Nab Under 18 Championships

[CHBench]

Heads Up.
First opportunity to watch the up and coming draft prospects.



Wednesday 9th of July
Fox Sports 1:

SA vs Nsw/Act - 10:00am Vic/NSW/QLD
- 9:30am SA
- 8:00am WA

TAS v VIC Country - 12:00pm Vic/NSW/QLD
- 11:30am SA
- 10:00am WA

VIC Metro v WA - 2:15pm Vic/NSW/QLD
- 1:45pm SA
- 12:15pm WA

Will be keenly watching any lightning fast mids and KP backs.

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Grr, wish we had Foxtel!

[CHBench]

South Australia 6.3 12.6 13.9 20.12 (132)
NSW/ACT 1.0 2.0 7.2 8.4 (52)



GOALS
South Australia: Johnston 4, Tapscott 4, Hynes 3, Cahill 2, O'Keeffe 2, Davoren, Hall, Hartlett, Schoenmakers, Speight
NSW/ACT: Van Muers 3, Bryce 2, Gumley, McMahon, Spiteri

BEST
South Australia: Hartlett, Johnston, Tapscott, O'Keeffe, Hynes, Hall, Schoenmakers, Blesing, Redden, Stanley, Wilson
NSW/ACT: Duncan, Reed, Kirkwood, Klemke, Van Muers, Bryce




Josh Duncan, playing on the wing who is one of our NSW Scholarship holders in the bests for an ordinary NSW/ACT side. :thumbsu:


Gee i wish we had a pick low enough to grab Hurley, will be a star down back.

[Squizzy1970]

Gee i wish we had a pick low enough to grab Hurley, will be a star down back.

Didn't Alex Rance dominate last year?

[HoldenMCaulfield]

Didn't Alex Rance dominate last year?

Yes, he did (All Australian).

And Holden the DreamTeam Coach is still convinced that he will get his first AFL game soon and that his inclusion before the start of the season was not a mistake (already downgraded from brilliant move by a true footy expert)...

:o

[Look2Me4Guidance]

I checked out the 1st half of the Vic Metro/WA game. I was very impressed with Sam Bleaze who was #28 for Metro. He is built like a whippet but has speed to burn. Reminds me of Aussie Jones.

I saw him run a bloke down from behind to force a turnover, then get the ball back, split two WA opponents and dobbed a goal from 45m out.

Just what we need Sainters, but I have no idea where he is projected to go.

[SAINTS 4 07 FLAG]

Guys what are peoples thoughts on Hill.. Stephen.. good running back and has very silky skills. also we need a full foward and a full back. Some full fowards we could look at who were grouse today .
- Vickery - Viv Metro
-Cornelius - Tassie
-Butcher - Vic Country
-Van Muers- NSW
I would personally love Johnston and proabably Vickery:o

Johnston and Sheahan also look good and could see them in red,white and black.

Thoughts ?

[CHBench]

Didn't see the first two games will try and catch the replays, but this is what i caught anyway.

Yeh blease was very impressive, very quick and puts in the 2nd and third efforts. The goal he kicked running from the wing to 30 out was good aswell. Reading up on him it seems he has a history of O.P which could be a danger.
Vickery was also good and shows some real potential and his game up forward for a resting ruckman was very good. Same with McKernan
Also like the look of Yarran, speedy Half Forward Flanker who can also spend some time in the middle. This years draft is touted to be one of the best with a very deep range of players, very good top 40.

[Pav for AA]

My Analysis of the W.A Boys

4 Stephen HILL 01-May-90 182 72 West Perth Football Club

- Likely type. Good frame for utility
- Needs to bulk up, disposal affected by frame, ie breaking tackles
- Good attack on the ball
- Nice speed
- Penetrating kick on the left

5 Matthew DEBOER 10-Mar-90 187 85 Claremont Football Club

- Fairly disappointing.
- Has had a more than reasonable carnival but a tad dissapointing
- his disposal was reasonably assured, especially by hand.
- Certainly knows where to go the find the footy but actually taking it from a contested situation is another matter
- A good carnival from a workhorse.

7 Neville JETTA 12-Feb-90 178 75 Swan Districts

- Worked hard all day
- Perhaps too small to think about playing midfield next year.
- Good disposal, ferocious tackler and certainly creative in close
- One of W.A’s better performed midfielders
- Very quick first 5 steps and runs well at top speed.'Betts like'



10 Daniel RICH 07-Jun-90 183 83 Subiaco Football Club

- 17 Possessions in the first half.
- It appeared as if both sides instructed their players no to tag in the first half.
- When the tag was placed on him in the second half he accepted it yet again
- It is a worrying trend, tends to remain stationery around a stoppage.
- For a kid without explosive pace he can’t afford to do that
- Having said that his best performance in the carnival and left foot is still damaging
- Still not sure if he should be considered ‘Elite’


17 Michael WALTERS 07-Jan-91 177 75 Swan Districts Football Club- Best on Ground for W.A along with Clancee Pearce
- Worked well around the stoppages
- Very creative
- Nice acceleration and good closing speed
- Very High Footy IQ, exceptional positioning
- Hits most of his targets

23 Clancee PEARCE 23-Oct-90 183 85 Swan Districts

- Probably the BOG for W.A along with Walters from a HBF
- Reads the play very well, chopped off a few forays forward simply by reading the ball off the boot before his man
- Moves well in traffic, good disposal
- Very good closing speed
- Well built one preseason would be enough to get him “AFL Ready”
- Hits his targets well by foot, low ball drop ensures safety with kicks but slows his disposal time, may have to be wary of this at the next level.

30 Christopher YARRAN 19-Dec-90 180 84 Swan Districts Football Club

- Silk. That’s the first word that comes to mind.
- Fantastic skills at ground level, by hand and by foot.
- Used his body well to out position direct opponents. If he didn’t take the mark, his pace ensured he was gone when he picked the ball up.
- Out marked Mckernan one on one simply by reading the flight of the ball better and using his body to good effect.
- Perhaps needs to do more further up the ground. When cast in the middle tended to lean forward of the play searching for kicks, similar to Rich in that aspect.
- Definitely AFL Ready and a fairly safe bet for a Forward Pocket HFF who could develop into a midfielder


Enjoy

[CHBench]

Cheers Pav :thumbsu:

[TassieSaint]

We should draft Mitch Robinson. Absolute gun, and his age (19) means he should be around for our second round pick. Plus the team is lacking in Tasmanians. We wouldn't have won in 66 without them, and in recent years we have been lack down by a severe shortage of Tasmanians.

But yeah from all reports (I've only seen him play once and that was before the championships) he is exactly what we need in a midfielder.