Whispering_Jack
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The All Australian Team
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Chris Doerreās October Power Rankings have landed. In them youāll find some new names emerging in the first-round calculations.
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I spoke with Harry last week and asked him what he thought about being drafted by Melbourne in light of the fact that we might potentially get an early draft pick in the Freo trade. He was a bit wary because he felt it was a tough team to break into but I think he was being modest. Heās a Hawks fan and would be thrilled to end up there.
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Hear me out on this one. If there was any justice in the world Melbourne would somehow end up with selection three in this yearās draft after trading Luke Jackson who we picked with #3 in 2019. I first came across the name of this Wesley College (Glen Waverley campus) student when the Victorian Under 15 schoolboys squad was announced in mid 2019. Others in the squad were Will Ashcroft and George Wardlaw, who I knew about from my grandsonās local competition but there were also players like Jhye Clark, Blake Drury, Harry Flynn (unfortunately injured for most of 2022) Cooper Harvey, Matthew Jefferson, Noah Long, Paul Pascu and Jonti Schuback who have all made a mark at NAB League and/or National Championships level and will be discussed at length until the draft at the end of next month. It didnāt matter who I spoke with, the name āElijah Tsatasā was foremost in the minds of the good judges at this level of football. I knew how good a footballer Wardlaw was already and had heard about Ashcroft but for Tsatas to be ranked ahead of them, meant that he had to be something very special. We didnāt see much of him this year because injury hampered his season but ā¦ we saw him last week for Vic Metro and heās just won the best and fairest at the Oakleigh Chargers off the back of playing only five games so I would say that all of the promise he showed in that pre Covid19 period, is still very much in place. Heās categorized as a midfielder but heās not an inside bull like his Oakleigh teammate Wardlaw, might not accumulate as much Ashcroft and isnāt your key position prospect like Cadman but my vote goes with Tsatas. We Demon fans have been spoiled over the years by the sight of skillful players running up and down the wings at the MCG - Dixon, McLean, Adams, Alves, Flower, Tingay and Langdon - and (yes, itās a big statement) I have a feeling that this kid would not look out of place among that lot! And the jumper number 2 is sitting in the cupboard waiting for someone fit to wear it over the next decade or so. Okay - thatās my early October pipedream.
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Hereās Cal Twomey. Things will start to get interesting with the Luke Jackson trade happening over the next week or so and though many favour using an early pick for a young key forward like Cadman, I agree with Ivan that Elijah Tsatas who has been a standout in junior ranks for a few years already, is the one (given that Ashcroft is unattainable). Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' September ranking
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And to top off the State League dominance of the red and the blue, West Perth (though they are not the WA Demons duly saluted yesterday!
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And the Pies take the lead with a minute to go with a snap shot goal ā¦ and they win by 2 points. Reminiscent of how they won half their games during the Mens season.
Spoke separately with two people with completely different backgrounds and both were very positive about Noah Yzeās future prospects. One to definitely watch in 2024.
