This Week's Rising Star = Jordan Gysberts

[Nasher 33,246]

I'm pretty sure it was 4 for Fitzroy and 2 for the Bears.

Chris Scott and Matthew Clarke were the Bears IIRQ.

Yes - I looked it up and I'm pretty sure he got the 6 names from FootyWire - it's just got the team moniker there so it says "Lions" for both Brisbane and Fitzroy players (software is unable to distinguish between Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions I guess).

But yep - Scott and Clarke never played for Fitzroy, they were at Brisbane at the time.

[Harry Manback 2]

I think Carlise was another highly rated tall who went to Essendon in the mid 20's (a guess) but I heard on the radio a bomber voice saying how pleased they were with the way he was coming on at CHF.

A bigger question was the year we took Maric at 22 when we were crying out for talls and Roughhead went to the doggies early 30's

You're getting your drafts mixed up there - Maric was taken at 21 in the 2007 draft; Roughead went at 31 to the Dogs in the 2008 draft.

[H_T 2,941]

I'm pretty sure it was 4 for Fitzroy and 2 for the Bears.

Chris Scott and Matthew Clarke were the Bears IIRQ.

Gys is definitely looking the goods, will be good to see where he settles in the side!

Ahh. Cheers for that.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

I know Essendon had 5 in 1993....Hird, Fletcher, Mercuri, Misiti, Olarenshaw....this would have to be close to the record.

That's the record.

I found a web page last week when I was thinking about this that claimed their 5 was the record, followed by a couple of teams who did 4 in one season. 3 in one season has been done many, many times... So if we can get a couple more we'll distinguish ourselves.

McKenzie definitely deserves one already. And you'd think Watts if he plays 12 more will have at least one big day... you'd hope. Past that I'm not sure we've got anyone who's likely.

[Inner Demon 1]

You're getting your drafts mixed up there - Maric was taken at 21 in the 2007 draft; Roughead went at 31 to the Dogs in the 2008 draft.

Let's not let the facts get in the way of some good old-fashioned 20/20 hindsight club questioning.

[#MYHEARTBEATSTRUE 27]

Well Done Gysberts...

You Really Do Make Me JIZZZBERTS

[e25 5]

That's the record.

I found a web page last week when I was thinking about this that claimed their 5 was the record, followed by a couple of teams who did 4 in one season. 3 in one season has been done many, many times... So if we can get a couple more we'll distinguish ourselves.

McKenzie definitely deserves one already. And you'd think Watts if he plays 12 more will have at least one big day... you'd hope. Past that I'm not sure we've got anyone who's likely.

Tapscott is about 3 weeks away... that gives him plenty of time to break into the seniors.

[ox_5 163]

Im not sure if anybody has mentioned this little fact or not, but on either On the Couch for One Week at a Time on Monday it was mentioned that we have a record number of players with a rising star nomination to their name on our list at the moment.

The total number is 18.

They are:

Bartram (2006)

Bate (2006)

Bruce (2000)

Davey (2004)

Garland (2008)

Green (2000)

Grimes (2009)

Gysberts (2010)

Jones (2006,2007)

Jurrah (2009)

Moloney (2004)

Morton (2008)

Petterd (2007)

Rivers (2004)

Scully (2010)

Sylvia (2005)

Trengove (2010)

Wonaeamirri (2008)