2016 National AFL Draft Day Thread

[Twodogs]

Re: 2016 National AFL Draft Day Thread

Huuuuge reach.

So we could have had a Cedric and a Fergus in the same draft Jolly good chaps

But in the end we got a Pom, Monica, Hewy Lewis and Fergie. Times are a changing at the Kennel

That was Lewinski. I think there was a Lipinski file that George was pretending to work on at one stage in Seinfeld

[GVGjr]

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That was Lewinski. I think there was a Lipinski file that George was pretending to work on at one stage in Seinfeld

That was the Penski file

[bulldogtragic]

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That was Lewinski. I think there was a Lipinski file that George was pretending to work on at one stage in Seinfeld

That was the Penski file.

[boydogs]

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Essendon ask for extra time. Poorly prepared

Not necessarily, you can have your list but it's trying to work out what other clubs will do that takes time, reviewing the picks they have made and what that suggests about who they will pick next

It's a long term view we must take with him, so quite different to our recent early selections. Hope we can all have some patience.

I don't think it will be as long as some are expecting, not the 6 years one person suggested. He's 90kg already (contrast with Ayce drafted at 75kg) and he is clearly a mobile ruck selection, we won't want him to bulk up too much more. Roughead is 96kg which is probably his prototype. He is also a mature age selection, he was eligible to be drafted last year but was overlooked

[GVGjr]

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Not necessarily, you can have your list but it's trying to work out what other clubs will do that takes time, reviewing the picks they have made and what that suggests about who they will pick next

It was 2 picks after the break between rounds and they had another 8 picks to wait until their next selection. You shouldn't be worried what other clubs are likely to do unless you have picks a lot closer together.

Dalrymple on the other hand was like a contestant on Family Feud and went straight to the buzzer once he knew the answer.

[LostDoggy]

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Gee Lipinski is an exciting selection. I had him on my shortlists for a lower pick, but Dal's confidence to go for him at 26 only heightens the excitement. He looks such a prospect.

[LostDoggy]

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The Lions did so well at this draft, yes they had the picks but they got good players with them.

McCluggage, Berry, Witherden, C.Cox, Allison and Lyons (the Lion) will be good additions for them.

Agree. Hate to say it but the other team who have done really well for mine, given only 1 pick in the top 25, is Carlton. Petrevski-Seton, Zac Fisher, Harrison MacReadie, Tom Williamson, Cameron Polson and Pat Kerr is a very nice mix of talent.

[LostDoggy]

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Given the brouhaha about Hawthorn's trading out of Mitchell and Lewis, it's pretty amazing that their last pick was taken on a Mitchell Lewis.

[Bornadog]

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Thank you for the updates everyone. I just got on the net and looks like Dahl has done it again

[Bulldog4life]

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Not necessarily, you can have your list but it's trying to work out what other clubs will do that takes time, reviewing the picks they have made and what that suggests about who they will pick next



I don't think it will be as long as some are expecting, not the 6 years one person suggested. He's 90kg already (contrast with Ayce drafted at 75kg) and he is clearly a mobile ruck selection, we won't want him to bulk up too much more. Roughead is 96kg which is probably his prototype. He is also a mature age selection, he was eligible to be drafted last year but was overlooked

Not true. He played school football in 2015.He needed to play at least one game of Under 18s football in order to be draft eligible, he had his application to play for Claremont rejected by the WAFL due to zone restrictions.

It was a setback, but it enabled English to thrive in 2016 — a season where he representing both Western Australia in the national championships and made his senior WAFL debut for South Fremantle.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tim-english-on-how-his-biology-teacher-helped-carve-his-path-to-the-2016-afl-national-draft/news-story/53d3c76bbb75fc5cb517ece44dac36a9

[boydogs]

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Not true. He played school football in 2015.He needed to play at least one game of Under 18s football in order to be draft eligible, he had his application to play for Claremont rejected by the WAFL due to zone restrictions.

It was a setback, but it enabled English to thrive in 2016 — a season where he representing both Western Australia in the national championships and made his senior WAFL debut for South Fremantle.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tim-...17ece44dac36a9

Thanks, I was going from one of his videos where he was asked if he was disappointed not to be drafted last year

The point remains though that he is a year ahead and perhaps less than 10kg away from his playing weight. Wouldn't surprise me if he got games in 2018