Preview NAB AFL Draft

[Brent Prismall#9]

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Nah, supports Freo, I should know, I'm his son.

Yeah well I'm his left testical and I'm telling you, he supports the Dons.

 

[Duckworth]

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My strategy:

Pick 8: Caddy.
Pick 30: Prestia/Jacobs/Green
Pick 47: Miles Sewell
Pick 64: Howlett Upgrade.

PSD: Duscher

Rookie:
1. Mellington. (good goal kicker, Murray B)
2. Meli (upgrade)
3. project Ruck
4. Experienced ruck Laycock/Tayor (Haw) Whoever is least injured at the
time of drafting. or VFL ruck.
5. T.Slattery.

This gives us some solid work on the midfield. Also gives some back-ups
in the ruck.

 

[Towno78]

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My strategy:

Pick 8: Caddy.
Pick 30: Prestia/Jacobs/Green
Pick 47: Miles Sewell
Pick 64: Howlett Upgrade.

PSD: Duscher

Rookie:
1. Mellington. (good goal kicker, Murray B)
2. Meli (upgrade)
3. project Ruck
4. Experienced ruck Laycock/Tayor (Haw) Whoever is least injured at the
time of drafting. or VFL ruck.
5. T.Slattery.

This gives us some solid work on the midfield. Also gives some back-ups
in the ruck.

lol I first read this as what you had decided to dub Meli. I like it... In fact, I hope we don't draft Mellington, so I can call Meli that

 

[Duckworth]

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lol I first read this as what you had decided to dub Meli. I like it... In fact, I hope we don't draft Mellington, so I can call Meli that

Yeah could get confusing if we draft them both. You saw what happened when we had 2 Slatterys.

 

[BomberTime]

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I like your strategy duckworth...but how man rookie picks can we use? only 3 spots isnt there?

 

[Duckworth]

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I like your strategy duckworth...but how man rookie picks can we use? only 3 spots isnt there?

It could be 2 now? Hille has gone to the Veterans list so that takes up one more. Crameri may get de-listed next list lodgement also.

Since posting that I have also been pondering a new rookie strategy, since trading in for rucks is in vogue. What we do is draft 4-5 rookie rucks, keep them on the list for a couple of years, then trade them out for first rounders = PROFIT

 

[Yoda_]

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So I have been thinking about our drafting strategy and here are a few other players that could tickle our fancy (no home of course).

Callum Currie: Callum was one of the leading ball winners in the TAC Cup this year with the North Ballarat Rebels.

Currie picked up a staggering 418 disposals and an outstanding 179 handball recieves.

Currie is a big bodied player that could have an impact from day one despite being only 18 years of age and is also a wonderful kick of the football.

Currie is a midfielder that is good inside as well as being equally good outside, loves to tackle and has a good engine (reported 14 plus beep test) and also completed a 2.98 20meter sprint earlier this year (reported) that could see him start off on a wing or half forward then move into the midfield later on.

To top all of this off, he is an Essendon supporter, what more could you ask for. He would do everything in his power to be a very good player.

Would love to see him given a go with Essendon.

Another player that I would love to see at Essendon is Aaron Elari who finished in the top 10 in the WA Sandover medal this year despite being 19 years old.

Elari is only slightly built at 178cm and 75kg, but has certainly built on this throughout season 2010.

He uses arguably his biggest asset, his pace to advantage. Elari runs and carries, and is very good outside picking up a handy 12 goals, whilst his 35 tackles (2 per game) was also very good for someone his size.

Elari averaged nearly 22 possesions a game (21.1 - 12.9 kicks, 8.9 handballs) whilst he also linked nicely and averaged nearly 5 marks (4.75 per game).

A few people I have spoken to about young Elari have all said that he is a wonderful young man and does all team things to complement his own individual game.

Would love to see what these two could potentially bring to the table at Essendon.

Couple of other names that I have liked the sounds of have been Jarrod Lyons, is a very similar player to Zaharakis, so maybe not a high priority but a decent prospect whilst Brad Harvey is another who I really like the sound of.

Harvey's prospect soared however after his testing at the combine, so will watch with anticipation.

Any other names that people would like to discuss? Will read through the Inside Football edition and see what they say about any players looking at.

 

[Yoda_]

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Anything on Batchelor or Cripps?

Jake Bachelor - Defender/Midfielder, Dandenong Stingrays, VIC, 13.2.1992, 187cm, 82kg

"Jake won our best and fairest playing predominantly as a rebounding half back. A good size, he has great hands and is a super reader of the game. A terrific one - on - one player who set up a lot of our rebounds and was our number 1 rebounding player and at marking the ball from opposition kicks. He's one of those classic, rebounding half backs that AFL clubs are really excited about. A really balanced player coming off a tremendously consistently year and he deserves a crack at AFL level. I think he'll get it"

- Dandenong Stingrays coach Graeme Yeats

Jamie Cripps - Defender/Midfielder, East Fremantle, WA, 23.4.1992, 182cm, 78kg

"Back to back years playing state under 18's. Jamie played one league game in the final round of 2009 and showed that day that he had that ability to run and carry and kick nice goals. Had a slow start to this year due to injury but after the National Carnivals he finished up in the league team and on a number of occasions gathered the ball on center wing, took two bounces and kick a nice long goal. Very quick, very attacking and plays predominantly off half back where he runs and rebounds aggressively. An eye - catching sort of player."
WA Representative '09, '10

- East Fremantle football manager Damian Gasper

Hope this can help?

 

[DaSawx]

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Anyone heard of Daniel Kulikowski?

Seems like a good, hard small defender from SA.

 

[yodellinhank]

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Cheers for the info HFF, any more on Harvey inc expected draft position? With the athletic results he achieved (Broke the sprint record only for his time to be beaten, Highest vertical jump etc.) I'd be excited if the club picked him up.

 

[Yoda_]

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Anyone heard of Daniel Kulikowski?

Seems like a good, hard small defender from SA.

Daniel Kuilkowski from Port Adelaide Magpies you mean?

178cm, 83kg, Defender who "amassed an amazing 41 possessions... in round 23 of the SANFL this season". Seems like a decent kid. Do we need more running backs though? that is the only thing that is worrying me with these types. Plenty of them this year from what I think.

 

[DaSawx]

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Daniel Kuilkowski from Port Adelaide Magpies you mean?

178cm, 83kg, Defender who "amassed an amazing 41 possessions... in round 23 of the SANFL this season". Seems like a decent kid. Do we need more running backs though? that is the only thing that is worrying me with these types. Plenty of them this year from what I think.

I know what you mean, but he has a good size about him too, just looking for someone to keep Slattery and Hocking out of the back pocket and turn him into a decent small lock-down defender, he might not be the guy.

 

[Yoda_]

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Cheers for the info HFF, any more on Harvey inc expected draft position? With the athletic results he achieved (Broke the sprint record only for his time to be beaten, Highest vertical jump etc.) I'd be excited if the club picked him up.

I really like Harvey, think he could be someone that could be a good footballer after being an exceptional athlete.

A good article on Harvey from this months Inside Football:

Ranges dasher ain't Harve quick!

Pace is a highly sought after commodity in the modern game. Yarra Valley Grammar student Brad Harvey has it in spades.

Harvey broke Danyle Pearce's draft camp record with a time of 2.78 [seconds] (only to have it erased 30 minutes later by Queenslander Joel Wilkinson).

The Eastern Ranges' half back and midfielder is in a similar mould to Geelong's David Wojcinski and has the same speed to burn. When Harvey turns on the jets and takes the game on, not many can catch him.

He thrived on the pressure of performing in front of a horde of recruiters and coaching staff, citing hid competitiveness as a key factor for his brilliant performances.

"It gets you really pumped up, I'm pretty competitive, so I like that competition" he said.

Harvey also performed well in the repeat sprints with a time of 23.46, again falling just short of Wilkinson, and he topped the standing vertical jump with a mark of 75cm and finished tied top of the tree in the running vertcal jump with Range's team mate Kieran Harper on 88cm.

Athletics has always been a big part of his life, having represented Victoria. His pet event was the 400 meters where he finished third at the AGS atheltics carnival.

A move into the backline playing for Vic Metro allowed Harvey to re - invent himself in a position he had never played before and where he could use his pace to break the lines.

"That was a different experience and I learnt a lot from (ex - Melbourne player) Paul Wheatley", he said.

His athletics career has been put on the back burner in favor of football because he likes the team enviroment.

"Footy sort of took over when I was 13, so hopefully I can incorporate the athletics ability into my game", he said.

The keen Essendon supporter was in awe of KEvin Sheedy's presence at the combine and was excited about the clubs future with James Hird announced as coach of the Bombers.

He identified the need to keep tweaking his kicking action and decision making in traffic. If these aspects of his game improve, in line with the lofty standards of his athletics attributes, we can look forward to him cutting a swathe through deffensive zones, as well as taking that much anticipated screamer in years to come.

- Ben Gutherie

The small profile in the 'player profile' section also has on Harvey

Brad Harvey - Midfielder, Eastern Ranges', VIC

16.4.1992 184cm 83kg

"Brad's an inside midfielder/wingman half back and from his testing results at the camp he's super athletic in terms of his speed and vertical leap - I think he was first or second in four of the power/speed events in the draft camp. He's been on the radar of some clubs and given his athletic ability he might go early. A terrific young man who kicks the ball reasonably well and played Vic Metro this year. Needs to work on his endurance." - Eastern Ranges' regional manager Anthony Parkin

Whilst the NAB Draft Machine says

"Played for Vic Metro in the 2010 NAB AFL U18 Championships, where his strong marking and kicking made him a standout. Quick and strong, Harvey can play in the middle or the backline, where he can provide run and carry or pinpoint a pass forward."

So he could be an exceptional prospect but someone who may not last to our pick 30 after an outstanding testing at the draft combine.

 

[Yoda_]

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I know what you mean, but he has a good size about him too, just looking for someone to keep Slattery and Hocking out of the back pocket and turn him into a decent small lock-down defender, he might not be the guy.

I have been looking through the draft machine and also the Inside Football magazine and there are a lot of small defenders, but they are genuinely 'small' (less than 180cm).

A couple of small defenders I like the look of are Riley Heddles (18, Dandenong Stingrays) and also Michael Stockdale (20, Casey Scorpions) whilst some on BomberBlitz have suggested that we have spoken to Paul PuoPolo (23, Norwood).

Some other names around include:

Jarryd Schofield (178cm, 18 y.o, S.A)
Ken Campbell (175cm, 18 y.o, S.A)
Jack Mahoney (178cm, 18 y.o, NSW)
Ken Campbell (175cm, 18 y.o, S.A)
Kelvin Lawrence (177cm, 18 y.o, W.A)

Outside of these 'defenders', they are all pretty highly rated kids (like Cripps, Bachelor, Smith), so not sure what we are going to do in regards to a small defender.

I think that the caoching staff/match committee left from Knights tenure actually rate Henry Slattery as he has finished pretty highly in the past couple of B&F results (corrections please?).

So yeah, would like to think that we are going to draft a 'small defender' and as I have mentioned earlier, my prefference would be Stockdale.

 

[DaSawx]

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Cheers for the info HFF

I'm not a Slattery basher, but would prefer him for depth rather than play every week if we can find someone to do his job, which granted, isn't easy by all means.

Although if we do tighten the midfield he, and the rest of the backline, "may" look infinetely better.

 

[yaco55]

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HFF

What pick would we use to pick up one of these players.

I am assuming 47 ?

 

[The Donners]

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Callum Currie: Callum was one of the leading ball winners in the TAC Cup this year with the North Ballarat Rebels.

Currie picked up a staggering 418 disposals and an outstanding 179 handball recieves.

Currie is a big bodied player that could have an impact from day one despite being only 18 years of age and is also a wonderful kick of the football.

Currie is a midfielder that is good inside as well as being equally good outside, loves to tackle and has a good engine (reported 14 plus beep test) and also completed a 2.98 20 metre sprint earlier this year (reported) that could see him start off on a wing or half forward then move into the midfield later on.

To top all of this off, he is an Essendon supporter, what more could you ask for. He would do everything in his power to be a very good player.

Well I'm sold.

 

[HardMan2010]

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Well I'm sold.

Me too!!...Im all for picking up players who barrack for the club!!...For some reason i think it breeds belonging and also ownership to the club!...Just take Hird for example...just a thought, but this kid sounds good!!

 

[yodellinhank]

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AFL website reporting that only North Melbourne look set to use their end of round 1 compo pick. Giving us picks 8, 31, 48. We'll know by Friday, that's the deadline.

source

 

[Yoda_]

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Just on young Currie.

I would love to get my hands on a video of him, just to see what type of player he is..

Have heard that he has signed his papers to join North Ballarat Roosters should his dream of playing AFL footy not be fulfilled in this years draft(s).

As mentioned he was a ball magnet and one player who has worked on his game. Some recruiters have mentioned that the possibility of him not being drafted due to his little possible development left in him, but that is all here say, someone close to the family mentioned, "he went away and improved his tank" it allowed him to play on ball this year.

A photo I was able to find

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[Yoda_]

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HFF

What pick would we use to pick up one of these players.

I am assuming 47 ?

Well the players mentioned in the past page or two are players that are late - rookie selections..

I am sick of hearing about the same old top 20 - 30 names, thought I would do a little bit of research and look at prospects that are later in the drafts as we do still need to pick 3 rookie selections (Marigliani/Bock/Williams all delisted)

 

[cAsEy_18]

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HFF, I have known him for a while so it is probably a bit of a biased view, but I really like the sound of Batchelor for our 3rd round pick. Having known and seen both of them play for years, he is a very similar player to Dylan Roberton who got picked up by Freo last year. Good size, provides run off the half back with very underrated skills (definately one of his strengths) but also knows when to defend too, which I believe is the key. I would love to see him in the red and black with our pick 47/48, but I'm just wondering what the realistic chances of this are? I can see Essendon taking 2 midfielders and a ruckman in this draft, just not sure on the order, which would mean it would be difficult to squeeze Jake in.

 

[Kong]

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A photo I was able to find

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Use the URL/address of that photo to post in here.

 

[Burzum]

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benfti on BomberBlitz suggested Tim Milera at #47, if not earlier

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102347/default.aspx

Looks pretty good

 

[yaco55]

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Well the players mentioned in the past page or two are players that are late - rookie selections..

I am sick of hearing about the same old top 20 - 30 names, thought I would do a little bit of research and look at prospects that are later in the drafts as we do still need to pick 3 rookie selections (Marigliani/Bock/Williams all delisted)

Rookie selections are notoriously difficult to predict.

I suppose you will get a better picture after the ND.

Do you think EFC will pick a ruck with 47 or wait for the Rookie Draft.