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Didn't realise Chambers, Wheeler, Nicks & Co were nominating for the draft and even so I would have labeled them as top prospects.
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yeah, funny how things get off track....surprised we haven't got round to the election yet
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no mcveigh would be skipper and co captain with ahmat
At his peak (which admittedly only lasted for a couple of years) Nicks was comfortably in the Swans' best half dozen players. He was handy before then, and declined rapidly when injuries got the better of him.
He has no right to be spoken of in the same breath as the likes of Chambers.
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i didn't mention him in the same breath as chambers....in fact, i barely think of chambers
nicks, however, was infuriating becvause, yes, he obviously had football talent but for a player with the experience he had, his mistake rate seemed to get worse as his career went on....and i would need only a quick look at the players he played with to come up with, i'd reckon, at least a dozen players ahead of him
i still remember too many missed shots at goal, duffed kicks to teammates, midfield fumbles that led to oppoistion goals, wrong options, missed tackles....blah blah blah
"best half dozen" is being far, far too benevolent....
you're not matthew's mother, are you?
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To be fair, Matthew Nicks was a fairly decent player back in the Eade era, especially when he was playing on the half-back flank, I can't remember it clearly, but he might have been nominated for All-Australian once or twice?
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back to topic.
i think Matty Nicks was all Australian in 2000 or 2001.
Andy Ottens for pick two would be great. i have heard that Sydney and super roy keane on him. mark my words if avaliable we will take him. tall versatile midfielder ala goodes.
if he is good would love robbie tarrant. big gorilla foward with big endurance and good speed. at 26 would be great.
for mine rance at 11
tarrant at 26.
KPB KPF and a midfielder.
still have no idea why we elevated Brennan, can not find a spot for him in our team let alone our list. Promote some youth.
these names should be given time and oppotunities.
Barlow
White
O'Keefe
three players who really can take us foward. especially O'Keefe a smart foward, can play the schnieder role ala 2003.
i think Matty Nicks was all Australian in 2000 or 2001.
Andy Ottens for pick two would be great. i have heard that Sydney and super roy keane on him. mark my words if avaliable we will take him. tall versatile midfielder ala goodes.
if he is good would love robbie tarrant. big gorilla foward with big endurance and good speed. at 26 would be great.
for mine rance at 11
tarrant at 26.
KPB KPF and a midfielder.
still have no idea why we elevated Brennan, can not find a spot for him in our team let alone our list. Promote some youth.
these names should be given time and oppotunities.
Barlow
White
O'Keefe
three players who really can take us foward. especially O'Keefe a smart foward, can play the schnieder role ala 2003.
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yes, i have to agree on luke brennan....i'd hoped he'd come good and be a real find for us, but while he's obviously brave and will have a go, he lacks composure and his kicking skills are dubious....spose he's still young and can improve, but there's at least a half-dozen others i'd like to see promoted to first 22 before brennan
also, i know a couple of people close to the hawthorn club who have no wrap on him at all, think we took a dud off their hands
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I can't see much upside to Brennan. At best he will be a stop gap player. Personally I wouldn't have promoted him onto the senior list. As you said his foot skills are poor and he is a poor decision maker at times. I would have given myself another pick in the national draft. I would take a young up and coming KP prospect over Brennan any day of the week.
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time for some good news
in today's swans 3km time trial, nick fosdike was first in a tick under 10 minutes, ryan o'keefe was second in 10m 06, outsprinting BRENDAN MURPHY in the last bit, murphy finishing in 10.12....coaches delighted with murphy's fitness and athletic ability, and reports say if he continues with his progress over xmess, he might be given a chance to play pre-season
this is surely a fantastic start for an 18YO 195cm kid at this stage
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thats really, really good news!
i'd love to see how he goes in the competition and gels into the team in the pre-season
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There is little chance of getting a KPP at #11. Roos's past drafting shows that unless there is a standout available he will lean towards a running player.
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Maybe it's time to break the trend? This is the precisely the reason why we have such a lack of depth in terms of young talls and a load of small/mediums fighting for 1 or 2 spaces in the senior squad.
We drafted another 'running' player in the super draft last year in the first round, do we really need another one (or one over a KP prospect?)? And the fact that we accquired Mattner?
And given the fact that KP prospects takes longer to develop than small/mediums, we really need to address that issue right now. And if we can't get a decent KP prospect at #11, there's even less chances of getting one at #26.
Spot on.
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He could potentially be a gem. John Blakey said that he has picked the game up extremely well and that there is a slight chance that we may see him play pre-season. A remarkable effort if it occurs. He also siad that they would be grooming him for a KP forward or defensive post.
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he better be, because we just drafted a small and a medium
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Before the draft we have 16 players that are 184cm and below (I just checked on footywire), now we have 19 players on the senior list that is shorter than 184cm.
The alarming thing is how many 190cm+ (or who play tall) who are keys
who probably will retire in the next 3 years.
Simply far too many small /mediums... the prob exposed at Bulldogs.
These days under 180cm you have to be exceptionally good anyway but must have spine in place first
That is sensational news. I am excited. Hope he gets a crack pre-season.