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Club whispers
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ST KILDA
Picks: 51, 76, 82 (likely to use two selections)
Being the big players of the trade period means the Saints are anything but once the draft rolls around. They will start their draft later than any other club, back at No.51. St Kilda swooped on delisted Cat Ryan Abbott as a free agent last week but have also been linked to other rucks. South Australian Henry Crauford and Oakleigh tall Nick Bryan are there if the Saints want to add a fourth big man to their list. They could fill that gap with Bigoa Nyuon, a member of their NGA, as a category B rookie if he gets overlooked in the national draft. Given their picks are so deep, the Saints will be waiting to see if any players on their board slip through. Darcy Chirgwin (pictured below), a tall midfield accumulator, and Lachie Stapleton, a midfielder who won the Eastern Ranges' best and fairest in a Grand Final season, are two who could come into their thinking late, as well as small defender Jarvis Pina, who was overlooked last year.
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GWS and Richmond sniffy around Biggy
The Giants will be major players at the top of the draft and then face a long, long wait between picks. They are set to snare Tom Green as an Academy choice in the top 10 and also use their prized pick four, but the Green bid will shift the Giants' other selections to the back of the draft. What they find there, or target, will depend on who's left on the board. They have shown some interest in Bigoa Nyuon (pictured below), who starred at the Victorian state Combine with his pace for a tall, while they have done plenty of work on Ryan Sturgess, a medium defender who was a standout for the Northern Knights this year. The club has access to Academy player Liam Delahunty but is unlikely to take him.
Rivals see Richmond's pick No.19 as gettable for the right price, so it will be interesting to see if other clubs push for it on draft night. The Tigers have an interest in Hugo Ralphsmith if he's available at their second-round selections, while Flynn Perez is also likely to come into their considerations at that point if still up for grabs. Perez missed this season after tearing his ACL last year but has pace and kicks well. Cam Taheny is a possibility, with the South Australian forward likely to be available a bit later than many would have expected earlier in the season, while another half-forward in Jai Jackson has been linked to the Tigers. Could they also be interested in adding to their big man department? Ruckman Jack Bell and versatile tall Bigoa Nyuon, who is tied to St Kilda's Next Generation Academy, have generated some interest. Both shape as project players.
ST KILDA
Picks: 51, 76, 82 (likely to use two selections)
Being the big players of the trade period means the Saints are anything but once the draft rolls around. They will start their draft later than any other club, back at No.51. St Kilda swooped on delisted Cat Ryan Abbott as a free agent last week but have also been linked to other rucks. South Australian Henry Crauford and Oakleigh tall Nick Bryan are there if the Saints want to add a fourth big man to their list. They could fill that gap with Bigoa Nyuon, a member of their NGA, as a category B rookie if he gets overlooked in the national draft. Given their picks are so deep, the Saints will be waiting to see if any players on their board slip through. Darcy Chirgwin (pictured below), a tall midfield accumulator, and Lachie Stapleton, a midfielder who won the Eastern Ranges' best and fairest in a Grand Final season, are two who could come into their thinking late, as well as small defender Jarvis Pina, who was overlooked last year.
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GWS and Richmond sniffy around Biggy
The Giants will be major players at the top of the draft and then face a long, long wait between picks. They are set to snare Tom Green as an Academy choice in the top 10 and also use their prized pick four, but the Green bid will shift the Giants' other selections to the back of the draft. What they find there, or target, will depend on who's left on the board. They have shown some interest in Bigoa Nyuon (pictured below), who starred at the Victorian state Combine with his pace for a tall, while they have done plenty of work on Ryan Sturgess, a medium defender who was a standout for the Northern Knights this year. The club has access to Academy player Liam Delahunty but is unlikely to take him.
Rivals see Richmond's pick No.19 as gettable for the right price, so it will be interesting to see if other clubs push for it on draft night. The Tigers have an interest in Hugo Ralphsmith if he's available at their second-round selections, while Flynn Perez is also likely to come into their considerations at that point if still up for grabs. Perez missed this season after tearing his ACL last year but has pace and kicks well. Cam Taheny is a possibility, with the South Australian forward likely to be available a bit later than many would have expected earlier in the season, while another half-forward in Jai Jackson has been linked to the Tigers. Could they also be interested in adding to their big man department? Ruckman Jack Bell and versatile tall Bigoa Nyuon, who is tied to St Kilda's Next Generation Academy, have generated some interest. Both shape as project players.
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Re: Club whispers
I heard that we are after a bloke who kicked over 50 goals this year in the WAFL with our first pick. Mature age 23.
One of our selections we’re taking our academy player.
Hopefully nobody bids on him
One of our selections we’re taking our academy player.
Hopefully nobody bids on him
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Re: Club whispers
Well if they do, hopefully it is very late which it is meant to be.
In matching only Pick 51 is worth points. 259. Picks from 74 on have no points value.
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Re: Club whispers
Well looking at the stats there are two players that kicked 50+ in the WAFL this year.
Ben Sokol 24, 186cm and 60 goals
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-22/ ... -thrashing
Mason Shaw 25, 197cm and 55 goals
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Re: Club whispers
I think the last bloke we took from the WAFL who kicked over 50 in a season was Tom Lee. Thankfully, we don''t have a pick 12 this year to torch on either Shaw or SokolsaintsRrising wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 12:07pmWell looking at the stats there are two players that kicked 50+ in the WAFL this year.
Ben Sokol 24, 186cm and 60 goals
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-22/ ... -thrashing
Mason Shaw 25, 197cm and 55 goals
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Re: Club whispers
Not that I am saying that Lee was a good choice but, Lee cost us not pick 12 directly, but was traded for Lee and picks 24 and 45.
GWS took Kristian Jaksch who played 13 games for them and 1 for the Blues.
Saints gained:
Lee 17 games
Wright 37 games
45 later went WC with Cripps and Saints got back 40 (Murdoch 22 games) and 43 (22 games).
Grundie at 18 was the guy we missed out on. Most others in the teens are only so so.
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I was spewing that we passed up the opportunity of getting Tom Clurey and instead picked up Wright and White... I called SEN to vent my frustrations at Finey!saintsRrising wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 12:51pmNot that I am saying that Lee was a good choice but, Lee cost us not pick 12 directly, but was traded for Lee and picks 24 and 45.
GWS took Kristian Jaksch who played 13 games for them and 1 for the Blues.
Saints gained:
Lee 17 games
Wright 37 games
45 later went WC with Cripps and Saints got back 40 (Murdoch 22 games) and 43 (22 games).
Grundie at 18 was the guy we missed out on. Most others in the teens are only so so.
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I was spewing that we passed up the opportunity of getting Tom Clurey and instead picked up Wright and White... I called SEN to vent my frustrations at Finey!saintsRrising wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 12:51pmNot that I am saying that Lee was a good choice but, Lee cost us not pick 12 directly, but was traded for Lee and picks 24 and 45.
GWS took Kristian Jaksch who played 13 games for them and 1 for the Blues.
Saints gained:
Lee 17 games
Wright 37 games
45 later went WC with Cripps and Saints got back 40 (Murdoch 22 games) and 43 (22 games).
Grundie at 18 was the guy we missed out on. Most others in the teens are only so so.
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Re: Club whispers
Knightmare from BigFooty has Sokol going to us. I’m not sure what his record is like for picks in the 50s.saintsRrising wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 12:07pmWell looking at the stats there are two players that kicked 50+ in the WAFL this year.
Ben Sokol 24, 186cm and 60 goals
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-22/ ... -thrashing
Mason Shaw 25, 197cm and 55 goals
https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/ ... ree-rounds
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Re: Club whispers
Must admit I’d never heard of Tom Clurey until this post - looks like he only played 18 games from 2014-16 before becoming a regular at Port the past 3 seasons, so a slow burnoutside66 wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 1:16pmI was spewing that we passed up the opportunity of getting Tom Clurey and instead picked up Wright and White... I called SEN to vent my frustrations at Finey!saintsRrising wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 12:51pmNot that I am saying that Lee was a good choice but, Lee cost us not pick 12 directly, but was traded for Lee and picks 24 and 45.
GWS took Kristian Jaksch who played 13 games for them and 1 for the Blues.
Saints gained:
Lee 17 games
Wright 37 games
45 later went WC with Cripps and Saints got back 40 (Murdoch 22 games) and 43 (22 games).
Grundie at 18 was the guy we missed out on. Most others in the teens are only so so.
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Yeah, he was tipped to go in the first round but slided down the order - he was a mad Sainter growing up and modeled his game on Sam Fisher. Slow burn perhaps but he's a very good player now. Unfortunately none of our boys came good (Lee, White, Wright)saintspremiers wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 6:48pmMust admit I’d never heard of Tom Clurey until this post - looks like he only played 18 games from 2014-16 before becoming a regular at Port the past 3 seasons, so a slow burnoutside66 wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 1:16pmI was spewing that we passed up the opportunity of getting Tom Clurey and instead picked up Wright and White... I called SEN to vent my frustrations at Finey!saintsRrising wrote: ↑Tue 26 Nov 2019 12:51pmNot that I am saying that Lee was a good choice but, Lee cost us not pick 12 directly, but was traded for Lee and picks 24 and 45.
GWS took Kristian Jaksch who played 13 games for them and 1 for the Blues.
Saints gained:
Lee 17 games
Wright 37 games
45 later went WC with Cripps and Saints got back 40 (Murdoch 22 games) and 43 (22 games).
Grundie at 18 was the guy we missed out on. Most others in the teens are only so so.
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Though we actually got more out of what we took, than if we had of used 12 on Jaksch.
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Not by much!saintsRrising wrote: ↑Wed 27 Nov 2019 11:39amThough we actually got more out of what we took, than if we had of used 12 on Jaksch.
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Not by much!saintsRrising wrote: ↑Wed 27 Nov 2019 11:39amThough we actually got more out of what we took, than if we had of used 12 on Jaksch.