List Mgmt. 2018 Draft Watch - Depth Chart In OP

[NZ_Tiger]

Wonder why Collingwood were trying to jump us?


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[Ned_Flanders]

Michaels
unlock the Turner thread.

he's a lazier mod than you were!

 

[richoatthedisco]

A bit like Kieran Harper?

Haha, no. Harper was a super-talented flanker who couldn't get his body right. Blast from the past! tigs2010 and I were in love with him. (Think it was tigs - Toadvine might have liked him too.)

 

[TJASTA]

Luke English. I like.

 

[Accepted 04]

Luke English


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[TRUMAN#1]

I guess the Tigers don't need to develop Talls anymore?

 

[smasha]

Luke English.

Seems a big team player and a top bloke to boot,getting a major rap from the panel.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Luke English
180cm 76kgs
DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A prolific ball-winner who covers the ground exceptionally well and hits the scoreboard too."

OVERVIEW

Luke English is a midfield stoppage specialist who has a mature body and as such can play from round one next year. His draft prospects soared last year when he took out the Jack Clarke Medal, the WAFL Colts Coaches Award and his club’s Best and Fairest Award after a superb individual season in which he averaged 25 possessions, six tackles and booted 13 goals in 19 games. He followed up with a great season in 2018 with both Perth and the WA U18s State Academy. He is an accumulator who runs both ways and can hit the scoreboard which will attract recruiters to his game. While he is not the quickest off the mark through acceleration, or the most deadliest by foot, English ticks a lot of boxes as a real solid choice in November’s AFL Draft.

STRENGTHS

• Prolific ball-winner
• Goalkicking midfielder
• Two-way runner
• Tackling

An inside midfielder who plays similarly to Adelaide star Matt Crouch, Luke English has an innate ability to find the football. For the Perth Demons Colts in 2018, English averaged 28 possessions, while in his only game for Perth’s Reserves team, he accumulated 18 possessions. For Western Australia, he was the leading possession winner for the Black Ducks and ranked fourth overall with 92 total possessions at an average of 23 per game.

English has also shown an ability to be dangerous around goals. In 33 WAFL Colts games, he booted 23 goals and 14 behinds to be one of the most dangerous players inside attacking 50. For Western Australia he booted three goals in four games to finish sixth overall in their Leading Goalkicker Award. It is this area that can set him apart from other midfielders, because he can not only impact through the middle, but go forward and hurt opponents on the scoreboard.

Finally, he is not just a front-running midfielder. He has demonstrated a will to chase, and tackle or at least put on excellent defensive pressure to try and win the ball back for his team. In his 33-game WAFL Colts career, English has laid 160 tackles (an average of five per game), which is remarkable for someone his age. There is not much of him in terms of size, but he cracks in, and is a great team player who can win the ball in traffic, but also spread to the outside through hard running.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Speed
• Disposal Efficiency

Unlike some of the other midfielders in this year’s draft pool, English does not boast lightning pace to break away from stoppages. However, his endurance is very good and he uses it to his advantage. He instead burns his opponents into the ground over time, working hard with gut running to get to the outside of a contest and win the ball then send it forward. A full AFL pre-season behind him may very well help English improve his speed. Another area he could improve upon is his disposal efficiency, especially via foot. He has a neat kicking style but does not have a penetrating kick, and while he is able to hit targets, being able to increase the variety of kicks to hurt opposition teams will be an area in which he can continue to develop.

 

[M0557]

English, impressive pick! Needs to be more damaging, but has the legs and a smart kid. Bargain.

 

[GoTigers2015]

 

[NZ_Tiger]

We don’t do things by half do we. Short of small forwards and we go draft 5, then a talls draft and now a midfield draft.


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[Sir_Loin]

Stacking the midfield. Picks are looking pretty good so far.

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

got a helmeted one..

The midfielder excels with his ball-winning ability and delivery, whether playing inside or outside the contest. Has elite endurance and work ethic, which was reflected at the NAB AFL Draft Combine. Hard at it and with clean hands, English was one of Western Australia's top performers in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

 

[Cevap_Roll]

I guess the Tigers don't need to develop Talls anymore?

We picked 3 in last years draft.

 

[tugga]

Would have loved Idun at 62, but English seems like he slipped according to the rankings.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

should wait to get mids when we are bottom 4

cant build a side for the future with late pick midfielders

 

[M0557]

What are Carlton up to now?

 

[Mr Magic]

Did it ever occur to you that the people paid to forecast are the ones making the picks for us? What's that tell you? That you know more than them?

This is my opinion only.

Any club that has not traded over the last 24 hours is behind the eight ball.

If you are not experienced( on the earth for at least 30 years living), when you get past 30 life should tell you to avoid falling behind you have to trade, its part of adapting to keep up with evolution!!!!

 

[DontArgue4]

English will play early next year, book it

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Pretty smart English and ross can play from round one

Rcd will take time

Turner can be the damaging Scully/smith type we’re crying out for

 

[tigs2010]

Haha, no. Harper was a super-talented flanker who couldn't get his body right. Blast from the past! tigs2010 and I were in love with him. (Think it was tigs - Toadvine might have liked him too.)

Prove it

 

[Nobu]

Geez they were sucking English off. He’d want to be better than Gaz Sr with the way they were banging on about him.

 

[TRUMAN#1]

We picked 3 in last years draft.

We have also got rid of a few in the off season as well.

Its all good, I just worry about depth in talls still.

 

[TigersMP4]

How is McKenzie still on the board wow.


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[M0557]

This is my opinion only.

Any club that has not traded over the last 24 hours is behind the eight ball.

If you are not experienced( on the earth for at least 30 years living), when you get past 30 life should tell you to avoid falling behind you have to trade, its part of adapting to keep up with evolution!!!!

WTF are you talking about