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

[Yeahnahmate]

Gets drafted, doesn’t mention it but congratulates his mate instead. Fred is pure class. So stoked we got him in

 

[Eaglemaniac]

It’s crazy that being dual sided is something different these days. It should be a prerequisite at AFL level imo. Glad to see we finally drafted a specialist midfielder. Looking forward to seeing how he goes.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

The Rookie Draft File: Pick No.1 – Fred Rodriguez

The West Coast Eagles have secured South Fremantle midfielder Fred Rodriguez with the first pick in the 2025 Rookie Draft

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

 

[stallon]

Happy with this guy, hopefully we can make something out of him and he can realise his start of year potential

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

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

Must be the burst kind of speed because he sure as hell is not slow.



That's 3 draftees in the top 10 in the 2km plus Allen who obviously didn't run at the combine, but ran sub 6:00 for his Vic club time trial. (and we also tried to draft Addinsall, who also made this list). Maybe endurance and ability to run games out is a point of focus for the draft?

 

[UseR2006]

 

[Truckosaurus]

Side note, his full name is Alfredo.

Great, he'll probably betray us to Freo.

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

An ode to the great man

 

[UseR2006]

 

[eagles rule]

I thought we would grab at Pick 13 so stoked he eventually made it to WCE ..

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Lmao had to confess being a Freo supporter.

 

[stallon]

Must be the burst kind of speed because he sure as hell is not slow.

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That's draftees in the top 10 in the 2km plus Allen who obviously didn't run at the combine, but ran sub 6:00 for his Vic club time trial. (and we also tried to draft Addinsall, who also made this list). Maybe endurance and ability to run games out is a point of focus for the draft?

2km is different to actual speed

Hes got endurance but doesnt go much faster than that when sprinting clearly

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Lmao had to confess being a Freo supporter.

Not any more!!!

Another one cured of the disease

 

[WCEswift]

That is relief in his body language and voice, draft over 3 days is ridiculous

 

[ziad]

Must be the burst kind of speed because he sure as hell is not slow.

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That's draftees in the top 10 in the 2km plus Allen who obviously didn't run at the combine, but ran sub 6:00 for his Vic club time trial. (and we also tried to draft Addinsall, who also made this list). Maybe endurance and ability to run games out is a point of focus for the draft?

he only beat our ruckman by 1 second!
When did we last have a fast ruckman who was into basketball

 

[jdisc]

live CCTV feed above the fridge is crazy

 

[ziad]

Great call by the club and an impressive kid.

 

[mick06]

From 2 minutes of vision, my initial reaction is a Caleb Serong

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Caleb Serong

Age

24

Ht

180cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

5star

CL

2.6

4star

D

13.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

4star

CL

2.6

4star

D

13.0

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

5star

CL

2.6

5star

styled player. Perfect pick to give a shot here.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

2km is different to actual speed

Hes got endurance but doesnt go much faster than that when sprinting clearly

Not quite.

If you win school boy athletic carnival 400m races, one has speed. To run a fast 400, you have to be quick over 100.

What is highlights too is he has speed endurance, in other words the ability for repeat efforts to break away and get from stoppage to stoppage.

 

[UseR2006]

Not quite.

If you win school boy athletic carnival 400m races, one has speed. To run a fast 400, you have to be quick over 100.

What is highlights too is he has speed endurance, in other words the ability for repeat efforts to break away and get from stoppage to stoppage.

To put it another way, You need to be quick enough to get front position and then enough stamina to keep it going for the rest of the 400m.

So he's got pace enough to get distance on someone but can keep that distance as well.

The opposite would be those that have quickness over the first 15m but ask them to do that all game for repeated efforts and if they don't have good endurance they get gassed real quick.

 

[KBLT]

Getting all of Duursma, CDT, Lindsay, and Rodriguez (plus Allen, but I had no idea who he was until recently) would have been a wet dream not too long ago.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

Getting all of Duursma, CDT, Lindsay, and Rodriguez (plus Allen, but I had no idea who he was until recently) would have been a wet dream not too long ago.

Whoa, don’t rule it out for tonight there mate

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

2km is different to actual speed

Hes got endurance but doesnt go much faster than that when sprinting clearly

Maybe not, but from what I've seen he is not at all a plodder.

Clearly he isn't a flawless prospect or else he wouldn't have made it to the rookie draft, but he has endurance, good defensive ability and two-way running, and seems to be a hard worker so he seems like a reasonable candidate to make the most of his ability and possibly improve on his deficiencies.

Seems like as good a person and player to take a punt on in the rookie draft.

 

[Bender_]

Firstly, was it an interschool carnival or just a house faction carnival?

And secondly, what grading would you give his actual speed endurance stamina speed - B+?

 

[flyinghi64]

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

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And the 324 in the background????
Games played?