PSD/Rookie Draft

[Dramoth]

Kerbatiah, Glass-McCasker and Holman.

I think the shock of getting delisted will make Holman work a damned sight harder going forward.

 

[Malifice]

Dont mind that Rippon dude.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Gach Nyoun is still there I believe

 

[Blue By Blood]

Snelling, O'Kearney, Glass-McCasker

 

[newblueo]

Gach Nyoun is still there I believe

all the teams love him by all reports,would be great to get him with pick 1 an then Holman ..
just hope we stir clear of wright

 

[Matty411]

all the teams love him by all reports,would be great to get him with pick 1 an then Holman ..
just hope we stir clear of wright

Gach would tip us to 6 ruck sized players, 7 with McKay. Can't see it happening.

 

[Sheephead]

The AA ruckman as a rookie has to be worth a shot.

Glass-McCasker was a shock to me. Some touted him in the 20's. Same as O'Kearney.

 

[Soapy V]

The AA ruckman as a rookie has to be worth a shot.

with gorringe kruezer wood phillips casboult korcheck do we need to go down this path? i think now we need mids. o'kearney for me

 

[Azul]

Plenty of options and Kerbatieh, Jeffs or Glass-McCasker wouldn't surprise.

I'd personally go
1. Snadden - Tall inside mid, coverage for Judd and Carrazzo
19. Tardrew - Accumulator off half back, Simpson replacement
37. Surman - Raw KPP and still 17 until December 7. Great intercept mark. A project with our last selection.


Small/medium forwards: Kerbatieh, Blair
Onballers: Jeffs, G Clark, Snadden, Tardrew
Talls: Glass-McCasker, Surman, Gardner.
Rucks: Parrella, Nyuon

 

[Blugazi]

So how many picks will we have in the rookie draft? We currently have 38 players on the main list + Matthew Wright from Adelaide (apparently) to bring us up to 39. Which means we can have 5 x Cat. A + 3 x Cat. B rookies. Currently our Cat A. rookies would be Wood, Gowers & Sheehan (we can only have one Irish player as a Cat B.) and our Cat B. rookies: Byrne & Korcheck. That would leave us with two selections (three if we don't use our PSD pick).

Is this correct?

 

[Stamos]

Is this correct?

Byrne's Cat B status not 100% confirmed for 2016

 

[Blugazi]

Interesting, we may only have one live pick and that could just be us re-drafting Holman.

 

[ferrisb]

with gorringe kruezer wood phillips casboult korcheck do we need to go down this path? i think now we need mids. o'kearney for me

Krooz - Ruck
Phillips - Ruck #2
Cas - CHF, very part-time ruck
Wood - backup only, could be gone in as little as 12 months
Korcheck - low chance he makes it
Gorringe - seems a VERY tall winger/mid rather than ruck (like an extra tall Everitt?)

So, that leaves just Krooz and Phillips as serious ruck options @ 26yo and 24yo

I have no problem taking a skinny 18yo ruck project. The only reason I wouldn't is that it's arguably much easier/smarter to acquire a ruckman than develop one yourself....

 

[Golden Tonsils]

Stephen Tahana not getting any love whats up with that

 

[Azul]

Stephen Tahana not getting any love whats up with that

Possibly be selected in the rookie draft but needs to shake the 'tagger' tag?

I understand he's a run-with player and doesn't show enuff offensively?

 

[PuffDragon89]

Kerbatieh, Holman, Clark, Nyuon, Glass-McCasker in order.

 

[HBF]

Stephen Tahana not getting any love whats up with that

Big fall from grace as he made the SA U18's as a bottom aged player.

 

[Azul]

I have no problem taking a skinny 18yo ruck project. The only reason I wouldn't is that it's arguably much easier/smarter to acquire a ruckman than develop one yourself....

For the last several years I would have begged to take one. However, bringing four 2m players to the club I can't see it.

If Gach or Andre were there at pick 37 then maybe but I'd focus on boosting our midfield depth (and maybe a tall defender to appease the Kieran Collins faction).

(I do like though the "draft low, sell high approach" of trading a rookie back into a top 40 pick. )

 

[Sin City]

Reckon there will be a big focus on outside run.

 

[Coona Blues]

I can't see us using the PSD, just adding rookies. I am assuming 3 with Byrne as a nominated rookie from the
Cat B list. (One poster suggested that once you played a senior game, you were ineligible to stay as Cat B???)

Surely in a shallow draft, any genuine quality midfielders would have been snapped up.
I like Wright, but struggle to see what he does for us on the rookie list at 26, other than a fall back if both Lamb and Sumner don't work out.
In the absence of quality mids, Holman a chance to be re rookied, but no guarantees. Ballard from Freo a chance?
No mention of re rookieing Giles, but many of us would love to see it. (Watto - Cringle)
Speculative KPP and possibly rucks seem the best option.
Glass-McCasker (mystery why not drafted), Firns, Nyuon, Mabior Chol or Parella could have value.

I am not concerned at too many rucks, if they are quality, they will have/create trade currency for clubs seeking
more mature options. We can afford a Cat A and a Cat B developing ruck. Chol is a left field ruck/KPP who could
kill two birds with one stone.

 

[Coona Blues]

Reckon there will be a big focus on outside run.

Logical Sin City, but who is there? Reuben William?

 

[Sin City]

Logical Sin City, but who is there? Reuben William?

We'll see. Wish we'd take Holman personally but if the coach wants outside run, the coach will get outside run.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Glass-McCasker (mystery why not drafted)

Slow, crap endurance and not amazing by foot. Not really a mystery.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Parsons, Crocker, O'Kearney, Snelling, Hackett, Tahana, Snaddan - Those are some solid rookie picks.

Glass-McCasker, C Moore, Surman, D Smith - These are some solid tall options.

I would not mind a combinations of Parsons, Crocker, Moore and maybe Surman.

 

[The Smoking Gun]

Parsons, Crocker, O'Kearney, Snelling, Hackett, Tahana, Snaddan - Those are some solid rookie picks.

Glass-McCasker, C Moore, Surman, D Smith - These are some solid tall options.

I would not mind a combinations of Parsons, Crocker, Moore and maybe Surman.

Didn't Crocker get drafted by the Pies???