Re: National Draft Pick # 31 -Jackson Merrett
Sounds like a great kid, very mature.
Sounds like a great kid, very mature.
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A relation to Roger?
Cobden actually.
from the small small footage I have seen of Merrett is it fair to suggest similiarities with Savage from hawks?
I know knightmare has him linked with Jasper-Pittard
and Snoop has him like a quicker Joel Corey.
This may have been asked before but where was he predicted to finish
Herald Sun's mock had him going to WCE at 28, he did not feature in Emma Quayle's top 25 (or near misses), Phelan on the AFL website had his draft range to be 20-35, yet put him in at 47 or somethingThis may have been asked before but where was he predicted to finish
No relation to Roger but he is a great Nephew of Thorald Merrett, who was Team of the century player at some team called Collingwood, we now have Alex Browne whose Dad played for them and Merrett...
Let's hope they can make them pay for letting them slip.....
Marty Clarke or Jackson Merrett, time will tell...
Welcome Jackson, well done Bombers...
At least he's not a fudge packer.
Was a very good player the history books say..
IT was a dream more than 14 years in the making and although it came true last night, it was still surreal for Jackson Merrett.
The Cobden footballer was last night taken by Essendon in the 2011 AFL draft, with the Bombers using pick 31 in the second round to secure the midfielder.
Minutes after hearing his name called while watching the broadcast on television in his Cobden home, the modest 18-year-old was overwhelmed.
“I suppose it’s going to take a little while to sink in,” he told The Standard last night.
“Just looking now, there’s people coming through our gate. It’s hard to believe that they’re all coming here for me.”
Really excited about this bloke, not too many 187cm midfielders with speed and great footskills. Put 15kgs on him and could be one of those rare inside/outside mids.
Im with you, im also excited by this kid but 15kgs???? A bit much dont you think?
I'd say to maiximise his strength and speed his body type would only need to add 10kgs-13kgs maximum.
As soon as a young guy comes in, you can't help but be drawn to one in particular and subsequently nominate them as an immediate favourite. In this instance, Merrett is that player for me.
I haven't seen any footballing footage, but just from the two articles I've read about him, he sounds so humble, modest and sincere which are great assets to have.
Im with you, im also excited by this kid but 15kgs???? A bit much dont you think?
I'd say to maiximise his strength and speed his body type would only need to add 10kgs-13kgs maximum.