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Steele Sidebottom dominating TAC GF.

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in Melbourne Demons

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SEN are currently broadcasting the Grannie. It's worth a listen.

Steele has already kicked 6 or 7 for the Bushies and is playing an "outstanding game." He kicked one on his wrong side from around 50 apparently.

The special comments bloke who's name I haven't heard yet is talking of him rocketing up the list into serious contention for a top 3 pick.

This draft is getting more muddied with such a good group of first rounders.

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    Make that 8 goals to Sidebottom. The comment "he just loves playing footy."

    Three quarter time the Bushies lead 16.1 to Dandenong 7.3.

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    If I remember correctly, Bate, Jones and Brock are all BOGs in the TAC grand finals in their years. Just out of interest.

    Apologies if I'm mistaken.

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    Bate won a Morrish Dappa.

    Adam Goodes was BOG one year.

    Make that 9 goals for the bottom.

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    10 goals now.

    30 something touches (lost count), 10 goals, bunch of marks, some contested. Has Bartel like marking overhead for his size.

    Amazing performance. You'd think he is top 5 material now possibly?

    He's been my man from the start. Just ask Hards. I was on him 6 months ago (mainly for his name :P) lol

    Going to be a very good AFL player. Just got that build and hunger about him.

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    33 Disposals

    14 marks (4 contested)

    10.3 goals

    11 inside 50s

    In a Grand Final too. Absolutely dominate performance. Long live teh Sidebottom!!!

    Only way we'll get our hands on him is if we trade and get a pick in the top 5-6 now :(

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    33 Disposals

    14 marks (4 contested)

    10.3 goals

    11 inside 50s

    In a Grand Final too. Absolutely dominate performance. Long live teh Sidebottom!!!

    Only way we'll get our hands on him is if we trade and get a pick in the top 5-6 now :(

    He was freakesh alright!. Sign the man up

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    Anyone have any idea where he was roughly projected to go, prior to tonight? Just wondering- if he was expected to go later than pick 17 then that obviously leaves us with more options than we thought. Does this effect us, or not really?

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    He was freakesh alright!. Sign the man up

    Had no pressure on him all game. Played well but you can't make him top 3 on one performance.

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    Not one performance by any stretch.

    Steele's had a standout season for the Bushrangers, one in which he's improved in leaps and bounds.

    BOG in the TAC Grannie (by a fair margin) can't be dismissed so easily.

    The set-in-stone trinity of Watts, NickNats and Rich is looking a bit shaky.

    The only one of those who has displayed the passion and attitude for the game like Steele is Rich.

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    The only one of those who has displayed the passion and attitude for the game like Steele is Rich.

    Are you serious? Rich is one of the laziest players at U18 level. He looks like TJ MkII

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    we can still pick him up, at pick 1..he has shown more than watts

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    Are you serious? Rich is one of the laziest players at U18 level. He looks like TJ MkII

    You're kidding right?

    Have you been a regular at Subiaco's games over the past two years?

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    Just judging from all the reports I read of the u18 carnival/ his games for subiaco.

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    we can still pick him up, at pick 1..he has shown more than watts

    Agreed 100%.

    I wish everyone would shut up about Watts, he is seriously overrated.

    I am starting to warm to Sidebottom as our number 1 pick.

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    Agreed 100%.

    I wish everyone would shut up about Watts, he is seriously overrated.

    I am starting to warm to Sidebottom as our number 1 pick.

    :blink:

    TAC cup grand final is bad quality.... 3/4 of the guys playing out there today won't even be drafted.

    Compare that to the U18 carnival where Watts got best player in comp out of the best young talent in the country.

    Also, look who was BOG on the TAC cup grand final last year: Ashley Arrowsmith.

    Thats right, who?

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    Sure he played well, but he had kicked 11 goals before tonight so not exactly a massive goal kicker, bottom age player who looked good but not sure if he will dominate at AFL level.

    Was rated outside top 10 by sheehan before the game.

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    Not one performance by any stretch.

    Steele's had a standout season for the Bushrangers, one in which he's improved in leaps and bounds.

    BOG in the TAC Grannie (by a fair margin) can't be dismissed so easily.

    The set-in-stone trinity of Watts, NickNats and Rich is looking a bit shaky.

    The only one of those who has displayed the passion and attitude for the game like Steele is Rich.

    It definitely wasn't a one one performance in the grand final because Siddebottom has had a stand out finals series. Even last week I was looking at the usual places (ok, I confess mainly big footy) to see where he was being rated and it was already in the top dozen and I think he was always going to go before our second pick at # 17. He hasn't done any harm to his stocks but probably won't break into the top three.

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    Sheehan said might break top 10 after that performance, which just means if he does that some one else rated well now might drop back a bit.

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    Agreed 100%.

    I wish everyone would shut up about Watts, he is seriously overrated.

    I am starting to warm to Sidebottom as our number 1 pick.

    whats wrong with naitinui now??

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    :blink:

    TAC cup grand final is bad quality.... 3/4 of the guys playing out there today won't even be drafted.

    Compare that to the U18 carnival where Watts got best player in comp out of the best young talent in the country.

    Also, look who was BOG on the TAC cup grand final last year: Ashley Arrowsmith.

    Thats right, who?

    did arrowsmith kick 10? exactly

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    Anyone have any idea where he was roughly projected to go, prior to tonight? Just wondering- if he was expected to go later than pick 17 then that obviously leaves us with more options than we thought. Does this effect us, or not really?

    On my list i had him inside my top 10 already, with a group of about 5 after the top 3 (in order of talent i'd put him 6). There are a few BF poster (only a few) who actually know what they're talking about regarding draftees and pretty much all of them already had Sidebottom as a first round pick at the latest, most had him top 10. There's a Phantom draft organised by one of the more respected blokes, you can only get in it by invite, and their trial had sidebottom go at pick 8.

    No one who knows what they're on about are going to cream their pants over one game and put him at pick 1, but he might go up 2 or 3 spots in the first round. So he's not come out of no where, but his whole TAC finals series, especially that last game, may have him top 5.

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    He was never going to slip to our pick #17 anyway really and although it was a great performance there are better players out there that we can use #1 on .

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    Played a great game Sidebottom did, have a bad feeling he might end up going to Collingwood around pick 11 however. Would be great if he slid through to 17 but doubt it. Hopefully if not him Blease might possibly?

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    Agreed 100%.

    I wish everyone would shut up about Watts, he is seriously overrated.

    I am starting to warm to Sidebottom as our number 1 pick.

    I just figured out what your an expert at

    bandwagonology

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