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Brayshaw is a really interesting one, because if he doesn't go 1 he could potentially slide all the way to 7.

Freo are rumoured to really like him and Cerra, but to prefer LDU to both, so if Rayner goes 1, LDU 2, Dow 3, Stephenson/Fogarty 4 and Freo go with Cerra at 5, then I don't see it as a certainty that Collingwood would take Brayshaw over others like Fogarty/Naughton/Coffield/Bonar, so he could make it all the way through to 7.

Haven't heard any of the Vic clubs with picks ahead of ours linked to him much, if at all.
 
king rising said:
Anyone who continually picks Stephenson to North at pick4 clearly has no concept of our strategy, or are just trolling. We will not be taking him. Cant kick, is skinny, has debatable AFL midfield capacity and the latest news of his heart issue only reaffirms this.
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I remember a young kid from WA who was skinny had debatable midfield capacity and still isn't an elite kick. A Brownlow and recent international rules best player award later...
 
D_P_S said:
I remember a young kid from WA who was skinny had debatable midfield capacity and still isn't an elite kick. A Brownlow and recent international rules best player award later...
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dont think Stephenson and Fyfe is a good comparison to be honest. time will tell guess
 
king rising said:
Anyone who continually picks Stephenson to North at pick4 clearly has no concept of our strategy, or are just trolling. We will not be taking him. Cant kick, is skinny, has debatable AFL midfield capacity and the latest news of his heart issue only reaffirms this.
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Yep - a pass for me as well.

1 of LDU, Dow, Raynor or Cerra. Brayshaw wouldn’t be a bad pick either.
 

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king rising said:
dont think Stephenson and Fyfe is a good comparison to be honest. time will tell guess
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Not saying he will be as good either but I wouldn't write him off so early
 
Le Grille said:
Getting the feeling Stephenson might be Gary Rohan mk 2
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In what way? Rohan has apparently never been able to get above about 12-15 disposals even in the juniors, whereas Stephenson had 30 or more in each of his last 5 TAC Cup games from memory (including finals) and also had a 39 disposal game. Rohan is also a much better kick.
 
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aussierulesrules said:
In what say? Rohan has apparently never been able to get above about 12-15 disposals even in the juniors, whereas Stephenson had 30 or more in each of his last 5 TAC Cup games from memory (including finals) and also had a 39 disposal game. Rohan is also a much better kick.
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I wasn’t aware of Rohan’s junior numbers being that poor, my feeling was more about being picked high on athletic ability rather than skills. Happy to be wrong particularly if he ends up at north
 
Le Grille said:
I wasn’t aware of Rohan’s junior numbers being that poor, my feeling was more about being picked high on athletic ability rather than skills. Happy to be wrong particularly if he ends up at north
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Yeah I don't think he's ever been able to find the footy. Has been said many times over the years that even in the juniors he didn't get much of it either. I guess he was taken that high because of the impact he could make with a small number of touches and out of hope that he would learn in time to find the thing.
 
Le Grille said:
I wasn’t aware of Rohan’s junior numbers being that poor, my feeling was more about being picked high on athletic ability rather than skills. Happy to be wrong particularly if he ends up at north
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Rohan is actually very skillful when he has the ball. He just doesn't get the ball enough.
 

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aussierulesrules said:
Unknown Identity, who made the HS last year for breaking the news on here that there was a chance Sam Mitchell could be traded to West Coast, and who was the one that broke the news on here recently (again a couple of days before the media started running with it) that Jayden Stephenson had a heart complaint that had clubs wary, posted this on the Brisbane board last night:



He clearly has an extremely good contact or two, so to go onto another club's board and state something with 100% certainty I imagine it's highly likely to be the case.
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It's been common public knowledge for about 5 days that Brisbane are choosing between Rayner and Brayshaw. This was basically/literally confirmed by Steve Conole on radio yesterday morning.
 
triggering bro said:
Considering the majority & strength of rumours the top 10 will fall like this imo:

1. Bris - Brayshaw
2. Freo - Rayner
3. Carl - Dow
4. NM - Stephenson
5. Freo - LDU
6. Coll - Fogerty
7. StK - Cerra
8. StK - Coffield
9. WB - Naughton
10. Carl - Bonar


NM have long liked Stephenson & will pick him ahead of LDU & Cerra due to needing outside pace & goal scoring ability.

(Clark, LFog, Constable).
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No they won't.
 
Wild Bill said:
Yep - a pass for me as well.

1 of LDU, Dow, Raynor or Cerra. Brayshaw wouldn’t be a bad pick either.
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Cerra and Bradshaw I rate as best player's in this draft as quality sure things who will play 200 game's with class like Jimmy Bartel.
 

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Its interesting that there are not many rumours about Fogarty.
Theres rumours
- North are really into Stephenson and the big 5 (Rayner, Dow, LDU, Cerra, Brayshaw)
- Collingwood really like Naughton, Murphy, Coffield, the big 5
- Saints really like Coffield, Clark, Stephenson, the big 5
- Doggs really like Murphy, Coffield, Bonar, Clark

Theres a few rumours like Collingwood and North dont mind him but no strong rumours for any team. There were rumours a month back Carlton really liked him.
 
aussierulesrules said:
Landsberger said in today's Hun that Stephenson's heart condition was only diagnosed last month, so the risk for clubs is if they haven't been able to see how he copes with the meds, which I have seen rumoured make u lethargic.

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News going around is the saint's leaked the heart condition so he slides to your picks.
 
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