List Mgmt. 2014 Draft Watch Thread

[TheSunGod]

Two Calder Cannon boys, Wright and Miller! Can join Dion.

Cool. Miller reminds me a bit of Dion. Two ball magnets with good leadership credentials.

 

[Ben Drever]

Come on the GFC website we want videos

 

[volkerball]

This draft feels pretty promising so far.

 

[IQ3]

Touk Miller massive steal with pick 29, well done guys

 

[Cochblocked]

Some great selections by the Suns can't wait to see Wright in action but i am not looking forward to all the bad puns made about his name.

 

[volkerball]

Miller has a lot bigger kicking range than Prestia.

 

[TheSunGod]

Touk loves a surf too apparently so he should be very happy up here.

 

[Matchu]

Had a little read into Touk Miller before the draft and he has an interesting story. His father is African-American and his mother is an Australian marathon runner. Loves his surfing so I'm sure he'll fit it in quickly on the GC.

Picking up two smalls and a ruck/tall forward is a good outcome for the Suns IMO.

 

[Sunny_]

 

[TheSunGod]

Had a little read into Touk Miller before the draft and he has an interesting story. His father is African-American and his mother is an Australian marathon runner. Loves his surfing so I'm sure he'll fit it in quickly on the GC.

Picking up two smalls and a ruck/tall forward is a good outcome for the Suns IMO.

Absolutely. Would've loved one more pick in the early thirties for a big bodied mid..Blakely went at #34

 

[TheSunGod]

Wright on radio now ABC

 

[Cochblocked]

Prestia to WRIGHT!!!

 

[Ben Drever]

Clem smith at 60 to carlton

 

[Ben Drever]

When's the rookie draft?

 

[Scotty_222]

When's the rookie draft?

I reckon we will pick a few up.. I think it's in 2 weeks

 

[Matchu]

Absolutely. Would've loved one more pick in the early thirties for a big bodied mid..Blakely went at #34

Worth mentioning Miller also captained Vic Metro and Calder in 2014. 2 metre Peter would be the most exciting selection of 3. He was predicted to go number 1 at stage through 2014 and it's been a while since the Suns have draft a KPP. Big Red Machine will be ecstatic with having two sauces at either end of the ground.

 

[Cochblocked]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-27/suns-get-the-wright-stuff

 

[exile]

Worth mentioning Miller also captained Vic Metro and Calder in 2014. 2 metre Peter would be the most exciting selection of 3. He was predicted to go number 1 at stage through 2014 and it's been a while since the Suns have draft a KPP. Big Red Machine will be ecstatic with having two sauces at either end of the ground.

2 meter peter... that is a classic! hahaha.

 

[Big Red Machine]

What will Big Red Machine do now?

My plan for world domination is coming together quite nicely

 

[Matchu]

Is this the first year the Suns haven't drafted a defender?

 

[Young_Guns]

So my internet finally came back on after half a day (thanks optus), so I haven't been able to look at how things worked out, but my early impression is that we just nailed that draft! Peter Wright at 8 is a huge steal and will keep both our forwards and rucks on their toes. I think Touk Miller at 29 is a great pick, even though I am a little bit disappointed we didn't go for Blakely. I'm still unsure of Garlett at 15, however, especially with Laverde still available. We could have added a bit more height to our midfield, but seeing as though we wanted some line-breaking ability he was best available I guess.

PS Congrats to Caleb Daniel on getting picked up. Goes to show it doesn't matter how big you are as long as you want it enough.

 

[EskiBro]

Sam Day will be sweating. Wright an awesome get at 8 for you guys.

Lynch, Dixon and Wright up forward a very daunting prospect.

 

[Iva Bigun]

My plan for world domination is coming together quite nicely

 

[SandyToes]

Sam Day will be sweating. .

I suspect he's been selected to pressure and cover Gorringe more than Day.
Sam wants to be a Sun
102kg at 18.Is Zac Smith even that now?

 

[Bucking Bronco]

You guys surely have the most enviable contingent of KPP's in the league now. Now that you have 3 potentially elite monster forwards (Lynch, Dixon & Wright) does this open the door for Day to be switched into defence seeing as he has showed the smallest aptitude out of the aforementioned 4 as a forward?

I think he could emulate what Chris Tarrant was able to do later in his career when he switched into defence after largely underperforming as a forward. They are both terrific athletes, and I feel with Day that he just lacks the necessary footy nous that is needed to become an A-grade forward and now with competition for spots heating up he might find that his best bet is to head into the backlines.

I think he would be very hard to shake off from an opposition key forwards perspective with that elite speed off the mark; and I think playing as a negating defender would be a lot more simplistic for a player like him where all he's required to do is keep up with his opponent and get a spoil in.