Is he the West Perth boy from over east? He doesn't sound too bad as a 2nd or 3rd tall.
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Has a bit of Luke Webster about him for mine (not a bad thing, just saying is all).
Just wanted to get everyones views on something. Lets say it gets to our first pick in the draft and Shaw, Jaeksch and stringer are all gone. Who would be your number one target? If all those three are gone then there is going to be a couple of classy midfielder that slide to our pick. I would love our first pick to be O'rourke, but 100% sure he will be already gone by then. If he is gone i would like to taje the gamble on Menzel. If he passes all the medicals and our fittness staff are happy that his knees, and the rest of his body, are in good shape then would love u to pounce on him. He could relly turn out to be the Joel Selood of the draft.
My friend that lives in SA and has watched him play a bit and he said the kid is an asolute star in the making. He has compard him to Fyfe but wiht better skills, and kicks more goals. A midfield that had Fyfe, Crozier, Menzel and Morabito rotating through the forward line has massive X factor, pace and goal kicking ability. They are all around the 190cm mark as well so when they pushed forward they would create a massiv head ache for defenders.
He would be my preference but i am keen to here everyones else views. Thanks guys
My friend that lives in SA and has watched him play a bit and he said the kid is an asolute star in the making. He has compard him to Fyfe but wiht better skills, and kicks more goals. A midfield that had Fyfe, Crozier, Menzel and Morabito rotating through the forward line has massive X factor, pace and goal kicking ability. They are all around the 190cm mark as well so when they pushed forward they would create a massiv head ache for defenders.
He would be my preference but i am keen to here everyones else views. Thanks guys
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Seems the Menzel's were dealt a bad hand genetically.. I wouldn't be taking a chance on him with a pick earlier than 3rd round..
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Figured I'd bump this thread, because I need somewhere to talk about the draft. The Draft Combine started yesterday, and the first lot of results are up...
Taking away the Americans (Wallace and Shearry) the top four are all players I've been interested in for Fremantle. Lonergan and Towers might fall into the awkward spot between our first and second round picks, but we should have a chance at Wilkins and White from the second round onwards. In terms of what type of players they are, I see them as...
Dean Towers = a better Tendai Mzungu
Jesse Lonergan = a better Nick Lower
Spencer White = a better Adam Campbell (I know, maybe not saying much)
Laine Wilkins = I don't know, he is just a really fast and athletic forward/wing
Taking away the Americans (Wallace and Shearry) the top four are all players I've been interested in for Fremantle. Lonergan and Towers might fall into the awkward spot between our first and second round picks, but we should have a chance at Wilkins and White from the second round onwards. In terms of what type of players they are, I see them as...
Dean Towers = a better Tendai Mzungu
Jesse Lonergan = a better Nick Lower
Spencer White = a better Adam Campbell (I know, maybe not saying much)
Laine Wilkins = I don't know, he is just a really fast and athletic forward/wing
The 3 big Americans look great physically and athletically, would be interesting to see them develop into AFL footballers, but at around 200cm and 100kgs it would be worth having a good look at them long term.
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Time to shamelessly promote another player, and of course he is a South Australian...
Emmanual Irra is a 179cm/80kg midfielder from South Adelaide, originally from Uganda. He can also play across half forward and half back, and it is in the back lines that I think he will make his career. JWK may not have worked out as our Roger replacement, but I think E-Man can.
The AFL website says this about him...
I say this...
And here is a recent article on him. I particularly like the way they described him as 'gliding across the turf'.
Even with Danyle Pearce coming on board, we still need more pace. Having Irra on a back flank (or even back pocket) would give us huge amounts of run out of the back line. And his skills are already top notch. Perhaps needs to refine his defensive game a little more. But in the third round, I'd find it hard to pass on him.
Emmanual Irra is a 179cm/80kg midfielder from South Adelaide, originally from Uganda. He can also play across half forward and half back, and it is in the back lines that I think he will make his career. JWK may not have worked out as our Roger replacement, but I think E-Man can.
The AFL website says this about him...
I say this...
And here is a recent article on him. I particularly like the way they described him as 'gliding across the turf'.
Even with Danyle Pearce coming on board, we still need more pace. Having Irra on a back flank (or even back pocket) would give us huge amounts of run out of the back line. And his skills are already top notch. Perhaps needs to refine his defensive game a little more. But in the third round, I'd find it hard to pass on him.
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Re Menzel, I would assume that if all of Shaw, Jaksch, Stringer and in the MD, Hogan are not coming to Freo, then Wines, or Kennedy may be available (who knows). I would prefer them given Menzels injury history, including that he has recently re-injured the knee from reports I have read. I just don't think the call can be made this far out from the draft except to say that there should be quality available.
Third tall but loved what I saw at the champs
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Bingo.
Someone of quality is gonna slide to us, doubt we could pass up any of those players, even if a lanky half bank flanker is available
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For Christ's sake I hope we take a monster or a midget. If it's a 'flanker type' this board will go into meltdown.
I'm drafting up my rant already.
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im guessing we'll still grab 1 mid
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Skinny flanker for sure, Stringer\Shaw to Weezles immediately after us.
Another great Emma Quayle article.
'Back then I thought I was fit and I thought I was working hard, but I wasn't doing anywhere near enough. I thought: 'OK, I'll do the bare minimum and be just as good as these other guys', when they were in there on their days off doing extra stuff to get even better. I didn't have the right attitude, which I hate to say, but it's the truth, and now that I've grown up a bit I have a much better work ethic and that's helped me get much fitter. Over time you realise that when it's late in the last quarter, you want to be the one still running and hitting your targets.''
The clubs that have interviewed Lee at this week's draft combine - Fremantle, Brisbane Lions, Geelong, Richmond, Melbourne and St Kilda - have all wanted to know the same things, and he hopes he has convinced them how serious he is.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/after-staggering-lee-finds-his-feet-20121004-272as.html#ixzz28NKPvFpG
'Back then I thought I was fit and I thought I was working hard, but I wasn't doing anywhere near enough. I thought: 'OK, I'll do the bare minimum and be just as good as these other guys', when they were in there on their days off doing extra stuff to get even better. I didn't have the right attitude, which I hate to say, but it's the truth, and now that I've grown up a bit I have a much better work ethic and that's helped me get much fitter. Over time you realise that when it's late in the last quarter, you want to be the one still running and hitting your targets.''
The clubs that have interviewed Lee at this week's draft combine - Fremantle, Brisbane Lions, Geelong, Richmond, Melbourne and St Kilda - have all wanted to know the same things, and he hopes he has convinced them how serious he is.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/after-staggering-lee-finds-his-feet-20121004-272as.html#ixzz28NKPvFpG
Melbourne, Richmond are looking for the second tall, Brisbane will be interested if they don't get Tippett.
Geelong looking for a replacement for there old 31 year old full forward (I forgot this name), and St Kilda looking for a replacement for Kosi and Riewoldt.
Bloody hell i hope we trade with GWS and don't need to wait until the draft, someone will get him before our third round pick.
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Carlton seem to be sniffing around every tall forward available. Mason Shaw would be a fairly realistic option for them at 11.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/149157/default.aspx Could be a realistic pick up late in the piece for teams with low KPP stocks
