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Leuenberger in the dark
11:16:45 AM Fri 24 November, 2006
Matt Burgan
Sportal for afl.com.au
East Perth ruckman Matthew Leuenberger says he has "no idea" which club will draft him in Saturday's NAB AFL Draft.
The towering 203cm ruckman is a tantalising prospect for AFL clubs - as he is a ruckman in the Dean Cox mould - while he has been rated a certain top six selection.
But Leuenberger said it was nerves and not pressure he was feeling on the eve of the draft.
"I seriously have no idea (where I will be drafted) - all that I'm hearing from everyone is that I'll go fairly early, but where I'm going, I'm not too sure," Leuenberger said.
"I know I won't be living in WA as of tomorrow - (I'll be living in) another state, but which state I'm not sure.
"I'd probably want to stay in Victoria, (because) Mum's got a brother over here and there are a few family members, so I'd feel pretty comfortable in Victoria."
Leuenberger said he hadn't even considered the prospect of playing senior football in 2007.
"My short term goal is to make it through this pre-season - I broke down in previous pre-seasons with glandular fever and osteitis pubis, so I'm just trying to get through that and if I can get through that, then maybe (I will look at trying to play an AFL match)," Leuenberger said.
It appears from this that we at least haven't told him we will draft him.
Leuenberger in the dark
11:16:45 AM Fri 24 November, 2006
Matt Burgan
Sportal for afl.com.au
East Perth ruckman Matthew Leuenberger says he has "no idea" which club will draft him in Saturday's NAB AFL Draft.
The towering 203cm ruckman is a tantalising prospect for AFL clubs - as he is a ruckman in the Dean Cox mould - while he has been rated a certain top six selection.
But Leuenberger said it was nerves and not pressure he was feeling on the eve of the draft.
"I seriously have no idea (where I will be drafted) - all that I'm hearing from everyone is that I'll go fairly early, but where I'm going, I'm not too sure," Leuenberger said.
"I know I won't be living in WA as of tomorrow - (I'll be living in) another state, but which state I'm not sure.
"I'd probably want to stay in Victoria, (because) Mum's got a brother over here and there are a few family members, so I'd feel pretty comfortable in Victoria."
Leuenberger said he hadn't even considered the prospect of playing senior football in 2007.
"My short term goal is to make it through this pre-season - I broke down in previous pre-seasons with glandular fever and osteitis pubis, so I'm just trying to get through that and if I can get through that, then maybe (I will look at trying to play an AFL match)," Leuenberger said.
It appears from this that we at least haven't told him we will draft him.
