Next years Rising Star

[Par4]

I swear, it's Chops_A_Must reincarnated

Pat is not soft, he is a cannonball and plays the game the way most of think we would play the game - 100k's at every contest

He's not soft, he's not big headed and will be a gun as long as he can get his engine up over the next few preseasons.

Rich is the best clearance player on offer (bar Selwood) since the 2001 draft, his left foot is a bonus. You watch the games in which Subiaco are flogging the opposition and he barely needs to go near a pack to get his 15 kicks and 2 goals a game off a half forward flank. Watch him in a close game and he is top 3 for his team.

Give him a preseason for an AFL side with the appropriate coaching, development program and video work, get him a little leaner and get his conditioning up - boom - AFL ready.

He ran out of the way of Brian Harris in the last quarter, actually moved off his line, and turned his body.

Yep. I was disgusted. Players like that have no place in finals footy.

Didnt see that then?

 

[Belnakor]

NikNat might win it just to stop the midfield dominance

 

[Enviable Tradition]

From Port i would pick Marlon Motlop at this stage, but we will wait and see who we get with pick 4.

 

[Jafa]

Reckon it will be either one of the two West Coast guys - Masten or Rich.

 

[wce4premiership]

Who are the players this year that will still be eligible.

Masten for example?

Any others with a chance?

 

[Merv]

Of the current players i would think David Myers would be our best chance

 

[Byron_Clanger]

NikNat might win it just to stop the midfield dominance

nicknats got the same chance of winning it has glen archer has winning best tv personality

 

[Salamander Man]

Who are the players this year that will still be eligible.

Masten for example?

Any others with a chance?

Mitch Brown.

 

[_Interpol_]

<Insert player from my own club>

Sorry, isn't that what this thread is? My bad

 

[Croat tiger]

<Insert player from my own club>

Sorry, isn't that what this thread is? My bad

Hmmmm good point.

 

[Bacon8]

I'd say, wait til after Round 1 to even consider picking a name, but then Rhys Palmer wouldn't have been named this year

I am gonna guess the kid who is taken with Pick 27. I dunno who has it, or who it will be, but this guess has as much credibility as any other here.

Mind you, the Round 3 nominee seems to take it out a lot. 4 winners in past 7 I think.

 

[Silvagnis]

1. Rich.
2. Veszpremi.
3. Dangerfield.
4. Hartlett.
5. Masten
6. Austin.
7. Yarran.
8. Meredith.

Big call. Would you have said the same thing about Gibbs?

Nope.

Gibbs was bottom age.

Rich might be closer to Selwood who was top age and a man child when he won the best first, second year or third year player award....

Steven Browne.

Browne is ineligible because he played 13 games this year.

They really should raise the game cut off to 20 games when Armitage is a class footballer, but won't receive any acknowledgement.

Anyhoo, I don't want to see a Carlton player winning the Ron Evans medal....

But Hamish Hartlett and Austin can finish top five if we draft the younger Hartlett.

MASTEN, still eligable and will be a star and may also get in

Yep.

Masten is a gun and will be better than Palmer.

NikNat might win it just to stop the midfield dominance

If Kreuzer couldn't win it, I doubt Naitanui will even get near it next year.

 

[masai]

Who ever ends up at pick 7 in this years draft.

If Chris Masten improves his work ethic a tad, he will be one to put some money on.

 

[West Coast 06]

Won't matter, one eye is yellow, the other is blue but she is blind in that one.

A more anti freo, bitter lemon, you will not find.

I take offense to that.

I hate Carlton much more than any other team.

I hate Freo, Collingwood, Port, Essendon and Geelong equally.

Par4, what did Hinkley do in the other three quarters? For someone so instrumental to the games result, he is not named in the best players anywhere.

 

[SASQUATCH09]

Nope, I tipped Selwood, though. This year I tipped Houli to win from Palmer. I still think Houli will end up having a better career than 90% of the nominees from the Rising Star Award this year.

Not a chance. About 15 are already better than Houli with one less pre-season!

 

[Winner]

IF Gumbleton stays injury free he'd be a massive chance.

 

[Winner]

Not a chance. About 15 are already better than Houli with one less pre-season!

You have a very short memory.

 

[Daytripper]

Going by the other draftees around him from his year, if Gumbleton stays injury free he should be favourite to win it.

Although, I don't necassarily agree that it is a good thing that a 3rd year player can win the Rising Star but the rules are the rules.

 

[Jimi]

Addam Maric has finished school and will be one to look out for.

 

[Snatch]

I'll give ya's the hot tip.
He may not win the Rising star,but Taylor Walker will be a household name in years to come!!

 

[Smyth94]

Not a chance. About 15 are already better than Houli with one less pre-season!

Name them please...

Houli was dominating before he was injured

 

[daveyboy3]

Myers would have to be a good chance. A number 6 pick who averaged 15 touches from his 8 games before getting injured.

 

[Jono B]

Possibilities:
Rich
Masten
Myers
Gumbleton
Veszpremi
Reid
Hartlett
Ziebell
Thorp
Sidebottom

I would expect the winner to come from this group.

 

[wce4premiership]

<Insert player from my own club>

Sorry, isn't that what this thread is? My bad

Well to be fair a lot of people don't know much about these kdis so can only really name people from their clubs or people they'e heard a lot about.

 

[Stifler's mom]

Veszpremi will not even get close.

Good average player, no more.

Ben "twinkle toes" Reid is the pies best hope.