List Mgmt. 2015 AFL Draft - what type of players should we be looking at & who do we take? (Poll added)

Who would you select with our first round pick?

  • Joshua Schache (VIC – KPF)

    Votes: 57 12.8%
  • Jacob Weitering (VIC – KPD)

    Votes: 349 78.3%
  • Aaron Francis (SA – DEF/FWD)

    Votes: 6 1.3%
  • Charlie Curnow (VIC – KPF/MID)

    Votes: 9 2.0%
  • Kieran Collins (VIC – KPD)

    Votes: 6 1.3%
  • Ryan Clarke (VIC – MID/FWD)

    Votes: 7 1.6%
  • Darcy Parish (VIC – MID/DEF)

    Votes: 6 1.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 6 1.3%

  • Total voters
    446
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I was lucky enough to be invited to the Combine earlier this afternoon.

Saw the boys put through the repeat sprint test - not a lot to be taken from it, but interesting to see nonetheless.

Was hoping to see Jack run through it.....but he was a non-starter. Anyone know why?
 

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I was lucky enough to be invited to the Combine earlier this afternoon.

Saw the boys put through the repeat sprint test - not a lot to be taken from it, but interesting to see nonetheless.

Was hoping to see Jack run through it.....but he was a non-starter. Anyone know why?
Shoulder surgery some weeks back.

Who won the beep?
 

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What a garbage skills test.

Hey AFL, hire me, I can improve your entire combine setup inside a week by myself. No seriously: you're that bad at your jobs.
Long left.. short right.. middle left.. I gather it's to add a bit of information processing to the task. Seems like they need to ramp the speed up a bit
 

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Weitering stats
absolute vertical jump - 327 cm (3rd overall)
absolute running vertical jump - 344cm (3rd overall)
20m sprint - 3.04s
beep test - 15.1 (5th overall) - apparently has run 15.5 previously which would have made him 2nd overall (ref - http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...393489392?sv=1955ee18c093e75d884862d1dc7c2315)

From testing it would appear that he has elite endurance, a great leap - combine that with reported (news/draft profiles) strong marking, elite long kicking, competitiveness...

Wondering whether weitering has spent much time up forward? - Could he potentially be a nick reidwoldt type forward? (with better kicking)
 

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Weitering stats
absolute vertical jump - 327 cm (3rd overall)
absolute running vertical jump - 344cm (3rd overall)
20m sprint - 3.04s
beep test - 15.1 (5th overall) - apparently has run 15.5 previously which would have made him 2nd overall (ref - http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...393489392?sv=1955ee18c093e75d884862d1dc7c2315)

From testing it would appear that he has elite endurance, a great leap - combine that with reported (news/draft profiles) strong marking, elite long kicking, competitiveness...

Wondering whether weitering has spent much time up forward? - Could he potentially be a nick reidwoldt type forward? (with better kicking)
He has spent time forward.
 

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Wondering whether weitering has spent much time up forward? - Could he potentially be a nick reidwoldt type forward? (with better kicking)
I know you shouldn't judge a highlights reel but Weitering's marking was his best characteristic.

I'd happily play him as a high half forward taking a dozen marks a game between the arcs.

(Of course we're hoping to get Tomlinson to play that role)
 

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Well from all I have heard /read and seen - #1 for Weitering is probably a lock.
Looking at our list we seem to be missing some firepower up front - to be made worse if Levi Casboult is actually traded.

Gibbs/Thomas/Graham are likely to be fit for 2016 - but midfield rotations will be stretched as potential inclusion Plowman is more a rebounding defender yes?
IF Tomlinson eventuates he is more a flanker with massive tank than a dedicated forward...

so more class required in on ball division as well as a dedicated leading forward to support Levi - who may r may not be at Carlton.

Pretty tough situation for Club to manage in 2016 and supporters to stomach in 2016. We could end up with a great defensive team who can't score goals.

tbh - this type of situation is interesting to watch unfold- if an armchair observer like me can figure out the challenges - I wonder what the new coaching regime have in mind as far as structuring up forward...really interested in the Cub's response as far as forward structuring goes...

Buckley/Boekhurst/Sheehan/Byrne/Menzel/Graham/Docherty all have to step up and ....
Hollman/Whiley/Jacksh/Walsh (depth at this stage) just as much

however making things happen in controlled fashion up front rather than the bomb it it no one...will require a total rebuild for us..

Thomas/Gibbs/Murphy will have to have a more organised Everitt/Casboult/Walker?/Menzel/Rowe? running patterns and creating space..if our midfield is weak on rotations - our forward line hasn't even been invented yet...fascinating.
 
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