Delisted #16: Josh Begley - Not offered a contract for 2021

[Andronicus]

Calling it early. He is the value pick of this draft.

 

[Atavistic]

Could be a Crameri-type player for us, or are people thinking midfielder?

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Could be a Crameri-type player for us, or are people thinking midfielder?

I'm thinking more of a shorter fatter version of Lance Franklin.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

187cm, 93kgs.

Finally a non skinny 187cm Bomber.

And an Eastern Ranges boy to boot.

I like this Begley.

 

[yaco55]

Begley is the upside pick of this draft - Get the body right and we could have a winner.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Know nothing about him but it seems like he lost a ton of weight Clayton Oliver style and we got him for a 2nd rounder!

 

[Fin ice Smuggler]

Hard work starts now begs. But a forward line with him and Francis fully fit will give opposition small backs a few nightmares.

 

[BrunoV]

I'm your man

How are your references?

 

[duckdog]

Just watched the highlights video on the AFL site, he loves a goal on either his left or right boot.

And very easy and uncomplicated set shot routine,,can ping on the left too..me like

 

[eDPS]

Eastern Ranges talent manager " He's probably the bolter of the draft. He had been in the program previously, but then fell off the radar. We got a tip-off about him early in the year and put him in the team and he kicked 17 goals in the first 3 games. Since then he has continued to grow and we put it on him about 3 or 4 weeks in because we realized he's not a one-trick pony as a stay-at-home goalsquare type and had a few more tricks than that - really good soft hands on the lead, good in the air one-on-one and then pretty good at ground level. He did a bit of a mini pre season if you like in the season and his skinfolds have gone from 80 to 55 - but he is still a brute. He has beautiful feel around the stoppages, so a really dynamic player and just powerful, and after what he's done in 5 months the last little question mark on him was the testing and he tested exceptionally"

Strenghts: Power, Marking, Goal Sense, Touch
Needs to Improve: Conditioning

 

[dnbassador]

Recruiters likened him to Petracca


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[carnthedons]

Makes me feel like I could be an AFL footballer given I'm 193/105kg. If only I had talent.

I'm excited for this kid, at worst he'll probably hurt someone, hopefully not a teammate

 

[Rack Watts]

Anyone see Dodoro's smile when the interviewer on BomberTV said "Josh Begley?".

 

[Rack Watts]

 

[carnthedons]

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Cannot unsee

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Cannot unsee

And why would you want to? That's glorious.

 

[Blind Turn]

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The face your mother warned you about...

 

[Schopp]

Dodoro has a healthy crop of hair almost Jono Brown style how it is growing on his forehead.

 

[Lore]

Just looks like he's talking to someone shorter than him while being filmed by someone taller than him, and all sorts of strange things going on there as a result.

 

[hotkorma]

Dodoro has a healthy crop of hair almost Jono Brown style how it is growing on his forehead.

More of a threehead. Maybe even a two

 

[Vindicater]

Interesting pick.

He is the boom or bust pick of this draft for us.

 

[Lore]

Premiership Bomber helps unearth country gem
TWELVE months ago Essendon's third selection in the 2016 NAB AFL Draft Josh Begley had just finished playing for Upper Ferntree Gully in the Eastern Football League.

The teenager was carrying too much weight to be considered for the Eastern Ranges but he was dominating at local level.

Then those in the eastern region began to talk about how Begley's sharpshooting was too good to be confined to local football.

They spoke to the right people at the Eastern Ranges, who told Begley exactly what he needed to do to give himself a chance of making it at a higher level.

He needed to go on a diet, hit the gym and start to shred some kilograms.

Begley didn't need to be told twice.

He kicked six goals on debut with Eastern Ranges, on his way to 27 goals for the season and all of a sudden he was in draft calculations.

The Bombers didn't mince words either when they met with Begley recently.

List manager Adrian Dodoro told the youngster he would need to shake another five kilograms off his frame if he joined the club to maximise the impressive tank the club knows he has under the bonnet.

"He knows that. We spoke to him not long ago," Dodoro said.

But coming from what Dodoro describes as a terrific family and with former Essendon goalsneak and premiership player Darren Bewick, who coaches Eastern Ranges, advocating for Begley they considered him a chance.

"Darren Bewick virtually convinced me he would be a good pick for us," Dodoro joked.

"He emphasised how much upside this kid has got."

Essendon made his AFL aspirations real when it added him to the list with its third selection (overall pick No.31) alongside blue-chip No.1 pick Andrew McGrath and rangy defender Jordan Ridley.

The Bombers then added Kobe Mutch and Begley's captain at the Eastern Ranges Dylan Clarke, meaning Begley will be in familiar territory with Clarke.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-26/premiership-bomber-helps-unearth-country-gem

 

[Bennett.]

How are your references?

That's a rather personal question!!

 

[scanlon]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-26/premiership-bomber-helps-unearth-country-gem

Hopefully Bewick is right

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I'm just going to call him Begby. That makes me happy