Thanks for the insights Don1. Enjoyed your thoughts on future possibilities. Couldn’t help my little autocorrect giggle.
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Mmm very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Bianco onball away from a back pocket?
Mcasey good enough to be in your top 20 now?! I think he’s a jet.
Yeah I think Bell might be anything this year. Good to see some early form just needs meat on the bones.
Ralph-Smith and a courageous mark… I’d need to be there to see it.
I know Mifsud, classy half forward MGS kid. Doesn’t surprise me. You rate him?
Yep Butler and Maginess good types.
Hipwell also a decent type but wonder if he’s got enough toe and class.
Does Bowman get drafted this year?
And thoughts on Chirgwin and Mahony?
Nah Bianco was mostly half back and wing, Rowell and Anderson where pure mid and Williams played forward first half and midfield 2nd half
McAsey was solid and I do find it hard to rank key position players that aren’t athletic freaks like the Kings, with the new rules enforced in AFL it could be to his benefit with his marking and ability to player either end
Yeah Bell is super light, he did some very good things and then fluffed a few things but for what he is I’m not to worried with the little mistakes
Ralph-Smith Mark wasn’t really courageous but he had to use his body, he came from behind to work his way to the front of the contest in mid air to take a strong contested grab against a bigger player, if he is to play as a forward I’d like to see more defensive actions.
Mifsud looked a natural forward with good positioning and composure with the ball, could have kicked more than the 3 goals he got, i hasn’t seen much of him previously but he impressed me.
I was a big fan of Butler when he played the bottom age practise games last year but he is light and really didn’t want to go into the contests, kicking was also poor early which wasn’t ideal but I still see a lot of potential for him, Maginess was class and he is a good size for a mid aswell
Hipwell looked plenty classy enough and he always seemed to have enough time to get rid of the ball and make good decisions, Sam Mitchell like today
Bowman was a massive chance last year, if he plays all year he will go close to winning the goalkicking in the Nab League
Mahony and Chirgwin didn’t play
Thanks thats a great summary.
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@Scorch
I was impressed with Ryan Byrnes today, always saw him as just a small accumulator with ok skills but he really showed some speed and agility from stoppages and his inside work and reading of the taps was fantastic, also hit the scoreboard well. Hard for me to think of a player comparison but Lachie Neale came to mind.
Yeah right, haven’t heard or seen much of Byrnes. One to keep an eye on this year you think? Will he play nationals?
Was a ball magnet for Sandy last year had one game where he got 39 disposals, ill be shocked if he doesn’t play nationals, he has also been named captain for Sandy
The Nab League app is now available
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Maybe I’m just not using it properly, but the fact I couldn’t find something as fundamental as a list of players by club on this app does not bode well for its usefulness
I know the boys lists are yet to be finalised, but I couldn’t find the girls lists either.
Might want to contact them on social media, would like to see if they bother to do anything with it.
Nab League app will stream all games live but for anyone who cant be bothered with the app all the games will be available here
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVF9Aw4e89CY2u31_UkPCOA
My rankings going into the year
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What’s the word on Luke Jackson, I’ve not heard his name bandied about much?
I reckon we may be in the market for a strong ~200cm KPD with some athleticism at years end.
Jackson is a gun athletic ruck in the Paddy Ryder mould, Mason Fletcher is 200cm 
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But is Mason strong?
Not many kids in general with that height are strong, Kings twins an exception and even then they have plenty to build on. McAsey is 196 but fairly solid and able to play both ends.
At their age, it is more about their frame; something tells me Mason may not have one that supports a great deal of weight. If he does have his fathers body though, then he may not be a ‘gorilla’ type but he could be handy against that new breed of uber-athletic talls, especially if his foot skills are as advertised.
KPDs, even the very good ones, can be found anywhere through the draft and state leagues. I also think kp forwards who don’t (or won’t) quite make the grade at AFL level can make great candidates for conversion as they generally have a few tricks and tools up their sleeves.
I agree, we should be taking both the R2 selections, plenty on offer there, allow us to keep building the talent pipeline.
It’s very early but at this stage I’m not massively keen on the 2nd round of this draft, the top 5 or so are absolute jets with the next batch still very good but from 15 onwards their are a few unknowns. Personally I think we should be aiming to have a top 20 pick for this draft, something I am happy about is that their is some good depth for quick outside runner which I feel is something we don’t have depth in, we need to find the next Zaharakis.
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Hopefully, the draft deepens as the year goes on and Dodo and Co pluck out a few of the right sort.
But, if the draft is a bit thin…
Seriously though, we may get lucky and find a replacement for Zaharakis from within the squad we have.
Interesting. McAsey gets a gig, but no Emerson Jeka nor Charlie Dean. I personally think Jeka will be there. Dean possibly. Chirgwin should be a lock (what’s changed your view on him?). Also think there will be a lot more convo around Carafa come draft time - silky smooth. Thoughts on Nick Bryan as a ruck?