Midfielder for the future?

[cat in sydney]

We are likely to finish 9th at best and will therefore get the 8th pick in the draft - one of Proud or Selwood should still be available

Unless he's thinking we'll still make the finals! Ahh, the hope of the young remains strong...

 

[tommahawk_07]

We are likely to finish 9th at best and will therefore get the 8th pick in the draft - one of Proud or Selwood should still be available

good point. i still dont reckon they'll be available. we'll see. i want jetta tho, has potential to become a cult hero in geelong like a ronnie burns of days gone by...

 

[Budda 230]

good point. i still dont reckon they'll be available. we'll see. i want jetta tho, has potential to become a cult hero in geelong like a ronnie burns of days gone by...

I would be very disappointed if Geelong went with Jetta with their first pick. He reminds me too much of David Rodan.

If we are going to choose a midfielder, we must go with a pure midfielder.
We have Ablett, Chapman, Stokes and to a lesser extent, Byrnes and Varcoe who play very similar roles to Jetta.

Selwood and Proud are the 2 that we will consider. At least one of those 2 will be available at Geelong's first pick. Selwood probably has the more talent, but Proud probably suits Geelong better. Who knows who they'll pick at this stage! Draft camp will give us a better indication.

If one of Thorp, Hansen and Sellar slip to Geelong's pick (unlikely, I know) , we would be crazy to pass up such an opportunity. This is the BEST KPP draft ever! Lets not forget that. Every premiership team has great KPP players. We could have 2 potentially great ones. We'd still be able to get a quality speedy midfielder with our second pick. I know Bomber has said he is going to recruit speedy midfielders. Doesn't mean we have to use our first pick.

 

[year of the cat]

I would be very disappointed if Geelong went with Jetta with their first pick. He reminds me too much of David Rodan.

If we are going to choose a midfielder, we must go with a pure midfielder.
We have Ablett, Chapman, Stokes and to a lesser extent, Byrnes and Varcoe who play very similar roles to Jetta.

Selwood and Proud are the 2 that we will consider. At least one of those 2 will be available at Geelong's first pick. Selwood probably has the more talent, but Proud probably suits Geelong better. Who knows who they'll pick at this stage! Draft camp will give us a better indication.

If one of Thorp, Hansen and Sellar slip to Geelong's pick (unlikely, I know) , we would be crazy to pass up such an opportunity. This is the BEST KPP draft ever! Lets not forget that. Every premiership team has great KPP players. We could have 2 potentially great ones. We'd still be able to get a quality speedy midfielder with our second pick. I know Bomber has said he is going to recruit speedy midfielders. Doesn't mean we have to use our first pick.

Have to agree with pretty much everthing you say. Thorp and Sellar are the only two that have any remote chance of slipping through but its pretty unlikely. Thorp I would take as he can play both ends and could fill a position down back if Harley's career is cut short. Sellar I find harder to assess - looked ordinary in the U18 champs but apparently was unwell.

We still are lacking a champion midfielder that all the other top 4 clubs have so Selwood may fill that gap down the track.

 

[Budda 230]

We still are lacking a champion midfielder that all the other top 4 clubs have so Selwood may fill that gap down the track.

I would be happy with Selwood. Definately could be a champion. Hopefully his injuries won't be long term.