No notes on him, although I've really only watched the Rebels in round 2 loosely and round 1 in a similar fashion, so it's been the typical Gibcus, Butler, Scott (to a degree) that have stood out. I'll watch Murray v GWV at some point this week to see his game, but nothing at this stage sorry
It's been good to refresh notes on those we already knew would be good, and to have guys sort of jump up relatively out of nowhere like Gibcus (had some notes but not heaps), Butler, Macdonald and Calaghan in particular. If they maintain that form after the break then as you say, it'll be super for them and cement them as higher end prospects
Admittedly my exposure is limited, but I've been impressed with his work around stoppages when in the midfield, he seems pretty agile as well, but both of these could be products of the quality of the opposition at 19s level, he's one I'd really want to see at senior level where the standard is closer to AFL level
He's just been added to the AFL Academy squad to play Geelong's twos this weekend so that's handy for him. He's definitely a lot stronger than most of the kids he's playing against, and going back to school footy is the exact opposite of what he probably needs this year. I think he could slot into Subiaco's league side as a small forward without any real problems.
You can add Lewis Rayson as a later pick as well. Clarkson’s comments of if you can’t kick you can’t play have never been more truer. Wouldn’t mind Hobbs at the first either.
I have Banks ahead of Rayson, but they’re the two I’m looking at.
I’m keen to know more about MacDonald. He sounds like everything we need at the moment, and hoping we might be able to grab him with the pick we have of the Pies if he doesn’t rise too far.
Any updates after watching the game....I like him a lot on what I've seen this year.
Yeah MacDonald's been brilliant every game for Dandenong so far, for mine he's been best on in each game with Mac Andrew the other consistently good one for them. Good bit of speed and agility to him with some clean skills as well, not afraid to win his own ball either so he's well rounded and is putting out good performances against good sides like Sandringham and GWV, he's one that I reckon is going to be relying on the champs a bit to raise into a clear first round prospect, given he won't be the main man so stints down forward will be longer, and if he can't get into the game filling the forward role then that'd be concerning.
Yeah sorry I forgot about this! Looks good athletically and was super against Murray, has a bit of polishing up to do skills wise, especially his kicking, but has that athleticism that gives you the feeling he's likely to get picked up, either late or as a rookie.
It's hard to say this early in with such little exposure to some of the Vic kids, plus Northern Academies could yet have some break out players in the coming NAB League rounds. Most of what we've seen from the VIC kids that didn't play 16s or any NAB League fixtures in 2019 are just traits as opposed to strung together form which makes it more difficult to call this early in. In saying that, there's a bit to like from SA and WA early on, WA have a really good contingent of those 190cm+ prospects that'll go first round/ early second in Johnson and Erasmus (midfielders), Williams, Van Rooyen and Bazzo. As well as some mids that could go from mid first round onwards in the likes of Browne, Dittmar, Chipper, etc. SA have some real quality small/ mid sized players, so there's a good mix of sizes available as well. I'm not really one for comparing drafts, but I reckon this draft will have similar, if not better, quality than last years
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Any ready to go KPD that could fill a Lachie Keefe sized hole for the remainder of the year.Scouting Notes: 2021 Victorian Under 23 Young Guns
THE Victorian Under 23 Young Guns showcase returned on Saturday, with the Country and Metro squads locking horns at Avalon Airport Oval in Werribee. Metro ran out convincing 61-point victors, as players staked their claims for mid-season draft selection. The teams, which featured 48 NAB League...
probably worth putting this up in here given a)I contributed and b) the mid-season draft is coming up shortly.
It'll be interesting to see how the MSD plays out, given that we don't really know how many picks are available yet and that we don't know how each club will approach it. I like what happened in 2019 with guys like Snelling, Noble and Pickett able to have an immediate impact and have sustained that up until this point, but with the amount of 19 year olds that missed out on the 2020 draft and the rise of some of those players this may just be mainly used as a 19-year olds draft, which seems to be the early consensus with the likes of Edwards, Moyle, Heath, even Avery being seen as potential guys for those top few picks.
I'm not overly convinced by anything I've seen unfortunately. I'd consider looking at some guys from the last 3-4 drafts that perhaps had some draftable qualities, guys like Kyle Reid, Dyson Hilder, Jack Johnston come to mind that may be able to play a lock down role but probably aren't worth keeping on a list past the 6-month period. Maybe we could look at Cody Raak if he's still available, or another 192ish defender, but I'm not convinced that'd work with the taller forwards like Kings x 2, McKay, etc
Players being able to nominate terms solves that. Edwards could ask for a standard first rounder contract plus 6 months in exchange for North getting pre-ND access.
You right, if they bite.....It is a tricky one....particularly in this environment
