Welcome to Demonland: Andy Moniz-Wakefield

[dazzledavey36 54,923]

Our NGA academy prospect who is quietly going about his business in the NT has been invited up to the AFL national draft combine.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/670097/wa-set-for-bumper-draft-crop-after-combine-list-revealed

Taj Woewodin didn't get an invite.

[Engorged Onion 10,215]

1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Taj Woewodin didn't get an invite.

Is that meaningful @dazzledavey36?

[dazzledavey36 54,923]

2 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

Is that meaningful @dazzledavey36?

What?

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Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

What?

Does it mean that Taj will or will not have a chance of getting drafted if he is not invited to an event called the combine? 

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7 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

Does it mean that Taj will or will not have a chance of getting drafted if he is not invited to an event called the combine? 

So to get an invite to the national combine you need a total of 5 AFL clubs to nominate interest.

It's no harm whatsoever in Taj not getting an invite. So many gun players have carved our significant AFL careers by not attending the draft combine. 

He'll most likely attend the state combined.

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5 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

It's no harm whatsoever in Taj not getting an invite.

Maybe the other clubs realise he'll be going to Melbourne as a father-son so no point in inviting him.

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21 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Our NGA academy prospect who is quietly going about his business in the NT has been invited up to the AFL national draft combine.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/670097/wa-set-for-bumper-draft-crop-after-combine-list-revealed

Taj Woewodin didn't get an invite.

Do you have any info on Moniz-Wakefield dazzle? Height, weight, skillset etc... haven't heard much commentary about him at all to the point I wasn't sure if he was eligible for us this year or next. 

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Just now, Demonstone said:

Maybe the other clubs realise he'll be going to Melbourne as a father-son so no point in inviting him.

No not really, and it doesn't work that way.

Nick Daicos got an invite when he's pretty much already with Collingwood already.

It's just mean Taj hasn't got that much interest really.

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34 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Do you have any info on Moniz-Wakefield dazzle? Height, weight, skillset etc... haven't heard much commentary about him at all to the point I wasn't sure if he was eligible for us this year or next. 

He's a midfielder who plays wing and half back. Started playing senior football in the NTFL in Darwin for Waratahs as a 16 year old and recieved a rising star nomination. 

He made the Allies state squad for this year but obviously that's been impacted by Covid.

I haven't obviously seen his play in the flesh but one of the boys I work with through the Murray Bushrangers and a family friend of ours in Ryan Eyres was also selected in the Allies squad with him so I might hit him up for some information. 

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1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

So to get an invite to the national combine you need a total of 5 AFL clubs to nominate interest.

It's no harm whatsoever in Taj not getting an invite. So many gun players have carved our significant AFL careers by not attending the draft combine. 

He'll most likely attend the state combined.

theres state combines to follow which is for players nominated by at least 3 clubs. what time of player is AMW? could it spell the end of chandler/bedford? jettas no.39 should be washed and ready when he steps onto the list in 2022, what size is he? 

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Mac Andrew’s going to the National Combine as well.

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3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

He's a midfielder who plays wing and half back. Started playing senior football in the NTFL in Darwin for Waratahs as a 16 year old and recieved a rising star nomination. 

He made the Allies state squad for this year but obviously that's been impacted by Covid.

I haven't obviously seen his play in the flesh but one of the boys I work with through the Murray Bushrangers and a family friend of ours in Ryan Eyres was also selected in the Allies squad with him so I might hit him up for some information. 

*Nightcliff

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4 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

Is that meaningful @dazzledavey36?

Possibly just means that they are limiting travel and he'll be doing the WA combine instead.  Not a big deal, although if it means he drops down the order I'm all for it. 

[DeeSpencer 25,697]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/561218/2021-nga-list

Made the official list in March, but we haven't heard anything about him and several of his squad lists call him an NT Thunder Academy player and don't mention Melbourne.

Maybe just an oversight but I do find it strange Cal Twomey would have JT on his podcast and ask about Mac Andrew, Taj Woey and not this guy as well. 

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Andy is up on the Herald Sun draft guide (top 70 prospects, but no Taj, bah!). 

Cant copy and paste, but the gist is 180cm, 73kg. Wingman/Outside mid - smooth mover and uses ball well. break away speed, good agility, good ball user, good around stoppages and spreads to find space. Played against men for the last couple of years. 

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Double barrelled surname, perfect.

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Andy Moniz-Wakefield Midfielder

“Age: 26/10/2003
Weight: 73kg
Height: 180cm
Club: NT Thunder/Allies

Stats
2021 NAB League (2 games)
121 ranking points, 23 disposals, 5.5 marks, 5.5 clearances

A wingman or outside midfielder, Moniz-Wakefield is a smooth mover and uses the ball well. He was one of the standouts for NT Thunder in the two NAB League games they played this year, after making his senior NTFL debut for Nightcliff as a 16-year-old in the 2020-21 season. Moniz-Wakefield possesses breakaway speed, good agility and uses the ball well. He is clever around stoppage situations and works hard to find space. Moniz-Wakefield is a member of Melbourne’s Next Generation Academy”.

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The NT season happens over our summer. As the NAB Boys League was cancelled, is he playing anywhere at all now?

[ManDee 7,147]

Why do they say Age when they men DOB ?

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1 hour ago, ManDee said:

Why do they say Age when they men DOB ?

You are correct.

Date of Birth:  18

Hope that fixes it up.

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On 9/15/2021 at 12:56 PM, Luther said:

Double barrelled surname, perfect.

Just to mindfork the opposition, I pray that one day we pick up a player called Joffrey Rothschild-Baillieu III; recruited out of Ormond Amateurs via Brighton Grammar. 

[dazzledavey36 54,923]

Our very own NGA Academy prospect is playing today for the Allies live stream below.

He's been named on a wing.

 

Edited October 2, 2021 by dazzledavey36

[Dee-licious 1,949]

Played well. Neat kick. Runs forward very quickly. Can’t say he is running that hard in defence. Stands away from the contest and drives it forward with his good kicking skills. Been unlucky not to have 10 more disposals as he has often been burnt. 

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2 minutes ago, Dee-licious said:

Played well. Neat kick. Runs forward very quickly. Can’t say he is running that hard in defence. Stands away from the contest and drives it forward with his good kicking skills. Been unlucky not to have 10 more disposals as he has often been burnt. 

Your lucky the AFL stream works for you. I’m not getting a thing.