any former saints or scorps chosen in draft?

saintbrat · Post: # 494401Post **saintbrat** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 1:46pm

from saintsbots list
http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... hp?t=38263
Of the former saints

Troy Schwarze
Justin Sweeney
James Wall
Ed McDonnell
Andrew McQualter
Allan Murray
Dylan Pfitzner
Phil Raymond
Cathal Corr

Casey Scorpians

David Biagi
Stephen Brewer
Ashley Eames
Rohan Frost
Kyle Matthews
Gary Sammartino
Alex Silvagni

or are they all now into PSD autmatically?

saintsRrising · Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:08pm

Plus Watts and I think Brooks did not even bother to nominate....so no-one was kicking down their doors.....

stinger · Post: # 494448Post **stinger** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:09pm

no...maybe in the rookie draft.....

mad saint guy · Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:11pm

McQualter and Sweeney are chances for the rookie draft.

There was one ex-saint picked up though.

Sam23 · Post: # 494453Post **Sam23** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:12pm

Can we Rookie Draft Watts?

saintm · Post: # 494456Post **saintm** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:13pm

saintsRrising wrote:Plus Watts and I think Brooks did not even bother to nominate....so no-one was kicking down their doors.....

I think I read on here that Watts is going to play in the amateurs next year and Darryn Cresswell has approached Brooks to play for the Devils in the VFL - that's not been agreed to yet, as far as I know.

saintsRrising · Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:15pm

saintm wrote:
saintsRrising wrote:Plus Watts and I think Brooks did not even bother to nominate....so no-one was kicking down their doors.....
I think I read on here that Watts is going to play in the amateurs next year and Darryn Cresswell has approached Brooks to play for the Devils in the VFL - that's not been agreed to yet, as far as I know.

I meant from AFL clubs....

saintm · Post: # 494463Post **saintm** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:19pm

saintsRrising wrote:
saintm wrote:
saintsRrising wrote:Plus Watts and I think Brooks did not even bother to nominate....so no-one was kicking down their doors.....
I think I read on here that Watts is going to play in the amateurs next year and Darryn Cresswell has approached Brooks to play for the Devils in the VFL - that's not been agreed to yet, as far as I know.
I meant from AFL clubs....

Realised that - was just relating what I had heard/read about them.

saintm · Post: # 495243Post **saintm** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 3:12pm

Further news on Barry Brooks today,

http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0, ... 22,00.html

"Recently delisted AFL Tasmanians Barry Brooks and Todd Grima were not drafted, but Cresswell said Brooks had ruled out returning to Tasmania and was unlikely to even continue playing football."

The Cresswell mentioned is the Devils coach, Darryn Cresswell.

riccardo · Post: # 495249Post **riccardo** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 3:14pm

saintm wrote:Further news on Barry Brooks today,

http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0, ... 22,00.html

"Recently delisted AFL Tasmanians Barry Brooks and Todd Grima were not drafted, but Cresswell said Brooks had ruled out returning to Tasmania and was unlikely to even continue playing football."

The Cresswell mentioned is the Devils coach, Darryn Cresswell.

Isn't Brooks from King Island?

saintm · Post: # 495254Post **saintm** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 3:25pm

Yes, King Island is part of Tasmania!!

stinger · Post: # 495263Post **stinger** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 3:33pm

saintm wrote:Yes, King Island is part of Tasmania!!

yep........as is cape barren island...flinders island..........and victoria cshould be as well.......well, melbourne was settled from launcesston.......

GrumpyOne · Post: # 495269Post **GrumpyOne** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 3:40pm

stinger wrote:
saintm wrote:Yes, King Island is part of Tasmania!!

yep........as is cape barren island...flinders island..........and victoria cshould be as well.......well, melbourne was settled from launcesston.......

Indeed it was, by a gentleman by the name of John Batman I believe, who instigated the only known treaty that exists between original owners and white invaders in Australia.

However, as the Koori's have no notion of land-ownership in their culture, they were still ripped off.

saintbrat · Post: # 495321Post **saintbrat** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 5:19pm

sorry to read that Barry is giving it up completely-

good luck with whatever you do Brooksey.

battye · Post: # 495354Post **battye** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 5:43pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
stinger wrote:
saintm wrote:Yes, King Island is part of Tasmania!!

yep........as is cape barren island...flinders island..........and victoria cshould be as well.......well, melbourne was settled from launcesston.......
Indeed it was, by a gentleman by the name of John Batman I believe, who instigated the only known treaty that exists between original owners and white invaders in Australia.

However, as the Koori's have no notion of land-ownership in their culture, they were still ripped off.

Is there a Batman Street in Melbourne? I seem to remember there being one somewhere between Telstra Dome and Jolimont?

Hurricane · Post: # 495441Post **Hurricane** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 9:07pm

Sam23 wrote:Can we Rookie Draft Watts?

Not is there is a god

BANG BANG

saintspremiers · Mon 26 Nov 2007 9:20pm

battye wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
stinger wrote:
saintm wrote:Yes, King Island is part of Tasmania!!

yep........as is cape barren island...flinders island..........and victoria cshould be as well.......well, melbourne was settled from launcesston.......
Indeed it was, by a gentleman by the name of John Batman I believe, who instigated the only known treaty that exists between original owners and white invaders in Australia.

However, as the Koori's have no notion of land-ownership in their culture, they were still ripped off.
Is there a Batman Street in Melbourne? I seem to remember there being one somewhere between Telstra Dome and Jolimont?

There WAS a Batman Avenue, but it has been ripped up and replaced by a park, with an aboriginal name Birrjang Marr (spelling??).

Quite ironic when you consider what the white settlers did to the aboriginals in the 1700's eh???

jill · Post: # 495484Post **jill** » Mon 26 Nov 2007 10:04pm

If Brookes is not even looking to play footy, just shows his heart was never in it. Going back to mid 90's my nephew who'd lived , loved, breathed footy all his young life [thanks to family hist/indoctrination is a one=eyed Saints fan] played VSFL U18 not drafted but went to VFL - not the most gifted, but absolutely dedicated- ended up playing in VFL Premiership side & went on to captain club. I'm very proud of his achievements & dedication - have often wondered how he would have fared had an AFL side taken the punt. Would have had a wonderful club man unlike so many of his "more talented" peers who were drafted/didn't make it & didn't have the success he ultimately achieved,
The draft is a lottery and in country Victoria MANY still fly under the radar.