Daytripper
11 Dec 2007, 09:33
For being the only one to mention John Williams from over 600 posts re the PSD draft.
FOUR QUEENSLANDERS ON ROOKIE TRIAL IN MELBOURNE
Four Queensland teenagers have been handed an opportunity to press their claims ahead of the 11 December NAB Rookie Draft with an AFL trial.
Mt.Gravatt pair Rohan Bail and Matthew Davis, Broadbeach’s Dayne Zorko and Zillmere’s Rhys Magin flew to Melbourne last night and will train under AFL conditions.
Bail, who already had a stint at St.Kilda in the lead-up to the national draft, is at Essendon with Zorko and Magin, while Davis is training at Richmond.
Bail, Zorko and Magin have set up a base at a motel within walking distance of Essendon’s Windy Hill headquarters, while Davis is staying with Richmond recruiting manager Francis Jackson while training at Punt Road.
Zorko, Magin and Davis were teammates in this year’s Queensland U18 side with Zillmere pair Brendan Whitecross and Sam Reid, who were claimed by Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs respectively in the national draft.
Bail, a key member in Mt.Gravatt’s 2007 Velocity Sports Cup premiership side, was a Queensland U18 squad member in 2006 before his representative campaign was cut short by injury.
The three players at Essendon will return home on Friday night, while Davis will stay through until next Monday night – the eve of the pre-season and rookie drafts.
In a further good news bulletin for aspiring Queensland rookies, other clubs have expressed significant interest without going down the training path.
While Joey Daye, Joel Smouha and David Hill are too young to be rookie listed, Morningside’s Ben Gibson, Broadbeach’s Darin Stewart, Labrador’s Mat Clarke and Daniel Stewart, Redland’s Jake Spencer and Southport’s Broc McCauley and James Mulligan are right in the mix.
Likewise, Morningside’s John Williams, who is recovering well from a second shoulder reconstruction.
The southern rookie market has taken on an extra importance for Queenslanders this year following confirmation that the Brisbane Lions, with only one rookie spot open, will not be priority-listing any Queenslander rookies.
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http://www.aflq.com.au/default.aspx?...lay&aid=127883
Bail, Zorko and Magin other players we are looking at
Shows the futility of speculating on draft picks.
FOUR QUEENSLANDERS ON ROOKIE TRIAL IN MELBOURNE
Four Queensland teenagers have been handed an opportunity to press their claims ahead of the 11 December NAB Rookie Draft with an AFL trial.
Mt.Gravatt pair Rohan Bail and Matthew Davis, Broadbeach’s Dayne Zorko and Zillmere’s Rhys Magin flew to Melbourne last night and will train under AFL conditions.
Bail, who already had a stint at St.Kilda in the lead-up to the national draft, is at Essendon with Zorko and Magin, while Davis is training at Richmond.
Bail, Zorko and Magin have set up a base at a motel within walking distance of Essendon’s Windy Hill headquarters, while Davis is staying with Richmond recruiting manager Francis Jackson while training at Punt Road.
Zorko, Magin and Davis were teammates in this year’s Queensland U18 side with Zillmere pair Brendan Whitecross and Sam Reid, who were claimed by Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs respectively in the national draft.
Bail, a key member in Mt.Gravatt’s 2007 Velocity Sports Cup premiership side, was a Queensland U18 squad member in 2006 before his representative campaign was cut short by injury.
The three players at Essendon will return home on Friday night, while Davis will stay through until next Monday night – the eve of the pre-season and rookie drafts.
In a further good news bulletin for aspiring Queensland rookies, other clubs have expressed significant interest without going down the training path.
While Joey Daye, Joel Smouha and David Hill are too young to be rookie listed, Morningside’s Ben Gibson, Broadbeach’s Darin Stewart, Labrador’s Mat Clarke and Daniel Stewart, Redland’s Jake Spencer and Southport’s Broc McCauley and James Mulligan are right in the mix.
Likewise, Morningside’s John Williams, who is recovering well from a second shoulder reconstruction.
The southern rookie market has taken on an extra importance for Queenslanders this year following confirmation that the Brisbane Lions, with only one rookie spot open, will not be priority-listing any Queenslander rookies.
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http://www.aflq.com.au/default.aspx?...lay&aid=127883
Bail, Zorko and Magin other players we are looking at
Shows the futility of speculating on draft picks.