Matthew Leuenberger will be a Don, and why?

[TheClokes]

Fact 1 - Sheedy knows he is the best player in the draft.

Fact 2 - Pat Ryder is a floating forward/pinch hitting ruckman.

Fact 3 - David Hille is being groomed for Full Forward.

Fact 4 - Jason Laycock - Backup ruckman at best.

Fact 5 - Matthew Leuenberger = Flags!!!!!!!!

 

[fish_bowl]

i highly doubt it, especially when gumbleton and hansen will be available and will fill a bigger need for us. our ruck stocks are solid, our key position backs are in turmoil. personally i would go for gumbleton, but im sure you can lock in hansen

 

[Presti_is_god]

lol.

 

[danzan22]

Fact 1 - Sheedy knows he is the best player in the draft.

Fact 2 - Pat Ryder is a floating forward/pinch hitting ruckman.

Fact 3 - David Hille is being groomed for Full Forward.

Fact 4 - Jason Laycock - Backup ruckman at best.

Fact 5 - Matthew Leuenberger = Flags!!!!!!!!

what makes you think hille will be a ff, most games he was our only ruckman on the ground, i doubt that sheedy would want to tamper with his talents in the ruck. also with ryder, you dont know what hes gonna be, hes barely played any games and atm, he could and up being a awsome ruckman.

 

[Longy413]

If Hille is being groomed as a FF, Johns and Neagle will be playing where exactly?

 

[TheClokes]

Hille is a natural Full Forward.

 

[TheClokes]

Johns = 3rd Tall forward.
Neagle = Has a long way to go...have doubts if he will make it at all!

 

[Citizen Erased]

.....How can i be subtle about this.......BULL********!!!!......

 

[mcphee_is_a_gun]

Johns = 3rd Tall forward.
Neagle = Has a long way to go...have doubts if he will make it at all!

TheClokes= has no idea at all

 

[LukeHodge15]

Hille at FF, now i have heard everything

 

[The Zebra]

If Hille is being groomed as a FF, Johns and Neagle will be playing where exactly?

Is Johns seriously considered a good long term option by Dons supporters or is it more just hope?

I was pretty unimpressed in all but one game I saw of his.

 

[mcphee_is_a_gun]

Is Johns seriously considered a good long term option by Dons supporters or is it more just hope?

I was pretty unimpressed in all but one game I saw of his.

He had 3 pretty good games this year from my count. And yes he could be a long term option hes still only 22 in his 2nd yr of league footy.

 

[The Zebra]

He had 3 pretty good games this year from my count. And yes he could be a long term option hes still only 22 in his 2nd yr of league footy.

Yeah - I didn't see all his games.

Not having a go - just wonder what your impressions of him are.

Still undecided? Sold on him becoming a solid player? Think he will be a gun? Think he will be a dud?

I thought he looked a bit immobile, was a pretty good kick but I just couldn't see that much to get excited about, but as I said - i have only seen a few games with him playing.

 

[mcphee_is_a_gun]

Yeah - I didn't see all his games.

Not having a go - just wonder what your impressions of him are.

Still undecided? Sold on him becoming a solid player? Think he will be a gun? Think he will be a dud?

I thought he looked a bit immobile, was a pretty good kick but I just couldn't see that much to get excited about, but as I said - i have only seen a few games with him playing.

Hes a very good contested mark and one of the quickest at our club ( think 2nd) over 20 metres which may suprise some. Your right he does look a little slow once ther ball hits the ground but if he can make players like Michael Johnson look stupid in one on one contests he must have a bit of talent. I think he has the potential of becoming a very good player but will probably only be a serviceable player. If he can get a bit more agile and get on the footy field more often he could be a very good player.

 

[Longy413]

Is Johns seriously considered a good long term option by Dons supporters or is it more just hope?

He has a way to go, but why would we develop Hille as a FF when we have Johns there?
If we are going to develop someone to play the FF position, surely Johns would get first crack at it.

Johns is a good mark and a good kick. Quick off the mark and he's strong. Needs to get his fitness base up, he's not sure thing, but he's got talent.

 

[Longy413]

Johns = 3rd Tall forward.
Neagle = Has a long way to go...have doubts if he will make it at all!

What games did you see Neagle in this year?
How did he go, what position was he playing?

Hille is a natural Full Forward.

No he isn't.

 

[deano the hawka]

Hille at FF, now i have heard everything

Have you heard about a guy who has eaten his own head???

Im guessing the answer is no, so you haven't heard everything

 

[Murray]

Fact 1 - Sheedy knows he is the best player in the draft.

Fact 2 - Pat Ryder is a floating forward/pinch hitting ruckman.

Fact 3 - David Hille is being groomed for Full Forward.

Fact 4 - Jason Laycock - Backup ruckman at best.

Fact 5 - Matthew Leuenberger = Flags!!!!!!!!

Not according to their Recruiting Manager who was on SEN this morning

Next!!

 

[bombers boy]

Not according to their Recruiting Manager who was on SEN this morning

Next!!

What did he say??

 

[Murray]

What did he say??

If Gibbs is gone, which he believes will happen, he is looking at a KPP player, he also mentioned Armitige at 18 if he was still there.

It was put to him he meant Gumbleton or Hansen as the KPP, he didn't deny it.

 

[wazzabp]

Fact 1 - Sheedy knows he is the best player in the draft.

Fact 2 - Pat Ryder is a floating forward/pinch hitting ruckman.

Fact 3 - David Hille is being groomed for Full Forward.

Fact 4 - Jason Laycock - Backup ruckman at best.

Fact 5 - Matthew Leuenberger = Flags!!!!!!!!

You really have little knowledge of the players you mentioned.

Fact 1- We drafted a ruckman with our first pick last year, and we do have Hille and Laycock also.

Fact 2-Ryder has played buggar all footy and is still developing, but you are right in one way as most ruckman do rest on the forward line anyway.
He will play mostly in the ruck though as that what he was drafted for.

Fact 3- Where is the evidence to suggest that Hille is being "groomed as a FF?

Fact 4-Laycock will be a pretty good ruckman when he gets an injury free run, don't judge him too harshly just yet, hes only 22. Most ruckman hit their peak around 25-27.

Fact 5- This guy has a long way to go yet, so put your pecker away.

 

[navier-stokes equation]

Are Essendon fans concerned about the age of their forward line?

Not having a go, but given you have no real CHF coming through would this make you pick Gumbleton ahead of Hansen if they were rated similarly.

Do the club have faith in Lee and Bradley for key defensive spots?

I rate Hansen slightly ahead of Gumbleton but I'm not sold that Essendon has the key forwards spots sewn up for the future

 

[danzan22]

Are Essendon fans concerned about the age of their forward line?

Not having a go, but given you have no real CHF coming through would this make you pick Gumbleton ahead of Hansen if they were rated similarly.

Do the club have faith in Lee and Bradley for key defensive spots?

I rate Hansen slightly ahead of Gumbleton but I'm not sold that Essendon has the key forwards spots sewn up for the future

courtney johns and jay neagle, lloyd and lucas still have around 4 years left. plenty of drafts still to come before they retire, but if essendon do view gumbleton as the best availiable player, then i have no problems with us getting him.

 

[navier-stokes equation]

Did anyone else hear the interview?

 

[HBF]

IMO, Essendon could go one of 4 ways - Leuey, Gumby, Hansen or Selwood.

FWIW, I still think Essendon will take Gumby.