Tony Notte

[Jimmy 35]

Whats the wrap up on this guy? apparently Saints are after him after a failed WCE career.

*edit* Tony Notte is his name, and a 195 cm forward.

 

[Saint4Ever]

Re: Tom Notte

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk-Mcb8X9Ec

Not a bad highlights package from before he was drafted. I wouldn't mind taking the punt and getting an athletic tall like him, even though he is very skinny he has good dukes and looks to have the footy smarts. Not sure why the Eagles delisted him after only 3 years on the list when he clearly looks like a project player who needs some time.

 

[Inter]

Re: Tom Notte

Attitude problems i have heard

 

[West Vic Saint]

Re: Tom Notte

So has he been de-listed from the Weagles??

What would they want in a trade??

 

[bighit006]

Re: Tom Notte

Disapointed we got rid of him. All the talent in the world. But has failed to put on the mass needed to play forward since being at the club, with a few question marks over his health(lung issues) and work ethic(missing weight sessions). Even with the club talking up his talents whilst maintaining he was a long term project they still felt the need to delist him, so read into that what you will.

 

[goodie23]

Re: Tom Notte

Worth a punt, especially if we can get him on the rookie list.

 

[barrel47]

Re: Tom Notte

Class A Spud.
Slow & skinny.
Drafted at Pick 20.
Has not played a game in 3 years.
Apparently had a family member on the board.
Was lucky to survive as long as he did.
I suggest all 17 clubs look elsewhere.

 

[StFly]

Re: Tom Notte

Ultimately we have room for a bonafide FF project player this year so I would assume this is an attempt to take a punt on one already in the system to cut out the legwork associated with teaching the position from an AFL standard position. No doubt he'll be given the ringer if we do chase him though but I'd steer clear if he has a poor attitude and possible lung issues, plenty other forwards who would otherwise kill to be on an AFL list than pick up someone who just wants the money.

 

[Plugger35]

Re: Tom Notte

Class A Spud.
Slow & skinny.
Drafted at Pick 20.
Has not played a game in 3 years.
Apparently had a family member on the board.
Was lucky to survive as long as he did.
I suggest all 17 clubs look elsewhere.

My thoughts exactly, I'm all for taking on project players but the fact Notte has done nothing at West Coast in 3 years suggests he will be a waste of a spot on the list.

Surely there must be better options around.

 

[Special88]

But the fact that he was taken at pick 20 as a 17 year old suggests that he has some talent.....

Sometimes guys like that just need a scare and a wake up call that his delisting may have given him.... We're not exactly blessed with talented forwards so he may be worth a punt...

 

[Highlander35]

Would prefer setanta ohailplain.

 

[Bourky23]

Get him in

confident he can turn into something.

having a decent KPP to learn off could be the making of the young lad and let's be honest, there was none at West Coast.

getting to watch how Roo goes about it at training, meetings, gameday etc. could really teach him.

great athletic ability and a great grab.

if we can get him for stuff all then I don't see why not.

 

[Plugger35]

But the fact that he was taken at pick 20 as a 17 year old suggests that he has some talent.....

Sometimes guys like that just need a scare and a wake up call that his delisting may have given him.... We're not exactly blessed with talented forwards so he may be worth a punt...

Would have preferred McKinley if we were going to take a punt on a young West Coast forward, at least McKinley has some runs on the board at AFL level.

Besides that we have the Stanley Knife who will be a gun key forward next year with another pre-season under his belt. Not to mention the Irish Assassin Tommy Walsh.

 

[pacemaker]

LOL

Superstar player Failed to play in the Swans districts premierhip side and played a fair bit of the season in the Swan district reserves. Swans finished last in the reserves below Peel Thunder, massive low he couldn't turn that team around when he played for the reserves.

 

[Underdog]

Class A Spud.
Slow & skinny.

He was drafted at 71kg. He has put on over 10kg with more needed to be added. From such a low base, he was always going to be very long term.

Has not played a game in 3 years.

He's played 2 games

Apparently had a family member on the board.

Never heard this. Source?

Was lucky to survive as long as he did.

No he wasn't. He was drafted as a long term project and was very highly rated. 3 years is the absolute minimum a club should hold onto him for regardless of form. The Geelong recruiter said the following at the time of the draft.

West Coast looms as the winner at this point, having acquired three first class midfielders in Chris Masten, Brad Ebert and Scott Selwood, along with tall forward Tony Notte, who one recruiting manager believed in the lead-up had the potential to be the best player from this draft.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=53786

LOL

Superstar player Failed to play in the Swans districts premierhip side and played a fair bit of the season in the Swan district reserves. Swans finished last in the reserves below Peel Thunder, massive low he couldn't turn that team around when he played for the reserves.

He played 1 reserve game where he played very well and was promoted back to seniors the following week. Not sure how much notice of your opinion we should take when you say he "played a fair bit of the season in the Swan district reserves".

 

[SaintsSeptember]

He was drafted at 71kg. He has put on over 10kg with more needed to be added. From such a low base, he was always going to be very long term.



He's played 2 games



Never heard this. Source?



No he wasn't. He was drafted as a long term project and was very highly rated. 3 years is the absolute minimum a club should hold onto him for regardless of form. The Geelong recruiter said the following at the time of the draft.

West Coast looms as the winner at this point, having acquired three first class midfielders in Chris Masten, Brad Ebert and Scott Selwood, along with tall forward Tony Notte, who one recruiting manager believed in the lead-up had the potential to be the best player from this draft.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=53786



He played 1 reserve game where he played very well and was promoted back to seniors the following week. Not sure how much notice of your opinion we should take when you say he "played a fair bit of the season in the Swan district reserves".

We could ask similar questions about our own Blake McGrath. Will we elevate him next year. He's not ready to play, but he was never going to be. Would another club be stupid to rookie him two years further along than StKilda did. Were StKilda stupid for rookieing him in the first place if they werent going to commit to a long term project.
Blake has actually been pretty good in the VFL reserves, and wasn't bad n his 2009 senior game. I think he's had injuries or something this year.
Maybe we should swap him for Notte.

 

[Highlander35]

We could ask similar questions about our own Blake McGrath. Will we elevate him next year. He's not ready to play, but he was never going to be. Would another club be stupid to rookie him two years further along than StKilda did. Were StKilda stupid for rookieing him in the first place if they werent going to commit to a long term project.
Blake has actually been pretty good in the VFL reserves, and wasn't bad n his 2009 senior game. I think he's had injuries or something this year.
Maybe we should swap him for Notte.

When did sandilands start becoming good? Different person, different height, but another 2 years couldn't be harmful?

 

[AFaiL]

No no no
Peter Sumich has better endurance, seriously. Can't put on weight, can't run out a game

No NO NO