CBDees

In case you didn't notice it is a generic team [c.f. round 1] as it has Dawes in it who is suspended for the first round.

So far so good. i am liking the process this year!

Posted Today, 12:24 AM CBDees, on 27 Nov 2014 - 11:07 PM, said: Mad_Melbourne Grimes will play and we will need a second ruck. Getting there. To be fair it's a struggle this early but they are two pretty key factors missing _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gawn will possibly play Round 1 [as Dawes is suspended] but not so sure about Grimes automatic inclusion [as Captain] when you consider the depth that we have added through the Trading/Draft!

Love the wrap for Melbourne's recruiting efforts! Paige Cardona @paigecardona · 1 hr 1 hour ago My Top 5 from tonights #AFLDraft 1 - Melbourne *daylight* 2 - West Coast 3 - Richmond 4 - St Kilda 5 - Collingwood

Great interview. The Club is certainly picking up high calibre players who will lead to a great culture! Thanks to the foresight of our recruiting team!

We are so busy patting each other on the back over tonight that perhaps it is time to thank our recruiting staff! THANK YOU!

Correction: These boys are just so happy to be playing together at the Demons

It's a bit early picking a team but here goes: B: Jetta, Frost, Dunn HB: Lumumba, McDonald, Garland C: Vince, Viney, Watts HF: Petracca, Dawes, Howe F: Garlett, Hogan, Kent Fol: Jamar, N. Jones, Tyson I/C: Cross, Brayshaw, Salem, Toumpas Em: Michie, Gawn, Pederson

B: Jetta, Frost, Dunn HB: Lumumba, McDonald, Garland C: Vince, Viney, Watts HF: Petracca, Dawes, Howe F: Garlett, Hogan, Kent Fol: Jamar, N. Jones, Tyson I/C: Cross, Brayshaw, Salem, Toumpas Em: Michie, Gawn, Pederson

As a speculative pick with a double agenda, why not go for Tyler Roos? Not only can he play but it will extend and expand his father's committment to this Club beyond 2016! Tyler Roos (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 185cms Weight: 73kgs Position: Medium Midfielder Strengths: Endurance, ball-winning ability, clean hands, speed, agility, vision and awareness, versatility. Areas for Improvement: Consistency over four quarters, disposal efficiency and composure. As is the case with eligible father/sons, interest is cast on the basis of their famous fathers who made a name for themselves during their heyday. But for Tyler Roos, he doesn’t want his surname to define him, nor does he want any special treatment. A talented midfielder who is blazing his own trail, stepping out from the safety of his 350-game father and premiership coach, Roos is already laying his own roots down and preparing for a potential career in which his dad won five best and fairests at Fitzroy. Given Paul played 269 game at Fitzroy, the Lions have complete access to Tyler since Paul played just 87 games for the Swans, 13 shy of the amount required to lay claim to a him potential father/son. But as much as the Brisbane Lions – and Fitzroy – is entrenched in Roos’ blood, so too are the Swans. After all, Sydney are the club that his father would break a 72-year premiership drought at, creating a culture that signified a new era and breed of those who pulled on the red and white. And it’s that very culture and attitude Roos grew up with, an attribute entrenched in his football DNA throughout his junior career. Discipline, hard work, courage and sacrifice – four traits that stemmed to Roos junior throughout his father’s coaching career, but also during his time at the Swans Academy team. The high-production midfielder made the move to Victoria when his father was inaugurated coach of the Melbourne Football Club, and since being named in the best for 14 out of his 19 games for UNSW/ES Bulldogs in the Sydney Under 18 competition in 2013, he’s starting to flourish in the country’s most prodigious under 18 system, the TAC Cup. Averaging 22.6 disposals and 3.7 tackles at the mid-way point of the year for the Sandringham Dragons, it took a little time for Roos to find his feet at the top level. However, with the bulk of Sandringham’s list absent for the year with school football commitments, Roos has grown rapidly in confidence and his leadership in particular has been the talking point. Having played every game so far of the season, it’s a big box to have ticked considering Roos was battling a bulged disc in his back during the pre-season which threatened to delay his year. The carry-on effect was a projected slow start in terms of his output, but he is certainly hitting his straps at the half way point of the season. After 10 weeks, Roos is really starting to understand what is expected of him at TAC Cup level, especially considering he is benefitting from increased contact time at the club since finishing his year 12 studies last year. His leadership in particular has really come to the fore given the portion of first-choice players lost to the APS system, and it’s for this reason in particular that his development under the watchful eye of Dragons talent manager, Ryan O’Connor, has been so rapid. It’s clear in the way that Roos conducts himself that he has benefited immensely from being a part of the Sydney Swans Academy, the same Academy that has produced current Swans listed players Brandon Jack, Lloyd Perris and Sam Naismith. It also includes soon-to-be Swan and first round selection, Isaac Heeney, who is on his way in this year’s draft. However, his coming of age game in his final junior season came just a fortnight ago after amassing 34 disposals against the top of the ladder Oakleigh Chargers in round ten. Despite the slim five-point loss, Roos starred with his run and drive with the ball collecting 11 handball receives, six marks and three tackles and operating at an elite 71 per cent disposal efficiency: season highs on all fronts. The biggest whack for Roos throughout the season to date, however, has been his disposal efficiency. He averages 8.8 ineffective disposals per game and a disposal efficiency average of 62 per cent across his first ten games. Roos still has some work to do in that capacity, but remaining in the game across four quarters has also been another bugbear. Roos’ past month for the Dragons has seen him average 25.7 disposals at 61 per cent disposal efficiency, but in that time he’s spent increased time through Sandringham’s midfield. But in terms of what Roos brings to an AFL club, there is plenty to like. With a strong showing in game one for NSW/ACT in Division Two of the National Championships, Roos has carried over his form and finished with 22 disposals and a goal, being named in the Rams’ best against Northern Territory with a terrific disposal efficiency of 73 per cent. Roos also notched up 18 disposals and five clearances and was again named in the best against Tasmania. Roos is a gut runner, and does a lot of unrewarded running too in that aspect. He pushes hard to create options, takes off when in space and really understands the momentum of the game, and picks his next move appropriately. Although he’s quite light, his height is suited to the modern game and more specifically speaking has a lot of upside in terms of development, particularly once he can build on his frame to resemble an AFL-ready footballer. He has been trialled in an array of positions this year, most notably off half back where he’s shown an above average ability to read the ball in flight, track the ball well at ground level and play a defensive role, rather than a rebounding one. He generates run from behind the play, but he looks a prospect when he’s situated through the midfield. Roos has been blessed with clean hands and elite vision to push a handball through congestion to release a teammate. His work at ground level is of a high standard, and his contested work also rates a mention. Although on the outside composure can escape him – which is a large part of why his disposal efficiency is so low – moving into an AFL system will remove the rushed-type kicking very quickly. For the mere fact he’s shown good scope to win the ball on the inside and the outside, it’s a great start. In terms of his kicking mechanics, he can at times release the ball a bit higher than average and can sometimes swing the ball around his body, but he also runs at a speed where he doesn’t take the extra few steps to slow down at hit the ball cleanly. He has a whopping kick, penetrating over 50 metres, and he’s quite creative around goal without being a notable goal-kicker himself. Roos is a terrific set shot, but at this stage he has just kicked three goals for the year, when he’s capable of kicking one or two a game. His link up play, however, is his highlight. He runs hard to space to become a playmaker, before pushing hard again to really open the passage of play up and is every bit a team player. At this stage, Roos really needs to work on his disposal under pressure but as a midfielder I’d love to see him back himself in to kick a few more goals so that he can add that part of his game to his repertoire.

You seem to overlook that we are adding ten talented players to our list plus bringing in Hogan and upgrading Jetta. Somebody has to make way in the process if we are to improve our onfield performance or what is the point? Do you want Pederson over Hogan or Jones over either Brayshaw or Petracca?

We will surprise many teams (and commentators) this year. Mark my words! The Gold Coast will be the first team to encounter the 'new-look' Demons!

SoNS if we get Petracca and brayshaw with picks 2 & 3 you buy the champagne, if we get McDonald and Gore I will buy Dom Perignon!

Roos has as good as confirmed on the radio this evening (3AW) that we will be drafting Brayshaw and Petracca tomorrow. He made this claim on the basis that the interviewers were adamant that McCartin would be picked by St. Kilda. A decent midfield at last? Now all we need is to focus on another tall that might slip through to pick 40 and work in with Hogan, Dawes et al!

It is a particularly good deal, particularly since we have already secured frost for the backline and Hogan is coming into the forwardline!

Roos has as good as confirmed on the radio (3AW) this evening that we will be drafting Brayshaw and Petracca tomorrow. He made this claim on the basis that the interviewers were adamant that McCartin would be picked by St. Kilda. A decent midfield at last? Now all we need is to focus on another tall that might slip through to pick 40!

Roos has as good as confirmed on the radio this evening (3AW) that we will be drafting Brayshaw and Petracca tomorrow. He made this claim on the basis that the interviewers were adamant that McCartin would be picked by St. Kilda. A decent midfield at last? Now all we need is to focus on another tall that might slip through to pick 40 and work in with Hogan, Dawes et al!

Roos has as good as confirmed on the radio this evening that we will be drafting Brayshaw and Petracca tomorrow. He made this claim on the basis that the interviewers were adamant that McCartin would be picked by St. Kilda. A decent midfield at last? Now all we need is to focus on another tall that might slip through to pick 40!

Roos has as good as confirmed on the radio this evening that we will be drafting Brayshaw and Petracca tomorrow. He made this claim on the basis that the interviewers were adamant that McCartin would be picked by St. Kilda. A decent midfield at last? Now all we need is to focus on another tall that might slip through to pick 40!

Roos has as good as confirmed on the radio this evening that we will be drafting Brayshaw and Petracca tomorrow. He made this claim on the basis that the interviewers were adamant that McCartin would be picked by St. Kilda. A decent midfield at last? Now all we need is to focus on another tall that might slip through to pick 40!

I think that you may be in the minority but if you are privy to information that all the Country's leading football journalists don't seem to know, you might like to share you reasoning with the MFC Recruitinters before they make a mistake tomorrow. Who are the other options that you specifically wish the Club to look at?

As Heeney and Moore are not available [going to Sydney and Collingwood respectively], let us hope that we end up with the two top ranked players [viz. Petracca and Brayshaw] however No. 5 (McCartin) is effectively No. 3 of those available for selection and would still be a great get if the Saints opt for Petracca. Our list will be considerably strenghtened out of this draft, particularly with Roos, Goodwin and Mccartney all on board to develop them!

I have already taken it as gold (the rumour that the Saints may now pick up McCartin), and my revised team for Round 1 (when we don't have Dawes) will be: FB: Jetta Frost Dunn HB: Garland McDonald Lumumba C: Vince Cross Watts HF: Howe Hogan Petracca FF: Garlett Gawn Kent Foll: Jamar Tyson Jones Int: Brayshaw Viney Toumpas S: Salem E: Pederson, Bail, JKH/Grimes

Based on the rumour that the Saints may now pick up McCartin, then my revised team will be: FB: Jetta Frost Dunn HB: Garland McDonald Lumumba C: Vince Jones Watts HF: Howe Hogan Petracca FF: Garlett Gawn Kent Foll: Jamar Tyson Cross Int: Brayshaw Viney Toumpas S: Salem E: Pederson, Bail JKH

To the contrary, i think that it is the best draft preview that I have read. Lots of truth tucked away in there!