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Pick 45 PORT ADELAIDE

Courtesy of Quigley.


Errin Wasley-Black
DOB 20/1/95 Ht 189 Wt 80

After about pick 30 this year there is a significant drop off in talent I think. There are guys who will make it through hard work and those who slip through the net but, as far as obvious talent goes there are not many. Wasley-Black did not have a great season all things considered but all things are relative and I think expectations were very high because he has so much talent. He only averaged 15 disposals a game at the Champs and 14 in the NEAFL. Those numbers are not terrible especially in senior company in the NEAFL and if you watch him play you can see there is potential there for much more. Hell Tom Cutler has looked half the player Wasley-Black has this year and Inside Football has him going in the first round.

Wasley-Black moved from his home in Alice Springs at the end of last year to further his football career with the NT Thunder and has been working all year. He lives with some other Thunder players and is not a kid teams are going to need to introduce to independent living. He has gone through those growing pains already and has more of an idea of what to expect. Having had to actually work for a living he is probably going to appreciate the freedom that getting paid well to play football will give him. He has stated numerous times that he doesn’t care where he has to go to play football.

An AIS member, Wasley-Black was touted as a top 20 player by Twomey early in the year and looked on track for that after a great start to the year. He was going great guns in the NEAFL and picked up a Rising Star nomination in round 6 and was named as the best player for NT in at least one other game I can recall. Through the middle of the year though he started to bulk up his somewhat light frame and quickly got up to 85kgs. The rapid weight gain, which was not muscle, adversely affected his game through the Champs and at NEAFL level and also was said to be the cause of the shin splints he suffered at this time. After getting some advice from his AIS mentors that he was looking slow and his running was being affected he then tried to strip the weight off and he was down to 80kgs by Combine.

At Combine he tested pretty well. His endurance was back up to good levels and he ran a mid 14s beep and his speed had also returned with him running in the mid 2.9s for the 20m. His repeat sprint was not as good as I head expected given he is a good combination of speed and endurance but he was still just outside the top third of those tested. His mediocre agility and jumping also surprised me given he seems to play with both good evasiveness and spring. This is a kid who rucked at stages for NT at the Champs and is a regular third up guy in the NEAFL. Whatever though I love the combination of speed and endurance that he has and that opens up a wide range of options for him as far as position and should allow him to play early in his career.

Wasley-Black has played most of his football up until this year as a half forward or midfielder but was moved to a back flank this year and I think that is where we will see him play at AFL level at least at the beginning of his career. He has the game to move up onto a wing down the track but early on I am expecting him to play as a HBF. Wasley-Black seems to have good defensive instincts and is a player who knows when to drop off and when to stick on his man and similarly when he should punch and when he should mark. He controls his punches well and keeps them in the area nicely where he can recover quickly and follow up or his teammate can do similarly. His judgment of the ball in the air is a strength of his.

He has nice height for a flanker and is capable of playing on taller or shorter players. I note his Thunder coach really rates his use of the body both in the air and on the ground and I tend to agree. When you combine all that with very good pace and endurance he is not easy to beat one on one.

Offensively I would have liked to see him get more of the ball but that is about the only thing wrong with his offensive game. He is an excellent user of the ball most particularly by foot. His is a left footer who has a classic, casual style that lets him hit is targets across all ranges. He has good feel on his kicks and the ball gets there quickly with a fairly low trajectory. Watching at the Champs I thought he didn’t always take the most attacking options but I guess that might have been a function of his confidence in his teammates. He did have some DE% issues on occasions in the NEAFL but they could easily be attributed to the slippery Darwin conditions. Personally I rate his kicking skills very highly and think he is the kind of user of the ball that teams want to get into their backline.

When he takes off and runs he looks at his best. He has a loping style and combined with his excellent kicking skills he will be able to break zones apart at the next level if he can get the ball in space. This is where he looks like a class apart from other options likely to go around him in the draft. He has excellent balance and does not run himself into trouble.

As far as comparisons go I think he could be a Robert Murphy type player. I expect him to play his best when he is not carrying much weight but like Murphy that should nor really prevent him from impacting on games. I am not sure he will be able to impract up forward like Murphy can but he has the combination of skill, speed, marking ability and run and carry that Murphy has.
 

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I also think I know who you are talking about. Valued highly at the start of the year as a possible first rounder, in the mid to late teens, but has slipped, and some have him as a second rounder, and others as a third.

Nope. TFLUA-Tiger just took him.
 
46 Adelaide – Nicholas Bourke (VIC – Mid/Fwd)

write from Knightmare
Height: 187cm, Weight: 76kg, DOB: 22/02/1995
Recruited from: Geelong Falcons
Style:
Player comparison:
Range: 30-rookie
Profile: Tall, outside player who really stands out with his linebreaking ability and his strength overhead at his height. Bourke is a real athlete with some real top end pace allowing him to really take on the game and do damage with his run and carry. Bourke also has a long kick on him and is an above average user of the footy. He has some positional range with the ability to play wing, half forward or half back well. Next stage in his development will be winning more of his own footy because at this point it really comes from those handball receives or marks.
 
Hourigan went at #28

Oops didn't actually look. Trying to think of guys talked up as possible 1st rounders early in year.

Maybe Reynolds? But I don't really rate him Too slow for a flank for mine and too short for a KPF. This is about his range coming up.
 
Oops didn't actually look. Trying to think of guys talked up as possible 1st rounders early in year.

Maybe Reynolds? But I don't really rate him Too slow for a flank for mine and too short for a KPF. This is about his range coming up.

Bingo. Getting Reynolds in the 40's, I think is a bargain. Wouldn't be out of place in the late 20's if he was picked there.
 

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Oops didn't actually look. Trying to think of guys talked up as possible 1st rounders early in year.

Maybe Reynolds? But I don't really rate him Too slow for a flank for mine and too short for a KPF. This is about his range coming up.

Not good enough tigs2010. As the poster of the year you must check your facts before posting! :mad:












:p
 
What position do you see him playing? And does he do enough? I think 40-60 is about right for him.


I'd expect him to start out as a medium sized forward, who can push up the ground, similar to what Morton did for us a few years ago. However, I think he has the capacity to play on the wing, or, even on a back flank. It all depends on where he goes. That being said, even though he is surplus to requirements, I wouldn't object to us taking Reynolds at 50.
 
#47 North Melbourne- Luke Reynolds
Was hoping he would slide to me and he did. Write ups to come.
Cevap_Roll
 
Pick #48:Dayle Garlett (WA – Mid/Fwd)
Height: 181cm, Weight: 77kg, DOB: 09/01/1994

Courtesy of Knightmare
Profile: Quality midfielder who can sneak forward and have an impact. Garlett has game-breaking pace and uses it to advantage with regularity and is willing to take running bounces and take the ball as far as the opposition let him. Decision making excellent and even when pressured or in congestion still makes the right decision most of the time. Finishing around goal good. Left footer with some nice penetration and hurt factor on his kick and hits his targets easily over a variety of distances. Can also use his right boot and use it well. Has the ability to really hit the scoreboard and be very damaging with the influence he can have on some games. Also when the ball hits the ground I like how he immediately has that quickness of mind and body to get to the ball quicker than everyone and quickly get the ball onto hit boot for a goal. Garlett is also very capable of winning his own ball and playing on the ball and not just outside. Dayle still needs to build more strength through the hips so that he can stand up in tackles, but there is a fair bit to like about his game. Also defensively can continue to get better to compliment his incredible offensive game. The main questions with Garlett are around his personality and attitude and if he can convince a club that he will keep his head down and not be a problem player he has the opportunity to get drafted.

Why: Why not? Considering its such a light draft pool Garlett is by far the next best available. If anyone can take the risk IMO GWS can. They have such a great young talent pool that if Garlett at pick 48 doesnt work out, who cares. On the other hand if he can become the player we all know he can, minus all the off field issues. GWS could be real winners here.

Others Considered: Darcy Cameron, feel like GWS could use a developing ruck with this pick but Dayle Garlett was too good to refuse. With the amount of big men next season GWS can recruit a young ruckman next year.

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Current Players Selected
Round 1
1. GWS - Josh Kelly 182cm/73kg - Midfielder - Sandringham Dragons
2. GWS - Matt Scharenberg 190cm/89kg - Midfielder - Glenelg
3. Saints - Tom Boyd 200cm/103kg - KPF - Eastern Ranges
4. Dogs - James Aish - 184 cm/75 kg - Midfielder - Norwood/SA
5. Gold Coast - Jack Billings - 183cm/78kg - Forward/Midfielder - Oakleigh Chargers
6. Collingwood - Marcus Bontempelli - 191cm/83kg - Midfielder - Northern Knights
7. Brisbane - Christian Salem - 183cm/82kg - Midfielder - Sandringham Dragons
8. North Melbourne - Luke McDonald - 188cm/85kg- Defender/Midfielder - Werribee
9. Melbourne - Luke Dunstan - 185cm/83kg - Midfielder - Woodville West Torrens
10. Collingwood - Dominic Sheed - 183cm/82kg - Midfielder - Subiaco
11. West Coast - Kade Kolodashnij - 190cm/81kg - Defender - Launceston
12. Richmond - Nathan Freeman 182cm/85kg - Midfielder - Sandringham Dragons
13. Carlton - Ben Lennon 188cm/77kg - Forward/Midfielder - Northern Knights
14. GWS - Billy Hartung 176cm/71kg - Midfielder/Forward - Dandenong Stingrays
15. Sydney - Blake Acres 189cm/84kg - Utility - West Perth
16. Geelong - Cameron McCarthy 195cm/89kg - Forward - South Fremantle
17. Fremantle - Lewis Taylor 173cm/74kg - Forward/Midfielder - Geelong Falcons
18. Saints - Jarman Impey 177cm/78kg - Defender - Murray Bushrangers
19. Saints - Eli Templeton 182cm/75kg - Midfielder - Burnie Dockers
20. Gold Coast - Jonathon Marsh 191cm/89kg - Utility - East Fremantle

Round 2
21. Port - Matt Crouch 181cm/80kg - Midfielder - North Ballarat Rebels
22. Brisbane - Trent Dumont - 186cm/83kg - Midfielder - Norwood
23. Adelaide - Darcy Gardiner 192cm/84kg - KPD - Geelong Falcons
24. Hawthorn - Cameron Conlon 198cm/86kg - KPF - Northern Knights
25. Brisbane - Patrick Cripps 192cm/88kg - Midfielder - East Fremantle
26. Essendon - James Battersby 177cm/78kg - Utility - Sturt
27. Gold Coast - Daniel McStay - 194cm/88kg - KPD - Eastern Ranges
28. Brisbane - Darcy Hourigan 191cm 92kg - Forward - South Adelaide
29. GWS - Cameron Giles 195cm/93kg - KPD - Woodville-West Torrens
30. North - Jay Kennedy-Harris 173cm/68kg - Forward/Midfielder - Oakleigh Chargers
31. West Coast - Darcy Byrne-Jones 180cm/69kg - Defender - Oakleigh Chargers
32. Sydney - Rory Lobb 205cm/98kg - Ruckman - Swan Districts
33. Brisbane - Michael Apeness 199cm/101kg - Ruckman - Eastern Ranges
34. Brisbane - Zak Jones 181cm/76kg - Defender - Dandenong Stingrays
35. Sydney - James Tsitas 181cm/78kg - Midfielder - Geelong Falcons
36. Geelong - Jake Kolodashnij 192cm/88kg - Defender - Launceston
37. Fremantle - Dwayne Wilson 178cm/75 - Forward - Sturt
38. Hawthorn - Isaiah Miller 187cm/82kg - Defender - Bendigo Pioneers

Round 3
39. Carlton - Zach Merrett 179cm/76kg - Forward - Sandringham Dragons
40. Melbourne - Toby Nankervis 200cm/100kg - Ruck - North Launceston
41. Geelong - Nick Robertson - 188cm/83kg - Midfielder - West Perth
42. Dogs - George Hewett 185cm/79kg - Midfielder - North Adelaide
43. West Coast - Liam Jacka 180cm/73kg - Midfielder - North Adelaide
44. Sydney - Mitch Thorp 194cm/94kg - Forward - South Launceston
45. Port - Errin Wasley-Black 189cm/80kg - Defender - NT Thunder
46. Adelaide - Nicholas Bourke 187cm/76kg - Midfielder - Geelong Falcons
47. North - Luke Reynolds 188cm/86kg - Forward - Port Adelaide
48. GWS - Dayle Garlett 181cm/77kg - Midfielder/Forward - Swan Districts
49. West Coast - Darcy Lang 181cm/77kg - Midfielder - Geelong Falcons
50. Richmond - Mitch Harvey 197cm/96kg - Forward - North Adelaide
51. Carlton
52. Port
53. Sydney
54. Geelong
55. Essendon
56. Hawthorn

Round 4
57. Melbourne
58. Fremantle
59. Hawthorn
60. Dogs
61. Gold Coast
62. West Coast
63. Brisbane - Jonothan Freeman (Scholarship Pick)
64. Geelong
65. North
66. Essendon
67. Collingwood - Rookie Upgrade
68. Richmond
69. Carlton
70. Port
71. Sydney
72. Geelong
73. Fremantle
74. Hawthorn
 

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