Richmonds activity in the upcomming 'Super-draft'

[Richo83]

13 days left
This is what Weaver had in the Phantom Draft;

13: Daniel O'Keefe - Medium Medfielder
26: James Hawksley - Medium Defender/Forward

Thoughts/Comments?

Weaver seems keen on those players. He also is keen on Edwards (Shane), Connors and Boak.

 

[macca69]

Would be very happy with that!

13: Daniel O'Keefe/David Armitage/Travis Boak/Tom Hislop
26: James Hawksley/Kurt Tippett/Clinton Benjamin/Mitch Brown

These are more likely the options that will confront us, would be very happy with any of these players.

I suspect Armitage and Boak will be gone by #13. I also think Hislop will be around at #26 if not taken at #13 and that pick #26 for Mitch Brown is way too high a pick for him. Interesting reading regardless.

 

[oasis]

I suspect Armitage and Boak will be gone by #13. I also think Hislop will be around at #26 if not taken at #13 and that pick #26 for Mitch Brown is way too high a pick for him. Interesting reading regardless.

I know that his brother is a key backman but where does Mitch play?

 

[Weaver]

I know that his brother is a key backman but where does Mitch play?

Nathan Brown and Mitch Brown are identical twins. Play very similar roles.

Both started as key forwards. Nathan would typically play FF and Mitch at CHF. Mitch would generally change in the ruck. North Ballarat basically had a 3-man short ruck division. Mitch would spend 10 minutes ruck, 10 minutes CHF, 10 minutes FF in most quarters.

In desperation Nathan was swung to FB by Vic Country in the trials. They needed a tall, strong defender because they anticipated having to match up on Hawkins, Gumbelton and Sellar. The 187cm defenders like Frawley weren't going to be able to do it.

Nathan's first experince at FB was then. He thrived against the gorillas and starred at the Championships. Played down back for North Ballarat quite a bit after that.

Mitchell was equally good for Vic Country at FF. Again he is a big gorilla style forward. Loves using the elbows, running through blokes. Definate Greg Stafford school of "get out of my way". Both brothers love crunching people.

No question that Mitchell could play down back if his brother hadn't snared the gig. Nathan only got the gig because his brother was playing better football and so was first choice FF/Ruck and they had to find a job for Nathan.

I think that people who have Nathan top-10 and Mitchell outisde the top-50 are a bit lazy. That is based entirely upon the roles they played, not the actual talent and ability of the players in question.

As for coming to Richmond? Both are big, heavy blokes. They are in that Ben Holland, Ben Rutten, Simon Prestigiacomo style. They are going to be big units. I don't know if we want guys like that. I think we prefer the lighter, more agile, quicker, more skilled Mark Graham, Thursfield type defenders.

Because of the type of players they are, big gorillas from the old school, I have both players as unlikely draft picks.

 

[GeppStar]

i would love it if nathan brown was drafted by the tigers, i reckon he will b an absolute star! The only reason i rate nathan ova mitch is that nathan is quicker off the mark and we all no gaspar isnt the fastest man alive, but i doint think he will b around at pick 26. I have never seen o'keefe play yet people rate him high, who does he play like currently that we can compare him to??

 

[Calcium Man]

As for coming to Richmond? Both are big, heavy blokes. They are in that Ben Holland, Ben Rutten, Simon Prestigiacomo style. They are going to be big units. I don't know if we want guys like that. I think we prefer the lighter, more agile, quicker, more skilled Mark Graham, Thursfield type defenders.

Because of the type of players they are, big gorillas from the old school, I have both players as unlikely draft picks.

If they played that similar role to Rutten then wouldnt they be very handy down back for us. Looking at adelaide they have the one big gorilla and a group of fleetfooted runners. The same with West Coast. Im not saying take one of these two early but a big gorilla FB late in the draft would be a good pick up.

If one was avaliable at our third pick would we take them??

 

[PLSC]

more agile, quicker, more skilled Mark Graham

is this a joke?

i would love to get nathan brown because hall would be out the door next year but it wont happen

expect a 70kg WA boy with our first pick and then who gives a ******** i will be watching the ashes

 

[oasis]

is this a joke?

i would love to get nathan brown because hall would be out the door next year but it wont happen

expect a 70kg WA boy with our first pick and then who gives a ******** i will be watching the ashes

I'm new to BigFooty, is PLSC always angry?

 

[Calcium Man]

I'm new to BigFooty, is PLSC always angry?

I think so

 

[wart101]

13 days left
This is what Weaver had in the Phantom Draft;

13: Daniel O'Keefe - Medium Medfielder
26: James Hawksley - Medium Defender/Forward

Thoughts/Comments?

i wanted to be in the phantom draft

 

[wart101]

I'm new to BigFooty, is PLSC always angry?

I think so

yes he is, but he loves RFC so don't worry about it!

 

[Bentleigh]

I'm new to BigFooty, is PLSC always angry?

Not angry, passionate.

 

[Heisenberg_]

is this a joke?

i would love to get nathan brown because hall would be out the door next year but it wont happen

expect a 70kg WA boy with our first pick and then who gives a ******** i will be watching the ashes

please dont come to the cricket forum, we already have enough idiots there, but i guess that means you would fit in

 

[Calcium Man]

Just wondering what you think of Ben reid Weaver?? Is tall and quick and versitile seems like the kind of KPP we might actually be interesed in.

 

[Richo83]

Just wondering what you think of Ben reid Weaver?? Is tall and quick and versitile seems like the kind of KPP we might actually be interesed in.

Doesn't like him, says he's too soft.

 

[oasis]

Doesn't like him, says he's too soft.

Does GM and TW care much about courage?

You can't say Tambling, Meyer, Oakley-Nicholls are your courageous types.

 

[Weaver]

Does GM and TW care much about courage?

You can't say Tambling, Meyer, Oakley-Nicholls are your courageous types.

Tambling, Meyer and JON are outside winger / flankers. They aren't expected to be too butch.

Reid is supposedly a CHF. He has never played there in juniors because he hates contesting and hates physical contact. He plays most of his footy on the wing, as a loose man in defence or as a HFF with permision to roam around taking marks near the boundary. Can't forgive the softness in a CHF that you can in a wingman.

He is very young, extremely light, will be quite tall (197cm ish) and has athleticism and skill. Certainly plenty to work with. But at the moment he is a squib. Very much a Ben Harrison, Pat Bowden type. Tall enough to play KP but plays netball.

 

[Supertiger]

Whilst Im a fan of Hawksley people have suggested that Daniel O'Keefe has firmed as favorite for us if hes available at 13.

 

[Calcium Man]

Tambling, Meyer and JON are outside winger / flankers. They aren't expected to be too butch.

Reid is supposedly a CHF. He has never played there in juniors because he hates contesting and hates physical contact. He plays most of his footy on the wing, as a loose man in defence or as a HFF with permision to roam around taking marks near the boundary. Can't forgive the softness in a CHF that you can in a wingman.

He is very young, extremely light, will be quite tall (197cm ish) and has athleticism and skill. Certainly plenty to work with. But at the moment he is a squib. Very much a Ben Harrison, Pat Bowden type. Tall enough to play KP but plays netball.

So definately our type then!

 

[oasis]

Tambling, Meyer and JON are outside winger / flankers. They aren't expected to be too butch.

Reid is supposedly a CHF. He has never played there in juniors because he hates contesting and hates physical contact. He plays most of his footy on the wing, as a loose man in defence or as a HFF with permision to roam around taking marks near the boundary. Can't forgive the softness in a CHF that you can in a wingman.

He is very young, extremely light, will be quite tall (197cm ish) and has athleticism and skill. Certainly plenty to work with. But at the moment he is a squib. Very much a Ben Harrison, Pat Bowden type. Tall enough to play KP but plays netball.

Weaver, I know from all your posts that your saying that Richmond will take the fast, outside, flankers and don't think that there is a key, tall player that is suitable for Richmond (Browns, Reid, Riewoldt). But every team needs a few KP. So in this draft who do you think are suitable KP that Richmond would be interested in. Cheers.

 

[brown_2000au]

Lets all hope that Jetta slips to 13, that we can pick up one of McKenzie, N.Brown, M.Brown, Allen or Reid at 26, Mourish slips to 58 and Gouldstein at 60. I think this would be a great result for the club.

We would get,
A quick and skillful midfielder/forward. A versitile key position player. A "smokey" who could honestly become anything and from all reports could play anywhere on the ground and a ruckman to add depth to that department. In this situation i would pass on Kingsley. It would be important for us to use our last two picks on midfielders, hoping that guys like Adams or Moss where somehow overlooked by the other clubs.

 

[PLSC]

jetta and krakouer YAY!

 

[Bentleigh]

Jetta @ 13.

hehe, that'd be intersting.

 

[Calcium Man]

Jetta @ 13.

hehe, that'd be intersting.

If that happened i may just kill somebody!

 

[Bentleigh]

If that happened i may just kill somebody!

I've had to explain to my (older, less say less cultured than I) mates the last 2 years why we have taken small, skinny, aborignal kids with our high picks the last two years.

I may struggle this time around.