Andrew Obst was one of my favourites in the early 90's. This bloke's aparently not related but might be an interesting to consider for the draft -
Obst hoping it's all in a name by Matt Burgan - Sportal for afl.com.au October 26 2005
http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=draft&spg...rticleid=235302
The Obst name is synonymous with South Australian football.
Trevor Obst was a Magarey Medallist with the Port Adelaide Magpies, while Andrew Obst crossed the border to play 149 AFL matches for Melbourne during the 1990s.
So how does up-and-coming Central District defender Alan Obst fit into the famous footballing family? Well, despite coming from South Australia and being a highly promising draft prospect, he doesn't.
"As far as I'm aware, there is actually no relation whatsoever," Obst told afl.com.au at the recent NAB AFL Draft Camp in Canberra.
"But I'll use it, if it's going to help me get drafted," he added with a laugh.
The 18-year-old represented South Australia during this year's NAB AFL under 18 championships, before attending this year's camp. And when he was at the camp he couldn't believe he was given the opportunity to show his wares.
"I'm normally a bit of a pessimist. If you told me I was going to be at draft camp a few years ago, I'd probably tell you where to go," Obst said.
"Personally, I thought my year could have been better. You can always improve as a footballer, but the championships were a real good week away and I can't believe I'm here (at the draft camp) - it's just really good."
Obst said he spoke to several clubs at the camp and added that the process of being interviewed by a range of coaches and recruiting managers was fascinating.
"Every coach is different and the recruiting managers, but there is no way around it," Obst said.
"You can only hope for the best and they do a lot of interviews Australia-wide and you don't want to go too far ahead of yourself, so it's a pretty interesting time.
"It'd be pretty good to stay in South Australia, but the dream is to play AFL, so I think it'd be great."
