In the draft area today I was reading about the “Next Big Thing” a young Aboriginal kid call Clinton Benjamin. He’s already getting attention due to his freakish abilities even though he is not eligible to draft till 06. He’s sound magical, around 195 , runs like the wind, leaps over packs in a single bound , you know the type. I’m talking Black Magic. Am I a racist? I hope not but there seems to be something wonderful about the way most Aboriginals seem to play, and I’m not on my Pat Malone believing that either.
In the Hun the other day, Glen Archer penned an article about the brilliance of Daniel Welles. Reckons he will be better than Matera. In fact, he said if he was reincarnated he’d like to come back with a bit of Aboriginal blood in him, there is just something about their “Black Magic” he wrote. Watching Welles do his Jackie Chan and kicking match winning goals ,its hard to disagree. It must really eat up those Blues supporters, especially since he as he seem’s to carve up Blue Baggers each time he plays them.
At least they have drafted a bit of magic for themselves now with Eddie Betts. A cultish goal sneak. Over at the Hawks, the new kid that they drafted this year Buddy Franklin , he looks like he could be anything, some said the Hawks were nuts not to go for Tambling but they might yet have the last laugh or what about Davey at Melbourne who looks like he could catch lightning if he chased it. He’s made fools of the drafting experts that overlooked him.
They seem to be everywhere, well nearly everywhere, except in the hoops.
Why haven’t we got some players of this sort pushing thru, heaven knows we could do with a little bit of silky smooth performance. I’m all for getting locals but Id love to see a kid like Clinton running around in the Hoops, the problem of course is I don’t envisage us being in position to pick a top5 pick any time soon. Davey has proved there is talent out there that is just waiting for a chance, so maybe its time for us to take a few gambles on Aboriginal Rookies, maybe its time for us to try to develop a bit of Black Cat Magic
In the Hun the other day, Glen Archer penned an article about the brilliance of Daniel Welles. Reckons he will be better than Matera. In fact, he said if he was reincarnated he’d like to come back with a bit of Aboriginal blood in him, there is just something about their “Black Magic” he wrote. Watching Welles do his Jackie Chan and kicking match winning goals ,its hard to disagree. It must really eat up those Blues supporters, especially since he as he seem’s to carve up Blue Baggers each time he plays them.
At least they have drafted a bit of magic for themselves now with Eddie Betts. A cultish goal sneak. Over at the Hawks, the new kid that they drafted this year Buddy Franklin , he looks like he could be anything, some said the Hawks were nuts not to go for Tambling but they might yet have the last laugh or what about Davey at Melbourne who looks like he could catch lightning if he chased it. He’s made fools of the drafting experts that overlooked him.
They seem to be everywhere, well nearly everywhere, except in the hoops.
Why haven’t we got some players of this sort pushing thru, heaven knows we could do with a little bit of silky smooth performance. I’m all for getting locals but Id love to see a kid like Clinton running around in the Hoops, the problem of course is I don’t envisage us being in position to pick a top5 pick any time soon. Davey has proved there is talent out there that is just waiting for a chance, so maybe its time for us to take a few gambles on Aboriginal Rookies, maybe its time for us to try to develop a bit of Black Cat Magic
