National Draft

[marcuz]

Post our selections here....We can discuss whether we picked duds or stars...big rumour is bradley at 6. Lets hope not as he is the second coming of daniel bandy......

 

[waspy]

lets just pray to god he isnt.

We do need backup in defence though and bradley would fit the bill nicely

 

[bacon buster]

well we picked bradley and stanton with #6 and #13
what do people think, i don't know much about these players.

 

[marcuz]

We need quality centre square on ballers.....stanton is picked a lot earlier than i thought, he is a winger exactly what we need another winger ....****in sheeds you prick

 

[Cupestar]

Stanton:

pacy midfielder who was one of the AFL Draft Camps top performers

Bradley:

A 198cm running wingman/on-baller is Bradley's short term-potential with the prospect of him bulking up into holding down a key position in coming years if needs be.

With the Bombers dodgy ruck stocks, Bradley could become another backup ruck option if things go bad while being groomed into a potent attacking tall.

Played in West Perth's WAFL senior premiership in 2003 and won the Larke Medal for Best Player in the 2003 Australian Under 18 Championships.

From BomberBlitz.com

 

[Cupestar]

Pick 28

Jay Nash

 

[bacon buster]

edit: as above

 

[Cupestar]

Anyone know anything about Jay Nash?

 

[Cupestar]

from EFC.com

Nash is a medium-sized defender / midfielder who has represented the South Australian under 18s for the past two seasons. Nash has good finishing skills and was a member of the Central Districts reserves' Premiership team last season.

 

[Cupestar]

Bradley - tall Wingman who MIGHT be able to ruck/play KPP

Reminds me of a certain #4 draft pick a few year back :-/

Sheesh...this better be good Sheeds!!!

 

[marcuz]

Stanton is a shorter version of james davies..fast good on both feet but doesnt get much of the ball.

 

[Cupestar]

oh crap..

Pick 39

RFK to Port

All the best to him

 

[Cupestar]

Ricky Dyson at 44!!!!

 

[marcuz]

Very happy with the diceman at 44....will be the best of our picks in 4 years time and you can quote me on that.

 

[TheMightyDons]

YEAH! Dyson at 44!

Overall a very good effort by Essendon. Bradley, Nash and Stanton were all rated as first round picks by Matt Burgan, and Dyson slipped which is great news. Good job boys!

 

[Darealrath]

Originally posted by Cupestar
Ricky Dyson at 44!!!!

F***en A!

I don't have a clue what to make of the earlier picks, but everyone says good things about Dyson

 

[jivey]

wasted 6, what a ****en waste.

weev taken like 5 ruckmen in the last 2 years. ****en ****

tenace, fast/ball winner not good enough for essendon?

seeing we dont have either of them - hird

 

[Darealrath]

Originally posted by jivey
wasted 6, what a ****en waste.

weev taken like 5 ruckmen in the last 2 years. ****en ****

tenace, fast/ball winner not good enough for essendon?

seeing we dont have either of them

Rama, Reynolds and Winderlich should all be first team players in the coming years, with Walsh a chance too - of players already on the list.

Still would have liked Tenace, but we can hardly write off Bradley.

 

[jivey]

honestly........


hille, ses, laycock, cartledge, SOK, allan, bradley?


hrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Cupestar]

That's it for us at Draft 2003

Kepler Bradley
Brent Stanton
Jay Nash
Ricky Dyson

You'd think that Dyson was pick 6 going on some initial reactions :/

 

[whirl]

Originally posted by jivey
wasted 6, what a ****en waste.

weev taken like 5 ruckmen in the last 2 years. ****en ****

I don't think they took Bradley as a ruckman, I think they took him as a Fletcher replacement.

And consider that Laycock looks like a better CHF/CHB prospect than a ruckman to this point of time anyway.

 

[whirl]

Originally posted by jivey
honestly........


hille, ses, laycock, cartledge, SOK, allan, bradley?


hrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

ses and SOK don't play for us anymore though, or are you planning to include Salmon, Barnes and Somerville as well?

 

[jivey]

as recent ruckemn smartass? if we wanted a FB why not go pettigrew, ever heard of a guy called sam hunt?

 

[marcuz]

Bradley is no fletcher replacement. He doesnt have anywhere near fletchers pace which is what you need these days to play full back. He is a 6"6 midfielder who has queries over his kicking.....We picked him over tenace...f*ck me...sheeds has a height fetish and it has shone through with pick 6

 

[Cupestar]

Bannister to the Blues for pick 69

Hope we don't regret this...