Hugh McCluggage

[Whispering_Jack 27,977]

The winner of the Morrish Medal and one of the favourites for the top draft selection is Hugh McCluggage. 

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1. Hugh McCluggage (VIC) 
Position: Outside midfield
Height, weight: 185cm, 75kg
Recruited from: North Ballarat Rebels
Plays like: Jason Akermanis
Projected draft range: top 10
Rated last month: 1
Rationale behind ranking/change of ranking: Has continued to elevate his standard of performance since the AFL Under-18 Championships. With 17 goals from eight TAC Cup games and an average of 30 disposals per match, McCluggage is arguably this year's best-performed player through any of the junior competitions nationally.
Strengths:
- Production
- Incredible cleanness at ground level
- Freakish finishing ability from all angles both from set shots and general play
- Lowers eyes and finds inside 50m targets by foot
- Excellent crumbing ability, getting to right positions and quickly gaining possession
- Instant decision maker with ball in hand
- Quick and accurate disposal by hand and foot
- Confidence to play on or move ball on quickly
- Keeps his feet and has natural balance
- Football smarts
- Reads ruck taps
- Strong, clean hands overhead
- Marking threat in the air and on the lead
- Tackling energy/pressure
- Works hard on outside to find space, creates options outside stoppages and provides overlap run
- Acceleration to break away from stoppages
- Outside run and carry
- Rapid rate of improvement
- Standard of performance this season given his limited pre-season suggests substantial upside
Weaknesses:
- Light bodied and can get pushed around in the contest
- Attack on the ball
- More a ground ball winner than a contested ball winner, with the hard contested ball something he would benefit from winning more of

[Gorgoroth 12,319]

Worth no pick in the first two rounds (assuming we use 2nd round on Hibberd) no reason to even work about the top 20 ranked players.

[Nasher 33,047]

Going out on a limb and suggesting he won't be on our list next year...

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,404]

Presumably the stars will align and he'll end up at Essendon sponsored by Antler.

[mo64 5,209]

He might be a slider. I hear he carries a bit of baggage.

[Moonshadow 16,178]

With a name like that I expect him to become a plumber one day.

[Ethan Tremblay 28,391]

14 hours ago, Nasher said:

Going out on a limb and suggesting he won't be on our list next year...

We could use the pick Freo are going to give us for Hogan on him.

Edited September 5, 2016 by Ethan Tremblay

[Its Time for Another 4,054]

Just now, Ethan Tremblay said:

We could use the pick Freo are going to give us for Hogan on him.

 

One of the picks.........

[Dwight Schrute 16,753]

Not sure the draft is all that strong this year, probably as good a year as any to not have a first round pick.  

reckon this kid will be alright though, not super impressed that he'll be at Essendon and not the Lions but that's a totally different conversation 

[What 18,810]

Sounds like he will be am Essendrug player, I hate him already.