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| FIRST | LAST | CLUB | DOB | AGE | HEIGHT | POSSITION |
| Geordie | Payne | (Tasmania) | 6/11/2005 | 18 | 184 | DEF |
| Noah | Howes | (South Adelaide) | 28/10/2005 | 18 | 196 | KPF |
| Dayten | Uerata | (Bendigo Pioneers) | 28/10/2005 | 18 | 185 | MID/FWD |
| Oskar | Smartt | (Essendon VFL) | 26/10/2005 | 18 | 180 | FWD/MID |
| Remy | Maclean | (Eastern Ranges) | 14/10/2005 | 18 | 196 | KPF |
| Iliro | Smit | (Eastern Ranges) | 9/08/2005 | 18 | 200 | RUC |
| Ben | Hopkins | (Dandenong Stingrays) | 1/07/2005 | 18 | 190 | DEF |
| Joe | Pike | (Geelong Falcons) | 17/05/2005 | 19 | 203 | RUC |
| Tobyn | Murray | (Geelong VFL) | 5/05/2005 | 19 | 179 | FWD |
| Lachlan | Voss | (Sandringham) | 19/04/2005 | 19 | 199 | KPD |
| Will | McLachlan | (Geelong Falcons) | 13/04/2005 | 19 | 185 | FWD |
| Will | Patton | (West Adelaide) | 4/01/2005 | 19 | 192 | DEF |
| Jasper | Scaife | (West Perth) | 30/09/2004 | 19 | 197 | KPF |
| Kelsey | Rypstra | (North Adelaide) | 2/05/2004 | 20 | 172 | FWD |
| Toby | Murray | (Adelaide Crows SANFL) | 3/11/2003 | 20 | 200 | RUC/FWD |
| Caleb | Ernst | (Coburg) | 12/10/2002 | 21 | 194 | KPF |
| Max | Hall | (Box Hill) | 15/04/2002 | 22 | 183 | MID/FWD |
| Jacob | Blight | (Peel Thunder) | 14/12/2001 | 22 | 196 | KPD |
| Jack | Hutchinson | (Collingwood VFL) | 10/11/2001 | 22 | 190 | FWD |
| Ajang | Kuol Mun | (Geelong VFL) | 15/07/2001 | 22 | 206 | RUC |
| Luke | Beecken | (WWT Eagles) | 18/04/2001 | 23 | 185 | DEF |
| Corey | Ellison | (Williamstown) | 24/08/2000 | 23 | 192 | FWD |
| Brynn | Teakle | (East Fremantle) | 16/10/1999 | 24 | 204 | RUC |
| Matthew | Ling | (Norwood) | 21/04/1999 | 25 | 184 | DEF/MID |
same guy.. and ran down Harry Sheezel to win a HTB free kick. I thought we were going to take him for sure at that time. I think Adelaide might take him in this draft.
Yes, definitely the same chap. He's the brother of Sam and (Adelaide's) Nick, a ruckman, and currently playing for Adelaide SANFL. I liked the look of him at the time, and wouldn't have minded if we'd rookie listed him.
'It would mean everything' and Toby's given himself a real chance
He helped Wangaratta Rovers to within one game of the grand final.
SANFL: Toby Murray’s ‘opportunity of a lifetime’
The 200cm ruck/forward has signed with the Crows SANFL team for 2024
He's played 5 SANFL games, booting 6 goals, with 4 of them coming on debut.
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Geez he's grown up a bit since.Yes, definitely the same chap. He's the brother of Sam and (Adelaide's) Nick, a ruckman, and currently playing for Adelaide SANFL. I liked the look of him at the time, and wouldn't have minded if we'd rookie listed him.
View attachment 1996647'It would mean everything' and Toby's given himself a real chance
He helped Wangaratta Rovers to within one game of the grand final.www.bordermail.com.au
View attachment 1996656SANFL: Toby Murray’s ‘opportunity of a lifetime’
The 200cm ruck/forward has signed with the Crows SANFL team for 2024www.afc.com.au
Ah, in the Academy game! I thought I remembered Murray playing a second time for us, but could only see the one official game in his records!: https://www.sandringhamdragons.com.au/players/fire-starter-harry-sheezel
Sheezel represented the Australian Academy side early in 2022, where he played against Collingwood’s VFL side, a game he says was a new experience against bigger bodies.
….or encouraging him to buy a faster car, those red ones look quick
Box Hill Hawks coach Zane Littlejohn calls Max Hall a “plug-and-play’’ footballer.
“What we love about him is he’s ever-reliable. You put him in a spot and, what is it, the plug and play?’’ Littlejohn said of the 22-year-old.
“We plug him in and just let him play. He’s just so reliable in getting the job done, and what makes him reliable is he’s so clean and doesn’t really waste the footy.’’
In his third year at the City Oval, Hall is having a fine season for the Hawks, emerging as a contender for the AFL’s mid-season draft and an early favourite for the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal.
The right-footer had 32 disposals against North Melbourne in Round 4, 26 against the Sydney Swans a week later and 31 in Round 6 against unbeaten ladder leader Footscray.
The Bulldogs were impressed with what they saw of the former Eastern Ranger, who came through under-age teams at the Gary Ayres-coached Montrose.
Montrose saw quite a bit of Hall in 2022 but since then, his stocks at Box Hill have risen sharply. He had 15 games last season and then fixed his focus on 2024.
he Bullants have another big man bubbling up in 202cm Will Elliott, the son of Test match cricketer Matthew.
Two weeks ago, Elliott took eight marks against Port Melbourne, one of them a spectacular grab in the goal square. He followed up with 18 possessions and a goal in the Ants’ stirring win over Collingwood last Saturday.
Elliott, 19, has missed a lot of football through Covid and then a knee injury, but his talent has never been in dispute.
“His upside is huge … he’s going to be a serious player,’’ Ants coach Rohan Welsh said yesterday.
“What you’re seeing is really promising but he’s still really raw … his body is going to fill out in the next two years.’’
Welsh is also promoting his wingman Saad El-Hawli.
The former Western Region league Rising Star winner is averaging 24.8 disposals from his six matches and seizing the eye with his speed. Welsh likens him to Carlton dasher Adam Saad.
“When I pick players who I think are draftable, I pick AFL players who I think they play like, and to me he’s like Adam Saad,’’ he said.
“He plays exactly the same way. Speed, good overhead, tough and a good ball-user. Good footy brain too. I think he’s got all the attributes to play in the AFL, absolutely.’’
Welsh also believes 2023 Bullants best and fairest Jean-Luc Velissaris should also be in the thoughts of AFL clubs. Velissaris, 24, had 34 touches against Collingwood and is averaging 33.3 from six matches.
“He’s tough, he wins it inside, he uses it well and he’s so consistent,’’ Welsh said of the midfielder.
“He might be one of those guys who gets to the next level and rises again.’’
Collingwood newcomer Jack Hutchinson has for weeks been touted as an early selection.
The 22-year-old joined the Pies at the encouragement of their former premiership player Jarryd Blair, who coached him at Wonthaggi in 2022-23. A 190cm forward who can jump like fat in a frying pan, Hutchinson has showed bit and pieces without blowing a game to smithereens.
One recruiter told CODE Sports that the right-footer would be drafted more on what he could do in the future “in a full-time (football) environment’’ rather than what he had done in a handful of games for Collingwood.
The Magpies’ former Hawthorn player Ned Long is also expected to come into consideration.
Long, 21, opened his season with possession counts of 25, 28 and 28 and performed well for the VFL against the SANFL. A calf complaint has kept him out of the past two rounds.
In Trezise, Richmond took one of its own players in last year’s mid-season draft, and it would be no surprise if it did so again.
Unfortunately for classy defender Mutaz El-Nour, he suffered a shoulder injury in Round 6 against Coburg and will be sidelined for eight weeks. Similar misfortune struck him before the 2023 mid-season draft, when he hurt a knee.
The Tigers may look to wingman Austin Johnson, from Southern league powerhouse Cheltenham.
Richmond coach Steve Morris gave him some lift-off after his Round 4 performance, when he had 21 disposals and five rebound 50s.
“He’s in super form at the moment, he’s such a reliable player for our team. He knows exactly the way we want to play football and he runs great patterns as a result of this,’’ Morris told Richmond’s website.
“He’s strong in the contest and continues to be a big reason as to why we’ve started the season in good form.”
Southport coach Stevie Daniel believes his half-back Ben Jepson is 50-50 to be taken in the mid-season draft.
He said Jepson, recruited from Coburg at the end of last season, had been “terrific’’ in his first season with the Sharks. He also played well for the VFL in the representative match against the SANFL.
“The last three weeks, he’s had his 30-odd (possessions) and given us a lot of drive off half-back,’’ Daniel said of Coburg’s 2023 best and fairest.
“He uses the ball really well, he’s tough, strong over the ball, understands the game. Two clubs have inquired about him.’’
Frankston coach Jackson Kornberg calls George Grey the Dolphins’ “most obvious’’ draft prospect.
Changing clubs and positions, the former Casey Demon has thrived in his move to half-back, pinging forward with skill and speed. He’s averaging 23.5 possessions for his 4-2 team.
“Classy ball-user, very good decision-maker; he’s been a class above,’’ Kornberg said of Grey.
He said the Dolphins had two other players who should be in mid-season draft discussions: former Kangaroo Tom Murphy and Lachie Reidy.
Murphy returned to Frankston this year after going back to local football in 2023. Previously used as a half-back, he has revelled in his onball role, averaging 22 disposals from his six matches.
“He’s been really consistent and powerful. He’s a territory-taker who drives his legs and he’s starting to impact in the front-half too,’’ Kornberg said. “He’s a great runner and uses the ball well.’’
He said few players did what Murphy, 26, had done, dropping back to local level, returning to the state league and performing at a high level.
“Usually once you go to local, that’s it. It’s different with him. He’s lived the highs and lows of the AFL and now he’s got the passion back.’’
The Dolphins went into the season thinking Reidy would predominantly play on the wing. But the former Eastern Ranges player has come through as an inside midfielder.
“I think he’s one who’s popped up,’’ Kornberg said. “He wills himself from contest to contest and accumulates through that.’’
Key defenders Finbar O’Dwyer (Williamstown) and Nathan Cooper (Werribee) may appeal to clubs needing to bolster their backlines.
Cooper, one of the quickest players at Werribee, played in the state game against the SANFL.
“If any AFL clubs are looking for a key defender, he defends as well as anyone going around,’’ Bees coach Jimmy Allan said of Cooper, a former Sydney Swans reserve player.
‘’He’d be ready to go straight away. Defends like his life depends on it.’’
O’Dwyer joined Willy after a rookie listing at Carlton and has become a starting point for coach Justin Plapp and his selection committee.
Plapp also believes that former Carlton defender Luke Parks, ex-Richmond defender Riley Collier-Dawkins and key forward Corey Ellison will come into calculations.
“His stoppage and contest stuff has been elite for us,’’ Plapp said of Collier-Dawkins, who had 32 disposals against Essendon last Saturday. “He’s building. His last few weeks have been at a very high level.’’
He said Parks was a “genuine intercept defender, he’s tough, he can defend one-on-one’’.
“He’s not too dissimilar to Marty Hore, really,’’ Plapp said.
Midfielder Jack Toner has also hit stride in the past two rounds, having 24 touches against Casey Demons and 25 against Essendon.
Essendon small forward Oskar Smartt enhanced his chances of advancing to the AFL with two snappy performances in the Young Guns series. The Bendigo Pioneers graduate also kicked four goals from 12 touches against the unbeaten Footscray Bulldogs.
“There’s so much upside to him. But where he’s at already is pretty solid,’’ Young Guns coach Matt O’Connor said of Smartt.
“Great forward pressure. We asked a question to the group, ‘What do you bring?’ And he just said, ‘I bring pressure’. He’s got a bit of life about him, which I think is great.’’
It’s understood that former Sandringham Dragon Cooper Lord has caught the interest of clubs through his performances with North Melbourne VFL. Bar his two Young Guns selections, the midfielder has played every game for the Roos.
“He’s a talented kid. I really like him,’’ North coach Tommy Lynch said.
Former WAFL player Ben Edwards is another who could bob up. He’s made a perky start with the Sydney Swans’ VFL team, parading his pace, endurance and ball-winning ability.
Victorian recruit Phil Moimoi has also come to notice for the Swans, as a half-forward with a nose for the goals.
“He’s a very exciting player, has got real X-factor,’’ Swannies coach Damian Truslove said of the nephew of rugby league cult figure Fuifui Moimoi.
Midfielder Hugo Bromell’s move from Footscray to Coburg has brought him more opportunity and greater attention.
Lions coach Jamie Cassidy-McNamara thinks he’s a player worth tracking.
“He’s a big mid who is clean and powerful in the contest,’’ he said.
“He’s still young, with a lot of growth in his game.’’
Geelong coach Mark Corrigan believes Tobyn Murray is one player “potentially bouncing around the mark’’. A midfielder with Geelong Falcons, he’s been playing at half-forward with the VFL Cats and kicked four goals from eight touches against Box Hill Hawks in Round 2.
“I think he’s on the radar,’’ Corrigan said. “Whether he’s done enough, I’m not sure. But there’s a bit there with him. He’s got a great tank, he’s tough, loves the contest.’’
Young Port Melbourne ruckman Felix Flockart continues to interest recruiters, according to coach Adam Skrobalak.
“He’s put together a fair body of work so far,’’ he said of the former Sandringham Dragon, who is averaging 13.6 disposals and 27.3 disposals this season.
“He’s been competitive in the ruck, he’s marking the ball around the ground and when he goes forward, he kicks a goal or two.’’
Skrobalak will not lift an eyebrow if a club swoops on his former Saint Dan McKenzie, whose absence last Friday night prompted five clubs to message Port.
Footscray’s ex-Magpie Trent Bianco is another former AFL player trying to win a second chance via the VFL. Three goals and 26 disposals against Willy in Round 4 served as a reminder of his ability.
“What we love about him is he’s ever-reliable. You put him in a spot and, what is it, the plug and play?’’ Littlejohn said of the 22-year-old.
“We plug him in and just let him play. He’s just so reliable in getting the job done, and what makes him reliable is he’s so clean and doesn’t really waste the footy.’’
In his third year at the City Oval, Hall is having a fine season for the Hawks, emerging as a contender for the AFL’s mid-season draft and an early favourite for the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal.
The right-footer had 32 disposals against North Melbourne in Round 4, 26 against the Sydney Swans a week later and 31 in Round 6 against unbeaten ladder leader Footscray.
The Bulldogs were impressed with what they saw of the former Eastern Ranger, who came through under-age teams at the Gary Ayres-coached Montrose.
Montrose saw quite a bit of Hall in 2022 but since then, his stocks at Box Hill have risen sharply. He had 15 games last season and then fixed his focus on 2024.
he Bullants have another big man bubbling up in 202cm Will Elliott, the son of Test match cricketer Matthew.
Two weeks ago, Elliott took eight marks against Port Melbourne, one of them a spectacular grab in the goal square. He followed up with 18 possessions and a goal in the Ants’ stirring win over Collingwood last Saturday.
Elliott, 19, has missed a lot of football through Covid and then a knee injury, but his talent has never been in dispute.
“His upside is huge … he’s going to be a serious player,’’ Ants coach Rohan Welsh said yesterday.
“What you’re seeing is really promising but he’s still really raw … his body is going to fill out in the next two years.’’
Welsh is also promoting his wingman Saad El-Hawli.
The former Western Region league Rising Star winner is averaging 24.8 disposals from his six matches and seizing the eye with his speed. Welsh likens him to Carlton dasher Adam Saad.
“When I pick players who I think are draftable, I pick AFL players who I think they play like, and to me he’s like Adam Saad,’’ he said.
“He plays exactly the same way. Speed, good overhead, tough and a good ball-user. Good footy brain too. I think he’s got all the attributes to play in the AFL, absolutely.’’
Welsh also believes 2023 Bullants best and fairest Jean-Luc Velissaris should also be in the thoughts of AFL clubs. Velissaris, 24, had 34 touches against Collingwood and is averaging 33.3 from six matches.
“He’s tough, he wins it inside, he uses it well and he’s so consistent,’’ Welsh said of the midfielder.
“He might be one of those guys who gets to the next level and rises again.’’
Collingwood newcomer Jack Hutchinson has for weeks been touted as an early selection.
The 22-year-old joined the Pies at the encouragement of their former premiership player Jarryd Blair, who coached him at Wonthaggi in 2022-23. A 190cm forward who can jump like fat in a frying pan, Hutchinson has showed bit and pieces without blowing a game to smithereens.
One recruiter told CODE Sports that the right-footer would be drafted more on what he could do in the future “in a full-time (football) environment’’ rather than what he had done in a handful of games for Collingwood.
The Magpies’ former Hawthorn player Ned Long is also expected to come into consideration.
Long, 21, opened his season with possession counts of 25, 28 and 28 and performed well for the VFL against the SANFL. A calf complaint has kept him out of the past two rounds.
In Trezise, Richmond took one of its own players in last year’s mid-season draft, and it would be no surprise if it did so again.
Unfortunately for classy defender Mutaz El-Nour, he suffered a shoulder injury in Round 6 against Coburg and will be sidelined for eight weeks. Similar misfortune struck him before the 2023 mid-season draft, when he hurt a knee.
The Tigers may look to wingman Austin Johnson, from Southern league powerhouse Cheltenham.
Richmond coach Steve Morris gave him some lift-off after his Round 4 performance, when he had 21 disposals and five rebound 50s.
“He’s in super form at the moment, he’s such a reliable player for our team. He knows exactly the way we want to play football and he runs great patterns as a result of this,’’ Morris told Richmond’s website.
“He’s strong in the contest and continues to be a big reason as to why we’ve started the season in good form.”
Southport coach Stevie Daniel believes his half-back Ben Jepson is 50-50 to be taken in the mid-season draft.
He said Jepson, recruited from Coburg at the end of last season, had been “terrific’’ in his first season with the Sharks. He also played well for the VFL in the representative match against the SANFL.
“The last three weeks, he’s had his 30-odd (possessions) and given us a lot of drive off half-back,’’ Daniel said of Coburg’s 2023 best and fairest.
“He uses the ball really well, he’s tough, strong over the ball, understands the game. Two clubs have inquired about him.’’
Frankston coach Jackson Kornberg calls George Grey the Dolphins’ “most obvious’’ draft prospect.
Changing clubs and positions, the former Casey Demon has thrived in his move to half-back, pinging forward with skill and speed. He’s averaging 23.5 possessions for his 4-2 team.
“Classy ball-user, very good decision-maker; he’s been a class above,’’ Kornberg said of Grey.
He said the Dolphins had two other players who should be in mid-season draft discussions: former Kangaroo Tom Murphy and Lachie Reidy.
Murphy returned to Frankston this year after going back to local football in 2023. Previously used as a half-back, he has revelled in his onball role, averaging 22 disposals from his six matches.
“He’s been really consistent and powerful. He’s a territory-taker who drives his legs and he’s starting to impact in the front-half too,’’ Kornberg said. “He’s a great runner and uses the ball well.’’
He said few players did what Murphy, 26, had done, dropping back to local level, returning to the state league and performing at a high level.
“Usually once you go to local, that’s it. It’s different with him. He’s lived the highs and lows of the AFL and now he’s got the passion back.’’
The Dolphins went into the season thinking Reidy would predominantly play on the wing. But the former Eastern Ranges player has come through as an inside midfielder.
“I think he’s one who’s popped up,’’ Kornberg said. “He wills himself from contest to contest and accumulates through that.’’
Key defenders Finbar O’Dwyer (Williamstown) and Nathan Cooper (Werribee) may appeal to clubs needing to bolster their backlines.
Cooper, one of the quickest players at Werribee, played in the state game against the SANFL.
“If any AFL clubs are looking for a key defender, he defends as well as anyone going around,’’ Bees coach Jimmy Allan said of Cooper, a former Sydney Swans reserve player.
‘’He’d be ready to go straight away. Defends like his life depends on it.’’
O’Dwyer joined Willy after a rookie listing at Carlton and has become a starting point for coach Justin Plapp and his selection committee.
Plapp also believes that former Carlton defender Luke Parks, ex-Richmond defender Riley Collier-Dawkins and key forward Corey Ellison will come into calculations.
“His stoppage and contest stuff has been elite for us,’’ Plapp said of Collier-Dawkins, who had 32 disposals against Essendon last Saturday. “He’s building. His last few weeks have been at a very high level.’’
He said Parks was a “genuine intercept defender, he’s tough, he can defend one-on-one’’.
“He’s not too dissimilar to Marty Hore, really,’’ Plapp said.
Midfielder Jack Toner has also hit stride in the past two rounds, having 24 touches against Casey Demons and 25 against Essendon.
Essendon small forward Oskar Smartt enhanced his chances of advancing to the AFL with two snappy performances in the Young Guns series. The Bendigo Pioneers graduate also kicked four goals from 12 touches against the unbeaten Footscray Bulldogs.
“There’s so much upside to him. But where he’s at already is pretty solid,’’ Young Guns coach Matt O’Connor said of Smartt.
“Great forward pressure. We asked a question to the group, ‘What do you bring?’ And he just said, ‘I bring pressure’. He’s got a bit of life about him, which I think is great.’’
It’s understood that former Sandringham Dragon Cooper Lord has caught the interest of clubs through his performances with North Melbourne VFL. Bar his two Young Guns selections, the midfielder has played every game for the Roos.
“He’s a talented kid. I really like him,’’ North coach Tommy Lynch said.
Former WAFL player Ben Edwards is another who could bob up. He’s made a perky start with the Sydney Swans’ VFL team, parading his pace, endurance and ball-winning ability.
Victorian recruit Phil Moimoi has also come to notice for the Swans, as a half-forward with a nose for the goals.
“He’s a very exciting player, has got real X-factor,’’ Swannies coach Damian Truslove said of the nephew of rugby league cult figure Fuifui Moimoi.
Midfielder Hugo Bromell’s move from Footscray to Coburg has brought him more opportunity and greater attention.
Lions coach Jamie Cassidy-McNamara thinks he’s a player worth tracking.
“He’s a big mid who is clean and powerful in the contest,’’ he said.
“He’s still young, with a lot of growth in his game.’’
Geelong coach Mark Corrigan believes Tobyn Murray is one player “potentially bouncing around the mark’’. A midfielder with Geelong Falcons, he’s been playing at half-forward with the VFL Cats and kicked four goals from eight touches against Box Hill Hawks in Round 2.
“I think he’s on the radar,’’ Corrigan said. “Whether he’s done enough, I’m not sure. But there’s a bit there with him. He’s got a great tank, he’s tough, loves the contest.’’
Young Port Melbourne ruckman Felix Flockart continues to interest recruiters, according to coach Adam Skrobalak.
“He’s put together a fair body of work so far,’’ he said of the former Sandringham Dragon, who is averaging 13.6 disposals and 27.3 disposals this season.
“He’s been competitive in the ruck, he’s marking the ball around the ground and when he goes forward, he kicks a goal or two.’’
Skrobalak will not lift an eyebrow if a club swoops on his former Saint Dan McKenzie, whose absence last Friday night prompted five clubs to message Port.
Footscray’s ex-Magpie Trent Bianco is another former AFL player trying to win a second chance via the VFL. Three goals and 26 disposals against Willy in Round 4 served as a reminder of his ability.
I’d take him - watching the game I quoted earlier I was taken by his agility and speed off the mark. Very impressive I just hope he’s bulked up.Yes, definitely the same chap. He's the brother of Sam and (Adelaide's) Nick, a ruckman, and currently playing for Adelaide SANFL. I liked the look of him at the time, and wouldn't have minded if we'd rookie listed him.
View attachment 1996647'It would mean everything' and Toby's given himself a real chance
He helped Wangaratta Rovers to within one game of the grand final.
View attachment 1996656SANFL: Toby Murray’s ‘opportunity of a lifetime’
The 200cm ruck/forward has signed with the Crows SANFL team for 2024
He's played 5 SANFL games, booting 6 goals, with 4 of them coming on debut.
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i thought we were going to take him late in that draft the year he played for our VFL side. looked very quick and athletic for his size, just very raw
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Tom Highmore might provide good depth.
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I was looking up some of the taller players and saw this article dated 2 days ago from the Hun.
Caleb Ernst, formerly of Mildura and now living in Melbourne, pleaded guilty in the Mildura Magistrates' Court on Monday to one count of unlawful assault for his involvement in the attack that left the victim unconscious and needing to be transported to Mildura Base Hospital. He claimed he was retaliating to a racist remark when he instigated the bashing of a man outside a nightclub on Boxing Day 2023.
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I think I'm probably going to go ahead and not hold that one against him.
He sounds fiesty but a person probably shouldn't go around punching anyone. What if the guy landed on the back of his head and became another statistic.
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It's not going to be a good look for clubs. As wrong as racism is, punching someone, even in retaliation, is not appropriate and you've hit the nail on the head as to why.
Yes I did see that but I'm sure the clubs and AFL would know and could make their own views.
Here's another news article from his younger days:
2017, 14yo
Mildura teen won't get rid of dreads despite school threats
A Victorian 14-year-old has said it is not fair his traditional African hairdo has led to him being forced ...
www.9news.com.au
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Floreat Pica, Bitch!
Not something to comment on without further context.
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I'm sold on Ernst
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He likely wouldn't be in the MSD & we wouldn't be talking about him..thankfully not the case for all involved.
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Sounds like young ruckman Felix Flockhart is a bit of a freak. He's averaging 13.6 disposals and 27.3 disposals a game. No one has done that before.Box Hill Hawks coach Zane Littlejohn calls Max Hall a “plug-and-play’’ footballer.
“What we love about him is he’s ever-reliable. You put him in a spot and, what is it, the plug and play?’’ Littlejohn said of the 22-year-old.
“We plug him in and just let him play. He’s just so reliable in getting the job done, and what makes him reliable is he’s so clean and doesn’t really waste the footy.’’
In his third year at the City Oval, Hall is having a fine season for the Hawks, emerging as a contender for the AFL’s mid-season draft and an early favourite for the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal.
The right-footer had 32 disposals against North Melbourne in Round 4, 26 against the Sydney Swans a week later and 31 in Round 6 against unbeaten ladder leader Footscray.
The Bulldogs were impressed with what they saw of the former Eastern Ranger, who came through under-age teams at the Gary Ayres-coached Montrose.
Montrose saw quite a bit of Hall in 2022 but since then, his stocks at Box Hill have risen sharply. He had 15 games last season and then fixed his focus on 2024.
he Bullants have another big man bubbling up in 202cm Will Elliott, the son of Test match cricketer Matthew.
Two weeks ago, Elliott took eight marks against Port Melbourne, one of them a spectacular grab in the goal square. He followed up with 18 possessions and a goal in the Ants’ stirring win over Collingwood last Saturday.
Elliott, 19, has missed a lot of football through Covid and then a knee injury, but his talent has never been in dispute.
“His upside is huge … he’s going to be a serious player,’’ Ants coach Rohan Welsh said yesterday.
“What you’re seeing is really promising but he’s still really raw … his body is going to fill out in the next two years.’’
Welsh is also promoting his wingman Saad El-Hawli.
The former Western Region league Rising Star winner is averaging 24.8 disposals from his six matches and seizing the eye with his speed. Welsh likens him to Carlton dasher Adam Saad.
“When I pick players who I think are draftable, I pick AFL players who I think they play like, and to me he’s like Adam Saad,’’ he said.
“He plays exactly the same way. Speed, good overhead, tough and a good ball-user. Good footy brain too. I think he’s got all the attributes to play in the AFL, absolutely.’’
Welsh also believes 2023 Bullants best and fairest Jean-Luc Velissaris should also be in the thoughts of AFL clubs. Velissaris, 24, had 34 touches against Collingwood and is averaging 33.3 from six matches.
“He’s tough, he wins it inside, he uses it well and he’s so consistent,’’ Welsh said of the midfielder.
“He might be one of those guys who gets to the next level and rises again.’’
Collingwood newcomer Jack Hutchinson has for weeks been touted as an early selection.
The 22-year-old joined the Pies at the encouragement of their former premiership player Jarryd Blair, who coached him at Wonthaggi in 2022-23. A 190cm forward who can jump like fat in a frying pan, Hutchinson has showed bit and pieces without blowing a game to smithereens.
One recruiter told CODE Sports that the right-footer would be drafted more on what he could do in the future “in a full-time (football) environment’’ rather than what he had done in a handful of games for Collingwood.
The Magpies’ former Hawthorn player Ned Long is also expected to come into consideration.
Long, 21, opened his season with possession counts of 25, 28 and 28 and performed well for the VFL against the SANFL. A calf complaint has kept him out of the past two rounds.
In Trezise, Richmond took one of its own players in last year’s mid-season draft, and it would be no surprise if it did so again.
Unfortunately for classy defender Mutaz El-Nour, he suffered a shoulder injury in Round 6 against Coburg and will be sidelined for eight weeks. Similar misfortune struck him before the 2023 mid-season draft, when he hurt a knee.
The Tigers may look to wingman Austin Johnson, from Southern league powerhouse Cheltenham.
Richmond coach Steve Morris gave him some lift-off after his Round 4 performance, when he had 21 disposals and five rebound 50s.
“He’s in super form at the moment, he’s such a reliable player for our team. He knows exactly the way we want to play football and he runs great patterns as a result of this,’’ Morris told Richmond’s website.
“He’s strong in the contest and continues to be a big reason as to why we’ve started the season in good form.”
Southport coach Stevie Daniel believes his half-back Ben Jepson is 50-50 to be taken in the mid-season draft.
He said Jepson, recruited from Coburg at the end of last season, had been “terrific’’ in his first season with the Sharks. He also played well for the VFL in the representative match against the SANFL.
“The last three weeks, he’s had his 30-odd (possessions) and given us a lot of drive off half-back,’’ Daniel said of Coburg’s 2023 best and fairest.
“He uses the ball really well, he’s tough, strong over the ball, understands the game. Two clubs have inquired about him.’’
Frankston coach Jackson Kornberg calls George Grey the Dolphins’ “most obvious’’ draft prospect.
Changing clubs and positions, the former Casey Demon has thrived in his move to half-back, pinging forward with skill and speed. He’s averaging 23.5 possessions for his 4-2 team.
“Classy ball-user, very good decision-maker; he’s been a class above,’’ Kornberg said of Grey.
He said the Dolphins had two other players who should be in mid-season draft discussions: former Kangaroo Tom Murphy and Lachie Reidy.
Murphy returned to Frankston this year after going back to local football in 2023. Previously used as a half-back, he has revelled in his onball role, averaging 22 disposals from his six matches.
“He’s been really consistent and powerful. He’s a territory-taker who drives his legs and he’s starting to impact in the front-half too,’’ Kornberg said. “He’s a great runner and uses the ball well.’’
He said few players did what Murphy, 26, had done, dropping back to local level, returning to the state league and performing at a high level.
“Usually once you go to local, that’s it. It’s different with him. He’s lived the highs and lows of the AFL and now he’s got the passion back.’’
The Dolphins went into the season thinking Reidy would predominantly play on the wing. But the former Eastern Ranges player has come through as an inside midfielder.
“I think he’s one who’s popped up,’’ Kornberg said. “He wills himself from contest to contest and accumulates through that.’’
Key defenders Finbar O’Dwyer (Williamstown) and Nathan Cooper (Werribee) may appeal to clubs needing to bolster their backlines.
Cooper, one of the quickest players at Werribee, played in the state game against the SANFL.
“If any AFL clubs are looking for a key defender, he defends as well as anyone going around,’’ Bees coach Jimmy Allan said of Cooper, a former Sydney Swans reserve player.
‘’He’d be ready to go straight away. Defends like his life depends on it.’’
O’Dwyer joined Willy after a rookie listing at Carlton and has become a starting point for coach Justin Plapp and his selection committee.
Plapp also believes that former Carlton defender Luke Parks, ex-Richmond defender Riley Collier-Dawkins and key forward Corey Ellison will come into calculations.
“His stoppage and contest stuff has been elite for us,’’ Plapp said of Collier-Dawkins, who had 32 disposals against Essendon last Saturday. “He’s building. His last few weeks have been at a very high level.’’
He said Parks was a “genuine intercept defender, he’s tough, he can defend one-on-one’’.
“He’s not too dissimilar to Marty Hore, really,’’ Plapp said.
Midfielder Jack Toner has also hit stride in the past two rounds, having 24 touches against Casey Demons and 25 against Essendon.
Essendon small forward Oskar Smartt enhanced his chances of advancing to the AFL with two snappy performances in the Young Guns series. The Bendigo Pioneers graduate also kicked four goals from 12 touches against the unbeaten Footscray Bulldogs.
“There’s so much upside to him. But where he’s at already is pretty solid,’’ Young Guns coach Matt O’Connor said of Smartt.
“Great forward pressure. We asked a question to the group, ‘What do you bring?’ And he just said, ‘I bring pressure’. He’s got a bit of life about him, which I think is great.’’
It’s understood that former Sandringham Dragon Cooper Lord has caught the interest of clubs through his performances with North Melbourne VFL. Bar his two Young Guns selections, the midfielder has played every game for the Roos.
“He’s a talented kid. I really like him,’’ North coach Tommy Lynch said.
Former WAFL player Ben Edwards is another who could bob up. He’s made a perky start with the Sydney Swans’ VFL team, parading his pace, endurance and ball-winning ability.
Victorian recruit Phil Moimoi has also come to notice for the Swans, as a half-forward with a nose for the goals.
“He’s a very exciting player, has got real X-factor,’’ Swannies coach Damian Truslove said of the nephew of rugby league cult figure Fuifui Moimoi.
Midfielder Hugo Bromell’s move from Footscray to Coburg has brought him more opportunity and greater attention.
Lions coach Jamie Cassidy-McNamara thinks he’s a player worth tracking.
“He’s a big mid who is clean and powerful in the contest,’’ he said.
“He’s still young, with a lot of growth in his game.’’
Geelong coach Mark Corrigan believes Tobyn Murray is one player “potentially bouncing around the mark’’. A midfielder with Geelong Falcons, he’s been playing at half-forward with the VFL Cats and kicked four goals from eight touches against Box Hill Hawks in Round 2.
“I think he’s on the radar,’’ Corrigan said. “Whether he’s done enough, I’m not sure. But there’s a bit there with him. He’s got a great tank, he’s tough, loves the contest.’’
Young Port Melbourne ruckman Felix Flockart continues to interest recruiters, according to coach Adam Skrobalak.
“He’s put together a fair body of work so far,’’ he said of the former Sandringham Dragon, who is averaging 13.6 disposals and 27.3 disposals this season.
“He’s been competitive in the ruck, he’s marking the ball around the ground and when he goes forward, he kicks a goal or two.’’
Skrobalak will not lift an eyebrow if a club swoops on his former Saint Dan McKenzie, whose absence last Friday night prompted five clubs to message Port.
Footscray’s ex-Magpie Trent Bianco is another former AFL player trying to win a second chance via the VFL. Three goals and 26 disposals against Willy in Round 4 served as a reminder of his ability.
I saw that
WorldClass
Rookie
- May 22, 2024
- 20
- 37
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Banned
- #848
His Mum is married to Indiana Jones, he can do anything.
The Royal Sampler
Floreat Pica, Bitch!
Probably because it’s too confusing for them. Certainly is for me.
It looks as if they mean hitouts instead of disposals a second time!!: https://vfl.aflmstats.com/players/2024
That does work out at 27.3 hitouts per game, with a disposals average of 13.4.
