Rookies 09

[beelzebub 22,225]

I very easily could be wrong on this but for some reason I have a feeling GC17 get the first 5 picks in the rookie draft this year...

dead right my bad..

Didnt see that one when looking up previously....bugger

must admit that changes teh landscape a bit doesnt it. We're really going to have to do our homework.

pick6 ..hmm

Edited August 29, 2009 by belzebub59

[dee-luded 2,958]

So do we still pick #1 in the PSD?

No chance in getting any top players in the PSD if true, GC will snap them up.

So do we still pick #1 in the PSD? Yes, we have the first PSD 1 pick - 2009..

[Ryan Dee 140]

So do we still pick #1 in the PSD? Yes, we have the first PSD 1 pick - 2009..

1:35 am. I was not in the best condition btw.

Ok thanks.

Edited August 29, 2009 by Mr Morton

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Daw? Why not...

It's fairly low-percentage. It's one thing to go for a freaky Jurrah-type, as he has grown up with the game. I have major concerns over anyone who doesn't have the skills FIRST... Including players like NicNat.

But I guess that's what the Rookie drafts are all about. Speculation. We have an awesome record with rookie players, including certain ones who are flashy freaky types who end up coming third on the goal-kicking table, or honest unspectacular battlers who end up captaining the club and playing 250-plus games.

I wouldn't be banking on him if we picked him up, but then I didn't hold much hope for Jurrah, and look what happened there!

[beelzebub 22,225]

Dan... you possibly arent familiar with the likes of Magumbwa of Sth Freo.. he has a sort of similar backgound to Daw. and tsut me..hes made up for not growing up with footy. In some respects though he started later Daw has been playing footy since his teens of rht emost part and thats an earlier start to some of these Basketball football converts !!

Edited August 31, 2009 by belzebub59

[Carlos Danger 380]

For some reason I can see Majak ending up at Essendon.

[H_T 2,941]

For some reason I can see Majak ending up at Essendon.

Why Essendon?

[beelzebub 22,225]

some video

this guy will really be something one day

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

Looks like the doggies are already onto him if you've seen today's hun

Couldn't find a link in under 30 seconds so i gave up

Found the article. Can't link to it because I got it from a Database, but here's the text.

Herald Sun (Melbourne); 27.08.2009, p81-81, 1

Section: SPORT Edition: 1 - FIRST

THE first Sudanese-born footballer has been chosen to attend the AFL's draft selection camps next month.

Majak Daw, who plays for the Western Jets in the TAC Cup, is among 200 players named to attend the camps where they will be tested for the 2009 national draft.

AFL talent development manager Kevin Sheehan agreed yesterday that the selection of Daw showed there was a great potential to find overseas-born players ``in our own backyard''.

Western Jets regional manager Shane Sexton said Daw had the talent to impress at the camp.

``He's had a good season with the Jets,'' Sexton said.

The 193cm Daw, who plays in the ruck and at full-forward for the Jets, had his best game in the elite under-18 competition two weeks ago when he booted five goals.

Sheehan and Sexton said he had a big leap and was a good mark and kick -- he just needed to learn how to position himself around the ground and where to run.

The top 75 players selected from around Australia will attend a camp at the AIS in Canberra. Daw will be among the remainder who will be tested in Melbourne and other cities.

Sheehan said a good proportion of this group still made it on to AFL lists either as draftees or rookies.

Daw watched the Western Bulldogs train yesterday morning. He was warmly congratulated on his selection by coach Rodney Eade and met Jarrod Harbrow, Josh Hill and Malcolm Lynch.

Daw is an impressive young man and has taken to Aussie rules with a passion.

He was introduced to the game by a couple who taught him English as a 12-year-old through the Sudanese Australian Integrated Learning program at a church in Footscray.

From a Wyndham Vale family of nine children, he was hooked after watching his first AFL game and took to it despite his older brothers and sisters playing soccer and basketball.

[Bruce Almighty 0]

There are plenty of players in the wafl that we could take as rookies

Trevor Oliver

Trent Denis Lane

Ben Stratton

Luke Sampey

etc

[beelzebub 22,225]

This years draft has some gems..and some roughies.. Yes, yes I hear you say dont they all !! Given that the better talent will peter out earlier thanususal I for one wonder what will be around at around 34, our 3rd round selection. In this area you are really making educated guesses. Its a little bit more than hit or miss but its not that far removed and again especially this year. This club has now shown its prepared to look well outside the box...indeed..where there is no box !!

Id like the club to consider using 34 for Majak should he still be there. Some may consider this ignorant folly..and it might well be.lol... or it might be one day looked upon as inspired vision. Theres something about this guy