2013 draft watch

[Go_Dogs]

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Boyd number one?

At the moment yes, simply because elite key position players are a rarer commodity - each of the 4 players mentioned fit our needs criteria though. I think the likelihood is we will get one of Kelly or Scharenberg as it's hard not to see Boyd and Aish going in the first 2 selections (regardless of who ends up with those picks).

There's still plenty of water to go under the bridge though so who knows who else may stick their hand up and come into contention over the next few months. In any event, we're going to get another very good player.

[1eyedog]

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I agree.

Aish would sit #2 on my wish list, but of course, I'm bias as I'm a South Aussie and a Norwood man. But on a serious note, he'll have 2 years experience playing SANFL finals against men come draft time, perhaps be a two time premiership player and has the class that we severely lack. Any of the top 4 should be great fits for us though.

Yep we need good skills, decision makers and outside play makers. I've heard he is all these things.

[Remi Moses]

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I agree.

Aish would sit #2 on my wish list, but of course, I'm bias as I'm a South Aussie and a Norwood man. But on a serious note, he'll have 2 years experience playing SANFL finals against men come draft time, perhaps be a two time premiership player and has the class that we severely lack. Any of the top 4 should be great fits for us though.

Bias No Way
He wasn't Match fit in the U/18's, so I'd take no notice of that.
Senior Footy is a big plus for mine, and playing against the bigger bodies.
Kelly nearly got picked up in the mini draft, and just think the Dees might fancy him.
The second pick is going to be interesting
Do we go with the speed and line breaker Hartung or a forward ?

[LostDoggy]

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Does anyone know much about Christian Salem? I only watched a bit of one of the games he was playing in but he was impressive. A lovely left foot kick playing off I think the half back flank. Seemed to have plenty of the ball in the time I was watching. I haven't seen his name mentioned much if at all. What round do our posters on WOOF think he'll go in?

You've summed him up pretty well. I like him off a flank/ outside wing runner. I think he'll go late 1st to early'ish 2nd.

[azabob]

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With our first pick I want pace, outside run, pace, damaging disposal, pace, and a player who kicks regular goals. - O I wouldn't mind someone with a bit of run and carry.

[Throughandthrough]

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Only concern I have with Aish is that he is still very slight (as an example Jimmy Toumpas wss lauded by all but hasn't starred this year as hoped for). Also, my brain tells me that his Father Andrew was regularly in the sick bay at Norwood.

But I'd be very happy if we had him

(But happier if we can jag schazz)

[SlimPickens]

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Only concern I have with Aish is that he is still very slight (as an example Jimmy Toumpas wss lauded by all but hasn't starred this year as hoped for). Also, my brain tells me that his Father Andrew was regularly in the sick bay at Norwood.

But I'd be very happy if we had him

(But happier if we can jag schazz)

Have our expectations on first year players grown to the point of being unreasonable?

I'd prefer Scharenburg but would be more than happy with Aish.

[Bulldog4life]

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You've summed him up pretty well. I like him off a flank/ outside wing runner. I think he'll go late 1st to early'ish 2nd.

Thanks M.R.M. Be interesting to see who picks him up. Wouldn't mind him at the doggies.

[JamesInCanberra]

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with our first pick i want pace, outside run, pace, damaging disposal, pace, and a player who kicks regular goals. - o i wouldn't mind someone with a bit of run and carry.

hartung!!!!!!!

[SlimPickens]

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hartung!!!!!!!

Like him as a player but he is very small. If he slipped through to our second pick then yes but to me he isn't a top 5 prospect.

[Go_Dogs]

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Like him as a player but he is very small. If he slipped through to our second pick then yes but to me he isn't a top 5 prospect.

Agreed, given the number of quite short players already on the list I'm not sure if we can go for him at all - but definitely wouldn't want to with our first selection.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Agreed, given the number of quite short players already on the list I'm not sure if we can go for him at all - but definitely wouldn't want to with our first selection.

Surely our first selection will be out of Boyd, Aish, Scharenburg or Kelly (at present at least)? Billings is highly rated but im not sure if a small half-forward is what we really need at the moment.

[LostDoggy]

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Surely our first selection will be out of Boyd, Aish, Scharenburg or Kelly (at present at least)? Billings is highly rated but im not sure if a small half-forward is what we really need at the moment.

Lets be honest though, with Gia retiring, Dickson questionable and being tagged to the shithouse we will have a need for a classy small forward which Billings is.

There's holes everywhere. Hartung and Aish fit into the small midfielder, which is one area we do have reasonable coverage.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Lets be honest though, with Gia retiring, Dickson questionable and being tagged to the shithouse we will have a need for a classy small forward which Billings is.

There's holes everywhere. Hartung and Aish fit into the small midfielder, which is one area we do have reasonable coverage.

True, but is our first pick paying overs for a small forward? I honestly don't know, he may be that good, but i would prefer a silky midfielder like Aish or Kelly at that pick

[LostDoggy]

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True, but is our first pick paying overs for a small forward? I honestly don't know, he may be that good, but i would prefer a silky midfielder like Aish or Kelly at that pick

At three, probably yes, but Aish may be overs in terms of what we need at that pick.