Paul Daffy's Top 10 from AFL Draft Combine

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Paul Daffy's Top 10 from AFL Draft Combine 

1. David Swallow

2. Harley Bennell

3. Sam Day

4. Andrew Gaff

5. Shaun Atley

6. Jared Polec

7. Josh Caddy

8. Daniel Gorringe

9. Dyson Heppell

10. Scott Lycett 

Source: Total Access http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabafldraftcamp/tabid/780/default.aspx

[e25 5]

No Lynch!

or Darling or Brodie Smith.

Surprising.

[The Big Ticket 94]

Gee, the GC are getting some serious talent. David Swallow is the best I've seen for a while.

[jayceebee31 761]

Gee, the GC are getting some serious talent. David Swallow is the best I've seen for a while.

Would you swap Scully or Trengove for him?

[e25 5]

Yes.

[The Big Ticket 94]

Would you swap Scully or Trengove for him?

I think so. Likely to be better than Ablett.

[Hulett Packard III 166]

No Lynch!

or Darling or Brodie Smith.

Surprising.

Not really surprising as most draft experts are pointing to the evenness of the group of players available after Gold Coast's first three picks. Some are suggesting there's not a great difference between pick 4 and pick 18.

[Adzman 2,154]

GC are being handed the keys to a very promising team in the next few years. Whoever comes to us at pick #12 must be a player that is going to help us win going forward. We do not have the luxury of stuffing that pick up.

Lynch/Darling could be pick #12 it seems.

[BAMF 4,361]

No Lynch!

or Darling or Brodie Smith.

Surprising.

I thought that Darling only turned up for the height/weight measurements and interviews. Pretty sure he didn't do any of the physical activities on doctors orders after the beating he took.

[tess 19]

No Lynch!

or Darling or Brodie Smith.

Surprising.

2 x Ruckman, that's surprising!!

Are they both the next Dean Cox?

[tess 19]

Would you swap Scully or Trengove for him?

Will be the best player in the AFL in the next three years!!

[Summer Blease 0]

Will be the best player in the AFL in the next three years!!

Scully says "wat up"?

[e25 5]

Scully says "wat up"?

Scully, as much as I am enamoured with him, will likely not be as good as Swallow.

But it depends on the evolution of the game. Scully's run and agility may become even more damaging.

Hard to say.

Different style of players, but at this stage I'd do a straight up swap in a heartbeat.

Edited October 3, 2010 by E25

[Summer Blease 0]

This Swallow kid looks like a talent, no doubt, but Scully is everything this kid is and a little more. Scully to reach elite status and win the Brownlow before Swallow for mine.

Really you'd swap? In a heartbeat also?

[godees 863]

Swallow is better than Scully (due to scully's poor kicking), but Scully is a gun anyway so who cares.

If we can get Jack Darling it would be huge. He is exactly the type of player our forward line needs. Doesn't matter that he isn't a giant as long as he can bash some packs!

[Summer Blease 0]

Pfft, Scullys poor kicking..... they go up and under a little but are generally on target and the boy runs flat out when he kicks it. Give it time to refine. Swallow floats them a little also- I can't believe people are saying they'd swap him.

Does Swallow have Scullys endurance or his slick hands?

[pitchfork 181]

I have no idea about swallow, but my take on Scully

He will be great, and back to a previous argument better than Trengove (who may be robin to his batman, Pippen to his Jordan etc... this secondary guy can be more important than the primary)

Scully has a "I will do anything, and EVERYTHING to win" mentality.

The difference between really good and great

I don't know if Swallow has this, but that kind of attitude is infectious and the difference between premierships me thinks.

Hird had it, Kouta may not have

Carey had it

Buckley had it, but in a different way to Scully...Buckley wanted to win as the man, rather than be the man in a winning team

[e25 5]

Pitchfork, you've just about described Swallow.

I think Kouta is a good comparison.

But Scully's "poor kicking" is just like Ablett's.

[The Big Ticket 94]

Pfft, Scullys poor kicking..... they go up and under a little but are generally on target and the boy runs flat out when he kicks it. Give it time to refine. Swallow floats them a little also- I can't believe people are saying they'd swap him.

Does Swallow have Scullys endurance or his slick hands?

Agreed.

Swallow tore it up at VFL level as a 17 year-old and with a smallish body. He's been unbelievable. I think he'd have Scully covered for endurance and slick hands. Hard to tell who has the greater ceiling. We'll soon see I guess.

[Summer Blease 0]

Are these guys gonna screw with our plans? When would this mobs window be likely to be open? Is it going to conflict with our moment of glory? [censored] why this draft had to be so star studded... I also am still thankful we bottomed out when we did and feel we scraped it by the skin of our teeth.....

How is Gold coasts introduction going to affect teams? Pretty sure there are some bloody juicy prospects in this top 10 that a fair few clubs could have done with.. My Kingdom for a bloody Sam Day i'll tell you what!

[Hannabal 4]

I think he'd have Scully covered for endurance and slick hands.

What ? No young player in recent memory has had Scully covered for endurance and quick hands. The knock on Scully's kicking is overblown. He occasionally makes the wrong decision, but there's nothing wrong with his kicking. It's not laser like, or elite, but the mechanics are fine and he nearly always hits his target, unless he's kicking long to a contest.

I've only seen Swallow once and he looks great. He looks a better finisher than Scully, but I haven't seen enough to make a declaration on who'll be better. I had a query on his pace, but I read elsewhere it's good. Scully's engine, hands, commitment and professionalism will take the midfielders game to new levels, imo.

And Trengove won't be any "Robin". They'll compliment each other, but I see Trengove being just as much a star. These two players have had the best first years at Melb since Gerard Healy in 1979 (other than more mature age recruits). I won't be questioning their ceiling. I've seen enough young talent in my lifetime and I'd be horribly amazed if they don't sit at the top of the tree for midfielders during their career. I wouldn't swap either of them for anyone else in the competition.

Edited October 3, 2010 by Hannabal

[old55 23,626]

I wouldn't swap either of them for anyone else in the competition.

ditto

[H_T 3,049]

I think so. Likely to be better than Ablett.

Better than Ablett ? Whilst most things are possible, huge call.

Quite happy with Sculls and Trengove btw, they're keeps.

[Red Sox 2]

What ? No young player in recent memory has had Scully covered for endurance and quick hands. The knock on Scully's kicking is overblown. He occasionally makes the wrong decision, but there's nothing wrong with his kicking. It's not laser like, or elite, but the mechanics are fine and he nearly always hits his target, unless he's kicking long to a contest.

I've only seen Swallow once and he looks great. He looks a better finisher than Scully, but I haven't seen enough to make a declaration on who'll be better. I had a query on his pace, but I read elsewhere it's good. Scully's engine, hands, commitment and professionalism will take the midfielders game to new levels, imo.

And Trengove won't be any "Robin". They'll compliment each other, but I see Trengove being just as much a star. These two players have had the best first years at Melb since Gerard Healy in 1979 (other than more mature age recruits). I won't be questioning their ceiling. I've seen enough young talent in my lifetime and I'd be horribly amazed if they don't sit at the top of the tree for midfielders during their career. I wouldn't swap either of them for anyone else in the competition.

And why would anyone in their right mind suggest otherwise.

No one can declare anything out of a group such as Swallow, Scully, Trengove etc etc. From the talent seen they should all be fantastic players and have great careers.

Voss, Hird, Buckley - you think any of their supporters would have swapped one for the other? Not likely and nor will we be sitting back saying that we would do likewise.

Except for a flag for Buckley , those three champions achieved everything in the game possible. Scully, JT and Swallow all have the makings to do the same, for our sake hopefully Skull and JT are at the Voss end of achievements!

Edited October 4, 2010 by Demon Hill

[Hannabal 4]

And why would anyone in their right mind suggest otherwise.

Have you been reading the thread ?

Others have already said they'd swap them for Swallow.