My Phantom Draft 1.0

[Keyser Söze 0]

Because he did his anterior cruciate and barely played a match in 2009 ?

Article in todays Hun has him as a late 1st to early 2nd round selection.

I know a kid who played falcons this year and is very close mates with Cal Bartlett and asked him about him.

He said Cal had recruiters and the like telling him at the end of last year he'd be a top 10 pick, but then he did his ACL.

Interest cooled until it could be seen how he recovered from injury, but it looks now like he has recovered a lot better than originally expected and is well ahead of schedule.

Now he's having a lot of recruiters getting in to see him, all hoping the others have forgotten how good he is, hoping they can get the steal of the draft.

I've spoken to a few others about him and looks like he won't be around for our pick 34.

Rightly so.

[Guest hangon007]

I'm going to have a crack at picking the top 10 ...

So although my 10 are my opinions they are partly formed from what I refer to as the "general consensus theory" ... I do have one wild card Gary Rohan ... toughest card to predict.

1. Melbourne - Tom Scully - Obvious choice

2. Melbourne - Jack Trengove - 2nd obvious choice

3. Richmond - Dustin Martin - Generally accepted theory

4. Fremantle - Anthony Morabito - Must confess I've got no idea what the Dockers will do ... massive "wild card"

5. North Melbourne - Ben Cunnington - Best fit IMHO However, I'm only 60% convinced but they have to pick someone.

6. Sydney Swans – John Butcher - Logic says maybe Longmires pet project

7. West Coast – Lewis Jetta - All the talk around town but I'm only 80% convinced

8. Port Adelaide – Kane Lucas - Test results speak for themselves ... If I was the eagles I would take him.

9. Port Adelaide – Daniel Talia - No Butcher leads me to Talia

10. Essendon - Jake Melksham - "pick pockets" - and I will leave it at that.

Edited November 18, 2009 by hangon007

[titan_uranus 25,045]

hangon007, no Rohan in the top 10?

[Guest hangon007]

hangon007, no Rohan in the top 10?

He is my "wild card" ... sorry I just cant fit everyone in. Somebody has to slide ala Rich last year. I dont mind if I'm wrong ... all the more choices for us at 11 ..

[H_T 3,049]

hangon007, no Rohan in the top 10?

Oh well, we'll take him in a heartbeat then.

[titan_uranus 25,045]

He is my "wild card" ... sorry I just cant fit everyone in. Somebody has to slide ala Rich last year. I dont mind if I'm wrong ... all the more choices for us at 11 ..

That's what I was thinking. If your draft actually occured, and there's no reason why it wouldn't, we'd be able to get Rohan at 11, which would be nice.

[Guest hangon007]

Oh well, we'll take him in a heartbeat then.

Well you can be rest assured we will take who ever is best available at 11 ... its all part of the games we play.

Only 7 days to go ..

[Guest hangon007]

That's what I was thinking. If your draft actually occured, and there's no reason why it wouldn't, we'd be able to get Rohan at 11, which would be nice.

Trying to be transparent for once -

IMHO Rohan is a tough call ... personally I was so upset he won the kicking drill at draft camp ... but thats life.

This all said a done I've tried to base my draft on partly needs and current club coaching personnel in mind - some of them I've held for quite a while and nothing I've seen or read yet has changed them.

I still think Fremantle are so hard to pick - nothing would surprise me. My brother in law lives in WA and is very good with the local gossip but he said to me "IGNFI this year" ... I should also add my other contact in WA was my previous company I worked for "employed" many of the Eagles boys for promotional events in WA hence top quality inside info - but I'm now self-employed and dont talk to the boys as much these days.

It was a tough call with North but I punted on Cunnington because of the Brad Scott factor - but I could easily be wrong.

Sydney I have felt for a long time now that this was there most logically choice - now this is one I hope I really get wrong but saying that I doubt he gets past Ports twin picks.

Port are tough - Tapscott must be in their thinking but current street talk is he will slide & I'm pre-pared to accept that. However, my personal thought on Tapscott is he would be perfectly suited to the MCG yet maybe we will hope he slides.

Essendon - What comes around goes around!

Edited November 20, 2009 by hangon007