Midfielder from Glenelg SA and a teammate of Billy Stretch

181.5cm 76kg

Knightmare had him going at # 21to St. Kilda.

We now have two players with hyphenated names - a sign of the days of old.

Great get and a steal!

A teammate of Billy Stretch at Glenelg and I was a big fan of his but never thought he would last till pick 40!

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How many mids can a team have? Where will Tompas end up?

Super pickup, was expected to go around 20-30

The old farts in t6he MCC will love his name!!

Blown away by that. I was expecting him to go low 20's. Great pick-up!

Possible JKH like steal here at pick 40 again

How many mids can a team have? Where will Tompas end up?

There is no such thing as too many mids. Welcome Alex.

Is this our first hyphenator from SA since Trent Ormond-Allan??

Meet Alex Neal Bullen.

Video included.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-11/meet-alex-nealbullen

Highlights video

Viojo-Rainbow sounds better.

Disappointing.

Melbourne FC ‏@melbournefc 18h18 hours ago

Neal-Bullen was a Key player for SA in AFL U18 Champs averaging 19 possessions, five clearances and four tackles in six matches MFCDraft

Is this our first hyphenator from SA since Trent Ormond-Allan??

Cockatoo-Collins x 2.

This is from Paige Cardona's final Phantom Draft where she predicted him to go at #21.

Alex Neal-Bullen

Position: Midfielder
Height: 182 cm, Weight: 77 kg, DOB: 09/01/1996
Club: Glenelg
Plays like: Dane Swan

There’s plenty to love about Alex Neal-Bullen, who’ll slot in just nicely as a big bodied inside midfielder next to Luke Dunstan. Unrighteously overlooked for an All-Australian jumper off the back of a super national championships, Alex Neal-Bullen is one of the more fancied inside midfielders that offers bang for buck. Forced to play predominantly forward with cameo appearances through the midfield in 2013, Neal-Bullen has since stamped himself as a bona fide ball-winning machine for Glenelg. It’s difficult for some players to find another level post-championships, but that is exactly what Neal-Bullen has done. Coming into the championships, Neal-Bullen averaged 15 disposals per game, but has since averaged 24 per game on return. Neal-Bullen is a competitive beast: he hunts the ball, he’s assertive at the stoppages and his repeat tackling efforts – which usually stop the opposition in their tracks – makes him a coach pleaser. He is deceptively quick, and has a lot of Dane Swan about him in the way he collects the ball and arches his back, creating separation to break away from a contest. He is versatile enough to play off half back and half forward, and has a big tank that allows him to cover so much of the ground. He rated among the best in his endurance, running a third-best overall three-kilometre time trial of 9:54 at the combine, while he came equal-fifth with a level 15.2 beep test

Young Billy is happy!

Billy Stretch @billyjstretch · 17m 17 minutes ago

Cannot believe that my best mate @anealbullen has slipped through to the dees at pick 40!!! Cannot believe it!! Brothers reunited!! Unreal

Looks like a huge steal judging by his combine & champs stats.

Top 5 in both the 3km time trial and beep test is quality.

SA won the national carnival and he was one of their key midfielders (along with Stretch).

The only other SA midfielder to go before him was Hamilton one pick prior, who Knightmare didn't rate as highly (no where near actually).

Did we just get a steal??? I bloody hope so!

Well done Dees!

His highlights on the mfc website look good - one of those blokes who seem to always have time weaving through traffic. Kicking looks ok, good mark. Might have a steal here

SA won the national carnival and he was one of their key midfielders (along with Stretch).

The only other SA midfielder to go before him was Hamilton one pick prior, who Knightmare didn't rate as highly.

Did we just get a steal??? I bloody hope so!

Well done Dees!

Struggle to work out why SA smashed the carnival and so few of their players were rated.

Yeah, I know they were "well-coached", but it must be more than that.

ANB sounds the sort of mid that brings others into the game.

Could be our Josh Kelly/Corey Enright etc in converting to half back.

Judging by his twitter photo I'd leave the misses in South Australia ANB

How many mids can a team have? Where will Tompas end up?

On the outside feeding the forwards as is his want. This bolstering of inside mids will be the making of him and Salem

I like what I see, reminds me of a young Dogga Brown.

Welcome to the Dees Alex thought we had missed our chance at getting him when we traded pick 23 for Frost but really happy to still manage to get him

On the outside feeding the forwards as is his want. This bolstering of inside mids will be the making of him and Salem

Agree.. Is it 2016 yet.. ;-)