Rookie Draft.

[Gets!]

1. Carlton Ryan Jackson Northern Knights
2. Collingwood Alan Toovey Claremont
3. Hawthorn Luke McEntee North Adelaide
4. Essendon Lachlan McKinnon Coburg
5. Richmond Angus Graham Calder Cannons
6. Brisbane Lions Jason Roe North Adelaide
7. Fremantle Paul Duffield Fremantle
8. Western Bulldogs Tom Davidson Collingwood
9. Melbourne Jace Bode Sturt
10. Kangaroos Ed Lower Norwood
11. Pt Adelaide Thomas Rischbieth Sturt
12. Geelong Todd Grima Tassie Mariners
13. Adelaide Brad Sugars Glenelg
14. St Kilda Cathal Corr Northern Knights
15. West Coast Steven Armstrong Melbourne
16. Sydney Jonathan Simpkin Geelong Falcons


Bit hard to read but you get the gist!

We took Sugars, missed out on Bode, Rischbieth and Grima. SPEWING.

Welcome to the AFC Brad...

More updates to come.

 

[Truck Rutten]

Relocation costs certainly haven't deterred clubs from picking up rookies from interstate.

 

[Gets!]

17. Carlton Craig Flint Gippsland Power
18. Collingwood Daniel Nicholls Dandenong Stingrays
19. Hawthorn Lukas Markovic Eastern Ranges
20. Essendon Heath Hocking East Ringwood
21. Richmond Jeremy Humm West Coast
22. Brisbane Lions Leonard Clark West Adelaide
23. Fremantle Toby Stribling Fremantle
24. Western Bulldogs pass
25. Melbourne Daniel Hughes Sandringham Zebras
26. Kangaroos Djaran Whyman North Ballarat
27. Pt Adelaide Greg Bentley Dandenong Stingrays
28. Geelong Will Slade Geelong
29. Adelaide Tom Redden Glenelg
30. St Kilda Dylan Pfitzner St Kilda
31. West Coast Matthew Priddis Subiaco
32. Sydney James Wall Calder Cannons

Redden :O

 

[Gets!]

33. Collingwood Shannon Cox South Fremantle
34. Hawthorn Stephen Gilham Port Adelaide
35. Essendon Matthew Firman Belconnen
36. Richmond Cameron Howat Oakleigh Chargers
37. Brisbane Lions Luke Forsyth Brisbane Lions
38. Western Bulldogs pass
39. Melbourne Shane Neaves Calder Cannons
40. Pt Adelaide Tim Looby Murray Bushrangers
41. Geelong Sam Hunt Geelong
42. Adelaide Adrian Bonaddio Oakleigh Chargers
43. St Kilda pass
44. West Coast Michael Embley West Coast
45. Sydney Paul Currie Northern Knights

Bonaddio! (say it like Ronaldooooo)

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

I'm stoked with Redden. I had him in my 4 rookie wants. Can anyone provide any info. on Sugars?

 

[Gets!]

Sugars is fairly tall, not a huge fan but is talented.

Here's hoping we take Elliot with our last pick...Port...stay away!

EDIT - GOT ELLIOTT!

 

[Gets!]

46. Hawthorn Ben Kane Hawthorn
47. Essendon Tim O'Keefe Calder Cannons
48. Richmond pass
49. Brisbane Lions Cheynee Stiller Northern Eagles
50. Western Bulldogs pass
51. Melbourne Andre Gianfagna Northern Knights
52. Pt Adelaide Tom Logan Brisbane Lions
53. Adelaide Sam Elliott South Adelaide
54. Sydney Simon Phillips Sandringham Dragons

 

[GoSarge]

Sugars, Redden, Bonnadio and Elliot. Pretty good crop there, good spread of different type of players. Best of luck to all of them.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

I'm stoked with Elliott and Redden. The other 2 I don't really know much about. I was initially disappointed we didn't take Logan in the PS but considering Port only took him with their 4th rookie pick, they didn't rate him that highly either.

It sounds like we have 3 genuine footballers in Elliott, Porp and Redden, a monster in Bona ( sounds like Willetts MK2 ) and an unknown in Sugars.

All in all, i'm excited with the direction the AFC's recruitment is taking.

 

[General Havelock]

Footy Draft Profiles:

Adrian Bonaddio

Brad Sugars

Tom Redden

Sam Elliot

 

[drakeyv2]

Footy Draft describes Bonaddio as "slow, not agile and hasn’t great endurance".

Sound encouraging

 

[Gets!]

Thats why you stick him in the goal square

Come on, his hair is worthy of a spot in the team.

 

[Vader]

Footy Draft Profiles:

Adrian Bonaddio

Brad Sugars

Tom Redden

Sam Elliot

For some reason, I can't access footydraft.com. Can someone please reproduce the profiles here (with appropriate source acknowledgement of course).

Thanks.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

Adrian Bonaddio
Details:
Club: Oakleigh Chargers/Port Melbourne VFL
DOB: 26 May 1986 Hgt: 195cm Wgt: 96kg
Position: Forward
Honours:
State Screening 2005
Background:
Former Oakleigh Chargers player (2003-2004) who missed being drafted last year. Joined Port Melbourne this year. Played in the VFLs North v South Under 23 match in May and kicked 5 goals. Won the Borough Reserves coaches award this year, but did make the odd appearance in their senior side.
Strengths:
- Strong mark
Weaknesses:
- Physical attributes: slow, not agile and hasn’t great endurance
- Kicking is inconsistent
Footy Draft verdict:
A rookie chance only.


Brad Sugars
Details:
Club: Glenelg
DOB: 13 March 1987 Hgt: 188cm Wgt: 77kg
Position: Half Forward Flank
Natural Foot: Right
Honours:
South Australia 2004
State Screening Camp 2004
Strengths: Sugars is a strong marking forward from Glenelg. He can also be used in defence but looks more comfortable up forward.
Brad is very good in a contested situation and has clean hands. He also represented SA in the carnival this year. Born in March 87, he has plenty of scope to improve.
Weaknesses: Struggled to have an impact in the carnival, and is probably more of a 3rd forward than a key position at this stage.
Footydraft.com comment: Showed a couple of good signs in the warm-up games for SA, but probably needs another year at underage level.


Thomas Redden
Details:
Club: Sacred Heart/Glenelg
DOB: 18 June 1987 Hgt: 191cm Wgt: 74kg
Position: Key Position/Onballer
Natural Foot: Right
Honours:
National Draft Camp 2004
SA U18 Rep 2005
SA State Screening 2005
Statistics:
2005 Under 18 Championships: 3 games, 2 goals, average 15.0 PPG
Background:
Redden was well and truly under the radar during 2004, having received a draft camp invite despite spending most of the year playing school football for Sacred Heart and not playing for SA in the U18 National Championships of that year. He was given an exemption into the 2004 draft as his date of birth was after the AFL’s adjusted age cut off limit but was subsequently overlooked by the AFL clubs.
So the tall utility is in the mix once again this year – this time with a National Championships appearance beside his honour list. His form during that week was indifferent – he started his games well but went missing after half time and his ability to run out games could be a concern.
Played much of this season for Glenelg in the SANFL reserves.
Strengths:
- very hard at it/inside player/will scrap for ball at ground level
- Versatile player
- Evasive/will raise the arms to avoid tackles etc
Weaknesses:
- Light frame: needs to build up for AFL
- Skills disappointed at times during the championships
- Second half fade outs in the carnival?
- Went into 2004 draft on a good note having been outstanding with his school footy, but has his 2005 answered the questions that clubs wanted answered?
Footy Draft verdict:
Can’t see him going any earlier than the third round. Sometimes the players with hype as bottom agers who are overlooked don’t come under consideration the following year and Redden could be one of those at the worst case scenario


Sam Eliott
Details:
Club: South Adelaide
DOB: 22 July 1987 Hgt: 181cm Wgt: 74kg
Position: Midfielder
Natural Foot: Right
Honours:
SA U18 representative 2005
AFL Draft Camp 2005
Statistics:
2005 Under 18 Championships: 3 games, 1 goal, 16.3 PPG
Draft Camp:
20m sprint: 2.94 sec (equal 8th)
Background:
A leader of his school footy team, Sacred Heart in South Australia, Elliott represented South Australia in this year’s championships. A genuine footballer, Elliott impressed with is work around the stoppages during the carnival.
He also performed well in the 20m sprint at draft camp, but his 3km time and beep test results were affected by injury, as was some of his season
Strengths:
- very good in close, real inside player, good at stoppages (in particular during championships)
- can get boot to ball quickly
Weaknesses:
- Injuries
- Height
Footy Draft verdict:
Worthy of a chance at an AFL club, but moreso with a later pick in the draft.

 

[Alex99]

Footy Draft Profiles:

Adrian Bonaddio

Brad Sugars

Tom Redden

Sam Elliot

That’s for that in formation general Havelock

All 4 lads sound like a good pick at and could potentially get a game sooner rather than latter.

 

[drakeyv2]

For some reason, I can't access footydraft.com. Can someone please reproduce the profiles here (with appropriate source acknowledgement of course).

Thanks.

Adrian Bonaddio
Details:
Club: Oakleigh Chargers/Port Melbourne VFL
DOB: 26 May 1986 Hgt: 195cm Wgt: 96kg
Position: Forward


Honours:
State Screening 2005

Background:
Former Oakleigh Chargers player (2003-2004) who missed being drafted last year. Joined Port Melbourne this year. Played in the VFLs North v South Under 23 match in May and kicked 5 goals. Won the Borough Reserves coaches award this year, but did make the odd appearance in their senior side.

Strengths:
- Strong mark

Weaknesses:
- Physical attributes: slow, not agile and hasn’t great endurance
- Kicking is inconsistent

Footy Draft verdict:
A rookie chance only.


Brad Sugars
Details:
Club: Glenelg
DOB: 13 March 1987 Hgt: 188cm Wgt: 77kg
Position: Half Forward Flank
Natural Foot: Right

Honours:
South Australia 2004
State Screening Camp 2004

Strengths: Sugars is a strong marking forward from Glenelg. He can also be used in defence but looks more comfortable up forward.

Brad is very good in a contested situation and has clean hands. He also represented SA in the carnival this year. Born in March 87, he has plenty of scope to improve.

Weaknesses: Struggled to have an impact in the carnival, and is probably more of a 3rd forward than a key position at this stage.

Footydraft.com comment: Showed a couple of good signs in the warm-up games for SA, but probably needs another year at underage level.


Thomas Redden
Details:
Club: Sacred Heart/Glenelg
DOB: 18 June 1987 Hgt: 191cm Wgt: 74kg
Position: Key Position/Onballer
Natural Foot: Right

Honours:
National Draft Camp 2004
SA U18 Rep 2005
SA State Screening 2005

Statistics:
2005 Under 18 Championships: 3 games, 2 goals, average 15.0 PPG

Background:
Redden was well and truly under the radar during 2004, having received a draft camp invite despite spending most of the year playing school football for Sacred Heart and not playing for SA in the U18 National Championships of that year. He was given an exemption into the 2004 draft as his date of birth was after the AFL’s adjusted age cut off limit but was subsequently overlooked by the AFL clubs.

So the tall utility is in the mix once again this year – this time with a National Championships appearance beside his honour list. His form during that week was indifferent – he started his games well but went missing after half time and his ability to run out games could be a concern.

Played much of this season for Glenelg in the SANFL reserves.

Strengths:
- very hard at it/inside player/will scrap for ball at ground level
- Versatile player
- Evasive/will raise the arms to avoid tackles etc

Weaknesses:
- Light frame: needs to build up for AFL
- Skills disappointed at times during the championships
- Second half fade outs in the carnival?
- Went into 2004 draft on a good note having been outstanding with his school footy, but has his 2005 answered the questions that clubs wanted answered?

Footy Draft verdict:
Can’t see him going any earlier than the third round. Sometimes the players with hype as bottom agers who are overlooked don’t come under consideration the following year and Redden could be one of those at the worst case scenario.

Sam Eliott
Details:
Club: South Adelaide
DOB: 22 July 1987 Hgt: 181cm Wgt: 74kg
Position: Midfielder
Natural Foot: Right

Honours:
SA U18 representative 2005
AFL Draft Camp 2005

Statistics:
2005 Under 18 Championships: 3 games, 1 goal, 16.3 PPG

Draft Camp:
20m sprint: 2.94 sec (equal 8th)

Background:
A leader of his school footy team, Sacred Heart in South Australia, Elliott represented South Australia in this year’s championships. A genuine footballer, Elliott impressed with is work around the stoppages during the carnival.
He also performed well in the 20m sprint at draft camp, but his 3km time and beep test results were affected by injury, as was some of his season

Strengths:
- very good in close, real inside player, good at stoppages (in particular during championships)
- can get boot to ball quickly


Weaknesses:
- Injuries
- Height

Footy Draft verdict:
Worthy of a chance at an AFL club, but moreso with a later pick in the draft.

 

[DJ75]

I am absolutely bloody spewing with the drafts! Is it me or is everyone trying to screw with us?
Firstly Hurn slips and slips only to be snapped up just when we think we might have a show. Then Varcoe goes the pick before us! (By Geelong the bastards)
I've been telling everyone for two years to pick up Rischbieth or Port will and what happens?? We will regret this!
And Grima (Geelong again) and Bode were also taken!
Am I wrapped with Porpoise, Sugars, Redden, Elliot (the only choice I like) and Bonaddio?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not happy Jan!

 

[AJ_No.4]

Very happy with the Rookie Selections..........

Especially Elliot. Would have loved to be able to had the chance to grab Grima. I thought we would've snapped up Tom Logan with our first selection seeing that Port didn't take him. We must not have been that interested in him then.

 

[jmorg1]

I am an expert and know everything about the players we picked up. Let me clue you in.

Adrian Bonaddio is a forward from the Oakleigh Chargers/Port Melbourne VFL. He is about 195 cm and weighs 96 kg. His strength is that he is a strong mark but he is quite slow, lacks agility and endurance and his kicking needs some work.

Brad Sugars is a great third option forward who is about 188 cm and weighs 77 kg. While his preference is up forward he can also be used in defence. He doesn't mind contested situations and has clean hands. Still young he has plenty of improvement left.

Thomas Redden is a tallish midfielder but with a very light frame. He spent most of his time with the Glenelg reserves. He is a very hard at it and versatile player and has a knack for avoiding tackles. His weakness is his light frame and has a tendency to fade as the game wears on.

Sam Eliott is another midfielder from South Adelaide. He is very good in close and at stoppages and can boot to ball very quickly. However, he is injury prone and lacks height.

Told you I was an expert.

 

[General Havelock]

I am an expert and know everything about the players we picked up. Let me clue you in.

Adrian Bonaddio is a forward from the Oakleigh Chargers/Port Melbourne VFL. He is about 195 cm and weighs 96 kg. His strength is that he is a strong mark but he is quite slow, lacks agility and endurance and his kicking needs some work.

Brad Sugars is a great third option forward who is about 188 cm and weighs 77 kg. While his preference is up forward he can also be used in defence. He doesn't mind contested situations and has clean hands. Still young he has plenty of improvement left.

Thomas Redden is a tallish midfielder but with a very light frame. He spent most of his time with the Glenelg reserves. He is a very hard at it and versatile player and has a knack for avoiding tackles. His weakness is his light frame and has a tendency to fade as the game wears on.

Sam Eliott is another midfielder from South Adelaide. He is very good in close and at stoppages and can boot to ball very quickly. However, he is injury prone and lacks height.

Told you I was an expert.

least you didnt just copy and paste sum 0005, good to see you can re word things as well.

 

[GoSarge]

I am absolutely bloody spewing with the drafts! Is it me or is everyone trying to screw with us?
Firstly Hurn slips and slips only to be snapped up just when we think we might have a show. Then Varcoe goes the pick before us! (By Geelong the bastards)
I've been telling everyone for two years to pick up Rischbieth or Port will and what happens?? We will regret this!
And Grima (Geelong again) and Bode were also taken!
Am I wrapped with Porpoise, Sugars, Redden, Elliot (the only choice I like) and Bonaddio?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not happy Jan!

Firstly, noone is trying to screw with us. Everyone is out trying to get the best player for their side. Simple.

Secondly, think about it logically, if Rischbeith was so good, why was he overlooked in the ND and PSD ? You seem to have some inside information that 16 recruiting teams dont have ? Please share.

 

[Jars458]

I am absolutely bloody spewing with the drafts! Is it me or is everyone trying to screw with us?
Firstly Hurn slips and slips only to be snapped up just when we think we might have a show. Then Varcoe goes the pick before us! (By Geelong the bastards)
I've been telling everyone for two years to pick up Rischbieth or Port will and what happens?? We will regret this!
And Grima (Geelong again) and Bode were also taken!
Am I wrapped with Porpoise, Sugars, Redden, Elliot (the only choice I like) and Bonaddio?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not happy Jan!

Drama queen

These guys weren't drafted so tehy are all under the level at the moment

Wait and see what happens

 

[GoSarge]

I am an expert and know everything about the players we picked up. Let me clue you in.

Adrian Bonaddio is a forward from the Oakleigh Chargers/Port Melbourne VFL. He is about 195 cm and weighs 96 kg. His strength is that he is a strong mark but he is quite slow, lacks agility and endurance and his kicking needs some work.

Brad Sugars is a great third option forward who is about 188 cm and weighs 77 kg. While his preference is up forward he can also be used in defence. He doesn't mind contested situations and has clean hands. Still young he has plenty of improvement left.

Thomas Redden is a tallish midfielder but with a very light frame. He spent most of his time with the Glenelg reserves. He is a very hard at it and versatile player and has a knack for avoiding tackles. His weakness is his light frame and has a tendency to fade as the game wears on.

Sam Eliott is another midfielder from South Adelaide. He is very good in close and at stoppages and can boot to ball very quickly. However, he is injury prone and lacks height.

Told you I was an expert.

You wouldnt believe it, but I think footydraft.com has almost the same opinion of these players as you do

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Sugars tested pretty slow over the 20M in state screening. That could be a problem for medium sized forward (mind u we picked up one who can't kick straight, but we like those ... ).

The question I wanted to ask is, would you have preferred Porplyzia or Grima?

 

[General Havelock]

Sugars tested pretty slow over the 20M in state screening. That could be a problem for medium sized forward (mind u we picked up one who can't kick straight, but we like those ... ).

The question I wanted to ask is, would you have preferred Porplyzia or Grima?

Grima, as I believe Porpy would have been there at our first pick in the rookie draft.