Top 5 stand out?

[Bentleigh]

How long into the football season / TAC Cup do you start to notice players which cement there places as top 10/5/3 draft picks for the up comming draft?

If you already know of blokes which are a good chance at being in this group mention them here.

As the season lengthens continue to name in this thread standout players which should go high in the next draft.

 

[OldSchool]

Most of the likely best players are already well known to the recruiters but generally about 5 or 6 games into the season the cream of the crop start to appear.

 

[Bentleigh]

Most of the likely best players are already well known to the recruiters but generally about 5 or 6 games into the season the cream of the crop start to appear.

At this early stage would the recruiters have solid thoughts on blokes that are expected to go top 10 and even 2 or 3?

I ask because I know speaking to people which work with Vic. Country Deledio very early on was looking like he would go early while this time last year Pattison wasnt in the mix what so ever.

 

[tige19]

Why you so interested Bentleigh??? trying to spot another number 1 pick for next season??

 

[Bentleigh]

Why you so interested Bentleigh??? trying to spot another number 1 pick for next season??

Several of my mates are playing TAC this year, such as last.

 

[theorangeapple]

id just take alook at the AIS squads for this year and last year. they are selected because they were the best performed in the u16 championship, they all are pretty handy footballers.

deledio wasnt super highly touted pre season, he was rated but i dont think many thought he would go no1. i heard the eagles recruiting manager at the beginning of the year and he mentioned deledio in a group of players but at that staged it seemed franklin was the hot choice for no1 in recruiting circles.

i also heard from a friend at collingwood that mitch morton was rated higher than deledio for much of the year and all of last year. (im not just saying that because we have him, i heard that before i knew he was eligible for us to select him).

 

[Bentleigh]

Bit off topic but I know Daniel McConnell rather well. Where did he go in the draft? Will be a player.

 

[theorangeapple]

Bit off topic but I know Daniel McConnell rather well. Where did he go in the draft? Will be a player.

he went at 26.

he has been carving it this pre season and has been singled out by woosh on afew occasions which is rare because johnny doesnt like to single players out for praise or critism.

he seemed to 'lead' one of the sides midfields in our intra club game last night which is staggering considering the calibre of midfielder in his side and the fact he hasnt played a game of AFL yet.

i think he will be pretty good value for dreamteam actually becuase he will lay alot of tackles and take alot of marks plus he finds the footy pretty well.

 

[PsychoTiger]

Why you so interested Bentleigh??? trying to spot another number 1 pick for next season??

I too would be interested to know a rough top 10 for later on this year...

i would imagine a ruck; a key position player and a midfielder would be welcome at Tigerland.

 

[Weaver]

At this stage I'd guess that Mitchell Clark (CHF - WA), Marcus Drum (CHB - Vic) and Beau Dowler (FF - Vic) would be at the top of most draftboards. Good key position players are always prized.

 

[krisholio14]

marcus drum would have pushed it this year. with another year under the belt hes going to go single digits.

 

[theorangeapple]

marcus drum would have pushed it this year. with another year under the belt hes going to go single digits.

i think he and dowler would have been 1st rounders this year.

also, shannon hurn from SA is highly rated.

 

[Infamy]

Any player who got overlooked this year is unlikely to be a first round pick next year, especially not top 10, otherwise they would have been picked up as soon as they were available ie Bate.
Jordan Lewis was a bit of an exception, but most picked him to go late first, early second round

 

[Perty4]

Except if they werent eligible to be drafted. ie too young

 

[juDDa]

beau dowler is the best player i have ever seen for his age.. in the record it says his birthday is the 16th of december is that true? that means he played all last year being 16... the kid is 2 weeks away from being a bottom age player this year!! imagine that!!!

 

[blue boy]

beau doweler is a gun

 

[Footymad]

Don't know about top 5 but here are a couple to watch

Oakleigh - Dowler is obvious but a kid called Andrew Ainger. Big strong fella and a good pair of hands
Eastern - Matt Spangher. Close to getting picked up last year as a promising bottom age. 193cm plays chb or chf, has the aerobic capacity of a midfielder.
Northern - Andre Gianfangna. AIS rep but missed last year with shoulder surgery. Awesome pace and can play.
Calder - Matt White, lightly built wingman did some nice things in the GF last year and should step into a midfield role this year

 

[Bentleigh]

Marcus Drum
Mitchell Clark
Beau Dowler

All KPP's


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Id love Marcus Drum @ Tigerland.

 

[grugman]

I know a kid called Sam Elliott, great all round player with a good footy brain. wont be long until the clubs start talking to him. People are saying that he is a possible top ten pick come draft time, anyone else heard much bout this lad?