2008 afl draft

[Dave The Man]

I would think no earlier than 3rd round. Roughead is about 200cm and a nice mover, but he's probably around the 5th best ruckman available after Naitanui, Vickery, McKernan and Trengove. Now, it might seem a bit rich calling Trengove (or even McKernan) a "ruckman" when he'd probably only pinch-hit there at AFL level, but the first five ruckmen taken last year were Kreuzer/McEvoy/Lobbe/Simpson/Thoolen (taken #47, ie. late third round), and you could raise the same query over a couple of those.

Because most clubs don't have more than 4 or 5 ruckmen on their list, there doesn't seem to be a lot of them taken in the early rounds. There may also be a perception that ruckmen are more of a gamble than players of other positions. Roughead would probably be very good value if you got him with a 3rd rounder, but I can't see him going much earlier, while he could certainly go later.

Is Roughead worth us pursuing him? My initial thought is "yes", but on the proviso that he's there at our 3rd rounder, and that we feel we can get ruck time into him in the VFL side. There's going to be one of Wood/Bryan playing there, along with Thoolen (if they do decide he's a ruckman, I can't see him as anything else) and Keeffe. Bit of a logjam, potentially.

Those could depends on how Thoolen is Growing because he could be too short

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Have a Go at the Rounds:

1:McKernan/Blease/Sidebottom/Lisle
2:Blease/Suban/Roughead
3:Roughead/Browne

Too early for me mate, when we don't know exactly what picks we'll have, what picks we'll pick up or trade away, who we'll trade for (and therefore our precise needs), whether we'll nominate Reed to go on the senior list or the rookie list, whether Cousins is a viable option, or whether he's nominating for the ND or PSD.... there's just way too many possibilities at this stage.

So maybe something like this could happen;

1. Sidebottom
2. Hannebery
3. Roughead
4. Cousins
5. Sengstock

or

1. Trengove
2. Hannebery
3. Shannon
4. Cousins
5. Reed

... or any one of a million other possibilities, of course. Personally, I'm starting to hope that we add Reed to the rookie list, because for the two years our rookie list is extended to six players (and keeping in mind we'll only have Dyas, LCL and Keeffe on there for sure), Reed is our only draft-eligible NSW scholarship holder. Senior spots will be tight.

 

[Dave The Man]

^^

True there is so Many ways our Picks go,

Espically with Hine because he is a Wild Card on Draft Day

 

[Bay Pie]

Can someone in the know, tell us about Sam Blease?

I know squat about junior footy and just listen to BF peoples opinions until it is closer to draft time.

From what I have read, he'll go between 10 to 20, is a very quick midfielder with good skills.

Is he an outside player and does he have good/sound/poor disposal on both sides?

Cheers in advance.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

This is Sam Blease.

Your brief synopsis on him is pretty accurate, but as you can see his problem is body size. His disposal is good on both sides, perhaps falling to "sound" on both feet when running at top pace. As opposed to, say, Jaxson Barham whose disposal is "poor" at top pace, on his preferred foot.

 

[spartan-magpie]

no one think will be targeting david zaharakis? a quick, tough midfielder who can play bith inside and out, and kick goals?

 

[well left]

no one think will be targeting david zaharakis? a quick, tough midfielder who can play bith inside and out, and kick goals?

Doesn't sound like the type we have drafted in the past!

I think the general consensus was that he would be taken between our 1st and 2nd picks.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

I'm pretty confident it will be one of these boys.

I would actually be rapped with Tom Swift although it does hold some risk I guess.

I'm pretty confident that we will assume it will be one of those boys, when in fact it will be no one of the sort, and someone we couldn't have predicted.

 

[didaka]

I'm pretty confident that we will assume it will be one of those boys, when in fact it will be no one of the sort, and someone we couldn't have predicted.

True that.

 

[Bay Pie]

This is Sam Blease.

Your brief synopsis on him is pretty accurate, but as you can see his problem is body size. His disposal is good on both sides, perhaps falling to "sound" on both feet when running at top pace. As opposed to, say, Jaxson Barham whose disposal is "poor" at top pace, on his preferred foot.

Thanks Sampler.

I'm pretty confident that we will assume it will be one of those boys, when in fact it will be no one of the sort, and someone we couldn't have predicted.

Tyrone Vickery then given he could slide with his knee reco and all not so long ago. According to reports I've read of course.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

I'm pretty confident that we will assume it will be one of those boys, when in fact it will be no one of the sort, and someone we couldn't have predicted.

Almost nothing surer.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Still, if it ends up being Sidebottom, I am going to take my seat on the throne of "Greatest Draft Predictor Ever", seeing as I called it, IIRC, before LAST year's draft.