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Oliver Florent

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As you would know, I support the current TAC Cup premiers, the Sandringham Dragons having had a minor role in their early days as Central Dragons and later the Prahran Dragons. 

Like the Bulldogs, this team achieved their premiership success coming from outside the top four and making the grand final and winning the flag by playing four sudden death finals. 

The Dragons should produce at least four top 20 draft picks in November and this bloke could easily be the fifth. His is also a pretty heart wrenching story - 

Oliver Florent will miss his father forever but is inspired by him too

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    What an absolutely wonderful son.

    He is the sort of person I would love to have at our club.

     

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    A beautiful and inspirational story.  The 'sentimental old fool' in me says that I hope we somehow manage to draft Oliver, but I know that's very, very unlikely.  Good luck to him wherever he ends up, which will hopefully be a Victorian club where he can continue to be a 'rock' of support for his mum.

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    I played tennis with his dad as a junior at Wellington Tennis club.  He was a star and very humble.  Lots of fun. Always enjoyed a laugh. The family was wonderful and Olivers grandfather Reg was a great bloke always smiling.

    Oliver is top 20 quality.  I think the Hawks at pick 14 would be great but they will need that for pick O'Meara or Tom Mitchell. Olivers dad was a keen Hawks man.

    Bulldogs would be a nice location at pick 18.   

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    Excellent article and a great kid. He would be an inspiration and an asset at any club and I hope it's at the Dees. 

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    48 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    Excellent article and a great kid. He would be an inspiration and an asset at any club and I hope it's at the Dees. 

    Unless Melbourne trades out a young promising star and gives up on Hibberd...

    Our 1st pick is 46ish !! 

    Florent is top 15-20

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    Wow. What an inspiring young man.  Brought a tear to my one eye.  Imagine another Ollie. But I guess it is just imagine unless somehow a higher pick is conjured up like last year and the Weed.  No idea from where though. 

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