Eljay Connors - expectations

|Andy| · Post: # 494189Post **|Andy|** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 10:57am

Next james hird??? better be...we sacrificed our 57 for gehrig...when we couldve got him for 70...

Liam_G · Post: # 494231Post **Liam_G** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:08am

|Andy| wrote:Next james hird??? better be...we sacrificed our 57 for gehrig...when we couldve got him for 70...

Only if we were wanting to pick up one of these 8 guys who were picked up between 58 and 69. According to all reports we were only ever going to pick up 3 players, but with Fraser nominating, we decided to get 4 at the last minute and will now move one (Harvs or Max?) onto the Veterans list.

58. Tony Armstrong
59. Bird
60. Donohoue
61. Barham
62. Slip?
63. O'Keefe
64. pass
65. pass
66. McNammara
67. pass
68. pass
69. Bradley

saintsRrising · Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:11am

|Andy| wrote:Next james hird??? better be...we sacrificed our 57 for gehrig...when we couldve got him for 70...

Other clubs had started taking recycled players 9ie Dew at 46, Johnson at 55) or passing....so the Saints taking of GTrain when they did would seem to have been spot on..

fonz_#15 · Post: # 494246Post **fonz_#15** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:12am

so you post 4 times in the other thread on connor's yet start another on him anyway...WHY???

|Andy| · Post: # 494255Post **|Andy|** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:14am

fonz_#15 wrote:so you post 4 times in the other thread on connor's yet start another on him anyway...WHY???

i started this post before that one...but it went *under the radar*

edit: ok we both posted at the same time. right after eljay was picked. so u can delete this post if u want cuz the other is more popular, and rooandkosi is having a fit in there

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Otiman · Post: # 494284Post **Otiman** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:35am

Liam_G wrote:Only if we were wanting to pick up one of these 8 guys who were picked up between 58 and 69. According to all reports we were only ever going to pick up 3 players, but with Fraser nominating, we decided to get 4 at the last minute and will now move one (Harvs or Max?) onto the Veterans list.

58. Tony Armstrong
59. Bird
60. Donohoue
61. Barham
62. Slip?
63. O'Keefe
64. pass
65. pass
66. McNammara
67. pass
68. pass
69. Bradley

Quite a few (3 I believe) of those were pre-determined picks, scholarship guys I believe. Bird.

Saints94 · Post: # 498296Post **Saints94** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 11:16am

I know Eljay Connors very well top bloke

stinger · Post: # 498308Post **stinger** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 11:36am

homework wrote:I know Eljay Connors very well top bloke

good mate...and you stick up for your mates.....

jezza · Post: # 498335Post **jezza** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 12:14pm

Hope he is not another Phill Raymond

Saints94 · Post: # 498376Post **Saints94** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 12:48pm

stinger wrote:
homework wrote:I know Eljay Connors very well top bloke
good mate...and you stick up for your mates.....

Yep is that a problem

LTN16 · Post: # 498502Post **LTN16** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 3:39pm

jezza wrote:Hope he is not another Phill Raymond

They look very similar to me but we will have to wait and see.

saintsRrising · Tue 04 Dec 2007 3:48pm

expectations...

In 2008...to basically just get fully fit and build up a bit....with most likely a spread of games at Casey 1 s and 2s..

In 2009.....to start to show a bit.....he is late pick and so could just as easily be a flop as becomae a player...

Maybe he will score a senior game or two...but a good solid year in Casey 1s would be ok..

For him to start looking like an AFL player

2010...to really start to put his hand up and get a few senior games.

this is the year where he must really demonstrate that he can be an AFL player...even if he his game count in the seniors is not high.

If he does not shape yp he may be culled.....then again he may start to shine..

LTN16 · Post: # 498516Post **LTN16** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 3:59pm

saintsRrising wrote:expectatiuons...

In 2008...to basically just get fully fit and build up a bit....with most likely a spread of games at Casey 1 s and 2s..

In 2009.....to start to show a bit.....he is late pick and so could just as easily be a flop as becomae a player...

Maybe he will score a senior game or two...but a good solid year in Casey 1s would be ok..

For him to start looking like an AFL player

2010...to really start to put his hand up and get a few senior games.

this is the year where he must really demonstrate that he can be an AFL player...even if he his game count in the seniors is not high.

If he does not shape yp he may be culled.....then again he may start to shine..

Do you think the expectations should be the same for Jack Steven ??

Otiman · Post: # 498522Post **Otiman** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 4:12pm

Expectations at present are slightly above what I had for Phil Raymond when drafted.

ben_fff · Post: # 498523Post **ben_fff** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 4:15pm

excluding the blokes we pick up with our first rounds I rarely have expectations for players until they make the senior squad.

Dustings of Burwood · Tue 04 Dec 2007 4:50pm

[Next james hird??? better be...we sacrificed our 57 for gehrig...when we couldve got him for 70...]

Interesting point...but have a close look at the 1990 Draft:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_AFL_Draft

There are almost as many good players in the last 20 as there were in the first 50...[/quote]

battye · Post: # 498553Post **battye** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 4:59pm

2010 Brownlow or gets delisted.

Armoooo · Post: # 498555Post **Armoooo** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 5:03pm

battye wrote:2010 Brownlow or gets delisted.

Agreed, step up or piss off!!

TomWillsGhost · Tue 04 Dec 2007 7:11pm

Must step up quickly. Will scare away young children with that noggin.

SaintBot · Post: # 498662Post **SaintBot** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 8:29pm

homework wrote:I know Eljay Connors very well top bloke

family friend?

fonz_#15 · Post: # 498666Post **fonz_#15** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 8:40pm

TomWillsGhost wrote:Must step up quickly. Will scare away young children with that noggin.

lol. who is that in your avatar? iknow the face, have read about him in a cricket book but cant put a name to the face.

by the way its a little too big as well.

SaintBot · Post: # 498668Post **SaintBot** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 8:43pm

fonz_#15 wrote:
TomWillsGhost wrote:Must step up quickly. Will scare away young children with that noggin.
lol. who is that in your avatar? iknow the face, have read about him in a cricket book but cant put a name to the face.

by the way its a little too big as well.

my guess is that with his name it is probably tom wills...the creator of the rules nearly 150 years ago now

and the umpire of the first match in richmond paddock (now yarra park, next to the mcg) between melbourne grammar and scotch college

pretty much the founder of football

saintsRrising · Tue 04 Dec 2007 9:37pm

LTN16 wrote:
Do you think the expectations should be the same for Jack Steven ??

Similar...as Jack is very young too...but I would expect too see Jake come on a bit earlier....

Along with Eljay he is a very young draftee........so nothing really should be expected of them in terms of senior footy for a while.

Post: # 498745Post **n1ck** » Tue 04 Dec 2007 10:20pm

*Jack

Quixote · Post: # 498817Post **Quixote** » Wed 05 Dec 2007 2:49am

Dustings of Burwood wrote:[Next james hird??? better be...we sacrificed our 57 for gehrig...when we couldve got him for 70...]

Interesting point...but have a close look at the 1990 Draft:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_AFL_Draft

There are almost as many good players in the last 20 as there were in the first 50...

22 Warrick Capper Sydney Brisbane 13

PS can someone please post or PM me Archie's email ad, I need to write to him

Thanks

3rd edit - PPS - that is a serious request re Archie

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