What to do with what is now Pick 32?

[Mickey 4,173]

Rivers it is

[Demon Disciple 10,924]

Beat me to it GLG. 188cm 85kgs, good kick and rebounder

Edited November 28, 2019 by Demon Disciple

[Demon Disciple 10,924]

Bianco sliding further than a body oil massage

[Lucifers Hero 36,991]

Rivers:

STRENGTHS

Balance
Leadership
Positioning
Footy smarts
Spread
Class

IMPROVEMENTS

Locking down one position
Endurance

Sounds good to me!  Especially the footy smarts and class.  Shifter just said he is good on the outside.  Ticks a few boxes for us.

[Males 577]

Height

188cm

Weight

85kg

Current Team

East Fremantle, Western Australia

Birthday

July 30, 2001

DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Rivers is a big-bodied midfielder who oozes class and leadership.”

IN 2019, Trent Rivers produced an outstanding season of football that should see him rise up many draft boards. A big-bodied midfielder, Rivers is balanced, smart and is an excellent distributor, especially via foot, making him comparable to former Richmond and GWS star Brett Deledio. He has also shown an ability to play either as an inside or outside midfielder and can even station himself on the half-back line. 

STRENGTHS

Balance
Leadership
Positioning
Footy smarts
Spread
Class

IMPROVEMENTS

Locking down one position
Endurance

There were high expectations on Trent Rivers in 2019, after he finished second in East Fremantle’s Best and Fairest and finished in the top 20 of the Jack Clarke Medal in 2018 – and he truly delivered.

Despite playing just nine games for East Fremantle, Rivers finished second in his club’s best and fairest, finished third in the Jack Clarke Medal and eighth in the WAFL Colts Coaches Award. Across the nine games, Rivers booted 10 goals and averaged 27 possessions, five marks, five tackles, and five inside 50s. He was named in the best on six occasions with his best performances coming against Subiaco in Round 2 (29 possessions, sic tackles, five marks and five inside 50s), East Perth in Round 18 (25 possessions and a goal) and Perth in Round 19 (30 possessions and two goals). 

Rivers also won All-Australian selection on the interchange bench after a stunning Championships campaign for Western Australia. Across four games, Rivers averaged 22 possessions, five marks, three rebounding 50s and three tackles, with his best performances coming against Vic Metro (22 possessions, four marks, three tackles, three rebounds and a goal) and Allies (23 possessions, six marks and three rebounds).

As a player Rivers is acutely aware of what is happening around him, knows where to position himself to win the ball, reads the play well, is smart with ball in hand and executes his skills very well for someone his age. He also tested well at the National Combine especially in the agility test (8.10 seconds).

However, one of Rivers’ greatest strengths could be considered an area of improvement. His ability to play in almost any position is excellent for someone his age, but he did not really nail down one spot this year. While some of the top 10 players might be considered elite in their respective positions, Rivers is solid across the board, without determining a clear standout role. Although, once he’s in an AFL system, he has the scope to make any position his. The other area of improvement for Rivers in his own words is his endurance, which while still solid, could improve. He recorded a 21.1 yo-yo test and a 6.57 2km time trial at the National Draft Combine, which is impressive in itself given his delayed pre-season. Given this is another area he can build upon, Rivers is a really promising prospect who could have an impact at AFL level early on in his career.

DRAFT RANGE: 10-30

[Murph1524 52]

Whoever picks Ryan Byrnes at this stage has got away with robbery

[fr_ap 2,144]

Fantastic get at that pick. I was watching every pick and hoping like hell he would come though to us. Really highly rated by a lot of clubs, fills a need for us off HBF, good kick, good size, can roll through the midfield or wing and is from WA so will help LJ settle. 

An awesome get, well done dees.

[Demon Disciple 10,924]

"Medium defender who provided consistent rebounds for Western Australia in the 2019 NAB AFLUnder-18 Championships. With speed and long kicking his key skills, he averaged 21.8 disposals at 77 per cent efficiency and five marks. Named in the 2019 NAB All-Australian Under-18 team, he consistently worked hard to outnumber the opposition and provide a handball receive option for his team to penetrate inside 50. He starred at East Fremantle averaging 26.8 disposals, 4.8 tackles and 4.1 clearances in nine matches."

[dazzledavey36 48,707]

1 minute ago, Males said:

Height

188cm

Weight

85kg

Current Team

East Fremantle, Western Australia

Birthday

July 30, 2001

DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Rivers is a big-bodied midfielder who oozes class and leadership.”

IN 2019, Trent Rivers produced an outstanding season of football that should see him rise up many draft boards. A big-bodied midfielder, Rivers is balanced, smart and is an excellent distributor, especially via foot, making him comparable to former Richmond and GWS star Brett Deledio. He has also shown an ability to play either as an inside or outside midfielder and can even station himself on the half-back line. 

STRENGTHS

Balance
Leadership
Positioning
Footy smarts
Spread
Class

IMPROVEMENTS

Locking down one position
Endurance

There were high expectations on Trent Rivers in 2019, after he finished second in East Fremantle’s Best and Fairest and finished in the top 20 of the Jack Clarke Medal in 2018 – and he truly delivered.

Despite playing just nine games for East Fremantle, Rivers finished second in his club’s best and fairest, finished third in the Jack Clarke Medal and eighth in the WAFL Colts Coaches Award. Across the nine games, Rivers booted 10 goals and averaged 27 possessions, five marks, five tackles, and five inside 50s. He was named in the best on six occasions with his best performances coming against Subiaco in Round 2 (29 possessions, sic tackles, five marks and five inside 50s), East Perth in Round 18 (25 possessions and a goal) and Perth in Round 19 (30 possessions and two goals). 

Rivers also won All-Australian selection on the interchange bench after a stunning Championships campaign for Western Australia. Across four games, Rivers averaged 22 possessions, five marks, three rebounding 50s and three tackles, with his best performances coming against Vic Metro (22 possessions, four marks, three tackles, three rebounds and a goal) and Allies (23 possessions, six marks and three rebounds).

As a player Rivers is acutely aware of what is happening around him, knows where to position himself to win the ball, reads the play well, is smart with ball in hand and executes his skills very well for someone his age. He also tested well at the National Combine especially in the agility test (8.10 seconds).

However, one of Rivers’ greatest strengths could be considered an area of improvement. His ability to play in almost any position is excellent for someone his age, but he did not really nail down one spot this year. While some of the top 10 players might be considered elite in their respective positions, Rivers is solid across the board, without determining a clear standout role. Although, once he’s in an AFL system, he has the scope to make any position his. The other area of improvement for Rivers in his own words is his endurance, which while still solid, could improve. He recorded a 21.1 yo-yo test and a 6.57 2km time trial at the National Draft Combine, which is impressive in itself given his delayed pre-season. Given this is another area he can build upon, Rivers is a really promising prospect who could have an impact at AFL level early on in his career.

DRAFT RANGE: 10-30

Impressive write up!

Stoked with Rivers!

Is that us pretty much done for the draft?

[chook fowler 18,213]

Hope he doesn’t defect to Geelong 

[drysdale demon 4,146]

26 minutes ago, olisik said:

So many teams trading and here we are sitting on our hands. Classic Goodwin game day performance

cut it out

 

[John Demonic 4,794]

A defender named Rivers? Are we keeping him warm for Geelong again?

[MurDoc516 1,304]

Future Hibbo if he can develop lock down ability.

[old dee 22,848]

Another western Australian, I wonder if we actually watched anyone from Victoria.

Looks a good pick.

[Mickey 4,173]

Missed pre-season with Gladular fever. Was apparently only walking laps in Feb. Bloody good effort to have made under 18 AA off that preparation.

https://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-11-06/class-of-2019-trent-rivers

[fr_ap 2,144]

5 minutes ago, Murph1524 said:

Whoever picks Ryan Byrnes at this stage has got away with robbery

Completely incorrect mate, we just got away with robbery. 

All those who wanted Young, we've got the next best thing here and a player who is arguably a lot more flexible positionally. 

Was so worried they would pick Rantall, who's a butcher, or Bianco, who is undersized and quite outside. 

[Demon Disciple 10,924]

What is the knock on Elijah Taylor?

Jackson and Rivers are teammates at WA colts level. Shrewd recruiting to bring em both over as mates (assuming they like each other)

Edited November 28, 2019 by Demon Disciple

[Wiseblood 24,636]

Don't know a whole lot about him, but it seems like an astute pick at the minute.

We've gone tall, small and in between with our picks.  Makes plenty of sense to me.

[fr_ap 2,144]

3 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

What is the knock on Elijah Taylor?

And were Jackson and Rivers teammates at WA colts level? If so, shrewd recruiting to bring em both over as mates (assuming they like each other)

I believe they were yes. Can't speak for whether they like each other....

Clubs were concerned about Taylor's attitude and ability to adjust to the demands of professional footy plus a move interstate. Sydney is a good fit for him as they can wrap their culture around him away from the spotlight. We were never taking him after taking Kossie. 

People - get excited about this pick. Was meant to go top 20/top 25. Seriously good get 

 

[ben russell 764]

Behind Gould and Robertson, it was Rivers who I wanted with our pick tonight.

Did well to land him at pick 32.

[spirit of norm smith 12,890]

Agree. It’s a win.  I thought he would be top 25 - around 18-25, so good get imo.  Skills needed in our team. 

[DeeSpencer 23,113]

I reckon we thought long and hard about Taylor and maybe Perez. The riskier picks.

But Rivers had fallen enough to be the right call. I thought he was best on in the game against Vic Country to win the champs

[Skuit 9,166]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

We've gone tall, small and in between with our picks.  Makes plenty of sense to me.

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[Murph1524 52]

25 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

Completely incorrect mate, we just got away with robbery. 

All those who wanted Young, we've got the next best thing here and a player who is arguably a lot more flexible positionally. 

Was so worried they would pick Rantall, who's a butcher, or Bianco, who is undersized and quite outside. 

Don't get me wrong I rate Rivers highly, even stating he'd be one of the three i'd like us to take.

[Deemania since 56 6,132]

38 minutes ago, Males said:

Rivers is a really promising prospect who could have an impact at AFL level early on in his career.

He is very young; this appraisal is backed by facts rarely seen in one who endures a footy lay-off with serious bugs in his system to overcome. With minimal preparation, he returned to footy in just weeks, going for it and getting AA accolades. A rebounder with smarts, muscle, pace and distributive skills. Great pick ... albeit a lucky pick to still be available ... someone saw something worthwhile that others overlooked. WELCOME to the MFC, young man - Jarrod Rivers will be smiling.