Player Watch Riley Thilthorpe - Signed to End of 2028

[Crow till I die]

He's probably drowning his sorrows at the Henley Beach Cafe.

better not be with that bottle of Penfolds RWT he owes me

 

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Coming up to 5 weeks tomorrow that FAITH welched on his bet with me. But every time i see the thilthorpe thread it reminds me that we picked a super SA kid with our highest ever pick..and Faith was dreaming if he thought thilthorpe was sliding

I'd still argue that we took him only because he was from SA and that he potentially might have slid had we not have taken him with our first pick, but we'll never know.

It's poor form to welch on a bet though and he should definitely honour it.

 

[Crow till I die]

I'd still argue that we took him only because he was from SA and that he potentially might have slid had we not have taken him with our first pick, but we'll never know.

It's poor form to welch on a bet though and he should definitely honour it.

Wasn't there something that came out on which players clubs would have taken at pick 1 and there were 3 or 4 that had Thiltorpe at the top of the list? He may have slid a few places but never ever to pick 9 - considering Essendon picked 2 talls from their 3 top 10 picks. And yes, it is poor form to welch on a bet that he was so **** sure about he posted it in the no discussion thread

 

[Mutineer]

I'd still argue that we took him only because he was from SA and that he potentially might have slid had we not have taken him with our first pick, but we'll never know.

It's poor form to welch on a bet though and he should definitely honour it.

I clearly disagree with your "we only took him because he was from SA" line and that article where Twomey asked club recruiters post draft who they would have taken if they had our pick clearly showed Thilthorpe was right up near the pointy end with most recruiters.

 

[Danger_zone]

I clearly disagree with your "we only took him because he was from SA" line and that article where Twomey asked club recruiters post draft who they would have taken if they had our pick clearly showed Thilthorpe was right up near the pointy end with most recruiters.

Who would you have taken with pick No.1? We ask the recruiters

With Jamarra Ugle-Hagan off the table, Callum Twomey asks a dozen club recruiters who they'd have taken with Adelaide's pick

www.afl.com.au

If I’m reading / counting right:
McDonald - 4 clubs
Thilt - 3 clubs
DGB - 5 clubs
Hollands - 1 club

Pick 1(2) wasn’t unanimous and a toss up between the big 3.

 

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Wasn't there something that came out on which players clubs would have taken at pick 1 and there were 3 or 4 that had Thiltorpe at the top of the list? He may have slid a few places but never ever to pick 9 - considering Essendon picked 2 talls from their 3 top 10 picks. And yes, it is poor form to welch on a bet that he was so **** sure about he posted it in the no discussion thread

I just did some research for Faith, I just found the 2016 vintage in stock Dan Murphy's Golden Grove for $140.

I live up that way FAITH so I am happy to give you directions

 

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I clearly disagree with your "we only took him because he was from SA" line and that article where Twomey asked club recruiters post draft who they would have taken if they had our pick clearly showed Thilthorpe was right up near the pointy end with most recruiters.

That article suggests that most other clubs wouldn't have taken Thilthorpe with their first pick.

Chances are that he would have gone somewhere between 1-5, but part of me believes that if Thilthorpe wasn't from SA that we might have gone with someone else with our first pick.

Ultimately it's moot anyway, I just hope that he's going to end up being worth the pick that we spent on him.

 

[Crow till I die]

I just did some research for Faith, I just found the 2016 vintage in stock Dan Murphy's Golden Grove for $140.

I live up that way FAITH so I am happy to give you directions

I tell you what, if he fesses up on the bet, I will donate it to charity to raise money for kids with cancer

 

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I tell you what, if he fesses up on the bet, I will donate it to charity to raise money for kids with cancer

He hasn't posted since December so he could be suffering from a bad dose of Thilthorpitis

 

[Crow till I die]

He hasn't posted since December so he could be suffering from a bad dose of Thilthorpitis

Well now it has a new dimension..every day he does not fess up on the bet, he is denying some funding towards a very worthy cause..no pressure

 

[Mutineer]

That article suggests that most other clubs wouldn't have taken Thilthorpe with their first pick.

Chances are that he would have gone somewhere between 1-5, but part of me believes that if Thilthorpe wasn't from SA that we might have gone with someone else with our first pick.

Ultimately it's moot anyway, I just hope that he's going to end up being worth the pick that we spent on him.

I won't use the disagree emoticon but I disagree totally....the fact Riley is from SA is an added bonus.....Big blokes with his contested marking talent, ability below his knees, elite running capabilities and versatility don't come along too often. People seem to forget he was managing OP for most of the season but was still prepared to play through it. Think you're set to be pleasantly surprised in coming years.

 

[Crow till I die]

I won't use the disagree emoticon but I disagree totally....the fact Riley is from SA is an added bonus.....Big blokes with his contested marking talent, ability below his knees, elite running capabilities and versatility don't come along too often. People seem to forget he was managing OP for most of the season but was still prepared to play through it. Think you're set to be pleasantly surprised in coming years.

He is also pretty imposing out on the field - he does not back out of a contest from when I have seen him play live

 

[Big Dub]

I won't use the disagree emoticon but I disagree totally....the fact Riley is from SA is an added bonus.....Big blokes with his contested marking talent, ability below his knees, elite running capabilities and versatility don't come along too often. People seem to forget he was managing OP for most of the season but was still prepared to play through it. Think you're set to be pleasantly surprised in coming years.

I was probably leaning more towards McDonald than Thilthorpe pre-draft, given McDonalds improvement rate and TT's groin issues in 2020. But I definitely wanted one of them. TT's 2019 was pretty impressive and it would have been interesting to see how he would have gone if he wasn't hampered by injury in 2020. Not many kids have played 2 years of SANFL league before being draft eligible (although another is coming up at the end of this year).

The Club had way more medical info than we have access to, and were comfortable taking TT. That's good enough for me, as an injury free TT would seem to have the higher ceiling of the 2.

 

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I won't use the disagree emoticon but I disagree totally....the fact Riley is from SA is an added bonus.....Big blokes with his contested marking talent, ability below his knees, elite running capabilities and versatility don't come along too often. People seem to forget he was managing OP for most of the season but was still prepared to play through it. Think you're set to be pleasantly surprised in coming years.

I do trust your judgement and opinions with draftees so I'm definitely hoping you're right.

It will be interesting to watch his development over the next 2-3 years.

 

[Peter Doherty]

That article suggests that most other clubs wouldn't have taken Thilthorpe with their first pick.

Chances are that he would have gone somewhere between 1-5, but part of me believes that if Thilthorpe wasn't from SA that we might have gone with someone else with our first pick.

Ultimately it's moot anyway, I just hope that he's going to end up being worth the pick that we spent on him.

The article suggests there is no player most clubs would have taken at 2.

 

[fortunatecrow]

Who would you have taken with pick No.1? We ask the recruiters

With Jamarra Ugle-Hagan off the table, Callum Twomey asks a dozen club recruiters who they'd have taken with Adelaide's pick

www.afl.com.au

If I’m reading / counting right:
McDonald - 4 clubs
Thilt - 3 clubs
DGB - 5 clubs
Hollands - 1 club

Pick 1(2) wasn’t unanimous and a toss up between the big 3.

Doesn't that really mean that 7 clubs wanted a tall - and of those 3 would have taken Thilthorpe - and that six weren't looking for a tall so weren't interested in either Riley or Logan?

 

[hey shorty]

That article suggests that most other clubs wouldn't have taken Thilthorpe with their first pick.

Chances are that he would have gone somewhere between 1-5, but part of me believes that if Thilthorpe wasn't from SA that we might have gone with someone else with our first pick.

Ultimately it's moot anyway, I just hope that he's going to end up being worth the pick that we spent on him.

I don't think that has anything to do with it, we've rarely done that

 

[1970crow]

That article suggests that most other clubs wouldn't have taken Thilthorpe with their first pick.

Chances are that he would have gone somewhere between 1-5, but part of me believes that if Thilthorpe wasn't from SA that we might have gone with someone else with our first pick.

Ultimately it's moot anyway, I just hope that he's going to end up being worth the pick that we spent on him.

What it says to me is their was no consensus #2, so given the choice between 3 guys that are all rated similarly, I'd hit up the local lad every time. If we spend pick 2 on the 2nd-4th talented kid and they stay, I'll take the one spit downgrade every time. Where you're reaching down a quality level it's another story.

 

[cleanhands]

Coming up to 5 weeks tomorrow that FAITH welched on his bet with me. But every time i see the thilthorpe thread it reminds me that we picked a super SA kid with our highest ever pick..and Faith was dreaming if he thought thilthorpe was sliding

There are some that are happy to make statements and make accusations, and not take the challenge of a bet

 

[Sanders]

Wasn't there something that came out on which players clubs would have taken at pick 1 and there were 3 or 4 that had Thiltorpe at the top of the list? He may have slid a few places but never ever to pick 9 - considering Essendon picked 2 talls from their 3 top 10 picks. And yes, it is poor form to welch on a bet that he was so **** sure about he posted it in the no discussion thread

FAITH plagiarised that from speculation on draft central. They wondered if he started to fall, could he fall to 9?

this was a couple of weeks before the draft and faith just stole it claiming he had a source

 

[On The Crouch]

I’m surprised this thread hasn’t been bumped yet. You just have to play him in the AFL now. He’s ready to go.

 

[hey shorty]

You picked him at 2.

You HAVE to.play him

 

[Mr_Moogle]

He's got to be a lock surely. If Frampton or Berg get the nod over him, I'll be pissed.

 

[hey shorty]

He's got to be a lock surely. If Frampton or Berg get the nod over him, I'll be pissed.

He'll play in front of Fog

 

[Jcpdragonx]

You could have put a blanket over the top 5 or so, any one of them could have gone at almost any position (excluding bids).

I honestly can't believe North passed on McDonald given the state of the forward line. Then they picked another 2 inside mids after Phillips.