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Goodwin excited by fans’ expectations Simon Goodwin says "he is pleased the club’s members and supporters are excited about its future prospects," but could this backfire on him if things don't go according to plan?

The two young AIS/AFL Academy lads, Oscar Clavarino (#8) and Luke Davies-Uniacke (#31) who have been doing work experience at Melbourne over the last couple of weeks both loom as terrific prospects in next year's draft. I think we're going to hear a lot more about them in 2017. Bigfooty's grundog49 describes them as follows:- Oscar Clavarino Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country Key Defender Height: 194 cm Weight: 80 kg D.O.B: 22/5/99 The marquee key defender for the draft, Clavarino is a rock in defense. A player who has been on the radar of recruiters for a while, Clavarino has stepped up to the speed of TAC cup football and held down a key post all year. This year for Dandenong and Vic Country, Clavarino has showed that he can both stop and also provide a rebounding target on the way out. Oscar loves to intercept the football at every opportunity but definitely knows when it's best to fist the ball out of play. Oscar is just the all round key defender with a great mix of stopping, rebounding and intercepting which makes him one of the most influential players on the ground no matter the situation. Luke Davies-Uniacke Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country Inside Midfielder Height: 187 cm Weight: 86 kg D.O.B: 8/6/99 The mystery man for the 2017 AFL draft is one who you can underestimate. After an incredible u15 schoolboys championships where he was named the best player for the carnival, Luke has faced some injury issues the last two years. These issues combined with school football commitments at Haileybury have limited the exposure recruiters get when looking at him playing against the best players in the state. Despite this, Luke played some very good football in his three total games at rep level including a very strong game against the Allies in the u18 Championships. Luke Davies-Uniacke is your prototype big bodied midfielder and unlike many other inside midfielder, has great foot skills to match his contested ball winning ability.