List Mgmt. 2019 Draft Mega Thread - Pickett is not eligible as F/S or NGA
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Thanks for sharing
I think speed is the least important thing to consider in a ruck. Probably the least important position to have speed in as well.
Rhys Stanley’s probably faster than 99% of ports list.
Luke Jackson is the only ruck I’ve heard of from this draft and he looks very good. Though it’s his work rate and ability to keep involved I like.
If so he will turn out to be a triple brownlow medalist
I put this in the next generation academy thread but it also belongs here. It's pretty exciting news if true.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-03-20/athletic-ruckmen-abound-in-2019-draft-crop
South Australian Kysaiah Pickett, the nephew of Port Adelaide and North Melbourne great Byron, also featured prominently in the agility test, running a time of 7.88sec. Pickett is aligned to the Power's NGA and appears likely to be drafted this season.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-03-20/athletic-ruckmen-abound-in-2019-draft-crop
South Australian Kysaiah Pickett, the nephew of Port Adelaide and North Melbourne great Byron, also featured prominently in the agility test, running a time of 7.88sec. Pickett is aligned to the Power's NGA and appears likely to be drafted this season.
I remember reading/hearing this about a year ago. I think I even mentioned it on bigfooty but when questioned couldn’t find a link.
Not sure if that supports this as being factually correct or a misprint likely to be retracted.
Wow I did not know that Pickett was a nga player for us.
That is good news. Although I suspect as a 170cm (last years height I don’t know if he has grown) small forward he will feature later in the draft
He is genuinely lightening quick and hits hard.
That is good news. Although I suspect as a 170cm (last years height I don’t know if he has grown) small forward he will feature later in the draft
He is genuinely lightening quick and hits hard.
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I thought the sunset clause was dispensed with too. Otherwise it was biased against players who became fathers later in life.
I'm prepared to believe.
Pickett is aligned to the Power's NGA and appears likely to be drafted this season
It's a pretty definitive statement by the afl site and implies they have some knowledge of intent regarding Pickett.
The afl site might have bad puns but it is very accurate regarding player contracts, status etc. The site is fed by the afl and the clubs.
I'm assuming the afl is still tinkering with zones and rules this year and thats why there hasn't been a comprehensive list of players.
It could also explain the glut of fourth rounders we have for the draft.
Anyway, the game needs more explosive players to make it more fun to watch.
Getting a Mead, Burgoyne and Pickett has to be a good thing for the club and its culture.
True. Although in the recent articles on NGA players they haven’t mentioned Sladojevic or Anzac lochowiak for the crows, all the talk is around the gws nga players so there hasn’t been a definitive list I’ve seen.
Can you elaborate more on what the "current rules" are ? I guess we can hope that they have change the rules but i recon its safe to say the AFL got it wrong and confused this with out indigenous academy.
Thats what i meant, the AFL journo. How long has he been in our indigenous academy ? really that work we put into these kids should be more relevant to draft eligibility then where they live.
If he plays anything like his uncle i want him.
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I know this is the 2019 draft thread but as Dwayne Russell said 10 minutes ago, there are a s**t load of 2018 draftees debuting Rd 1 and that doesn't include Rankine who is injured.
Did Chris Davies at the members convention say 2019 is a poor draft or was it 2020?
Did Chris Davies at the members convention say 2019 is a poor draft or was it 2020?
