Toast Rory Sloane: Man... Or Beast?

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He's amazing.

I've always felt he wasn't the most talented player but simply wills himself to win contests and impact games. I still think it's partly true but his marking is absolutely elite and his long kicking is pretty swell.
 
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Perhaps not internally, but externally he is definitely still under rated.

Doesn't get the praise your Selwood's and your Hannebery's of this this world do, when in fact he deserves every bit they get and more.
FTFY
Mate on this board you have to go your Garry Ayres speak


:D
 
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Just love Rory. Defines what I like most about a footballer.
1. Competitor
2. Humble
3. Talented

He burns with an inner fire that cant be quenched. Lives the creed that all footballers should live by.

'Always leave the ground knowing you have nothing left to give'
 
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Rory Sloane, pick 44, 2008
Mitch Banner, pick 42, 2008

ROFL.

You raise a great point there PrideOf.

Round

Pick
Player Recruited from League Club
1 1 Jack Watts Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Melbourne
1 2 Nic Naitanui Swan Districts WAFL West Coast
1 3 Stephen Hill West Perth WAFL Fremantle
1 4 Hamish Hartlett West Adelaide SANFL Port Adelaide
1 5 Michael Hurley Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
1 6 Chris Yarran Swan Districts WAFL Carlton
1 7 Daniel Rich Subiaco WAFL Brisbane Lions
1 8 Ty Vickery Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Richmond
1 9 Jack Ziebell Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup North Melbourne
1 10 Phil Davis North Adelaide SANFL Adelaide
1 11 Steele Sidebottom Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Collingwood
1 12 Lewis Johnston North Adelaide SANFL Sydney
1 13 Tom Lynch Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup St Kilda
1 14 (F/S) Ayce Cordy Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 15 Mitchell Brown Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Geelong
1 16 Ryan Schoenmakers Norwood SANFL Hawthorn
Priority 17 Sam Blease Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Melbourne
Priority 18 Luke Shuey Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup West Coast
2 19 James Strauss Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Melbourne
2 20 Tom Swift Claremont WAFL West Coast
2 21 Hayden Ballantyne Peel Thunder WAFL Fremantle
2 22 Jackson Trengove Calder Cannons TAC Cup Port Adelaide
2 23 David Zaharakis Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
2 24 Nick Suban North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Fremantle
2 25 Jack Redden Glenelg SANFL Brisbane Lions
2 26 Jayden Post Western Jets TAC Cup Richmond
2 27 Sam Wright Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup North Melbourne
2 28 Shaun McKernan Calder Cannons TAC Cup Adelaide
2 29 Dayne Beams Southport QAFL Collingwood
2 30 Dan Hannebery Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Sydney
2 31 Jordan Roughead North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
2 32 Liam Jones North Hobart TFL Western Bulldogs
2 33 Tom Gillies Dandenong Stringrays TAC Cup Geelong
2 34 Liam Shiels Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Hawthorn
3 35 Jamie Bennell Swan Districts WAFL Melbourne
3 36 Ashley Smith Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup West Coast
3 37 Zac Clarke Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Fremantle
3 38 Matthew Broadbent Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Port Adelaide
3 39 Steven Motlop Wanderers NTFL Geelong
3 40 Mitch Robinson Tasmanian Devils VFL Carlton
3 41 Todd Banfield Swan Districts WAFL Brisbane Lions
3 42 Mitch Banner Western Jets TAC Cup Port Adelaide
3 43 Liam Anthony East Fremantle WAFL North Melbourne
3 44 Rory Sloane Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Adelaide
3 45 Jarrad Blight Swan Districts WAFL Collingwood
3 46 Luke Rounds Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Collingwood
3 47 Rhys Stanley West Adelaide SANFL St Kilda
3 48 Nicholas Heyne Gippsland Power TAC Cup St Kilda
3 49 Taylor Hunt Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Geelong
3 50 Jordan Lisle Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Hawthorn
4 51 Neville Jetta Swan Districts WAFL Melbourne
4 52 Jordan Jones Geelong Falcons TAC Cup West Coast
4 53 Michael Walters Swan Districts WAFL Fremantle
4 54 Jarrad Redden Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Port Adelaide
4 55 Michael Still Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
4 56 Ben Bucovaz Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Fremantle
4 57 Aaron Cornelius Tasmanian Devils VFL Brisbane Lions
4 58 Tom Hislop Essendon AFL Richmond
4 59 Nathan O'Keefe Eastern Ranges TAC Cup North Melbourne
4 60 Tom Lee Claremont WAFL Adelaide
4 61 Campbell Heath Gippsland Power TAC Cup Sydney
4 62 Alistair Smith Perth WAFL St Kilda
4 63 Luke Lowden Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Hawthorn
5 64 Rohan Bail Mount Gravatt QAFL Melbourne
5 65 Rhys O'Keeffe North Adelaide SANFL Carlton
5 66 Glenn Dawson Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Port Adelaide
5 67 Tyson Slattery West Adelaide SANFL Essendon
5 68 Tim Ruffles North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Fremantle
5 69 Bart McCulloch South Launceston TFL Brisbane Lions
5 70 Pass Richmond
5 71 Warren Benjamin Claremont WAFL North Melbourne
5 72 Will Young North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Adelaide
5 73 Leigh Brown North Melbourne AFL Collingwood
5 74 Paul Cahill Sturt SANFL St Kilda
5 75 Shane Savage Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Hawthorn
6 76 Pass Melbourne
6 77 Chris Hall Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Fremantle
6 78 Jason Davenport Geelong AFL Port Adelaide
6 79 Pass Essendon
6 80 Caleb Tiller Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Carlton
6 81 Kieran King East Fremantle WAFL Brisbane Lions
6 82 Pass Brisbane Lions
6 83 Colm Begley Brisbane Lions AFL St Kilda
7 84 Pass Port Adelaide
7 85 Pass Carlton

Best player taken in the 2008 draft

(Port highlighted for lolz)
 
No need, it's obvious.
If Brad Crouch becomes a consistency better inside midfielder than Sloane, we will win the flag. Sloane is one of the best players in the AFL having taken his game to the top level.

I hope you are right, but Sloane is currently a better inside midfielder than Brouch.
 
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You raise a great point there PrideOf.

Round

Pick
Player Recruited from League Club
1 1 Jack Watts Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Melbourne
1 2 Nic Naitanui Swan Districts WAFL West Coast
1 3 Stephen Hill West Perth WAFL Fremantle
1 4 Hamish Hartlett West Adelaide SANFL Port Adelaide
1 5 Michael Hurley Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
1 6 Chris Yarran Swan Districts WAFL Carlton
1 7 Daniel Rich Subiaco WAFL Brisbane Lions
1 8 Ty Vickery Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Richmond
1 9 Jack Ziebell Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup North Melbourne
1 10 Phil Davis North Adelaide SANFL Adelaide
1 11 Steele Sidebottom Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Collingwood
1 12 Lewis Johnston North Adelaide SANFL Sydney
1 13 Tom Lynch Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup St Kilda
1 14 (F/S) Ayce Cordy Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 15 Mitchell Brown Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Geelong
1 16 Ryan Schoenmakers Norwood SANFL Hawthorn
Priority 17 Sam Blease Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Melbourne
Priority 18 Luke Shuey Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup West Coast
2 19 James Strauss Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Melbourne
2 20 Tom Swift Claremont WAFL West Coast
2 21 Hayden Ballantyne Peel Thunder WAFL Fremantle
2 22 Jackson Trengove Calder Cannons TAC Cup Port Adelaide
2 23 David Zaharakis Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
2 24 Nick Suban North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Fremantle
2 25 Jack Redden Glenelg SANFL Brisbane Lions
2 26 Jayden Post Western Jets TAC Cup Richmond
2 27 Sam Wright Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup North Melbourne
2 28 Shaun McKernan Calder Cannons TAC Cup Adelaide
2 29 Dayne Beams Southport QAFL Collingwood
2 30 Dan Hannebery Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Sydney
2 31 Jordan Roughead North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
2 32 Liam Jones North Hobart TFL Western Bulldogs
2 33 Tom Gillies Dandenong Stringrays TAC Cup Geelong
2 34 Liam Shiels Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Hawthorn
3 35 Jamie Bennell Swan Districts WAFL Melbourne
3 36 Ashley Smith Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup West Coast
3 37 Zac Clarke Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Fremantle
3 38 Matthew Broadbent Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Port Adelaide
3 39 Steven Motlop Wanderers NTFL Geelong
3 40 Mitch Robinson Tasmanian Devils VFL Carlton
3 41 Todd Banfield Swan Districts WAFL Brisbane Lions
3 42 Mitch Banner Western Jets TAC Cup Port Adelaide
3 43 Liam Anthony East Fremantle WAFL North Melbourne
3 44 Rory Sloane Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Adelaide
3 45 Jarrad Blight Swan Districts WAFL Collingwood
3 46 Luke Rounds Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Collingwood
3 47 Rhys Stanley West Adelaide SANFL St Kilda
3 48 Nicholas Heyne Gippsland Power TAC Cup St Kilda
3 49 Taylor Hunt Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Geelong
3 50 Jordan Lisle Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Hawthorn
4 51 Neville Jetta Swan Districts WAFL Melbourne
4 52 Jordan Jones Geelong Falcons TAC Cup West Coast
4 53 Michael Walters Swan Districts WAFL Fremantle
4 54 Jarrad Redden Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Port Adelaide
4 55 Michael Still Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
4 56 Ben Bucovaz Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Fremantle
4 57 Aaron Cornelius Tasmanian Devils VFL Brisbane Lions
4 58 Tom Hislop Essendon AFL Richmond
4 59 Nathan O'Keefe Eastern Ranges TAC Cup North Melbourne
4 60 Tom Lee Claremont WAFL Adelaide
4 61 Campbell Heath Gippsland Power TAC Cup Sydney
4 62 Alistair Smith Perth WAFL St Kilda
4 63 Luke Lowden Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Hawthorn
5 64 Rohan Bail Mount Gravatt QAFL Melbourne
5 65 Rhys O'Keeffe North Adelaide SANFL Carlton
5 66 Glenn Dawson Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Port Adelaide
5 67 Tyson Slattery West Adelaide SANFL Essendon
5 68 Tim Ruffles North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Fremantle
5 69 Bart McCulloch South Launceston TFL Brisbane Lions
5 70 Pass Richmond
5 71 Warren Benjamin Claremont WAFL North Melbourne
5 72 Will Young North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Adelaide
5 73 Leigh Brown North Melbourne AFL Collingwood
5 74 Paul Cahill Sturt SANFL St Kilda
5 75 Shane Savage Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Hawthorn
6 76 Pass Melbourne
6 77 Chris Hall Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Fremantle
6 78 Jason Davenport Geelong AFL Port Adelaide
6 79 Pass Essendon
6 80 Caleb Tiller Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Carlton
6 81 Kieran King East Fremantle WAFL Brisbane Lions
6 82 Pass Brisbane Lions
6 83 Colm Begley Brisbane Lions AFL St Kilda
7 84 Pass Port Adelaide
7 85 Pass Carlton

Best player taken in the 2008 draft

(Port highlighted for lolz)
Probably best we also ignore that we rated Shaun McKernan as better...
 
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Sloaney. No real weaknesses in his game. But what is his weapon?

He wants it more than the other bloke. He gives more. Effort, hunger, Effort, go again, hit, run, hit, go again, go again. More More MOAR!

You'd love to play with him.

What...this is a thing?
It's sort of a default thing. Sloane is on everyone's list. It's law now.

If Brad Crouch becomes a consistency better inside midfielder than Sloane, we will win the flag. Sloane is one of the best players in the AFL having taken his game to the top level.

I hope you are right, but Sloane is currently a better inside midfielder than Brouch.
Sloane would be top 5 in the league right now, and probably was last year too.
Probably on top of the Brownlow votes after 3 rounds too.

If Brouch was to suddenly get that good as well... that would be amazing.
 
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