small defender.

welcome to the club kyle!!

NAME KYLE CHENEY

CLUB MELBOURNE

ORIGINAL CLUB NORTH BALLARAT RE...

DOB 25/08/1989

HEIGHT 184.6 CM

WEIGHT 86.2 KG

BIO

Skilful medium defender who had an injury-interrupted start to the 2007 season before finishing off the year in great fashion.

small defender.

welcome to the club kyle!!

Still no KPP, these small guys must be pretty good to get in ahead of apparent need!

Always a bright side

Could he become a clint bartram??

Could he become a clint bartram??

According to CAC, he's very good overhead and tough as nails.

heard CAC just said he is hard as nails player with a strong mark on him. he soundsgood

pretty sure clint bartram is a current clint bartram, don't think a player who has played for one year can be looked at as bringing the cornerstone for future players at a contemporary level

Will he cop the nickname D*ck?

MELBOURNE – KYLE CHENEY

North Ballarat Rebels, VIC, Medium defender, August 25 1989, 184.6cm, 86.2kg

Cheney looms as a fascinating player in this draft. There has been some speculation he could be taken as early as No.33 by Port Adelaide and he has also been linked with West Coast, but the Eagles are out of the meeting by pick No.22. Melbourne looms as Cheney's most likely destination with one of its later choices. It may opt to select him at No.53, but otherwise it should be able to claim him here. Cheney is rated by some recruiters as one of the top prospects to have come through the state-based screenings this year.

Bio: Skilful medium defender who had an injury-interrupted start to the 2007 season before finishing off the year in great fashion.

Awful last name, I'll be refering to him as KC for the rest of his career.

Just can't stand D!ck.

Let's get busy, KC.

Sounds good.

Awful last name, I'll be refering to him as KC for the rest of his career.

Just can't stand D!ck.

Let's get busy, KC.

Sounds good.

If you don't like Dick Cheney then don't even bother about checking out the Jack Grimes who infests the American political scene. Just be glad that that our versions are playing football.

By the sounds of CAC, he may be the next Nathan Brown/Matthew Whelan whom I would be happy with. When I read he was a medium defender I was a bit disappointed (as we already have Bell, CJ, Petterd, Bartram, etc.) but reading about his hardness has changed my mind.

By the sounds of CAC, he may be the next Nathan Brown/Matthew Whelan whom I would be happy with. When I read he was a medium defender I was a bit disappointed (as we already have Bell, CJ, Petterd, Bartram, etc.) but reading about his hardness has changed my mind.

When we think about it, we have just lots of 2 running defenders in Brown and Ward. Whelan is slowing down due to injuries and only has a year or 2 left. CJ will never mate the grade imho. Pettard and Bartram and both expected to move into the midfield in the next year or 2.

Bell, of coarse, is an absolute gun.

So a hard nosed small defender in the mould of Matthew Whelan is actually quite useful if we look 2 years into the future!!!

Cheney becomes a Demon by Matthew Hillard

MELBOURNE Football Club officials have told Warracknabeal's Kyle Cheney to relax today and tomorrow before he embarks on a professional football career on Wednesday.

The Demons selected Cheney at pick number 53 in Saturday's AFL draft. They want him in Melbourne on Wednesday but the 18-year-old is still grasping the life-changing fact.

Family and friends gathered at Cheney's Warracknabeal home on Saturday morning as the draft commenced.

Nervously they waited as 52 player names were called out; 53 proved to be the magic number.

"All the family was there and a big cheer went up when my name was called out," Cheney said.

"But it still hasn't sunk in. I had a few mates around our house and some family and friends last night, but I'm still trying to get over it."

Kyle's father Michael said the family was now busily preparing for their youngest son's departure on Wednesday. "It's a huge thing, and we're all sort of trying to come to terms with it," Mr Cheney said.

"Kyle's a good level-headed kid, he keeps everything pretty much under wraps, even though there was a lot of expectation put on him.

"But getting down there will be an eye-opener for him; he'll probably realise he's one of them once he's there."

CONGRATULATIONS: Warracknabeal's Cheney family gather around son, brother and AFL draftee Kyle. Pictured from left are mother Leonie, brother Brenton, father Michael and sister Leannon. Kyle was drafted on Saturday to the Melbourne Football Club. Picture: MICHAEL RUDOLPH

What is with Melbourne's fascination with ranga's?

What is with Melbourne's fascination with ranga's?

LMAO

Welcome to the club Fanta Pants!

is it me? or does he look like that red haired kid of harry potter!!

He's still not as bad as Cameron Ling

As long as he can play footy....

By the sounds of CAC, he may be the next Nathan Brown/Matthew Whelan whom I would be happy with. When I read he was a medium defender I was a bit disappointed (as we already have Bell, CJ, Petterd, Bartram, etc.) but reading about his hardness has changed my mind.

Hey, maybe he'll be the next Kyle Cheney?

When asked to explain MFC's draft strategy CAC replied:

"We'll take the best red-head that's available at the time"

B)

I thought we were meant to be the Redlegs not the Red-heads?

Just joking, best of luck to the boy. Hope he turns out to be a decent smoky pick.

he looks pretty big aswell!

new nickname i present you.. RON WEASLEY!!

You guys are all class. I bet the girls just can't get enough of you

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