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Emma Quayle - The Age - 19 Nov
Click the link below to read a fantastic guide to this years draft. Covers all clubs.
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Click the link below to read a fantastic guide to this years draft. Covers all clubs.
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
Emma's my favorite journo and I have been looking forward to this article but it was a disappointment.
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
Hopefully she's on the money with our interest in Fletcher Roberts.The curse is dead.Comment
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
More from Emma- Have copied the players we are interested, so she says.
9. Sam Docherty
(Gippsland Power, 18, 185cm, 83kg)
If you make smart decisions and can kick, you're a chance. Docherty does that, and has a bit of pace to go with it. He won't be able to get started for a while - he needs minor hip surgery - but I could see him taking kick-in duties for an AFL club next year. It took him until the middle of the year to force people to take notice of him but from there he kept nailing long targets, and was always aware of what was going on around him.
16. Brandon Ellis
(Calder Cannons, 18, 181cm, 83kg)
Ellis brings oomph to this draft. He plays the game like he loves it more than anything in the world. He's not super quick but his endurance is excellent, and he anticipates things so well. He doesn't let too much past him at half-back and kicks it as well as anyone in the draft.
Who will pick him? The Lions have been linked to him, but he's more likely to come into the mix for Fremantle or the Western Bulldogs.
18. Hayden Crozier
( little bit of Chris Grant in this video! )
(Eastern Ranges, 17, 185cm, 67kg)
If you've seen the YouTube vision of Crozier taking a mark halfway up the Subiaco goal post, you know the sort of a leap he has. He needs time to get a body but can do things you can't teach: he's balanced, doesn't need much room and is quite artistic. He was playing in bits and pieces for a while this year, but moved to the half-back flank to find some form and could use that experience to become a midfield prospect one day.
Who will pick him? The Bulldogs are fans, but GWS may well grab him first.
25. Clay Smith
(Gippsland Power, 18, 180cm, 78kg)
Smith is another one who has polarised recruiters. Everyone loves his desperately competitive nature, but some wonder whether his kicking will hold him up.( Ghost Dog# Matty Boyd Mk II? ^_^) He's quick enough, his endurance is good and he'll give his team everything he has and will do whatever he can to improve. He does the sort of tough, inside stuff not everyone wants to do. His new teammates will love him.
Who will pick him? The Lions are interested, depending on how things pan out, with the Dockers, Bulldogs and Blues keen too.Last edited by Ghost Dog; 20-11-2011, 09:14 AM.You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― EpicurusComment
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
That's what I was looking for, Emma. Much more like your standard.Comment
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
She talks about Kavanagh slipping to North, Essendon or even the Gold Coast, would anyone else be massively shattered if we pass on him? Midfielder who can play inside or out, good turn of pace and clean skills, Ive seen him talked about as being top 5 in regards to talent but hammy issues have pushed him down. Seems to fit needs and is a western suburbs boy. If he's available and we dont roll the dice I would be fairly disheartened.Comment
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
Very strange selection. Not one suggested player over 185cms and we need tall defenders or tall forwards.More from Emma- Have copied the players we are interested, so she says.
9. Sam Docherty
(Gippsland Power, 18, 185cm, 83kg)
16. Brandon Ellis
(Calder Cannons, 18, 181cm, 83kg)
18. Hayden Crozier
( little bit of Chris Grant in this video! )
(Eastern Ranges, 17, 185cm, 67kg)
25. Clay Smith
(Gippsland Power, 18, 180cm, 78kg)Comment
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
Best available talent thanks. Sounds like kavanagh would fit the mouldComment
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Re: Emma Quayle's Draft Guide
Normally I'm against this, it's what got us in so much trouble with no talls in the first place.
At 18 the inside midfielder will almost always be the 'best available' because they typically develop earlier.
That said, we have so many holes in our list that we need almost everything and it seems none of the KPs are rated at all, so with pick 17 we need pace.Comment
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