Dalrymples first draft.

[The Coon Dog]

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Last Monday night at the Rookie Fundraiser a few of us took the time to speak with Simon Dalrymple about young Wallis & Libba.

Both train regularly with the club including a 3 day stint recently where they acquitted themselves quite well.

The team from Vic Uni at the club already have their claws into them & they regularly undergo the various programs there including video analysis of their kicking & running & all the other physical testing.

Neither are overly quick, but seem to know where to run; they're smart footballers (chips off the old blocks).

Simon rated Libba a top 20 in this years draft & Wally a top 30, not bad seeing as they still have another year to go before they're eligible to be drafted. He also said both boys are obsessive in their desire to get the very best out of themselves.

Mark Hunter's boy, Lachlan is now part of the program, but missed the recent 3 day stint as his old man had a huge win on the gee gee's & decided on the spur of the moment to take the family to Disneyland.

We mentioned that next year would be a quiet one for Simon as we were not likely to enter the draft until the 3 round (assuming we use our 1st & 2nd round picks on Lubber & Wally). He felt that GC17 were likely to be active in trade week so we had to cover all bases incase we are involved in a trade with them.

[Go_Dogs]

He felt that GC17 were likely to be active in trade week so we had to cover all bases incase we are involved in a trade with them.

That's a great point.

If we acquire an early selection as a result of a trade we will need to have done our research. I imagine he'd go through his process as per usual and have his list of players well established for the 'just in case' scenario.

[w3design]

Thanks Coon Dog, really apreciate the info. But don't we only have to use a pick equal to that nominated by an opposition club who bids for the same kid [ as those rats at St Kilda did for Ayce]? So it is still possible that given a compromised draft other clubs may not risk an early draft pick bid, meaning we could still get our F/S picks and keep an early draft option with a bit of luck [and no St K. manipulation].

[The Coon Dog]

Thanks Coon Dog, really apreciate the info. But don't we only have to use a pick equal to that nominated by an opposition club who bids for the same kid [ as those rats at St Kilda did for Ayce]? So it is still possible that given a compromised draft other clubs may not risk an early draft pick bid, meaning we could still get our F/S picks and keep an early draft option with a bit of luck [and no St K. manipulation].

Doubt it, if this season they were both ranked by Dalrymple as top 30, surely with another season under their belts & TAC only, not school footy, their stocks can only rise.

[GVGjr]

Doubt it, if this season they were both ranked by Dalrymple as top 30, surely with another season under their belts & TAC only, not school footy, their stocks can only rise.

Are they not playing school footy next season?

[The Coon Dog]

Are they not playing school footy next season?

I just assumed they weren't, could be wrong though.

[Greystache]

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Mark Hunter's boy, Lachlan is now part of the program, but missed the recent 3 day stint as his old man had a huge win on the gee gee's & decided on the spur of the moment to take the family to Disneyland.

Adding to that, he's also been allocated Boyd and Crossy as mentors. He is arranged to meet with them once a month, and will also sit with the non-participating players during a few games next season with the specific task of purely focussing on those two and what they do not only when they have the footy but also when they don't have it.

The club's also given him a training program they want him to follow over the next 12 months.