I’m not sure how people here are assessing Munkara. Is it the highlights reel or have people taken the trouble to watch him play in a full game? I had to refresh my memory so I went back in time to April/May, both before and after that Australian Academy game v Collingwood VFL. At the time, the pundits rated his game highly but not top of the top shelf but were impressed enough back then to rate him in the top ten in their rankings. 

We should accept the reasons he’s given for being off the scene for a couple of months and he’s certainly been forgotten by many during that time but there’s no way this bloke is going to be on a rookie list next year.

Take him at pick 37 if your target/s have gone. Surely worth a roll of the dice. Are we even interested?

So this kid gets picked to play in the elite exhibition match for the Australian Academy vs Collingwood, plays well, catches the eye of recruiters, disappears with an injury and conveniently returns on the eve of the draft. Essendon family and Essendon NGA. Nothing to see here.

'It is what he wants': Why explosive NGA talent has eyes set on Dons

22 minutes ago, Leopold Bloom said:

So this kid gets picked to play in the elite exhibition match for the Australian Academy vs Collingwood, plays well, catches the eye of recruiters, disappears with an injury and conveniently returns on the eve of the draft. Essendon family and Essendon NGA. Nothing to see here.

'It is what he wants': Why explosive NGA talent has eyes set on Dons

Is he top 40 is the question. 
 

If so, he might not get his wish. 

5 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Is he top 40 is the question. 
 

If so, he might not get his wish. 

An excellent question. We won’t know what club recruiters think until the draft itself. However, I’ve seen some on line gradings that put him in the top 10 after the Academy game.