2015 Draft Form Guide - Mock Draft #1

[Cyberdoggie]

Re: 2015 Draft Form Guide - Mock Draft #1

Moore is a work in progress particularly on his kicking skills and overall fitness but he is athletically gifted and there is plenty to work with.

Do you think our new coaching mantra (quality ball users) would allow Moore to be considered if he's not strong in this area?

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2015 Draft Form Guide - Mock Draft #1

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-draft-2015-gippsland-powers-sam-skinner-follows-mentor-leigh-brown-20151111-gkw7tr.html

Article on Sam Skinner, a KPD/Ruckman a few of us have on our short list.

[LostDoggy]

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Bulldogs today added 3 names to their Permission To Train list:

- Luke Goetz (Western Jets)
- Charlie Lee (North Ballarat Rebels)
- Brayden Seir (Northern Knights)

[Scraggers]

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Bulldogs today added 3 names to their Permission To Train list:

- Luke Goetz (Western Jets)
- Charlie Lee (North Ballarat Rebels)
- Brayden Seir (Northern Knights)

Goetz is a ruckman isn't he?

Not putting a lot of confidence in Minson ... we chased a ruckman in the trade period as well.

[GVGjr]

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Do you think our new coaching mantra (quality ball users) would allow Moore to be considered if he's not strong in this area?

It's a good question and I don't know the answer but it's interesting that Moore actually tested pretty well for his kicking at the combine. Not great but not bad. His kicking is inconsistent though.

[LostDoggy]

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Goetz is a ruckman isn't he?

Not putting a lot of confidence in Minson ... we chased a ruckman in the trade period as well.

I'd say these guys are potential rookies at best. Think Will will be retired before a guy like Goetz is a senior team proposition.

[Throughandthrough]

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the latest AFL Road to the Draft Podcast has an excellent interview/explanation of the new points system.

[Axe Man]

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Bulldogs today added 3 names to their Permission To Train list:

- Luke Goetz (Western Jets)
- Charlie Lee (North Ballarat Rebels)
- Brayden Seir (Northern Knights)

Link

The Western Bulldogs have added three players to their training list including exciting young ruckman Luke Goetz. The 202cm big man dominated for Altona in the Western Region Football League under-18s competition in the first half of 2015 before joining the Western Jets for the last nine games of the TAC Cup season.


I like the idea of using the rookie list to attempt to develop a young ruckman. If it doesn't work out - no great loss.

[Twodogs]

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Good to see that Goetz is a local boy. I wonder if he is any relation to the people who ran the factory called Goetz that is in Willy road in Spotswood?

[LostDoggy]

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Good to see that Goetz is a local boy. I wonder if he is any relation to the people who ran the factory called Goetz that is in Willy road in Spotswood?

Was it in Hall Street, Spotswood (the road that runs along the railway line)? Funnily enough very near Two Birds Brewery, recently discussed in the Beer, Beer, Beer thread. I grew up around the corner from it.

[KT31]

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Was it in Hall Street, Spotswood (the road that runs along the railway line)? Funnily enough very near Two Birds Brewery, recently discussed in the Beer, Beer, Beer thread. I grew up around the corner from it.

W Goetz & Sons Ltd engineering factory was in Hall street, went to tech school with a couple of the Goetz boys ( from memory fraternal twins) their Grandad started the factory and their Dad still ran it.
Both were above average height so Luke might be one of the boys kid.

[Twodogs]

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Was it in Hall Street, Spotswood (the road that runs along the railway line)? Funnily enough very near Two Birds Brewery, recently discussed in the Beer, Beer, Beer thread. I grew up around the corner from it.

W Goetz & Sons Ltd engineering factory was in Hall street, went to tech school with a couple of the Goetz boys ( from memory fraternal twins) their Grandad started the factory and their Dad still ran it.
Both were above average height so Luke might be one of the boys kid.

My dad worked there back in the '60s. I can remember going to the Christmas parties they had. At Keilor Park I think.

[Go_Dogs]

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It's really starting to shape as an interesting draft. I've got to say, the more I think about it, and despite some more glaring positional gaps in our list, I'd really like to see us claim:

Riley Bonner - good sized, good mover and a good user. He'd add a lot to our side and could potentially fill a number of roles.

Mitchell Hibberd - much the same as above, an underrated player who would be a very versatile, hard working player with a lot of traits which should see him become a consistent AFL player.

Despite the need to add some key defenders, I'm not convinced the blokes we really need will be available in our range. I'd rather us continue to add quality players who will improve our list in preference to reaching for someone. If we have another good year, I'd be fairly confident in attracting a ready made player.

As it stands, between Roberts, Hamling, Roughead, Z Cordy and perhaps Redpath, we have some options who should continue to improve together. Perhaps we can secure a mature aged player who fills a key defensive post later in the draft too.

[Bornadog]

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Callum Twomey gas released his final top 30 here:

He has the following at our current picks:

21 - Harry Mckay
22 - Riley Bonner
30 - Luke Partington

[LostDoggy]

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Callum Twomey gas released his final top 30 here:

He has the following at our current picks:

21 - Harry Mckay
22 - Riley Bonner
30 - Luke Partington

Has included Academy Picks though BAD, so our first picks would be more like 24 & 25?

Also, not sure if he means this to be a final phantom draft or a power ranking (not taking into account club preferences?).