Tip the "miracle slider" we snare in the draft

[Prem87]

Article today on the AFL site discussing the WA combine and players to up for the draft had Darling going as a mid 2nd rounder.

If he was there at 26 surely we would pull the trigger.

Gaff, Darling and Pestia / Green would be ausomo.

Would be surprised if he slid this far. Melbourne, Lions, Carlton and GC would all be looking at a FF.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/104582/default.aspx

Jack Darling: From being the most touted player after the 2009 season, Darling went backwards in 2010. His performances as a goalkicker for West Perth and the WA under-18 team fluctuated, but in his favour, his rampant competitiveness was still evident. He should have done enough to go in the mid-20s in the national draft.

Blayne Wilson: Like Darling, Wilson made the All-Australian team after the 2009 national under-18 carnival, but his star has faded this season. Wilson is seen as a one-dimensional half-back. He might be lucky to be taken in the national draft.

Isiaih Stevens: The exciting medium forward recorded a fast 2.88 in the sprint at the WA combine, but his leap was phenomenal. His 1.01 metres in the running vertical jump equalled that of Nic Natainui in 2008, and would have easily won the day at this year’s national draft combine, where the best was 88cm (Vic Metro pair Kieran Harper and Brad Harvey).

Hayden Yarran: A small forward like his cousin, Carlton’s Chris Yarran, is among the best of the many WA small forwards who are hoping to be drafted. He’s capable of leading and crumbing, like Mark LeCras.

 

[Wirra for PM]

Want Yarran and Stevens, would be stoked if we could rookie those two.

 

[paran]

If Blayne Wilson is there at pick 81 (or whatever we got from NM) do we give Nico the old Donald Trump line and just move on happily into the future?!!?

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

If Blayne Wilson is there at pick 81 (or whatever we got from NM) do we give Nico the old Donald Trump line and just move on happily into the future?!!?

Yeah, during the draft we'll just ask for time on, call Nicoski on the mobile, let him know he's cut and draft Wilson.

Also, I predict attitude problems are causing concern for Darling.

 

[Prem87]

Surely Freo wouldn't pass up on Darling? If he lasts to 26...what a draft for us.

 

[NIS BOTT MK 2]

Does anyone know anything about Isiaih Stevens?
I had never heard of him before so i dont know if hes a dud but with a 2.88m 20m sprint time he peaked my interest plus i remember one of the recruiters saying that recruits who excel in the jumping tests often have a lot of room to improve when it comes to speed

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Surely Freo wouldn't pass up on Darling? If he lasts to 26...what a draft for us.

I can see him slipping through to us - look at Aaron Black last year. Most experts had him in their top dozen, similar to Darling. And Black didn't have the few question marks regarding personality like Darling does.

I have a lingering feeling we may still take him at 4. May have had him locked in for over a year.

 

[beatlesmith]

Does anyone know anything about Isiaih Stevens?
I had never heard of him before so i dont know if hes a dud but with a 2.88m 20m sprint time he peaked my interest plus i remember one of the recruiters saying that recruits who excel in the jumping tests often have a lot of room to improve when it comes to speed

Medium forward who is agile, kicks freakish goals and takes massive marks in the Liam Jurrah mould.
There's a video of him floating around somewhere, in which he takes a massive hanger.
Definitely want to take him in the RD.

 

[WCE_phil]

Medium forward who is agile, kicks freakish goals and takes massive marks in the Liam Jurrah mould.
There's a video of him floating around somewhere, in which he takes a massive hanger.
Definitely want to take him in the RD.

From memory he took 2 awesome hangers in that one match. Very much in the jurrah mould and would make a great third marking target in the forward line in the future imo. Very much a bang or bust decision a lot of it down to whether or not he wants it enough.

 

[Prem87]

I can see him slipping through to us - look at Aaron Black last year. Most experts had him in their top dozen, similar to Darling. And Black didn't have the few question marks regarding personality like Darling does.

I have a lingering feeling we may still take him at 4. May have had him locked in for over a year.

But Darling was/is rated a lot higher than Black.

Have a similar feeling, I wouldn't mind Darling at 4.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

. May have had him locked in for over a year.

Thats not how it works.

 

[beatlesmith]

From memory he took 2 awesome hangers in that one match. Very much in the jurrah mould and would make a great third marking target in the forward line in the future imo. Very much a bang or bust decision a lot of it down to whether or not he wants it enough.

Lecras and a Stevens type would be potent in a forward line alongside each other.
Both would be too agile at ground level and too good at crumbing to put a traditional KP defender on, but too good in the air to put a quicker, small defender on.

 

[Mattman93]

Doesn't Stevens have major attitude problems?

 

[eagles rule]

I think its altitude problems .


http://au.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S0zu...edrobp&sigi=118jp11k7&sigb=146psetfd&type=JPG

 

[NIS BOTT MK 2]

sounds like a no 1 rookie pick to me atleast would love some more flare and pace in the team plus a bit more color wouldnt hurt just need some red
also did some digging and turns out he played with broome & maybe even weedon too im not sure but would know him atleast so should fit right in

http://www.clontarffootball.com/articles.php?req=read&article_id=1067
http://www.clontarffootball.com/articles.php?req=read&article_id=1158

 

[DrTomSwift]

Lecras and a Stevens type would be potent in a forward line alongside each other.
Both would be too agile at ground level and too good at crumbing to put a traditional KP defender on, but too good in the air to put a quicker, small defender on.

Your basically describing Weedon who so mayn people forget about.

 

[WCE_phil]

Your basically describing Weedon who so mayn people forget about.

Really they are nothing alike at all.

 

[Mattman93]

Yeah Weedon and I.Stevens aren't that similar.

 

[adagio]

sounds like a no 1 rookie pick to me atleast would love some more flare and pace in the team plus a bit more color wouldnt hurt just need some red
also did some digging and turns out he played with broome & maybe even weedon too im not sure but would know him atleast so should fit right in

http://www.clontarffootball.com/articles.php?req=read&article_id=1067
http://www.clontarffootball.com/articles.php?req=read&article_id=1158

Surely we've got our eye on him. We were obviously keen on Weedon and Broome, drafting both perceivably higher than their worth. Maybe we know something about the Clontarf Acadamy that other clubs don't (that or the Claremont Colts!).

Anyway, it'd be a nice story to unite all three guys. You can imagine them pushing each other fill their potential.

 

[DrTomSwift]

I wasn't comparing Stevens and Weedon, I'm justing saying that Weedon is a forward who can crumb and mark really well making him a very hard match up.

 

[getgaff]

But Darling was/is rated a lot higher than Black.

Have a similar feeling, I wouldn't mind Darling at 4.

Just my personal opinion but i would mind if we selected Darling at pick 4. Would be a massive step backwards if we did. There's an abundance of good midfield talent available high in the draft majority of whom will be gone by pick 26.

Why waste a high draft pick on a big bodied guy who would (early days) be pigeion holed as a k.p.p over a promising midfielder who is more likely to get senior exposure early. If we select Darling over Gaff, Heppell, Atley or Polec than serious questions need to be posed at our recruiting staff once again. If only it could be a public forum so the fans can rip them to shreds this time.

If he slides to 26 (highly unlikely) than he must be considered but please please please not at pick 4

 

[Mattman93]

I wasn't comparing Stevens and Weedon, I'm justing saying that Weedon is a forward who can crumb and mark really well making him a very hard match up.

Weedon's primarily a midfielder though.

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

Just my personal opinion but i would mind if we selected Darling at pick 4. Would be a massive step backwards if we did. There's an abundance of good midfield talent available high in the draft majority of whom will be gone by pick 26.

Why waste a high draft pick on a big bodied guy who would (early days) be pigeion holed as a k.p.p over a promising midfielder who is more likely to get senior exposure early. If we select Darling over Gaff, Heppell, Atley or Polec than serious questions need to be posed at our recruiting staff once again. If only it could be a public forum so the fans can rip them to shreds this time.

If he slides to 26 (highly unlikely) than he must be considered but please please please not at pick 4

If we draft any player just because they're likely get senior games early we're in a lot of strife.

Having said that, if we draft Darling because we think he'll be the best player long term, even if it's not a popular choice on BF, we need to understand that our recruiters would know 1000 times more than everyone on BF and be positive about the selection.

The only time I'm okay with knocking selections is when a club goes too needs based (eg taking a ruckman too early) or when a club goes too far with the best available (eg having 18 HBF on the list).

 

[Anjahads]

Prestia would be a good get at 26/28The otheR pick a KPF .

 

[worsfold]

Maybe or should I say hopefully Tom Lynch - has only really come on in the last part of the year