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Cam McKenzie

Post: # 1986753Post bangaulegend »

According to AFL site the present draft order has Cam around the pick 10 which is around our pick . I don't know a lot about him but I believe he is an academy player & would be fitting choice if the stars aligned . Very interested to hear what other Saintsationalist's think :wink:


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Good player but I hear Lyon wants to get further down the order to get to Wardlaw. Let’s see if that is possible.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Certainly seems to be the forum choice


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Love the idea of taking locals - if they are rated around that pick

So

It’s a yes from me

I also think we should have taken Sinn last season


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Re: Cam McKenzie

Post: # 1986773Post D.B.Cooper »

Never seen him play except highlights.

Positives, NGA so should comfortable around the club. Local so should settle well.
Good size, quick and by reports a good user.
Pure mid.

Ticks all the boxes so if he is rated top 10 talent it’s a no brainer to get him.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Cam is a safe bet but Phillipou and Humphrey have potential star power that we need..doubt we’ll rise in the draft order for our first pick but can see us using picks 27 & 32 to move up to late teens.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

Post: # 1986779Post maverick »

From what I have read and seen

Mackenzie is very good at most things but not elite.
He has shot in the draft boards in a week draft.

As others have said Phillipou and Humphrey are riskier but have elite attributes.

Reckon Humphrey will be gone by our pick.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Should be able to take with a handful of late rubbish picks if the AFL didn’t change the rules.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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D.B.Cooper wrote: Mon 31 Oct 2022 7:29am Positives, NGA so should comfortable around the club. Local so should settle well.
Spending all that time at the club but yet doesn't consider himself a saints supporter.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Why would he?

He obviously grew up a supporter of a different club

What does that matter?


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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ausfatcat wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 11:19am
D.B.Cooper wrote: Mon 31 Oct 2022 7:29am Positives, NGA so should comfortable around the club. Local so should settle well.
Spending all that time at the club but yet doesn't consider himself a saints supporter.
The only people that seem to care about who a player barracked for are the supporters.

Pretty sure Roo, Lenny, BJ and probably most of our other former champs didn’t grow up barracking for the Saints.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Lenny grew up a Sydney supporter

They could’ve taken him at pick 4

Instead they took StK supporter Jude Bolton


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D.B.Cooper wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:24pm
The only people that seem to care about who a player barracked for are the supporters.

Pretty sure Roo, Lenny, BJ and probably most of our other former champs didn’t grow up barracking for the Saints.
Not fussed about that at all, but most people will barrack for a team they have had the most exposure to, seeming he has spent so much time around the saints but isn't a support raises questions to me.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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ausfatcat wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:34pm
D.B.Cooper wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:24pm
The only people that seem to care about who a player barracked for are the supporters.

Pretty sure Roo, Lenny, BJ and probably most of our other former champs didn’t grow up barracking for the Saints.
Not fussed about that at all, but most people will barrack for a team they have had the most exposure to, seeming he has spent so much time around the saints but isn't a support raises questions to me.

Why? I’m sure he had his team chosen before any StKilda action took effect.

My grandmother is a Coventry my uncle on my dads side played for Carlton. My grand father a 40 year member of Hawthorn.

I hate all three sides.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Doesn't matter which player we take as we will be slammed by the media for the next ten years for taking the wrong one.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Only if we take a guy rated to go in the 40s with pick 9

Which’d be typical


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B.M wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:32pm Lenny grew up a Sydney supporter

They could’ve taken him at pick 4

Instead they took StK supporter Jude Bolton
Pretty sure they had 3 top ten picks that year and took Fitzgerald (big brother),Fosdyk & Bolton from memory not taking local Hayes who we took at 11.

Apparently we wanted Bolton who ironically was a Saints supporter.

Hayes worked out ok for us and Bolton for them.
The other two, as Borat would say…. Not so much.


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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CURLY wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 2:09pm
ausfatcat wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:34pm
D.B.Cooper wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:24pm
The only people that seem to care about who a player barracked for are the supporters.

Pretty sure Roo, Lenny, BJ and probably most of our other former champs didn’t grow up barracking for the Saints.
Not fussed about that at all, but most people will barrack for a team they have had the most exposure to, seeming he has spent so much time around the saints but isn't a support raises questions to me.

Why? I’m sure he had his team chosen before any StKilda action took effect.

My grandmother is a Coventry my uncle on my dads side played for Carlton. My grand father a 40 year member of Hawthorn.

I hate all three sides.
So how the hell did you follow St Kilda?


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Re: Cam McKenzie

Post: # 1986925Post CURLY »

magnifisaint wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 7:37pm
CURLY wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 2:09pm
ausfatcat wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:34pm
D.B.Cooper wrote: Tue 01 Nov 2022 1:24pm
The only people that seem to care about who a player barracked for are the supporters.

Pretty sure Roo, Lenny, BJ and probably most of our other former champs didn’t grow up barracking for the Saints.
Not fussed about that at all, but most people will barrack for a team they have had the most exposure to, seeming he has spent so much time around the saints but isn't a support raises questions to me.

Why? I’m sure he had his team chosen before any StKilda action took effect.

My grandmother is a Coventry my uncle on my dads side played for Carlton. My grand father a 40 year member of Hawthorn.

I hate all three sides.
So how the hell did you follow St Kilda?

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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Looking at his highlights, he seems to weight the ball nicely to a leading forward.
His kicking style is a little bit of a chipping delivery than it is a bullet. Not as much as Bytels or Highmores.
Seems to lower the eyes well and wants to make his disposals as telling as possible.

Seems like a very good option at pick 10


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Banger9798 wrote: Wed 02 Nov 2022 9:00am Looking at his highlights, he seems to weight the ball nicely to a leading forward.
His kicking style is a little bit of a chipping delivery than it is a bullet. Not as much as Bytels or Highmores.
Seems to lower the eyes well and wants to make his disposals as telling as possible.

Seems like a very good option at pick 10
Plus one and then some. :wink:


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Re: Cam McKenzie

Post: # 1986964Post DJ Higgins »

Read in another mock draft that Jedd busslinger is who we will take if available. From wa so go home factor is there but best back in draft I think. Makes sense as we have that whole to fill as well


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Re: Cam McKenzie

Post: # 1986972Post B.M »

You NEVER draft to ‘fill a hole’

Drafting 18yos often has little impact on a current list

You draft them as 12+ year players… if you are drafting them on a position required for the now… you are a fool!

McCartin was drafted to replace Reiwoldt

Nick played for another 4 seasons

McCartin played 30 games and ended up a defender

Rule is simple
Draft best player available within the first 2 rounds


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Re: Cam McKenzie

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Ill forgive the fact that he is an Essendon supporter and would gleefully take McKenzie. I will be disappointed if he doesnt get through to us, but as long as we get one of Tsatas, Phillipou or Holland's Ill be happy.


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Isn’t he Dorkthorn


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