Traded Elliot Yeo (2012-2013)

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Elliot Yeo - Brisbane Lions #26

Gold Coast compensation pick

The Lions have elected to make use of the compensation pick (which will be activated at the end of round one) gained from the Western Bulldogs in exchange for Justin Sherman during last year’s Trade Period.

The draft selection was originally acquired by the Bulldogs as compensation for Jarrod Harbrow’s decision to sign with the Gold Coast as an uncontracted player.

Elliot Yeo Pick 30 in the 2011 National Draft

Summary:

* Elliot Yeo draft camp results (#3)
* Elliot Yeo debut (#86)
* 2012 review (#166)

Elliot Yeo Twitter

Best and Fairest Votes:

2012: 4.5

 

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Draft Tracker

Former club: East Fremantle/Booragoon Junior
DOB: 01/10/1993
Height: 188cm
Weight: 73kg
Position: Defender

A standout at the NAB AFL Draft Combine, being the quickest in the agility run (7.80 seconds), having the best standing vertical jump with a score of 78cm and running 2.91 seconds for the 20m sprint, showcasing his athletic ability. He represented Western Australia at the NAB AFL U18 Championships, averaging 14 disposals as a medium defender.

Kevin Sheahan

"Showed good run and carry at U18 champs, averaging 14 touches. Uses ball well on both sides, is quick and versatile. From Attadale JFC."

 

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Draft Combine

Kicking Assessment

1 Shane Nelson 29 97%
2 Alex Brown 26 87%
2 Jordan Lockyer 26 87%
2 Dayle Garlett 26 87%
2 Jimmy Webster 26 87%
2 Elliott Yeo 26 87%
2 Jordan King-Wilson 26 87%
2 Peter Yagmoor 26 87%
9 Lachlan Smith 25 83%
9 Adam Tomlinson 25 83%
9 Tom Sheridan 25 83%
9 Jack Crisp 25 83%
9 Louis Egger 25 83%
9 Brandon Ellis 25 83%

Agility Run

1 Elliot Yeo 7.80
2 Ahmed Saad 7.86
3 Shannon Taylor 7.99
4 Lachlan Dalgleish 8.02
5 Ben Kennedy 8.04
6 Hayden Crozier 8.08
7 Jed Bews 8.11
7 Brad McKenzie 8.12
9 Chad Wingard 8.13
10 Shane Nelson 8.13[/CODE]

Running Vertical Jump

1 Chad Wingard 92
2 Hayden Crozier 91
3 Todd Elton 89
4 Liam Sumner 88
4 Shannon Taylor 88
6 Jordan Lockyer 86
7 Michael Bussey 85
7 Brody Grundy 85
7 Zyrus Manson 85
7 Elliot Yeo 85

Standing Vertical Jump

1 Elliot Yeo 78
2 Shannon Taylor 76
3 Rory Taggert 75
4 Jimmy Webster 74
5 Dylan Orval 73
6 Chad Wingard 72
7 Cory Gault 71
7 Devon Smith 71
9 Jack Crisp 70
9 Brandon Ellis 70
9 Ahmed Saad 70
9 Alex Woodward 70

Link

Eliot Yeo (East Fremantle) recorded the best standing vertical jump of 78cm to equal Nic Naitanui's record and also recorded an overall agility score of 7.80 to be ranked as the most agile player at the NAB AFL National Draft Combine.

 

[thoselionslads]

I mentioned in one of our draft threads we had been closely monitoring Elliot for a while. Seemed to really come on a bit this year.

Look forward to seeing him in action next year.

 

[borrat]

will hopefully provide the speed desperately needed and be a good player

 

[dlanod]

With those attributes he sounds like a Brennan replacement!

 

[JasRulz63]

Jason Phelan (afl.com.au)

24. Gold Coast - Elliot Yeo
Height: 188cm
Weight: 73kg
DOB: 1/10/93
Club: East Fremantle
Draft range: 24-35
Yeo is an exciting prospect who topped the agility and standing vertical jump testing at the NAB AFL Draft Combine and also ran a 2.91s 20m sprint. Even so, the half-back flanker is a bit of a reach here, but having plundered the first round of last year's draft, the Suns can afford to get a little creative with this pick.

Quigley

Elliot Yeo
DOB 1/10/93 Ht 189.4 Wt 76

Yeo divides a lot of people and its usually the WA people who love him. They are the guys most likely to have watched him finish the year. He came home very strongly after the Champs dominating for his club in their push to the Colts GF. He averaged 26 disposals a game over his last 6 games and was very good by all accounts. Hadley loves a run of games like that, particularly to finish the year, and it’s probably should have been no surprise that he was on our radar given that Hadley does live in WA and would have been watching closely.

Personally though I got to see him at the Champs and I was not very impressed and I worry about his ability to step it up to the next level. His early season and Champs form were not good and I know at least one professional who thought some of his games were rubbish and that he was barely draftable. A second professional though (WA based) thought he was a pretty good prospect and thought him similar to Karnezis without the tricks. I note both Yeo and Karnezis had a nice run of games where they were dominating the competition and both had pretty poor Champs. Let’s hope the comparison holds true.

At the Champs he managed only 14 possessions a game and seemed to have a lot of trouble working out where to run to get the ball. He played on the wing mostly, was not damaging and finished with 0 goals for the Champs from 4 games. He looked like he lacked a lot in strength and intensity and struggled to adjust well to the increase in pressure on the ball. He was well beaten by Murdoch I thought in the SA game and Murdoch ran away from him a couple of times causing me to question Yeo’s pace (I didn’t realise at the time that Murdoch was quite as quick as he is – 2.76 in the 20m). My game reviews of him from the Champs were littered with comments like – turns it over, playing behind and concedes the free, centres to a contest, shows speed but does not hold feet, can’t clear the contest.

Okay enough of me justifying why I didn’t take him. Why did we? Well first and foremost he is a very good athlete. He had great results in winning both the agility test (7.80 which is third all time behind only Hill and Pearce) and also the standing jump (78cm equal 4th all time with Natanui). He was also in the top 10 in the running jump (85cm) and ran a very good 2.91 in the 20m sprint. His endurance was a little below par (13.54 in the beep, 10.56 in the 3km) but sometimes I don’t mind that. It provides something which needs to be worked on and perhaps answers a few questions about his lack of possessions at the Champs. He improved his running a fair bit this year but he still has a fair way to go to get to an acceptable AFL standard for an outside mid. Overall though Yeo is a top class athletic talent and gives us a different skill set.

Testing wise it is worth noting that Yeo finished equal second in the kicking test at the Combine which was a great result for him. Getting that kind of result means he has to be able to kick very proficiently on his left. He seems pretty right dominant in games but it’s good to know that he can go on the left with skill if needed. He has nice penetration on his kicking and seems to have good feel on his kicks. He has a bit of a variable style on his kicking and sometimes seems to have a bit of a hitch in his kick. At other times he has a really nice style and perhaps he has been working hard on his kicking style but occasionally he reverts to previous form. I think he irons our the glitches fine though in the longer term. He is at his best in the open field where he can open up and is a balanced mover with the ball in hand. He has pretty good vision in these situations. When under pressure though he can be prone to turning the ball over. He lacks a bit of zip on his handballs but as he develops physically I expect this to improve.

He does need to get quite a bit stronger. He works hard defensively and is a willing tackler but he lacks strength at the moment and is liable to be brushed a fair bit early in his career. This though is just a function of strength and with a bit of time in the gym I could see him being one of our better defensive mids. He is solid overhead and he will work both ways making him capable of cutting out longer kicks.

He is very much an outside player but he is not bad in the contest. He can get a little flustered but he will put his head over the ball. As noted above Yeo has absolute elite agility but he doesn’t really play with it. He is good with his movement but he is not particularly elusive and does not beat people with the ease of guys like Hill and Pearce (the two ahead of him on the agility test).

By all reports Yeo is a very good kid who was very highly thought of by his coaches. He also interviewed very well at the Champs which is an underrated part of the assessment process. As far as comparisons go the player he reminds me most of at this stage is Tim Notting. Hopefully Elliot develops into a multiple premiership player for us as well.

Chris25

#28 West Coast - Elliot Yeo (188cm midfielder - East Fremantle)

Big fan of Yeo's for a while, and his testing just topped it all off. Wouldn’t be surprised to see someone go earlier than what may have seemed likely at the start of the year. Good all round midfielder who is particularly strong athletically, can do the odd special thing too. Still only 17, Yeo is averaging well over 20 touches a game in the Colts and has a strong defensive side to his game as well. AFL Comparison: Daniel Menzel.

Knightmare

#38 Hawthorn – Elliot Yeo (WA - Mid)
Height: 188cm, Weight: 73kg, DOB: 01/10/1993
Recruited from: East Fremantle Football Club
Style:
Player comparison:
Range: 20-55
Profile: Has really nice pace. Kicking is very good. Probably didn’t stand out as much as I’d hoped during the champs. Big concern is decision making under pressure. When pressured he really seems to lack composure and makes mistakes. But none the less plenty of talent and seems really draftable.

 

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Meet the draftees
7:54 PM Thu 24 Nov, 2011

Which AFL player do you model your game on?
Nathan Fyfe. He's a great player with a good strong grab. He takes a good contested mark and I'd love to play like him.

How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
I've got good speed, versatility and leadership skills.

What parts of your game would you like to improve?
I'd like to improve my accountability and my physical strength.

 

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Rob Kerr

Kerr says: "He's got plenty of development in front of him. With a couple of years in the system he could develop into a good wing/half-forward/half-back - a bit (Nathan) Fyfe-like we think. Graham Hadley identified him early and brought him to our attention. He looks young and is still developing."

Link

“Elliot Yeo is a raw young wingman who has a lot of development ahead of him but we just think there’s tremendous upside with him - we actually had him rated inside 20 so to get him at 30 was a fantastic result.”

 

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Contested Footy

Depending on who you listen to Elliot Yeo is either a quality outside player or an athlete playing football that won’t make it. The reality is he is a hard working athletically gifted player who struggles to win his own football. Yeo not winning the football isn’t a reflection on his work rate, he runs hard both ways. It is more it is a reflection on his skill set and that is to receive a handball from a pack, run and carry the football and then deliver the ball to someone further up the ground.
Tested well at the combine and is defiantly draftable, won’t go in the top 20 but will get selected, look for a club like St Kilda to pick him.

 

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2011 WAFL Colts Team of the Year

B:        Jason Maskos            Matthew Jupp      Jack Thrum
HB:       Sean Lynch              Robert Thompson   Marley Williams
C:        [COLOR="Red"]Elliot Yeo[/COLOR]              Craig Hoskins     Shannon Burnett
HF:       Haiden Schloithe (VC)   Tyler Stone       Corey Chalmers
F:        Marvin Warrell          Mason Shaw        Will Shea
Foll:     Corey Gault             Sam Fong          Kerwin Stuart (C)
Int:      Blake Borrett           Corey Morris   
          Laine Rasmussen         Brendan Verrier
Coach:    Arthur Maskos

Jack Clarke Medal Leaderboard

45 – Kerwin Stuart (Perth)
33 – Marvin Warrell (South Fremantle)
32 – Luke Morabito (Peel Thunder)
29 – Bradley Hill (West Perth)
29 – Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle)
28 – Sam Fong (Claremont)
27 – Elliot Yeo (East Fremantle)
26 – Rhys Waters (Subiaco)
25 – Keegan Knott (Claremont)
25 – Myles Smythe (Subiaco)

 

[pulpdriver]

The way he plays and his combine results make him seem a bit Stephen Hill esque.

 

[BigCat2]

Already better than Justin Sherman.

Get on the bandwagon people.

 

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Jason Phelan

Elliot Yeo, picked at No. 30, has the skill and rare athletic gifts to become a fan favourite amongst the Lions faithful.

 

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Karl Langdon

WA's Elliott Yeo is another touted as a top-10 prospect after enhancing his credentials at the combine, his highlights including the best time in the agility test and the highest standing vertical leap. The 189cm defender is from East Fremantle and the Dockers would love to snare him.

 

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SEN .....

Represented WA at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships showing good run and carry. Recorded a 78cm jump at the 2011 NAB AFL Draft Combine and is now 4th overall in history. Also recorded highest agility test with 7.80 seconds, 3rd overall in history along with 2.91sec 20m sprint test. Excellent on both sides of the body. Shows good speed and is versatile for a medium defender. Played a consistent championship, averaging 14 disposals.

 

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East Fremantle stats

Games: 13
Kicks (average): 15.3
Marks (average): 4.5
Handballs (average): 6.8
Tackles (average): 3.9
Goals (average): 0.9
Behinds (average): 0.6
Frees for (average): 1.5
Frees against (average): 1.1
Hitouts (average): 0.3
Inside 50s (average): 3.5

 

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2011 Allan Trot Medal Leader Board

The Allan Trot Medal is awarded to East Freo’s Best and Fairest Player in the Colts Team.

Luke Turner - 301 Votes
Jordan Dorotich - 299 Votes
Elliot Yeo - 280 Votes
Dylan Marinelli - 247 Votes
Callum Papertalk - 172 Votes
Anthony Gelati-Rando - 168 Votes
Cameron Eardley - 161 Votes
Max Duffy - 152 Votes
Daniel Hug - 125 Votes
Cameron Symonds - 109 Votes

 

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The ''AFL Combine 120'' rankings

The ''AFL Combine 120'' rankings - which the league hopes clubs will find increasingly useful as the second-year system is refined - assigns draft prospects a certain number of points for their performance in each area tested at the annual combine, as well as their football ability.

The current flaw is that players who aren't able to compete at the combine due to injury are difficult or impossible to rate, with neither of this year's top two prospects, Jon Patton and Stephen Coniglio, able to be rated.

Devon Smith           102.95 ratings points
Liam Sumner           96.40
Brandon Ellis         95.03
Alex Woodward         91.41
Jordan Lockyer        91.03
Matt Buntine          90.81
Todd Elton            90.52
Daniel Markworth      90.25
Jack Crisp            89.93
Taylor Adams          89.57
Clay Smith            89.18
Nick Haynes           88.63
Brad Hill             88.35
Tom Sheridan          87.93
Cam Eardley           87.52
Sebastian Ross        87.03
Lauchlan Dalgleish    86.91
Will Hoskin-Elliott   86.40
[COLOR="Red"]Elliott Yeo           85.63[/COLOR]
Rory Taggert          85.29

 

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Kevin Sheahan's top 30

Taylor Adams (Geelong Falcons)
Joshua Bootsma (South Fremantle)
Matthew Buntine (Dandenong Stingrays)
Stephen Coniglio (Swan Districts)
Hayden Crozier (Eastern Ranges)
Sam Docherty (Gippsland Power)
Brandon Ellis (Calder Cannons)
Todd Elton (Dandenong Stingrays)
Alex Forster (Norwood)
Toby Greene (Oakleigh Chargers)
Joel Hamling (Claremont)
Nick Haynes (Dandenong Stingrays)
Brad Hill (West Perth)
Will Hoskin-Elliott (Western Jets)
Elliott Kavanagh (Western Jets)
Shane Kersten (South Fremantle)
Billy Longer (Northern Knights)
Daniel Markworth (Calder Cannons)
Tom Mitchell (Claremont)
Jonathon Patton (Eastern Ranges)
Sebastian Ross (North Ballarat Rebels)
Tom Sheridan (Calder Cannons)
Clay Smith (Gippsland Power)
Devon Smith (Geelong Falcons)
Liam Sumner (Sandringham Dragons)
Michael Talia (Calder Cannons)
Adam Tomlinson (Oakleigh Chargers)
Dom Tyson (Oakleigh Chargers)
Chad Wingard (Sturt)
Elliott Yeo (East Fremantle)

 

[Fatcat08]

From the vision I've seen certainly looks to have the level of agility that his testing points to, sometimes this isn't always the case. Quite like the way he manages to get his arms free in tackles and still dispose of the ball. His agility certainly helps him do this, as even when he gets tackled, his quick change of direction allows him to get into a better position to be able to get the arms free and release the ball.

This was an issue for us last season, we really seemed to lack the ability to get our arms free and handball off in a tackle. Kicking looks ok but he's certainly no laser with the boot, but then again most aren't. Handballing under pressure looks quite good, probably due to the factors mentioned above.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

As I understand WA football is generally quite open. It'll be interesting to see how he adapts to the scrappier, more contested-footy NEAFL game. Like Polec, will he be instructed to win his own ball, even though we've drafted him knowing it's not a strong part of his game?

 

[thoselionslads]

As I understand WA football is generally quite open. It'll be interesting to see how he adapts to the scrappier, more contested-footy NEAFL game. Like Polec, will he be instructed to win his own ball, even though we've drafted him knowing it's not a strong part of his game?

Does sound like he is quite an 'outside' type. The disparity in skill level between WAFL/VFL/SANFL and NEAFL is quite large (as seen in the Foxtel Cup). But there is certainly no doubting the physicality of the NEAFL.

I really like sound of Yeo's skill set, quite unique to our list by the sounds of it.

 

[PattyKwasagun]

Don't know if this has been posted, but it's an interesting read.

"Yeo will Feel Right at Home with Lions"

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/12011748/yeo-will-feel-right-at-home-with-lions/

Yeo burst into prominence with sensational results in draft testing. He dominated the agility and vertical leap tests and was one of the quickest in the 20m sprint.

Those efforts came after a strong finish to the season when he averaged 26 possessions from his last seven games.

Yeo said he was never sure whether he would reach the AFL, but playing at this year's under-18s titles gave him a big boost.

"It helped me a bit," he said. "It definitely gave me an insight into what it would be like to be involved in the AFL."

Yeo suffered disappointment last year when a broken nose on the eve of the colts finals robbed him of a chance to play in East Fremantle's premiership.