Mega Thread 2013 Official Draft Thread

[theflea]

Couldn't see a trade thread after a quick scan of your board, but i'll chuck this in here instead:

We've got a few players who are almost certainties to be on the trade table this year,unless drastic improvement occurs in the next 10 games.

Jarrad grant: 192cm 87kg, 23 years of age. 57 goals from 50 games. Tall utility who hasn't come on as we'd have expected. Can play as a leading forward, tall wingman and even a Medium/Tall defender. Is very fast, probably is in the top 5 for pace at the club. has had trouble putting any muscle on, therefore he's struggling with Macca's highly contested game plan.

Dylan Addison: 186cm 89kg, 25 years of age. 18 goals, 76 games. Formerly a HBF but last year was very effective as a defensive forward. Very contested player, macca loves him. has been injured for the first 4 rounds, but expect him to be back in the team soon. So brave, its scary.

Christian Howard: 185cm, 84kg, 22 years of age. 17 games, 3 goals. former first round pick who is another who hasn't done well with Macca's contested game plan. I like him as a player, has elite foot skills, isn't overly slow, although by no means has express pace, and has a massive tank. Is capable of playing HBF, wing and outside midfielder. Probably needs a fresh start.

Lukas Markovic: 193cm 96kg, 25 years of age. 25 games. Was a mature age recruit about 4 years ago, has been in and out of the side for various reasons, including form, injury and team balance. One of the coaches favourites and has a fantastic attitude. Great leader. Knocks on him are his pace and isn't overly tall for a gorilla defender.

Jason Tutt: 177cm, 80kg. 9 games and 8 goals. 21 years of age. Fast outside midfielder with a big tank and a penetrating kick, is a ball of muscle. Was critisised for his hardness, but to his credit has come back this year and hit the contest hard. wasn't afraid to tackle a bigger opponent. Was injured last year and lost opportunities that he certainly could have taken because of it.

Patrick Veszpremi: 182cm, 85kg. 22 games, 17 goals. 23 years of age. I love Patty as a player, and hate the fact the club wont give him a proper go. Has all the skills and ability in the world,just struggled a little with his tank and ability to run out games. This was partly due to the club trying to make him into a midfielder, when he is clearly a natural forward, which is what we lack. Is an excellent kick, knows where the goals are, and as stated before, is a natural footballer. Has improved his tank considerably, as evident by his VFL performances this year, in which he has tallied 37 disposals, 3 goals 5 behinds, before that was 18 disposals, 3 goals 2 behinds, and in the first round of the VFL, he snagged 1 goal,2 behinds and 18 disposals. Very good start by Patty.

Interested in any of these blokes? or does someone else on our list tickle your fancy...

Sorry mate but none of those impress me at all.

 

[theflea]

Not the case at all. Fits into the team environment just fine, but doesn't have the work ethic to contribute valuably at AFL level. Classic case of too good for VFL, no where near good enough for AFL.

yep but then again why would we be interested? Not having a go but this was the sheedy style of trading, wanted gold for steel.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

Not the case at all. Fits into the team environment just fine, but doesn't have the work ethic to contribute valuably at AFL level. Classic case of too good for VFL, no where near good enough for AFL.

I didn't highlight the words team environment .

 

[Dale4captain]

I didn't highlight the words team environment .

"is a weirdo who struggles to fit in to a team environment and at AFL level hasn't got a position."

...

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Christian Howard: 185cm, 84kg, 22 years of age. 17 games, 3 goals. former first round pick who is another who hasn't done well with Macca's contested game plan. I like him as a player, has elite foot skills, isn't overly slow, although by no means has express pace, and has a massive tank. Is capable of playing HBF, wing and outside midfielder. Probably needs a fresh start.

Will return home in a trade with Port Adelaide and will add to their impressive, growing onball brigade ala Ebert.

 

[tigs2010]

Salem, Wilson and Kennedy-Harris are all very sharp.

First 2 looking like first rounders in your opinion?

 

[Wacky Tiger]

We need SPEED and SKILL. Emphasis on SPEED. Who ya got for us MR

 

[tunksy]

nahas for 3rd rounder

We need SPEED and SKILL. Emphasis on SPEED. Who ya got for us MR

todd banfield. MR what do you think? wouldn't cost a ton, late 3rd and is big enough to play stints in the middle

 

[tigs2010]

We need SPEED and SKILL. Emphasis on SPEED. Who ya got for us MR

Dwayne Wilson for me. Though he is kinda small.

 

[MR]

Dwayne Wilson for me. Though he is kinda small.

Him, absolute running machine. Will go around our pick, perhaps a little later.

 

[SumTingWong]

Him, absolute running machine. Will go around our pick, perhaps a little later.

Do you think this is what we'll do or go for more solidly built mid ala Vlastuin,Conca,Ellis again?

 

[Tigerbob]

Him, absolute running machine. Will go around our pick, perhaps a little later.

I think he would be perfect for what we need.

Do you think this is what we'll do or go for more solidly built mid ala Vlastuin,Conca,Ellis again?

I think there comes a time when you need to focus on other areas and specifics. I can understand the safe pick route whilst we were heavily drafting kids, and all of these guys are quality players who will play 200 games for our club. Great selections.

We are wanting to reach a level to catch the better clubs. We need to improve our weaknesses. We need Speed and we need Class. We need momentum shifters.

 

[TFLUA-Tiger]

First 2 looking like first rounders in your opinion?

Yeah, I'd have both in them inside my top 18 at this stage.

Think Wilson has the potential to go really high with a good Champs.

 

[TigerTime88]

We really need a fast line breaker with a good shoe.

A Lewis Jetta type

 

[_RT_]

Would like some opinions on the following kids:
Dwayne Wilson
Jack Billings
Dom Sheed
Jason Cooke
Marcus Bontempelli
Ben Lennon
Trent Dumont
Nick Favretto
Clayton McCartney
Josh Scott

 

[MR]

Would like some opinions on the following kids:

Josh Scott

When he played up forward, reminded me exactly of Jack Watts. Not the negative qualities, but he was athletic, thin and was clunking them everywhere. He's a good tall option at CHF. His body is still pretty underdeveloped, he'd take a while to get used to the AFL.

 

[Equus]

Not the case at all. Fits into the team environment just fine, but doesn't have the work ethic to contribute valuably at AFL level. Classic case of too good for VFL, no where near good enough for AFL.

He's more of a lone wolf type character. He's introverted according to a Willy's insider.

 

[Dragonss]

Dwayne Wilson for me. Though he is kinda small.

If he's good enough to play, height is no issue. That didn't stop Harvey or Prestia.
Unless you're me, where i'm the height of Tony Libba.

Yeah, I'd have both in them inside my top 18 at this stage.

Think Wilson has the potential to go really high with a good Champs.

Tell him to calm down so we can nab him with our pick.

 

[Dragonss]

Just a few questions if I may.

How is Dayle Garlett going? Still off-field issues?
Is there a chance Matt Crouch will fall to us?
Is Tom Boyd related to Matthew Boyd?
Is Aaron Heppell related to Dyson Heppell?

 

[Grockadoc]

Hey guys, anyone got any thoughts on Luke Reynolds, as a Forward/Midfielder?

 

[THE_GUN]

Just a few questions if I may.

How is Dayle Garlett going? Still off-field issues?
Is there a chance Matt Crouch will fall to us?
Is Tom Boyd related to Matthew Boyd?
Is Aaron Heppell related to Dyson Heppell?

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/mor...am-remains-alive/story-e6frf9jf-1226616250336

I'm Still in Favour of giving him a shot - Exactly the type we need

Nahas,King,White will not take us to the next level in that position "Maybe if we could get the Chocco thing going" He could be our Rioli/Betts/Jetta

 

[Dragonss]

I want Aish actually. Give me Aish.

 

[Tigerbob]

I want Aish actually. Give me Aish.

Good luck with that. Haha!

 

[TFLUA-Tiger]

Just a few questions if I may.

How is Dayle Garlett going? Still off-field issues?

He's been looking quite good in the wafl, as far as I'm aware. I've not heard about any recent issues, but lots of stigma will still exist for a long time over what happened last year.

Is there a chance Matt Crouch will fall to us?

I'm not going to speculate on order before champs because its just too damn hard. We've all got a lot of watching to do before we even start talking order. I'm still collating profiles and chasing up tapes.

To answer your question: At this stage you'd think he'd be gone by our pick, but it's too hard to know now and depends on too many variables such as champs form, injuries, etc.

Is Tom Boyd related to Matthew Boyd?

No. At least not directly.

Is Aaron Heppell related to Dyson Heppell?

Brothers. Head to a Gippsland game and you'll see the dreadlocked bomber in the stands.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Just a few questions if I may.

How is Dayle Garlett going? Still off-field issues?

Reckon we should take the Gamble with him.Seeing that the club doesn't rate this years draft pool.