Draft Day Thread

[silverscope]

Side note;


Hilsop to the tigers.... interesting.

 

[E Shed]

Bucovaz
BIO
Medium defender/forward who is a long and penetrating kick. Reads the play well and is a good kick for goal. Vic Country U18 representative in 2008.

 

[dominguez]

Bucovaz

Date of birth: 2/11/90
Height: 188cm
Weight: 88kg
Club: Geelong Falcons

Bio: A medium defender/forward with a long and penetrating kick, Bucovaz reads the play well and is a good kick for goal. He also represented Vic Country in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

Vic Country coach Robert Hyde says: Bucovaz played one game and he’s pretty handy. I remember he kicked the first goal and he was fairly lively. He strained his groin and he wasn’t available for the next two games, but he’s hard at it, he’s got good hands, he’s strong through the midfield with his attack on the ball. He just needs to work on his first five metres. He’d be suited to playing half-back to half-forward and could roll into the middle.

 

[IbbosBFF]

i wonder if Pearce, DeBoer, Benjamin or even Cockie will get even get drafted.

 

[E Shed]

Doesn't sound like a world beater does he?

 

[ImperialPurple]

WTF? Another medium sized player suited to playing HBF / HFF???

 

[IbbosBFF]

So we went key position backman?
With Trengrove available at 21? We dont rate Trengrove?

 

[Lach72]

Geez we need a big defender.

Sibisado if he's still there

 

[Tundrawolf]

walters you beauty

Softens some of the earlier pain.

 

[Chris25]

Pearce, DeBoer, Sibosado, Benjamin, Tom Hill. Still some good players.

 

[SupersonicDocker]

Why not take Cornelius i wonder?......

 

[silverscope]

Another side note:

(i havent seen him being interviewed before)

But he seems SO disapointed and just not happy... very flat in the interview

 

[dominguez]

Doesn't sound like a world beater does he?

At 188cm and 88kg he's physicaly ready to play next year.

 

[Moo]

I have faith in our selectors.

I have faith in our selectors.

 

[Rob]

Don't mind late picks being used on unknowns.

But i'm still shaking my head at pick 21. Happy to have him at the club, but god damn, he's not worth a top 40 pick.

 

[paccraig]

in my 20 second analysis, looks like a Chris Mayne type....hopefully:



Ben Bucovaz
Ben Bucovaz is a chance to go in the 2008 AFL National Draft, and if he doesn't go there will likely be taken with a high pick in the 2008 Rookie Draft. Maybe the Cats draft him and he becomes another Cameron Ling, someone who was the full forward for Geelong in the TAC Cup but then became a midfielder at AFL level.

From The Geelong Advertiser: Testing time for Bucovaz


Despite playing as a key forward at TAC Cup level, at just over 188cm, Bucovaz won't have the height to play key position in the AFL.

But Falcons regional manager Michael Turner said Bucovaz was a better body-type for the future of the AFL anyway. ``AFL players are actually getting smaller. The game's all about speed and repeat these days and Ben's one of those kids that's hard to match up _ he can play back, he can play forward,'' Turner said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfB3q2X8660

 

[DOCKERZ]

Thought Rich was gonna cry...

 

[dominguez]

Another side note:

(i havent seen him being interviewed before)

But he seems SO disapointed and just not happy... very flat in the interview

Who?

 

[ImperialPurple]

At 188cm and 88kg he's physicaly ready to play next year.

That's assuming he has some ability...

 

[silverscope]

Who?

In all my Excitment i forgot to say DANIEL RICH

 

[Lach72]

The good thing with Ballantyne is he's ready to go and will give Walters time to develop...

 

[dominguez]

That's assuming he has some ability...

I'm only guessing but I asume he's a Mundy type.188cm flanker with good skills but isn't overly quick.

 

[pinkus maximus]

Walters is potentially a massive steal. Looks like a Daniel Kerr clone

 

[kp junior]

That's assuming he has some ability...

looks pretty handy in the you tube footage.

 

[IbbosBFF]

If you read Emma Quayle book the Draft. Imagine the Daniel Rich storyline, i really feel for the kid.