Game Day U18 National Championships - Allies v Vic Country Sunday July 7th 10.35am

[Tiger_Of_Old]

I still maintain, despite FOS and Smilie and Lalor letting everyone down with their performances today, they will be the names mentioned at the top of the order.

There’s Coates League and Finals still to come, Jagga plays for a poor side, I think those others will have more of a chance to further impress.

I think FOS at his best has the most complete game of all the draftees, but of Cotchin mixed with Sam Walsh, but, he’s gotta get himself right. He's underdone but as a learned person told me, it was only a finger injury - so I expected after his last quarter last game, he would do what he does in big games and dominate. Watching from the ground, he was very disappointing.


Positives are, there is about twenty blokes who can be top 10. What a ****ing draft. From the Travaglia’s to the Kako’s to the Reid’s to the Langford’s to the Faull’s this draft has so many talented players. Thats just in Victoria!

If you don’t think this is the draft to get 4-5-6 picks inside 20-25, I can’t help you.

This is a beauty of a draft.

Best thing is Smith is going play a few games for us in the vfl.

 

[Morro]

Best thing is Smith is going play a few games for us in the vfl.

That will be gold, keen to see how he handles the bigger bodies.

 

[Tigerbob]

Best thing is Smith is going play a few games for us in the vfl.

Heard that. I’ll definitely be tuning in.

Could elevate himself into our thoughts.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Heard that. I’ll definitely be tuning in.

Could elevate himself into our thoughts.

May have to change the game to the G.lol

 

[TigerTime17]

May have to change the game to the G.lol

Will probably have more Tiger fans turning up for the VFL than to watch the seniors

 

[Drunken Wookie]

One thing I like about Lalor from the limited amount that I’ve seen of him is his high impact. Damaging with his disposals even when he doesn’t get many of them.

be a nice change from the usual low impact, low disposal midfield draftees that have been our go lately.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Will probably have more Tiger fans turning up for the VFL than to watch the seniors

Our VFL is genuinely a better standard of footy to watch atm.

 

[Bojangles17]

Seeing we have inside assets in tt and hopper with fair amount of footy in front of them I don’t see us getting smilie
We need that classy hybrid , whoever that is dunno , but won’t be smilie

 

[tiger_tough]

Seeing we have inside assets in tt and hopper with fair amount of footy in front of them I don’t see us getting smilie
We need that classy hybrid , whoever that is dunno , but won’t be smilie

Smillie can play anywhere. Hopper and Taranto wouldn't have any impact on selecting him.

 

[Bojangles17]

Smillie can play anywhere. Hopper and Taranto wouldn't have any impact on selecting him.

Dont agree he looks primarily inside bull

 

[Wavvey]

Fit is completely irrelevant. Club will and needs to take whoever they deem the best player in the draft is, whoever that is.

 

[Morro]

Fit is completely irrelevant. Club will and needs to take whoever they deem the best player in the draft is, whoever that is.

agree, you dont try and get cute with pick 1

 

[Wavvey]

Smilie 15 touches for 8 clearances, including the match winning clearance at the end of the game…

Now that’s high impact

 

[tiger_tough]

Dont agree he looks primarily inside bull

He was AA half back u16s and he plays a bit forward. He is versatile.

 

[Morro]

Smilie 15 touches for 8 clearances, including the match winning clearance at the end of the game…

Now that’s high impact

Its a strange one, the 2 best performing mids are not getting much love, Smillie and Jagga

 

[Cam Payner]

Should we split pick 1?

Yes - they can play half of the season for Norf and the other half for us and change sides at half-time when we play each other.......

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Smilie 15 touches for 8 clearances, including the match winning clearance at the end of the game…

Now that’s high impact

He is about twice as strong as the next kid though, that's actually a problem because we can't get a gauge of how he'd perform against another midfielder in the 90kg range who he'll be manning in the AFL. You could argue he has a pretty low ceiling.

 

[Morro]

He is about twice as strong as the next kid though, that's actually a problem because we can't get a gauge of how he'd perform against another midfielder in the 90kg range who he'll be manning in the AFL. You could argue he has a pretty low ceiling.

He doesn't look super strong in fairness though.

 

[tigs2010]

He doesn't look super strong in fairness though.

Agreed and he will be big for an AFL player too. He looks bigger than Cripps height wise who is 195cm.

 

[Morro]

Agreed and he will be big for an AFL player too. He looks bigger than Cripps height wise who is 195cm.

yeah for sure, a few pre seasons in the gym, not with us obviously, and the kid will be a monster.

 

[Karp3_dm]

Best thing is Smith is going play a few games for us in the vfl.

How you know this?

As in playing the next few games in VFL?

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Smillie can play anywhere. Hopper and Taranto wouldn't have any impact on selecting him.

We're slow enough as it is.
Hopper/Mcauliffe/Graham
We need spark.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Fit is completely irrelevant. Club will and needs to take whoever they deem the best player in the draft is, whoever that is.

Then we're taking Trainor

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

He was AA half back u16s and he plays a bit forward. He is versatile.

U/16's Baker was ruck.

 

[tigs2010]

We're slow enough as it is.
Hopper/Mcauliffe/Graham
We need spark.

McAuliffe tested elite for speed. Graham and Hopper should be irrelevant to our long term plans. Pick best available and fill in the gaps later.