Kersten

[PapaJ]

Missed out/didn't want him. Taken pick 34 (2nd round) by Geelong.

 

[freo1]

yep poor attitude. too much in love with himself this kid and subsequently slid. doesnt mean he wont be a good player, but a bit young to have tickets on yourself like he does. Glad we didnt get him.

Geelong have done well though, Scottie will straighten him out.

 

[leungtl]

Interesting to see Chris Scott already ruling him out making an immediate impact - "will play some good VFL footy early"

If Chris Scott doesn't see him as an immediate saviour, I trust his judgment

 

[Clay Davis]

Interesting to see Chris Scott already ruling him out making an immediate impact - "will play some good VFL footy early"

If Chris Scott doesn't see him as an immediate saviour, I trust his judgment

More because they're reigning premiers.

 

[PapaJ]

More because they're reigning premiers.

Exactly, and he'd have to knock the likes of JPod, Johnson or Hawkins out of the starting 22 ... not likely.

 

[Clay Davis]

Exactly, and he'd have to knock the likes of JPod, Johnson or Hawkins out of the starting 22 ... not likely.

And be ahead of guys like Vardy, Mitch Brown, etc.

They have lots of tall options. We have few.

 

[Rubber Pants]

I wonder if when he said he wanted out of Perth he imagined geelong as his destination. Ha

 

[PapaJ]

And be ahead of guys like Vardy, Mitch Brown, etc.

They have lots of tall options. We have few.

Yea, that was my first thought when I saw the Cat's had taken him. They're not shy about taking tall options ... unlike us it seems.

 

[Selggad]

Yea, that was my first thought when I saw the Cat's had taken him. They're not shy about taking tall options ... unlike us it seems.

And they seem to be able to develop them, also unlike us.

 

[Droppa Grogan]

And they seem to be able to develop them, also unlike us.

Tis true. Surround a wayward bloke by a team of hard-nut premiership players... well unfortunately we can't do that. Makes a difference.

Do we even have any ring-in Premiership players left now that Des & Josh are gone?

 

[Sigwald]

Do we even have any ring-in Premiership players left now that Des & Josh are gone?

Tarran... oh no, wait.

 

[Grange Hermitage]

Should have gone to richmond

 

[Redgum]

Should have definatley taken him @ 29, big mistake

 

[Bradesmaen]

Yep, big mistake. I mean by overlooking him, it means he has already won a flag, Coleman and Brownlow.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Kersten is obviously not short enough or skinny.

 

[greatgatsby]

Haven't seen him play but I strongly suspect he didn't pass the ****head test, which is fine by me.

 

[Big Animal]

Kersten is obviously not short enough or skinny.

I thought I saw Kersten was 191cm (on paper - I haven't personally measured him) which is the same height as Fyfe (according to Fyfe - not the website), Mora, Anthony. Not anything we haven't got. Interestingly, a lot of teams that could use a developing KPF let him go also. Geelong have a number of KPFs and I guess will give him a crack and if he's no good will pass him on.

 

[RickSanchez]

As much as I wanted a KPP, i've been thinking about it and I'm inclined to agree with other posters who liked what we did and of course the recruiting staff for passing on these KPP's. Obviously we needed a couple and they weren't really that good. The fact that Richmond and ourselves passed on him, not to mention Brisbane, I think shows that he isn't as good as people think.

Besides next season it seems we'll be going hard for KPP's, and next year is a supposedly good draft. We'll wait and see.

 

[DOCKERZ]

I know they were only YouTube video's Ive seen of him, but as far as highlights go they aren't overly impressive. He out marked a couple of smaller opponents and kicked the ball as far as he could, showing little vision or will to hit up a team mate.