Today I have had two Essendon FC PR people knock at my door and hand deliver a thankyou card from Jobe Watson. (Computer printed with a generic message for everyone, but it's the thought that counts). They have been at it for a while around Australia trying trying to do the same for as many members as they can, and have given free merchandise to some of the families in very rural areas.
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A stat for you after Tuesday nights draft blue dreamer.
1970 premiership team included Sergio Silvagni and David McKay.
1995 premiership team included Steve Silvagni and Andrew McKay.
Tuesday night you recruit Jack Silvagni and Harry McKay.
A handy omen for you, but quietly hoping history doesn't repeat itself for 2020. haha.
BTW : I think Carlton did a good job with there draft picks, some handy players there.
1970 premiership team included Sergio Silvagni and David McKay.
1995 premiership team included Steve Silvagni and Andrew McKay.
Tuesday night you recruit Jack Silvagni and Harry McKay.
A handy omen for you, but quietly hoping history doesn't repeat itself for 2020. haha.
BTW : I think Carlton did a good job with there draft picks, some handy players there.
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Harley Balic has been offered $70,000 by his distraught parents to turn his back on the Dockers and remain in Melbourne according to the Leader.
"After his selection (at pick 38) he went off to do some media with Fremantle. When he returned he saw his dad on the phone in tears. He said he would pay him $70,000 to stay in Melbourne. Later, as the family gathered for a dinner with Dockers officials, his mother’s eyes were red as she arrived in the foyer."
"After his selection (at pick 38) he went off to do some media with Fremantle. When he returned he saw his dad on the phone in tears. He said he would pay him $70,000 to stay in Melbourne. Later, as the family gathered for a dinner with Dockers officials, his mother’s eyes were red as she arrived in the foyer."
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Like why wasn't this made known to clubs when they would've had their pre-draft meetings. I doubt Freo would have drafted him without having some form of contact and discussion prior, and surely that would've been the first question. How do you and your family feel about moving interstate??
I tell you what, I'd be rather peeved off if mum and dad hadn't mentioned anything prior to the draft, and then all of the sudden did this after being drafted interstate.
I tell you what, I'd be rather peeved off if mum and dad hadn't mentioned anything prior to the draft, and then all of the sudden did this after being drafted interstate.
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Who do we think did the best in the draft?
Call me biased but I think we did the best. Weitering, Mckay, Curnow, Cunningham and Silvagni.
Weitering was the clear best player in the draft, Mckay is 200cm tall and a absolute gun, Curnow was rated the #2 tall in the draft and I'm supprised he slipped to 12, Cunningham is a jet and Silvagni.... All you need to do is look at his name. Hopefully he can bulk up a bit and ill be happy if he is half as good as his dad.
After us I think Bombers are pretty close behind us
Call me biased but I think we did the best. Weitering, Mckay, Curnow, Cunningham and Silvagni.
Weitering was the clear best player in the draft, Mckay is 200cm tall and a absolute gun, Curnow was rated the #2 tall in the draft and I'm supprised he slipped to 12, Cunningham is a jet and Silvagni.... All you need to do is look at his name. Hopefully he can bulk up a bit and ill be happy if he is half as good as his dad.
After us I think Bombers are pretty close behind us
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That is biased!!!
Nah, Carlton definitely drafted well, but they had the selections to do it. McKay could be a gun, but needs a full year of VFL before he'll compete at AFL level. Curnow is good, but slipped for disciplinary reasons. He could go one of two ways, the Jack Darling way or the Dayle Garlett way. The others were good selections with the picks you had available. Glad you picked up Matt Wright too. Can come in and play 22 games next year.
I think Freo did the best out of the draft though, I don't think they imagined getting Tucker and Balic in the draft but seriously lucked out. Then they added some mature age players to compliment their list. They would have liked a talented tall forward, but the real talent was gone. Also added Harley over the break. They will have an outstanding midfield group, with a pool of talented youngsters coming through too.
Essendon did well, but just made the most of high selections too. I would have like to have seen them pick up at least one young tall forward. Curnow or Weiderman wouldnt have looked out of place with their second selection. Hard to say what pick 29 and 30 will be like in a shallow draft. Time will tell.
I'm glad Carlton fans are feeling better though. Never good when it all feels low. It will be interesting to see your best 22 come round 1.
Nah, Carlton definitely drafted well, but they had the selections to do it. McKay could be a gun, but needs a full year of VFL before he'll compete at AFL level. Curnow is good, but slipped for disciplinary reasons. He could go one of two ways, the Jack Darling way or the Dayle Garlett way. The others were good selections with the picks you had available. Glad you picked up Matt Wright too. Can come in and play 22 games next year.
I think Freo did the best out of the draft though, I don't think they imagined getting Tucker and Balic in the draft but seriously lucked out. Then they added some mature age players to compliment their list. They would have liked a talented tall forward, but the real talent was gone. Also added Harley over the break. They will have an outstanding midfield group, with a pool of talented youngsters coming through too.
Essendon did well, but just made the most of high selections too. I would have like to have seen them pick up at least one young tall forward. Curnow or Weiderman wouldnt have looked out of place with their second selection. Hard to say what pick 29 and 30 will be like in a shallow draft. Time will tell.
I'm glad Carlton fans are feeling better though. Never good when it all feels low. It will be interesting to see your best 22 come round 1.
Freo have definitely picked up some players who can make an immediate impact. It appears they have the theory that you take the best young talent in the country, otherwise take a mature age player who has developed in a state league. Don't speculate on an 18 year old who isn't even the best against other 18 year olds. Hawthorn in the 80's had stars across every line but since the draft and the salary cap have come in most premiership teams have half a dozen superstars and the rest are good citizens who play for the team. I've read somewhere about the AFL having a reserves competition. I don't know if this is just a rumour but I like the idea. It is weird that Victoria is the only state where we don't see draft prospects play against men.
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2015 Rookie Draft
1. Carlton - Jesse Glass-McCasker
2. Brisbane - Jackson Paine
3. Gold Coast - Tom Keogh
4. Essendon - Gach Nyuon
5. St.Kilda - Nick O'Kearny
6. Melbourne - Josh Wagner
7. Collingwood - Lachie Keefe
8. GWS - Sam Reid
9. Geelong - Jock Cornell
10. Port Adelaide - Will Snelling
11. Western Bulldogs - Brad Lynch
12. Richmond - Callum Moore
13. Adelaide - Paul Hunter
14. Sydney - Tom Papley
15. North Melbourne - Farren Ray
16. Fremantle - Matt Uebergang
17. West Coast - Jordan Snadden
18. Hawthorn - Luke Surman
Round 2
Pick 19. Carlton - Andrew Galluci
Pick 20. Brisbane - Reuben Williams
Pick 21. Gold Coast - Darcy McPherson
Pick 22. Essendon - Anthony Tipungwuti
Pick 23. St.Kilda - Nic Coughlan
Pick 24. Melbourne - Viv Michie
Pick 25. Collingwood - Josh Smith
Pick 26. GWS - Daniel Lloyd
Pick 27. Geelong - James Parsons
Pick 28. Port Adelaide - Cameron Hewett
Pick 29. Western Bulldogs - Luke Goetz
Pick 30. Richmond - Mabior Chol
Pick 31. Adelaide - Jon Beach
Pick 32. Sydney - Harrison Marsh
Pick 33. North Melbourne - Majak Daw
Pick 34. Fremantle - Ryan Nyhius
Pick 35. West Coast - Brant Colledge
Pick 36. Hawthorn - Kade Stewart
Round 3
Pick 37. Carlton - Passed
Pick 38. Gold Coast - Ryan Davis
Pick 39. Essendon - Will Hams
Pick 40. St.Kilda - Josh Saunders
Pick 41. Melbourne - Joel Smith
Pick 42. Collingwood - Josh Thomas
Pick 43. GWS - Passed
Pick 44. Geelong - Tom Ruggles
Pick 45. Port Adelaide - Dan Houston
Pick 46. Western Bulldogs - Jed Adcock
Pick 47. Richmond - Adam Marcon
Pick 48. Adelaide - Hugh Greenwood
Pick 49. Sydney - Passed
Pick 50. Fremantle - Anthony Morabito
Pick 51. West Coast - Alec Waterman
Pick 52. Hawthorn - Alex Woodward
Round 4
Pick 53. Gold Coast - Cameron Loersch
Pick 54. Essendon - Tom Wallis
Pick 55. Collingwood - Tim Golds
Pick 56. GWS - Pass
Pick 57. Port Adelaide - Kane Mitchell
Pick 58. Adelaide - Alex Keath
Pick 59. Sydney - Kyle Galloway
Pick 60. Fremantle - Josh Deluca-Cardillo
Pick 61. West Coast - Simon Tunbridge
Pick 62. Hawthorn - Conor Glass
Round 5
Pick 63. Gold Coast - Danny Stanley
Pick 64. Collingwood - Darrean Wyatt
Pick 65. GWS - Pass
Pick 66. Sydney - Sam Murray
Round 6
Pick 67. Gold Coast - Jeese Joyce
Pick 68. GWS - Pass
Pick 69. Sydney - Colin O'Riordan
1. Carlton - Jesse Glass-McCasker
2. Brisbane - Jackson Paine
3. Gold Coast - Tom Keogh
4. Essendon - Gach Nyuon
5. St.Kilda - Nick O'Kearny
6. Melbourne - Josh Wagner
7. Collingwood - Lachie Keefe
8. GWS - Sam Reid
9. Geelong - Jock Cornell
10. Port Adelaide - Will Snelling
11. Western Bulldogs - Brad Lynch
12. Richmond - Callum Moore
13. Adelaide - Paul Hunter
14. Sydney - Tom Papley
15. North Melbourne - Farren Ray
16. Fremantle - Matt Uebergang
17. West Coast - Jordan Snadden
18. Hawthorn - Luke Surman
Round 2
Pick 19. Carlton - Andrew Galluci
Pick 20. Brisbane - Reuben Williams
Pick 21. Gold Coast - Darcy McPherson
Pick 22. Essendon - Anthony Tipungwuti
Pick 23. St.Kilda - Nic Coughlan
Pick 24. Melbourne - Viv Michie
Pick 25. Collingwood - Josh Smith
Pick 26. GWS - Daniel Lloyd
Pick 27. Geelong - James Parsons
Pick 28. Port Adelaide - Cameron Hewett
Pick 29. Western Bulldogs - Luke Goetz
Pick 30. Richmond - Mabior Chol
Pick 31. Adelaide - Jon Beach
Pick 32. Sydney - Harrison Marsh
Pick 33. North Melbourne - Majak Daw
Pick 34. Fremantle - Ryan Nyhius
Pick 35. West Coast - Brant Colledge
Pick 36. Hawthorn - Kade Stewart
Round 3
Pick 37. Carlton - Passed
Pick 38. Gold Coast - Ryan Davis
Pick 39. Essendon - Will Hams
Pick 40. St.Kilda - Josh Saunders
Pick 41. Melbourne - Joel Smith
Pick 42. Collingwood - Josh Thomas
Pick 43. GWS - Passed
Pick 44. Geelong - Tom Ruggles
Pick 45. Port Adelaide - Dan Houston
Pick 46. Western Bulldogs - Jed Adcock
Pick 47. Richmond - Adam Marcon
Pick 48. Adelaide - Hugh Greenwood
Pick 49. Sydney - Passed
Pick 50. Fremantle - Anthony Morabito
Pick 51. West Coast - Alec Waterman
Pick 52. Hawthorn - Alex Woodward
Round 4
Pick 53. Gold Coast - Cameron Loersch
Pick 54. Essendon - Tom Wallis
Pick 55. Collingwood - Tim Golds
Pick 56. GWS - Pass
Pick 57. Port Adelaide - Kane Mitchell
Pick 58. Adelaide - Alex Keath
Pick 59. Sydney - Kyle Galloway
Pick 60. Fremantle - Josh Deluca-Cardillo
Pick 61. West Coast - Simon Tunbridge
Pick 62. Hawthorn - Conor Glass
Round 5
Pick 63. Gold Coast - Danny Stanley
Pick 64. Collingwood - Darrean Wyatt
Pick 65. GWS - Pass
Pick 66. Sydney - Sam Murray
Round 6
Pick 67. Gold Coast - Jeese Joyce
Pick 68. GWS - Pass
Pick 69. Sydney - Colin O'Riordan
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