WAFL mini-draft

[Miguel Sanchez]

Anyone know when this is happening? I'm keen to learn where Gaff and Lycett will be playing in 2011. Well, Lycett anyway - Gaff will more than likely be in the seniors for much of the year.

 

[swannies]

Anyone know when this is happening? I'm keen to learn where Gaff and Lycett will be playing in 2011. Well, Lycett anyway - Gaff will more than likely be in the seniors for much of the year.

Usually end of January, Fivey. Being the WAFL they don't tell you and it just happens...

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Coincidentally there's an article in the west today. Draft happens next week - Perth have picks 1, 4 and 9, Peel has 2, 3 and 5 and the other non finalists have the rest. Perth expected to take Lower first.

The article says Griffin is in the draft, and seems to overlook Roberts. I assume that's a mistake

 

[Nickos66]

Anyone know whether Sibo will stay with Perth or get shipped off back to Claremont?

 

[rednblacks]

Anyone know whether Sibo will stay with Perth or get shipped off back to Claremont?

Sibo will stay with Perth as long as he is on Freo's list. If he gets delisted then he automatically becomes a Claremont player again.

 

[Tundrawolf]

For those interested here are the WAFL allocations:

1. Perth - Nick Lower (FFC)
2. Peel - Scott Lycett (WCE)
3. Peel - Peter Faulks (FFC)
4. Perth - Jayden Pitt (FFC)
5. Peel - Viv Michie (FFC)
6. South - Andrew Gaff (WCE)
7. Subiaco - Jack Anthony (FFC)
8. West Perth - Josh Mellington (FFC)
9. Perth - Gavin Roberts (FFC)

 

[swannies]

Unfortunately I don't think Souths will have Gaff for too long Tundra. He'll play some early games and see how he goes and if he goes as well as expected he'll be at AFL level.

Now to my second quandry, why did subi take Anthony? Wouldn't they have been better off with Roberts, I know nothing of Mellington? Surely Anthony won't play many, if any, WAFL games?

 

[masai]

Now to my second quandry, why did subi take Anthony? Wouldn't they have been better off with Roberts, I know nothing of Mellington? Surely Anthony won't play many, if any, WAFL games?

I agree with your query, maybe Tim Gossage is in charge of selections !!!!.

I really hope Peel & Perth start to head upwards with the addition of these players.

 

[Tundrawolf]

Unfortunately I don't think Souths will have Gaff for too long Tundra. He'll play some early games and see how he goes and if he goes as well as expected he'll be at AFL level.

Now to my second quandry, why did subi take Anthony? Wouldn't they have been better off with Roberts, I know nothing of Mellington? Surely Anthony won't play many, if any, WAFL games?

Swannies, I did write on the Freo board that Gaff was the one guy I didn't want as i think he'll spend most if not the entire year in the AFL. Happy to have him if he doesn't though.

Mellington is a beauty and W.Perth have done well picking him up.

The Anthony selection is a baffling one though

 

[swannies]

I agree with your query, maybe Tim Gossage is in charge of selections !!!!.

I really hope Peel & Perth start to head upwards with the addition of these players.

Yes, true. Even more baffling after I saw Waterman at the Eagles closed training session, watching.

Swannies, I did write on the Freo board that Gaff was the one guy I didn't want as i think he'll spend most if not the entire year in the AFL. Happy to have him if he doesn't though.

Mellington is a beauty and W.Perth have done well picking him up.

The Anthony selection is a baffling one though

Yep and we don't meet until Round 5, so hopefully he's still in the red and white then, but I have some questionmarks about that. Gaff v Coniglio could be a beauty!

What's Mellington's gig? I've heard the name but my brain has refused to start working since Christmas and I can't remember much about him.

I like what I've seen of Roberts too though, left footed wingman, is that right? Is he a SA boy? Hope I've got the right guy here!

 

[Tundrawolf]

What's Mellington's gig? I've heard the name but my brain has refused to start working since Christmas and I can't remember much about him.

I like what I've seen of Roberts too though, left footed wingman, is that right? Is he a SA boy? Hope I've got the right guy here!

Yep, Roberts is from Norwood. About 190cm 77kgs. Highly rated junior who is on our rookie list. There was talk he wasn't drafted (in main draft) because of injury concerns (shoulder i think), so very happy to have got him as a rookie.

Josh Mellington is from the Murray Bushrangers and was the youngest player drafted in the last draft. Probably would play a lead up role in the forward line as the 3rd forward. Good in the air and very good on the ground. A genuine natural goal kicker, finished second in the TAC goalkicking. Finished 4th in the TAC B&F. About 187cm and 81kgs.

 

[swannies]

Yep, Roberts is from Norwood. About 190cm 77kgs. Highly rated junior who is on our rookie list. There was talk he wasn't drafted (in main draft) because of injury concerns (shoulder i think), so very happy to have got him as a rookie.

Josh Mellington is from the Murray Bushrangers and was the youngest player drafted in the last draft. Probably would play a lead up role in the forward line as the 3rd forward. Good in the air and very good on the ground. A genuine natural goal kicker, finished second in the TAC goalkicking. Finished 4th in the TAC B&F. About 187cm and 81kgs.

Ah, so another Edwards/McKinley clone then. Small/mid sized forward playing as the main forward in under age comps and doing well. Sorry for my skepticism, seen it twice at the Eagles. Roberts, however, does look like he has something going for him and can't believe Subi didn't think they needed midfielders??

 

[Nickos66]

Ah, so another Edwards/McKinley clone then. Small/mid sized forward playing as the main forward in under age comps and doing well. Sorry for my skepticism, seen it twice at the Eagles. Roberts, however, does look like he has something going for him and can't believe Subi didn't think they needed midfielders??

Not really, because he's on Freo's list for starters.

But seriously, one of his sticking points is his defensive pressure & tackling if I remember correctly so that immediately seperates him from the spuds you mentioned, also he appears to have a very mature and level headedness about him, he has already impressed a lot of people this preseason with his application to training.

 

[Tundrawolf]

Ah, so another Edwards/McKinley clone then. Small/mid sized forward playing as the main forward in under age comps and doing well. Sorry for my skepticism, seen it twice at the Eagles. Roberts, however, does look like he has something going for him and can't believe Subi didn't think they needed midfielders??

Ha ha no my friend...this guy has a fantastic ground game.

Eventually I see him moving into the midfield and maybe even playing a similar role to which Fyfe played last year.

There are a lot of Freo supporters who are more excited about Mellington than the other recent draftees, for good reason methinks

 

[swannies]

Not really, because he's on Freo's list for starters.

But seriously, one of his sticking points is his defensive pressure & tackling if I remember correctly so that immediately seperates him from the spuds you mentioned, also he appears to have a very mature and level headedness about him, he has already impressed a lot of people this preseason with his application to training.

Ha ha no my friend...this guy has a fantastic ground game.

Eventually I see him moving into the midfield and maybe even playing a similar role to which Fyfe played last year.

There are a lot of Freo supporters who are more excited about Mellington than the other recent draftees, for good reason methinks

Ah, the lot of starry eyed supporters . However, when they say a natural goal kicker and not much else in their bio, I think, OK then! HOwever, if he's somewhat similar to Fyfey, then there's a definite positive there. Hopefully all is good, but he's already on the wrong foot being at West Perth for me.

On a rather more bizarre note, his bio, which was pre-draft, so he didn't know he was going to Freo, he declared himself similar to LeCras (Freo can hope ) and now he ends up at LeCras's WAFL club. How coincidental is that?

 

[Tundrawolf]

Ah, the lot of starry eyed supporters . However, when they say a natural goal kicker and not much else in their bio, I think, OK then! HOwever, if he's somewhat similar to Fyfey, then there's a definite positive there. Hopefully all is good, but he's already on the wrong foot being at West Perth for me.

On a rather more bizarre note, his bio, which was pre-draft, so he didn't know he was going to Freo, he declared himself similar to LeCras (Freo can hope ) and now he ends up at LeCras's WAFL club. How coincidental is that?

Starry eyed supporters hey......because the Eagles dont have any of those do they?

Dont want to talk him up too much but it's not often a natural goal kicker "and not much else" finishes 4th in the TAC comps B & F.

 

[swannies]

Starry eyed supporters hey......because the Eagles dont have any of those do they?

Dont want to talk him up too much but it's not often a natural goal kicker "and not much else" finishes 4th in the TAC comps B & F.

Not me, anyways Tundra.

I look forward to seeing him at the Falcons though Tundra (hopefully on the other end of a Swans thrashing ), enjoy watching the development of these kids.