Rookie Draft 2015

[Bornadog]

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Pick 11 – Brad Lynch
Height: 187cm

Weight: 70kg
Club: Swan Districts
Raw rebounding defender from Swan Districts (W.A) who is composed under pressure and possesses excellent foot skills on both sides of the body. Tested in the elite category for both speed and agility.

Pick 29 – Luke Goetz



Height: 202cm
Weight: 87kg
Club: Western Jets
202cm developing ruckman with excellent athleticism, highlighted by above average results in both speed and endurance testing. Good hands in traffic, and competes well.

Pick 46 – Jed Adcock



Height: 185cm
Weight: 84kg
Club: Brisbane Lions
206-game former captain of Brisbane who possesses excellent leadership and ability to play in all three areas of the ground. Above average disposal, with a fearless approach to both man and contest. Adds some experience to a young list.

[always right]

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Is Clay Smith still on the LTI list? Is there anyone else on this list?

Will Adcock get promoted to the senior list immediately (if anyone is on the LTI)?

Rourke Smith?

[Mantis]

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Roarke Smith?

But he is still on the rookie list.. Clay would be the only one at the minute.

[whythelongface]

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Rourke Smith?

Forgot about Roarke. thanks.

[whythelongface]

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But he is still on the rookie list.. Clay would be the only one at the minute.

Wasn't he promoted last year. Does he go back onto the rookie list once the season ends?

[Bornadog]

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Wasn't he promoted last year. Does he go back onto the rookie list once the season ends?

Roarke is the 4th player on our rookie list and has no effect on LTI list as we can't replace him.

Clay is the only one at this stage.

[Doc26]

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Wasn't he promoted last year. Does he go back onto the rookie list once the season ends?

Yes, it's only temporary. He would need to be elevated onto our primary list of 38 players through the draft.

[Bulldog Joe]

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Nice article on Goetz

http://www.krockfootball.com.au/young-jet-on-draft-radar/

you would think there is plenty of development in him, given that he has grown quickly and has only been involved at TAC for the latter stages of the season.

It seems that he is already a good endurance runner with a supposed 5k time in the range of 18 mins.

[Bulldog Joe]

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Found these comments relating to Brad Lynch.

"In terms of pure football talent Brad is as good as we've had come through our system. Vision, skill awareness and ability to go off both sides of his body is actually quite special. I've been here since 2008 and I haven't seen someone with that sort of movement off both sides the way he can do it. So he's highly talented, has a good frame at 186cm to be a rangy wingman. His major issue will be his ability to win his own ball and that's something that will be a focus for him moving forward. On the outside, with time and space, he's certainly a special player." - Swan Districts coach Greg Harding

Also tested well at WA combine (along with Adams)

http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2015-10-19/wa-draft-smokeys-strut-their-stuff

"West Perth's Marcus Adams was one of the quickest over 20m while 18-year-old Brad Lynch, also from Swan Districts, registered scores in speed and agility at the elite end of the scale."

[Bornadog]

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Western Bulldogs rookie-list Western Jets tall Luke Goetz


SHANE Sexton says the Western Bulldogs have drafted a “Mark Blicavs” prototype in Western Jets ruckman Luke Goetz after they pounced on the 18-year-old in Friday’s AFL Rookie Draft.
The Altona junior had recruiters talking in the second half of the TAC Cup season after debuting with the Jets against the Eastern Ranges in Round 10.

The 202cm tall collected 14 hit-outs and three tackles on debut, earning himself a permanent spot in the Jets’ best 22 for the second half of the year.
But it was Goetz’s athletic ability and training ethic that impressed the Western Jets most.

He managed nine games for the blue and gold, his best output coming in Round 14 when he managed 18 hit-outs, two marks, three tackles and nine possessions.
The Vikings product logged four mentions in his Western Region Football League under-18 side’s best players from seven games before earning a call up to the TAC Cup.

“I was on long service leave at the time, but the first thing I did when I got back was go and watch Altona play Albion and he dominated that game,” Jets talent manager Sexton said.
“He dominated in the ruck, he was taking marks around the ground. I don’t think he came into our program until Round 10 as an 18-year-old this year, and I think he played every game for the rest of the season.”
Sexton said the club knew early on that Goetz had elite athletic ability.
“One night we had a bit of a running session, and on numbers we rated him the second best athletically at the club,” he said.

“It was only two or three weeks after arriving at the footy club and word spread around the place a bit.”
Sexton said the former cross-country runner could be compared to Geelong best-and-fairest Mark Blicavs.
“You look at the guy who won Geelong’s best-and-fairest and he’s a fantastic athlete,” he said.
“There’s a bit of a prototype there. They put a lot of time into him.
“We had already invited — and he had been accepted — to play as a 19-year-old in the TAC Cup next year, had he not been drafted, because obviously people were interested on the basis of his athletic progress.”
Western Jets coach Torin Baker said it was a terrific story.
“It shows you can be a late bloomer and it can all come off,” Baker said.

“He grew considerably in the space of 12 to 18 months, combined with his ability to cover the ground, he became a really draftable prospect.”
Goetz was one of three TAC Cup players given permission to train with the Bulldogs before the draft, alongside Collingwood recruit Brayden Sier and North Ballarat Rebels’ Charlie Lee.

Goetz — who is currently on a school trip in Cambodia — was the only Jet to find an AFL home in 2015 after the club produced six draftees in 2014.

[Missing Dog]

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Does that mean that they are going to those clubs, or that those clubs can match bids if they choose to?

Sorry I had work so missed this question. They had the rights to them, there's no bidding in the RD. They have the rights to two players from their state in the rookie draft.

[LostDoggy]

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http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video/2015-11-27/rookie-pick-29-luke-goetz

Obviously a lot of development required, but gee I like the raw attributes Goetz shows in these snippets.

[LostDoggy]

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http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video/2015-11-27/rookie-pick-11-brad-lynch

Lynch to me seems a similar type to Bailey Williams. Both carry nice frames and look to have heaps of potential as good sized wingers/back flankers. Reckon Footscray followers are going to really enjoy this year.

Given our list requirements, reckon SD/JMac have absolutely smashed this draft. Of course, that means SFA until things are proven on-field, but really can't wait for 2016.

[jazzadogs]

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http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video/2015-11-27/rookie-pick-29-luke-goetz

Obviously a lot of development required, but gee I like the raw attributes Goetz shows in these snippets.

Really liked that. Looks quite mobile for a big man and if has endurance to go with what was shown there then I'm looking forward to seeing where he's at in a couple of years!

[lemmon]

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Really liked that. Looks quite mobile for a big man and if has endurance to go with what was shown there then I'm looking forward to seeing where he's at in a couple of years!

Apparently endurance is his strength. Runs an 18 minute 5km are the stats being thrown around