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Do you know Toadvine if he was playing against lonergan that match ? If so how did the match up go ?
Lonergan was injured at that time so he didn't play
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Do you know Toadvine if he was playing against lonergan that match ? If so how did the match up go ?
Especially if he never watched the gamesyou cant base an argument on 2 games
thanks MR appreciate the feedbackFront runner unless someone unexpected slides.
I'd prefer Vlastuin. I think he has a much better outside game, elite leadership and also the capability of playing in defence. That said, Wines is an inside specialist and marginally better than Nick in that department, he will also step-in and provide better immediate football than Nick too.
Vlastuin is a better contested-mark and probably a better decision maker. Thing I like about Nick is that he often likes to give the ball off to the better users, which is a trait which Jackson desperately needs. Wines went at 64% DE at the Champs, so I'm not convinced of his ball-usage.
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Did you know that Lonergan was playing those games having comeback early from a torn posterior cruciate ligament? Despite that averaged just over 16 disposals(12 contested) and 5 tackles a game.The arguments about Division 2 teams and those supporting a lonergan selection at 9 is real interesting but what are the facts.
NAB 2012 Championships
Round 1 - South Australia 30 14 194 d Tasmania 7 8 50 (I dont think Lonergan played)
Round 2 - Vic Metro 21 11 137 d Tasmania 6 5 41 (I dont think Lonergan played)
Round 3 - Tasmania 9 7 61 d Queensland 6 17 53 (Lonergan played and wasnt listed in bests from what I know)
Round 4 - Tasmania 14 7 91 d NSW 6 14 50 (Lonergan only had 15 possessions)
Round 5 - NT 9 9 63 d Tasmania 5 9 39 (Lonergan listed as 6th best Tasmanian with 15 possessions)
Now if you guys reckon that 15 possessions agains Tasmania and Northern Territory is worth selection 9 then god help us all. Lonergan is a good kid but he isnt worth pick 9. And as for Division 1 teams well the truth is South Australia and Victoria Metro slaughtered them at the championships.
Thats the facts guys.
FWIW, Knightmare posted the following names when asked about which players from this draft he see's as having 'star quality':Not saying i dont rate him, Just that i dont really see Vlastuin as a player that would become a game changer,star,or a elite player
I see similar traits in Vlastuin, and like Voss, he could well be a premiership captain at the end of his career (hopefully for the RFC. obviously!).![]()
Could miss out all together.Few pundits really backing off Garlett...
Few pundits really backing off Garlett...
Could miss out all together.
Could miss out all together.
Fair chance a club will get him late in draft if they want him. They'd be about the only clubs keen.Miss out altogether? Unless he has committed murder I don't know about, then I would seriously doubt this. Actually would be the most amazing thing I would have seen.
Collingwood, Sydney, St.Kilda clubs with more than a fluttering interest in him.
I enjoy reading phantom drafts which have in depth reasoning why each club could pic this player or that player...As like boundforglory phantom draft http://boundforglorynews.com/2012-afl-phantom-draft/ who have us picking Stringer at 9, Atkins at 32, Graham at 34 and Banfield at 43 i came across Kristians phantom draft which was a delight to read, below are his choices for Richmond and an accompanying link below to see his entire choices for all clubs....
Kristian’s 2012 Phantom Draft
PICK 9 – RICHMOND: OLIVER WINES
Height: 188cm, Weight: 90kg, DOB: 7/10/1994
Recruited from: Bendigo Pioneers
So Wines ends up at pick 9. I must admit, I even surprised myself at this, but just working through my predicted lists of each club and little bits that I’ve heard through the grapevine, there is every chance Wines or someone else who isn’t expected to will slip through. There is every chance Wines will be taken ahead of Toumpas by Melbourne, but if they don’t this is every possibility. If not, it was Nick Vlastuin at this pick.
If he’s available at pick 9, I think Richmond will eat him up. The lookout is for an inside midfielder and Wines is one of the very best in the draft.
His most recent measurements at the Combine had him at 188cm and 90kg. This isn’t a kid, he’s a man already.
I mentioned during the week that he’s as AFL ready as Dustin Martin was in 2010. He’s on that level.
Ollie Wines is just a clearance, contested and tackling beast. Everything Richmond is after is right here. He played a fabulous 10 games for Bendigo this year, averaging 25 possessions, 5 marks and a brilliant 8 tackles. To put it in perspective, Andrew Swallow led the AFL with 7 tackles a game in 2012. He used the ball at 64%, but you have to factor in the amount of possessions of his are contested.
At the National Champs, nothing changed. He averaged 25 possessions again (53% of those contested), at 63% efficiency, with 5 marks, 4 clearances, 4 inside 50’s and 5 tackles a game.
His consistency was remarkable right through the season. Including the Champs, he only fell under 20 disposals twice (from 14 games) and 4 games over 30 possessions.
My absolute favourite Ollie Wines game all season, was when he carved Queensland up, collecting 31 possessions (17 contested), at 81% efficiency, with 6 marks, 5 clearances, 7 inside 50’s and 5 tackles. That was an inside midfielder’s game right out of the scrap book. They are Ryan O’Keefe Finals 2012 numbers.
At the Combine he tested very well. The standout for me was the 14.3 shuttle run in hot conditions and the VO2 max sitting in the top 10%. He was also top 23% in the 3km time trial. In the sprints he sat at about the bottom 40% mark, but you can’t have everything. The fact he is capable of elite endurance, at his size, is excellent.
Skills wise aren’t where he stands out, but it’s more the fact it’s not a strength of his more than it is a weakness. His foot skills are, say, on par with Josh Kennedy, and heck, if you want to compare the two players you probably wouldn’t be too far off.
What you’re getting with Wines is a competitive beast, much in a similar mould to Nick Vlastuin. He’ll become a very good inside midfielder at AFL level, I have no doubt. You just can’t go past his size. It’s incredible for someone who’s just turned 18 years old.
On draft night, if Jimmy Toumpas is passed up by GWS, I can see Melbourne taking Toumpas instead, leaving Wines a possible option for Port Adelaide and that’s about it. I could be way off the mark, but that’s my reading of it anyway.
PICK 32 – RICHMOND: RORY ATKINS
Height: 186cm, Weight: 81kg, DOB: 12/7/1994
Recruited from: Calder Cannons
Atkins is mostly an outside midfielder who’s a very good disposer by hand and foot.
He played 13 games for Calder this season and averaged 20 disposals and 6 marks at 75% disposal efficiency off mostly a wing.
The way he plays actually reminds me very much of Kade Simpson with his left foot.
He isn’t the quickest player, which totally ruins that comparison, but his endurance is OK. He was in the top 37% in the 3km time trial and ran a 12.9 shuttle run in the hot conditions.
PICK 34 – RICHMOND: SAM LOWRIE
Height: 187cm, Weight: 80kg, DOB: 22/7/1994
Recruited from: South Fremantle
Sam Lowrie comes in as one of my favourite players in the draft. He hasn’t received much fan fare because he is looked at behind the likes of Dayle Garlett, Josh Simpson, Mason Shaw and Nick Rodda in the Western Australian ranks.
Standing at 187cm, Lowrie is a nicely sized midfielder from South Fremantle, who has now enjoyed two very good seasons at WAFL Colts level.
In round 11, last season, Sam broke both bones in his leg as a 16 year old. He missed the rest of the season but made his return in round two this year, and hasn’t missed a beat since. Before he broke his leg, he was averaging 21 disposals, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 2 goals a game.
This season he stepped it up again, averaging 15 kicks, 24 disposals, 7 marks, 2 tackles and a goal a game.
I was looking forward to seeing him in the flesh at the National Champs this year, but unfortunately his game time was very limited and he didn’t even get an invite to the Draft Combine.
From his limited opportunities at the Champs, I was most impressed, showing his class in the limited minutes he was actually in the midfield, because a lot of the time when he was on the ground he was stuck on a half forward flank.
He only averaged 60% game time at the Champs, and from that he managed to get 10 kicks, 16 disposals, 72% disposal efficiency, 6 marks, 4 tackles and 3 clearances a game. Statistically his two best games were in games one and three, where he got 21 disposals in each of those, but I thought game five was his best. It was televised, if you want to go back and look at it, and even though he only spent 58% of the game on the ground, in that short time he gathered 8 kicks, 4 handballs, 6 of those possessions contested, 83% disposal efficiency, and also a brilliant 6 clearances.
You see a lot of players win the contested ball and cough it up, but Sam shows great awareness of knowing where his teammates are and he’ll more often than not find a target.
While I see Sam more as an outside midfielder because he’s very good at linking up, spreading from the contest and possesses a great running game, he does have the ability to go inside, win clearances and use his big frame to win the contested ball.
I’m not sure of his results at the State Screening, but I anticipate he would’ve recorded some very good results in the endurance categories.
The other great thing about Lowrie is his size. He’s got an AFL ready body. Standing at 187cm, it gives him some serious versatility to play a variety of positions. He is a really good overhead mark which makes him a very good option to be a modern day wingman with his spread and endurance.
I think the fact he broke his leg last year may be the reason for the lack of talk about him, but I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if he snuck into the top 30 on draft night.
PICK 43 – RICHMOND: TOM TEMAY
Height: 180cm, Weight: 75kg, DOB: 6/2/1994
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Temay’s known for the lock down job he did on Lachie Whitfield in the National Champs, and it was mighty impressive. He also had 20 odd touches himself.
Temay’s more a half back type with decent disposal. I’ve heard some people say it’s very good, but I’m not convinced it’s anything out of the ordinary; just solid.
I think he could be used well as a negating defender or midfielder in the future with his big tank which is what the Richmond recruiters typically look at. He didn’t test in the endurance categories at the Combine, but he was around average for the sprints.
http://www.footytragic.com/blog/2012-post-season/kristians-2012-phantom-draft/
Fair chance a club will get him late in draft if they want him. They'd be about the only clubs keen.
Unless collingwood take him I think he will be there at 43
Fair chance a club will get him late in draft if they want him. They'd be about the only clubs keen.
Unless collingwood take him I think he will be there at 43
Huge red flags. Not surprised.Yep. Heard North pulled out in a big way last week.
According to Quayle, 10 clubs have already given him a flat out "No."Yep. Heard North pulled out in a big way last week.
Huge red flags. Not surprised.