Poll: Which Rookies Do We Keep?

[_DBF_]

Which of the rookies should we keep next season, delist, upgrade etc.

Happy discussioning

I am of the belief that Hislop, Hicks and Contin should be moved on.

Miller and/or O'Rielly should be elevated


Westhoff, Jakobi retained.

 

[007Tigers]

Which of the rookies should we keep next season, delist, upgrade etc.

Happy discussioning

I am of the belief that Hislop, Hicks and Contin should be moved on.

Miller and/or O'Rielly should be elevated


Westhoff, Jakobi retained.

hahaha you gotta be kidding me i dont even think hes played a game in the coburg seniors

id love to give contin a go at afl level to see what he can do. god he looked good in the NAB cup

id love to give him another year

id also keep Jakobi and possibly miller. i think we delist the rest including O'Rielly

 

[TJTIGER]

Not sure about Hicks and Westhoff. Due to speed is there any chance Hicks could be used as an outside mid skills, footy smarts?? or is he too light on for AFL level?? What are peoples thoughts on Westhoff (those who have actually seen him) Is he any chance of breaking into AFL ranks??

 

[MOTiger]

keep
Contin: now 20 we drafted him as a 18 y.o has played well at VFL level, had a great pre-season but just didn't kick on. i think 18 y.o draftees should get 3 years on a list unless they show nothing.

O'Rielly: second year playing the game needs time to get use to the game and has played good games at VFL level and when played at AFL level did some good things

Jakobi: first year rookie needs to get his body right for next year.

Miller: It didn't bother me that we drafted Miller as a rookie will Giffiths injuries, both Post and TV had only shown glimpses of being players and it was uncertain that they could help Jack and the lack of older players, Miller has served his purpose. still question marks if griffiths body can hold up and with post looking better as a back we might need to retain Miller.

GONE
Hislop: I like they way he goes about it but he is a VFL level player and i wish him luck

Hick: Is fast but to small and we have enough small players

Westhoff: Can't get a game in the VFL 1st.

 

[Bojangles17]

good question, on face value, none of them. however a couple have not got onto the park often enough to guage their potential

SAFE: O'rielly, Jakobi
GONE: Hislop
Under the microscope: Contin, Hicks, westhoff & Miller(Max 2 of these would stay)

 

[tunksy]

miller stays, we still need the back up. he will be elevated to the main list.

the irish stays, has looked ok and vfl and afl level just needs time, and he's another irish kid for the new irish kid to bond with

Contin stays, and might get elevated as we need to experiment with more otuside mids.

 

[Woefully Inept]

Miller is a definite to stay, need him
From what i've seen at Coburg, all have really stepped up except Westhoff
Hislop -> will probably go but deserves another crack
Contin and Hicks both ended up in the reserves due to injury/form respectively, but are back in the seniors and are looking much better
O'Rielly hasn't developed as i would've liked but is still a good prospect
Jakobi overall has looked classy, has missed quite a bit with injury
Westhoff's still in Coburg 2's, mainly due to injury but he's never been able to get out of there

 

[Barnzy]

Contin, Jakobi, O'Rielly.

Turf the rest.

 

[RichosGuns]

Jakobi and Irish

Contin will have been on the list for two years, rarely makes the best at Coburg.

Guys like Wheeler and Lawton from Coburg are much better long term options

 

[Azzleberry]

keep
Contin: now 20 we drafted him as a 18 y.o has played well at VFL level, had a great pre-season but just didn't kick on. i think 18 y.o draftees should get 3 years on a list unless they show nothing.

O'Rielly: second year playing the game needs time to get use to the game and has played good games at VFL level and when played at AFL level did some good things

Jakobi: first year rookie needs to get his body right for next year.

Miller: It didn't bother me that we drafted Miller as a rookie will Giffiths injuries, both Post and TV had only shown glimpses of being players and it was uncertain that they could help Jack and the lack of older players, Miller has served his purpose. still question marks if griffiths body can hold up and with post looking better as a back we might need to retain Miller.

GONE
Hislop: I like they way he goes about it but he is a VFL level player and i wish him luck

Hick: Is fast but to small and we have enough small players

Westhoff: Can't get a game in the VFL 1st.

Pretty much agree with all this... No rookies deserve to be upgraded onto the main list this year, so Contin, O'Rielly, Jakobi & Miller to be retained and then 3 new rookies to be added... 1-Wheeler 2-? 3-?

 

[Kingsley Anguish]

Correct me if i'm wrong but don't rookies get an automatic 2 year contract? This would mean Jakobi, Miller and Hislop would get another year minimum.

 

[deledio7]

What has Contin done to deserve elevation or being retained? He will never be part of a premiership midfield so why bother?

 

[TimeFor11]

Westhoff definitely wont be on AFL list based on Coburg ABC game I saw. Doubt he will even get $500 a game in SA next season.

 

[Doobie]

Miller is a definite to stay, need him
From what i've seen at Coburg, all have really stepped up except Westhoff
Hislop -> will probably go but deserves another crack
Contin and Hicks both ended up in the reserves due to injury/form respectively, but are back in the seniors and are looking much better
O'Rielly hasn't developed as i would've liked but is still a good prospect
Jakobi overall has looked classy, has missed quite a bit with injury
Westhoff's still in Coburg 2's, mainly due to injury but he's never been able to get out of there

mate why dose hislop deserves another crack

 

[santa claws]

outski
hicks - while he has talent his size says no way. attitude sucks.
hislop - has had 4 yrs and is in yr 5. skills and pace say no more.
miller - was an ordinary 27 yr old when we took him and will be an ordinary 28 yr old next yr ffs delist. we now have enough with mature bodies to rotate thru his position wasnt this why we took him. i have a rule, if we are to take a mature player at least take a proven consistant one. theres no reason why we cant take another mature key forward who would be an upgrade yet alone play some of the younger ones we have.
westhoff - i know hes skinny but cmon coburg reserves for two yrs. hes never going to be physically up to it.have a look at him.
orielly - aaggghhhh a hard one. will be a 24 yr old at the start of next yr but only been in footy for two seasons. has shown some good signs at times, give him one more you never know.
contin - maybe playing favorites here. but he does have talent hes one that makes you sort of say yep at some stage he will take the game by the throat.id give him one more but not sure if i could justify it .
jakobi - sheesh is he a diamond in the rough.looks the most likely of the lot.

so for me jakobi for sure with contin and orielly with one more yr.

 

[RichosGuns]

Can someone please explain to me why Contin gets another year?

What has he done other then changed is body shape from the Kd Lang pear shape he had last year to the footballers body he has this year?

 

[Kingsley Anguish]

Can someone please explain to me why Contin gets another year?

What has he done other then changed is body shape from the Kd Lang pear shape he had last year to the footballers body he has this year?

He's still very young and has shown something in the VFL.

 

[Neen]

Contin, Jakobi and Miller should be retained.

Miller will be required for another year while Griffiths develops
Contin still has upside
Jakobi is raw and needs time

I'd like to see Wheeler on our Rookie list next year.

 

[austyn08]

I havent seen the younger ones to comment really but what i will say if they dont come on next season we have to move them along.

I see the rookie list as an area where we can be more ruthless with the players. Get them in for a couple of years, judge them and either delist or upgrade. We just have to keep on updating it consistently to hopefully find another Grimes or Foley.

In saying that i still dont trust the people making these decisions.

 

[Goldust]

Miller (mature age), Jakobi and O'Reilly for mine. The rest have made little impression!
Hislop may find a permanent home in the VFL as he is an excellent VFL payer, but his AFL life has expired!

 

[Heisenberg_]

Jakobi is the only certain for me.
The rest can go

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Jakobi and O'Reilly, and possibly Contin.......shoot the rest

 

[rammbo]

With such a shallow draft it is quite possible most will stay in some form even slops but miller has to go carnt hav him there again ripping games out of our developing young keys.

 

[Jisha]

I just can't wait to see Jakobi in the yellow and black really. He is going to be a gun.

Contin and Irish I would retain also

 

[007Tigers]

GIVE CONTIN A GAME BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT!!!!

can we elevate him?

played a good game for coburg and looked good in the nab cup i really think hes the type of player who could really make an impact at afl level!