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Wells thinks Ablett would have gone "somewhere between 10 and 25" if not for the Father-Son Rule.
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Appears to be a pretty intelligent articulate person. He stressed that the interview process was important in determining whether a prospective draft pick would "fit in" with the current team.
Jack Watts would be his current number 1 pick.
Jack Watts would be his current number 1 pick.
I heard it all and am watching the games on fox. Interesting about Watts.
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Look out for Jordan Lisle for Vic Metro in the next game. Let me know how he goes if you don't mind. Thanks.
Do you know what number?
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31, listed at centre-half back.
The ball hasn't been up that end of the ground much, metro up by 3 goals. Watts standing out. Pickers also thinks he is number 1. Rich from WA has had it 8 or 9 times.
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Probably not the right threat to post this in but just got back from the Dome.
Saw a couple of quarters of the Vic Country V Tassie match.
Can't really make too many comments based on what I saw (I'll save that for after watching the replays I'm taping) but me and the guy I went with liked the looks of;
Butcher (Vic C)- stick thin but took some nice marks and kicked a few. Seemed to read the play well. I think the match up was in his favour though.
Jones (Vic C) - a solid unit which may have assisted him in breaking a few tackles but found the pill and usually did something with it (at least he did in the quarters we watched). Looks ready-made to slot in but noticed his shoulder was pretty heavily stapped - not that that means much these days.
Hughes (Vic C) - got a bit of toe and seems to find it but disposal wasn't great and some decisions were a little questionable. Pretty light and small as well.
Allwight (Tas) - was good. Really liked him. Found a bit of it and didn't really waste it.
Cornelius (Tas) - did a couple of neat things up forward and kicked a couple (when we were watching) but seemed to like sitting behind his man a bit and looked a little disinterested at times. Looked more for the body rather than leading.
Can't wait to watch the replays. As I say, these were just initial thoughts from the two quarters I saw.
Saw a couple of quarters of the Vic Country V Tassie match.
Can't really make too many comments based on what I saw (I'll save that for after watching the replays I'm taping) but me and the guy I went with liked the looks of;
Butcher (Vic C)- stick thin but took some nice marks and kicked a few. Seemed to read the play well. I think the match up was in his favour though.
Jones (Vic C) - a solid unit which may have assisted him in breaking a few tackles but found the pill and usually did something with it (at least he did in the quarters we watched). Looks ready-made to slot in but noticed his shoulder was pretty heavily stapped - not that that means much these days.
Hughes (Vic C) - got a bit of toe and seems to find it but disposal wasn't great and some decisions were a little questionable. Pretty light and small as well.
Allwight (Tas) - was good. Really liked him. Found a bit of it and didn't really waste it.
Cornelius (Tas) - did a couple of neat things up forward and kicked a couple (when we were watching) but seemed to like sitting behind his man a bit and looked a little disinterested at times. Looked more for the body rather than leading.
Can't wait to watch the replays. As I say, these were just initial thoughts from the two quarters I saw.
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I think Rich is going down in people's calculations, by all accounts has been pretty quiet over in WA recently. Purely academic all this anyway as we won't get a sniff unless Watts decides not to nominate for this years draft and then does himself an injury in the fashion of Varcoe and Selwood.
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the Vic Metro side has some impressive youngsters in it I will say that
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I'm with you YOTC. I don't want to overstate the case, but I want this kid badly.
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Certainly appears to suit our needs medium term. Got a chance to watch the first half today but he lacked opportunity. The highlights that I have seen on him in earlier games have been promising - I just wonder whether the opposition was poor?
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He plays for Oakleigh and I live in Clayton, so I'm thinking I'll try and get a look at him sometime in the year. As you said, difficult to gauge much from yesterday's game - only saw it a few times and turned it over once, but perhaps it's promising that his opponents seemed to get even less of it? Liked his run and disposal.
