NO SH*T!!!!!homework wrote:Look I don't know much about the draft.mad saint guy wrote:I wholeheartedly agree.SaintBot wrote:
Chivers our first pick, Miles second .. McQualter third
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Well here's some good positive comments from homework
homework wrote:Why didn't we select David Gourdis with any of our National draft picks (70)
homework wrote:So we could have selected Gourdis or Joseph?
homework wrote:Why couldn't we select them?
homework wrote:Have a sook geez why would I read anything that idiot has to say
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ltn16 dont botherLTN16 wrote:Well here's some good positive comments from homework
homework wrote:Why didn't we select David Gourdis with any of our National draft picks (70)homework wrote:So we could have selected Gourdis or Joseph?homework wrote:Why couldn't we select them?homework wrote:Have a sook geez why would I read anything that idiot has to say
its a waste of time
and if you keep on shooting him down a few of the more 'mature' posters on here will have a go at you for doing so
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i actually know Luke as he worksfor Swantrax and has come in to my work a few times he is a slightly built bloke and seems a bit unco (but then again most of my customers are unco's ) seems like a good kid though , very happy with this years intake in a whole for us weve really added a few possibilitys for the future in both the national draft and the rookie draft
mini is an odd pick but in all honesty as a rookie we could do worse at least with mini we know we have got a bloke who can play at AFL level as aposed to an unknown
mini is an odd pick but in all honesty as a rookie we could do worse at least with mini we know we have got a bloke who can play at AFL level as aposed to an unknown
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I agree with VS here.Oh When the Saints wrote:How do you suppose we acquire them then?vacuous space wrote: I'm not a fan of drafting pockets and wingmen.
Unless a player is a freakish goalkicker (eg: Addam Maric) or a wingman with awsome skills (Cale Morton) I would like us to stay away from speciallist wingmen or forward pockets.
The crumbing small forward is just about gone from the game. These days you want strong-marking medium forwards who can play in the midfield and are also good at ground level (Paul Chapman, Ryan O'Keefe, Steve Johnson). The taller guys of this sort will probably be a key forward in the juniors and slip in the draft because they aren't tall enough to play the same role in the AFL. The shorter players will probably be play as goalkicking midfielders in the juniors.
Wingmen who play a very outside game in the juniors probably just don't have the size or toughness to make it in the AFL. If there is a quick, skilled wingman who likes to break tackles and run down opponents then they should be fine, but in a lot of junior competitions wingmen just don't like to get their hands dirty.
The short version:
To acquire small/medium forwards, I think we should target undersized KPPs who are good at ground level or midfielders with a good goal sense.
To get quick wingmen, just choose fast midfielders who play in the middle.
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The Pies small forward options look quite good....and I personally think that Schneider will work very well for us.....mad saint guy wrote:[
The crumbing small forward is just about gone from the game. .
Chapman is a small forward...not a mid....
Gablett is a small forward that can also play midfield....but he is an exception.
So mids are good gola kickers...but the Saints are certainly not chock full of them....though Dal could one.
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Is the Japanese kid treated the same as other rookies, ie. can he be elevated at any time??saintsRrising wrote:Agree but there are 7..not 6..saintspremiers wrote:
If so, if don't have much risk given we have 6 rookies on our list.
1. Attard, Jayden
2. Eddy, Robert
3. Haretuku, Khan
4. van Rheenen, Luke
5. Glenn Chivers
6. Luke Miles
7. Andrew McQualter
Isn't he just a token rookie to keep the AFL happy and make them look like they are fair dinkum in NSW school system or something similar, enabling us an extra rookie (who will most likely never play a senior game - no offence to the dude, just the way the scolorship system may pan out).
he came from across the tasman last time i checkedsaintspremiers wrote:Is the Japanese kid treated the same as other rookies, ie. can he be elevated at any time??saintsRrising wrote:Agree but there are 7..not 6..saintspremiers wrote:
If so, if don't have much risk given we have 6 rookies on our list.
1. Attard, Jayden
2. Eddy, Robert
3. Haretuku, Khan
4. van Rheenen, Luke
5. Glenn Chivers
6. Luke Miles
7. Andrew McQualter
Isn't he just a token rookie to keep the AFL happy and make them look like they are fair dinkum in NSW school system or something similar, enabling us an extra rookie (who will most likely never play a senior game - no offence to the dude, just the way the scolorship system may pan out).
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Japanese/Kiwi - same thing!! - nah, just thought the name sounded kinda Japanese, that's all, I assume he's a Maori then? Hopefully a decent size bloke!SaintBot wrote:he came from across the tasman last time i checkedsaintspremiers wrote:Is the Japanese kid treated the same as other rookies, ie. can he be elevated at any time??saintsRrising wrote:Agree but there are 7..not 6..saintspremiers wrote:
If so, if don't have much risk given we have 6 rookies on our list.
1. Attard, Jayden
2. Eddy, Robert
3. Haretuku, Khan
4. van Rheenen, Luke
5. Glenn Chivers
6. Luke Miles
7. Andrew McQualter
Isn't he just a token rookie to keep the AFL happy and make them look like they are fair dinkum in NSW school system or something similar, enabling us an extra rookie (who will most likely never play a senior game - no offence to the dude, just the way the scolorship system may pan out).
yep i agreemad saint guy wrote:I agree with VS here.Oh When the Saints wrote:How do you suppose we acquire them then?vacuous space wrote: I'm not a fan of drafting pockets and wingmen.
Unless a player is a freakish goalkicker (eg: Addam Maric) or a wingman with awsome skills (Cale Morton) I would like us to stay away from speciallist wingmen or forward pockets.
The crumbing small forward is just about gone from the game. These days you want strong-marking medium forwards who can play in the midfield and are also good at ground level (Paul Chapman, Ryan O'Keefe, Steve Johnson). The taller guys of this sort will probably be a key forward in the juniors and slip in the draft because they aren't tall enough to play the same role in the AFL. The shorter players will probably be play as goalkicking midfielders in the juniors.
Wingmen who play a very outside game in the juniors probably just don't have the size or toughness to make it in the AFL. If there is a quick, skilled wingman who likes to break tackles and run down opponents then they should be fine, but in a lot of junior competitions wingmen just don't like to get their hands dirty.
The short version:
To acquire small/medium forwards, I think we should target undersized KPPs who are good at ground level or midfielders with a good goal sense.
To get quick wingmen, just choose fast midfielders who play in the middle.
its very rare these days to see a key defender at junior level become a key defender in the afl...the reason is the coach is always going to play the best tall players either on ball (if they have the endurance) or up forward (where they can do damage).
that means (in most cases) the left over talls will be played in defence. This applies more-so to the fullback as the centre half back at junior level should be able to do a fair amount of setting up plays and running through the back flanks
same princible applies to the small (not key) positions. A coach is going to play his best players either in the rover, ruck-rover or centre. The next best will go to the wings and then generally the more aggressive of the next batch will go to the half back flank and the skillful to the forward flank.
A rover at TAC cup level, if good enough will be able to continue playing in the midfield at AFL level, if not then they might only be able to hold down a forward pocket position in the AFL. A forward pocket at TAC cup level can only hold down a forward pocket, if they struggle their it is very unlikely that a forward pocket will be able to reassign to a wing or backline.
Now in Eljay's case he was a wingman for both the Bendigo Pioneers and Echuca.
I dont know much about Echuca but for Bendigo he was either on the wing or on the bench...never on ball.
keeping him off onball were Grant Ford, Scott Selwood, steven stroobants, blair holmes and aaryyn craig
of those only Selwood got picked (i think).
however in Connors defence, even with a weakish onball division, he doesnt have the right body to be on ball. thats what worries me.
many wingmen these days arnt your aussie jones's or nicky winmar's who were always suited to the outside position. one exception i suppose is leigh montagna. very short, pretty skinny, always a wingman. if eljay can turn out like him ill be thrilled
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from my understanding they will only have to pay mcqualter the same amount that he was supposed to get for 2008. Not get paid for this 2nd year of his contract and the rookie payment.Ghost Like wrote:I may have this completely wrong but I'm thinking McQualter has just received a pay rise as I still believe he'll be holding the money that the Saints have paid him for being delisted with a year to run PLUS now we'll be paying him the going rate of a rookie listed player.saintly wrote:well if noone had picked mcqualter up, the saints would have had to pay him out for 2008. this way he has a chanceGhost Like wrote:Our only backward move this post/pre season. Still as other posters have said, a big wake up call and our footy department know alot more than us armchair experts.saintsRrising wrote:Mini back with pick 39!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I believe he has the character to make a go of this, let's hope his ability matches his character.
Unless of course the club has had a word with him and offered the lifeline providing he doesn't cash his rookie pay cheque. I don't know how that would look on the books though, are rookies included in our salary cap or are they separate?
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I also think that Schneider is a good recruit. He can be a good crumber at times, but he has also stated that he wants to build his fitness and play in the midfield. He is good overhead for a midget and has a strong body so can be of use around the clearances.saintsRrising wrote:I personally think that Schneider will work very well for us.....mad saint guy wrote:[
The crumbing small forward is just about gone from the game. .
Chapman is a small forward...not a mid....
Chapman averages 21 disposals and 6 marks per game. He is a very strong mark and has the fitness to effectively push up the ground and help the midfield. He is much, much more than a short guy who gets crumbs in the forward line.
Those two players have several important qualities. Skill, smarts, pace, strength and goal kicking ability. Chapman is the better player though because he covers more ground and gets more of the ball.
I'm just not a fan of recruiting Phil Raymond/Eljay Connors types who rely on just pace and skill. They aren't strong or fit enough for AFL and aren't huge talents who can get by because of their footy smarts.
Hopefully Eljay is different and is able to bulk and then cut it at AFL level, but as a rule I agree with VS that I would prefer if we didn't recruit skinny crumbing forwards and outside wingmen unless they were a freakish talent.
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I certainly agree that small forwards need to do more than just crumb.
They need to also earn their own ball in other ways....and they have to be able to put pressure on the backs to hold the ball in and minimimise easy running out of the ball by defenders.
While they can have some rotations through the midfield to ease the load on others....I would tend to think that the players that do have a real knack of kicking goals are going to be better forwards than mids.
I also don't think that any mid can play as a small forward....many just do not have the judgement or knack of being in the right spot at the right time..
They need to also earn their own ball in other ways....and they have to be able to put pressure on the backs to hold the ball in and minimimise easy running out of the ball by defenders.
While they can have some rotations through the midfield to ease the load on others....I would tend to think that the players that do have a real knack of kicking goals are going to be better forwards than mids.
I also don't think that any mid can play as a small forward....many just do not have the judgement or knack of being in the right spot at the right time..
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I think that you are judging Eljay harshly.....he may not make it.....but he hasa broader set of attributes than that.mad saint guy wrote:
I'm just not a fan of recruiting Phil Raymond/Eljay Connors types who rely on just pace and skill. .
Raymond always looked unlikely though.
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Raymond at 186cm and with good evasive skills and sticky fingers was a chance, Josh Houlihan at 184 cm silky skills, again very good evasive skills - a chance.....but at under 70kg, both were too light, but more importantly too 'outside'......
To make it with physical limitation there needs to be special talent or special desire...
Fiora was not as effective as hoped due to his body strength - and he has freakish talent...but lack of strength effects his confidence...
Eljay at 181 and 65, makes all of those look like giants.....and looking at his kicking at training it is hit and miss......
good luck to him though....
To make it with physical limitation there needs to be special talent or special desire...
Fiora was not as effective as hoped due to his body strength - and he has freakish talent...but lack of strength effects his confidence...
Eljay at 181 and 65, makes all of those look like giants.....and looking at his kicking at training it is hit and miss......
good luck to him though....
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Mcqualter was a wasted pick IMO - to small, slow and cant lay a tackle nor kick further than 30.....much of that aint gonna change even as back up material.
Eljay makes me wonder whether we bought the whole "must buys speed" theory......very slight, Phil Raymondesque....time will tell.
Other than that quite a good period.......on paper.....
Eljay makes me wonder whether we bought the whole "must buys speed" theory......very slight, Phil Raymondesque....time will tell.
Other than that quite a good period.......on paper.....
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if 3 out of 4 picks play consistant senior footy into the future surely that is a pass markTeflon wrote:Mcqualter was a wasted pick IMO - to small, slow and cant lay a tackle nor kick further than 30.....much of that aint gonna change even as back up material.
Eljay makes me wonder whether we bought the whole "must buys speed" theory......very slight, Phil Raymondesque....time will tell.
Other than that quite a good period.......on paper.....
oh how i wish it was the other connors though...the richmond version is going to be a gun
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Mini is one of the best tacklers at the club and I don't hink his pace is a problem. It certainly isn't a strength, but he's no slower than Dal Santo or Hayes. A 21 year old kid who wins lots of the footy, tackles like crazy and has safe (although not hugely damaging) disposal is definitely worth a spot on the rookie list.Teflon wrote:Mcqualter was a wasted pick IMO - to small, slow and cant lay a tackle nor kick further than 30.....much of that aint gonna change even as back up material