Nathan Wright-Rising Star? !!
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Re: Nathan Wright-Rising Star? !!
Wright's first 5 - 10m out of clearances from a contest were great. He gave himself space and time to make his next decision.
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Thought he was very good, very positive imo, can't wait to see Ross play a few games here & there.
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Very true. It's exactly what stood out from Dal in his first year or two. He'd just have the composure and smarts to find a metre or two, rather than panicking.SainterK wrote:I love this kids composure.
I know I go on about it, but it's such an important quality in a footy player.
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He's a straight ahead, hard edged running player. Have been a fan since day one. We haven't seen it yet in his brief AFL career but he is also VERY strong overhead.
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I know its only day 1, but his looking more and more like a steal at pick 24, so thumbs up to Elshaug and crew.savatage wrote:He's a straight ahead, hard edged running player. Have been a fan since day one. We haven't seen it yet in his brief AFL career but he is also VERY strong overhead.
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Is looking like a top 10 pick, so Lee was just the steak knives ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
heard the players call him Cannonball.
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heard the players call him Cannonball.
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after the famous jazz saxophonist? the saints have such a good culture these day…Beekay wrote:Is looking like a top 10 pick, so Lee was just the steak knives
heard the players call him Cannonball.
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Did we just play GWS?
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Sorry, I forgot to put this at the end of my post:dragit wrote:after the famous jazz saxophonist? the saints have such a good culture these day…Beekay wrote:Is looking like a top 10 pick, so Lee was just the steak knives
heard the players call him Cannonball.![]()
Did we just play GWS?
#hardlyserious
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PS. And in terms of music, this is the one true cannon ball:
The beast with the pizza slice collared shirt.
The beast with the pizza slice collared shirt.
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Farout, that is pretty rockin'Beekay wrote:PS. And in terms of music, this is the one true cannon ball:
The beast with the pizza slice collared shirt.
I was talking about this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Fo_2Jz9EM
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very nice.
i always thought it would be ridiculously cool to learn the sax or trumpet.
but one instrument grabbed my attention the most (while on the subject of jazz):
i always thought it would be ridiculously cool to learn the sax or trumpet.
but one instrument grabbed my attention the most (while on the subject of jazz):
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Gerard was saying he was highly saught after as a 17 year old and expected to go top 10 but then something changed? He kept referring to fault gartlett as well in the same conversation / remarks, anyone else pick up on that?
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Great debut by Wright - hope he gets a Rising Star Nom.
Wright or Mayes this week
Edit: Wines already nominated in Rnd 1
Wright or Mayes this week
Edit: Wines already nominated in Rnd 1
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Re: Nathan Wright-Rising Star? !!
Something like Garlett dropped out and Wright was the one which replaced him.MC Gusto wrote:Gerard was saying he was highly saught after as a 17 year old and expected to go top 10 but then something changed? He kept referring to fault gartlett as well in the same conversation / remarks, anyone else pick up on that?
But why would Wright have been so sought after is he just snuck into the squad at someone elses expense? Hmm.
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Ollie has already been nominated in round 1, stating the obvious but you cant get nominated twice.MCG-Unit wrote:Great debut by Wright - hope he gets a Rising Star Nom. That said, I reckon Ollie Wines will be very hard to beat this round.
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Re: Nathan Wright-Rising Star? !!
Garlett got the boot from the AIS AFL academy which left an opening spot for Wright who then became more of notice.mick13 wrote:Something like Garlett dropped out and Wright was the one which replaced him.MC Gusto wrote:Gerard was saying he was highly saught after as a 17 year old and expected to go top 10 but then something changed? He kept referring to fault gartlett as well in the same conversation / remarks, anyone else pick up on that?
But why would Wright have been so sought after is he just snuck into the squad at someone elses expense? Hmm.
I don't believe Wright was ever considered top 10, more like top 20-30. The Pies were said to pick him however they didn't expect Grundy to slide and chose him instead. Apparently the Hawks were also set to select him with their first pick.
It's good that two clubs (Hawks and Pies) with a good recruitment record of recent were also keen on Wright.
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Oh thanks for that, my bad - post edited nowSaints94 wrote:Ollie has already been nominated in round 1, stating the obvious but you cant get nominated twice.MCG-Unit wrote:Great debut by Wright - hope he gets a Rising Star Nom. That said, I reckon Ollie Wines will be very hard to beat this round.
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Reckon it's between Wright and Mayes then !!
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Re: Nathan Wright-Rising Star? !!
I never believe those stories. I'd rather judge him on how he plays than on rumors that other clubs thought he was OK.Old Mate wrote:Garlett got the boot from the AIS AFL academy which left an opening spot for Wright who then became more of notice.mick13 wrote:Something like Garlett dropped out and Wright was the one which replaced him.MC Gusto wrote:Gerard was saying he was highly saught after as a 17 year old and expected to go top 10 but then something changed? He kept referring to fault gartlett as well in the same conversation / remarks, anyone else pick up on that?
But why would Wright have been so sought after is he just snuck into the squad at someone elses expense? Hmm.
I don't believe Wright was ever considered top 10, more like top 20-30. The Pies were said to pick him however they didn't expect Grundy to slide and chose him instead. Apparently the Hawks were also set to select him with their first pick.
It's good that two clubs (Hawks and Pies) with a good recruitment record of recent were also keen on Wright.
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Re: Nathan Wright-Rising Star? !!
Garlett being kicked out of the AIS AFL academy isn't a rumour, it's fact.
There are a lot of draft experts out there, so even know phantom/mock drafts are ones opinion, they can still be quite credible. Wright being a pick around 20-30 was a common trend.
The rumour about Wright being chased by the Hawks was telecasted on Fox recently. I think it was Gerard Heally who mentioned it. I'd call his judgement credible being in footy circles even if only a rumour. I can't recall where I heard the Pies were keen on him but worth mentioning
Anyway, some may find those comments interesting even if they are just rumours.
There are a lot of draft experts out there, so even know phantom/mock drafts are ones opinion, they can still be quite credible. Wright being a pick around 20-30 was a common trend.
The rumour about Wright being chased by the Hawks was telecasted on Fox recently. I think it was Gerard Heally who mentioned it. I'd call his judgement credible being in footy circles even if only a rumour. I can't recall where I heard the Pies were keen on him but worth mentioning
Anyway, some may find those comments interesting even if they are just rumours.
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I think you may be Wright.Spinner wrote:I think Collingwood were into Spencer White, not Wright...
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Munga wrote:Wines should get it this week, absolute gun
He got it round one.