Our best 22 post draft

[olisik 4,060]

B: Bartram, Sheahan, Lawrence

HB: Bennell, Rivers, ?

C: Morton, ?, ?

HF: Williams, Cook, Bate,

F: Green, Jurrah, Petterd

Foll: Martin, Gysberts, Moloney

Int: TBC

Still a few spots to fill!

How about Juice, Mcnamara, Scully, Maric, Wonaemirri

[Hannibal 5,814]

Garland would be feeling nervous. He coughs the ball up in a fashion that would make Joel MacDonald proud. Pressure for spots is terrific.

A couple of posts up a team had Jetta in it, which I quite like. I didn't include him, but if he can take the next step I like what he adds.

I can't wait for the big Kent and Toumpas to be fixtures in the side. It's youth and class that will help propel us forward. I'd love Kent to be a left footed Dayne Beams. Beams started as that young half-forward with a strong core and a good kick and I see similarities with Kent. The young Queenslander was pick 29 and played 18 games in his first year. I hope Kent can get a dozen, or so.

[H_T 3,049]

Garland would be feeling nervous. He coughs the ball up in a fashion that would make Joel MacDonald proud. Pressure for spots is terrific.

A couple of posts up a team had Jetta in it, which I quite like. I didn't include him, but if he can take the next step I like what he adds.

I can't wait for the big Kent and Toumpas to be fixtures in the side. It's youth and class that will help propel us forward. I'd love Kent to be a left footed Dayne Beams. Beams started as that young half-forward with a strong core and a good kick and I see similarities with Kent. The young Queenslander was pick 29 and played 18 games in his first year. I hope Kent can get a dozen, or so.

Has the big Kent impressed you at training B-H? I haven't had the opportunity to make a training as yet, but I'm hoping to make a visit before they head off to Darwin, if not, before Xmas.

I recall you mentioning Taggert (I think it was you) in your training report briefly. What do you think of Taggert at this point in time and in the short term (2013)? Do you think he'll be a regular fixture for the Casey team early on?

[Hannibal 5,814]

Has the big Kent impressed you at training B-H? I haven't had the opportunity to make a training as yet, but I'm hoping to make a visit before they head off to Darwin, if not, before Xmas.

I recall you mentioning Taggert (I think it was you) in your training report briefly. What do you think of Taggert at this point in time and in the short term (2013)? Do you think he'll be a regular fixture for the Casey team early on?

I like Kent's arse. I also like his kicking and his bio and video look good. To win the WAFL colts medal is good, many were flummoxed when he wasn't chosen for WA in the carnival, he's quick, hard at it and has a booming left foot kick. What's not to love. He's a couple of inches shorter than Beams, but Beams ground play is his asset, not his marking.

I haven't seen enough of Taggert. Kent excites me far more.

Edited November 29, 2012 by Ben-Hur

[H_T 3,049]

I like Kent's arse.

That's one for the D'Land scrap book.

I also like his kicking and his bio and video look good. To win the WAFL colts medal is good, many were flummoxed when he wasn't chosen for WA in the carnival, he's quick, hard at it and has a booming left foot kick. What's not to love. He's a couple of inches shorter than Beams, but Beams ground play is his asset, not his marking.

I haven't seen enough of Taggert. Kent excites me far more.

Thanks for that. I like your summation of quick, hard at it and a booming left foot kick.

Can you describe how capable he is kicking over shorter distances ie. pinpoint passes with 'zing' would be a mouthwatering description. A la Hodge, Jarman (wishful thinking on my part; but I set the bar high).

Thanks in advance.

[beelzebub 23,382]

That's one for the D'Land scrap book.

gold

[beelzebub 23,382]

I like Kent's arse. .......

....... Kent excites me far more.

and some how this thread took a left turn i didnt notice

[Akum 2,660]

Still much concerned about the quality of our midfield. That's where most of the improvement has to come from, but we've had the worst midfield in the comp for a number of years now so the only way is up.

Having better forward targets & set-up will help, but still have to do far better getting it to them.

So where's the improvement going to come from? Can we hope for improvement from the "same-old" mids? Or will we need to load up with newbies?

So far most of the suggested teams have had the same midfield, minus Moloney & Magner (who seems out of favour), plus Viney & Toumpas. Can't we do any better than this?

[Hannibal 5,814]

and some how this thread took a left turn i didnt notice

You have a problem with that ?

[Hannibal 5,814]

Can you describe how capable he is kicking over shorter distances ie. pinpoint passes with 'zing' would be a mouthwatering description. A la Hodge, Jarman (wishful thinking on my part; but I set the bar high).

I saw him passing 25 metres to Toumpas back and forth and his trajectory, accuracy, speed, etc looked great.

Clearly we all need to see a lot more. But Todd Viney must share the enthusiasm to draft him. That's good enough for me when I factor other, albeit limited, evidence.

[Grimseyisgod 378]

i actually think Kent was a steal.

i reckon we should give him a serious crack

[DeeSpencer 26,070]

FB: Garland Frawley Strauss

HB: Watts McDonald Nicholson

C: Toumpas Jones Trengove

HF: Sylvia Dawes Howe

FF: Byrnes Clark Blease

Foll: Jamar McKenzie Grimes

INT: Pedersen, Viney, Rodan

S: Tapscott

Unlucky:

Defenders: Sellar and Gillies both could pressure McDonald and Garland. Dunn and Tynan could put heat on Strauss, Watts and Nicholson. Also Grimes could revert back to the midfield.

Midfielders: Evans, Magner and Taggert could all play round 1 but I'm going for the 18 year olds with class.

Forwards: Jetta and Bail could replace Byrnes and Blease but I prefer the class factor of Blease and think they'll give Byrnes a good run at it.

Rucks: I still think Jamar has a big lead over Spencer and Gawn. Same goes for Pedersen but I'd be keen to see how Fitzpatrick can improve.

All in all due to not a lot of numbers most of the midfield picks themselves. I see a distinct advantage from last year in having the second tall forward and also a raft of improved smaller options due to the recruits we've brought in and the added number of mids. The backline is very interesting. Frawley is the only cemented player but there are a bunch of young guys with some skill and then we've brought in GIllies and Sellar in the last 2 years who will compete for spots as well. I'm tempted to move Grimes to a HBF and add another mid/forward just to provide some leadership down back. The other option is Toumpas plays HBF whilst learning AFL and can use his skills.

[CHAMP 347]

I like Kent's arse. I also like his kicking and his bio and video look good. To win the WAFL colts medal is good, many were flummoxed when he wasn't chosen for WA in the carnival, he's quick, hard at it and has a booming left foot kick. What's not to love. He's a couple of inches shorter than Beams, but Beams ground play is his asset, not his marking.

I haven't seen enough of Taggert. Kent excites me far more.

You seem very struck by Kent. He's only 18 and could well pick up an inch upon re-measurement. I like him too.

[tonatopia 278]

Fb- Nicholson, frawley, garland

Hb- watts, McDonald, dunn

C- toumpas, grimes, trengove

Hf- Howe, Dawes, Sylvia

Ff- blease, Clarke, pederson

Fol- jamar, jones, mckenzie

Int- viney, tapscott, Evans, rodan

[Grimseyisgod 378]

Fb- Nicholson, frawley, garland

Hb- watts, McDonald, dunn

C- toumpas, grimes, trengove

Hf- Howe, Dawes, Sylvia

Ff- blease, Clarke, pederson

Fol- jamar, jones, mckenzie

Int- viney, tapscott, Evans, rodan

solid looking team, but i reckon swap Evans with Strauss.

[P-man 13,366]

To recap for those who've just joined us: Ben likes Kent's arse.

[Hannibal 5,814]

To recap for those who've just joined us: Ben likes Kent's arse.

I should have said "love".

[Alcho Dee 269]

You have a problem with that ?

Yeh I do, keep that to information to yourself.

[drdrake 3,185]

One think I like to do is our best 22 followed by the rest team, this highlights the depth or lack there of plus any major holes in our list

The Firsts

Nicho Frawley Garland

Watts McDonald Strauss

Trengove Sylvia Viney

Howe Pedreson Blease

Byrnes Clark Dawes

Jamar Jones Grimes

McKenzie, Toumpas, Tapscott, Dunn

The seconds

Jetta Sellar Davies

MacDonald Gillies Terlich

Evans Magner Bail

Rodan Fitzpatrick Hogan

Davey Gawn Barry

Spencer Couch Jones

Kent Taggart Tynan

[rpfc 28,734]

Like BH, I love that we have drafted an 18 year mid with skills and a strong mid-section and thighs.

But I don't think we should ask much of him this year, and if he is playing than our list is far worse than I thought.

It would mean that a few of Magner, Taggert, Tynan, Sylvia, Rodan, Blease, and Tapscott are not cutting it in the part of the midfield rotation that moves forward (or vice-versa) that these names would find themselves in.

I am much more excited, in 2013, by the possible emergence of Tynan, Blease, and Tapscott, the re-emergence of Trengove, and the contributions of some leaders like Rodan and Byrnes. These are the blokes that will help out Jones and Grimes move the ball forward and get us up the ladder.

[Deeandra Babushka 11]

I don't know Rpfc- I wouldn't be so quick to assume Kent in the team means failure with our current midfield group- he seems to have a few things we lack- speed, a booming left foot kick and a little arrogance.

Out of the names you mentioned, I could see him overtaking Magner, Taggert, Tynan and even Tapscott pretty quickly if his body holds up, and that isn't being unfair to this group- I would think out of all the positions in our team the midfield would be the easiest to crack into at this stage.

[rpfc 28,734]

I don't know Rpfc- I wouldn't be so quick to assume Kent in the team means failure with our current midfield group- he seems to have a few things we lack- speed, a booming left foot kick and a little arrogance.

Out of the names you mentioned, I could see him overtaking Magner, Taggert, Tynan and even Tapscott pretty quickly if his body holds up, and that isn't being unfair to this group- I would think out of all the positions in our team the midfield would be the easiest to crack into at this stage.

If he is in and they are out (and uninjured), then amazing circumstances must have taken place for me to think that our midfield/forward group is in decent shape. We have a few waiting in the wings that we haven't seen but hold high hopes of - they, and we, would want them to playing ahead of Kent.

Otherwise we will see another churning of the list next year.

[Nasher 33,617]

Yeh I do, keep that to information to yourself.

Come on, he's saying he loves the way Kent is built from a football perspective. He said it in an obviously provocative way for a laugh, and probably to get a rise out of a few gullible geese like yourself. It amazes me that these things need explaining.

[H_T 3,049]

Come on, he's saying he loves the way Kent is built from a football perspective. He said it in an obviously provocative way for a laugh, and probably to get a rise out of a few gullible geese like yourself. It amazes me that these things need explaining.

Yep. I've said the same thing before regarding Brett Lovett's. From a football perspective he used it to perfection most times.

At the risk of getting too off-topic, sometimes some attributes contribute to a greater core strength, a lower centre of gravity and in Lovett's case hard to knock off the ball and able to keep their feet.

I hope that is the similar case with the big Kent (back on topic) regarding a strong core strength, etc.

[CBDees 3,167]

Backline: Terlich, Frawley, Nicholson

Half-Backline: Garland, T. Macdonald, Watts

Centreline: Grimes, N. Jones, Trengrove

Half-Forwardline: Howe, Dawes, Pederson

Forwardline: Blease, Clark, Silvia

Followers: Jamar, Toumpas, Viney

Interchange: Dunn, Rodan, McKenzie

Interchange: M. Jones

Emergencies: D. Barry, Davey, Tapscott