the right options. De Koning issues have been his consistency, strength and kicking but you find many key defenders at his age struggle with their kicking even AFL key defenders now aren’t as known for their kicking but for their intercepting which is where De Koning shines.
Why North?
In my opinion he rivals McAsey as the best key position player in this draft and his upside is huge. North went hard for Howard and i can see De Koning being just as good as Howard as a key defender.
Considered: Harrison Jones
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Pick #30 Adelaide Harrison Jones Calder Cannons 194cm 75kg
Now here is a genuinely raw player but yet one so fluid and graceful at the same time. His upside is as good as anyone in this draft he really could be anything....or perhaps nothing but that's the excitement with a player like Jones.
Jones is a lovely tall and highly mobile/athletic key forward who could almost be classified as a utility or even wingman such is his upside. He can almost play anywhere despite his slender frame. His best work remains as a CHF, pushing up the ground taking marks and gathering the ball off the deck with oh so clean hands. For a bloke that stands 194cm he is super mobile and athletic, recording impressive sprints, vertical leap and yoyo test results at the combine, you could say the package athletically. But he also can play football.
Jones leads very well, and marks the ball out in front of his eyes very cleanly and at speed. He's also a lovely kick of the football and can hit the scoreboard as you'd expect a key tall to do. He's skinny and thin, but has a frame that will pack on some muscle but will always be of a leanish build but that is not going to be a hinderance as he roams up the ground very well, tackles extremely well for a key tall and gets the job done most weeks. He can eve play ruck although that will be a stretch at AFL level.
I see a raw talent that could explode in the AFL system, one look at the kid and you know there is something a little special there, a talent to be nurtured and developed into a fantastic, mobile tall, maybe even a wingman or a swingman like Westhoff who would be my main comparison atm.
At the crows we have Fogarty and Tex as well as the fringe forward in Himmelberg but we need more and certainly an athletic tall like Jones should be on our shopping list come draft day.
Now here is a genuinely raw player but yet one so fluid and graceful at the same time. His upside is as good as anyone in this draft he really could be anything....or perhaps nothing but that's the excitement with a player like Jones.
Jones is a lovely tall and highly mobile/athletic key forward who could almost be classified as a utility or even wingman such is his upside. He can almost play anywhere despite his slender frame. His best work remains as a CHF, pushing up the ground taking marks and gathering the ball off the deck with oh so clean hands. For a bloke that stands 194cm he is super mobile and athletic, recording impressive sprints, vertical leap and yoyo test results at the combine, you could say the package athletically. But he also can play football.
Jones leads very well, and marks the ball out in front of his eyes very cleanly and at speed. He's also a lovely kick of the football and can hit the scoreboard as you'd expect a key tall to do. He's skinny and thin, but has a frame that will pack on some muscle but will always be of a leanish build but that is not going to be a hinderance as he roams up the ground very well, tackles extremely well for a key tall and gets the job done most weeks. He can eve play ruck although that will be a stretch at AFL level.
I see a raw talent that could explode in the AFL system, one look at the kid and you know there is something a little special there, a talent to be nurtured and developed into a fantastic, mobile tall, maybe even a wingman or a swingman like Westhoff who would be my main comparison atm.
At the crows we have Fogarty and Tex as well as the fringe forward in Himmelberg but we need more and certainly an athletic tall like Jones should be on our shopping list come draft day.
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This is still one of my favourite later round picks, watching him live really got me interested. He did not have huge numbers but was clean below his knees, great kicking into the forward 50m and lead nicely. Just a huge project player, but has potential to leave egg on recruiters faces for skipping on him.
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That would be a great haul for North at those picks.
Nah he went to Carlton with pick 42.
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Pick 31 Elijah Taylor 188cm 75kg Forward Perth FC
A real talent who is simply too good not to take here.
Taylor is a general forward who can get you a few ways. He is good in the air, identifies space in the forward 50, is dangerous one on one and can kick goals.
The daily grind of AFL FOOTY will be a test for him but the performances of Kelly, Stack and Pickett means that good support structures means talent can shine.
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The bombers are most likely going to lose Daniher. I think they need to move to a forward line where they have 6 dangerous pieces who can kick goals and apply forward pressure. The bombers would be exciting with Fantasia, stringer, tippa and in the future mosquito and a Taylor type. A big body like Mckernan would add some strength.
Essendon have two pretty good nga players in Cody Brand and Josh Eyre next year.
Cody is a very athletic 195cm defender while Eyre is a 194cm forward with a big tank and a Scotty lucas like kick.
That is certainly coming into my considerations when drafting.
A real talent who is simply too good not to take here.
Taylor is a general forward who can get you a few ways. He is good in the air, identifies space in the forward 50, is dangerous one on one and can kick goals.
The daily grind of AFL FOOTY will be a test for him but the performances of Kelly, Stack and Pickett means that good support structures means talent can shine.
Rationale
The bombers are most likely going to lose Daniher. I think they need to move to a forward line where they have 6 dangerous pieces who can kick goals and apply forward pressure. The bombers would be exciting with Fantasia, stringer, tippa and in the future mosquito and a Taylor type. A big body like Mckernan would add some strength.
Essendon have two pretty good nga players in Cody Brand and Josh Eyre next year.
Cody is a very athletic 195cm defender while Eyre is a 194cm forward with a big tank and a Scotty lucas like kick.
That is certainly coming into my considerations when drafting.
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Absolutely!
One of the better kicks in this draft, cool calm & collected and has leadership on his side.
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Sydney pick 32
Thompson Dow
182cm/71kg
Vic Country/Bendigo Pioneers
Midfielder
The younger brother of Paddy Dow has been rising up the boards on the back half of a really good 2019. He had a good carnival for Vic country
What do I like about him? Not sure how many mids would be too many for Sydney this year but this guy is a hard nut yet clean by foot and hand, has decent pace especially when leaving congestion and once clear, he looks calm in decision making. I also like the fact that he is a midfielder that impacts the scoreboard and is happy spending time on the HFF.
I think Thompson typifies the draft this year. I could see him going anywhere from 20 to 40 and there are loads of midfield options past the first round. Hence the decision I had to take Jackson first and then add in Dow with Schoenberg with my 2 picks in the second round.
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Thompson Dow
182cm/71kg
Vic Country/Bendigo Pioneers
Midfielder
The younger brother of Paddy Dow has been rising up the boards on the back half of a really good 2019. He had a good carnival for Vic country
What do I like about him? Not sure how many mids would be too many for Sydney this year but this guy is a hard nut yet clean by foot and hand, has decent pace especially when leaving congestion and once clear, he looks calm in decision making. I also like the fact that he is a midfielder that impacts the scoreboard and is happy spending time on the HFF.
I think Thompson typifies the draft this year. I could see him going anywhere from 20 to 40 and there are loads of midfield options past the first round. Hence the decision I had to take Jackson first and then add in Dow with Schoenberg with my 2 picks in the second round.
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