Draft:Pick 5 - Michael Hurley

[yaco55]

Thats Quality.

What is the key to being an elite player

' Doing the common things uncommonly well '.

 

[bomba4eva]

Must say that Hurley's 20m sprint time was probably the main reason I went completely off him. hinking about it now makes it seem ludicrous for me to rule out a player completely due to their slow time at draft camp. His footy nous may well make up for a lack of speed. Big unit I must say. Very big kid.

 

[Smyth94]

I think too many people are concentrating on his negatives far too much.

Have you actually seen the kid kick the footy? OMFG - Left and Right 55m+, I reckon he's just about automatically the best kick in our side.

Think of all the zones we're going to crush when he hits Myers on the chest close to the centre square

 

[willie dick]

Just for info, Hurley ran 3.11secs for 20m at the DC. Sidebottom ran 3.22 for 20m at the DC.

 

[raskolnikov]

Will be good to see Ryder and Hurley team up down back.

They'll need to team up because I can see the ball being down their end a lot.

 

[Pevers-Legend]

We still managed to win 2 flags with him.

Most would agree we should have won more than 2 flags with that group. An extra big strong backman would have made a huge difference.

Anyway as for picking a KPD early - history does not dictate the future. So picking Hurley early means sweet bugger all in the scheme of things. If he is good enough, he will show it and then we will be masterful for picking him early.

damned if oyu do, damned if you don't/

 

[Schopp]

Personally would have liked a $exier pick but I think it was Kelvin Sheedy who mentioned about Hurley being like Tom Harley. Thats what I am hoping for - that he can continually repel attacks through excellent reading of the play and be a spiritual backbone of the defense. Hopefully he can gain a bit of power athleticism in a professional environment. May free up Ryder for a more attacking role.

 

[half time raffle]

i don't understand all the negativity, i'm wrapped with this kid. Looks to be an elite user of the ball and loves the physical contest. Also our team balance looks to be much better now and unlike others i have alot of faith in our emerging midfield. Hurley, Pears and Ryder seems like a pretty good key defensive unit to me.

 

[daffo]

He will be a good player, but i think Rich will be a better player.

 

[TheDon35]

Most would agree we should have won more than 2 flags with that group. An extra big strong backman would have made a huge difference.

Anyway as for picking a KPD early - history does not dictate the future. So picking Hurley early means sweet bugger all in the scheme of things. If he is good enough, he will show it and then we will be masterful for picking him early.

damned if oyu do, damned if you don't/

You're right, history does not dictate the future. It just suggests that there have been no gun key defenders taken in the top 5 picks.

Having said that, here's hoping that he's 'that good' that he changes history.

Time will tell.

 

[Great White Hope]

You're right, history does not dictate the future. It just suggests that there have been no gun key defenders taken in the top 5 picks.

Having said that, here's hoping that he's 'that good' that he changes history.

Time will tell.

OK, time for some facts and a bit of history. Michael Hurley will be a gun for the Bombers (don't barrack for the red and black but know him through local NFL club Macleod). He kicked 5 goals on his senior debut for Macleod against the top side as a 16YO (he turned 16 in June) in 2006; played finals and a GF under then coach Wayne Harmes (he of '79 fame) who rated him the best junior he's coached. Two years at the Knights, Vic Metro etc etc and he's ticked alll the right boxes...All-Australian 07 & 08, MVP for Vic Metro this year and rated the best tall defender (by a mile) in this year's draft. Can also play forward. Went to the draft camp with a slight injury which he copped late in the season for the Knights and results reflected he wasn't 100%. Great kid, great family. Forget Rich, you got the right man.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

He will be a good player, but i think Rich will be a better player.

Sort of my feeling. It is not as if we overlooked Rich for a dud, but I'd still have rather drafted Daniel Rich.

 

[Merv]

If Rich doesn't start to work harder, which he didn't as a junior, he won't make the grade as an A grade mid anyway and surely there has to be doubts about his tank.

Why do people think he went at 7?

We were never going to take Rich as he doesn't match the profile it appears we are using now, except for his kicking of course, although he is as one sided as they come.

Hurley will be a fantastic choice.

 

[stay true]

If Rich doesn't start to work harder, which he didn't as a junior, he won't make the grade as an A grade mid anyway and surely there has to be doubts about his tank.

Why do people think he went at 7?

We were never going to take Rich as he doesn't match the profile it appears we are using now, except for his kicking of course, although he is as one sided as they come.

Hurley will be a fantastic choice.

I totally agree.

 

[Burzum]

Sort of my feeling. It is not as if we overlooked Rich for a dud, but I'd still have rather drafted Daniel Rich.

Next time you mention Rich in this thread you'll get a yellow card.

 

[Burzum]

Does the yellow card apply for everyone?

Yes. This is a thread about Michael Hurley, not Daniel Rich. There is a thread to talk about him.

 

[dons_fan185]

At the risk of sounding repetative and annoying (because I bought this up on the New Numbers thread, but didn't get a bite)

Does anyone on BF have any opinions to the Bill Duckworth comparisons? Taking into account the changed nature of the game, would anyone say that Hurley is as physical and hard as Bill or are we way off?

 

[Here_we_come]

If Rich doesn't start to work harder, which he didn't as a junior, he won't make the grade as an A grade mid anyway and surely there has to be doubts about his tank.

Why do people think he went at 7?

We were never going to take Rich as he doesn't match the profile it appears we are using now, except for his kicking of course, although he is as one sided as they come.

Hurley will be a fantastic choice.

Isn't the reason Zaharakis wasn't a first rounder because he is one sided, and that was pretty much his major downside? Why the 16 pick differential in terms of draft rankings if Rich was one sided?

I agree with your last statement, Hurley looks to be the wiser choice.

 

[Burzum]

Let's go through a list of teams forwards that Hurley would most likely match up on

Adelaide - Tippett
Brisbane - Brown
Carlton - Fevola/Kreuzer
Collingwood - Rocca/Dawes
Fremantle - Pavlich
Geelong - Mooney/Hawkins
Hawthorn - Roughead
Melbourne - Newton
North Melbourne - Hale
Port Adelaide - Tredrea/Westhoff
Richmond - Hughes
St. Kilda - Koschitzke
Swans - Hall
Eagles - Kennedy
Bulldogs - Minson

Can you really see Hurley struggling for pace on most of these guys?

 

[Ben the Gooner]

RIG wins the thread now.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Let's go through a list of teams forwards that Hurley would most likely match up on

Adelaide - Tippett
Brisbane - Brown
Carlton - Fevola/Kreuzer
Collingwood - Rocca/Dawes
Fremantle - Pavlich
Geelong - Mooney/Hawkins
Hawthorn - Roughead
Melbourne - Newton
North Melbourne - Hale
Port Adelaide - Tredrea/Westhoff
Richmond - Hughes
St. Kilda - Koschitzke
Swans - Hall
Eagles - Kennedy
Bulldogs - Minson

Can you really see Hurley struggling for pace on most of these guys?

Then who do you see playing on the taller athletic types ie. Riewoldt or Franklin? Ryder? Hurley surely won't be able to hold his own in 2010 against Roughead, Brown and Fevola in just his second season. I don't see how our backline will function with the loss of Fletcher.

 

[Burzum]

Then who do you see playing on the taller athletic types ie. Riewoldt or Franklin? Ryder?

Yes.

 

[stay true]

It's as clear as day that Ryer will play on those types lol.

ps. I LOVE MICHAEL HURLEY

 

[PressureCooker]

Do you mean we finally have an answer for Fev, Buddy and Brown?? Will look forward to the day they don't single handedly win the game when we play them. Particularly Fev.

 

[Kaiser Powser]

Let's go through a list of teams forwards that Hurley would most likely match up on

Adelaide - Tippett
Brisbane - Brown
Carlton - Fevola/Kreuzer
Collingwood - Rocca/Dawes
Fremantle - Pavlich
Geelong - Mooney/Hawkins
Hawthorn - Roughead
Melbourne - Newton
North Melbourne - Hale
Port Adelaide - Tredrea/Westhoff
Richmond - Hughes
St. Kilda - Koschitzke
Swans - Hall
Eagles - Kennedy
Bulldogs - Minson

Can you really see Hurley struggling for pace on most of these guys?

Nicely put RIG, however Fevola is super fast of the mark and would blitz him. He would go well against Kruezer or Fischer or if they ever get a decent tall forward, then him.