Who would you select with our 1st Pick in the rookie draft?

[MadAsHell 4,212]

Personally I'm going with Colquhoun.

We could do with another small defender/midfielder who can use the ball well.

Strauss is yet to make that spot his own yet, so with Colquhoun, Tarich, Jetta & Toumpas to possibly spend his first year down there it could certainly give us some options.

[PaulRB 6,363]

I'd never heard of three of our national draft selections before last night, so I figure I have buckley's of picking the rookies.

[Theo 272]

Colqhoun for sure. So composed, lovely weighted kick off half-back. Was the one for me that stood out for SA in the championships. Sets up the play from the back. Neeld may think he is a bit on the light side though. I like him more than Strauss as he gets more involved. A bit like a young General.

[daisycutter 29,614]

If (as Neeld indicated) we will go youth for rookies then i'd pick best available rather than needs basis.

[Gippsland Dee 367]

Garlett seems like the biggest waste of talent! He should be able to make it in AFL but until (if ever) he sorts his off field issues i don't think any club would risk him, even if he does only take up a rookie spot.

Out of those options Colquhoun would be the best option imo. Great user of the ball off half back, like Watts?

[furious d 464]

Wouldn't touch Garlett with a 10 ft pole. We're building a culture but I don't think it's strong enough yet to bring in culture sores and try to turn them around.

I voted Colquhoun, was keen on him after watching a few games of the champs. He kept getting his hands on the ball and almost always used it well. The knock on him would be he was a receiver and from memory didn't win a lot of his own ball.

Nelson is another I'd be keen on, had a very good year in the WAFL and worked hard on his weaknesses from all reports I've read.

I'm still o/s and can't watch vids on the wifi I've been getting, but I read that Neeld is keen to go youth with these picks to develop them. Colquhuon and Nelson would fit that mould with our first pick. I think we need another small forward as well with one of the picks.

[Jordie_tackles 354]

Would love us to pick up Nick Rippon from the Rebels, is meant to be a bit small, but he looked good in the limited footage i saw of him, really took the game on

[DeeZee 7,393]

Tipungwuti ... we need a bit of zip and X factor.

[whelan45 203]

I also liked the look of Nick Rippon in those highlights from the schoolboy game at the G. Looked a jet

Edited November 23, 2012 by whelan45

[Guest NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

If I were Neeld I'd select Garlett, call the kid into his office and say "Against the advice of my recruiters and my own better judgement I'm going to give you a lifeline at an AFL career. But you're going to do it the hard way. A rookie spot on minimum wage and a guarantee that you won't be elevated onto the senior list in 2013. You'll be playing every game at Casey in a bid to show us that you have the desire and discipline necessary to play AFL football. Do that and this time next year we'll consider you for a spot on the senior list. It'll be entirely up to you. No babysitting, no coddling. Everything's on you. But let me be clear ... while you're at this club you'll be on one strike. One stuff up, one report of you getting up to no good and you're out the door ... no ifs, ands or buts. Gone. You're expected at training at 3pm tomorrow. Be a good idea to get there early. Good luck."

[whatwhat say what 22,750]

i'd love it to be garlett - as nomoremrniceguy says, it's the opportunity to give a super talent a chance and prove that the culture we are building is strong enough to take a wayward boy and turn him into a mature man.

i expect it'll be colquhoun or some other bloke none of us have ever heard of based upon our later picks in the national draft.

[rolly 149]

Laine wilkins first

bonnadio second

[Biffen 12,943]

Garlett ,purely because he can suck back cans and smokes with Neeldy after training whilst we build our culture thingo.

[You're Gawn 26]

colquhoun - rebounding defender with great skills

for our 2nd rookie pick i think we should go for emmanuel irra. neeldy says that he doesn't mind having these youngsters develop for a while, and looking at his amazing pace and excellent disposal, i think that if given time to develop, irra could become a very good player as well as providing some serious x factor.

andrew boston should also be heavily looked at

Edited November 23, 2012 by You're Gawn

[daisycutter 29,614]

For a guy who has only played the game for 3 years, irra is quite impressive. has good feel for all aspects

[demon73 20]

Tom Grimes?

[RalphiusMaximus 6,052]

Sam Colquhoun - Was rated really highly and somehow slipped. Could be a very good player for us (or whoever picks him up). You can never have too many good users.

I wouldn't be horribly upset if we used the last spot on Garlett, but you'd call it a speculative pick at best given his obvious issues.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

For a guy who has only played the game for 3 years, irra is quite impressive. has good feel for all aspects

You feel he may be irrapressible?

[daisycutter 29,614]

You feel he may be irrapressible?

hehe yes robbie. i don't know whether he would be worth it but his 2 youtube highlights from 2 games show good skill levels and a good feel for the game

does make you think that if he can do that in just 3 years what a couple of rookie years could do

i'd expect for a refugee who's only been in the country 3 years and whose family are living in adelaide that a shift on his own might be too big a wrench

[brey9186 102]

Don't be boring guys! Garlett could be anything. Bit of tough love and out of his friendship group he'll come good!

[Guest Demon Abroad]

Don't be boring guys! Garlett could be anything. Bit of tough love and out of his friendship group he'll come good!

Unfortunately the media frenzy that surrounds the AFL these days means that it is generally more hassle than it is worth with players that are likely to play up..the knock on effect to sponsorship etc means they would have to be a pretty amazing player to justify the risk.

The last thing we need next year is off field headlines - surely we have had enough of those for a lifetime!!

[Theo 272]

Neeld said in his recap of the draft that they still had a few kids on their list that were not drafted. If I was him however, I would sit young Jimmy Toumpas down and ask him his thoughts on SA players that were not drafted. I'd do the same with the other recruits. Information from within the coal face could uncover a real gem.

[Biffen 12,943]

For a guy who has only played the game for 3 years, irra is quite impressive. has good feel for all aspects

If you think Irra can bring something to the table ,without getting annoyed .

And he doesn't become tating ,remains sponsible.

Then its probably not an ational decision .

We may need him .

[daisycutter 29,614]

If you think Irra can bring something to the table ,without getting annoyed .

And he doesn't become tating ,remains sponsible.

Then its probably not an ational decision .

We may need him .

you're just scable

[jnrmac 20,061]

Tipingwuti....we need a bit of zip and X factor

We have such a great track record with indiginous players.....Farmer, Jurrah, Charles, Lawrence, Bennell, Wona, Weetra, Cockatoo-Collins x 2, Weetra etc etc.....