Well with the draft selections apart from Fraser we have gone for very young bottom aged players .....and Connors a smokie at 70...in a very shallow draft.
When you think about this it makes a lot of sense..
Having just picked up King, C Gardiner, Schneider....and redrafting the GTrain there would seem to be a fair bit of mature talent competing for the "best 22"....or even a few games in 2008 from the fringe....with others such as Armo and Geary pushing up.......and so drafting very young guys they will not be expecting to play much footy in 2008 anyway (particularly McEvoy who can see a clear path to replace King (and Gardiner???)
Balancing that the younger the pick...the higher the risk that they may not bloom.....but against that there is the possibility of getting a player much better than their selction place.
With picking up a talented ruckman, two mids with pace and a KPP I am happy.
Hopefully one of our rookies will bea FB type though.
Connors has had some injuries including a punctured lung....but evidently is very quick and has good skills......and so would seem to be on ok pick up at 70....though one can always argue this low in a week draft.
Very young players drafted...
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Agree with this, i'm in the process of writing up a rather lengthy post on the issue.Sobraz wrote:I believe the defensive stoppers in todays game, in the glass, michael, rutten mould, are better being developed through the rookie system, as the essetials skill level is different, and some can come on at a later age..
....here are their stats....taken from big footy......
no.9
NAME BEN MCEVOY
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB MURRAY BUSHRANGERS
DOB 11/07/1989
HEIGHT 200.2 CM
WEIGHT 94.6 KG
Ruckman
Strong marking ruckman/key forward who kicks goals. Averaged seven marks a game in NAB AFL U18 Championships, winning All-Australian honours. Agile with great endurance. AIS/AFL Academy graduate. The winner of the Murray Bushrangers Best and Fairest Award for 2007.From Dederang/Mt Beauty F.C.
STATS
Kicks: 10, Handballs: 7, Disposals: 17, Marks: 8, Goals: 0 (Averages from NAB U18 Championships)
no.42
NAME JACK STEVEN
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB GEELONG FALCONS
DOB 28/03/1990
HEIGHT 180 CM
WEIGHT 76.4 KG
Awarded the Geelong Falcons Best and Fairest Award for season 2007.
no.57
FRASER GEHRIG
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB ST KILDA
DOB 3/03/1976
HEIGHT 194 CM
WEIGHT 106 KG
no.70 ( the bedverage smokey)
NAME ELJAY CONNORS
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB BENDIGO PIONEERS
DOB 1/01/1990
HEIGHT --
WEIGHT --
no.9
NAME BEN MCEVOY
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB MURRAY BUSHRANGERS
DOB 11/07/1989
HEIGHT 200.2 CM
WEIGHT 94.6 KG
Ruckman
Strong marking ruckman/key forward who kicks goals. Averaged seven marks a game in NAB AFL U18 Championships, winning All-Australian honours. Agile with great endurance. AIS/AFL Academy graduate. The winner of the Murray Bushrangers Best and Fairest Award for 2007.From Dederang/Mt Beauty F.C.
STATS
Kicks: 10, Handballs: 7, Disposals: 17, Marks: 8, Goals: 0 (Averages from NAB U18 Championships)
no.42
NAME JACK STEVEN
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB GEELONG FALCONS
DOB 28/03/1990
HEIGHT 180 CM
WEIGHT 76.4 KG
Awarded the Geelong Falcons Best and Fairest Award for season 2007.
no.57
FRASER GEHRIG
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB ST KILDA
DOB 3/03/1976
HEIGHT 194 CM
WEIGHT 106 KG
no.70 ( the bedverage smokey)
NAME ELJAY CONNORS
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB BENDIGO PIONEERS
DOB 1/01/1990
HEIGHT --
WEIGHT --
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http://saints.com.au/Season2007/News/Ne ... wsId=53746stinger wrote:
no.70 ( the bedverage smokey)
NAME ELJAY CONNORS
CLUB ST KILDA
ORIGINAL CLUB BENDIGO PIONEERS
DOB 1/01/1990
HEIGHT --
WEIGHT --
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