pre season updates

[rota69]

when anyone has found out whose been picked just let us know on this page.

 

[schimma_20]

is there any coverage on the draft's anywhere??????????

 

[scroda]

richmond took knobel and passed at pick 8 (apparently)

 

[rota69]

Pick 1 - Trent Knobel
Pick 2 - Caracella
Pick 3 - Betts
Pick 4 - Picioane
Pick 5 - Schofield
Pick 6 - Zantuck
Pick 7 - Ware

very interesting

 

[juzza316]

Interesting we took Betts! Hope this kid can play!

 

[BuckleysBest]

Richmond Trent Knobel (Saints)
Collingwood Blake Caracella (Brisbane)
Carton Eddie Betts
Kangaroos Lance Picone (Hawthorn)
Fremantle: Jarrad Schofield (Port)
Essendon: Ty Zantac (Richmond)
Port: Can't Remember
Richmond Pass

 

[inyourcool]

Interesting we took Betts! Hope this kid can play!

you bet he can!!

 

[rota69]

anyone know who ware is only thing i no is that he played for the central districts i thought port were interested in blumfield?

 

[Silvagnis]

That AFL deal that enabled tigers to draft Knobel along as zantuck is picked up stinks to high heaven. For a side that finished last that can't even afford a full list is amazing.
At least the blues didn't get McKee and hopefully got the next aaron davey.

 

[Russian]

anyone know who ware is only thing i no is that he played for the central districts i thought port were interested in blumfield?

Elijah Ware

Little Aboriginal kid (Aboriginal says it all), 21yo

 

[Portia]

No Blumfield is a massive relief. I'm surprised we went for Ware though.

 

[Benno_900]

No Blumfield is a massive relief. I'm surprised we went for Ware though.

Thought Port would've gone for local boy Grundy.

 

[Longy413]

Thought Port would've gone for local boy Grundy.

Ware is a local boy as well.

I'm tipping Richmond will now take Kirby with their first pick in the Rookie draft.

 

[Nightwolf]

I wouldnt mind Bain at Hawthorn...

 

[Portia]

Thought Port would've gone for local boy Grundy.

This follows the strategy with drafting Thomson. If you want to sook about losing a player, how better to do that than to draft a player that specifically fills the role of the departing player?

 

[Benno_900]

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=180531

Richmond has chosen former St Kilda ruckman Trent Knobel with the first pick at Tuesday's National Bank's AFL Pre-Season Draft.

Knobel had been training with Carlton since being delisted by the Saints, but the Tigers swooped on him first in a bid for more ruck support for Greg Stafford and Troy Simmonds.

Collingwood, as expected, selected former Bomber and Brisbane Lions premiership player Blake Caracella with pick two.

There was a surprise with pick three, with Carlton selecting Calder cannons goalsneak Eddie Betts, who was considered unlucky to be overlooked at the national draft last month.

Carlton had been expected to take an experienced player but instead went the for the exciring Betts.

The Kangaroos chose former Hawk Lance Picioane with pick four while Port Adelaide premiership player Jarrad Schofield went to Fremantle with pick five.

This allowed Essendon to swoop on former Richmond defender Ty Zantuck, at pick six after the Bombers narrowly failed to secure him during the October trading period.

Essendon had reportedly been interested in its former premiership player Justin Blumfield, but his career now looks over, after not the Bombers but also Port Adelaide at pick seven overlooked him.

Port instead chose Elijah Ware, from Central Districts in the SANFL, while Richmond passed with the eighth and final selection.

 

[jefffff34]

Ware is a young forward pocket type player who played in the Bulldogs premiership this year (was number 50 if interested). Nickname is Noodles.

 

[Wildman]

Glad we got Caracella