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If you get Ben King out of this, you’ll be delighted for the next 10 years.
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If you get Ben King out of this, you’ll be delighted for the next 10 years.
Yeah he can certainly play. Just not sure it should be our priority. Could he play on the big forwards in defence? Weitering is too slow for this role and we need a tall with genuine speed and athleticism.
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Absolutely. He’s been a defender as a junior all the way up to Rd 3 this year. Played forward at school and for Metro but otherwise it’s always been Max as a forward and Ben as a defender.
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Tarryn Thomas in free fall with some off field problems according to Tom Morris.
Also rumors our first pick will be off the table for Polec.
Stuff is about to get interesting.
Also rumors our first pick will be off the table for Polec.
Stuff is about to get interesting.
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Was he in the same girls tent with Jack Darling?
North planning this nicely?
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Come on mate, no-one would fall for that in recruiting circles. A gallant effort, but it's the oldest trick in the book
My favourite part is the unnamed source, aka the North recruiting department
Pykie on the payroll down at North. Doing gods work.Come on mate, no-one would fall for that in recruiting circles. A gallant effort, but it's the oldest trick in the book
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Come on mate, no-one would fall for that in recruiting circles. A gallant effort, but it's the oldest trick in the book
I think it's a little bit more than a club rumour if the Melbourne based journo's are onto it. There's been murmurs of stuff on the North board for most of the year.
He's apparently moved out of home with his parents, has moved in with someone "older". Missing school etc.
Buckenara has just ranked Thomas at Pick 7 in his Top 30. I think North winning that last game put paid to them thinking about keeping their 1st Pick. Ship it off to Port as planned i'd guess.
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Have you looked at some of his player comparisons? Absolutely laughable.
All player comparisons are laughable to different people because different people see different things.
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Luke Foley = Mathieson is a real head scratcher
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Can't say I've spotted him at any games I've been to here, Bendigo or Geelong this year
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Foley is from WA so that answers your query
Foley is a tallish Inside/outside midfielder with nice balance, it’s tough to find a comparison but when you think Mathieson you think “inside bull with questionable smarts and kicking”. I wouldn’t say that’s the case for Foley.
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The article's paywalled but here's an abridged version I posted on our draft board.
GARY BUCKENARA’S TOP 30 DRAFT PROSPECTS
1. JACK LUKOSIUS
Key forward, 194cm, 85kg, Woodville-West Torrens
Plays like: Tom Lynch (Gold Coast)
2. SAM WALSH
Midfielder, 183cm, 74kg, Geelong Falcons
Plays like: Joel Selwood (Geelong)
3. IZAK RANKINE
Midfielder, 180cm, 76kg, West Adelaide
Plays like: Jaeger O’Meara (Hawthorn)
4. BEN KING
Key forward/defender, 202cm, 85kg, Sandringham Dragons
Plays like: Tom Lynch (Gold Coast)
5. BAILEY SMITH
Midfielder, 184cm, 79kg, Sandringham Dragons
Plays like: Josh Kelly (GWS)
6. NICK BLAKEY
Forward/midfielder, 195cm, 85kg, NSW-ACT/Sydney Swans Academy
Plays like: Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
7. TARRYN THOMAS
Midfielder, 189cm, 73kg, North Launceston
Plays like: Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn)
8. MAX KING
Key forward, 201cm, 84kg, Sandringham Dragons
P lays like: Tom Lynch (Gold Coast)
9. JACKSON HATELY
Half-forward, 190cm, 81kg, Central District
Plays like: Tom Lynch (Adelaide)
10. BAILEY WILLIAMS
Key forward/ruckman, 198cm, 95kg, Dandenong Stingrays
Plays like: Patrick Ryder (Port Adelaide)
11. CONNOR ROZEE
Midfielder, 184cm, 72kg, North Adelaide
Plays like: Bryce Gibbs (Adelaide)
12. IAN HILL
Small forward, 175cm 76kg, Perth
Plays like: Eddie Betts (Adelaide)
13. XAVIER DUURSMA
Midfielder/defender, 185cm, 71kg, Gippsland Power
Plays like: Sam Docherty (Carlton)
14. CURTIS TAYLOR
Half-forward/midfielder, 186cm, 79kg, Calder Cannons
Plays like: Isaac Heeney (Sydney Swans)
15. LIAM STOCKER
Midfielder, 184cm, 83kg, Sandringham Dragons
Plays like: Nathan Jones (Melbourne)
16. ZAC BUTTER
Midfielder, 181cm, 70kg, Western Jets
Plays like: Zac Fisher (Carlton)
17. RILEY COLLIER-DAWKINS
Midfielder, 193cm, 88kg, Oakliegh Chargers
Plays like: Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)
18. RHYLEE WEST
Midfielder, 180cm, 80kg, Calder Cannons
Plays like: Scott West (Western Bulldogs)
19. EDWARD McHENRY
Midfielder/small forward, 176cm, 71kg, Geelong Falcons
Plays like: Rory Sloane (Adelaide)
20. LUKE FOLEY
Midfielder, 187cm, 75kg, Subiaco
Plays like: Rhys Mathieson (Brisbane Lions)
21. WILL KELLY
Key defender, 193cm, 83kg, Oakleigh Chargers
Plays like: Jake Kelly (Adelaide)
22. XAVIER O’HALLORAN
Midfielder, 186cm, 82kg, Western Jets
Plays like: Luke Parker (Sydney Swans)
23. LUKE VALENTE
Midfielder, 186cm, 80kg, Norwood
Plays like: Jacob Hopper (GWS Giants)
24. ISAAC QUAYNOR
Small defender, 182cm, 82kg, Oakleigh Chargers
Plays like: Lee Spurr (Fremantle)
25. JYE CALDWELL
Midfielder, 184cm, 78kg, Bendigo Pioneers
Plays like: Liam Shiels (Hawthorn)
26. CHAYCE JONES
Midfielder, 180cm, 74kg, Launceston
Plays like: Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney Swans)
27. CONNOR McFADYEN
Midfielder, 190cm, 81kg, Queensland/Brisbane Lions Academy
Plays like: Dayne Beams (Brisbane Lions)
28. JACK BYTEL
Midfielder, 188cm, 82kg, Calder Cannons
Plays like: Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood)
29. LUKE ENGLISH
Midfielder, 180cm, 76kg, Perth
Plays like: Bradley Hill (Fremantle)
30. KIERAN BRIGGS
Ruckman/key forward, 200cm, 98kg, NSW-ACT/GWS Giants Academy
Plays like: Shane Mumford (GWS Giants)
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WTF, are even one of those player comparisons even close!
How the hell does some one say Connor McFadyen plays even remotely similar to Dayne Beams.
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Foley is from WA so that answers your query
Foley is a tallish Inside/outside midfielder with nice balance, it’s tough to find a comparison but when you think Mathieson you think “inside bull with questionable smarts and kicking”. I wouldn’t say that’s the case for Foley.
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Gary Buckenara is about as relevant to AFL drafting as Malcolm Turnbull is the federal politics.
What are your thoughts on McHenry?
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He is a hard one for me to read, he is tough and can run all day. His speed is only ok for his size so I can’t see him getting taken before Zac Butters. I see him in the 20-40 range
Is his speed only okay? From the videos he looks quite zippy with excellent top end speed to chase down and tackle.
Is Zac Butters a better option for a zippy small forward who can apply pressure?
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God those comparisons are shocking!
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For his size it’s only ok, McHenry is only 175cm aswell but as a pressure player he is better than Butters. I’ll use an Essendon comparison because I’m hopeless but Butters is more Fantastia where McHenry is more Tippungwuti if that makes sense.
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