List Mgmt. Draft Discussion 2016

[Barrels]

Luke parker

Pretty apt, yes.

 

[sammm]

Another one for the 'tall(-ish) mid' files....

7. Daniel VENABLES
Ht: 186cm | Wt: 81kg | Western Jets
Venables is a powerful midfielder who can also play in attack. He makes things happen when he is around the ball with his burst from congestion and line-breaking carry. He has averaged nearly five inside-50s a game in his short TAC Cup career. A broken leg last season restricted him to just four games as a bottom-ager but has started the season in good touch with the Jets and PEGS despite a minor knee complaint.


Read more at http://www.sen.com.au/news/afl/05-16/afl-draft-academy-stars-top-first-big-board#LmRLGdi71u56qMTG.99

Write-up courtesy of Brett Anderson.

Unfortunately, every time i see the name Venables i think of the kid criminal.

 

[gringo2011]

Unfortunately, every time i see the name Venables i think of the kid criminal.

I think of Terry "El Tel" Venables form the soccer.

 

[Barrels]

My man Big Bad Bustling Josh Begley has come in at 187cm 87kg; smaller than I was told, but about what he looked to the naked eye, and almost bang on with our own man of the moment Tim 'Skunk' Membrey.

If he can grow an AFL tank, he's around the same size as powerful fwd/mids like Christian Petracca, Koby Stevens, Isaac Heeney and Dusty Martin; handy group that.

A lazy bag of 5 majors has him averaging 4.6 goals per game so far in the TAC Cup and I'm his first two games - playing as a key forward - he's still managed o average 13 possessions at 69% effectiveness.

Not at all shabby.

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Another to keep an eye on is Brighton Grammar school captain and Sandy Dragons gun Andrew McGrath. Just a lazy 44 touches and 2 goals on the weekend against Gippsland Power.



A 179cm 75kg midfielder, his size isn't ideal, but he came into this weekend averaging an impressive 28.6 touches per game at a whopping 86% effectiveness.

Won the State Title in the 400m hurdles title in 2014, so pace and endurance are not an issue.

Kid CAN play.

 

[crasha301]

My man Big Bad Bustling Josh Begley has come in at 187cm 87kg; smaller than I was told, but about what he looked to the naked eye, and almost bang on with our own man of the moment Tim 'Skunk' Membrey.

If he can grow an AFL tank, he's around the same size as powerful fwd/mids like Christian Petracca, Koby Stevens, Isaac Heeney and Dusty Martin; handy group that.

A lazy bag of 5 majors has him averaging 4.6 goals per game so far in the TAC Cup and I'm his first two games - playing as a key forward - he's still managed o average 13 possessions at 69% effectiveness.

Not at all shabby.

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Another to keep an eye on is Brighton Grammar school captain and Sandy Dragons gun Andrew McGrath. Just a lazy 44 touches and 2 goals on the weekend against Gippsland Power.

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A 179cm 75kg midfielder, his size isn't ideal, but he came into this weekend averaging an impressive 28.6 touches per game at a whopping 86% effectiveness.

Won the State 400m hurdles title in 2014 as well, so pace and endurance are not an issue.

Kid CAN play.

I mean no disrespect to the young fella but power are hopeless this year, basically a div 2 side playing 1s.

 

[Barrels]

I mean no disrespect to the young fella but power are hopeless this year, basically a div 2 side playing 1s.

Fair call, but the previous three weeks prove he's got the goods.

I'll say it again; 28.6 touches at 86%. For a smaller mid. Crazy stuff.

 

[Barrels]

St Kevins product Tim Taranto is also averaging 26.6 possessions at 73.75% and over a goal per game, despite kicking 0.2 and 1.4 in his last two games. Averages 8 handball receives as well, so he gets involved in chains of possessions.

He's a midfielder, but very dangerous forward of centre and a healthy 186cm 82kg.

I'm told by a very good source that he wins heaps of contested ball between the arcs, and runs a 15+ beep test, but that he isn't quick. Also said that he was more like 188cm 86kg now and likened him to Ollie Wines in style.

 

[crasha301]

St Kevins product Tim Taranto is also averaging 26.6 possessions at 73.75% and over a goal per game, despite kicking 0.2 and 1.4 in his last two games. Averages 8 handball receives as well, so he gets involved in chains of possessions.

He's a midfielder, but very dangerous forward of centre and a healthy 186cm 82kg.

I'm told by a very good source that he wins heaps of contested ball between the arcs, and runs a 15+ beep test, but that he isn't quick.

Good to hear a few different names

 

[Barrels]

Good to hear a few different names

Brodie, Begley, Simpkin, McGrath, Clarke, Taranto, McCluggage, Fowler, Poholke and Venables are the ones I've liked so far this year, and that's just the Victorians.

1 - Josh Begley (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 87kg forward.
2 - Will Brodie (Murray Bushrangers): 189cm 82kg midfielder.
3 - Dylan Clarke (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 85kg midfielder.
- Sam Fowler (Dandy Stingrays): 169cm 66kg midfielder.
4 - Hugh McCluggage (NB Rebels): 185cm 75kg midfielder.
5 - Andrew McGrath (Sandy Dragons): 179cm 75kg def/midfielder.
6 - Myles Poholke (Dandy Stingrays): 184cm 84kg midfielder.
7 - Jy Simpkin (Murray Bushrangers): 182cm 72kg fwd/midfielder.
8 - Tim Taranto (Sandy Dragons): 186cm 82kg fwd/midfielder.
9 - Daniel Venables (Western Jets): 186cm 81kg midfielder.

 

[crasha301]

Brodie, Begley, Simpkin, McGrath, Clarke, Taranto, McCluggage, Fowler, Poholke and Venables are the ones I've liked so far this year, and that's just the Victorians.

1 - Josh Begley (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 87kg forward.
2 - Will Brodie (Murray Bushrangers): 189cm 82kg midfielder.
3 - Dylan Clarke (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 85kg midfielder.
- Sam Fowler (Dandy Stingrays): 169cm 66kg midfielder.
4 - Hugh McCluggage (NB Rebels): 185cm 75kg midfielder.
5 - Andrew McGrath (Sandy Dragons): 179cm 75kg def/midfielder.
6 - Myles Poholke (Dandy Stingrays): 184cm 84kg midfielder.
7 - Jy Simpkin (Murray Bushrangers): 182cm 72kg fwd/midfielder.
8 - Tim Taranto (Sandy Dragons): 186cm 82kg fwd/midfielder.
9 - Daniel Venables (Western Jets): 186cm 81kg midfielder.

Some very nice sizes there. Anyone above 185cm & 79kgs I'll be a fan of.

 

[Barrels]

Some very nice sizes there. Anyone above 185cm & 79kgs I'll be a fan of.

Don't discount McNuggets; he's a gun. Poholke too, he's Armo 2.0.

 

[crasha301]

Don't discount McNuggets; he's a gun. Poholke too, he's Armo 2.0.

In a perfect world id love to have 2 1st rounders and draft a tall bull of a mid and a outside mid that screams X Factor. Awhh to dream.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Brodie, Begley, Simpkin, McGrath, Clarke, Taranto, McCluggage, Fowler, Poholke and Venables are the ones I've liked so far this year, and that's just the Victorians.

1 - Josh Begley (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 87kg forward.
2 - Will Brodie (Murray Bushrangers): 189cm 82kg midfielder.
3 - Dylan Clarke (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 85kg midfielder.
- Sam Fowler (Dandy Stingrays): 169cm 66kg midfielder.
4 - Hugh McCluggage (NB Rebels): 185cm 75kg midfielder.
5 - Andrew McGrath (Sandy Dragons): 179cm 75kg def/midfielder.
6 - Myles Poholke (Dandy Stingrays): 184cm 84kg midfielder.
7 - Jy Simpkin (Murray Bushrangers): 182cm 72kg fwd/midfielder.
8 - Tim Taranto (Sandy Dragons): 186cm 82kg fwd/midfielder.
9 - Daniel Venables (Western Jets): 186cm 81kg midfielder.

How far can Simpkin slide with that broken leg?

 

[Barrels]

How far can Simpkin slide with that broken leg?

Probably not too far...

 

[Hayes4PM]

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Probably not too far...

As soon as I clicked 'post' and re-read I knew a joke was incoming. Damn you Barrels. But seriously, could he be outside the top 15 picks? A bit like Lever maybe?

 

[Barrels]

As soon as I clicked 'post' and re-read I knew a joke was incoming. Damn you Barrels. But seriously, could he be outside the top 15 picks? A bit like Lever maybe?

Yeah, maybe, but I wouldn't expect him to slide far.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Yeah, maybe, but I wouldn't expect him to slide far.

So you're saying... there's a chance? My hopes are now sky high

 

[St Pauls]

Brodie, Begley, Simpkin, McGrath, Clarke, Taranto, McCluggage, Fowler, Poholke and Venables are the ones I've liked so far this year, and that's just the Victorians.

1 - Josh Begley (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 87kg forward.
2 - Will Brodie (Murray Bushrangers): 189cm 82kg midfielder.
3 - Dylan Clarke (Eastern Ranges): 187cm 85kg midfielder.
- Sam Fowler (Dandy Stingrays): 169cm 66kg midfielder.
4 - Hugh McCluggage (NB Rebels): 185cm 75kg midfielder.
5 - Andrew McGrath (Sandy Dragons): 179cm 75kg def/midfielder.
6 - Myles Poholke (Dandy Stingrays): 184cm 84kg midfielder.
7 - Jy Simpkin (Murray Bushrangers): 182cm 72kg fwd/midfielder.
8 - Tim Taranto (Sandy Dragons): 186cm 82kg fwd/midfielder.
9 - Daniel Venables (Western Jets): 186cm 81kg midfielder.

Do you see Simpkin as an outside mid or more limited to a small forward?

 

[Barrels]

Do you see Simpkin as an outside mid or more limited to a small forward?

Wingard-esque role; forward, but runs through the middle.

 

[Roadto2018]

St Kevins product Tim Taranto is also averaging 26.6 possessions at 73.75% and over a goal per game, despite kicking 0.2 and 1.4 in his last two games. Averages 8 handball receives as well, so he gets involved in chains of possessions.

He's a midfielder, but very dangerous forward of centre and a healthy 186cm 82kg.

I'm told by a very good source that he wins heaps of contested ball between the arcs, and runs a 15+ beep test, but that he isn't quick. Also said that he was more like 188cm 86kg now and likened him to Ollie Wines in style.

, Certainly isn't slow the tarantula, always looks dangerous when he's around the pill. Basketball background as well so he's very good in traffic and a very strong body makes him very handy in the contests.

 

[Barrels]

, Certainly isn't slow the tarantula, always looks dangerous when he's around the pill. Basketball background as well so he's very good in traffic and a very strong body makes him very handy in the contests.

Balic 2.0.

Where's dewah07...?

 

[Persevering Saint]

Callum TwomeyVerified account‏@CalTwomey
Clubs were notified today that Todd Marshall won't be eligible to join GWS as an academy player. 198cm prospect one of leading talls in it.

 

[CanadianSaint]

Big Tom De Koning is putting on an absolute clinic right now at Shepley Oval.

The Stringrays are up 86 to 29 against the Knights, and he's got 6 to half time!

An underage prospect out of Mt Martha/Padua College, there's absolutely nothing of him - he's 198cm 79kg - but he takes massive pack grabs and is bloody athletic. Takes turns in the ruck on occasion too. Something to think about.

I dont trust Mt Martha lads, always hated playing there (Cricket of Footy), but Padua College is my old stopping ground from my teens, so I'm interested in this lad by pure association. Get him I say!

But then again, don't trust me, I was disappointed that we took Billings and didn't get Freeman with pick 3 in the 2013 draft, because I knew his family from when I was a kid in Dingley. Now look at the egg I have on my face, we have Freezer and Billings looks like a gem!

 

[Kilroy]

By the numbers:
Players in the TAC Cup who've played in each of their teams matches so far and are averaging over 100 Fantasy points ....

Player Team Matches Fantasy Height Weight
Nicholas Dodge TAS 2 135.50 179cm 74kg
Curtis Marsden QLD 2 131.50 183cm 76kg
Harry Perryman NSW/ACT 2 119.50 184cm 75kg
Lachlan Clifford TAS 2 114.50 174cm 75kg
Daniel Charlesworth QLD 2 110.50 189cm 84kg
Willem Drew REBELS 6 110.33 188cm 78kg
Ben McGuinness TAS 2 103.00 188cm 75kg
Will Gowers NSW/ACT 2 102.50 176cm 72kg
Mitch Maguire NSW/ACT 2 102.00 175cm 72kg
Liam Smith TAS 2 101.50 184cm 85kg
Campbell Lane OAKLEIGH 6 100.67 183cm 81kg

 

[St Pauls]

Wingard-esque role; forward, but runs through the middle.

Sounds like something we need! Would you spend our first rounder on him?

Any other super skilful players?

Have you picked your boy yet?