Not sure if Jeffery may be putting himself in the open draft (rumoured) , have only seen Gore in the flesh a couple of times and although he is not express he is not slow by any means. Seems the read the ball better than others which allows him to beat faster opponents. Also seems to have...
Am hearing from a mate who is a former Broadie champ that they are not happy as at least two goals went through and were judged as points , wouldn't have changed the result but should not happen in a grand final
Think GC will decide between Lake or Jeffery but not both, list spots are very tight and some of their academy kids played extremely well in the Qafl grand final. The one that misses out maybe a bargain for another side
Think the AFL has put you in a real bind re list positions, only Harbrow, Hombsch , Conroy and Murtagh are out of contract still.
Following may free up a few positions to get the players you need.
Also you need to have enough rookie spots for Davies and other pre selections, given Rosa and...
Burgess may be demoted to rookie for final years of contract , sounds like 5 Academy players could be delisted when the Suns goal was to have more, think Davies is a certainty while Gore has performed well in Qafl and they will lose him if not selected. Any other academy possibles and NT...
Just announced _ No outdoor non contact sport in Vic till Oct 26, means no games in Vic this year and possibly no combine , I predict a smaller draft with some clubs picking a group of kids to train over the summer with a view of selecting the best performed in the pss period,
Agree, does anyone know what time the scratch match is being played today, the line up will be interesting as it will indicate whi is not playing on Wednesday night
All eyes will be on Brodie and Wright I would suggest
On the Qld academy side , what about Carter Michael (bris best in avademy series) Abberley (30 possies last week., Josh Gore (5 th in qafl goal kicking) and Max Pescud (6 goals two weeks ago), remember these kids are competing against men not dominating under 18s
Have no doubt that Lake is a good player but I don't think he is good enough to jump past other academy kids that have committed themselves to the academy program. You will find they will probably take one NT kid a year as it takes quite a few resources to get them settled from there and then...
Think he plays a similar position to Jeffery and Joel is the superior player. They also have Jack Johnsone , what they need is someone who can kick a goal
Think they will only take Jefferey as Lake did not come over as part of the academy series , both Pescud and Gore kicked 5 for their Qafl seniors today so they have access to them as well as Alex Davies
I would say after seeing the last academy game though not live , Reville has a good chance of getting picked up somewhere. He was a man against boys. With half the draft pool not playing this year , maturity is a prized asset. I know for a fact some of the 19 yr old NSW players have been getting...
Remember lists sizes are coming down too, I don't think people realise the effect the Taylor incident had on the AFL community especially the northern states, if it's a line ball decision between academy kids they may go for the kid who is more mature which opens the door for the Revilles and...