Nakia Cockatoo

[boydie 655]

Sure thing, what player/s do you suggest?

Keep in mind we must take a minimum of three draftees in the ND.

At the moment we only need to take one.

Billy Strecth F/S, Jetta rookie upgrade. At this rate we'll take Brayshaw with pick 2 and have to pass on pick 3.

[jazza 1,323]

Nakia Cockatoo=sounds like a mobile phone company.

No thanks.

[Red and Bluebeard 2,090]

Nakia Cockatoo=sounds like a mobile phone company.

No thanks.

He probably likes to have a chat on the field to the opposition as well ...

[CBDees 3,167]

At the moment we only need to take one.

Billy Strecth F/S, Jetta rookie upgrade. At this rate we'll take Brayshaw with pick 2 and have to pass on pick 3.

LOL

[Surfer Dee 210]

Mahoney said today that we'll probably go to the draft with 2,3 and 23.

I'm hoping 23 is reserved for this guy.

[ignition. 1,466]

Mahoney said today that we'll probably go to the draft with 2,3 and 23.

I'm hoping 23 is reserved for this guy.

Agreed mate! I genuinely believe Cockatoo has all the traits that can make him a star, he certainly has a far greater probably anyway.

The pro's here vastly outweigh the cons and if we go to the draft with picks 2 & 3 the "risk" of selecting him here would be less significant (even though i don't consider it a risk anyway).

My only concern is that North Melbourne will pull the pin early at ~ pick 16 as they appear to be super keen.

[Demon Jack 6,930]

Risk and reward situation and the positives outweigh the negatives here. This guy has something special. I hope he's still there at 23.

[Akum 2,660]

Agreed mate! I genuinely believe Cockatoo has all the traits that can make him a star, he certainly has a far greater probably anyway.

The pro's here vastly outweigh the cons and if we go to the draft with picks 2 & 3 the "risk" of selecting him here would be less significant (even though i don't consider it a risk anyway).

My only concern is that North Melbourne will pull the pin early at ~ pick 16 as they appear to be super keen.

Would somebody really take him with their first pick?

[Surfer Dee 210]

I think when you only have one first round pick that's in the teens you really don't want to take a risk with it.

I'd be surprised if he wasn't there at our 2nd round pick.

[What 18,810]

Footage and interview at ~ 5:20 mark:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-01/us-prospect-smashes-combine-record

that goal was ridiculous

Glad we are holding on to pick 23, hopefully Nakia is still on the board

[Melon22 174]

He has the size of a modern day midfielder and some game changing attributes, I can see him going 10 - 25 if the reports of his interviews are true.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Geez, just based on that vision he looks impressive. Wonder if there's any chance he can slip to pick 23?

[angrydee 842]

Geez, just based on that vision he looks impressive. Wonder if there's any chance he can slip to pick 23?

We can only hope!

And perhaps a little prayer would help.

[Lucifers Hero 40,361]

I don't think we will take him if we take 2 and 3 to the draft. Roos has said he only wants a couple of 'kids' from the draft. So that would pick 2, 3, and Stretch. Also, there is less need for a Nakia type with JKH and now Garlett running around. Roos will still try and trade 23.

If we are 'stuck' with 23, a Goddard type may be a better get if we don't get Frost.

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Anyone have any more footage? Only seen one break away fro the centre square for a goal, it was pretty epic though!

[Qwerty30 196]

We talk about poor drafting but this was an absolutely beauty - we drafted the Cockatoo-Collins twins and FFS, neither of them could play.

Well we could not be accused of picking the wrong one and ending up with the dud brother.

[spirit of norm smith 16,588]

Nakia is very impressive... footy and maturity. Good size and pace.

Demonland declares him our pick 23

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

If drafted to a club that develops him properly, he could be the pick of the draft with his ability.

Reminds me of an early Judd in some of the footage I've seen.

He'll be a very impressive player with the attributes he's gifted with.

[G-max 154]

Here are the combine numbers with Nakia highlighted:

2014 NAB AFL DRAFT COMBINE

3km time trial (minutes : seconds)

Jack Hiscox 9:18

Tom Lamb 9:45

Alex Neal-Bullen 9:54

Billy Stretch 9:57

Nathan Drummond 9:59

Josh Deluca-Cardillo 10:07

Daniel McKenzie 10:07

Connor Menadue 10:07

Liam Duggan 10:11

Jack Steele 10:11

Beep test/shuttle run (level)

Caleb Daniel 16.1

Jack Hiscox 16.1

Nathan Drummond 15.9

Tom Lamb 15.5

Ed Langdon 15.3

Jarrod Garlett 15.2

Alex Neal-Bullen 15.2

Jason Castagna 15.2

Billy Stretch 15.1

Jack Steele 15.1

Jordan Cunico 14.12

Christian Petracca 14.12

Kicking test (score out of 30)

Nakia Cockatoo 29

Daniel Howe 28

Kyle Langford 28

Toby McLean 27

Michael Mattingly 27

Nathan Drummond 27

Dean Gore 27

Brett Eddy 27

Clem Smith 26

Liam Duggan 26

Brayden Maynard 26

Jack Steele 26

Ed Vickers-Willis 26

Mitch McGovern 26

Clean hands test (score out of 30)

Nathan Drummond 26

Paddy Brophy 26

Reece McKenzie 26

Tyler Keitel 26

Dougal Howard 26

Michael Mattingly 25

Brett Eddy 25

Caleb Daniel 25

Jake Johansen 25

Jarrod Garlett 25

Brydan Hodgson 25

Marc Pittonet 25

Liam Dawson 25

Jack Cripps 25

Goalkicking test (score out of 30)

Dean Gore 30

Keenan Ramsey 30

Nathan Drummond 25

Paddy Brophy 25

Michael Mattingly 25

Liam Dawson 25

Cory Gregson 25

Aidan Anderson 25

Dougal Howard 24

Jarrod Garlett 24

Jack Cripps 24

Bailey Dale 24

Declan Hamilton 24

20 metre sprint results (sec)

Marvin Baynham 2.81

Oleg Markov 2.87

Jarrod Pickett 2.87

Reece McKenzie 2.87

Connor Menadue 2.88

Nakia Cockatoo 2.90

Ed Langdon 2.92

Paddy Brophy 2.93

Conor McKenna 2.93

Nathan Drummond 2.93

Agility results (sec)

Clem Smith 8.09

Daniel McKenzie 8.10

Conor McKenna 8.12

Jarrod Pickett 8.13

Teia Miles 8.27

Lukas Webb 8.28

Josh McGuinness 8.33

Billy Stretch 8.33

Kyle Langford 8.36

Jack Lonie 8.37

Repeat sprint results (sec)

Nakia Cockatoo 23.93

Nathan Drummond 23.95

Daniel Nielson 23.99

Daniel McKenzie 24.02

Ed Langdon 24.06

Oleg Markov 24.14

Connor Menadue 24.14

Conor McKenna 24.16

Matthew Goodyear 24.49

Jack Hiscox 24.36

Standing vertical jump (cm)

Marvin Baynham 88

Jarrod Garlett 76

Nathan Drummond 76

Christian Petracca 74

Nakia Cockatoo 73

James Rose 73

Dean Gore 72

Nicholas Coughlan 72

Evan Bruinsma 72

Reece McKenzie 72

Tom Read (Sturt) 72

Running vertical jump (cm)

Evan Bruinsma 97

Marvin Baynham 95

Daniel McKenzie 94

Billy Gowers 93

Nathan Drummond 90

Nakia Cockatoo 89

Matthew Uebergang 87

Mitch McGovern 87

James Rose 87

Matthew Hammelmann 87

Great to see Stretch's name plenty of times too.

[btdemon 482]

Cockatoo looks like the bargain of the draft to me. He looks like a potential superstar. Unfortunately he won't be going to us unless we are prepared to use pick 3.

I, for one, wouldn't think it outrageous if we did. Players like him don't come along that often. Anyway, I'm just dreaming, as he won't be available at our third round pick.

[btdemon 482]

Sorry to bump this thread up but I really think this guy may be the bargain of the draft. From the video footage he seems to have no obvious deficiencies, just pure talent and application, size and speed. Most of the others being touted as pick 3 have a weakness. Laverde, his kicking, McCartin his goal kicking and health issues, Lever disposal etc. Cockatoo has not had enough chance to wow all of the observers but he looks like a gem to me. Have another look at the footage on the AFL site. Take him or not, we'll certainly hear about him in the future.

Not nearly as big as Adam Goodes but gee he sure plays like him. Beautiful 'don't argues', great lateral movement, evasion, good hands and great disposal. What's not to like?

http://www.afl.com.au/draft/draft-machine.workstation

Edited November 2, 2014 by btdemon

[CBDees 3,167]

Sorry to bump this thread up but I really think this guy may be the bargain of the draft. From the video footage he seems to have no obvious deficiencies, just pure talent and application, size and speed. Most of the others being touted as pick 3 have a weakness. Laverde, his kicking, McCartin his goal kicking and health issues, Lever disposal etc. Cockatoo has not had enough chance to wow all of the observers but he looks like a gem to me. Have another look at the footage on the AFL site. Take him or not, we'll certainly hear about him in the future.

Not nearly as big as Adam Goodes but gee he sure plays like him. Beautiful 'don't argues', great lateral movement, evasion, good hands and great disposal. What's not to like?

http://www.afl.com.au/draft/draft-machine.workstation

What is wrong with McCartin's goal-kicking? Have you watched his hghlights?

[leucopogon 1,519]

I think this guy might be the steal of the draft as well. Bring on the lottery.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

If he's so good, why not use picks 2 or 3 on him?

[ignition. 1,466]

I believe if he had played out the year we would all be considering him in our top 3-5 equations.

I find it funny that the likes of Lever - a good quality U18 backman is rated by some so highly whilst having the year off, and then there's Cockatoo who I rate higher that may slide so easily after that insane BOG game.

Based on this one game he was simply stunning:

Strong and easily capable of fending off his opponents whilst holding his feet, then on top of that was incredibly evasive with a lovely sidestep.

He played with this insane intensity, physicality, and possessed that lovely dash many envy whilst calm and poised (incredibly rare to possess all).

Better yet his combine results showed his lovely kicking skills and as previously mentioned had good hands.

As stated he also has a great personality and appears very coach-able.

I genuinely can't see his downside other than the lack of exposure in 2014. I really hope the club take a seriously look at him and organize an extra couple of meetings/ independent evaluations. If we chose him at 3 I honestly would not be complaining as I see him as a far better midfield prospect than Laverde. On the other hand if we chose McCartin (on the basis Petracca and Brawshaw were taken prior) I too wouldn't be complaining.

I just hope the club take Cockatoo into consideration.