Conca vs Heppell vs Atley

[The Bomb]

which of these youngsters do you think will end up the best?
There was a chain reaction, because Essendon were ready to take Atley, but Richmond threw a curve ball by picking Conca, which had Heppell fall to the Bombers and Atley fell to North Melbourne. This will be very interesting for many years to come.

 

[Donakebab]

None have played a game, unless people closely follow juniors (which 99% don't) then they will just flogishly vote for their team or against the one they hate the most. Useless poll really.

 

[Dan]

None have played a game, unless people closely follow juniors (which 99% don't) then they will just flogishly vote for their team or against the one they hate the most. Useless poll really.

Was gonna say something similar to this

 

[The Nostradamus]

i can comment on atley vs heppel because i've been following the tac cup the last 2 years but i haven't seen conca besides the under 18 champs so i can't comment too much on him.

But from what i have seen heppell has the best skills atm, atley is the quickest, atley has the best endurance, conca and atley have more leadership skills than heppell.
Atley is the far better athlete who captained bushrangers and vic country, ais graduate and i was so shocked he slipped to us.
having said that it all depends on how they play in the AFL

 

[The Fact]

Conca cause he was picked firsted

 

[Sin City]

None have played a game, unless people closely follow juniors (which 99% don't) then they will just flogishly vote for their team or against the one they hate the most. Useless poll really.

Spot on.

 

[Asgardian]

Give the lads a chance to show their stuff before asking this question.

AFL footy is a long way removed from junior grades.

 

[DVD Player]

yeah, nah. You really "Bombed" out on this one...


Sorry.

 

[juss]

Close thread and revisit when they've atleast played some senior footy (and even then we still won't know for another few years atleast).

 

[Jade]

We don't know a thing about them yet. Any vote would be a biased team vote or a guess.

I'd say close the thread and we'll revisit.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Can a coin have three sides?

I'd take a stab at Conca being the better player, but none have played a game yet as others have said, and all three of them could turn out to be Chris Egan or Mitch Thorp.

 

[Rustof]

Have only seen the highlights vids of them and all 3 look like gems. Will be interesting to see how they turn out.

 

[Slattery_20]

Close thread and revisit when they've atleast played some senior footy (and even then we still won't know for another few years atleast).

Yep.

Very happy with Heppell from what I was reading all year, before he was even thought of as in contention for our pick.
Just as sure North & Tigs are as happy with theirs.
From the chain reaction that occured, it's obvious that they were - along with Polec - pretty evenly rated at that point.

Will be interesting.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I can't even bring myself to vote. Obviously I want it to be Heppell, but who the **** would know?

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Dyson Heppell will be the best of them if he can get and stay healthy.

Atley is the one most likely to have a long-term AFL career based on Heppell's injury prone status and the fact that Conca is at Richmond (though he might turn into a good player at Port Adelaide).

 

[grizzlym]

I can't even bring myself to vote. Obviously I want it to be Heppell, but who the **** would know?

Once you've voted on this poll, head over to the draft board and vote for who did best out of this draft.

 

[liam_13]

Atley is clearly the best

 

[Bad Brain]

Call me Capt. Cautious but I think I'll wait until they've at least played an intra-club scratchy before voting.

 

[nathan t]

Not picking him because he plays for my club. i honestly think heppell will be the better player

 

[The OBSTacle]

I wonder how this poll would have turned out if it was taken back in October?

 

[Slattery_20]

I wonder how this poll would have turned out if it was taken back in October?

I'd say it would've been pretty even b/w Atley & Heppell, Conca a bit further back.

 

[The OBSTacle]

I'd say it would've been pretty even b/w Atley & Heppell, Conca a bit further back.

That's my point mate. This may as well have been a poll stating "who do you barrack for, Richmond, Essendon or North"?

There's been far too many rubbish polls on the board lately.

 

[Rustof]

Just FYI, Conca is playing against the All stars if anyone is interested in seeing the kid play. I know I am.

 

[Richo83]

Dyson Heppell will be the best of them if he can get and stay healthy.

Atley is the one most likely to have a long-term AFL career based on Heppell's injury prone status and the fact that Conca is at Richmond (though he might turn into a good player at Port Adelaide).

Harsh. I know you know this but it needs saying this anyway: both Richmond's major drafting stuffups in Tambling and Oakley-Nicholls were risks, flashy players who Richmond picked to complement a pacy expansive game. Both were errors but at least Tambling had some for of career which the likes of Thorp cannot claim. Why the Tambling/Franklin decision jars more in the mind of the footy public than the Thorp/Selwood decision I'll never know.

Conca seems (and I stress the word seems) to be a different player. He's been compared to Corey Enright or James Kelly, which is at least better than Alan Didak or Adam Goodes. Whether this means anything or not unless Conca becomes a dud like Tambling or has major injury problems he's expected to play 200+ games. I think IF he does this then taking the more sure bet is not necessarily bad. But time will tell and this is what is stopping me from voting.

 

[Donakebab]

Harsh. I know you know this but it needs saying this anyway: both Richmond's major drafting stuffups in Tambling and Oakley-Nicholls were risks, flashy players who Richmond picked to complement a pacy expansive game. Both were errors but at least Tambling had some for of career which the likes of Thorp cannot claim. Why the Tambling/Franklin decision jars more in the mind of the footy public than the Thorp/Selwood decision I'll never know.

Conca seems (and I stress the word seems) to be a different player. He's been compared to Corey Enright or James Kelly, which is at least better than Alan Didak or Adam Goodes. Whether this means anything or not unless Conca becomes a dud like Tambling or has major injury problems he's expected to play 200+ games. I think IF he does this then taking the more sure bet is not necessarily bad. But time will tell and this is what is stopping me from voting.

Ridiculous comment. How are some HBF/part time mids better then dual Brownlow and all round champion Adam Goodes?