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Wow, I didn't have him that high but he has outperformed his draft position without question.

Happy we have him.

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    6 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    I bloody love this kid. 

    IMO he is the best #31 since TGRDB.

    Exciting, focussed, skilled, disciplined.

    GO NUMBER 31!!!!

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    Surely Spargo should be ahead of that Essendon spud Guelfi.

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    He has been fantastic.    If he was on an opposing club we would be salivating over him and wanting to get him over to the Dees.

    He does a lot of things so well, but you cant put a price on that aerial/marking ability + courage.

    A top 5 talent at pick 31,  thanks Jason Taylor.

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    Massive props to have him ahead of Cerra who has future star written all over him. Yet not unreasonable.

    Spargo would be pick 11.

    JT is smashing this gig atm.

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    3 hours ago, P-man said:

    Massive props to have him ahead of Cerra who has future star written all over him. Yet not unreasonable.

    Spargo would be pick 11.

    JT is smashing this gig atm.

    I heard a rumour that Spargo was touted a top 5 pick by some before something happened? Unsure what but when he bulks up and builds a tank he’s going to be a ripper

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    He has a touch of Brent Harvey about him (CS that is)

     

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    3 hours ago, P-man said:

    Massive props to have him ahead of Cerra who has future star written all over him. Yet not unreasonable.

    Spargo would be pick 11.

    JT is smashing this gig atm.

     

    56 minutes ago, SFebey said:

    I heard a rumour that Spargo was touted a top 5 pick by some before something happened? Unsure what but when he bulks up and builds a tank he’s going to be a ripper

     

    51 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

    He has a touch of Brent Harvey about him (CS that is)

     

    The only similarity to Harvey is his size...Harvey was explosive, Spargo isn't.

    The jury is still out for me with Spargo, he's only a first year player. I get that.

    ...but does he have enough tricks?  At his size, he needs them.

    My big concern at the moment is he is getting brushed aside way too easily, he really needs to work on his strength. That at least can be worked on.

    He has the footy IQ, so that's a big plus.

    Will he go on or will he be another JKH?

    Time will tell.

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    The only similarity to Harvey is his size...Harvey was explosive, Spargo isn't.

    The jury is still out for me with Spargo, he's only a first year player. I get that.

    ...but does he have enough tricks?  At his size, he needs them.

    My big concern at the moment is he is getting brushed aside way too easily, he really needs to work on his strength. That at least can be worked on.

    He has the footy IQ, so that's a big plus.

    Will he go on or will he be another JKH?

    Time will tell.

    Don’t forget he’s only 18

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    2 hours ago, SFebey said:

    I heard a rumour that Spargo was touted a top 5 pick by some before something happened? Unsure what but when he bulks up and builds a tank he’s going to be a ripper

    That was in his under 16 year, I think he then got an injury (shoulder I think) and missed a far bit of footy in his draft year.

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    3 hours ago, rjay said:

     

     

    The only similarity to Harvey is his size...Harvey was explosive, Spargo isn't.

    The jury is still out for me with Spargo, he's only a first year player. I get that.

    ...but does he have enough tricks?  At his size, he needs them.

    My big concern at the moment is he is getting brushed aside way too easily, he really needs to work on his strength. That at least can be worked on.

    He has the footy IQ, so that's a big plus.

    Will he go on or will he be another JKH?

    Time will tell.

    True about his pace but I would suggest that his attitude is similar.  He obviously has a bit of the [censored] about him and I think that is where the similarity lies.  As my wife would say he is a big dog in a little dog's body

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    10 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm astounded that Fritsch (at 21) and Guelfi (at 20) are described as "mature age".

    Just finished puberty

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    36 minutes ago, SFebey said:

    Just finished puberty

    Still going through it. Fritsch at times looks like he's come straight from a Harry Potter film. Wait til he gets thicker.

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    Bit silly to have Fritsch ahead of Cerra, Rayner, Naughton and Brayshaw. They should be 4-7 on this list. Fritsch a good candidate to be number 8 though.

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    22 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Bit silly to have Fritsch ahead of Cerra, Rayner, Naughton and Brayshaw. They should be 4-7 on this list. Fritsch a good candidate to be number 8 though.

    He's shown more than most of those names. I don't think they adjust it for age/maturity though. Of course guys who are 21 are going to make more of an impact in their first 12 games than 18 year olds. I think the point is some people look at production and ignore potential, which is what's happening here.

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    • 3 weeks later...

    1 Kelly

    2 Stephenson

    3 Fritsch

    4 Richards

    5 Cerra

    6 Dow

    7 Brayshaw

    8 Clark

    9 Higgins

    10 Raynor

     

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    i'll go:

    1. stephenson
    2. kelly
    3. cerra
    4. fritsch
    5. clark
    6. richards
    7. dow
    8. naughton
    9. andrew brayshaw
    10. higgins

    the filth, in fairness to derek hine, picked up an absolute gun after the first handful of players  - as they have done previously with pendlebury and de goey
     

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    2016 Draft

    1 McGrath

    2 Stewart

    3 Powell Pepper

    4 McCluggage

    5 Witherden

    6 Parfitt

    7 Florent

    8 Hayward

    9 Ratugolea

    10 Hannan

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    2015 Draft

    1 Oliver

    2 Mills

    3 Curnow

    4 Hipwood

    5 Rioli

    6 Gresham

    7 Burton

    8 Bonner

    9 Hardwick

    10 Philipps

     

     

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    2014 Draft

    1`Brayshaw

    2 DeGoey

    3 Petracca

    4 Lever

    5 Heeney

    6 McGovern

    7 McLean

    8 Maynard

    9 Neal-Bullen

    10 Daniel

     

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    2013 Draft

    1 Cripps

    2 Kelly

    3 Bontempelli

    4 Brown

    5 Crouch

    6 Merrett

    7 Sicily

    8 Fantasia

    9 Salem

    10 Jones

     

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