Sudanese Players

[GVGjr]

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Daw is quite the athlete and there is even some speculation that he might have been better suited to a track and field career.
It's probably doubtful now given his profile that he would last until the rookie draft.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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I want him at the dogs. Hope we get him.
Looks like a one man headline a la Natanui and great for the Sudanese, and other African communities in the West.
I want to see them all in Dogs jumpers.
Not the (insert vomit sounds) lousy Bombers.

[GVGjr]

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I want him at the dogs. Hope we get him.
Looks like a one man headline a la Natanui and great for the Sudanese, and other African communities in the West.
I want to see them all in Dogs jumpers.
Not the (insert vomit sounds) lousy Bombers.

You would have to think a lot of clubs would be interested in him. He has so much to learn and the upside would be enormous if it all clicks for him. He's certainly a player that could learn his craft with the Williamstown 2nds for a season.

[LostDoggy]

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From watching the highlights - Doggies, please sign him up!!
Size / pace / pretty good skills / athletic....and more upside...and huge marketing potential!

[comrade]

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From watching the highlights - Doggies, please sign him up!!
Size / pace / pretty good skills / athletic....and more upside...and huge marketing potential!

Remember, highlight videos only show his best work. I'm all for picking Majak, but wouldn't want to pay over the odds for him.

If another club thinks he's worth a 2nd or 3rd round pick, then good luck to them.

If we end up with 4 picks in the draft this year, I'd be happy with using our last pick, but ideally we'd secure him in the rookie draft, as he probably needs at least 2 years of development just to get him close to AFL level.

[GVGjr]

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Remember, highlight videos only show his best work. I'm all for picking Majak, but wouldn't want to pay over the odds for him.

If another club thinks he's worth a 2nd or 3rd round pick, then good luck to them.

If we end up with 4 picks in the draft this year, I'd be happy with using our last pick, but ideally we'd secure him in the rookie draft, as he probably needs at least 2 years of development just to get him close to AFL level.

Yes, amongst some good things I have seen from him it's often few and far between. At times he appears lost and others a natural.

[comrade]

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Yes, amongst some good things I have seen from him it's often few and far between. At times he appears lost and others a natural.

He's the ideal rookie pick, but his increased profile might see him get snagged earlier than he probably should.

With the shallowness of this draft, we really have to make every post a winner and picking an extremely speculative project player above the odds isn't a good move, IMO.

[GVGjr]

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He's the ideal rookie pick, but his increased profile might see him get snagged earlier than he probably should.

With the shallowness of this draft, we really have to make every post a winner and picking an extremely speculative project player above the odds isn't a good move, IMO.

Teams like the Tigers with a number of selections (possibly in the 8 to 10 mark) will ensure that he won't slide to the rookie list I would have thought.

[comrade]

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Teams like the Tigers with a number of selections (possibly in the 8 to 10 mark) will ensure that he won't slide to the rookie list I would have thought.

If no other team is prepared to offer picks for the Tigers' discards, how will they end up with up to 10 selections in the draft?

[GVGjr]

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If no other team is prepared to offer picks for the Tigers' discards, how will they end up with up to 10 selections in the draft?

They have a number of players coming out of contract. They have already cleared 5 from the books and I think a few other might not see the week out.

[Missing Dog]

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If no other team is prepared to offer picks for the Tigers' discards, how will they end up with up to 10 selections in the draft?

The uncontracted ones will be delisted.

They started yesterday with Oakley-Nicholls

[comrade]

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They have a number of players coming out of contract. They have already cleared 5 from the books and I think a few other might not see the week out.

So, if Richmond have 10 spots that need to be fulfilled on their list due to retirements/delistings, do they just get extra late picks to use?

[GVGjr]

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So, if Richmond have 10 spots that need to be fulfilled on their list due to retirements/delistings, do they just get extra late picks to use?

Yes. They might very well have selections 3, 19, 35, 51, 67, 69, 71, 72 and 73 etc with a pick or 2 saved for the next draft.

[bulldogtragic]

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Majak was on the TAC Cup show today. They showed his highlight reel, very impressive, but obviously very raw. He has scored an invite to national trials as a result of good form, kicked 5 a few weeks back.

For community/public relations but also on footy ability I wouldn't mind taking him on as a project player. He can run, jump, catch and kick the ball over 60 metres. Whilst he still needs technical work, we cold do much worse with the 42nd spot than him (and we have done!).

[Dancin' Douggy]

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We've done worse with a number 4 pick.