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The other Liam…

Cousin Liam of our Liam.

A goal kicking ruckman.

I saw some footage of him playing for the Wanderers yesterday that made me sit up and take notice. Was named best on ground kicking two goals and has got people talking.

Again a “project” player, and to be honest this is the first I have heard of this Liam. But a possible smoky/rookie option in the forthcoming years?

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/09/2...71_ntsport.html

Like his Warlpiri cousin and former Yuendumu teammate Liam Jurrah, Patrick is eyeing his first senior stint in the Top End as a pathway to the AFL.

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/09/1...11_ntsport.html

But Lajamanu looms as a big threat with Liam Patrick in good form through the middle and up forward…

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/09/0...28_ntsport.html

SWAN-turned-Crow Liam Patrick put on a haunting performance to earn Arnhem direct passage to the Katherine AFL grand final.

Patrick, a former Lajamanu Swan, put on a hulking early performance to give the Crows the edge in their 13.9 (87) to 11.7 (73) qualifying final triumph on Friday night.

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Might we worth a smokey,but I cannot see it happening to be honest. Jurrah had clubs after his services this time last year, the new Liam appears to be just hitting his strides at senior level in the NT.

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If you rookie a player, can they stay interstate where you found them? Gives them some development time, costs the club less, keeps them on the shelf away from others and ties them up before their stocks rise

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Would like to see some vision, were can we see the footage?

What's the chance that MFC pick him up?

As Wrathchild has said, this is really just the start of his senior footy in the NT. But he has committed himself to playing in the NTFL up here to give himself a shot at being drafted. I believe he will have to prove himself for at least a season up in Darwin before he comes into consideration at AFL level. I think it is just inspiring to have the cousins and relatives of two of our players (Jurrah and Jetta) getting motived and considering their possibilities because of the achievements of our indigenous boys.

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Lajamanu's Liam Patrick again proved to be the magician with the potion that gave his teammates the incentive and passion to turn around a big deficit.

"We must have some sort of power that lifts us when we are down," an ecstatic Patrick said after the game.

"I never thought we'd come back again, Nightcliff was playing too well and we thought it wouldn't happen like last week.

"But the boys showed a lot of heart and did it again, it's been an amazing couple of weeks."

Wanderers 1.5 5.8 8.14 12.17 (89)

Nightcliff 5.3 9.4 13.6 13.9 (87)

Goals - A Beaumont 2 B Motlop 2 A Bond J McNamee L Patrick R Prendergast M West J Scrymgour C Wurramarrba B Marston.

Nightcliff: T Motlop 5 M Derksen 2 T Parker 2 C Adams G Althouse J Koenig B White.

Best - Wanderers: L Patrick H Calma J Erlandson A Beaumont M West.

Comments from earlier game:

Gundersen agreed that the move of Liam Patrick into the ruck had turned an unloseable game of footy on its ear.

"Like I said earlier, it's all about playing some smart footy and looking for an opponent when the opposition has got the ball," he said.

"Liam Patrick got under our guard in that aspect and it's part of the game we have to learn very quickly at this level."

WANDERERS staged one of the biggest comebacks in NTFL history yesterday by coming from 65 points down early in the third quarter to beat the Tiwi Bombers.

Patrick continued to give his players first use of the football out of the centre in the last term as the Eagles took advantage of some panic in the Bombers camp.

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http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/10/1...31_ntsport.html

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GC17 have the first 5 rookie picks, maybe MFC could take a punt and draft him in the ND? pick 34 or 50?

By the sounds of it, he may be worth the risk.

I haven't seen him play but you wouldn't take such a raw talent like that in the national draft...he'd be a late rookie pick if at all.

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I always thought they were brothers, but it would seem that you're right. Brothers born 6 months apart would be... interesting :)

Keep an eye out for Johnny's brother Harley who was ineligible for the draft this year. This guy is one exciting footballer.

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what do you think is better in this years draft, at pick 50?

I really wouldn't have a clue....but, it comes across that you wouldn't pick someone like that at #50 in the ND ahead of dozens of more established talents.

I'm not dissing Liam but it just seems that you wouldn't use a 4th round pick on him. The draft may be shallow but it doesn't mean there are no options beyond 30-odd at all...

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Wanderers 1.5 5.8 8.14 12.17 (89)

Nightcliff 5.3 9.4 13.6 13.9 (87)

Goals - A Beaumont 2 B Motlop 2 A Bond J McNamee L Patrick R Prendergast M West J Scrymgour C Wurramarrba B Marston.

Nightcliff: T Motlop 5 M Derksen 2 T Parker 2 C Adams G Althouse J Koenig B White.

Best - Wanderers: L Patrick H Calma J Erlandson A Beaumont M West.

What a pity it is that ABC2 decided to ditch all sport including weekly NTFL telecasts depriving some of us of the enjoyment of witnessing some exciting football during the summer months. No doubt the decision of some snobbish culture freak who has no concept of how important our national game is to the ordinary, common man and woman of this great country of ours!

I'm thinking of starting a petition to reinstate the telecasts. Anyone else for it?

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What a pity it is that ABC2 decided to ditch all sport including weekly NTFL telecasts depriving some of us of the enjoyment of witnessing some exciting football during the summer months. No doubt the decision of some snobbish culture freak who has no concept of how important our national game is to the ordinary, common man and woman of this great country of ours!

I'm thinking of starting a petition to reinstate the telecasts. Anyone else for it?

I'd much rather watch 3 hours of critical analyses of works by Massacio, Caravaggio and Paramgianino personally...

nah, on 2nd thought stuff that - bring on the peitition.

Where do I sign up?

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