Essendon Draft

[Charliebrow16]

Gumbleton is a Bomber
Jetta Is a Bomber
Hislop Is a Bomber
Alwyn Davey is a Bomber
Bachar Houli is A Bomber
Kyle Reimers is also a Bomber

Not a bad draft for the Dons.

 

[Andrew_5]

Can you Write up a little bit about each player we pick??...

For those who dont know anything about them...

 

[Charliebrow16]

Scott Gumbleton - Western Australia - 195cm, 92kg, Peel Thunder
Tall forward/defender, Gumbleton possess courage in the air and great hands. A mobile player, he presents in front and averaged seven marks to provide Western Australia with a target up forward.


Leroy Jetta - Western Australia - 175cm, 73kg, South Fremantle
Small forward/midfielder, Jetta has explosive pace and a great side-step. He reads the ball well off hands and is dangerous near goal. He averaged 24 possessions and worked hard for his team throughout the championships. Jetta was also named All-Australian in 2005.


Tom Hislop - Tasmania, 185cm, 85kg, Burnie
Medium midfielder/forward, Hislop averaged 20 possessions and five marks in the championships. He also had the most tackles (24) in division two, highlighting his strong aggressive style. Champion Data player rankings had him score 478 points - one less than Vic Metro's Tom Hawkins.


ALWYN DAVEY
South Adelaide, 15 May 1984, 175cm, 74kg - He is super Fast!

BACHAR HOULI
Western Jets, 12 May 1988, 180.7cm, 88.5kg

 

[SydneyBomber]

unlike many, I'll be perfectly honset and admit I've no idea about any of these kids (other than the stuff that's been in the papers re: the anticipated top 5 picks)

would the following comparisons to other dons be fair?
gumbleton - roger merret?
jetta - an aboriginal boris bewick?
hislop - jj?

 

[Charliebrow16]

unlike many, I'll be perfectly honset and admit I've no idea about any of these kids (other than the stuff that's been in the papers re: the anticipated top 5 picks)

would the following comparisons to other dons be fair?
gumbleton - roger merret?
jetta - an aboriginal boris bewick?
hislop - jj?

To be honest i really don't know how some of these guys play, i'm only keeping you guys up to date with the draft.

 

[SydneyBomber]

found these, welcome aboard lads:
gumby:

jetta:

hislop:

 

[Charliebrow16]

Nice, 2007 will be a good season for the Dons.
We have more good youngsters, a better backline with Michael in it.
The best forward line when Lloydy get's back in.
We are going to give some top 8 teams a few headaches.

 

[Sam the RAMA fan]

Am excited!

Jetta gonna be awesome!

 

[Charliebrow16]

Gumbleton becomes a Bomber

Saturday, 25 November 2006
After weeks of speculation, Essendon has selected key position player Scott Gumbleton with its first selection at the AFL National Draft this morning. Recruited from Peel Thunder, Gumbleton was an All-Australian representative at U18 level this year and played 15 >senior games at Peel.
A strong mark, standing at 197cm and weighing 93kg, he is an agile tall who can be played at either end of the ground.
"I am stoked about where I have ended up, it’s a great club and I am very excited to go down there," Gumbleton explained on Bomber.tv.
"I had a meeting with Kevin Sheedy yesterday and he gave me the nod that if I was there at number two he would take me.
"But I was still nervous today and as soon as it was called out it was just relief for me."
To view the full Scott Gumbleton interview on Bomber.tv click here.
Known as an excitement machine, Leroy Jetta also joins the Bombers via selection 18. From South Fremantle, this Clontarf College graduate is super quick, has excellent evasive skills and an uncanny goal sense.

Standing at 177cm and weighing 75.5kg, he averaged 24 possessions in the NAB AFL U18 championships this year in a midfield/forward role. Essendon has used draft selection 20 to boost its midfield supply. From the Tassie Mariners, Tom Hislop joins the Bombers as a robust and powerful player, who is strong overhead and a prolific ball winner.
An All-Australian at U18 level this year, he averaged 20 disposals and was ranking number one for tackles. He has an excellent speed and endurance combination being sub 3.00sec for 20m and mid level 14 for the Beep Test.
Brother of Melbourne star Aaron, Alywn Davey joins the Bombers at selection 36.
After a terrific season in the SANFL, this talented forward/midfielder kicked 39 goals for South Adelaide in 2006 and finished equal fifth in the club’s best and fairest. With his speed and sleek left foot kick he is sure to add some class to the Essendon midfield.
A hard working player, Bachar Houli was the Bombers fifth selection at number 42 overall.
From the Western Jets this left footer is a goal kicker and a consistent ball winner with strong leadership skills. A Vic Metro representative this year, he has combined good speed (2.96sec for 20m) with rankings in top 10 per cent of players tested in beep test (14.8) and three km (10.23sec) at NAB AFL Draft Camp.
Joining his team mate Scott Gumbleton, Kyle Reimers from Peel Thunder was selected by the Bombers at pick 47.
Standing at 184cm and weighing 78.3kg, Reimers is a forward who attacks the ball ferociously, but can also provide good defensive pressure while also kicking goals.

He was a WA U18 representative and AIS/AFL Academy Graduate this year.
Essendon passed on its final selection at number 68.

Taken from Essendonfc.com.au

 

[Andrew_5]

thx Charliebrow16 great stuff

 

[go_the_bombers]

found these, welcome aboard lads:
gumby:

jetta:

hislop:

who bashed up Jetta?

 

[Charliebrow16]

thx Charliebrow16 great stuff

Np, glad i could help.

 

[PHX]

Hislop was a steal at 20. Great pick-up.

 

[hotwizz]

any pics of the other draftees

 

[go_the_bombers]

Hislop was a steal at 20. Great pick-up.

Of course he is a great pick-up hes a Tassie boy

 

[PHX]

Haha that too. Not so good when you've had to play against the bastard!

I was suprised to see him slip to 20 when he went so well at the championships.

 

[jules101]

Haha that too. Not so good when you've had to play against the bastard!

I was suprised to see him slip to 20 when he went so well at the championships.

what was it like playing on him?

 

[PHX]

Haha this 2 years back now but

Bloody imposing when you happen to be same age and he's already a man mountain against a stick. I didnt play directly on him but tackles simply didnt hold as he went by. You couldnt stop him, only restrict him.

 

[daics cousin]

I think the bombers picked very well.The future midfield of jetta,houli,hislop,davey will be very similar to the gun west coast unit of kerr,judd,cousins,embley .It will take about 2-3 years to click in,and with gumbelton in that forward line things are looking good down at bomber land.