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Pls keep discussing could/shoulda/wouldas in the other thread, but once our draft picks are announced use this new thread for comments and opinions of the media, BF U/18 watchers and the club (about the new guys). Looking forward to finally having the names instead of the speculation!
 
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Pick 24 ~ Nathan Wright

St Kilda

Player statistics
  • Former club: Dandenong Stingrays
  • DOB:16/02/1993
  • Height:184cm
  • Position: Defender
  • Weight:78kg
  • Medium midfielder/defender who attacks the ball aggressively and rarely fumbles. Strong and courageous in the air, he also excels at the stoppages. Loves the physical pressure of the game, winning contested ball and tackles strongly. Averaged 14.8 disposals and was impressive in his four matches for Vic Country in this year’s Under-18 championships. AIS-AFL Academy member
 

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Pick 25 ~ Spencer White

St Kilda

Player statistics

  • Former club:Western Jets
  • DOB:22/09/1994
  • Height:195cm
  • Position:Forward
  • Weight:84kg

Left footed Tall forward with exceptional leap and strong overhead marking ability. Was explosive in the power testing at the Draft Combine recording a lightining fast 2.89 secs in the 20m Sprint and taking out the Running Vertical Jump test with a jump of 100cm. Kicked 35 golas 12 behinds for the Western Jets this year.
 
So excited to get White! :) :thumbsu:

Was hoping we'd get him at 40, but was going to be gone by then, so as I said a few times in recent weeks, I'm not disappointed that we used 25 to get him. Could be anything.

Apparently this highlights package only just scratches the surface of what he is capable of.



Quigley said:
Spencer White
DOB: 22/9/94 Ht: 196 Wt: 85

I tend to get sucked in most years and overhype on at least one key position forward each year. Doboscz and Manson were two last year I had rated highly and both were not even rookied. This year I am onboard with White so be warned. White got the attention of most of the BF faithful with the afl.com article on with the headline "The Next Buddy?" and I have to admit that caused me to take a closer look at him and subsequently his finish to the year. On potential White is up there with any of the key position forwards in this draft. Take out the second half of this year though and his performances were nowhere close to warranting being picked anywhere let alone high.

What a team is going to be buying is a whole bucketful of potential. White is a big powerful athlete who loves to take the game on when he gets it. He had a slow start to the year with his asthma severely limiting his lung capacity. After he had his medication adjusted his performances improved a great deal. He went from 7 goals in his first 5 games to 30 goals in his last 10 and he was one of the most dominant forwards in the TAC in the last 6 weeks of the season. His endurance is still nowhere near good enough for AFL football but at least now teams can see what they will get when he does get it close to required levels. At the combine his beep tests were actually midfield which I took encouragement from although his 3km result was poor.

White has a build a lot like Buddy having great height for a KPF with wide shoulders and slim hips. I think he will end up being more solid than Buddy and will certainly have the build to play AFL football. In addition to size, White has elite athletic capabilities. After getting a late call up he won the running jump this year at Combine getting within 2cm of the record held by Natanui and Brennan and followed that with a fourth in the standing vertical. He doesn't always use his leap a lot in games but when he needs it he can go up and get the ball. At the moment he tends to mistime his jump at the ball and whilst he has improved on that over the course of the year that would be something which could cause teams a minor concern as it is something which is not always the easiest to fix.

His pace is also excellent for a tall guy with him recording a 2.89 in the 20m and showing elite pace off the mark for anyone let alone someone his size. He is often able to get separation seemingly with ease and if he is further up the field he can run away from his opposition. He does need to put his strength, pace and jump together a bit better and more consistently in his game but you have to like the thought of what he could do when and if he does. His lack of endurance has limited his abilities to give repeat leads or work further up the ground much. As that improves it would be easy to see him playing a Buddy styled game. As it currently stands though he operates closer to goal and I see him starting his career as a FF.

He currently has a very limited defensive game and if the ball is not in his area or if it with the opposition he loses interest and tends to stand around a bit doing not much. His endurance has obviously been a limiting factor but his attitude is also a significant contributor and his coaches are going to give him a kick up the butt for not chasing more than a few times in his near future. It is worth noting that his coach has identified his attitude as needing to mature. On the field he does have a tendency to give away more undisciplined frees than you would like to see.

When in his area, White attacks the ball hard and tends to make difficult things look easy. He is exceptionally confident and loves to take the game on. He is not particularly elusive but with his strength and pace he is difficult to tackle. He will frequently run himself into trouble and he does need to focus on picking the times and places for his exuberance. He improved a lot when he focused more on doing the basics well rather than trying to do the extraordinary every time he got the ball. He had the talent to pull off the extraordinary reasonably regularly but sometimes doing the basic things would have been more effective. On the lead he is very difficult to get around for a defender and takes the ball out in front himself where it is virtually impossible for defender to spoil. His hands are huge and he is good both over his head and below his knees.

He has a nice relaxed set shot. His release is a little high but his set shot is pretty accurate. Around the ground he is similarly very relaxed with his kicking and tends to have good feel and he hits his targets well. In front of goal he very much has a full forward's attitude and you can be sure if he gets the ball in range he is going to have a shot. He does not look for his teammates but takes it on his own shoulders to kick the goal even when the percentage play would be to look to give it off.

White needs to be involved in the play more because when he is good things can happen. He is going to need to work on a lot of things but if a team is patient with him they could have an elite forward on their hands. I see him going in the second round simply because there are so many teams are going to be willing to take a punt on someone with the potential that this guy has even with the risks associated with him.
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Pick 40 ~ Brodie Murdoch

St Kilda

Player statistics

  • Former club:Glenelg
  • DOB:20/01/1994
  • Height:187cm
  • Position:Forward
  • Weight:86kg

Player assessment

Left-footed medium forward with terrific athleticism highlighted by his pace, agility and vertical leap. Strong overhead and has a terrific work ethic in games as a lead-up forward. Is a long penetrating kick and has the tools to play well in defence. Averaged 12.2 disposals, 4 marks and 2.4 tackles in 5 matches for SA in the NAB AFL U18s this year.

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Pick 43 ~ Josh Saunders

St Kilda

Player statistics

  • Former club:Geelong Falcons
  • DOB:31/08/1994
  • Height:183cm
  • Position:Midfielder
  • Weight:88kg

Player assessment

Medium midfielder/defender with terrific run & carry. Tested very well at State Draft Combine with 14.10 beep and 2.96sec 20m Sprint.

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Think it's fair to say they've noticed our need for outside pace. Anyone seen the video of Saunders? He gets it, and runs past everyone. Me likey.
 
Excited to get Saunders as well. Speed demon who loves to run and carry. :thumbsu:

He would not be 88kg, BTW, more like 78. That 88 is a misprint, I believe. He's pretty light.

Apparently pretty new on the scene this year, so has a HEAP of improvement in him. Think he's got a background in athletics. Averaged 23 possies per game this year and played 3 games for Vic Country at the Champs.

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FootyTragic profiles from their Phantom Draft - http://www.footytragic.com/blog/2012-post-season/kristians-2012-phantom-draft/

BRODIE MURDOCH
Height: 188cm, Weight: 86kg, DOB: 21/1/1994
Recruited from: Glenelg
Port Adelaide takes a second South Australian here in Brodie Murdoch, brother of Jordan.
He’s not too dissimilar from his brother either, playing high half forward with stints in the middle and can also play off half back.
He played 10 SANFL reserves games, averaging 8 kicks, 4 handballs, 12 disposals, 4 marks, 3 inside 50’s, 2 tackles, 1 clearance and kicked 2 goals and 4 behinds.
At the Combine he tested outstandingly for endurance.
He possesses a very nice left foot kick and has a nice leap on him too, so he can take a grab.
Did I mention he plays like his brother?

NATHAN WRIGHT
Height: 185cm, Weight: 78kg, DOB: 16/02/94
Recruited from: Dandenong Stingrays
Wright is a dashing defender with some serious leg speed.
He also posted some good results at the Combine for endurance.
His kicking, especially short distances, is suspect to me, but he does have a very penetrating long kick when he’s on the run.
He loves to take the game on, and that’s what you want to see with guys who have his pace.
He played 7 games in the TAC Cup this season, averaging 16 disposals at 69% efficiency.

JOSH SAUNDERS
Height: 182cm, Weight: 75kg, DOB: 31/8/1994
Recruited from: Geelong Falcons
Saunders is a favourite of mine. He doesn’t come with a lot fan fare, but he’s a very nice inside midfielder from the Geelong Falcons.
He played 12 games this season averaging 23 disposals at a really healthy 70% efficiency along with 5 tackles a game.
He didn’t test at the Combine, and I don’t have the Screening results, but he seems to be able to run all day and have some nice toe.
The best thing is, he’s very efficient.

SPENCER WHITE
Height: 196cm, Weight: 85kg, DOB: 22/9/1994
Recruited from: Western Jets
Spencer White comes into this draft as the David Gourdis, Waylon Manson type where nobody knows exactly where he’ll go, or if he’ll go.
I think you’re slightly surer of what you’ll get with Spencer, but he does come with uncertainty all the same.
White is a very athletic tall forward coming off a 36 goal season in the TAC Cup.
He was fairly consistent through the year, kicking goals in all but three games and often using his crazy athleticism to pinch hit in the ruck.
In terms of his athleticism, he’s up there with the very best. White was in the top 2% at the Draft Combine for the standing vertical jump, he was the best at the running jump (coming within 2cm of Nic Naitanui’s record), top 10% in the 5m sprint and 10m sprint and top 7% in the 20m sprint.
His straight line pace is incredible and when you combine that with his jump, it makes him a very scary prospect as a developing full forward.
In terms of getting up the ground, this is where the problem could lie. He doesn’t win a whole lot of the ball as it is, only averaging 10 disposals a game but his endurance has been questioned as well. He ran a 12.7 in the shuttle run, and that was in 30 degree heat so he didn’t too badly there. He was in the bottom 12% in the 3km time trial and the bottom 41% for VO2 max recordings.
Playing up the ground really isn’t his game, but it is needed in modern footy just to run your opponent around, get dangerous and just get yourself in the game. He can get shut out of games quite easily, when his opponent is on top and he can often seem to lose interest and not chase as hard as what he usually would.
Defensively, he shouldn’t be a liability with his athleticism. He averaged 1.5 tackles a game, which isn’t too bad for a key forward.
Where he’s most dangerous is deep forward, so the ball can be sat on top of his head and he can run and jump at it. His contested marking is a feature, where he averages 1.7 a game but his conversion is even more impressive. He kicked 36 goals and 12 behinds for the season, putting him in the elite category for goal conversion. He also kicked the ball at 71% through the season, which is outstanding for a key forward.
If you’re looking at potential, you don’t get much better than Spencer White. On pure athleticism he’s the best key forward in the draft but it’s all about how hard he works and how he’s developed when he’s drafted.
 
From Chris25

42. North Melbourne - Brodie Murdoch (187cm forward - Glenelg)

Last year, I was a big fan of his older brother and it's the same story with the younger Murdoch. I really liked what I saw of Brodie last year, playing as more of a stay at home, leading full forward he kicked a few bags for Glenelg and was very impressive in the air. Because of his size, I was looking forward to seeing him play a bit further up the ground and he has done that so far this year - not only playing high half forward, but pushing right up into the midfield and even the back lines. I'm really interested to see just how far he can take his midfield game, as he has the traits that you'd be looking for - pace, agility, endurance and foot skills. The other thing that wouldn't surprise me is if he ended up as a defender in the Andrew Mackie mould. Teams may be more comfortable with someone his height down back, and he has shown glimpses of being able to do it. Whatever happens, he'll be an interesting player to watch develop. Obviously he hasn't been kicking quite as many goals this year, but like I said he has been playing further up the ground and anyway his marking is still as strong as ever. Put it all together, and he looks a good player. AFL Comparison: Andrew Mackie
 

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Nathan Wright (VIC – Def/Mid)
Height: 183cm, Weight: 78kg, DOB: 16/02/1994
Recruited from: Dandenong Stingrays
Style: Corey Enright (more inside)
Player comparison:
Range: 20-40
Profile: Missed much of the first half of the season but since injury has put together some really nice form. Wright is an athletic defender who can also push into the midfield and have an influence. Wright has excellent pace and a great leap on him. As a defender Wright has the ability to play shutdown roles on smaller or medium types but can also run off a back flank and provide some rebound. Defensively he can go with most players in the air and won’t get burned by too many quicker types. Has the ability through his running to do some damage and can really burst away off a back flank with his explosiveness and has a mean sidestep allowing him to really create separation and easily pass by the opposition forward to start that explosive drive only he can create. With his leaping ability has the ability to take some highflying marks and with this feature of his game might also have potential as a forward which could be something looked at as an alternative depending on team needs. Tackling ability good. Wright also has the ability to go through the midfield, win his own ball and play a role and I think could really thrive in a full time inside midfield role with his ball winning ability. Just plays with a great physicality you love to watch and can win his own ball. Kicking is mostly good and even at full pace can execute but I do have some questions under pressure how good Wright’s ball use is and I have some minor questions about his decision making ability in these situations but there is plenty to work with here and otherwise he looks like a ripper.

Spencer White (VIC – KPF)
Height: 194cm, Weight: 86kg, DOB: 22/09/1994
Recruited from: Western Jets
Style:
Player comparison:
Range: 20-60
Profile: Strong marking presence and was very unlucky not to make the Vic Metro team. White has been dominating in the TAC Cup and has shown with his strong marking and goal kicking that he is worth a look. Defensively White could improve and needs to improve his endurance but when you have a guy who can present at the footy like White can and hit the scoreboard as he has the ability to do you need to take note.

Brodie Murdoch (SA – Fwd)
Height: 187cm, Weight: 85kg, DOB: 21/01/1994
Recruited from: Glenelg
Style:
Player comparison:
Range: 30-70
Profile: Murdoch is an undersized key forward who might need to settle into more of a 3rd tall leading role which he is probably more suited to at the next level. At U18 level gets impressive mark totals, but at senior level I suspect this might dry up because with zones it is a lot harder for these leading type forwards to have a great impact. For a tall I really like Murdoch’s kicking and has a really nice left foot on him. Like his brother is also a very high level athlete and has the speed, agility and leap on him.
 
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Spencer White
DOB: 22/9/94 Ht: 196 Wt: 85

I tend to get sucked in most years and overhype on at least one key position forward each year. Doboscz and Manson were two last year I had rated highly and both were not even rookied. This year I am onboard with White so be warned. White got the attention of most of the BF faithful with the afl.com article on with the headline "The Next Buddy?" and I have to admit that caused me to take a closer look at him and subsequently his finish to the year. On potential White is up there with any of the key position forwards in this draft. Take out the second half of this year though and his performances were nowhere close to warranting being picked anywhere let alone high.

What a team is going to be buying is a whole bucketful of potential. White is a big powerful athlete who loves to take the game on when he gets it. He had a slow start to the year with his asthma severely limiting his lung capacity. After he had his medication adjusted his performances improved a great deal. He went from 7 goals in his first 5 games to 30 goals in his last 10 and he was one of the most dominant forwards in the TAC in the last 6 weeks of the season. His endurance is still nowhere near good enough for AFL football but at least now teams can see what they will get when he does get it close to required levels. At the combine his beep tests were actually midfield which I took encouragement from although his 3km result was poor.

White has a build a lot like Buddy having great height for a KPF with wide shoulders and slim hips. I think he will end up being more solid than Buddy and will certainly have the build to play AFL football. In addition to size, White has elite athletic capabilities. After getting a late call up he won the running jump this year at Combine getting within 2cm of the record held by Natanui and Brennan and followed that with a fourth in the standing vertical. He doesn't always use his leap a lot in games but when he needs it he can go up and get the ball. At the moment he tends to mistime his jump at the ball and whilst he has improved on that over the course of the year that would be something which could cause teams a minor concern as it is something which is not always the easiest to fix.

His pace is also excellent for a tall guy with him recording a 2.89 in the 20m and showing elite pace off the mark for anyone let alone someone his size. He is often able to get separation seemingly with ease and if he is further up the field he can run away from his opposition. He does need to put his strength, pace and jump together a bit better and more consistently in his game but you have to like the thought of what he could do when and if he does. His lack of endurance has limited his abilities to give repeat leads or work further up the ground much. As that improves it would be easy to see him playing a Buddy styled game. As it currently stands though he operates closer to goal and I see him starting his career as a FF.

He currently has a very limited defensive game and if the ball is not in his area or if it with the opposition he loses interest and tends to stand around a bit doing not much. His endurance has obviously been a limiting factor but his attitude is also a significant contributor and his coaches are going to give him a kick up the butt for not chasing more than a few times in his near future. It is worth noting that his coach has identified his attitude as needing to mature. On the field he does have a tendency to give away more undisciplined frees than you would like to see.

When in his area, White attacks the ball hard and tends to make difficult things look easy. He is exceptionally confident and loves to take the game on. He is not particularly elusive but with his strength and pace he is difficult to tackle. He will frequently run himself into trouble and he does need to focus on picking the times and places for his exuberance. He improved a lot when he focused more on doing the basics well rather than trying to do the extraordinary every time he got the ball. He had the talent to pull off the extraordinary reasonably regularly but sometimes doing the basic things would have been more effective. On the lead he is very difficult to get around for a defender and takes the ball out in front himself where it is virtually impossible for defender to spoil. His hands are huge and he is good both over his head and below his knees.

He has a nice relaxed set shot. His release is a little high but his set shot is pretty accurate. Around the ground he is similarly very relaxed with his kicking and tends to have good feel and he hits his targets well. In front of goal he very much has a full forward's attitude and you can be sure if he gets the ball in range he is going to have a shot. He does not look for his teammates but takes it on his own shoulders to kick the goal even when the percentage play would be to look to give it off.

White needs to be involved in the play more because when he is good things can happen. He is going to need to work on a lot of things but if a team is patient with him they could have an elite forward on their hands. I see him going in the second round simply because there are so many teams are going to be willing to take a punt on someone with the potential that this guy has even with the risks associated with him.
 
Nathan Wright
DOB: 16/2/94 Ht: 185 Wt: 78

Wright was highly rated at the beginning of the year and is still highly rated by many. He is a HBFer who likes to mix it up and break the lines coming out of defense. He suffered a broken hand that kept him out early in the year but that may have been to his advantage when all is said and done as that allowed him to go away and work on building his engine. When he came back into his side his improved running ability would have been a big positive for teams looking at him. He also suffered a hamstring injury at the end of the year which kept him out of the TAC finals. I am not sure how teams will view a soft tissue injury at this stage. Is it nothing or a sign of things to come?

Wright has a good build for a modern footballer and has the athletic capabilities of a prototypical player. He is lean but strong and is quick with a good leap although I note he tested poorly in this regard at the Combine (maybe a hangover from the hamstring injury). He is a long strider and has a pretty good top end speed. He is reasonable off the mark but he does take a little while to get up to full speed. Once up to speed he will not be run down very often. He is someone who really seems to relish getting out and running and taking the game on when he has the chance.

It is hard not to be impressed with the way Wright will attack a contest. He is a hard at it type who seems to relish the physical aspects of the game. He is very good as a third up in a marking contest and has good soft hands above his head. He plays taller than is listed and times his jump at the ball very nicely to take it at its highest point. With the ball on the ground he loves to swoop in and gather at pace and his hands seems good in that situation. If the ball is bobbling around with players around it he is more prone to fumbling.

Wright probably likes the contest too much and does not get enough uncontested possessions for the position he plays. He is only a 15 possession per game type of player with half of those being contested. For a HBFer this is not a good percentage and you would want him spreading better and to smarter spots. He does not play with great endurance but I note he tested very well in the 3km at the Combine (although less well in the beep). It is likely that he simply lacks the knack of where to run to get open. This can be taught but I do not think it is ever likely that he will be a high possession player.

The biggest problem that I see for Wright is his disposal skills, particularly his kicking. Style wise his kicking is not great. He holds the ball a bit high, which I don’t see as a big deal but then he releases the ball a bit high taking both hands off the ball rather than one guiding it down to his boot. I see the latter issues as more fundamental and leads to him having very inconsistent accuracy on his kicks especially in the short to intermediate range. Wright is not a newcomer to the game so his kicking style would be very entrenched and so it will be difficult to break him out of his bad habits. When he is rushed his kicking tends to be worse. If he is out in space he is capable of delivering a nice long kick to his forward’s advantage. At the Champs though I thought he lacked confidence in his kicking. By hand he looked similarly shaky and prone not delivering to advantage. Overall he lacks a lot of class with his disposal skills.

With his skill issues I struggle to see him playing as a HBFer at the next level and he does not really have the skill set to be a ball winning midfielder. I think his best bet is to convert to a tagger. His engine would need to be topped up but his skill set is pretty conducive to a run with role and if he is lead to the ball he could force his man to chase the other way. If he could sort out his kicking though lots of opportunities open up.
 
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/149782/default.aspx

Spencer White - the runner-up in the TAC Cup goalkicking award this year after tallying 36.12 in 16 games - is regarded as a raw but rare athlete.

White's highlights package is certain to cause excitement.

(He) wasn't among the original list of 100-odd invitees for the Combine, but received a late call-up and posted some impressive results, winning the running vertical jump and finishing third in the standing vertical jump.

Eight clubs interviewed White.

White could be snapped up as early as a pick in the 20s, and as late as the 70s.

Jets coach Steve Kretiuk "He'll take a couple of years to physically and mentally get up to AFL standard, but once he matures he's going to be a pretty exciting player. Some of the things he did reminded me of Buddy Franklin. He can create things out of nothing."

His father Kerry Crouch - a good local footballer who also represented Victoria in hockey - died suddenly just four years ago.

"Dad had a real impact on my life and my football,"

An only child, the then 14-year-old White and his mother Debra moved from Melbourne's northern-eastern suburbs to Williamstown in the west for a fresh start.

Sport (football and basketball) became an even greater outlet.

White was rejected by Williamstown Juniors because they already had enough players. Instead, he played for Spotswood.

Last year ... Kretiuk says White had two major issues at the time: he was severely lacking in endurance, and often chose the wrong time to jump for marks.

White appeared unable, or unwilling, to make multiple efforts. His excuse was that he couldn’t run because he couldn’t breathe. It was a source of frustration for both parties. Amazingly, tests revealed that White was using just 60 per cent of his lung capacity.

He has had asthma all his life but it had flared to such an extent that a specialist placed him on stronger medication to keep it under control. Consequently, his health, stamina and form improved dramatically.

"just in case it doesn’t work out", he has a contingency plan - a real estate course. However, many suspect that on draft day he'll be hot property.
 
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Lewis Pierce

St Kilda
Player statistics

  • Former club:Dandenong Stingrays
  • DOB:16/11/1994
  • Height:202cm
  • Weight:88kg
Player assessment

An exciting young Ruckman with good endurance and the ability to take a nice overhead mark. Has genuine football smarts and very good game sense and awareness. His tap work is very good as is his ability to cover the ground and provide a tall mobile target. Has shown he can also go forward on occasions and be effective. His leadership and football character are excellent. Played in 4 of 5 games for Vic Country at this year’s NAB AFL U18 Championships.
 
Comment by Chris25.

In terms of ruckmen, it isn't the greatest draft really. Much like last year.

Grundy is the clear #1, and McBean would be #2 - although I tend to think his value is slightly higher than it should be due to the lack of talls behind him. But after those two, there are a lot of guys around the 195-197cm mark who rotate through the ruck. Which isn't really ideal for AFL.

Lewis Pierce from Vic Country is one who could start to climb and be that third guy. Has been injured for most of the last two seasons, but has shown some promising signs. Outside of him it's largely overage guys or players that are tied to other clubs (Moller, McGillivray).
 

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From AFL Profiles

Nathan Wright
Club: Dandenong Stingrays
DOB:16/02/1993
Height:184cm
Weight: 78 kg
Position: Defender/midfielder

Medium midfielder/defender who attacks the ball aggressively and rarely fumbles. Strong and courageous in the air, he also excels at the stoppages. Loves the physical pressure of the game, winning contested ball and tackles strongly. Averaged 14.8 disposals and was impressive in his four matches for Vic Country in this year’s Under-18 championships. AIS-AFL Academy member.


Spencer White
Former club:Western Jets
DOB:22/09/1994
Height:195cm
Position: Forward
Weight: 84kg

Left footed tall forward with exceptional leap and strong overhead marking ability. Was explosive in the power testing at the Draft Combine recording a lightining fast 2.89 secs in the 20m Sprint and taking out the Running Vertical Jump test with a jump of 100cm. Kicked 35 golas 12 behinds for the Western Jets this year

Brodie Murdoch
Former club:Glenelg
DOB:20/01/1994
Height:187cm
Position: Forward
Weight: 86kg
Player assessment: Left-footed medium forward with terrific athleticism highlighted by his pace, agility and vertical leap. Strong overhead and has a terrific work ethic in games as a lead-up forward. Is a long penetrating kick and has the tools to play well in defence. Averaged 12.2 disposals, 4 marks and 2.4 tackles in 5 matches for SA in the NAB AFL U18s this year.
 
There is a reason he didn't get drafted higher.

Clurey and Temay both went after him and both are elite kickers.

The remaining picks are about right. Once the draft hits the 40's it is a case of who knows. I thought they would go for White with pick 40 or 44 because he could be anything but using pick 25 was a big call.

Drafting Murdoch over Membrey is interesting. Perhaps the bad coconut tree tattoo put us off...
 

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