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Re: 2019 Mid Season Draft
JACOB ATLEY (VICTORIA)
The brother of AFL-listed players Joe (Port Adelaide) and Shaun (North Melbourne) was overlooked for the draft in 2018, with the Vic Country onballer signing with Essendon’s VFL team for this season. Atley is yet to make his VFL debut, but has played two NAB League matches for the Bendigo Pioneers. Standing at 191cm, Atley has the ability to spread from the contest and accumulate the ball around the ground. He averaged 17.1 disposals and 5.6 marks in 14 appearances for the Pioneers in his draft year. Atley turns 19 in July.
KYLE DUNKLEY (VICTORIA)
The brother of Western Bulldogs player Josh, was overlooked last season and returned to NAB League competition with Gippsland Power. Dunkley has had a strong overage year for the Gippsland Power, playing four matches and averaging 18.5 disposals. He spent most of 2018 at school level, but his inside work at NAB League has been impressive where he regularly is one of the Power’s biggest ball winners. The Swans had the chance to select Dunkley last year as a father-son prospect, but elected to overlook him.
ANGUS HANRAHAN (VICTORIA)
The brother of Hawthorn listed player Ollie, is a player with plenty of upside for a club looking to fast-track the development of a young gun. Hanrahan played for Vic Metro in 2018 Under 18 Championships, but was overlooked in the draft. The lively outside type can play at either end and has shown his ability to hit the scoreboard consistently. For the Sandringham Dragons in 2019, Hanrahan has lifted his output from an average of 15.6 disposals in 2018 to 20.2 disposals this season. He is also averaging just under four inside 50s per game and has booted seven goals.
CODY HIRST (VICTORIA)
Injuries have held Hirst back in the last 24 months and would’ve played a part in why he was overlooked in the 2018 national draft. But Hirst has taken his draft snub on the chin, working extremely hard in his overage year for Eastern Ranges in the NAB League. Hirst can play across half back and through the midfield, with Hirst having averaged 22 disposals and 4.8 tackles in four NAB League matches for 2019. The 19-year-old is agile around stoppages and was part of the initial Vic Metro squad.
TRISTAN HOBLEY (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
The Subiaco ball-magnet was best on ground in the WAFL Colts Grand Final for 2018, but was overlooked entirely when the draft rolled around. Hobley is part of the Western Australia Under 18 hub and has been named as an overager in their squad for the upcoming Under 18 Championships. The 182cm onballer has averaged 32.7 disposals and 7.0 tackles in three WAFL Colts appearances for 2019.
WILL KENNEDY (VICTORIA)
The mobile tall moved from Sandringham Dragons to Western Jets in the off-season and has been a strong performer in the NAB League this season. Kennedy covers the ground well and can leap high above his opponents. He has averaged 31.2 hitouts in the NAB League this season, also averaging 16.6 disposals and 4.6 marks. If a club is looking to take a young developing ruckman, Kennedy might just be the best available youngster in the mid-season draft. Could Essendon be a club that need a young developing ruckman?
MIHAIL LOCHOWIAK (SOUTH AUSTRALIA)
The dashing 19-year-old was overlooked in 2018 after winning the running vertical jump at the South Australia state combine. In the SANFL Reserves this season, Lochowiak has been utilised in the attacking half of the ground, booting 13 goals from six matches. The 186cm player can be used as a utility, averaging 13.7 disposals at 66 per cent efficiency. He has an attacking state of frame, averaging 3.5 tackles and booted a bag of five goals against Glenelg in Round 4. His brother Anzac, is eligible for the 2019 draft. Lochowiak could suit a club like Gold Coast or Carlton, looking for a goalkicking forward.
HUGO MUNN (SOUTH AUSTRALIA)
The AFL Academy member wasn’t drafted in 2018 despite spending time in the Sturt SANFL League team. The 197cm tall can play at either end of the ground and played 10 games in the SANFL League in his draft year, booting seven goals. In 2019, he has mixed between the Reserves and League competition, booting four goals in the Reserves to start the season before pushing into the senior team. Munn is mobile and also competes well in the ruck and can spread to mark the ball around the ground. He would be a player a club would look to develop, as he wouldn’t play AFL football this season.
DILLON O’REILLY (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
The East Fremantle tall’s father Stephen played 98 games for the Dockers, therefore meaning Dillon fell two games short of father-son status. But nevertheless the tall has shown signs to suggest he could be worth a punt on as a development player, with O’Reilly having played WAFL League football. His best performance on 2018 came in the WAFL Colts Elimination Final where he booted six goals from 19 touches, clunking nine marks. O’Reilly has done most of his work up forward, but has at times shown his ability down back.
JAKE RICCARDI (VICTORIA)
Riccardi has been a consistent member of the Werribee VFL line-up in 2019, excelling right across the ground. The 194cm tall turns 20 in November and might have an advantage on other young talls that nominated for the mid-season draft, given his experience at VFL level against AFL listed players. Riccardi was part of the Calder Cannons program over the last two seasons, showing off his aerial ability at centre half back in 2018, averaging 6.2 marks. Up forward, Riccardi has booted eight goals in four VFL games this year, including three against Geelong last month. His mobility and athleticism is what will make him appealing to clubs.
MITCH RIORDAN (VICTORIA)
The Dandenong Stingrays premiership player was a surprise player overlooked for the 2018 draft, but continues to push his case at NAB League level as he hunts an opportunity to join an AFL list. The midfielder has averaging a career-best season in the elite underage competition, averaging 17.5 disposals with a 50 per cent contested possession rate. He has shown his tenacity, averaging five tackles per game as he hunts a chance on an AFL list. Riordan stands at 187cm and has shown off his speed as he bursts away from stoppages, with the 19-year-old invited to the state combine in 2018.Listening to Brahm's 3rd RacketComment
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Re: 2019 Mid Season Draft
I vote we pick up Lachie from Bump - https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...07-p51kti.html
Snap Shot: Smoking out the mid-season draft smokies
Given there were more than 300 nominations for the AFL's mid-season draft on May 27, it's hard to stand out.
As the oldest player on the official AFL list sent to club recruiters, 31-year-old Lachlan Kanoniuk appeared to Snap Shot the type of footballer who might impress scouts with his unwillingness to give up on an AFL dream.
But who is he?
The first call to Hamilton, a highly regarded club in Victoria's western district that Kanoniuk had attached his name to, was met with a bemused admission from the footy manager that the name didn't ring any bells.
But as is the way with most country football clubs, the call went around and their coach recalled with a chuckle that Kanoniuk may have had a kick with the Hamilton twos a few years ago. Soon enough we had a number.
Kanoniuk laughed when Snap Shot tracked him down, before making his case.
"I am just keeping my career prospects open in my ripe old age," he said with tongue firmly in cheek.
"I had a bit of a run around a couple of years ago in the twos and got a few doughnuts on the stats sheet."
It turns out Kanoniuk is a freelance writer with a great reputation for his sharp music writing, particularly when it comes to Melbourne's famous local scene.
He thought he'd test the application process, which is a relatively simple one – albeit with a vetting process – making himself available for a couple of drafts and now a mid-season draft as, in his words, mature key position prospects are hard to find.
"You never know, some clubs might want to roll the dice," Kanoniuk said.
"I have dropped about 18 kegs since the last draft. They might be tracking that and say, 'He is having a dip'."
Since the AFL website listed the nominations in full on the weekend, with the 31-year-old's name included, Kanoniuk's phone has been running hot.
"It flew under the radar until the mid-season one, I got a few messages and a few calls," he said.- I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -Comment
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Re: 2019 Mid Season Draft
MIHAIL LOCHOWIAK (SOUTH AUSTRALIA)
The dashing 19-year-old was overlooked in 2018 after winning the running vertical jump at the South Australia state combine. In the SANFL Reserves this season, Lochowiak has been utilised in the attacking half of the ground, booting 13 goals from six matches. The 186cm player can be used as a utility, averaging 13.7 disposals at 66 per cent efficiency. He has an attacking state of frame, averaging 3.5 tackles and booted a bag of five goals against Glenelg in Round 4. His brother Anzac, is eligible for the 2019 draft. Lochowiak could suit a club like Gold Coast or Carlton, looking for a goalkicking forward.
This guy sounds appealing.
I think I'm in love. I sincerely hope he's on our radar.
Any insights?Comment
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"He has an attacking state of frame"
No idea what that means[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Comment
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The answer to the below is I do! If Naughton is a forward, Roberts is out of favour and we aren't sure what Lewis Young is a big defender is a must.
Who wants a lightning-quick 200cm key defender?
MURRAY Bushrangers coaches were getting desperate.
A Gold Coast-bound Ben King had four of Sandringham's five goals to the main break of the clubs' then-TAC Cup elimination final clash last year.
The 202cm forward, who the Suns eventually claimed with pick No.6 in the NAB AFL Draft, added just one more goal that day despite the Dragons powering away to win by 43 points.
The decision to swing a 200cm ruckman by the name of Ben Kelly onto him proved a masterstroke.
Kelly wasn't among last year's happy batch of draftees – a knee injury kept him to 11 games, and his form wasn't quite good enough – but that job on the King twin might yet prove significant.
The reincarnation of the Mid-Season Rookie Draft, which will be held on May 27, after round 10, has presented another opportunity for Kelly and co.
Many initially thought the draft would help clubs cover injuries, but that is now a secondary priority for most.
AFL.com.au understands recruiters are instead hunting long-term options, with the chance to get players in months before the National Draft proving appealing.
After discussions with AFL recruiters, the Bushies brought Kelly back for the NAB League this season as a 19-year-old – and the results have been highly promising.
He played predominantly as a centre half-back before switching into the ruck the last two seasons, but has returned to his defensive roots in 2019 while still rucking where required.
Kelly's intercept marking and blazing speed for his size – he runs sub-three seconds for 20m – are his strengths and he's featured in the best players in three of his four matches this year.
"He's found it easier going back as a key defender, which is more of a natural position for him to play," Bushrangers talent manager Michael Wilson told AFL.com.au.
"His intercept marking and run and carry have been exceptional, and he's caught the eye of a few recruiters and played really well."
Kelly featured in Sunday's AFL Victoria Young Guns series-opener, in both defence and the ruck, alongside several Mid-Season Rookie Draft prospects.
The Albury product is also as good as certain to be part of the Allies' squad for the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships as an 'over-ager'.
Kelly – if he's drafted – could join Brisbane's Harris Andrews, Docker Alex Pearce and St Kilda's Jake Carlisle in the AFL's 200cm-plus defensive ranks, or he may still need to make it as a ruckman.
Kyle Dunkley was a standout in the Young Guns match, racking up a game-high 27 disposals (12 contested), seven clearances, eight score involvements, four tackles and two goals.
Dunkley's Western Bulldogs-listed sibling, Josh, was in the crowd to watch, with Sydney, Carlton, Gold Coast and Richmond believed to be keeping tabs on the son of ex-Swan Andrew.
Angus Hanrahan, younger brother of Hawk Ollie, was among the goals, too.
Jacob Atley, brother of North Melbourne's Shaun and Port Adelaide's Joe, was not so fortunate, aggravating a left knee injury and sitting out most of the second half.Comment
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Re: 2019 Mid Season Draft
I thought we went into this season 1 tall short in the ruck area. His versatility will appeal in being able to play key defence.
Could be a good option but would we take him over say Footscray's Gardiner?Listening to Brahm's 3rd RacketComment
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Possibly. I just love the look of him. Remember where Biggs came from. And M. Boyd.
Maybe it doesn't matter. I just love the raw material. Where he looks laconic, he's still moving faster than anyone else around him. He's got those long springy legs. The Hill brothers run in a similar way.Comment
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Kyle Dunkley in for Footscray this week. He had 27 touches and 2 goals in the young guns game on Sunday at Sandy was best on. Wonder if we are sniffing around ....
Edit : Bevo loves his type too.BT COME BACK!
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There's reportedly four clubs interested in Dunkley before we have a pick. We'd have to tank him in the game to put some clubs off if we wanted him I'd have thought.Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023Comment
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