List Mgmt. Welcome Fred Rodriguez (Pick 1, 2025 Rookie Draft)

[Bleedblueandgold]

Fred Rodriguez Draft Profile

South Fremantle midfielder Fred Rodriguez is a two-way runner with leadership quality and the ability to kick on both feet.

central.rookieme.com

 

[kane249]

Always good when you add a Souths player in

 

[FatPizza]

Nice.

 

[BSD]

Always good when you add a Souths player in

He joins a long list of Souths players who have been champions at West Coast

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Called it.

 

[Aarick13]

Never in doubt he would go pick 1. Been saying it since last year. /s

 

[twadds]

Welcome F-Rod

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

How much of an issue is his supposed lack of speed?

 

[Jootube]

Great choice, logical choice.

Really pleased with this - a WA boy - MVP - midfielder.

Go well Fred

 

[noobermensch]

I genuinely think this kid has more than enough to make it at AFL level.

Playlist of Fred vids:

 

[dinnaz]

Another pick #1

Solid pickup. Strong core, smart player.

 

[joeyavalanche]

Fred’s always given me Rory Sloane

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Rory Sloane

Age

35

Ht

183cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

11.9

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

6.6

5star

CL

5.7

5star

D

15.3

4star

K

7.3

3star

HB

8.0

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.3

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

22.2

5star

K

8.6

4star

HB

13.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

6.0

5star

CL

4.6

5star

vibes but better on both sides

 

[Avalor]

Good pick! Has footy nous, dual-sided and great hands. Nice to have him in the blue and gold!

 

[Happy Mastenator]

The type of player everyone turns around in 5 years and asks how the heck he fell to the rookie draft.

Thrilled with adding him.

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

If we keep going like this we are going to end up with a team full of captains.

Welcome Fred!!!

 

[kerrazy]

Dont think he is as slow as people keep saying.

Saw him first hand at his schools athletics carnival and he was in the top handful of runners. And they all looked pretty bloody quick to me.

Also finished 1st in the 400m.

Side note, his full name is Alfredo.

 

[Monocle]

How much of an issue is his supposed lack of speed?

If its Sam Mitchell, Ollie Wines, Patrick Cripps, Dane Swan or Matt Priddis - sort of slow it can work out pretty well.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Dont think he is as slow as people keep saying.

Saw him first hand at his schools athletics carnival and he was in the top handful of runners. And they all looked pretty bloody quick to me.

Also finished 1st in the 400m.

Side note, his full name is Alfredo.

Nickname to be Pasta

 

[FKASC]

Pumped

 

[Yeahnahmate]

How much of an issue is his supposed lack of speed?

He isn’t one dimensional and covers it by great quickness and vision by hand, is dual sided and a very high IQ player for a contested clearance guy. The main knock on slower types of that ilk is their ability to defend but he’s a brilliant two way runner, lays tackles and has a defensive side. It’s a great fit for us and tbh great just on talent alone. Could easy thrive at AFL level as is a leader and elite preparer. I love this pick up

 

[Yeahnahmate]

Dont think he is as slow as people keep saying.

Saw him first hand at his schools athletics carnival and he was in the top handful of runners. And they all looked pretty bloody quick to me.

Also finished 1st in the 400m.

Side note, his full name is Alfredo.

Nickname ‘Chicken’ - who says no?

 

[beagles]

Yeah, we have Fred Rodriguez.

Wow, back early this year never dreamed we would have CDT, Duursma, Lindsay and Fred Rodriguez

Happy as can be and now OK missing out on our aligned kids. We have Fred!!

 

[ziad]

Great pick, gut feel is that he will be the very valuable smart inside mid we hoped Ginbey would be. We are building the class outside so his value will rise.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

Also fans are going to love his application and dedication to team first footy. If he lives out his potential he will free up our more explosive powerful types very nicely which is what we’ve prioritised

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Well fuq me - we actually picked a player that plays midfield (inside or balanced). Last time I was told we prioritised the midfield was in 2017 when we selected Hammish Brayshaw!

Clarke bashing aside, a good get.

My wife and I were in unit 324 at Rotto in the middle of the year and I had a premonition. For those too young to recall, Rottnest Villas were not numbers but named and yes, we stayed in Villa Rodriguez and I though it needed some branding