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Recruiting Trade/Draft Talk III - Zaharakis for a SIG BET?
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thats it.. the new draft method
all the players stand on the stage, dodo walks up with a rose and gives it to the player we choose.
do you accept this rose?
is venebales a future stringer type draft watchers?
He looks like a young Trent Croad
jaidyn stephenson? 2017???? thoughts??
Gun, not sure on draft range but should go first round
Big fan. Could go very high but obviously a lot to play out.
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yes definitly a lot to play out.....i was curious what people already thought about jaidyn.....im a family freind and know jaidyn very very well.....as a junior was 3 steps ahead of the rest...the kinda kid always had a footy or cricket bat in his hands....ive watched him develope....he will be one special special footballer....elite already in many areas....prob just need to bulk up a bit...
ty for your opinion
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Jade should be in control of our social media handles.
McHappy day! Did lol.
McHappy day! Did lol.
Or Dodoro double bluff.
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And they're all going to play next year.
Sweet.
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Look at how much bigger McC is, And McG is all out of focus and pixally. Do not want.
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Can confirm, don't want pixelated players.
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which is Mcgrath. he's already stated Mcgrath is the best.
McGrath and Venables.
Not sure I'd be happy with Battle at 20 ...
This is Quigley's write up; a bit sceptical perhaps, but those combine measurements are a worry (esp if you are thinking 'key forward'):
46. Josh Battle
If I had to pick a fairly highly rated player who could fall sharply and maybe not be taken at all it would be Battle. Battle has significant athletic deficiencies which cause me to seriously question whether he will be able to be effective at all at AFL level.
Lets look at those issues. First up there is his height. He is only 192cm which, unless you are athletically gifted, is very much on the short side for a KPF. His lack of height is not helped by the fact that he cannot jump over an anthill. He finished last in the 2 footed jump and was in the bottom 7% and 11% in the two running jump tests. With his height issues a lot of people expect him to be more of a third tall rather than a KP. The problem with that is that his agility is very, very poor. He tested over 9 seconds in the agility test at the Combine (3rd bottom) and plays that way too. Battle performed poorly in any of the testing that involved stop and goes or changes of direction.
When the AFL Academy went to the US earlier in the year and Battle impressively won the 3km. Whilst he didn't win the 3km at the Combine he still ran a very credible 10.07 so it is safe to assume that endurance is a strength of his. For those looking to consider how much his lack of agility is likely to affect his ability to use the strengths he has need to look at his beep test. Even though he is an elite 3km runner he was below average in the beep test with a 13.5. Battle ran a respectable 3.08 in the 20m (slightly below average) but finished last in the 30m repeat sprint with a really ordinary 27 second time. All this was already known to AFL teams but the lack of improvement hurts him. So safe to say Battle had a very ordinary Combine and to make matters worse he tested poorly in the skills as well.
If Battle is going to succeed he is going to need to play a game like Tom Lynch (the Adelaide version). He is going to need to roam far and wide and play a completely different way to the way he plays now. It is possible that he succeeds in that role given he has the straight line running ability to cover the necessary ground and he is a very good mark of the ball. Whilst he is not very good below his knees his hands over his head are good and he is a very capable contested mark. He finds the creases in zones very intelligently but he often has to work with a defender in his back pocket and he is likely to struggle when matched up on quicker and bigger AFL level opponents. Closer to goal he struggles to get separation on his leads and I think at AFL level he is going to need to work further up the ground and then beat his man leading back hard toward goal.
Despite his limitations it is worth noting that Battle was very effective this year and averaged 3 goals a game. He had a variety of ways of goaling and his goal sense is very good. He is a smart player who makes the most of what he has and is very professional from all reports. He is going to struggle to adapt but I am not writing him off just yet. A smart, strong footballer often finds a way to be effective. He just to find how to make best use of his strengths and minimise his weaknesses.
This is Quigley's write up; a bit sceptical perhaps, but those combine measurements are a worry (esp if you are thinking 'key forward'):
46. Josh Battle
If I had to pick a fairly highly rated player who could fall sharply and maybe not be taken at all it would be Battle. Battle has significant athletic deficiencies which cause me to seriously question whether he will be able to be effective at all at AFL level.
Lets look at those issues. First up there is his height. He is only 192cm which, unless you are athletically gifted, is very much on the short side for a KPF. His lack of height is not helped by the fact that he cannot jump over an anthill. He finished last in the 2 footed jump and was in the bottom 7% and 11% in the two running jump tests. With his height issues a lot of people expect him to be more of a third tall rather than a KP. The problem with that is that his agility is very, very poor. He tested over 9 seconds in the agility test at the Combine (3rd bottom) and plays that way too. Battle performed poorly in any of the testing that involved stop and goes or changes of direction.
When the AFL Academy went to the US earlier in the year and Battle impressively won the 3km. Whilst he didn't win the 3km at the Combine he still ran a very credible 10.07 so it is safe to assume that endurance is a strength of his. For those looking to consider how much his lack of agility is likely to affect his ability to use the strengths he has need to look at his beep test. Even though he is an elite 3km runner he was below average in the beep test with a 13.5. Battle ran a respectable 3.08 in the 20m (slightly below average) but finished last in the 30m repeat sprint with a really ordinary 27 second time. All this was already known to AFL teams but the lack of improvement hurts him. So safe to say Battle had a very ordinary Combine and to make matters worse he tested poorly in the skills as well.
If Battle is going to succeed he is going to need to play a game like Tom Lynch (the Adelaide version). He is going to need to roam far and wide and play a completely different way to the way he plays now. It is possible that he succeeds in that role given he has the straight line running ability to cover the necessary ground and he is a very good mark of the ball. Whilst he is not very good below his knees his hands over his head are good and he is a very capable contested mark. He finds the creases in zones very intelligently but he often has to work with a defender in his back pocket and he is likely to struggle when matched up on quicker and bigger AFL level opponents. Closer to goal he struggles to get separation on his leads and I think at AFL level he is going to need to work further up the ground and then beat his man leading back hard toward goal.
Despite his limitations it is worth noting that Battle was very effective this year and averaged 3 goals a game. He had a variety of ways of goaling and his goal sense is very good. He is a smart player who makes the most of what he has and is very professional from all reports. He is going to struggle to adapt but I am not writing him off just yet. A smart, strong footballer often finds a way to be effective. He just to find how to make best use of his strengths and minimise his weaknesses.
Going to be an interesting night. Hoping for a miracle that Marshall slips past Port and the Dogs and into our hands. Not getting my hopes up, however.
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That is why Quigley's draft is such a good read.
It's not all lollipops and rainbows
It's not all lollipops and rainbows
being a family freind and knowing him really well......id go nuts if we got him.....stephenson to daniher....has a ring to it.....
....go bombers
Stephenson does his best work from the goal square so it will most likely be the other way around hahabeing a family freind and knowing him really well......id go nuts if we got him.....stephenson to daniher....has a ring to it.....
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Wouldn't mind him at a late pick. Pure midfielder, not many tricks or good speed but has great skills and wins the contested footy and tackles well
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