List Mgmt. 2019 AFL National Draft Thread

[Agent Smith]

We got Jeka, I know a lot of you were keen on him.

Did we just smash the rookie draft yet again?

 

[number23]

we passed on our last rookie spot?

Seems that way. Does that have any implications for the mid season draft?

 

[KermitJagger]

I was hoping for Jeka with a late ND selection so to see us get him as a rookie pick, I'm really happy.

 

[number23]

Lachie Henderson rookied. LOL

 

[hawkheart]

So no Hartley?

 

[Jimmy#17]

Passed on next pick. I guess that leaves a spot to sign someone with a preseason supplementary pick?

 

[Bugs1977]

Apparently Jekka was the only player invited last night not to be selected. Hopefully he carries that chip on his shoulder and lets it drive him to make every club regret overlooking him.

 

[Bugs1977]

Passed on next pick. I guess that leaves a spot to sign someone with a preseason supplementary pick?

Hartley it seems

 

[MJA33]

So no Hartley?

We selected Hartley in the PSD

 

[Sydney Kicker]

Port sign Burgoyne and Grundy. Clear winners of the rookie draft.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Hey guys what's to say we didn't try to trade the pick, if we did were we low balled.
We don't know.
Even if next years draft has been weakened would say a pick twelve next year better than what was available twenty five on this year?

That's the beauty of second-guessing as an armchair quarterback; You're always the smartest guy in the room after the fact.

 

[number23]

So no Hartley?

We picked him up in PSD

 

[WWSD]

we passed on our last rookie spot?

Yes. Keeping a list spot open for SP it seems.

 

[TAITA]

Emerson Jeka

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "Jeka is a versatile key position player who is a terrific contested mark and will look to build on his consistency and adding more aggression to his game going forward."

afl.draftcentral.com.au

"Jeka is a versatile key position player who is a terrific contested mark and will look to build on his consistency and adding more aggression to his game going forward."

A TOWERING key position utility from the Western Jets, Jeka has been a player who has been on draft boards since his Under-16 Championships where he impressed for Vic Metro as a highly athletic key forward who was further developed than many opponents. For a stronger player, Jeka has nice athletic traits with his overhead marking the most prominent feature of his game, and the fact he reads the ball so well in the air. He has always been a bigger player, but the first point of call for Jeka is furthering his aggression to really stamp his authority on the game, as well as improving his consistency within games. It is expected Jeka should find a home somewhere in the middle of the draft, with his traits good enough to earn him a place where clubs can develop him into a more dominant key position player.
STRENGTHS:
Contested marking
Positioning
Reading the flight
Versatility
Athleticism
IMPROVEMENTS:
Consistency
Aggression
Jeka is one of the best contested marking players in the draft crop with his clean hands overhead and ability to leap a feature of his game up either end. When forward, he leads strongly and can crash packs, though he could do it more often and let defenders know he is in the area. In defence he reads the ball well in flight and positions himself to bring down the grab and set his team up going forward. With ball-in-hand, Jeka is a nice technical kick of the football but sometimes he can take a second too long to dispose of it and ends up turning it over which is why his lower kicking efficiency of less than 50 per cent is not an accurate picture of what he is capable of. It would be easy enough for a club to develop the decision making area of his game to dispose of the ball quicker or make simpler decisions to avoid the mistakes. He is capable of a long booming kick and with his athleticism, Jeka certainly has a number of areas that will attract recruiters. Speaking of that athleticism, Jeka registered a 3.04-second 20-metre sprint time in the pre-season as well as an impressive 8.17-second agility test showing that he is more than capable of getting the job done at ground level and dishing it off or disposing of it quickly.
Jeka’s two main improvements going forward are his aggression and consistency, which will really transform his game and take him to the next level. As he showed in one quarter for Vic Metro against Vic Country in the trial game at Ikon Park, he is capable of winning a game off his own boot with multiple contested marks and goals in the final term in that game, after being relatively quiet for the first three. It is this aggression and consistency that has to improve, and if he starts crashing packs and presenting each quarter then defenders will start to hear footsteps when the 200-odd cm forward starts leading. Like most key forwards, some days you will not hit the scoreboard, but if he can continue to present and create leads, as well as force a spillage from a contest and restrict intercept marks, then he is doing his job. We have seen plenty of key forwards at junior level develop into key defenders at the elite level, and Jeka is already a step closer to that with the traits and experience to make that jump. If he can build on his consistency, then his athleticism, positioning and contested marking make him a really dangerous prospect inside defensive 50 as well. Overall, Jeka is one of those tall prospects who could go either way at AFL level, but with the raw athleticism and ability he possesses, then some smart development could see him take a giant step forward.

 

[MJA33]

Apparently Jekka was the only player invited last night not to be selected. Hopefully he carries that chip on his shoulder and lets it drive him to make every club regret overlooking him.

Moves well and looks a beautiful kick.. left foot

 

[TylerDurden]

Like the Jeka pick!

And welcome Harts

 

[LRobbo]

Love the Jeka pick. Can develop nicely at Box Hill, could be anything in a few years. Our key position stocks are very deep either end now

 

[Davo-27]

Yes. Keeping a list spot open for SP it seems.

who is SP?

 

[Billyc]

Jeka sounds very Levi Casboult. Elite mark, poor foot skills (for us to work on)

 

[number23]

Well that was a lot less long-winded and painful than last night !

 

[dermott]

who is SP?

Either the SSP or his bookmaker.

 

[LegendLewis]

Jeka sounds very Levi Casboult. Elite mark, poor foot skills (for us to work on)

Going off the highlights I reckon his disposal is pretty bloody good for a big fella, shows agility, poise and accuracy.
How the hell did he fall through to the rookie draft? Looks great to me

 

[dermott]

Not a bad haul. Mature age KPD in the PSD and project KPF/ruckman in the RD.
Our tall depth is looking better.

 

[Hawk Dork]

another fast one who can mark

 

[Bremner20]

I think we’ve done alright overall hopefully the Adelaide rat tail boy will lose that low rent haircut once he gets amongst his peers in Melbourne and I must admit some of those trades we did seem a bit nonsensical to me but I guess they know what they are doing .Bringing these tall KPs in this morning has been a win I think too .