Whispering_Jack

The problem I have with the AFL is that is makes up its policy on the run. There is no consistency in its decision-making and no accountability. This effectively diminishes the competition and turns it into another form of entertainment much like professional wrestling. How long before we just don’t regard it as a sport any more?

INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (after the finals) ROUND ONE 1. Gold Coast 2. Melbourne 3. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 4. Sydney 5. St Kilda 6. Fremantle 7. North Melbourne 8. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 9. Port Adelaide 10. Hawthorn 11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon) 12. Western Bulldogs 13. West Coast 14. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane) 15. Brisbane (received from Collingwood) 16. Geelong 17. Greater Western Sydney 18. Richmond ROUND TWO 19. Brisbane (received from Gold Coast) 20. Melbourne 21. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 22. West Coast (received from Sydney) 23. Sydney (received from St Kilda) 24. Fremantle 25. North Melbourne 26. Adelaide 27. Port Adelaide 28. Hawthorn 29. Essendon 30. Western Bulldogs 31. West Coast 32. Brisbane 33. Collingwood 34. Geelong 35. Essendon (received from Greater Western Sydney) 36. Richmond ROUND THREE 37. Richmond (received from Gold Coast) 38. Melbourne 39. Carlton 40. Sydney 41. Western Bulldogs (received from St Kilda) 42. Brisbane (received from Fremantle) 43. North Melbourne 44. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 45. Hawthorn (received from Port Adelaide) 46. Western Bulldogs (received from Hawthorn) 47. Essendon 48. Western Bulldogs 49. Sydney (received from West Coast) 50. Brisbane 51. Collingwood 52. Geelong 53. Greater Western Sydney 54. Gold Coast (received from Richmond) ROUND FOUR 55. St Kilda (received from Gold Coast) 56. Melbourne 57. Sydney (received from Carlton) 58. Sydney 59. West Coast (received from St Kilda) 60. Essendon (received from Fremantle) 61. Port Adelaide (received from North Melbourne) 62. Port Adelaide (received from Adelaide) 63. Port Adelaide 64. Collingwood (received from Hawthorn) 65. Essendon 66. Port Adelaide (received from Western Bulldogs) 67. St Kilda (received from West Coast) 68. North Melbourne (received from Brisbane) 69. Collingwood 70. Richmond (received from Geelong) 71. Carlton (received from Greater Western Sydney) 72. Richmond ROUND FIVE 73. Gold Coast 74. Melbourne 75. Greater Western Sydney (received from Carlton) 76. Sydney 77. St Kilda 78. Fremantle 79. North Melbourne 80. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 81. Port Adelaide 82. Hawthorn 83. Essendon 84. Western Bulldogs 85. Gold Coast (received from West Coast) 86. Brisbane 87. Hawthorn (received from Collingwood) 88. Geelong 89. Greater Western Sydney 90. Richmond

The AFL Draft Guru Kevin Sheehan from the NAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL APP looks at TALL DEFENDERS SAM DE KONING (Dandenong Stingrays) 200cm, 85kg Tall defender who is athletic, mobile and can move forward to impact the game. His intercept marking is a feature of his game down back, where he also shows plenty of dash. An excellent decision-maker on when to mark or spoil, he was a consistent performer for Vic Country in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, earning NAB AFL Under-18 All Australian honours after averaging 12.5 disposals and 4.8 marks. His brother Tom is with Carlton and his father Terry played for the Western Bulldogs. BRODIE KEMP (Bendigo Pioneers) 192cm, 82kg Tall defender/forward who excelled down back in the early rounds of the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships before going forward and providing a dangerous marking target in the last two matches. He reads the play exceptionally well in either role with his overhead marking elite. He had an outstanding 2019 Under-18 Championships, averaging 20 disposals and 6.5 marks. His precision kicking was also a feature in him winning 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 All Australian honours. He ruptured his ACL in a College game after the Championships but is on the road to a full recovery. FISCHER McASEY (Sandringham Dragons)195cm, 86kg Tall defender whose intercept marking was a feature of his 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships playing for Vic Metro. He also showed precise decision-making ability on when to spoil or mark and controlled his position throughout the Championships, winning 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 All Australian honours. A one-touch player, he averaged 14.5 disposals and 6.5 marks to win Vic Metro’s MVP. Also shown ability at school and NAB League level to go forward and be a dangerous marking target. JOSH WORRELL (Sandringham Dragons)195cm, 74kg Left-footed tall defender with very good closing speed and repeat efforts. A versatile type who played back, midfield and forward in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and showed strength overhead and sound goalkicking technique. He averaged 10.8 disposals, 3.8 marks and 1.8 goals across the Championships, including kicking four goals against Western Australia. He injured his shoulder late in the year and missed the NAB League finals.

The AFL Draft Combine will be held in Melbourne from Tuesday October 1 to Friday October 4, with the 25 total Medium Midfielders to undergo various tests in front of AFL clubs. Over the next few days, we’ll be bringing you pen pictures of the NAB League Boys players by the AFL Draft Guru Kevin Sheehan from the NAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL APP [details about the App - here] MEDIUM DEFENDERS LACHLAN ASH (Murray Bushrangers) 186cm, 80kg Medium defender with line-breaking speed who reads the ball coming into defence exceptionally well. Can intercept marks and link up with his team to outnumber the opposition and provide rebounds. As co-captain of Vic Country, he starred in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, averaging 23 disposals (16.5 contested) and winning NAB AFL Under-18 All Australian honours. He also played 10 NAB League matches for the Murray Bushrangers, often moving up through the midfield, and again averaged 23 disposals to cap off an impressive season. LOUIS BUTLER (Sandringham Dragons) 183cm, 74kg Medium defender who displays excellent use of the ball and decision-making out of defence. He has good speed and impressed while representing Vic Metro in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. He averaged 18 disposals in all four matches and was prolific with the Sandringham Dragons in the NAB League, averaging 20.6 disposals in eight matches. DARCY CASSAR (Western Jets) 183cm, 75kg Medium defender who shows great speed from the back half and uses his vision and awareness to set up the play with excellent ball use. Prolific ball-winner in the NAB League, averaging 20.7 disposals and 5.3 rebound-50s in 10 matches with the Western Jets. He also represented Vic Metro in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships in three matches, averaging 16 disposals. JESSE CLARK (Geelong Falcons) 188cm, 79kg Composed medium defender who reads the play exceptionally well, is good one-on-one and has strong rebound skills. He has been eye-catching all year for the Geelong Falcons in the NAB League, averaging 20.9 disposals, four marks and 5.9 rebound-50s in 11 matches. He was also a strong performer in Vic Country’s four matches across the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. OSCAR LEWIS (Sandringham Dragons) 189cm, 77kg Medium defender who reads the play exceptionally well in the back half. He intercepts well and has a powerful left foot. He represented Vic Metro in two matches in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships averaging 12.5 disposals and mixed his football between Brighton Grammar and Sandringham Dragons, where he averaged 13.8 disposals in eight NAB League matches. Very athletic type who can match up on smaller or taller opponents. BROCK SMITH (Gippsland Power) 188cm, 81kg Medium defender with a great appetite for the contest and very strong overhead. He is tough and shows good use of the ball. He was solid in defence for Vic Country in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, averaging 13.7 disposals. He has had an outstanding year as captain of Gippsland Power in the NAB League, averaging 20.9 disposals at 76 per cent efficiency and 5.9 marks. A very good player one-on-one and courageous in his attack on the ball. RYAN STURGESS (Northern Knights) 187cm, 78kg Composed medium defender with an excellent intercept mark. He is courageous in taking on the game and his kicking is a key feature of his play. He played all four games for Vic Metro in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, averaging 14.8 disposals. Starred for the Northern Knights in the NAB League, averaging 18.8 disposals at 80.4 per cent efficiency and also has the ability to move up to the forward line, kicking nine goals in 13 matches. HAYDEN YOUNG (Dandenong Stingrays) 188cm, 82kg An outstanding aerialist with intercept marking a key feature of his game. He is a strong decision-maker who uses the ball in a neat manner on his left foot. He averaged 22 disposals (79.5 per cent efficiency), 5.2 marks and 4.5 rebound-50s in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and was named in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 All Australian Team. A consistent performer in a variety of roles with the Dandenong Stingrays, he averaged 22.3 disposals across 12 NAB League matches. His brother Lachie debuted at the Western Bulldogs this year. He joined the likes of Jaidyn Stephenson and Sam Walsh as the 2018 winner of the AFL Life Members Scholarship.

To the imbecile who rang in from Tunisia during the final quarter ... sod off!

Another 118 players have been invited to the State Combines.

THE 2019 NAB AFL DRAFT COMBINE LIST NSW/ACT Liam Delahunty (GWS Academy) Tom Green (GWS Academy) NORTHERN TERRITORY Malcolm Rosas (NT Thunder) QUEENSLAND Connor Budarick (Gold Coast Academy) Noah Cumberland (Brisbane Lions Academy) Will Martyn (Brisbane Lions Academy) SOUTH AUSTRALIA Will Day (West Adelaide) Karl Finlay (North Adelaide) Will Gould (Glenelg) Dyson Hilder (North Adelaide) Jackson Mead (Woodville-West Torrens) Josh Morris (Woodville-West Torrens) Callum Park (Glenelg) Kysaiah Pickett (Woodville-West Torrens) Harry Schoenberg (Woodville-West Torrens) Josh Shute (Sturt) Dylan Stephens (Norwood) Cameron Taheny (Norwood) TASMANIA Mitch O'Neill (Tasmania Devils) VIC COUNTRY Lachlan Ash (Murray Bushrangers) Riley Baldi (Gippsland Power) Ned Cahill (Dandenong Stingrays) Darcy Chirgwin (Sandringham Dragons) Jesse Clark (Geelong Falcons) Charlie Comben (Gippsland Power) Sam De Koning (Dandenong Stingrays) Thomson Dow (Bendigo Pioneers) Sam Flanders (Gippsland Power) Brodie Kemp (Bendigo Pioneers) Flynn Perez (Bendigo Pioneers) Fraser Phillips (Gippsland Power) Jay Rantall (GWV Rebels) Brady Rowles (Bendigo Pioneers) Caleb Serong (Gippsland Power) Brock Smith (Gippsland Power) Cooper Stephens (Geelong Falcons) Isaac Wareham (GWV Rebels) Cody Weightman (Dandenong Stingrays) Lachlan Williams (Dandenong Stingrays) Hayden Young (Dandenong Stingrays) VIC METRO Noah Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers) Jack Bell (Sandringham Dragons) Miles Bergman (Sandringham Dragons) Trent Bianco (Oakleigh Chargers) Nick Bryan (Oakleigh Chargers) Louis Butler (Sandringham Dragons) Ryan Byrnes (Sandringham Dragons) Darcy Cassar (Western Jets) Josh Honey (Western Jets) Emerson Jeka (Western Jets) Harrison Jones (Calder Cannons) Oscar Lewis (Sandringham Dragons) Finn Maginness (Sandringham Dragons) Jack Mahony (Sandringham Dragons) Fischer McAsey (Sandringham Dragons) Daniel Mott (Calder Cannons) Sam Philp (Northern Knights) Hugo Ralphsmith (Sandringham Dragons) Matt Rowell (Oakleigh Chargers) Cooper Sharman (Oakleigh Chargers) Ryan Sturgess (Northern Knights) Dylan Williams (Oakleigh Chargers) Josh Worrell (Sandringham Dragons) WESTERN AUSTRALIA Riley Garcia (Swan Districts) Mitch Georgiades (Subiaco) Liam Henry (Claremont) Jai Jackson (East Fremantle) Luke Jackson (East Fremantle) Callum Jamieson (Claremont) Ben Johnson (West Perth) Ronin O'Connor (Claremont) Jake Pasini (Swan Districts) Jaxon Prior (West Perth) Trent Rivers (East Fremantle) Deven Robertson (Perth) Trey Ruscoe (East Fremantle) Jeremy Sharp (East Fremantle) Elijah Taylor (Perth) Chad Warner (East Fremantle)

The trade and draft period opens officially on Tuesday with the 2019 AFL Draft Combine. Seventy-nine players have been invited to take part in a week of intensive testing in all facets.

Well, that should rule them out of priority pick contention.

What I said

Not the worst GWS player by a long way.

Pickett - Best debut in a grand final for a long time, I reckon.

Well for one, you guys split yourselves off from the rest of the continent.

Team Brown reigns supreme in Under 17s Future game

This is the start of the 2020 season. Clarrie will kick a bit more next year

A comprehensive win to the Jonathon Brown team over the Nick dal Santo side. The game highlights the talent of the northern states academies which are all a fair bit stronger than the NGA. There are some good kids coming up from the academies in the near future, especially for GWS.

I’ve been waiting all year for this.

Not that I’m aware of but I do know that all AFL clubs spend a lot of time with their own local development areas.

Those concerned about the lack of numbers on our NGA list should be aware that the list reflects players eligible this year and the fact that there are a number eligible doesn’t mean much if those players lack the talent to get drafted. There would be a number on those lists who struggle to get games with their Under 18 NAB Cup teams. I believe there will be a couple of prospects available to us in next year’s crop.

None on the list on this link but we do have one prospect Deakyn Smith who is on next year’s Next Generation Academy who isn’t playing today.

The game is on now and all eyes would be on Jamarra Ugle-Hagan who will be all the rage in next year’s draft. The kid is being hailed as the next Buddy. Sadly, he’s in the Bulldog’s Next Generation Academy so they will have the first dibs.

I think it’s interesting that Patrick Cripps was on course to win the Brownlow until Teague came along and changed the way Carlton played bringing more players to the fore who ultimately took votes away from him.

On another note, what do people think of New Zealand’s tactic of use of two fly-halves in the Rugby World Cup?

I was at a local final yesterday and speaking with some Essendon supporters who are expecting him to go to the Swans. They believe that Daniher has some serious fitness issues but notwithstanding the fact that he’s going to find it difficult to get back on the park, are expecting a couple of first round picks in exchange.

He’s still just 12 but seems to be coming along nicely.