Paul Amy of Leader Newspapers discusses likely draftees from the VFL with Casey Scorpion Jake Best nominated as one of the VFL players most likely to be drafted - Academy coach predicts up to 10 VFL players to take the next step into AFL football.

Also mentioned is livewire small man Mitch Gent.

Interesting to see Scott Simpson in the list. He played a season or two for Casey a few years ago didn't he? I'm pretty sure I saw him piledrive a guy into the turf in a tackle and get reported in a game down there. I really liked his size and aggression at the time, but we don't really need more talls right now.

Paul Amy of Leader Newspapers discusses likely draftees from the VFL with Casey Scorpion Jake Best nominated as one of the VFL players most likely to be drafted - Academy coach predicts up to 10 VFL players to take the next step into AFL football.

Also mentioned is livewire small man Mitch Gent.

Let us hope that we scrutinise our backyard at Casey as the last few years have seen tall defenders Silvagni move to Freo and Mohr to GWS and become regular players. Don't know as much about Best and Gent other than seeing them feature regularly in the best players for Casey Can KC enlighten us as to whether we shopuld consider for rookies (i.e. are they demonstrably better than Magner and Crouch were for our needs)?

Let us hope that we scrutinise our backyard at Casey as the last few years have seen tall defenders Silvagni move to Freo and Mohr to GWS and become regular players. Don't know as much about Best and Gent other than seeing them feature regularly in the best players for Casey Can KC enlighten us as to whether we shopuld consider for rookies (i.e. are they demonstrably better than Magner and Crouch were for our needs)?

I know for a fact the dees, cats and dogs showed interest in Best.. Given we had couch as a rookie on our list who was not even given a decent go, why not have a look at best, let him train in an afl system for a year.. Ads plenty of spark down at Casey and when I watched him play against Geelong they even sent rivers to him to shut him down..