Leopold Bloom

Yes - I’ve noticed and it sucks in the umpires often.

6. Clayton Oliver 5. James Jordon 4. Jack Viney 3. Angus Brayshaw 2. Max Gawn 1. Bayley Fritsch

Me also - I've seen different reports that have him at between 193cm and 195cm and most go back to the beginning of last year. At some stage when he gets picked to make his debut, no doubt the club will disclose the latest figures and we'll know more. He definitely looks no shorter than the Weid who is listed at 195cm.

He is.

There’s a big game later today at Werribee between a Colgate Young Guns team and the Vic Metro U18s. The Colgate team is made up mainly of overage players eligible for the forthcoming AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft while the Metro team will not be at full strength because it doesn’t contain some of the Metro boys playing schools footy. Should still be a good game.

'I didn't hesitate': No.5 pick adds two more years to Suns deal

Langdon’s push was as much of a push as was Hawkins’ the week before. Oh … erm

Another good display from Finn Emille-Brennan with 22 touches for the Dandenong Stingrays against Bendigo Pioneers at Bendigo. Too early to say whether he makes top 40 in the draft but another Stingray in Mitch Szybkowski surely will. He racked up 33 possessions and was very impressive. Mitch trained at Melbourne in the off season.

Tipping Carlton to beat Richmond.

Former Melbourne NGA and Gold Coast’s top draft pick Mac Andrew was involved in the incident and also injured.

Shane Martin who was deported to NZ in 2016 has passed away at the age of 54. I don’t want to reflect on the individual but it’s another tough episode in a difficult year for Richmond superstar Dustin Martin.

It’s probably more of a raffle in 2021 than it has been since the early days of the draft. There are so many unknowns about and a few scream out to be selected. At the end of the day, it’s the midfield that’s safest.

Pardon me but on what planet did I cite “a national weakness of Sudanese sports people as weak competitors”? WJ questioned Mac Andrew’s tank in a post above and said that the lack of a national championships and combine testing meant that this question wasn’t satisfactorily answered. That’s a point (and I agree with him) but it’s not the one I made that you’re questioning above. Mine is that the rule change is water under the bridge and it’s a waste of time complaining about it 12 months after it was brought in.

How do you expect Melbourne to fight the rule changes twelve months after they’ve been put into place? To do so now that we have an NGA who might be taken early would seem a case of sour grapes and totally unbecoming of a premiership club. I don’t think we should be whinging about it now, apart from which it’s worth remembering that there’s no guarantee that we would have matched a bid for him if he was nominated as early as we’re led to believe some clubs might go to claim him.

The whole business of draft pick trading is a bit strange. I’m thinking that Melbourne must have conceded that someone is going to take Mac Andrew inside 20 because it doesn’t seem to be making an effort to accumulate picks if that doesn’t happen.

Possible rookie at best.

There are lots of intriguing aspects to this year's drafts and this guy adds to the intrigue. The NAB Boys League Team of the Year has two players named in key forward positions who between them kicked 3 goals for the competition. This bloke kicked 9 in just two games. Makes you wonder what criteria the judges over there apply when they pick players in their Team of the Year. The bio is fabulous. He sounds like a real contender with lots of upside. I note that he comes from a sporting family with father representing NZ in basketball. I wonder why he isn't in somebody's NGA? I have discovered that he was invited to the Draft Combine. This means that he's going to be at that trial day at Sandringham on Monday.

Merchandise sales would go through the roof for starters.

He’s on SEN this morning 28/10/21

Just changing the subject, there’s an article in the Adelaide Advertiser AFL Draft 2021 ultimate guide: Every club’s picks, list needs and targetsWhat draft picks does your club have? And, more importantly, what will it do with them? We look at every team’s picks, list needs and targets. Here’s what they say about Melbourne - Melbourne Draft picks: 17, 37, 49, 57, 94 List needs: Outside run, key forward depth Who could be available at first pick: Campbell Chesser, Mitch Owens, Tyler Sonsie, Jacob Van Rooyen, Jack Williams, Blake Howes Could be in the mix after that: Cooper Murley, Judson Clarke, Sam Banks, Jack Avery, Morgan Ferres, Jordan Lukac, Josh, Rentsch The premier has a well-balanced list with stars on every line so, if they don’t look to package their first two selections for one higher up the order, the Demons might just wait to see who slides. Chesser’s run-and-carry and Sonsie’s midfield class will appeal, while the athletic Howes would give Simon Goodwin’s side a new look on the wing. As would bolter Owens, who has grown 15cm over the past two years. And calling his name out inside the top 20 means St Kilda will not be able to match the bid for the NGA prospect. WA tall Williams would be a terrific selection if he were to slide outside of the top 30, while Murley and Clarke would add another layer to Melbourne’s ball-movement. Ferres is a mid-sized forward with strong hands, who is often a step ahead of opposition defenders with his running patterns. Rentsch, on the other hand, is a powerful, 197cm forward, who tied for this year’s Morrish Medal in the NAB League, if the Demons still need to add to their key-forward stocks late.

On the Mac Andrew thread, Action Jackson compared the statistics of Andrew and Jackson in their Under 18 year. There’s no evidence that Andrew is a clone of Jackson - the difference is light years.

An interesting one from the Inner Sanctum AFL Phantom Draft 2021: Round 1 begins to take shape

Oh that’s right … he’ll be a champ in 2026 at his third club. Cool.

Prefer Chandler and the small forwards who we have on our list at the moment. Next!

Yes and we’re reminded by you that a kid who hasn’t been BOG in any of his games is being touted as a top 10 ruck prospect.