Review 2020 AFL Draft - The Unlucky Ones

[CatToTheFuture]

Where do you think Tanner Bruhn ends up? He looked positively thrilled at being selected by them

I think he was more realising that he now has to crack into the gws midfield to get a game. That's a long queue to have to try push to the front of.

 

[kreglze]

Disappointed Pescud and Lake didn't get picked anywhere coming from the Suns academy. Hopefully they can have cracking seasons somewhere and get put themselves forward for a chance next season.

 

[MCG-Unit]

Fraser Elliott 187cm 86kg mid
Bailey Chamberlain 179cm 70kg mid

 

[Schtinker]

Kalin Lane. I would have thought that he would have been a bit more in demand and a better selection than Henry Smith (Brisbane Lions) and Samson Ryan (Richmond).

 

[Mutineer]

Kalin Lane. I would have thought that he would have been a bit more in demand and a better selection than Henry Smith (Brisbane Lions) and Samson Ryan (Richmond).

Seen a lot of Henry Smith have you?

Did Kalin Lane play in the 2019 U17's Future Stars game which is usually a fair indication of where the players are rated a year out from their draft?

Ruckmen Henry Smith and Shannon Neale both played in that Grand Final curtain raiser and both were drafted...Henry Walsh also played and went through undrafted.

 

[Schtinker]

Seen a lot of Henry Smith have you?

Did Kalin Lane play in the 2019 U17's Future Stars game which is usually a fair indication of where the players are rated a year out from their draft?

Ruckmen Henry Smith and Shannon Neale both played in that Grand Final curtain raiser and both were drafted...Henry Walsh also played and went through undrafted.

Opinions are like ar2eholes... everyone has one. You obviously have some sort of man crush on him. Played as an ad-hoc ruckman and more of a forward. Can't see his game translating into a long term career as a forward and definitely not as a ruck. Guess time will tell.

 

[THE_GUN]

Seen a lot of Henry Smith have you?

Did Kalin Lane play in the 2019 U17's Future Stars game which is usually a fair indication of where the players are rated a year out from their draft?

Ruckmen Henry Smith and Shannon Neale both played in that Grand Final curtain raiser and both were drafted...Henry Walsh also played and went through undrafted.

Henry Smith has a lot of work to do to get to AFL level looking at his combine results 8 minute 2klm time with 3.4 20mtrs time
Thinking Lumbering Ruckman

 

[Mutineer]

Henry Smith has a lot of work to do to get to AFL level looking at his combine results 8 minute 2klm time with 3.4 20mtrs time
Thinking Lumbering Ruckman

I'm not suggesting he'll ever be near the player Max Gawn

11

Max Gawn

Age

29

Ht

208cm

Wt

109kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

is but look at his improvement over the years, big fella's take time and he certainly has that on his side. Worth remembering also he hardly had any pre-season recovering from surgery over the break and had a very late start to the season. Good overhead, sound below his knees and a decent kick for a big developing lad.

 

[The 747]

Where do you think Tanner Bruhn ends up? He looked positively thrilled at being selected by them

Bruh, coming back to Geelong bruh.

Might have to do a few years elsewhere though, he is a bit young for our recruiters.

 

[Monocle]

Seen a lot of Henry Smith have you?

Did Kalin Lane play in the 2019 U17's Future Stars game which is usually a fair indication of where the players are rated a year out from their draft?

Ruckmen Henry Smith and Shannon Neale both played in that Grand Final curtain raiser and both were drafted...Henry Walsh also played and went through undrafted.

Fair enough that you rate Henry Smith so highly.

A few questions for your good self, if I may ?

How muck of Lane have you seen ?

You mention Shannon Neale as quality and worthy of being drafted where he was, so my next question is how did you rate Neale's game when he came up against Lane ?

How would you rate Lane's progression through the Colts 2020 season ?

As I said at the start of this post, I am not bagging either Smith or your opinion of him, rather just wanting to understand how much exposure of Lane you have had.

 

[Mutineer]

Fair enough that you rate Henry Smith so highly.

A few questions for your good self, if I may ?

How muck of Lane have you seen ?

You mention Shannon Neale as quality and worthy of being drafted where he was, so my next question is how did you rate Neale's game when he came up against Lane ?

How would you rate Lane's progression through the Colts 2020 season ?

As I said at the start of this post, I am not bagging either Smith or your opinion of him, rather just wanting to understand how much exposure of Lane you have had.

I never said anything about rating Smith highly I had him as definitely draftable possibly rookie in this particular draft with an eye firmly to the future.

As for the Kalin Lane vs Henry Smith vs Shannon Neale my only comment was Shannon Neale, Henry Smith and Henry Walsh were selected in last year's U17's Future Stars game which is a fair indicator usually that they are rated the best prospects for next year's draft by the recruiters.

I have had very little exposure to Kalin Lane and never claimed that I had, and by the way where did I say Shannon Neale was quality? He's another I saw as definitely draftable with an eye to the future especially given his athleticism,

I merely said they were obviously rated to have got a a spot in the Future Stars game.

 

[Maxtom01]

Will he stay on in the gc eastern AFL team?
Will be a great platform for him to show off his wares to more clubs.
Wishing him all the best.

He's still with suns under 19's
Probably should try and stretch his wings a bit but ...


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[Maxtom01]

Disappointed Pescud and Lake didn't get picked anywhere coming from the Suns academy. Hopefully they can have cracking seasons somewhere and get put themselves forward for a chance next season.

Max took it pretty well
Disappointed at first but picked himself up and dusted himself off


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[dazzledavey36]

What happened to Kyle Dunkley

48

Kyle Dunkley

Age

20

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.6

3star

No current season stats available

D

9.6

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.6

3star

? Will he be an Essendon train on player, hopefully picked up in the supplementary draft or was Dodo was telling porkies to bend big bruv over?
If it’s the latter, I’m betting their old man won’t be too happy. I think the bombers will need to target another player and whisper sweet nothings in his ear

The old man just needs to shut his mouth and stay out of it.
Bombers should only consider Kyle purely if they think he'll play a role in their side moving forward.

The Dunkleys are starting to sound like spoilt fu**s

 

[Mt Isa Mustang]

He's still with suns under 19's
Probably should try and stretch his wings a bit but ...


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Hopefully get a few games with the reserves.

 

[Toadvine]

So when can we expect to see the clubs training lists? I thought I read invitations needed to be finalised this week?

 

[Sin City]

So when can we expect to see the clubs training lists? I thought I read invitations needed to be finalised this week?

Zavier Maher is gonna train with the Blues as well as Oscar McDonald

28

Oscar Mcdonald

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

191.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

3star

MG

157.7

3star

D

14.8

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.4

3star

MG

138.4

3star

and Callum Moore

47

Callum Moore

Age

24

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

2.0

1star

K

0.0

1star

HB

2.0

1star

M

0.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.6

3star

 

[Toadvine]

Zavier Maher is gonna train with the Blues as well as Oscar McDonald

28

Oscar Mcdonald

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

191.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

3star

MG

157.7

3star

D

14.8

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.4

3star

MG

138.4

3star

and Callum Moore

47

Callum Moore

Age

24

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

2.0

1star

K

0.0

1star

HB

2.0

1star

M

0.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.6

3star

Unconfirmed right now but WWT mature ager Rhyan Mansell is training with the Tigers. That's the only name mentioned other than Eggolesse-Smith so far.

 

[wimpy]

True.

 

[the Ziebull]

Unconfirmed right now but WWT mature ager Rhyan Mansell is training with the Tigers. That's the only name mentioned other than Eggolesse-Smith so far.

Can players who were eligible for NGA but overlooked still be taken as cat b rookie to the club they were eligible to?

eg Mansell was a NGA tassie kid for us but we overlooked him last year. is he still an nga eligible for us for a period of time

 

[anotherletdown]

The old man just needs to shut his mouth and stay out of it.
Bombers should only consider Kyle purely if they think he'll play a role in their side moving forward.

The Dunkleys are starting to sound like spoilt fu**s

Entitled is the term i'd use. The old man holds a grudge better than most too

 

[Toadvine]

Can players who were eligible for NGA but overlooked still be taken as cat b rookie to the club they were eligible to?

eg Mansell was a NGA tassie kid for us but we overlooked him last year. is he still an nga eligible for us for a period of time

I'm not sure but I think in this case given he's played the year in SA and North passed over him in his first draft eligible year I'd think not.

 

[Peel67skin]

Can players who were eligible for NGA but overlooked still be taken as cat b rookie to the club they were eligible to?

eg Mansell was a NGA tassie kid for us but we overlooked him last year. is he still an nga eligible for us for a period of time

Nope , If you overlooked you miss the chance .

 

[PMBangers]

Can players who were eligible for NGA but overlooked still be taken as cat b rookie to the club they were eligible to?

eg Mansell was a NGA tassie kid for us but we overlooked him last year. is he still an nga eligible for us for a period of time

Mansell was eligible in 2018

AFAIK once a player turns 21 they're not eligible for any Academy selection regardless of moving out of the region, outside of that I assume Mansell is ineligible similar to a player that's Under 18 because he's now moved out of the NGA zone for North

 

[Peel67skin]

Mansell was eligible in 2018

AFAIK once a player turns 21 they're not eligible for any Academy selection regardless of moving out of the region, outside of that I assume Mansell is ineligible similar to a player that's Under 18 because he's now moved out of the NGA zone for North

If i am North i look at Brodie Lake . BF recruiters keep saying he should be in open draft, he is and nobody drafted him .