“It’s good because they get a lot of variety of footy and life learning which is important for them.”

Matt Egan provides an update on how our draftees are tracking in Maroochydore. ?

?: Trio of draftees impressing on the Sunshine Coast

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 “It’s good because they get a lot of variety of footy and life learning which is important for them.”

Matt Egan provides an update on how our draftees are tracking in Maroochydore. ?

?: Trio of draftees impressing on the Sunshine Coast

Can we please keep the lid on?

1 hour ago, Pink Freud said:

Can we please keep the lid on?

Not quite sure what you are getting at here.

"There are no expectations on the trio to dominate at senior level in the early stages of 2020, but they have shown plenty of promising signs heading into their debut season."

That reads like a lid on kinda statement to me.

 

What should the club say: "You know we got a pick 3 and pick 10, but now that they have trained with us a few times, they really don't look like they have much talent, so don't expect them to be picked anytime soon, maybe if ever".

Edited February 3, 20205 yr by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

3 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Not quite sure what you are getting at here.

"There are no expectations on the trio to dominate at senior level in the early stages of 2020, but they have shown plenty of promising signs heading into their debut season."

That reads like a lid on kinda statement to me.

 

What should the club say: "You know we got a pick 3 and pick 10, but now that they have trained with us a few times, they really don't look like they have much talent, so don't expect them to be picked anytime soon, maybe if ever".

Playing devils advocate, I guess they could say something like, "all we want them to focus on this season is their development and consolidating a spot in the starting 18 at Casey"

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Playing devils advocate, I guess they could say something like, "all we want them to focus on this season is their development and consolidating a spot in the starting 18 at Casey"

No problems with playing devils advocate, but I don't think it's a very credible position.

Paul Roos use to put out that line based partly on his Sydney record (and playing group situation), but then Brayshaw and Oliver played a bunch of games in their first seasons and had Trac not done a knee, he would have too.  I don't think anyone believes it.  Similarly Sydney's young guns since like Heeney and Mills played plenty of games in their first seasons, because they were sufficiently talented and ready.

If you don't back top ten draft picks to be pushing to make some kind of impact, then were you really right in picking them there?  I doubt there would be another club in the AFL that that didn't publicly rate and talk up/back in their first round picks to debut in their first season at some point.

Edited February 3, 20205 yr by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Without putting too much pressure on these guys I think all three of them will get a call up at some point this year.

I think Rivers will be the steal of this draft...questions will be asked how he got through to pick 32.

Is that a big enough lid...

On 2/3/2020 at 9:55 PM, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

No problems with playing devils advocate, but I don't think it's a very credible position.

Paul Roos use to put out that line based partly on his Sydney record (and playing group situation), but then Brayshaw and Oliver played a bunch of games in their first seasons and had Trac not done a knee, he would have too.  I don't think anyone believes it.  Similarly Sydney's young guns since like Heeney and Mills played plenty of games in their first seasons, because they were sufficiently talented and ready.

If you don't back top ten draft picks to be pushing to make some kind of impact, then were you really right in picking them there?  I doubt there would be another club in the AFL that that didn't publicly rate and talk up/back in their first round picks to debut in their first season at some point.

They'll probably get senior games, they may even become key parts of our team. But at this stage the expectation on them for 2020 should be purely on their development anything else is a bonus.

38 minutes ago, rjay said:

I think Rivers will be the steal of this draft...questions will be asked how he got through to pick 32.

Is that a big enough lid...

Rivers will be a seriously good defender from the very start of his career.

All 3 should be aiming to get Senior games this year...