WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - ALEX NEAL-BULLEN

[Whispering_Jack 30,641]

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.

[dazzledavey36 55,318]

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!

[The Red Fox 216]

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[Satan 2,881]

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

[Guest]

Super pickup, was expected to go around 20-30

[Bitter but optimistic 22,246]

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

[Roger Mellie 4,102]

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

[What 18,810]

Possible JKH like steal here at pick 40 again

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,233]

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

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

[DemonDave 1,089]

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

[BAMF 4,385]

Meet Alex Neal Bullen.

Video included.

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

Highlights video

[Deestroy All 14,266]

Viojo-Rainbow sounds better.

Disappointing.

[dazzledavey36 55,318]

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

[Tony Tea 2,809]

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

Cockatoo-Collins x 2.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

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

[JTR 2,856]

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

[Seraph 1,824]

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

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

[ignition. 1,466]

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!

[Sideshow Bob 2,410]

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

[Akum 2,660]

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.

[DeeSpencer 26,080]

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

[chook fowler 19,533]

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

[Vitamin Dee 903]

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

[Pennant St Dee 13,304]

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

[Deemotivated 550]

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.. ;-)