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What wrong with Pre Music Festival Zac Clarke I though he is pretty good TBH.Haha, Freo have had some great success with our SA picks, Pav, Neale, Clive Waterhouse
I think Krueger looks like more of a natural footballer, Amartey seems like another basketball player trying to switch codes (another Zac Clarke). Looks really uncomfortable in the forwardline
Fair enough, if he's still there late I wouldn't be opposed. I guess it's quality of games rather than quantity imo. I reckon 70 of Clarke's 100 games were 'puting time/games into him' and hoping he'd develop into something more. He only played a season and a half of good games, obviously injury played a big part...We are talking about late picks. So if we found someone like Zac Clarke and got 100 games out of them, then that's a big win.
Yeah he had a solid run of form. I think like many rucks/talls with a basketball background he often seemed to have the athleticism to compete at AFL level, but didn't have the AFL brain to excel.What wrong with Pre Music Festival Zac Clarke I though he is pretty good TBH.
Is Patmore a like for like replacement for Weller... at a later pick..
Yes...and probably no.
Weller replacement, but could go before our third pick. And unlikely to be there at our fourth.
In my view that would mean WCE take him with one of their picks in the 20s.There are a few people saying Liam Ryan will go top 30.
It’s a interesting one isn’t it. He has supreme talent and believes he is getting better off the field according to his media statements he has made recently. I hope he gets picked up and shows what he can do in the afl. Will be happy to hear his name called even if it’s not by Freo.There are a few people saying Liam Ryan will go top 30.
I can’t see Liam Ryan going top 30 tbh. I think it’s just talk. I seem to remember mature aged draftees getting talked up every year. Occasionally the media is right with guys like Ballantyne and Isaac Smith going quite early but last year we saw Luke Ryan slide for reasons still reasonably unknown (few rumours - no concrete answers). Mitch Brown was the same the year before.
The talk could have been generated by clubs in the 20-30 area to try and scare West Coast into blowing 21 or 26 on him when in reality they could get him at 37. Probably won’t hurt West Coast much if they snap him up early but it’d just leave another highly rated kid (relative to that section of the draft) on board. Tim Kelly could be a similar situation - West Coast may see him as a player that can paper over the cracks in their crap midfield next year and they’ll be desperate to get him. Clubs may think they can get them to crack earlier than they should. Can’t see Kelly going top 30 either. Can’t remember a 23 year old ever going that high ever - doesn’t mean it’s impossible though.
Or Walters,Neale, Dan swan , Luke Ryan, Ben Brown ,Jaiyden Hunt . Suban and sheriden is more of a end of second Rd pick .The rest, half a dozen of which we will pit hopes and dreams on, and most of which we will turn against and criticise. As someone said, our new batch of Subans. But if we can source a small forward and a pretty mature ruck, and the ubiquitous skinny project player then that'll do. (Sombono, Meek and Ross fit the description)
Tim Kelly could be a similar situation - West Coast may see him as a player that can paper over the cracks in their crap midfield next year and they’ll be desperate to get him. Clubs may think they can get them to crack earlier than they should. Can’t see Kelly going top 30 either. Can’t remember a 23 year old ever going that high ever - doesn’t mean it’s impossible though.
I'm tipping both to be gone before our 3rd selection, with Ryan in the top 30.
Rookie list you'd think based on limited body of work. Hope it's us. His younger brother is even better apparently.Hey Chris25 , love the work you do around this time.
I'm not very well informed this year, is Patrick Farrant likely to be drafted? He looks a real prospect from his WAFL highlights but doesn't seem to be in any draft conversations. Looks a perfect late pick or rookie type to me.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/c...rick-farrant-be-was-draft-smoky-ng-b88572583z
Hey Chris25 , love the work you do around this time.
I'm not very well informed this year, is Patrick Farrant likely to be drafted? He looks a real prospect from his WAFL highlights but doesn't seem to be in any draft conversations. Looks a perfect late pick or rookie type to me.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/c...rick-farrant-be-was-draft-smoky-ng-b88572583z
can you explain why? (if you have time)Hard to see him being taken before the rookie draft. Even there, I'd imagine he's 50/50.
can you explain why? (if you have time)
looks to have some real talent, what would be the knock on taking him?