Top Draft Prospects

[bloods01]

I think there is now doubt that at least one of our picks will be used on a tall. Whether it's 11 or 26, we definatley need to go for height in this draft.

The below player's are clear standouts and at pick 11, we should be in a position to get a quality kid. The only question remains which one? Personally I think Rance and Collier are going to be gems. Rance can hold down a KP and that's what we need. Collier on the other hand is Mr. Versatility. He has played in defence, in the midfield, on the ball, as a wingman, and even as a forward pushing up onto the ball. They will both be great player's and I hope one of them will be wearing red and white next year.

Alex Rance – Swan Districts, WA, 192.3cm, 87.6kg, DOB 9/10/89
Honours

• NAB AFL All-Australian Under-18 Team 2007
• Western Australia representative – winners of the 2007 NAB AFL Under-18 Championship

David Myers – Perth, WA, 190.7cm, 86.2kg, DOB 30/6/89
Honours

• NAB AFL All-Australian Under-18 Team 2007
• Ron Barassi Medallist 2006 International Rules series
• Western Australia representative – winners of the 2007 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships

Tayte Pears – East Perth, WA, 190.1cm, 91.8kg, DOB 24/3/90
Honours

• Western Australia representative – winners of the 2007 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships

Tom Collier – Tassie Mariners, TAS, 192.3cm, 83.7kg, DOB 25/3/89
Honours

• NAB AFL All-Australian Under-18 Team 2007
• Tasmania representative - 2007 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships
• AIS-AFL Academy graduate

NAB AFL National Draft Camp highlights

• Agility – 8.22 sec (4th overall)
• 3km time trial – 10:38 (4th overall)
• Handspan – 25.0cm (7th overall)

Chris Kangars – Geelong Falcons, VIC, 193.1cm, 84.9kg, DOB 1/8/89
Honours

• Vic Country representative - 2007 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships

NAB AFL National Draft Camp highlights

• Repeat sprints – 23.59 sec (1st overall)
• Shuttle run – 14-5 (8th overall)

 

[RUNVS]

The big question is will they be avaliable when its the Swans turn to pick. Does anyone have a list of the most likely top 10 picks this year?

 

[Jeffers]

The big question is will they be avaliable when its the Swans turn to pick. Does anyone have a list of the most likely top 10 picks this year?

Just go to the Drafts & Trading board. There are a gazillion mock draft threads.

However off the top of my head, these are the names that will most likely be in the top 10 according to the posters

Kruezer
Crotchin
C Morton
B Ebert
B McEvoy
L Henderson
C Mastern
R Palmer
A Rance
D Gourdis
T Pears
D Myers
T Collier

Would love Rance or McEvoy to last till our pick. McEvoy as the future Hall replacement (or could be a Brendon Lade) or Rance to replace Lionheart Leo.

 

[bloods01]

Just go to the Drafts & Trading board. There are a gazillion mock draft threads.

However off the top of my head, these are the names that will most likely be in the top 10 according to the posters

Kruezer
Crotchin
C Morton
B Ebert
B McEvoy
L Henderson
C Mastern
R Palmer
A Rance
D Gourdis
T Pears
D Myers
T Collier

Would love Rance or McEvoy to last till our pick. McEvoy as the future Hall replacement (or could be a Brendon Lade) or Rance to replace Lionheart Leo.

I can't see McEvoy lasting until pick 11. He is seen as the next best Ruckman / Forward behind Kruezer. He could even go in the top 5. The Bulldogs and Demons are believed to be hot on his trail. Henderson is highly rated also but he will be long gone by the time we have our pick. It just depends on what the other clubs do. With most drafts there is always a suprise packet early on. Lets hope it works in our favour.

 

[FM0226]

I would love to land any of the 5 that Bloods01 mentioned, Myers is not a KPP but is just to talented to ignore. I've not too convinced about McEvoy actually, in my view, the marking, power CHFs are slowly being rubbed out of the modern game and the CHFs are generally the mobile, leading types (like Riewoldt, Franklin and a lesser extent, Cloke). And I would rather spent #11 on a real KP prospect. McEvoy may turn out to be a decent ruckman and I'm not sure he has the pace to be an effective KPP.

I'll definitely grab Henderson if he slids that far. But as I said, I'll be happy to land any KP prospect.

 

[Caj]

We thought we'd get a key position last year too and it didn't happen

Who knows what Roos Barham and co are thinking this year

 

[rancidpants13]

Just go to the Drafts & Trading board. There are a gazillion mock draft threads.

However off the top of my head, these are the names that will most likely be in the top 10 according to the posters

Kruezer
Crotchin
C Morton
B Ebert
B McEvoy
L Henderson
C Mastern
R Palmer
A Rance
D Gourdis
T Pears
D Myers
T Collier

Would love Rance or McEvoy to last till our pick. McEvoy as the future Hall replacement (or could be a Brendon Lade) or Rance to replace Lionheart Leo.

and rioli, cyril i think, has been touted most of the year as a likely top 10 candidate, unless something's happened recently to brings his stocks down in the ratings....i don't think he's a KPP though
you'd think we'd be some chance of getting SOMEONE decent at 11, surely...i mean, there has to be a lot of good talls still available then

 

[Bloods boy from the Bush]

To me Alex Rance seems perfect for us tall defender who can also rebound well out of defence much like a Leo Barry type of player.

 

[FM0226]

To me Alex Rance seems perfect for us tall defender who can also rebound well out of defence much like a Leo Barry type of player.

An extra positive in drafting Rance is that fact that it has been reported that Rance's family will move with him to the place that drafts him, so the going home factor is probably not something we have to worry about.

 

[rancidpants13]

An extra positive in drafting Rance is that fact that it has been reported that Rance's family will move with him to the place that drafts him, so the going home factor is probably not something we have to worry about.

and i'd be happy for young Rance to take the nickname "Rancid".... hooray!!!

 

[rocketjet]

Swans are looking at Rodney Davis, now him playing for the swans instead of getting picked up the the pies would be interesting, played last year for Portland in the US of A. Very well known at Mckinnin Bentleigh football club

 

[RUNVS]

Swans are looking at Rodney Davis, now him playing for the swans instead of getting picked up the the pies would be interesting, played last year for Portland in the US of A. Very well known at Mckinnin Bentleigh football club

Are you just speculating or do you have some inside information?

 

[scottwade]

Swans are looking at Rodney Davis, now him playing for the swans instead of getting picked up the the pies would be interesting, played last year for Portland in the US of A. Very well known at Mckinnin Bentleigh football club

Well he hasn't nominated for the draft.
And unless he hasn't played in Oz for the past 3 years, I believe that's the only way he can be picked up.

 

[bloods01]

Swans are looking at Rodney Davis, now him playing for the swans instead of getting picked up the the pies would be interesting, played last year for Portland in the US of A. Very well known at Mckinnin Bentleigh football club

There's a better chance of Plugger making another comeback than the Swans picking someone who has been playing in the US.

 

[scottwade]

There's a better chance of Plugger making another comeback than the Swans picking someone who has been playing in the US.

Bring back Sandford Wheeler I say.

 

[bloods01]

Bring back Sandford Wheeler I say.

He actually wasn't that bad.

 

[FM0226]

I guess if he qualifies for an international rookie and takes up the second 'international rookie' spot that we have outside the rookie slots, then there's nothing to lose.

 

[scottwade]

He actually wasn't that bad.

Back in the bad old days all we had to cheer were Jamie Lawson & Wheeler.

Actually Wheeler's speed and run would have been perfect for today's footy. Unfortunately he wasn't Barassi's type, so he was binned well prior to his use-by-date.

 

[liz]

I guess if he qualifies for an international rookie and takes up the second 'international rookie' spot that we have outside the rookie slots, then there's nothing to lose.

If you're implying that Murphy doesn't count towards our normal rookie quota, that is not correct. Irish recruits aren't "international" in that sense.

 

[bloods01]

Listening to insider goss there seems to be a very big chance that Rance could go in the top 10 ending any chance that we have of getting him. He is regarded as the best potential key defender in the draft and the likes of Melbourne, St.Kilda, Essendon, and Brisbane may opt for him with their first pick. As a result of this Lachlan Henderson (touted as a top 10 pick for quite some time) may slip out of the top 10. Clubs are a little indecisive about Henderson and that could work out in our favour. We then would be in a postion to snap him up at 11.

Henderson is a great KP prospect and stands at 196cm and 92kg. Geelong regional manager Michael Turner has compared him to Matthew Pavlich. That is a glowing endorsement for the young man and if we miss out on Rance, lets hope that Henderson can fall in out lap.

 

[FM0226]

If you're implying that Murphy doesn't count towards our normal rookie quota, that is not correct. Irish recruits aren't "international" in that sense.

Really? I guess I got the situation mixed up. So has there actually been any 'international' rookies in the AFL at all?

 

[liz]

Really? I guess I got the situation mixed up. So has there actually been any 'international' rookies in the AFL at all?

Think Kennelly might have been. And Melbourne drafted a couple of Irishmen soon after Kennelly came over but neither of them lasted too long.

Not entirely sure about the Kennelly situation since the concept of an International Rookie wasn't established then so there may not have been a rule to cover whether he was "in" or "out" of the main rookie list. But I know the AFL agreed to include the Irish within the list a few years back to pacify the GAA and prevent the AFL teams bringing over Irishmen indiscriminantly.

 

[FM0226]

Thanks for clearing that up! So I guess the likes of the O'Hailpins and Clarke would have been 'normal' rookies before their elevations.

 

[SamSwan]

Bring back Sandford Wheeler I say.

In fairness Sandford AKA Matthew did play 1 good game for us. It just happened that in that particlar game we lost to Brisbane by about 162 pts.

Sandford would make our worst team of the last 20 yrs, maybe ever! Paul Chambers would have to be captain of it

 

[rancidpants13]

In fairness Sandford AKA Matthew did play 1 good game for us. It just happened that in that particlar game we lost to Brisbane by about 162 pts.

Sandford would make our worst team of the last 20 yrs, maybe ever! Paul Chambers would have to be captain of it

matthew nicks, by sheer weight of number of games he was allowed to play, would be captain

it was always my theory that when nicks was in the 22 the coaches were basically giving up that week......i know it wasn't the case, i just thought for a bloke of his experience he made the stupidest mistakes, every friggin week......head-slappingly frustrating