Kepler Bradley gets his chance to stick it up Essendon

[Lach72]

Keps is the bomb...

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Unfortunately, we either didn't develop him properly or he just isn't AFL standard.

Which means it was the wrong pick!

 

[Spikey]

It wasn't at the time. Kep was the best rated KPP in the draft at the time...

 

[LukeParkerno1]

We didn't need KPP at the time!

 

[The Donners]

We didn't need KPP at the time!

Very true!

We needed (and we still need) a decent midfielder!!!

Kevin Sheedy gave us a great ride through the 80s and most of the 90s but he left the list in a terrible state... a shithouse state! He's put us back 5-10 years!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Bingo, I said it back then and I still say it now, you need at least TWO gun midfielders to win a flag..we have NONE!

 

[craffles]

lol @ kepler bradley

 

[DaSawx]

Which means it was the wrong pick!

In hindsight.

Although if we went midfielder with pick 6 we more than likely would have Tenace and would have gone with a KPP instead of Stanton.

 

[DaSawx]

We didn't need KPP at the time!

Nah, not at all, no Wellman, no Mal Michael, nothing for the future, pre-Ryder and Gumbleton, didn't need one at all

Bradley was the wrong pick in hindsight, right choice at the time.

 

[Shane Hird]

10 kicks,12 handpasses,8 marks,0 tackles for KB against Port yesterday and 6of those kicks would have been 15-20 mtr short passes while running around half back as Freo work out a way to get the ball up the ground.


In 3 games for freo he has added nothing really. Played only 70 mins of the game which means either Harvs has already lost faith in his ball getting abilities or he's trying to use him as a pinch hitter running half backer/wingman who supposed to get some drive up the middle for the Purple MF.

So glad we got rid of him...

 

[daffo]

Thought his first game for Freo was really good. I'm happy we got rid of him, but he'll have a long career over there.

 

[Jaymin]

I saw him run into an open goal and when in the goal square get run down from behind.

 

[Shane Hird]

I saw him run into an open goal and when in the goal square get run down from behind.

Yes,wasn't that comical.


Gets the ball,20 mtrs out,dodges one player with that kepler shuffle,moves in slow motion and goes to put boot to ball,too slow,gets tackled but just gets his foot to it with a sort of drop kick,ball bounces and dribbles towards goal...someone else kicks it off the ground for a goal.

Classic Kepler.

 

[MilhouseVanJohn]

Bye, bye Bolton, bye, bye Bradley...improved out list substantially right there...
Look forward to putting "local footy skills" Peverill in that category too.

Just by taking 3 players incapable of playing modern afl footy off, and replacing with 3 young-uns that potentially can, we'll have taken a significant step to shaking off the influence a semi senile Sheedy had on our club in his last 5 years!

Bradley into an open goal yesterday...spud!...lmfao!

 

[dave_27]

Mark Harvey is kidding himself if he thinks he can make any form of mobile ruckman out of Kepler.

 

[Shane Hird]

Mark Harvey is kidding himself if he thinks he can make any form of mobile ruckman out of Kepler.

6 hitouts for Bradley. Harvey has no other choices to back up Sandilands.

If they keep running Sandilands into the ground all day long and lose him because of injury....then good luck to em with Kepler doing the job. He's no No1 ruckman. Not even close.

 

[Jaymin]

Yes,wasn't that comical.


Gets the ball,20 mtrs out,dodges one player with that kepler shuffle,moves in slow motion and goes to put boot to ball,too slow,gets tackled but just gets his foot to it with a sort of drop kick,ball bounces and dribbles towards goal...someone else kicks it off the ground for a goal.

Classic Kepler.

The funnier thing was that he got done for holding the ball so the goal didn't count!

 

[ant555]

We didn't need KPP at the time!

So you would have prefered they took Tenace ?
With two first round picks they did what most clubs would have done. Took a tall and a small first up.
Why dont you have a look at who was in the draft before sprouting your great "what we should have done in hindsight" theories.
We took Stanton,Nash and Dyson with the next three picks. Before Nash there where some great midfield names

Here's the full list. Please do point out all the stars we missed out on by selecting Bradley.

1 Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs West Adelaide 2003 NAT
2 Andrew Walker Carlton Bendigo Pioneers 2003 NAT
3 Colin Sylvia Melbourne Bendigo Pioneers 2003 NAT
4 Farren Ray Western Bulldogs Peel Thunder 2003 NAT
5 Brock McLean Melbourne Calder Cannons 2003 NAT
6 Kepler Bradley Essendon West Perth 2003 NAT
7 Kane Tenace Geelong Murray Bushrangers 2003 NAT
8 Raphael Clarke St Kilda St Marys 2003 NAT
9 David Trotter Kangaroos Calder Cannons 2003 NAT
10 Ryley Dunn Fremantle Murray Bushrangers 2003 NAT
11 Beau Waters West Coast West Adelaide 2003 NAT
12 Ryan Murphy Fremantle Gippsland Power 2003 NAT
13 Brent Stanton Essendon Northern Knights 2003 NAT
14 Fergus Watts Adelaide Sandringham Dragons 2003 NAT
15 Troy Chaplin Port Adelaide North Ballarat Rebels 2003 NAT
16 Joshua Willoughby Sydney Glenelg 2003 NAT
17 William Morrison Collingwood Tasmania 2003 NAT
18 Llane Spaanderman Brisbane Lions East Perth 2003 NAT
19 David Mundy Fremantle Murray Bushrangers 2003 NAT
20 Samuel Butler West Coast Central Districts 2003 NAT
21 Alex Gilmore Richmond Tassie Mariners 2003 NAT
22 Cameron Thurley Geelong Tasmania 2003 NAT
23 Matthew Moody Brisbane Lions South Fremantle 2003 NAT
24 Chad Jones Kangaroos Claremont 2003 NAT
25 Harry Miller Hawthorn Port Adelaide 2003 NAT
26 Daniel McConnell West Coast Eastern Ranges 2003 NAT
27 Adam Campbell Fremantle North Ballarat Rebels 2003 NAT
28 Jay Nash Essendon Central Districts 2003 NAT
29 Tim Schmidt Sydney West Adelaide 2003 NAT
30 Bradley Symes Port Adelaide Central Districts 2003 NAT
31 Joshua Krueger Adelaide Glenelg 2003 NAT
32 Brayden Shaw Collingwood Northern Knights 2003 NAT
33 Jed Adcock Brisbane Lions North Ballarat Rebels 2003 NAT
34 Luke Peel Port Adelaide Sandringham Dragons 2003 NAT
35 Brent Hall Collingwood South Fremantle 2003 NAT
36 Christopher Johnson Melbourne East Fremantle 2003 NAT
37 Tom Roach Richmond Oakleigh Chargers 2003 NAT
38 Mark Blake Geelong Geelong Falcons 2003 NAT
39 Robert Forster-Knight Port Adelaide Essendon 2003 NAT
40 Edward Sansbury Kangaroos Central Districts 2003 NAT
41 Zac Dawson Hawthorn Calder Cannons 2003 NAT
42 Matthew Spencer Geelong Swan Districts 2003 NAT
43 Brett Peake Fremantle East Fremantle 2003 NAT
44 Ricky Dyson Essendon Northern Knights 2003 NAT
45 Amon Buchanan Sydney Sydney 2003 NAT
46 Michael Pettigrew Port Adelaide West Perth 2003 NAT
47 Andrew Ericksen Sydney Sandringham Dragons 2003 NAT
48 Heath Shaw Collingwood Northern Knights 2003 NAT
49 Thomas Logan Brisbane Lions Waratah 2003 NAT
50 Iszac Thompson Western Bulldogs Woodville West Torrens 2003 NAT
51 Matthew Ball Hawthorn Hawthorn Rookie 2003 NAT
52 Melbourne - 2003 NAT
53 Daniel Jackson Richmond Oakleigh Chargers 2003 NAT
54 Geelong - 2003 NAT
55 Samuel Fisher St Kilda West Adelaide 2003 NAT
56 Brent Le Cras Kangaroos West Perth 2003 NAT
57 Ricky Mott Carlton Sydney 2003 NAT
58 Benjamin Hudson Adelaide Werribee 2003 NAT
59 Matthew Davis Sydney North Adelaide 2003 NAT
60 Julian Rowe Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers 2003 NAT
61 Michael Rischitelli Brisbane Lions Western Jets 2003 NAT
62 Western Bulldogs - 2003 NAT
63 Glen Bowyer Carlton Hawthorn 2003 NAT
64 Shane Morrison Richmond Brisbane Lions 2003 NAT
65 Craig Callaghan St Kilda St Kilda 2003 NAT
66 Kangaroos - 2003 NAT
67 Adelaide - 2003 NAT
68 Brisbane Lions - 2003 NAT
69 Jordon Bannister Carlton Essendon 2003 NAT
70 Brent Hartigan Richmond Calder Cannons 2003 NAT
71 St Kilda - 2003 NAT
72 Adrian Deluca Carlton Port Melbourne 2003 NAT
73 Shane Tuck Richmond West Adelaide 2003 NAT
74 St Kilda - 2003 NAT
75 Stephen Kenna Carlton Box Hill Hawks 2003 NAT
76 Andrew Raines Richmond Southport 2003 NAT
77 St Kilda - 2003 NAT
78 Carlton - 2003 NAT
79 Simon Fletcher Richmond Carlton 2003 NAT
80 Carlton - 2003 NAT
81 Kyle Archibald Richmond Belconnen 2003 NAT
82 Richmond - 2003 NAT
83 Richmond - 2003 NAT

There are pretty much only three decent mids those being Adcock,Rischitelli and Buchanan and plenty of clubs missed on them more than once so you can not jump up and down and say we got it extremely wrong.

 

[dont bowl there]

Wow that was a terrible draft class.

 

[Shane Hird]

The funnier thing was that he got done for holding the ball so the goal didn't count! [/QUOT


The goal didn't count hey? I was too busy laughing at KB and probably went to get a another lemonade from the fridge.


Makes his blunder even more serious.

 

[anti.]

waters and butler, not bad for west coast.

i must say, kepler has played pretty well for fremantle in his 3 games. could be a pretty good pick up for them.

 

[Shane Hird]

So you would have prefered they took Tenace ?
With two first round picks they did what most clubs would have done. Took a tall and a small first up.
Why dont you have a look at who was in the draft before sprouting your great "what we should have done in hindsight" theories.
We took Stanton,Nash and Dyson with the next three picks. Before Nash there where some great midfield names

Here's the full list. Please do point out all the stars we missed out on by selecting Bradley.

1 Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs West Adelaide 2003 NAT
2 Andrew Walker Carlton Bendigo Pioneers 2003 NAT
3 Colin Sylvia Melbourne Bendigo Pioneers 2003 NAT
4 Farren Ray Western Bulldogs Peel Thunder 2003 NAT
5 Brock McLean Melbourne Calder Cannons 2003 NAT
6 Kepler Bradley Essendon West Perth 2003 NAT
7 Kane Tenace Geelong Murray Bushrangers 2003 NAT
8 Raphael Clarke St Kilda St Marys 2003 NAT
9 David Trotter Kangaroos Calder Cannons 2003 NAT
10 Ryley Dunn Fremantle Murray Bushrangers 2003 NAT



Ryley Dunn.....stuck at his WAFL club playing terrible footy. Has lost it completely. Lucky not to be delisted last year. Sad story thats followed in the same way for many of these former draftees.

 

[Shane Hird]

waters and butler, not bad for west coast.

i must say, kepler has played pretty well for fremantle in his 3 games. could be a pretty good pick up for them.

Funny.

 

[anti.]

im serious, i thought it was as funny as the next guy when freo drafted him but i think he's playing pretty good footy and will improve as freo progress (if freo progress).

 

[ant555]

waters and butler, not bad for west coast.

i must say, kepler has played pretty well for fremantle in his 3 games. could be a pretty good pick up for them.

I do belive i said name the good midfielders.....