Irving Mosquito, we hardly knew ye: Essendon bid and Hawthorn passes

[mic59]

Imagine if they went head to head?

With Wylie wearing boots made by ACME.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

 

[burger09]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

That is a beautiful highlights package!

That last superman tackle!

Sticks tackles he shouldn't.
Blind turns out of traffic followed by lace out passes.
Speed , goal sense, awareness, hits targets, clearences...

 

[Falco131415]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

Goosebumps!
Watching indigenous players it's freaking awesome I tell you man.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

Is it even a YouTube highlight video without the cheesy techno music?

 

[HODGEYROAD]

the media are really jacking up his value... and effectively the expectations on this board.

just remember he is very raw and no certainty guys, bit of reality check.

Where do you rank him in regards to this years crop ?

 

[Turtles all the way down]

Where do you rank him in regards to this years crop ?

Depends.
Before draft night: rookie at best.
After draft night: an amazing steal, should have gone top 5, how do we keep doing this!?!

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

That is a beautiful highlights package!

That last superman tackle!

Sticks tackles he shouldn't.
Blind turns out of traffic followed by lace out passes.
Speed , goal sense, awareness, hits targets, clearences...

I've seen enough, has enormous upside and a potential star for us. He isn't quite at the sheer wizardry level that Cyril was but there isnt many that are. We will have a supersonic forward line if we can get him up to speed in the next couple of years. That is of course if we select him.

 

[Yuley95]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

Jesus - I know we need to temper expectations but that’s a fair highlights package for what will be a third rounder...

 

[Tall Tales and True]

Bounces right hand, kicks left ... hmmn?

 

[mic59]

Goosebumps!
Watching indigenous players it's freaking awesome I tell you man.

The trick is selecting the ones who aren't just a highlights package. We had Marlon Motlop and Wade Thompson, both looked magical in SANFL and pre-season matches but never made the jump to AFL.

 

[Mojo]

Is it even a YouTube highlight video without the cheesy techno music?

Let's hit up Revs, J2S.

 

[Turtles all the way down]

The trick is selecting the ones who aren't just a highlights package. We had Marlon Motlop and Wade Thompson, both looked magical in SANFL and pre-season matches but never made the jump to AFL.

Totally agree mic59. He's so not worth bidding on. Tell all your friends.

 

[lethalselbow]

Looks a talent.

So we have nominated him. What happens if another club bids? Don't get this bit. (probably explained earlier but didn't want to sift through 25 pages )

 

[Brant]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

Gee, loves hitting a player on the lead.

 

[threesixpio]

Gee, loves hitting a player on the lead.

Send Tom Lynch this link. He ****ed up

 

[KermitJagger]

Gee, loves hitting a player on the lead.

That's what I picked out.

Though I don't think he's hitting up the leading player, he's putting the ball into dangerous space and making the forwards lead.

If the main concern with Mosquito is consistency, I'm not sure how he slides. Good AFL clubs can involve a player more than a TAC Cup club, get the ball into their hands more - if we can do that we can just watch the magic unfold.

 

[threesixpio]

Is it even a YouTube highlight video without the cheesy techno music?

Makes my ears bleed

 

[Rocket72]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

There’s no way this kid will make it to the rookie draft...

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Depends.
Before draft night: rookie at best.
After draft night: an amazing steal, should have gone top 5, how do we keep doing this!?!

Hats off !!!!!!!

 

[eldorado]

Looks a talent.

So we have nominated him. What happens if another club bids? Don't get this bit. (probably explained earlier but didn't want to sift through 25 pages )

I don't really get it, but I think if another club bids, we can match their points value of their pick...

http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/AFL/Files/biddingsystemfeedback.pdf

...with a 25% discount.

So if team bids pick 40 (429 points), we can claim him by sacrificing picks that add to about 325 points.

But if a bid comes after 54 (or something) no points are necessary to match

OR I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG! IT'S ALL RIDICULOUS!

 

[threesixpio]

I don't really get it, but I think if another club bids, we can match their points value of their pick...

http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/AFL/Files/biddingsystemfeedback.pdf

...with a 25% discount.

So if team bids pick 40 (429 points), we can claim him by sacrificing picks that add to about 325 points.

But if a bid comes after 54 (or something) no points are necessary to match

OR I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG! IT'S ALL RIDICULOUS!

 

[cryptor]

Kicking style very reminiscent of Cyril's style.

Please be sure to forward this video on to the Sydney Swans recruiting department. We don't want them crying foul again that they didn't get access to the highlights tapes of another mercurial, young, indigenous draftee.

 

[Hawk Vision]

Anyone noticed he bounces the ball with his right hand and kicks with his left, about 1:40 in?

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Bounces right hand, kicks left ... hmmn?

Crawf used to bounce left and kick right.