List Mgmt. Player Ages Thread

[Loonerty]

Think the trigger will be pulled if Jackson Merrett is there at 26. A good kick is worth their weight in gold.

Watching more vision of Aish - Reminds me of Bryce Gibbs - Nice player but not elite.

If Jackson Merrett is available at 26 I'd wonder how he managed to escape the club and elect to be redrafted without anyone noticing.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If Jackson Merrett is available at 26 I'd wonder how he managed to escape the club and elect to be redrafted without anyone noticing.

Yep if he is there at 26, we will take him.

 

[Old Campaigner]

If Jackson Merrett is available at 26 I'd wonder how he managed to escape the club and elect to be redrafted without anyone noticing.

Secret exodus

 

[Burzum]

Think the trigger will be pulled if Jackson Merrett is there at 26. A good kick is worth their weight in gold.

Watching more vision of Aish - Reminds me of Bryce Gibbs - Nice player but not elite.

How will we tell the difference between Jackson Merrett and Jackson Merrett?

 

[yaco55]

If Jackson Merrett is available at 26 I'd wonder how he managed to escape the club and elect to be redrafted without anyone noticing.

Ha ha ha

Should be Zack Merrett.

 

[Andronicus]

Smarten up eth. Hawthorn have a pick before us, if Essendon want him it makes perfect sense to say things that will make the Hawks feel they can use a later pick. During this period of time the media is used. Dyson Heppell was talked about as an injury risk, as a result he slid in the draft and we got him.

Gartlett is 1 on my wish list, Apeness is number 2. Gartlett can help us now if things pan out, a big is long term. We can still get a quality big next year in the draft.

I get a chubby thinking about Chapman, Gartlett and Kommer in the same forward line. A combination of class, aggressiveness, intensity and potency. IF everything worked out I can firmly say Hurley will have an improved output as a forward.

He anything like the guy that trained with us last year?

Help me out here scezza

 

[Dolner]

He anything like the guy that trained with us last year?

Help me out here scezza

i think he's the same or at least very similar to a guy who trained with us then went back home for the weekend did a whole bunch of rack, shelved 9 pingers and drink his third chins weight in bundy and coke information of which predictably got back the club causing us not to draft him. Cmon team, no way we're picking the guy get over it and get exited about Merrett (my vote) and JKH!! oh yeh!!

 

[Zach Package]

absolute gem courtesy of bomberblitz

 

[yodellinhank]

EQ usually gets really good mail around this time and she and Twomey are suggesting that Adelaide and Brisbane might go tall in the early 20s, which helps us get a slider (the only one we'd be looking at is apeness, the rest are kpds).

Just a word on Marsh, I've only seen him play twice, but he's nowhere near the overhead mark Cramers is from all reports

Lance Franklin is nowhere near the overhead mark Crameri is. What is marsh like when the ball is on the deck? With buckets and joe up forward, maybe marsh brings another factor (x perhaps?) to our forward group?

 

[Ashton Agar]

Ha ha ha

Should be Zack Merrett.

No it should be Zach Merrett.

 

[WEEVZ]

Lance Franklin is nowhere near the overhead mark Crameri is. What is marsh like when the ball is on the deck? With buckets and joe up forward, maybe marsh brings another factor (x perhaps?) to our forward group?

Marsh is strong overhead, has a good leap on him AND is great below his knees. He's noted for being unpredictable to opponents and is ver, very quick (was 1st in 20m sprint times and 3rd in repeat sprints at the draft combine). Reportedly has enormous amounts of x-factor and would definitely be a unique factor up forward (as a roaming 3rd tall) for us. He's likely too quick for a key back to keep up with and too tall for smaller defenders to go up against him.

 

[Andronicus]

Marsh is strong overhead, has a good leap on him AND is great below his knees. He's noted for being unpredictable to opponents and is ver, very quick (was 1st in 20m sprint times and 3rd in repeat sprints at the draft combine). Reportedly has enormous amounts of x-factor and would definitely be a unique factor up forward (as a roaming 3rd tall) for us. He's likely too quick for a key back to keep up with and too tall for smaller defenders to go up against him.

That report makes it sound like he will go in the top 3.

What is the downside that makes him likely to be available when we are allowed out of the naughty corner to take a pick?

 

[Old Campaigner]

That report makes it sound like he will go in the top 3.

What is the downside that makes him likely to be available when we are allowed out of the naughty corner to take a pick?

Probably a druggo or sex offender or somesuch

 

[WEEVZ]

That report makes it sound like he will go in the top 3.

What is the downside that makes him likely to be available when we are allowed out of the naughty corner to take a pick?

He's still very raw, and given he does everything so quickly his disposal isn't always the best, and he needs to work on building his tank. Every 'draftee profile' of him that I've read seems to indicate he'll go in the 17-35 range.
If we could 'harness the beast' so to speak we could have a very dangerous player in Marsh.

 

[Old Campaigner]

It's always the same though, the descriptions of players tipped to be late/rookie selections are basically no different to the ones for guys in the top 20. You'd be forgiven for thinking this was a superdraft if you read through some of the draftees on the AFL site.

 

[Andronicus]

It's always the same though, the descriptions of players tipped to be late/rookie selections are basically no different to the ones for guys in the top 20. You'd be forgiven for thinking this was a superdraft if you read through some of the draftees on the AFL site.

Thats my take on things.

Hearing about players weaknesses gives a far better idea of what they are like than the strengths at this time of year.

 

[eth-dog]

What's his set shot like? And his pressure like?

 

[WEEVZ]

What's his set shot like? And his pressure like?

Set shot seems to be pretty reliable (one profile I read says he's a better set shot than Franklin), as far as pressure goes I haven't read too much about it but looking at highlight vids looks like he puts a lot more effort into the defensive side of his game than Crammers ever did.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

That report makes it sound like he will go in the top 3.

What is the downside that makes him likely to be available when we are allowed out of the naughty corner to take a pick?

The best way to go, unless you're actually able to watch tapes every single week, is to not worry about it until after the draft, and to not act like a pompous arseh*le because you've watched 2 minutes of highlights put together by the kid's mum.

(Not directed at anyone in particular. This "everyone's a draft expert" attitude shits me)

 

[Andronicus]

Sounds like a good fit.

Trouble is, it also sounds like he would be a good fit for a bunch of other teams that have picks before us. Would love to know Dodoro's thoughts right now.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Sounds like a good fit.

Trouble is, it also sounds like he would be a good fit for a bunch of other teams that have picks before us. Would love to know Dodoro's thoughts right now.

But as you said, there's 75 Chris Judds in this draft, plus 20 Jeremy Camerons.

 

[Andronicus]

But as you said, there's 75 Chris Judds in this draft, plus 20 Jeremy Camerons.

75 players with no soul that will trade success for money from a corrupt club? Could be a mass exodus of Essendon Brisbane proportions in a few years.

It is funny hearing about all these sure things. Makes me think that Richmond just read bf resident expert reports in the glory days of Tambling and JON.

 

[Pweter]

The best way to go, unless you're actually able to watch tapes every single week, is to not worry about it until after the draft, and to not act like a pompous arseh*le because you've watched 2 minutes of highlights put together by the kid's mum.

(Not directed at anyone in particular. This "everyone's a draft expert" attitude shits me)

It's the main reason I don't post in these threads. I don't know shit about these kids and if I do, I have no idea how it will translate into AFL form.

After the draft I'll read the profiles of our draftees, probably gush a little as they will sound like Heppell/Carlisle hybrids or something, then I'll play the waiting game.

 

[Zach Package]

Lance Franklin is nowhere near the overhead mark Crameri is. What is marsh like when the ball is on the deck? With buckets and joe up forward, maybe marsh brings another factor (x perhaps?) to our forward group?

He's much, much better on the deck, so much so that he could conceivably play a lot higher up the ground as a winger or even maybe an onballer.

He's the perfect project player, if we still had our first round selection, then he would be the perfect risk and reward type selection, knowing that we had already banked a good one with pick 14 or whatever it was

 

[WEEVZ]

He's much, much better on the deck, so much so that he could conceivably play a lot higher up the ground as a winger or even maybe an onballer.

He's the perfect project player, if we still had our first round selection, then he would be the perfect risk and reward type selection, knowing that we had already banked a good one with pick 14 or whatever it was

Too true, the upside with Marsh is huge.