Heard on the rumour file this morning (3AW) that the MFC have earmarked a father/son selection. The inference was that they are assisting or paying his private school fees. Although no name was mentioned I believe the rumour may relate to James Grinter (son of Rod). Eligible for 2010 Draft Does anybody have any info on his football ability.

From Bigfooty Re: SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2009 - Movers and shakers

SKEVES have alot of gun players alll who have massive chances of getting drafted in the 2009 2010 and all of them have spoken with AFL clubs over the past few years. here are a few in no particular order:

Josh Purcell - (Vic rep, tall, strong, great athletic big man, plays mid and forward and can be thrown down back also, very fit 15+ beep. 09 draft)

Jacab Castricum - (Vic rep, tall very athletic ruckman who moves beautifully like a dean cox in his abililty around the ground. 09 draft)

Jarryd Cachia - (Vic rep, strong, tough midfielder, former vic captain, great mark and good contested ball winner. 09

draft.)

Mitch Wallis - (Vic rep, strong, outside player, smart midfielder, kicks goals, beautiful kick, son of former bulldogs captain steve, father son possibility. 2010 draft)

Tom Liberatore - (Vic rep, strong, tough, in and under midfielder, uses the ball well good at stoppages and centre breaks, son of former bulldog brownlow medalist tony, possible father son. 2010 draft)

Dylan Conway - (Vic rep, strong. tall, good mover, lovely kick, smart, marking foward, exceptional talent. 2010 draft)

Tom Nicholls - (Vic rep, 200+cm ruckman, very athletic, good moving ball winner, dean cox like, bottom age representative also. 2010 draft.)

OUTSIDE CHANCES:

James Grinter - (good TAC player, marking forward, very strong and tough, son of former melbourne great and AFL tough man Rod. 2010 draft)

Josh Griffiths - (Good TAC player, athletic, smart, halfback/midfielder, tall, good ball user and finder. 09 draft.)

James Grinter - (good TAC player, marking forward, very strong and tough, son of former melbourne great and AFL tough man Rod. 2010 draft)

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! I watch scarcely any junior footy and this is the first I've heard of him. Any good father-son selection is always welcome though. Toughness is always a welcome attribute, provided he can actually play.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! I watch scarcely any junior footy and this is the first I've heard of him. Any good father-son selection is always welcome though. Toughness is always a welcome attribute, provided he can actually play.

More information on James Grinter. Plays in Camberwell Sharks Colts team Kicked 18 goals in last 3 games. Father Rod is the coach and Garry Lyon is the coach of the under 12's.

Camberwell Sharks PDF is interesting reading.

http://www.gws.com.au/camberwellsharks/pdf...knews022008.pdf

I think the castricum kid listed at the start might be one to look at too

So we could have a Stretch, Viney and Grinter runnig around in Melbourne colours in a few years time. Good to see we are more than due to have a good run with the father\son rule.

I know the FS rule used to give you the player in R3 but didn't they change that? What is the new rule?

Given the compromised drafts coming and the fact that there seems to be a number of ex-Demon son's coming into the right age groups, this could be a real advantage. Or not, depending on the answer to the above.

A talented young Grinter with his father's toughness would make me smile....alot....perhaps too much.

Left Field, there is now a bidding system. So if a club makes a bid, lets' say pick no. 25, then we have to use our next pick if we want him.

This kid might win the Brownlow his father kept on missing out on.(Through Suspension)

I heard about this. Are we not paying the school fees for a school in another state? If so, it'll be Jack Viney, as he's attending private school over in SA.

Can someone explain the father/son bidding rule or how it works?

What advantage does this give the clubs?

I would guess its Jack Viney as he seems to be a better prospect than Grinter who havnt heard much about....

I would guess its Jack Viney as he seems to be a better prospect than Grinter who havnt heard much about....

I've heard something similar about Viney

Not keen on Grinter at all

I've heard something similar about Viney

Not keen on Grinter at all

Based on what

St. Kevins producing gun footballers. Since when??? Respect to Josh Mahoney...

If Grinter's son is half as angry as his old man, we'd be on a good thing...

Jack Watts

Jack Grimes

Jack Trengove

Jack Viney

Based on what

Personal Experience....................lets leave it at that

Personal Experience....................lets leave it at that

Weak effort

Weak effort

Hardly.......

hahahaha oh god, this thread makes demonland looks fantastic.

Can someone explain the father/son bidding rule or how it works?

What advantage does this give the clubs?

Let's say there was a F/S this year that we were looking at. If we wanted him we would have to say we want him with our 3rd round pick, which I believe is the latest you can take a F/S. If another club rates him higher than that, they can declare they want him with their second round pick. If that occurs then we have to trump them, and take him with OUR second round pick. Again, if a club wants him with their first then we have to decide if it's worth spending our first round selection on him.

The loophole occurs in this when you have more than one F/S eligible in one year. I have a feeling that if you do, you have to declare them say as your second and third rounder. If you have three, then it's all three of the first rounds. If, say, Scully, Trengove and Butcher were all sons of former MFC greats, you could really clean up.

Let's say there was a F/S this year that we were looking at. If we wanted him we would have to say we want him with our 3rd round pick, which I believe is the latest you can take a F/S. If another club rates him higher than that, they can declare they want him with their second round pick. If that occurs then we have to trump them, and take him with OUR second round pick. Again, if a club wants him with their first then we have to decide if it's worth spending our first round selection on him.

The loophole occurs in this when you have more than one F/S eligible in one year. I have a feeling that if you do, you have to declare them say as your second and third rounder. If you have three, then it's all three of the first rounds. If, say, Scully, Trengove and Butcher were all sons of former MFC greats, you could really clean up.

Wouldn't that be nice

Thanks

Father-Son Rule is now pretty simple.

We nominate an eligible draft nominee as a father-son selection.

Other clubs may bid on the player, and we are then obliged to use our next available pick, AFTER the pick the other club nominated, to secure the player.

If we choose not to do so, then the other club is obliged to take the draftee in question with the selection they nominated.

So, if another club rated Grinter Jnr at, say, 25 and our next pick was 37, then we'd take him at 37.

If Viney Jnr was rated by another club at 7 and our next pick was 12, that's where we'd have to take him.

Unless of course we traded our pick 12... in which case it just drops to our next one. As always, there will eventually be some kind of manipulating the system controversy one day.

And, I believe, if no-one bids, we can take a F/S at pick 82 if we wanted to.

Really looking forward to Viney.

So we could have a Stretch, Viney and Grinter runnig around in Melbourne colours in a few years time. Good to see we are more than due to have a good run with the father\son rule.

Exciting isn't it?

Personal Experience....................lets leave it at that

Hmmm, sounds intriguing. Throw us a bone mate. Are u not keen because of a "personal" experience between u and he, or you're not keen because u don't think he's any good a footballer?

This kid might win the Brownlow his father kept on missing out on.(Through Suspension)

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Dimmy, perhaps suspensions were academic having regard to lack of votes?