Analysis 2021 draft thread

[Surly Boy]

Good article on the sons of Ashcroft and Fletcher.

Like Father, Like Son

Will Ashcroft and Jaspa Fletcher will spend summer doing pre-season with the Lions ahead of the 2022 NAB AFL Draft.

www.lions.com.au

 

[Surly Boy]

And one more...

 

[Dalions]

And one more...

 

[briztoon]

Good article on the sons of Ashcroft and Fletcher.

Like Father, Like Son

Will Ashcroft and Jaspa Fletcher will spend summer doing pre-season with the Lions ahead of the 2022 NAB AFL Draft.

www.lions.com.au

I wonder what Will has done to his left shoulder?

He’s had it strapped for at least a year.

 

[PattyKwasagun]

I wonder what Will has done to his left shoulder?

He’s had it strapped for at least a year.

Geez he's looking strong in his upper body too isn't he. That's very promising.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Said he "hasn't decided" whether he'll nominate as a father son. Hope it's not another Marc Murphy situation...

 

[briztoon]

Said he "hasn't decided" whether he'll nominate as a father son. Hope it's not another Marc Murphy situation...

Listen to him talk. What he says at the end about his brother and him playing for the Lions.

 

[lionraven]

Hope the Ashcroft brothers lay a smack down on the Daicos boys in the 2026 GF to complete the 4peat

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Hope the Ashcroft brothers lay a smack down on the Daicos boys in the 2026 GF to complete the 4peat

Are you implying we're not going to win the flag in 2022? Because we are!

 

[irish]

Said he "hasn't decided" whether he'll nominate as a father son. Hope it's not another Marc Murphy situation...

bit of a worry but hopefully he is committed

 

[BRAB]

And one more...

It's so weird hearing Hugh Mccluggage talk like an experienced player. He's still a draftee in my head.

Now he's taking the next gen under his wing. We've come a long way as a club.

 

[pulpdriver]

It's so weird hearing Hugh Mccluggage talk like an experienced player. He's still a draftee in my head.

Now he's taking the next gen under his wing. We've come a long way as a club.

He's a big boy now.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Hope the Ashcroft brothers lay a smack down on the Daicos boys in the 2026 GF to complete the 4peat

Are you implying we're not going to win the flag in 2022? Because we are!

Why not both? And the 3 in between. One day, *a* team will win 5 in a row. Might as well be us.

 

[JasRulz63]

Tiny bit of footage of Ashcroft playing for Vic Metro.

 

[briztoon]

USA football/afl podcast looking at the draft, with Rookie Me Central chief editor, Pete Williams. Briefly talks about the Lions draft at the 55:25 mark, as one of the four club’s drafts that he rates.



If you scroll back through the episode’s, there is an episode with a Lions fan living in the USA who’s a punter at a small college. Fair chance some here may know the guy, or he may even be a member here.

 

[GC2015]

Just saw the story on the Channel 9 state news about Daryl McDowell-White Jr training with the Lions at the moment. They explained that the Lions were unable to Cat B rookie draft him after submitting a request to the AFL. Apparently the father-son pairing played together at the local league level a few years ago which ruled White Jr ineligible for Cat B rookie status but I assume they'll set their sights on him in the mid-season draft. He turned 25 a few weeks ago for anyone that's wondering.

You guys might already be aware of all these details but I just thought I'd share the information in case you weren't aware. Always nice to see the son of an AFL legend making his way into the game, particularly at a Queensland club where they seem few and far between.

 

[PattyKwasagun]

Just saw the story on the Channel 9 state news about Daryl McDowell-White Jr training with the Lions at the moment. They explained that the Lions were unable to Cat B rookie draft him after submitting a request to the AFL. Apparently the father-son pairing played together at the local league level a few years ago which ruled White Jr ineligible for Cat B rookie status but I assume they'll set their sights on him in the mid-season draft. He turned 25 a few weeks ago for anyone that's wondering.

You guys might already be aware of all these details but I just thought I'd share the information in case you weren't aware. Always nice to see the son of an AFL legend making his way into the game, particularly at a Queensland club where they seem few and far between.

We could probably sign him now with CEY’s departure if we wanted to. Would be fascinating to see what he could do.

 

[BuntonRules]

Calm down. A real long shot at his age.

 

[Dalions]

Calm down. A real long shot at his age.

He put on a couple of really nice tackles 1 on Jarrod Berry in particular.
And took a couple of nice marks. But he has some catching up to do on his skills.

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Just saw the story on the Channel 9 state news about Daryl McDowell-White Jr training with the Lions at the moment. They explained that the Lions were unable to Cat B rookie draft him after submitting a request to the AFL. Apparently the father-son pairing played together at the local league level a few years ago which ruled White Jr ineligible for Cat B rookie status but I assume they'll set their sights on him in the mid-season draft. He turned 25 a few weeks ago for anyone that's wondering.

You guys might already be aware of all these details but I just thought I'd share the information in case you weren't aware. Always nice to see the son of an AFL legend making his way into the game, particularly at a Queensland club where they seem few and far between.

 

[Nunez]

Oof imagine if he ended up being a good footy player. What a bonus.

 

[mick1013]

Nathan Freeman

Nathan Freeman

Age

30

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.5

4star

CL

1.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.5

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.5

4star

CL

1.0

3star

not selected for GC, surely worth a punt with CEY list spot?

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Nathan Freeman not selected for GC, surely worth a punt with CEY list spot?

Do we really need another midfielder on our primary list though like I understand it's a like for like replacement (in terms of playing position) but I feel like we should rather grab another KPD or KPF to help stronger our stocks in those areas of the grounds, for the short & long-term future at the club, and just continue improving our midfield depth through the younger players already at the club (Rayner, Bailey, McCluggage, J.Berry, T.Berry, Robertson, Sharp, Tunstill, etc) + Ashcroft & Fletcher in the future.

 

[mattsmob]

Nathan Freeman not selected for GC, surely worth a punt with CEY list spot?

I like the idea of taking that list spot to the mid season draft and if we need depth in a certain position then get it, if not take the best 19 year old that didn’t get picked up in the last draft.

 

[Royboy1961]

I like the idea of taking that list spot to the mid season draft and if we need depth in a certain position then get it, if not take the best 19 year old that didn’t get picked up in the last draft.

I tend to agree unless they really want a player on the list that may be picked up by a club as our main list is relatively healthy