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Category B 206cm ruckman. Newest Demon’s sport-swapping journey

206cm 18 year old. There’s your developing ruckman!

Many trying to rewrite history Fritta kicks one because Viney refuses an easy clearance to the Dogs who get first hand on the footy but it’s not clean and it spills to Harmes who kicks perfectly to space Frittas second comes from clearance involving Oliver and Trac out the front, players fly Gawny going back actually gets a hand on it preventing a spoil and it goes over the back Fritta great reaction Brown’s goal -Martin jumps early looking to body Jackson and is not worried about the footy, Jackson stops as he’s about to jump off his foot pads the ball to Trac who spins and kicks to space for Brown to mark in front Gus’s goal - for me he was our most influential player for the 3rd quarter Tracs goal- class but don’t underestimate Kossie’s block on Dunkley which prevents pressure on Trac Sparrow- again think it was English looks for body and goes early to negate the ruckman with the bigger leap, Jackson goes to ground and taps the ground ball to Viney and we break away Clarrie - tell me you don’t see the special traits and potential Jackson has in this goal, think it was Viney who gets a boot to it but Jackson’s ground ball pick up for a player his size was exceptional, that doesn’t happen with any of the other 3 rucks on the ground and outside of Natanui it doesn’t happen with any other ruckman in the comp Im not saying Jackson turned the game, the midfield group and the Dogs refusal to just go in level and play a stopper at the back of CBD’s all led to that mad minute. I never felt dead and buried, we’d seen it throughout the season the team responded when challenged. After Bont put them 19 points up I turned to my oldest boy and said we just need a goal, we’re not playing bad we just need to convert from our forward entries. 1 minute later I said wow, wasn’t expecting such a quick turnaround when we were level. There we’re points throughout that 3rd quarter where May and lever stood up, Tmac came into it a bit leading up the ground to assist with transition, Brown did the same. Really thought Gus was important as that defensive wingman and was the player who gave us the lead. Your view point to think Jackson did nothing and base it on stats is poor, he was important but wasn’t alone. The kid can play, hope he does well because he’s a nice kid and I like to see people do well. It’s footy and how he plays no longer effects me except when we play Freo. To many are tainting their opinion on him based on him deciding to leave

He will get to learn at the feet of two of the best current ruckmen.

Hope he has another growth spurt.

Ross Lyon has fallen back in love with the Saints = Ross Lyon has run out of cash

You're either good enough or you're not.

There seems to be a little inconsistency between the Club’s version of events and Lawrence’s. Lawrence is quoted in The Age as saying: “We were very conscious of data privacy. I don’t want members’ details, either email or postal addresses...so we said ‘if you don’t want to give us the register let us at least send our message out’ and they said ‘no’,” The Club’s email says: “At the Supreme Court hearing the Club offered that should the Court find in the member’s favour regarding the provision of member email addresses, that the Club could facilitate the circulation of this email on their behalf. This offer was rejected by the member.” I’m not sure these can both be accurate.

I appreciate that we can debate this in a civilised way. A lot has been posted since your post and a lot of it is what I would have responded with so I won't repeat it. I will just say in summary the issue is are we going to support a duly elected Board or not. I think this Board and the one's before it have done an excellent job of getting us a Premiership and setting up the future of the Club. I believe the process they set up for the Constitutional amendments is fair and reasonable. I made a submission and it was ignored. I accept the process and am not going to waste tens of thousands of dollars of members contributions rejecting the process because I didn't get what I wanted. For what it's worth I strongly reject most of his amendments and am thankful they were rejected. The AFL is littered with people like Mr Lawrence who put their own ambitions and egos ahead of the best interests of the Club. I wouldn't want him anywhere near the Board. Frankly I'm furious someone like him has been able to get my name and address and possibly my email address so he can pursue his personal destabilising agenda. I'm also furious that he might succeed in setting a precedent so that any member that doesn't agree with the Board can ring the Club and threaten litigation in order to send spam every other week. I didn't sign up for that. I'm also very concerned about what steps he has taken to protect my personal information he has already got, given the current hacks that are going on. He's generated a lot of publicity around getting our private information which makes him a target. If he gets hacked because he didn't take adequate steps to protect my information I hope he's going to compensate all of us.

Bartlett sent a pointed letter to members asking members to support the boards director nominations and included some pointed language towards not voting for Peter Lawrence. I doubt they would be working together. Re second point, I agree that the defamation lawsuit has nothing to do with the Constitution Review. Alot of effort has gone into Peter's campaign and he wouldn't have included this by accident. It's pretty obvious the Constitution Review is less about getting the Constitution right than it is about advancing his board ambitions. I don't have a problem with his aspirations, but what I do take issue with is that he's trying to destabilize the board to advance his own position.

MFC ruck duo in five years time - Kalani White and Farris-White?

…with our CONSENT! How is this difficult to understand?

Cant believe no one tagged me :)

He's already 206cm, so there's wont be much learning at the feet. Learning from Gawn's eyebrows and Grundy's man-bun? Also, that means we now have FIVE 200cm+ players on our list, so we can finally hold an EntMoot.

How to ensure no one votes the way you want. Step 1: Access every members postal and email addresses Step 2: Send all members unsolicited mail Good job to whoever thought that was a smart idea.

No ruckman @ pick 13 then, you beauty

Double-barrelled surnames are annoying to shout out at a game. I’m gunna call him TWO DADS

This OC is a prime example of why I love Demonland so much. A great unfettered Democratic forum to respectfully express opinions and with the passion of a group of people who care about their Club. A couple of my opinions for what it's worth. 1. As a lawyer with some limited experience with Privacy law I just make the comment that under the terms of the Privacy policy the Club would face significant fines and the potential for individuals to sue them if they released our email addresses to Lawrence. End of story. Once he issued his proceedings the Club had no choice but to waste tens of thousands of our membership dollars on defending it. No doubt to avoid the cost of further litigation the Club will probably agree to send out his manifesto thus getting around the breach of Privacy law. Personally I'm not happy about this precedent at all. It means because of Lawrence any Tom Dick and Harry can start doing this as they please when they're not happy with processes put in place by the Board that have been elected by the members. I don't know about anyone else but I don't want to start getting streams of emails from disgruntled individual members on whatever topic they chose when they're not happy with Board decisions which is what this precedent would create if that is what happens. I am very confident about one thing and that is as long as there are institutions and there are Boards or Committees you can be guaranteed there are always going to be some people who are going to be disgruntled. I've seen some staggering behaviour at Junior footy club level little own the big league. You have elections so members can democratically elect the people they are putting their faith in to run the institution. Not everyone is going to agree with them. Lawrence is acting like our Trump. He stood for election and a tiny amount of the 56,000 members voted for him. He is clearly someone who has a bone to grind with this Board. He submitted his suggestions as did a lot of us and they either accepted them or didn't. He can't accept that and here we are. As for Lawrence's amendments. I strongly disagree with most of them and agree with two of them which I don't think justify his actions. New Constitution I agree that it makes sense to have created a new Constitution from scratch instead of just amending the old one. I don't think practically this makes any difference. He has not raised any material concerns with the vast majority of the existing constitution other than the couple of changes he wants. Twenty members for nomination I can see both sides of this argument. I imagine the Board has selected 20 so someone wanting to nominate outside the Board's selection process has to make some effort and show that there is some measure of support other than two members, who as someone mentioned could be your dog and your two year old. 20 out of 66,000 doesn't seem outrageous. On the other hand I can see that for an individual without access to information on other members trying to find 20 might be onerous. I would have thought 10 would have been fairer. This could be raised at the Special Meeting and discussed there. I don't think this point justifies what he has done. I strongly disagree with limiting Presidents to only one 3 year term. IMO they should have up to two terms and if that starts on the verge of their 9th year on the Board so be it. I think it's extremely important to have stability and 6 years is right for me for that purpose. As we saw last year if Presidents are problematic like Bartlett they can be voted out by the Board. If this Board didn't do that last year we would not have a Premiership or Coach. I don't agree with setting female quota's. I want the best people on the Board irrespective of gender or binary etc. I have no doubt that in due course the women's team is going to generate significant non male members and this will naturally lead to a greater representation of women on the Board as there will be much more women members and women's sporting and membership issues will become far more significant. I don't think it's necessary to set a quota for them.

Utterly bizarre why some are getting their knickers in a knot. You're not that important. Just delete the email or throw the letter out. It's really not a big deal. But some like to complain just to complain. Just delete the email, hero.

Did you know Scott Pendlebury has one?

No, he just wrote the songs.

In the absence of any footy highlights here are some Basketball Highlights.

Has Barry Manilow been in any of those bands?

I received the Deemocracy letter in the mail today and I'm trying to work out why Peter Lawrence has sent a letter to every member highlighting that our President and 3 directors are being sued by a former President. This attempt to discredit our board should be seen for what it is, a move against our board, and the trivial constitution changes make alot more sense when viewed from this perspective. I don't like what Peter Lawrence is doing and I also said at the time when our former President sent out a letter urging members to vote for the boards nomination instead of Peter Lawrence, I felt our President was overstepping the mark.

Graeme Yeats, there is a difference between the club sharing our details and another member. As a Corporation the club is governed by the Privacy Act and provisions re how they handle personal data. There is no such provision for how an individual handles personal data. Can any the lawyers on here advise what (if any) recourse we have should Peter handle our personal data in a manner that it ends up being published on the internet. If our names and addresses appear in a list along with our email address then all it takes is for someone to cross reference it with another list linking our email address to other personal data and all of a sudden we are in a situation where identify theft is a real possibility. In my view the Supreme Court has been careless in this instance and should have insisted personal data be handled by a third party with processes to ensure personal data is appropriately managed and destroyed once its purpose is achieved.

Here here. Also love to spin vinyl. Might crack out Warmaster, Scum, Necrotism and Battles in the North in honour of the conversation today 🍻

The most enticing thing about all of this is the fact that with ANB, AMW, this bloke and Finn Emile-Brennan possibly coming in, we are coming close to breaking an old club record of the most players with hyphenated names in its history.

So, you didn't want your information provided, but now that a judge said it can be you're happy to do so? I'm concerned about the whole thing. I wasn't aware of the conditions in the current corporate act that meant my address would be given out so freely, as I've not encountered this type of behaviour from a fellow member before. Lawrence has come out of this looking terrible an has damaged any chance he had of bringing forth the changes he wanted. But not just that, he's been a disruption to the club when we already have other ego-driven disruptive agendas to deal with, and has cost the club money - which comes from us. Just a shambles all round.

The recently retired Stef Martin had basketball background.

He’s a WA boy so watch out for the go home factor in a couple of year’s time.

2024

https://www.afl.com.au/about-afl/rookie-players

let's make it "two sheds jackson" in memory of a noted demonlander and let's hope he's two-times as good a ruck as that other jackson emigre

Boy oh boy I love a basketball background

Newest Demon’s sport-swapping journey…

These first bands are known as second wave Black metal, but only in retrospect. They were influenced by bands like Venom and Bathory, now known as first wave, but really not similar at all. In saying that, Black metal can be fast, slow, heavy, depressing, beautiful, pagan etc etc, unlike a lot of genres it has no real set structure. But interestingly Black metal is the closest musically written and structured as classical music. Emperor - I am the black Wizards Dark Throne - Transylvania Hunger Cradle of Filth - Her Ghost in the fog Gorgoroth - Prayer Satyricon - black crow on the tombstone Rotting Christ - Raven Immortal - Tyrants Dark Funeral - Artrum Regina These bands followed those above. Wolves in the throne room - I will lay down my bones or Diadem of 12 stars Kampfar - Det Sorte Wodensthrone - That which is now forgotten Moonsorrow- suden tunti MGLA - Exercise in futility V Drudkh - Solitude Der Weg Einer Freiheit- Aufbruch None - Wither Imperium Dekadenz - Ave Danuvi Hulder - Purgations of bodily corruptions Suldusk - Nazare Darkher - where the devil waits Veitah - Tajamnica Tajamnic I’m only scratching the surface and have left out many bands, but tried to get a spread of various styles and be aware a lot don’t sing in English

As the stripper said to her TAFE class.

Does his letter actually say this? I suspect my letter went to a PO Box which I rarely check. If so, that’s disgraceful. People like him should be kept as far away from the MFC board as possible. We have had decades of ego driven men causing dissent and division on our board. We are as stable and successful as we’ve been for a very long time. People like him should [censored] off.

Freo can be in his ear, I’m still backing my culture. I agree we will contend, we will for another 3 to 4 years IMO. I don’t mind Phillipou, Hollands, Hewett, Hustwaite with our pick, I’m like you not as keen on Jefferson because he’s listed as the next best forward, I would rather use on of next year’s 2 first or second rounders on a forward. Knowing the kid and watching him closely for 2 years I would love Ginbey but it isn’t happening

His first 17 games were wins. Then came the loss to Freo in round 11, his first loss. I remember getting home really late that night, cold and tired and still super upset about the loss. Then @DubDeeposted this… … and things didn’t seem that bad. 😂

Surely we wouldn’t consider a WA kid, who’s dad was a Freo Captain, given this year’s events. It would probably be safer to draft a kid from Alaska.

The players you have picked look the goods MAH, however we now have a glut of 6’.0”’s, we have skill, pace, toughness, we were exposed for lack of height against the top 8 sides. I am hoping for some additional tough height , ie, 6’3””+ forward and 6’6” + forward /ruck to bring some balance to our group and use towards replacing BB and TMac longer term.😁

Well like last year I thought I would put up a mock draft for the first two rounds of the National Draft which factors in both/all of our picks. Am also factoring in Father Son/Academy bids and what that means when it comes to points and where that will leave teams and how it effects the rest of their draft hand. Obviously there is trading of picks which could effect the order between now and then, however this is where things lie on October 21st 2022. Again like last year, I'd like to acknowledge a lot of the bios being supplied by Cal Twomey and central.rookieme.com. So without further delay, lets get started! AFL NATIONAL DRAFT ROUND 1 Pick 1. Greater Western Sydney/Brisbane - GWS bid Pick 1 which is matched by Brisbane, trading Picks 34, 35, 36, 38, 55 & 56 to AFL = 2,432 points for Picks 1 & 71. (20% discount) Will ASHCROFT 6/5/04 182cm/78kg Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Midfielder Ashcroft finished his season in the same fashion he played throughout it, with a best-on-ground performance in Sandringham's NAB League Grand Final win with 39 disposals, six clearances and six inside-50s before then winning the Larke Medal as the best player across the national carnival in Vic Metro’s title win. It was a complete draft campaign for the driven youngster, who is sure to step into Brisbane's starting 18 next year and make an immediate impact. Would be the first ever father-son who attracts a bid at No.1 if it goes that way in November. Pick 2. Greater Western Sydney Aaron CADMAN 196cm/88kg 3/3/04 Greater Western Victoria Rebels/Vic Country Key forward It was a strong finish from Cadman the other week, with the Vic Country key target kicking three goals including the important late goal that put his side into a lead. His marking, athleticism, competitiveness and all-round forward craft make him a genuine top-five pick contender, and his production is terrific as well. He booted 34 goals in the NAB League season from 12 games and also averaged 17 disposals, showing the smart left-footer's work rate and ability to get into the game up the ground. Pick 3. North Melbourne George WARDLAW 18/7/04 182cm/82kg Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Midfielder A line was put through Wardlaw's season after he injured his hamstring at school level in August and it was an extra cautious approach – he could have played in Vic Metro's final game against Vic Country but his medicos opted against it. Although it has been an injury-interrupted second half of the year, Wardlaw's performances before then will live in the minds of recruiters. He's tough, powerful and explosive, can go forward and hit the scoreboard and fly high for big grabs. Has some presence about him and dominated a couple of big games earlier in the year. Pick 4. North Melbourne Harry SHEEZEL 13/10/04 184cm/77kg Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Forward/midfielder Sheezel's finals series underlined his game-changing ability. He kicked one goal in the Sandringham Dragons' wildcard win over the Bushrangers, then two goals against the Calder Cannons in the elimination final, then 3.3 against Gippsland in the preliminary final before having a standout Grand Final with four goals in his side's win. The premiership decider was clearly his best, with Sheezel electric in the forward half. No other players in the draft are as clinical and classy around goal as the half-forward, who finished his NAB League season with 36.24. Pick 5. Essendon Elijah TSATAS 18/10/04 187cm/80kg Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Midfielder Tsatas missed Vic Metro's mid-year games with a foot fracture but came back towards the end of the season and collected 30 disposals and five clearances. The Oakleigh Chargers prospect had an excellent return to the field after his injury, putting in some commanding performances at NAB League level, including a best-afield display against Sandringham when he had 38 disposals and 13 inside-50s. He had 34 disposals and a goal in his side's wildcard round loss to Bendigo as well. An inside-outside midfielder with dash and quality. Pick 6. Gold Coast Matt JEFFERSON 195cm/78kg 8/3/04 Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Key forward The tall forward finished his NAB League season with four goals against Sandringham and then three goals against Bendigo, then scans showed he had been playing with a fracture in his leg. After a couple of weeks off his returned for Vic Metro to face Vic Country in the final game of the national carnival, with the right-footer kicking two goals, including a pivotal late one. It took his tally to 14 for the carnival and showed him to be one of the leading key position players in the group. A key forward in the mould of Essendon's Harrison Jones. This is my pick as the bolter of this draft. Pick 7. Hawthorn Bailey HUMPHREY 186cm/86kg 11/9/04 Gippsland Power/Vic Country Forward/midfielder The dynamic nature of Humphrey's game was on show early in Vic Country's loss to Vic Metro towards the end of the season, when he played deep in attack and controlled the game with some strong marks, clever leads and goalkicking opportunities. He finished with 1.3 for the game, but had an influence on it in his first appearance for Vic Country after missing the mid-year championships game with a knee injury. Humphrey finished second in the NAB League's Morrish Medal after playing just 11 games. Another exciting, powerful forward/midfielder with some traits like Sydney's Isaac Heeney. Expect to hear the nickname Humphrey the Hawk bandied about for the next decade. Pick 8. Geelong Jhye CLARK 23/7/04 181cm/77kg Geelong Falcons/Vic Country Midfielder The consistent and strong-bodied midfielder finished off his NAB League campaign well with two goals from 27 disposals in the Falcons' wild card round loss to the Western Jets. Clark averaged 25 disposals in the competition this season and barely played a bad game, such is his intensity and work rate. Clark shapes as a pick-and-play prospect, someone who can come in and get the job done early. His leadership traits also appeal to clubs. Pick 9. West Coast Reuben GINBEY 188cm/81kg 10/9/04 East Perth/Western Australia Midfielder/defender Clubs are quite enamoured by Ginbey and it's easy to see why. The West Australian started his campaign as a third tall defensive option but developed across the year into a midfielder with strength and force who can get things going his team's way. His last game of the season came for East Perth's colts side when he had 19 disposals and kicked two goals, having also had a taste of senior experience through the year. Ginbey has been one of the season's big risers. Pick 10. St Kilda Cam MACKENZIE 187cm/80kg 21/4/04 Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Midfielder Mackenzie put on a clinic in the NAB League Grand Final, having 26 disposals, six clearances and booting two goals in an all-round very strong performance. It closed an extremely consistent NAB League season for the midfielder, who averaged 24 disposals and showed his tenacity at the stoppages, aerial ability and capacity to step up in big moments. Mackenzie is eligible to join St Kilda as a Next Generation Academy player but only outside the top-40 – which won't be the case, however I expect the Saints to get lucky and be able to swoop on Mackenzie at Pick 10. Pick 11. Carlton Jedd BUSSLINGER 196cm/82kg 11/3/04 East Perth/Western Australia Key defender The key defender has been off the radar since shoulder surgery in July after playing with the injury through the first part of the season. Busslinger is an intercepting key back who can mark well and drifts into the contest. In his last game of the year he picked up 26 disposals and six marks against the Allies for Western Australia. Pick 12. Western Bulldogs Mattaes PHILLIPOU 192cm/83kg 27/12/04 Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia Midfielder/forward An ankle injury meant Phillipou spent most of the last chunk of the season on the sidelines. But that won't dim what scouts have seen from him at other stages this season. The 192cm talent is a dual-position player through the forward line and midfield, having averaged 28 disposals and 1.5 goals a game at under-18 level in the SANFL with Woodville-West Torrens. He can mark above his head, slot long goals and is capable of taking a game by the scruff of the neck. The son of former Bulldogs player Sam shapes as the first South Australian selected in the draft. Pick 13. West Coast Elijah HEWETT 185cm/84kg 27/5/04 Swan Districts/Western Australia Midfielder Hewett completed his season by impressing at senior WAFL level with Swan Districts. He played four straight games and averaged 16 disposals and a goal across that block of footy, showing he could match it with senior bodies and hold his own. Hewett is a confident player who can hustle and bustle through the midfield as well as hit the scoreboard. His best game of the year came against Vic Metro at the under-18 carnival when he was a physical force. Pick 14. Melbourne/Essendon - Melbourne bid Pick 14 which is matched by Essendon trading picks 23 & 51 to AFL = 1,074 points for Picks 14 & 61. (20% discount) Alwyn DAVEY JNR 180cm/74kg 26/2/04 Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Midfielder/forward The Essendon father-son prospect delivered plenty of exciting moments throughout this year as an attacking half-forward who can also play through the midfield. It will be interesting where a bid comes for the son of former Bombers small forward Alwyn, given some of his best games were really exciting and showed his class. He also played for the Bombers' VFL side late in the year and, along with his twin brother Jayden, is keen to be at Tullamarine next year. Pick 15. Melbourne Oliver HOLLANDS 183cm/71kg 16/1/04 Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country Midfielder Hollands capped a really strong finish to the season by gathering 23 disposals and seven marks as Vic Country's best midfielder against Vic Metro late in the season. His run of form had started in Vic Country's previous game, against Western Australia in July, and carried through, with the two-way running midfielder picking up 27 disposals in each of the Bushrangers' final two games. The brother of Gold Coast's Elijah and son of former Tiger Ben, Hollands could be a midfielder in the style of Melbourne runner Ed Langdon. He just gets to work. Pick 16. Sydney Henry HUSTWAITE 194cm/84kg 20/7/04 Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country Midfielder Hustwaite will be an interesting player for clubs given his skillset and size. A growth spurt saw Hustwaite shoot up in height and become a tall midfield option, and he averaged 23 disposals for the Stingrays this season. His kicking for a player his height is really good and Hustwaite can play in a number of positions as well, including a flank or wing. Pick 17. Greater Western Sydney/Brisbane - GWS bid Pick 17 which is matched by Brisbane trading Picks 68 & 71 to AFL = 88 points (732 points in deficit) for Pick 17. (20% discount) Jaspa FLETCHER 184cm/73kg 24/2/04 Brisbane Lions Academy/Allies Midfielder The Brisbane father-son prospect will add another dimension to the younger midfielders at the club with his ability to glide from end to end and use the ball in a classy way. Fletcher is the son of four-club player Adrian, but is only eligible to join the Lions, where he has been a member of their Academy over the years. Has precise foot skills and is trusted with the ball in his hands. Could slot onto the wing early in the AFL career. This selection will effectively wipe out Brisbane's 2023 draft hand. Having already traded out their future 1st Round Pick, going over 700 points into deficit will see Brisbane's 2nd Round Pick likely taken from a Pick in the mid 30's to a Pick in the mid 70's and their 3rd Round Pick may well be pushed back as well. Pick 18. Greater Western Sydney Olli HOTTON 181cm/77kg 6/9/04 Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Midfielder/forward Hotton had an exciting season at NAB League level for the Sandringham Dragons, which he closed with a strong performance in the Grand Final, when he kicked a goal from 25 disposals. The midfielder is a presence around the ball, and has also pushed forward to be an option there too, kicking three goals from 24 disposals against South Australia for Vic Metro. Pick 19. Collingwood Lewis HAYES 197cm/81kg 17/12/04 Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro Key defender Hayes is a key defender who will be one of the first of his type selected at the draft. He had some strong performances for Vic Metro at the under-18 carnival, and also took some of that form into the NAB League where he found more of the ball and had impressive displays in the air. Hayes is wiry but marks well overhead and can shut down opponents. His brother is Port Adelaide ruckman Sam Hayes. Pick 20. Sydney Jacob KONSTANTY 176cm/70kg 9/11/04 Gippsland Power/Vic Country Small forward Konstanty has appeal to clubs through his forward craft and ability to hit the scoreboard as well as his tackling pressure. He booted 17 goals this season for Gippsland Power but also averaged six tackles a game at under-18 level, showing he can provide in both ways for his side. Konstanty comes from an elite junior soccer background and focused on footy in 2020 during the COVID shutdown that year. One of his best games of the year came for Vic Country when he kicked three goals against the Allies in the national carnival. Pick 21. Greater Western Sydney Josh WEDDLE 192cm/89kg 25/5/04 Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Key defender Weddle is a key defender who can run and jump at his grabs as well as play on some medium type of goalkickers. He was impressive through the carnival for Vic Metro, gathering 20 disposals and seven marks against Western Australia, whilst also being a consistent player for the Oakleigh Chargers. ROUND 2 Pick 22. Greater Western Sydney Coby BURGIEL 183cm/76kg 9/9/04 Gippsland Power/Vic Country Midfielder/forward Burgiel has done it in an unassuming way but has pushed into being a possible top-25 pick through his impact around goal and in the midfield. He has a versatility to be used in a range of different spots and was a regular goalkicker for Gippsland, where he kicked 12 goals for the season and averaged nearly 22 disposals. His speed is an asset – he ran 2.84 seconds in the 20-metre sprint in the NAB League testing earlier this year, ranking him second in the competition. Pick 23. West Coast Isaac KEELER 198cm/88kg 23/4/04 North Adelaide/South Australia Key forward/ruck Keeler's North Adelaide side made the under-18s SANFL Grand Final, with the key forward/ruckman having a strong semi-final with 21 disposals and seven clearances. He averaged 18 disposals this season and kicked 19 goals at that level, showing his exciting mix of forward craft as well as ability to play up the field. At his height and with his skillset there is plenty to work with for Keeler, who is tied to Adelaide via the Next Generation Academy. The Crows will only get priority access to him outside the top-40. Pick 24. Western Bulldogs Lachie COWAN 188cm/81kg 1/12/04 Tasmania Devils/Allies Defender/midfielder Cowan's excellent season for Tasmania in the NAB League saw him be a joint winner of the Morrish Medal as the competition's best and fairest winners. The rebounding defender, who also spent plenty of time in the midfield, averaged 27 disposals, three tackles and five marks a game, with his penetrating left-foot kicking breaking the lines. Some clubs have him ranked inside the first round of the draft. Pick 25. Adelaide Jakob RYAN 189cm/77kg 20/9/04 Glenelg/South Australia Defender The Glenelg product has been a ball magnet this year – he has averaged 28 disposals in the SANFL under-18s competition and also featured in some reserves footy. He was also solid throughout South Australia's championships, regularly breaking the lines from half-back and also getting plenty of the ball up the ground. Is a run and carry player whose versatility will appeal. Pick 26. Hawthorn Ed ALLAN 194cm/82kg 26/5/04 Claremont/Western Australia Midfielder A late riser who could feature around the top-20 on draft night. Allan missed the first half of the year with stress fractures in his back but returned for Western Australia's final game of the under-18 championships. He then went back to colts level with Claremont and played as an inside midfielder and wingman, averaging 25 disposals in his last five games. His athleticism and scope is exciting. He is the son of former Hawthorn and Fremantle player Ben Allan, but neither club has father-son rights on him, however I can see Hawthorn swooping with their pick in the 20's. Pick 27. Collingwood Brayden GEORGE 186cm/87kg 13/4/04 Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country Forward A frustrating campaign for George ended abruptly in August when he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and underwent a knee reconstruction. He's in the early stages of his rehabilitation process now and faces missing most of his first year on an AFL list recovering from the injury. George showed his talent early in the year with a five-goal haul to start the season and a six-goal game weeks later, and as a medium forward his penetrating kicking and powerful strength and leap sets him apart. Pick 28. West Coast Darcy JONES 175cm/63kg 3/4/04 Swan Districts/Western Australia Midfielder A smaller type whose size doesn't stop him from playing a range of roles – in the midfield, forward or back. After an impressive series of games for his state, Jones recently stepped up to make his senior WAFL debut, kicking two goals from 13 disposals in his first game and two the following week as well. He can read the tempo of games well, has speed and class by foot and plays with a tenacity that belies his height. Pick 29. Collingwood Mitch SYBKOWSKI 186cm/84kg 09/01/04 Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country Midfielder Szybkowski missed the Stingrays' preliminary final under health and safety protocols but returned for their NAB League Grand Final defeat to Sandringham. He averaged 23 disposals across seven games at the level but was also productive for Vic Country. The midfielder is a bigger size and can fight for the ball at stoppages and get it going his team's way. He has a penetrating longer kick and can move forward to kick a goal. Pick 30. St. Kilda Harry BARNETT 202cm/93kg 22/1/04 West Adelaide/South Australia Ruckman One of the leading ruckmen in the draft class who is able to get around the ground. Barnett has played two senior games for West Adelaide but also been dominant in the under-18s competition, where he has been an athletic marking option. His best game of the season came in round seven when he gathered 29 disposals, kicked two goals and had 28 hitouts against Woodville-West Torrens. Pick 31. Carlton Charlie CLARKE 182cm/75kg 4/1/04 Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro Forward There aren't many prospects in this year's draft who play with as much effort and intensity as Clarke. The half-forward had a really good season, too, kicking 29.21 in 15 games for the Dragons, including a seven-goal haul against Tasmania in round four. He also had a terrific finals series for the Dragons, kicking 10 goals across the four games, including some sharp snaps and fall-of-the-ball crumbs. Will work his way into games and loves pouncing on a goal. Pick 32. Fremantle Sam GILBEY 188cm/71kg 14/5/04 Claremont/Western Australia Midfielder/defender Gilbey has had a challenging year, missing some time at the start of the year through illness and then having an interrupted carnival for Western Australia with health and safety protocols. The athletic midfielder and half-back has strong running capacity and finished his championships with 18 disposals and eight marks against South Australia. Pick 33. Greater Western Sydney Noah LONG 178cm/74kg 23/08/04 Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country Midfielder/small forward Coming into the year as a prospect to watch, Long has worked his way back into draft contention and his determination to do so only adds to the endearing nature of his character. He has added to his game in the way of forward craft, but hasn’t lost his touch in the midfield, allowing recruiters to see a couple of different ways he could fit in at the next level. Pick 34. St Kilda Max GRUZEWSKI 193cm/84kg 21/7/04 Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Key defender/forward Every player needs at least one weapon to be picked by an AFL club, and then to make it at the level. Gruzewski's is his marking, which has been on show throughout this year despite an injury absence mid-season. He showed it recently for Vic Metro, too, when the versatile key-position player flew high and took a massive hanger in the front half and slotted the goal. Gruzewski can read the play well, be used at both ends and grabs it when it comes his way. Pick 35. Port Adelaide/Adelaide - Port Adelaide bid Pick 35 which Adelaide match trading Pick 44 to AFL = 362 points (56 points deficit) for Pick 35. (20% discount) Max MICHALANNEY 192cm/78kg 26/2/04 Norwood/South Australia Defender He won't jump off the stats sheet but Michalanney's ability to shut down forwards of all shapes and sizes makes him a valuable commodity for clubs. Put simply, he can take players out of games via his defensive abilities. At his height Michalanney is able to take on a range of forwards as well. He looks headed to the Crows, where he is eligible as a father-son given his father Jim played more than 200 SANFL games at Norwood. Pick 36. Port Adelaide Luke TEAL 189cm/80kg 20/05/04 Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Defender It was not the perfect year for Luke Teal, with the early season delay and only managing the one game for Vic Metro and four games for Oakleigh, but he had showed enough to be right in the draft mix. Teal was a player to watch coming into the season so there was plenty of expectation and he did well to finish the year strong at least to remind clubs of his talent and he could be a real bargain mid-draft for a club wanting to add some quality to their defence. Pick 37. Melbourne Jaxon BINNS 182cm/73kg 29/10/04 Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country Forward/midfielder With specialist wingmen in vogue and elite endurance runners proving highly desirable, there certainly seems to be a spot for Binns at the next level. More than just an athlete, he has the football nous to rack up plenty of possessions and drive into dangerous areas, doubling as a capable half-forward whose best traits suit the way football is played currently. With some polish to add, he may fit into the crop outside the top 30. … And there you have it. That certainly helped with my sleepless night overnight. Interested in peoples thoughts if if they think there's anyone missed and what you think of my predictions to land at the Dees? Main player who was stiff to miss out on this Mock Draft is probably Anthony Munkara.

New Drudkh album in a month, Uada are still good, bit pretentious at times tho. Midian is my fav! And it’s funny you saying Cradle is as far as you go, they are pretty far down the road compared to most. im like you, I like groove and lots of tempo changes but some days you just need a full on wall of integrity like Marduk or for insanity purposes the latest Weigedood which is a mind****! Some great gym music is Marduk -Panzer division, Skeletonwitch- Beyond the permafrost, Blood Tsunami - grand feast for vultures. Last two are Black thrash so fast but with lots of grooves and time changes. I did too! 😂

Or maybe they rely on what we in the cheer squad never leave home without … Fisherman’s Friend. 😁 Currently I go with original strength, usually citrus or blackcurrant. The OGs said I can move on up to extra strength next season. Hashtag Promotion!

Nice one Jontee. Seeing Balme's Open Mike interview a few years ago he seemed to see all tghe rough stuff as part of the game. Didn't seem like it was his perosnality but he was able to do what was expected at the time, certainly was a different era.

All this grief about sharing data! Surely the club could facilitate sending emails on behalf of people like Lawrence. No need to share the data. Have an independent body check the correspondence for legality first (At the cost of the sender). Then the club sends it out clearly stating the situation.

You may be confusing him with big Ben Holland who came from the tigers. Ben Hollands didn't play for MFC

I dream of Freo having a Melbourne 2019 type season. That would be fun to watch

Yeah but you have to coach St Kilda… That work for the dole, hey. They make you do some demeaning things.