Nick Naitanui

[Tex 68]

Looks good in a Demons jumper.

Both are ruck duals from this year.

He is averaging 22 hitouts, 1 goal and 13 disposals this year for Swan Districts so far.

[mauriesy 7,256]

Looks good in a Demons jumper.

Looks terrible in a Collingwood jumper.

[Mousey 47]

dam i know i should not be saying this with rd 10 coming up but i really really want this kid!

Jeff White is on his last legs, Jamar although i like him a lot and i think he has been ok this year he still is not great and Paul Johnson well i think he is better in other positions on the ground.

Do you think this kid could play as a forward too?

[Finks 19]

if someone can be bothered putting this bloke in a Melboune jumper.... that would be special. Ta.

[Mousey 47]

see i dont know much about Rich but i think our midfield stocks are quite good?

Brock, Jones, Moloney, Grimes, Buckley, Valenti, ?:

[MikeyJ 60]

We don't have a midfield jet. Rich is a jet.

Naitanui is an athletic freak with queries about his kicking and football smarts. I would rather a champion onballer any day, thanks.

I'd even take Michael Hurley from the Northern Knights over Naitanui. We could do with an A-grade key position prospect more than the aforementioned athletic ruckman with questionable kicking.

[jacey 333]

see i dont know much about Rich but i think our midfield stocks are quite good?

Brock, Jones, Moloney, Grimes, Buckley, Valenti, ?:

You can never have too many good midfielders.

atm i'm in Richs camp but there's still 4-5 months for NiKNAT or anyone to stake a claim.

[Jarka 767]

We don't have a midfield jet. Rich is a jet.

Naitanui is an athletic freak with queries about his kicking and football smarts. I would rather a champion onballer any day, thanks.

I'd even take Michael Hurley from the Northern Knights over Naitanui. We could do with an A-grade key position prospect more than the aforementioned athletic ruckman with questionable kicking.

Luckily for us we need a ruckman, gun midfielder and a KPP, so regardless of who we end up with we'll be happy.

[Guest unstable punt]

You can never have too many good midfielders.

atm i'm in Richs camp but there's still 4-5 months for NiKNAT or anyone to stake a claim.

with you , l reckon Rich is the go and l reckon he will be taken at no 1

[Guest MFC4Life]

We'd be mad not to take Naitinui.

There were 4 blokes who thought L. Franklin was suspect as well.

[The Emblem 1]

Luckily for us we need a ruckman, gun midfielder and a KPP, so regardless of who we end up with we'll be happy.

Yes Jarka, we are truly blessed

[Guest MFC4Life]

We don't have a midfield jet. Rich is a jet.

Great. Who is he going to have to kick it to?

[The Emblem 1]

Great. Who is he going to have to kick it to?

Take two bounces and have a shot.

They were always the instructions to the midfield whenever I played Full Forward!

[MikeyJ 60]

Luckily for us we need a ruckman, gun midfielder and a KPP, so regardless of who we end up with we'll be happy.

Correct weight.

We'd be mad not to take Naitinui.

There were 4 blokes who thought L. Franklin was suspect as well.

Yes, but none had queries over his football smarts or his kicking ability - merely over his temperament. All of them recognised Franklin's god-given talent.

I'm not interested in recruiting an undersized AFL ruckman with suspect kicking and suspect football smarts, regardless of how high he can jump or how fast he can run.

[Jarka 767]

Yes Jarka, we are truly blessed

Sorry, had my sarcasm level set to 'very high' when I made that post

[The Emblem 1]

Sorry, had my sarcasm level set to 'very high' when I made that post

I know...blessed are the dee-makers!

[Mousey 47]

Does anyone have any footage of this Rich kid from youtube?

[tess 19]

with you , l reckon Rich is the go and l reckon he will be taken at no 1

So we will then take Naitanui with our pick 2.

[beelzebub 23,313]

Does anyone have any footage of this Rich kid from youtube?

without being too facetious.. Google,..and Search..can be your friend!!

[Stromberg45 0]

we need a ruckman?

we have:

white (I know probably last year or two)

jamar

johnson

meeson

we need another one? I'm gonna put some faith into Meeson being our number 1 very soon, for the lifetime of his remaining career.

We definately need a FF, and another gun midfielder wouldn't go astray. Judd would have helped, but we all know what happened there.

[rpfc 28,247]

Essendon will have to make this decision not us.

They are looking worse by the week and we are not.

I go for Nat personally, for a myriad of reasons - some not football related.

But, as we can see with our future CHF Morton - you have a top 5 pick, you have a good player.

[Jarka 767]

I've been on record as being pretty excitied about Natainui however I still want to see how they all go in the u/18 championships and remaining games before mkaing a decision. I'm just still shitty that abc2 are no longer showing the games from the west.

[MrMoose 262]

Take two bounces and have a shot.

They were always the instructions to the midfield whenever I played Full Forward!

LOL - contender for comment of the year!

Moose

[deanox 9,896]

i am leaning towards rich or hurley. without having seen anything my judgement is not nessecarily valid, but i personally believe a gun KPP is the most important followed by a gun midiflder. ruckmen have their worth, but i think great mids make a ruck look better.similarly, mids have to have someone to kick it too.

i dont think our midfield is our weak point, and i cant imagine there being many more KPP ready over the next 2-3 years that arent snapped up by a new club...

[beelzebub 23,313]

I think giving your own midfielders 'first option' is highly desirable. The "freak" that is Naitanui might be a big plus in that regard.