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Murray Bushrangers mid whose stocks have risen throughout the year. Nightmare had him as a late pick in his May player focus but now expected to go around our picks in the 20’s http://www.espn.com/afl/story/_/id/23514891/afl-draft-chris-doerre-knightmare-contested-midfielders-rise    

A good size at 188cm and 86kg he tested very well at the  draft combine winning the standing jump, top 5 placing in left and right running jump, 9th in the agility and 7th in the yo yo.

As @spirit of norm smith said in the Bailey Williams thread Ely does have a touch of the Clayton Oliver’s about him. I know it counts for little but he also just looks like a footballer. Worth considering 

 

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1 hour ago, FarNorthernD said:

Murray Bushrangers mid whose stocks have risen throughout the year. Nightmare had him as a late pick in his May player focus but now expected to go around our picks in the 20’s http://www.espn.com/afl/story/_/id/23514891/afl-draft-chris-doerre-knightmare-contested-midfielders-rise    

A good size at 188cm and 86kg he tested very well at the  draft combine winning the standing jump, top 5 placing in left and right running jump, 9th in the agility and 7th in the yo yo.

As @spirit of norm smith said in the Bailey Williams thread Ely does have a touch of the Clayton Oliver’s about him. I know it counts for little but he also just looks like a footballer. Worth considering 

 

I had a look at his highlights and would be happy if we chose him, he's like a bull, he just goes after the ball. He's a built like brick shelter shed, so he's be ready to play from day one.

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I think if he is available we should take him. 

A great addition to our number one attribute.

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47 minutes ago, CityDee said:

I think if he is available we should take him. 

A great addition to our number one attribute.

I want us to draft the best available, highly skilled outside mid who has some toe, right now we have Salem and KK and then the cupboard is bare

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18 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

I want us to draft the best available, highly skilled outside mid who has some toe, right now we have Salem and KK and then the cupboard is bare

I do agree that we require a player or three as you described, but what if we loose a few inside beasts to injury and our whole game plan is void because we dont have depth , Im hoping we can address  both issues  the more the merrier! 

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I don't see much that looks like Oliver in that highlights video. Actually reminds me of Harmes - good size and athleticism but skills need some polishing. The handballs in to the ground are worrying.

There's actually a few nice Bedford highlights in that video where he's moving smoothly through traffic.

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34 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

I don't see much that looks like Oliver in that highlights video. Actually reminds me of Harmes - good size and athleticism but skills need some polishing. The handballs in to the ground are worrying.

There's actually a few nice Bedford highlights in that video where he's moving smoothly through traffic.

Yeah, I don't like commenting on a player based on a solitary YouTube video, but he reminded me more of Harmes with a quick burst of speed. Looks rough, but could well translate those ball-winning attributes to the big time.

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Ely Smith is a contested beast. Reminds me of Clayton Oliver.

Strong. Good pace. Ready to go. Contested ball king.

Uses handball 75% of time to distribute. 

Kicking ok but mainly distance.  Not silky skilled like a Bailey Smith or Zac Butters. 

If we get him, wow.  Never lose the clearances. But I think he will got top 15-19 with Crows, Lions or Giants selections. 

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17 hours ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

I want us to draft the best available, highly skilled outside mid who has some toe, right now we have Salem and KK and then the cupboard is bare

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