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I am ecstatic with that draft haul, right mix of list needs and best available, the rebuild is done now, we’ll not get another haul like this for the next 5 years (hoping longer actually).
Here’s my take on our current list, as you can see we have genuine depth on all lines now and some very exciting prospects for the future as well:
Starting 22
B: Logue, Pearce, Ryan
HB: Clark, Cox, Young
C: Mundy, Fyfe, Tucker
HF: Schultz(r), Treacy(r), Walters
F: Lobb, Taberner, Sturt
Fol: Darcy, Brayshaw, Serong
Bench: Colyer, Aish, Switkowski, Walker
Seconds:
B:, Kelm(b), Hamling, Hughes
HB: Wilson, Chapman, O’Driscoll
C: Worner(r), Brodie, Frederick
HF: Western, Benning, Henry
F: Banfield(r), Amiss, Erasmus
Fol: Meek, Crowden(r), Johnson
Bench: Valente, Acres, Blakely(r)
Out:
Cerra, Hill, Conca, Duman, Giro, Watson(r), Bewley(r), Thomas(b)
In:
Clark, Brodie, Amiss, Erasmus, Johnson, Benning, Kelm(b), Worner(r)
Before you all start jumping up and down about who should be in the starting line up and who should be in the seconds (Peel) let me just say, that’s the point we have real competition for places now, and that will just intensify as the kids we have drafted in the last 3 years develop and press their case for selection.
Happy days and can’t wait for 2022!
Kelm too probably.
this talls take time thing.
Why would he have to train by himself over pre season? He'll get an exemption because this is his job. Even if for some mad reason they didn't give it all he has to do is is spend 2 weeks in SA then he's in.People really overstate this talls take time thing.
Amiss may take 5-6 to reach his full potential but if he’s truly worth pick 8 (and I believe he is) he’ll 100% play games next year. Top quality talls play games in their first season - outside of guys who have been injured their first year I can’t think of one that hasn’t.
The two mids will play, Benning probably won’t.
Not sure about Worner tbh. Depends how he goes training by himself over what’s likely to be a fair portion of the pre season. Hope we give him at least two years (we usually do) to show he stuff.
Why would he have to train by himself over pre season? He'll get an exemption because this is his job. Even if for some mad reason they didn't give it all he has to do is is spend 2 weeks in SA then he's in.
Christmas with the Mundy's.Can’t answer your questions but I swear I read somewhere that he’ll be staying in Victoria for the time being.
I’d imagine his exemption would involve him doing two weeks of training by himself on Perth. Could be that they don’t want him doing it twice (assuming he goes to Victoria for Christmas).
Likely the turnaround is the issue with the break approaching. Can't come till his application is approved, then book a flight and a test. Couldn't get out till what the 30th or the 1st at the earliest, then it'd be quarantine for two weeks which he'd get out of just in time for 1 or 2 sessions before Christmas.Can’t answer your questions but I swear I read somewhere that he’ll be staying in Victoria for the time being.
I’d imagine his exemption would involve him doing two weeks of training by himself on Perth. Could be that they don’t want him doing it twice (assuming he goes to Victoria for Christmas).
Anyway my pettifogging original point stands, he won't miss the majority of the pre-season, only the two or three weeks between the draft and the mandatory Christmas break.
Think it’s a combination of picks and players lining up nicely, and Covid.I know we have been frustrated in the past not picking up obvious WA talent. Following the last couple years predominantly WA picks (largely Covid related). If this is successful I wonder if even more weight will be given to local talent.
We might have been lucky that quality players were there at our picks which may not always be the case. But I wonder if it will will drive a better culture at the club with pride to perform & succeed for their local team (within the state).
Yeah I was looking membership addons like 2-3 days ago and we had 28000 now it's up to 31000+Anybody else noticed that our membership jumped for more than 1000 in last couple days????????????
I know we have been frustrated in the past not picking up obvious WA talent. Following the last couple years predominantly WA picks (largely Covid related). If this is successful I wonder if even more weight will be given to local talent.
We might have been lucky that quality players were there at our picks which may not always be the case. But I wonder if it will will drive a better culture at the club with pride to perform & succeed for their local team (within the state).
I reckon many of those are our WA drafties friends and familyYeah I was looking membership addons like 2-3 days ago and we had 28000 now it's up to 31000+
I reckon many of those are our WA drafties friends and family
Injuries aside Amiss has to beat out Treacy to get a game.People really overstate this talls take time thing.
Amiss may take 5-6 to reach his full potential but if he’s truly worth pick 8 (and I believe he is) he’ll 100% play games next year. Top quality talls play games in their first season - outside of guys who have been injured their first year I can’t think of one that hasn’t.
The two mids will play, Benning probably won’t.
Not sure about Worner tbh. Depends how he goes training by himself over what’s likely to be a fair portion of the pre season. Hope we give him at least two years (we usually do) to show he stuff.
I'm stunned Johnson made it to 21. Does he have a drug problem I'm not aware of?
Christmas with the Mundy's.
I believe he’s not coming over till “next year” as in January 2022.I thought Kelm was stuck in Ireland for another year. Did this get resolved?
You're forgetting the AFL mandatory Christmas break is 3 weeks. If he is keen to take his chance he'll be taking most of that 'break' in quarantine.It’ll be roughly four weeks training away from the club before Christmas plus maybe a week or two afterward.
My post never said a majority- it said a fair portion. From my way of thinking 5-6 weeks of a three month pre season is fair portion.
Not sure it’ll have much impact on him tbh, especially if we find a way for him to train with a VFL team or something (for the footy component).