List Mgmt. Welcome Xavier O'Neill (Pick 28, 2018 National Draft)

[RookiePick]

XO sauce sounds pretty good. Welcome to west coast Sauce.

Would not be surprised to see him become a HBF ala Bunga.

Cognac. Remy, Hennessy.

 

[Jandamarra]

This is why I come here...He won't play more than a couple of games for the league team, will "run home to momma" within 3 years.

I thought we pretty much drafted for the reserves team this draft and not the league side.

I thought you came here to be a negative campaigner

 

[FKASC]

Cognac. Remy, Hennessy.

Cognac
Con
Con Air
Ryanair
Flyin Ryan

 

[2006_Eagles]

Cognac
Con
Con Air
Ryanair
Flyin Ryan

Illuminati confirned

 

[bombard]

Illuminati confirned

I don't need much excuse to post this.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Who actually made that vid? Did we find out?

Is it the same genius who came up with the We're looking to September song? Or whatever is was.

Just a fan.

 

[bombard]

I tell you what lads, as a player, Exxon is looking pretty Mobil.

 

[RookiePick]

I claim all royalties on the nickname Exxon or Exxon Mobil. Payable in the form of likes.

@bombard

Get out your chequebook mate!

 

[Patron]

Last year we had a core midfield group of Gaff, Yeo, Shuey, Redden, Masten, Sheed and Hutchings. These 7 never all played in the same game as our structure was to play 6 mids in our best 22 (7 forwards, 7 backs, 2 rucks and 6 mids) so at least one would miss due to injury or form.

At least 6 played in all but 3 games when Ainsworth filled in because by and large that core group stayed relatively healthy. We were fortunate in that regard as our midfield depth wasn’t great which is why we went mids with our first two picks in this years draft

Looking ahead to next year should two or more of that group get injured or drop off in form then the replacement comes from -
Achee
Ainsworth
Mallen
O’neill
Foley
Smith
Brayshaw

It’s not a deep list so if O’Neill can put some decent WAFL performances together he’d be right in the frame for a debut

Given how we use the hbf as a bit of a development role it would not surprise me in the event of injury to see say duggan/cole move to the midfield, and Nelson/O’Neill come in to play hbf.


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[flamingEMBERS]

Given how we use the hbf as a bit of a development role it would not surprise me in the event of injury to see say duggan/cole move to the midfield, and Nelson/O’Neill come in to play hbf.


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You'd think and hope that Nelson would come in, as surely he's done his developing. I'm a fan of Nelson, but he needs to cement his spot this year, it's year 5 now.

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

Looks like an Adam Simpson clone ......moves like him , kicks like him , just hope he does as well .

welcome to West Coast future 300 game captain

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

This Kid for me will be the steal of the draft. If he had played in the 18 championships, he would have been more highly rated.

 

[Keys]

I tell you what lads, as a player, Exxon is looking pretty Mobil.

Shell be right

 

[bombard]

@bombard

Get out your chequebook mate!

Just let me hop into my time machine and retrieve it from 1987.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

Just let me hop into my time machine and retrieve it from 1987.

Can I come with you and stay there??

 

[FKASC]

Can I come with you and stay there??

Hutchings wasn’t even born yet

 

[RookiePick]

Hutchings wasn’t even born yet

Haven't you ever watched the Terminator franchise?

 

[Monocle]

Amirite gaiz!

Ummmm - occasionally.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

Hutchings wasn’t even born yet

I’ll cope.

 

[donpyke92]

Exxon=Exxon Valdez.
Valdez origininates from German word Baldo.
Baldo=colloquial term for Baldivis.
Baldivis Brumbies
Xavier O'neill therefore= Blayne Johnson

 

[Bluengold91]

He looks average, just composed with the ball, I don't see the speed or the ability to burst of our packs based on that highlight video. I'd say he's more of a Nick Dal Santo type.

Dal santo was far from average

 

[IceNine]

Dal santo was far from average

Yep - second I the Brownlow 2011, and three time all Australian. I’d be stoked to get a Dal Santo clone with pick one, let alone pick 28.

 

[Turky]

Yep - second I the Brownlow 2011, and three time all Australian. I’d be stoked to get a Dal Santo clone with pick one, let alone pick 28.

Not to mention that was a year where 3 dual brownlow medallists polled below him and only polling behind the highest ever polled season by a player, dane Swan.

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[eaglesnutcase]

Shuey clone only bigger!!

 

[Jiggyman]

Yep - second I the Brownlow 2011, and three time all Australian. I’d be stoked to get a Dal Santo clone with pick one, let alone pick 28.

In 2010 there were comparisons drawn between Gaff and NDS. I think the trait that may link these players is their intelligence on the field; running to the right areas and making consistently efficient decisions to control transition. Also, they possess a desire to further improve their game sense and any deficiencies for the next decade +.

They might not bust through like Shuey or have the vision of Sam Mitchell, but they know how the long game is played and won.

Reckon XON might have more of a knack for the contest (at least at an earlier point in his career) than Gaff or NDS, though. Got to wait and see what senior footy looks like for him!