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Im of a different opinion but time will tell because i don think he will go that early,id think more Port or Crows 2nd round pick.Think thers far better & dont realy rate him as a top 20 but it all depends on what each club wants &needs.Apart from the top 4or 5 i think the order could go so many diff ways

Nah hes SA born n bred,not sure exactly but think hes from the Modbury area in Adelaides North East.He went to Rostrevor College & plays for Norwood

Exactly thats my point,hes dedicated & obviously knows what he wants.Hes already taken a big step to move from family & friends to pursue what he wants so thats why i have no doubt he wont care where he goes to or who to,the kid just wants to play at the highest level

Haha good 1 but i wont give it up that easily.Ill give a few hints though,ive mentioned him on here before & realy rate the guy as a player & person.Hes 195cm & 85kg & has been playing SANFL seniors all year as a fullback & CHB.Has stood players like Ken McGregor,Todd GRima,Damon White etc.Was named in the best several times & had a rising star nomination.Hes going to the State screening & the Crows & power have spoken to him as have several Vic clubs.Hes a good lad & grew up & played all his junior & rep footy with Trengove,rates the guy very highly & says hes a gun.Knows him well & they both moved from the city from theyre country towns to play foory in the SANFL,oh by the way he likes Melb to & would love to get a spot there.Would help if we got him & Trengove & Panos as they all know eachother & could help them settle in

Hope this puts a few supporters minds at rest about Trengove possibly wanting to come back to SA.Spoke to a lad today whos also going to the SA based draft screening & they both grew up in country SA & played all junior & rep footy together.They both moved to Adelaide for schooling & to pursue theyre footy careers further.While this may seem small & everyone will say its still the same state,theyre towns are actualy 4 hours away from Adelaide so its actualy quicker & easier to fly to Melb & to actualy drive from Melb is nearly the same time as driving from Adel to home.So it wont be a big step to move away & both said they will jump at it,already moved away from family so dont think it would be to big a deal

A lad i speak to everyday whos going to draft camp has stood Butcher in the U/18 carnival.His comments about him wernt to impressive.He said very lazy & weak when the balls on the ground or he dosnt get it 1st chance.Said he has fairly good hands but is a absoloutly terrible kick.Dosnt chase or 2nd effort & he thinks he should be well down the draft order.He said Panos is far better & if he was picking would take Panos every day of the week.Far better kick,more skillful & better chaser & tackler,all round better player.This lad also likes the dees & said he would take Panos without a doubt.I wont mention his name but hes going to the draft camp & i would love it if we got him with our 3rd or 4th round pick or rookied him.Hes also good mates with Panos so that could help with the move to Vic

I agree with the call though,hes big & strong now against kids but dont think hes got much upside or improvement.He wont grow much more so there goes his advantage,also he may have kicked some goals in the last few weeks but whats he done for the rest of the year.He didnt even get invited so that means not even 1 club has expressed intrest in him at this stage.Not saying he wouldnt get piocked but at best id say rookied by a club with no tall forwards,ie Kangaroos & richmond.Personly dont rate him but time will tell & i could be wrong

Id jump at the offer of pic num 22 for Miller,that would give us 1,2 11,18,22.No matter what anyone says about this draft being thin i still think the top 20-30 will all be pretty good before dropping off.Maybe then we could off load 18 or 22 for Everitt,whichever Dogs would take.Also the reason they re-signed Walker was cos now they can do a trade & he cant just go in PSD,so Carlton still get something for him.I think there could even be a half decent player that we can take in PSD.Should be a huge Draft for us me thinks

I dont personaly think thers much chance of him going in the 1st 2 rounds to be honesthasnt eeven been realy mentioned here in his home state.Think maybe the Crows or Power would be looking at him in the 3rd round,thats where i think he will go.Think hes only just played a few senoir SANFL games but mainly U/182.Young lad here by the name of Mark Evans who has been playing in the middle in Norwoods league side is better in my opinoin.Bout the same size but hes hard at it & has been playing League,also named a rising star & in Norwoods best several times.Main thing is if we take Scully & Trengove 1 & 2 we will have no need for more mids,we must take a KPP or tall i think with 11 & 18

Heard the same thing here,Judd dosnt want Fev at the B& f tonight so the club has told him not to attend.Fev also keen to stay away for a while & im getting the same rumour here that hes getting the boot & is Sydney bound.Its Fev or Judd so Fev will be going

Yeah i was watching it & had him marked down for 28 stats but the commentators said he had 25 so not quiet sure yet & that was with about 5mins to go & before he took the game saving mark.Will have to wait for official stats but it was at least mid 20s.Ill be here again next week so hopefully can fill anyone in again if you would like.No doubting he is a star though & ive said that watching him all year

Match saving mark in the goalsquare with 30 secs to go.Trengove stood up in the last quarter when it matteres & kept racking up the stats.Last quarter 5 kicks,6 handballs,4 marks & 2 tackles.Game total of 16 kicks,14 handballs,9 marks & 7 tackles.I think he was 2nd leading stat getter on ground & got better as game went.Must be in the top 2 or 3 best players on field

Dont lynch me now people but i think the same thing that he could even be num 1 pick.I believe if he was in melb playing now & more people seen him live he would rate higher,dosnt matter though as hopefully we take both Scully & Trengove,pray

Trengove had a much better 2nd quarter & had a hand in several Sturt goals.Sturt now lead at the half 32-31.Trengove had 6 kicks,1 handball,4 marks & 3 tackles in the 2nd quarter.Overall stats to the half-8 kicks,5 handballs,5 marks & 3 tackles also with a few clearances.If you watch the game i think you can forget about some of the rumours that people are saying about him beung soft,the SANFL is very physical & they dont pay the same soft frees as AFL,lots more head high stuff & physical in the packs.Hes also very good mark as he has shown & likes to have a jump.Great skills as were seen when he set up 1st goal.Also has some speed & guts & likes to take on tacklers,hes side stepped several players & stayed calm under pressure to find a target.Ive seen him live several times here & think he has massive potential,just hope Melb see it the same way& take him num 2 in the Draft.Donald Dickie is assistant coach at Sturt said that you tell him something once & he just does it,is a natural leader.Said they will give him rests because hes done U/18 here plus 18 carnival,league here plus school footy & now finals,so hes had a long tough year & is still going strong.Shows good character to me

Trengove playing on the wing- 1 kick,4 handballs & a couple of clearances so far.Some strong clearance work & quick hands in traffic

I think thats only for the Grand Final though which is next weekend,oct 3rd.Not sure if this weeks games are on anywhere in Melb.I know here in SA we have it on FOXTEL on Channel 102 i think it is & im not sure if thats a national or just a local channel.Its not a sports channel so im not sure,but its the ABC channel.Also Cornsey & rowe broadcast it live on www.5aa.com au which you should be able to listen to in VIC.I know they have listeners from all around the world so just log on the net & you should get it.The game starts at 3:10 here which is 3:40 in VIC.IF not ill be online listening & ill keep everyone updated as best i can,hope that may help

Not sure if anyone knows of this yet but tomorrow at 10:20 before the Grand Final the SA under 16 side will be playing the VIC Country under 16 side coached by Nathan Buckley.1 player in SA side is Jack Viney son of former Melb great Todd.Here could be a future Father-Son pick for us so will be interesting to see how he goes.Jack is still eligible for the under 16s next year so it will be afew years yet but obviously he has some potential.Also just keep your eye on a young lad called Mitchell Grigg who plays at Nowood & ive seen him close up.He started the year in the under 16s then dominated & went to under 18s,got a B.O.G then went up to the reserves,after 2 games he went up to Norwoods League side & played the last few games there,thats pretty good for a kid to play at that level when only 16,Norwood also has a young Ruckman who did the same thing & replaced the injured ex Swans Ruckman Stephen Doyle,hes about 198 & 90+ kgs.Just a couple of youngsters to watch but id be keen on Father-son Viney

Harsh call about Everitt i think,the kid has plenty of upside & naturally it will take time.Going by your call that hes only a reserves player well he would fit in at Melb quiet fine as hes a reserves player at a top 4 club & has played in the 1s.We would have a dozzen players that wouldnt make theyre side & they play every game for us.Now im not bagging our club so dont say that im just pointing out that hes at a club with a far stronger list than ours & alot of people rate him

Yeah im not to worried about our Rucks,we have a few solid Ruckmen & a couple learning but i dont realy see to many teams that have 2 dominant Ruckman & we all know Hawks won a flag with no known Rucks.Port are back to only 1 Ruck in Brogan,Collingwood dont have much,Eagles only have Cox,Freo only Sandilands,Carlton up & comer in Kruezer,St Kilda has 2 but they are ageing & wont be around a whole lot longer,Geelong have 1 thats getting on & a couple more that arnt any better than what we have,Kangaroos & Ess would be the 2 teams that are the best situated i would think with a couple of good options at each.Brisbane are developing,Richmond have nothing,Sydney have 1 good but hes getting on,Bulldogs dont have much either so i thionk we stack up pretty well against most sides in that area.

I wouldnt worry about the kid starting on the bench,id say thay will just start him there to let a little heat out of the game before he comes on,id say he will be on in the 1st 10 minutes though.Just a bigger game & crown so think they will ease him in.Ive seen him live & hes a gun so dont worry & everyone else in the media,ex afl players & coaches all say the same thing. just a few ex AFL players or AFL listed players playing in this game.GLENELG-Todd Grima who was at Geelong,Adam Fisher who most of us would remember,Brett Backwell from Carlton,Danny Meyer whos now on Ports list & came from Richmond,James Sellar from the Crows,Josh Willoughby who was at the Crows,Wade Mills who was at the Lions plus a few who came from the VFL.STURT-Jace Bode who we know,Toby Thurstans from Port,Ben Nelson from Carlton & a few ex VFL players

yeah i think a deal will be done regarding Burgoyne in a swap for Lovett.Now that Brock has gone maybe we could offer 11 or 18 for Everitt.1 & 2 on Scully & Trengove Then 11 Everitt & 18 Panos

Just heard a rumour that Essendon are sending Lovett to Freo for theyre pick number 4,Ess are then giving pick 4 to Port for Burgoyne.Counts us out of the Burgoyne deal unless we give up 1 or 2 which i pray to god we wont.Would rather us get a kid than him anyway

I believe Burgoyne is on $450,00 at the moment & hes after about $50,000 more a year because of the higher cost of living in Melb compared to Adel.Its not true that he said he would want $700,000 just to go to Melb because he would have to do more work etc.He has said that he will make his mind up by the end of this week about who it will be.He said he knows Hawks have less room in theyre cap than Melb & Ess so he would go there for $50,000 less to fit under the cap if thats the club he chooses.He dosnt want to hold Melb to ransom he was looking at each clubs financial position.Looks like at this stage though its more between Melb & the Hawks ahead of Ess from what he has said

I know here in SA that the games are on foxtel at 1:30 on channel 102 i think it is.Not sure if its the same in VIC but i hope that helps,or go onto the web @ www.5aa.com.au who are the radio broadcasters & you can listen to it live

Sorry guys i had to leave today so didnt listen to the game after the half.I heard the end scores & heard Trengoves name mentioned as having a good game.Sturt will be playing next week again so ill get back to you on the time but the radio station web site is www.5aa.com .au Also the game was on Foxtel on channel 102 i think but it was on a hour delay & thats been the case with all the games so id guess next week would be the same