Oppo Camp Jaidyn Stephenson (Traded to Nth Melb. 2020)

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So if Murphy was rated 6 presumably, Stephenson was rated higher by the club. Do we know how high?

There was an article saying we had him at 2, and could've argued he was worthy of being 1 (Rayner being the top). I assume on the back of performances like the all star game.

 

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Wait, I was wrong. The article just said top 3, but maybe sometimes top.

https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...t/news-story/3dfdd41741f5b44c92d27abaa83cf83a

Collingwood recruiting manager Derek Hine and his team rated Stephenson among the top 3 players in the draft and, on performances during 2017, they felt it could be argued that he was, as Sheehan suggested, number one.

 

[TradeDraft]

There was an article saying we had him at 2, and could've argued he was worthy of being 1 (Rayner being the top). I assume on the back of performances like the all star game.

I say Murphy was rated the 2nd Best Pick that was Available at Pick 6 as We would Picked Murphy IF Stephenson Failed his Medical with the Club

 

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I say Murphy was rated the 2nd Best Pick that was Available at Pick 6 as We would Picked Murphy IF Stephenson Failed his Medical with the Club

It's a fair assumption. Although for all we know our recruitment team could have had Coffield or someone else in 4, 5 or wherever. Unfortunately we'll probably never know.

But on the plus side we get to see how a "top 3" player and "sixth best" player go in their careers compared to the other players in the top however many.

 

[Jonno94]

So Murphy at 6 and Stephenson top 3. This draft really is make or break for Hine.

 

[cityslick1]

Hine said "top 3" so I think Apex36 wins the prize.

Happy to stand corrected.

I'll also re-state that Fyfe was 76kg when he was drafted, so nothing to be alarmed about here. His tackling is also good, so I wouldn't worry about that re his chances to play this year either. Played out of the FWD line for most of the TAC season, so gives us some added depth here come round 1.

 

[Quicky]

Happy to stand corrected.

I'll also re-state that Fyfe was 76kg when he was drafted, so nothing to be alarmed about here. His tackling is also good, so I wouldn't worry about that re his chances to play this year either. Played out of the FWD line for most of the TAC season, so gives us some added depth here come round 1.

Interestingly Fyfe played 18 games in his first season.

 

[Scodog10]

Interestingly Fyfe played 18 games in his first season.

I can see a similar output from Stephenson if played forward and he gets through the pre-season injury free. In a F50 role his competition for the last 2 spots (5 of the 7 are Elliott, Fasolo, Moore/ Reid, Cox and WHE) is JT, Broomhead, Blair, Daicos, Kirby and Brown.

Considering he has a pace edge on all of that group except maybe Broomhead I’d have him in the top 3 on that depth chart at worst with my preference to give him the game if it’s a 50-50 call.

 

[Horaceg]

It's a fair assumption. Although for all we know our recruitment team could have had Coffield or someone else in 4, 5 or wherever. Unfortunately we'll probably never know.

But on the plus side we get to see how a "top 3" player and "sixth best" player go in their careers compared to the other players in the top however many.

If you go early in the draft it’s a slightly better indication you will make it at AFL level but as we have seen Brownlow medalists can come off the Rookie list so anyone can make it, I think we have done pretty well with our first two in this regard and Tyler is the icing. Some smart selections in the Rookie draft also. Stephensen the pick for me.

 

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[BEEG]

Will play round one in the pocket/flank

 

[Vicky Park]

Will play round one in the pocket/flank

I hope you are right about round 1, because it will be an early indication of us nailing this pick.

Meanwhile, Stephenson has similar colouring (hair and skin) to Treloar. I keep getting them confused in distant shots.

 

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Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood)

School: St Joseph’s College Ferntree Gully

Study Scores

Sport and Recreation (VCE VET) — 44

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...k=911025fa563fdcb9bcf2fa2aab32dadd-1513733681

 

[Dynamics]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...k=911025fa563fdcb9bcf2fa2aab32dadd-1513733681

It's a good score and he strikes me as a smart cookie. But it IS "sport and recreation".

Anyway. I reckon he plays quite a bit of senior footy this year but is managed to look after that wiry body.

 

[Scodog10]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...k=911025fa563fdcb9bcf2fa2aab32dadd-1513733681

That is perhaps the creepiest article I’ve ever read!

 

[Temploar]

That is perhaps the creepiest article I’ve ever read!

Honestly who the hell cares about their VCE scores?!

 

[Robroy22]

Now can we please post Swannie's ATAR?

Or better still Billy Picken's?

 

[ClaytonM]

That is perhaps the creepiest article I’ve ever read!

You clearly not going to the right places on the interweb.

 

[Copeland]

I can see a similar output from Stephenson if played forward and he gets through the pre-season injury free. In a F50 role his competition for the last 2 spots (5 of the 7 are Elliott, Fasolo, Moore/ Reid, Cox and WHE) is JT, Broomhead, Blair, Daicos, Kirby and Brown.

Considering he has a pace edge on all of that group except maybe Broomhead I’d have him in the top 3 on that depth chart at worst with my preference to give him the game if it’s a 50-50 call.

Really Broomhead??

 

[Scodog10]

Really Broomhead??

Broomhead is the clear quickest of that group and is 23. I’m not sure about others, but I was definitely more developed at 23 than 18 and at 18 I’d be shocked if Broomhead didn’t run a circa 3 second 20m sprint...

 

[grayza2018]

Get Stephenson straight in there round 1 I reckon (contingent on fitness of course)...if he's fit pick him. We need something different in the make up, last few years proved the formula needs changing

 

[Schraderbrau]

Now can we please post Swannie's ATAR?

Or better still Billy Picken's?

Once you get below thirty they don't give you an exact score, they just tell you that you got below 30 (plz don't ask me how I know this).

 

[Bard]

Once you get below thirty they don't give you an exact score, they just tell you that you got below 30 (plz don't ask me how I know this).

Don't worry, I'm sure your parents are very proud.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Once you get below thirty they don't give you an exact score, they just tell you that you got below 30 (plz don't ask me how I know this).

Makes you wonder what Andrew Gaze got?
He's in the running for the dumbest of the lot in sport.

 

[nahnah]

Blair keeping the #11 warm for him