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  1. Cal Twomey October rankings.
  2. One of the reason why I'm not keen on Jefferson as well. Even at under 18's level he was still getting pushed put of the way too easily in contests. Yeah rightio. This makes sense now. I remember reading a big write up at the start of the year how he was going to be the number 1 key forward in this year's draft well before Cadman was ever discussed. Some fall from grace.
  3. Yeah maybe. I just don't rate Jefferson all that highly at all. Yet all information seem to lead us to taking him of available.
  4. Wonder if Harry Lemmey may come under some consideration for our pick 13? 199cm goal kicking key forward from West Adelaide who at the start of the year he was tipped to be a top 10 prospect. Has played at senior level, reserves and under18's where he's had impact in all three grades Showed his versatility (which our recruiters love) this year by playing down back at times and doing quiet well at times with his marking and foot skills.
  5. Fair effort @Nascent 👏👏
  6. Because we all love getting updates on what coffee he's drinking or what freo teammate he's training with.
  7. Which is surprising for me. There must be more to it in terms of off field because he's a top 10 prospect on talent alone.
  8. I think our best is to move up into that 8-10 mark. Wouldn't be surprised though if we do get a slider come pick 13 and hopefully grab a bargain.
  9. Reckon he'll get snapped up pretty quickly by either Geelong or Carlton before our pick unfortunately.
  10. Bringing back people who've never tasted or been part of success. Interesting.
  11. Here I am thinking they were a irrelevant club. They're now just a giant laughing stock. Bravo St Kilda 👏
  12. Knightmare is a shocker..
  13. In my opinion I reckon he's played some of his best football when he played as an inside midfielder like he did in 2021. His tackling and intensity around the stoppages was pretty impressive at the time. I think getting Hunter means Jordon goes back to playing this role similar to 2021.
  14. Yes because providing a random picture walking alongside Andrew Brayshaw is exactly what all us Melbourne supporters want to see.. It's like showing me a picture of my ex misso alongside her new fella. Move on.
  15. We were linked to Laurie, Oliver, Jackson, Pickett off the top of my head in Cal Twomey's phantom drafts. I know some say we don't let on who we're selecting reality is we actually have a very fair idea who we may select. Twomey is extremely respected amongst Recruiters and player managers hence why he gets more right then wrong.
  16. Not sure why you're face palming this comment @Rhino Richards considering how it's an actual known fact.
  17. Or we can just lock this thread and move on instead of getting every little update on whatever he is doing in Perth...
  18. Hasn't stopped Clayon Oliver who came into the system fat and overweight.
  19. Exactly Pennant. This is my point. I'm seeing first hand the talent that's that's being lost to country footy from the NAB league because clubs aren't willing invest in natural footballers because they're far more interested in going for the raw athlete types who take years to develop. Few years ago I played only a few games for Tiwi Bombers in the NTFL comp where former demon Austin Woneaemirri is heavily involved with. Had the absolute luxury of playing with a guy by the name of Ross Tungatalum who in my opinion is one of the most talented player I've ever seen not to be on an AFL list. He was a cross between Jeff Farmer/Cyril Rioli. I spoke to one of the coaches about Ross's story and why he wasn't on a AFL list. I was told that Ross was originally picked up by St Kilda as a rookie and only last 1 year because St Kilda did not put the appropriate support around him nor did they invest time into the culture awareness that was needed for Tungatalumto to thrive in an AFL environment even though Ross himself was incredibly desperate to play AFL. At the time I played with Tungatalum who was mature age and whole lot more mature, I was told that clubs were interested in him but yet still weren't willing to put the individual support around him it would appear that certain player were getting much more needed support then other first year players. I thought what an absolute cop out excuses from some of these AFL clubs. I get why clubs are willing to invest more time into the raw athletes where footballing ability is secondary, but give me the Tom Stewart’s and Tim Kelly's of the world.
  20. Everyone looks good in a red and blue jumper!
  21. Everyone has a sporting talent that comes through the AFL. Thanks for pointing out the absolute obvious.... Put it this way, an athlete doesn't have to play footy for at least 3 years and gets put on a Category B list with a AFL contract because they show talent in some other sport. How easy ey? I've literally seen this first hand working with junior development teams that aspiring young footballers grow up their whole life investing time and sacrifice into getting onto a AFL list but then gets told: 1. He's good enough to be on a AFL list but has a few defiencies so unfortunately we wont draft based on that. 2. Has all the footballing talent in the world but you're bit of a ratbag at school so we wont bother. 3. You've got footballing talent but you're either too short or too skinny. My gripe is the whole Category B list is just a waste of time. In my opinion they should be forced to go down the standard process of going through the state league like the VFL, SANFL etc and earn their spot like everyone else. This is why I was a big fan of the NGA concept before the Jamarra Ugle Hagan rule came into play. Clubs put time and resources into kids starting at 10-12 years old and were still made to go through the NAB league to develop their footballing ability. Clubs could get first priority for their work that was put into these kids for all the years they had invested. @WERRIDEE also made a good point. Have we potentially just missed out on Finn Emile-Brennan (who imo is a pretty talented young footballer with elite skills and poise) who's come through our NGA system, worked his [censored] off throughout his footballing life to the point now where he's put himself under serious AFL consideration all because we're using that spot on a kid that hasn't played footy since he was 12 and has literally just walked off a basketball court? Can I also say this isn't a dig at all at young Kyah Farris-White. Fantastic opportunity for him and really hope he grabs his opportunity with both hands and will fully support him. Just simply not a fan of the system and our record with this on a club level had been poor over the years.
  22. No, I do get how the whole system works. Completely different to Category A and senior list. You sir, are just completely missing the point I'm trying to make.
  23. It's not baseless when I don't like the system in general as do most coaches you speak to involved either in the NAB league or state league that simply don't like it either 'Bob' A system with very little success.
  24. Well I can definitely say we have an interest in George and have done some thorough due diligence work as we would with a lot of players around this mark. My thought around this is a club like Melbourne would be ideal to take George because the club would have zero expectation or pressure in him needing to play next year. George could then put all his focus and attention towards his rehabilitation and come back bigger and fitter for 2024 bit like Petracca did when he was drafted. If this was the case, then in a roundabout way you're looking at 3 first round picks coming all ready to come the 2024 season.