PETER BAMPTON | NORWOOD

PLAYER BIO 2014 U18 STATS Age: 18 Games: – Height: 182cm Goals: – Weight: 83kg Avg Kicks: – Pos: Midfielder Avg Marks: – Avg H'balls: –

THE INSIDE WORD

Hard-running, strong-bodied medium midfielder with an appetite for the contest. Played seniors for Norwood in the SANFL, averaging 19 touches in seven games this year. Injured his ankle and missed the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. Can win the ball from stoppages and runs hard."

Anyone got the inside view on this bloke, looks an absolute truck, missed the championships and might be a bargain?

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

A chance at pick 40. Tough as nails I like his attack on the footy. Good footy brain.

#1 criteria ... he gets the footy.

So who out of him and Oscar McDonald should we pick up here (at #40)?

If you can't kick, you can't play - Coach of the last 2 premierships/

Also how old is he? 40? Makes 18 year old Nathan Jones look young

I know I'm really showing my age

but when I saw the title to this thread

the first thing that popped into my mind was....

I thought exactly the same thing!!

PETER BAMPTON | NORWOOD

PLAYER BIO 2014 U18 STATS Age: 18 Games: – Height: 182cm Goals: – Weight: 83kg Avg Kicks: – Pos: Midfielder Avg Marks: – Avg H'balls: –

THE INSIDE WORD

Hard-running, strong-bodied medium midfielder with an appetite for the contest. Played seniors for Norwood in the SANFL, averaging 19 touches in seven games this year. Injured his ankle and missed the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. Can win the ball from stoppages and runs hard."

Anyone got the inside view on this bloke, looks an absolute truck, missed the championships and might be a bargain?

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

Sounds like the Tapscott description re appetite for contest, big bodied.........

Worth miliions in marketing this boy with the re-release of his album "Bampton comes alive".

Sounds like the Tapscott description re appetite for contest, big bodied.........

Yeah main difference I believe is that he is played a genuine mid.

So who out of him and Oscar McDonald should we pick up here (at #40)?

Dean Gore if he is there.

Love the high socks and kicking style. He looks like an old school footy player

Not sure what he offers that we don't already have with Riley, Michie and Tapscott. All sound similar types.

Not sure what he offers that we don't already have with Riley, Michie and Tapscott. All sound similar types.

I suppose it depends how many solid midfielders you need in your rotations, and of the ones we have how many are actually good enough. Riley and Michie offer something and I hope that they improve in 2015, but neither are cemented senior players.

It seems that there are some very solid mids that will go late in this draft. Gore was another mentioned and there are quite a few others that win the footy regularly and hit targets. Tapscott is either gone or to be rookie listed, and we have delisted a bevy of others who weren't up to it.

Mckenzie and M Jones are not up to it. Bail is replaceable despite his best efforts. Trengove is LTI at best.

If the solid mids are there late, we should stock up.

Edited October 30, 201411 yr by jabberwocky