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Just off that footage, I reckon Peter Wright looks a bit like Sam Jacobs (personally and from a playing perspective). Remember Jacobs took 6 years to become elite. Also: Positives for me are: good size he presents well as a forward reasonable speed for a big unit. Negatives for me are: Runs across the centre ruck contest every time. Experienced ruckmen would go straight at him and outjump him. Hits to advantage were rare. Even uncontested hitouts were often to the receivers feet. Set shooting will be variable because he has a big left/right wobble on approach Game sense. So keen to handpass he often put the reciever under instant pressure. All the negatives can be taught but can we afford to wait? I may well be wrong, but I can't see Roos wanting him over some quality mids.

TMac at a good club may not yet have debuted. He is developing before our eyes rather than the VFL. I'm with Rono. A definite buy.

I really like Kennedy - he reminds me of a quicker (and tougher) version of Shannon Grant - I would be quite surprised if he was still available at 13.

I saw Jones is a couple of practise matches a few years ago and his problem was as much trying to run into space, often across the rgound and not to his natural side. He then tended to fluff kicks across the flow of play, miss the target and gift the opposition a clear run at their goals. I think what has changed with Jones, as much as anything else, is a bit of composure and an understanding of his own limitations. Lowering your eyes to hit a short target in these circumstances is almost always better than trying to kick long to the (less likely) second target. Bail seems to lack confidence to me. His kicking action is average for a small player but not fundamentally flawed. He also connects OK on his left. But it the decision making that sometimes sucks. Think he would look better with more spread and up field targets presenting at him as well. But you are right, his kicking effectivenes (especially) is dreadful atm and must change for him to be a starting 22 player.

Bail is not an outsider - he just has pace. Agree his disposal needs work. Nate Jones has improved here so would not give up all hope of Bail getting better in the future.

Given pretty much everyone will have silky skills, I think Teddy will struggle with the physicality of the game at senior level. Also, I have watched these players following for years at junior level up here and offer the following: Will probably make it on to a list: Scott Reed (Coll) Very fast, good aerobically, probably tall enough by now and has a great vertical leap. Question mark over kicking accuracy. Ranga Ediwickerama (Geelong) Ball magnet midfielder who always gets to the right place. Good skills and very good athlete. Could make it on to a list: James Brain (BL) fearless and hard at it, good skills. Footballer more than athlete. Josh Duncan (St Kilda) ditto above. Inside midfielder from Pennant Hills. Max Wilson (Freo) big basketball convert. Will need to be super big to make it. Trent Stubbs (Haw) Good athlete and good body shape. Of the others, either I have not seen them or they will have to work very hard to make it on to an AFL list. Some of the next generation to look out for (currently U15): Jackson Potter - as good if not better than Keiran Jack or Jarrod McVeigh at the same age (ironically, they all come from Pennant Hills AFC). Aaron Duncan - plays outside more than his brother but teams very well with Potter. Damon Steer - has a good footy brain and developing well athletically. Will need to find a yard. Rory Pryor - a massive unit with terrific skills. Just my opinion.