Damn right, you run across them everywhere these days, isn’t that right @Humble_NSW_Fan?
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chuckles
Admittedly you guys both have good reason to be humble.
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https://twitter.com/caltwomey/status/1202766314621693954?s=21
Our NGA guys Brand and Eyre along with Bendigo key forward Treacy to train with us
Is the Joshua Green training with GWS related to the Tom Green just picked up in the academy?
His brother
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Are our NGA prospects rated as being any good?
Loading up on late draft points for next years draft would be a good indication that they expect to pick up a few. None are highly rated coming into the year but things could change; Brand probably the highest-rated at this point.
Players attached to us in 2020: (far from comprehensive)
Calder based-
Cody Brand
Joshua Eyre
Max Fletcher
NT based-
John Tipiloura
Stanley Tipiloura
Michael Cooper
Jacob Long
Brayden Rioli
Jeffrey Simon (Dec '01)
Unsure on whether Tyson and Des Tipuamantumirri are in this year’s draft. FYI Des is from Flemington and Tyson is Tiwi based
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What is Brayden Rioli like? Similar to Daniel? Ability and style?
I have watched him a number of times and he has been extremely disappointing. He is a pressure forward but has had zero impact, albeit playing against men at NTFL level. Would be surprised if he gets picked up in either the National or Rookie drafts, Strictly a Category B hope.
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Doesn’t have the same tank or intensity of his brother - from the little I have seen him
i lost count on how many picks we loaded up on in the 3rd rounds and onward but we wont find ourselves in a lions situation, thats for sure.
Im still really annoyed at that.
1st, 3rd, and a trio of 4ths.
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He also has the potential to be prelisted by Gold coast as one of their 10 rookies with their increased Qld/NT zone.
i think you have missed Jackson callow who will be a top 10 pick.
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I wouldn’t say he is a top 10 pick yet, already a mature size and uses it to his advantage over lighter bodies, he has a few tricks but I need to see how he goes playing on good opposition next year to put him top 30.
Lithuanian-born and lightning quick: Irish prospect stars at European Combine
Teenager Deividas Uosis among several to catch the eye at the AFL Europe Combine held at the weekend
By Marc McGowan - 4 days ago
Deividas Uosis tests at the 2019 AFL Europe Combine
A LITHUANIAN-born footballer could be the next successful Irish AFL export.
Ireland’s James Madden (Brisbane) and Ross McQuillan (Essendon) springboarded standout AFL Europe Combine testing results into spots on an AFL list the past two years.
And now it might be Deividas Uosis’ turn.
The 19-year-old’s parents emigrated to Ireland when he was four in search of better work opportunities, and he’s played basketball, soccer and Gaelic football since.
Uosis is a goalkeeper in Gaelic football for his club and county sides – Dingle and Kerry, respectively – and his athleticism and skill caught recruiters’ eye in testing.
Promising Cat Mark O’Connor hails from the same part of Ireland.
Adelaide, Brisbane, Essendon, Geelong and Melbourne are all represented at the weekend Combine in Dublin, Ireland.
As was the case this year, the top four rated Irish prospects will be flown to Australia to train in front of interested clubs in April 2020 and another two will test at the 2020 NAB AFL Draft Combine.
Prospects testing in the 2019 AFL Europe Combine in Dublin at the weekend. Picture: Inpho/Laszlo Geczo
Uosis led all comers with a slick 2.76sec time in the 20m sprint – including 0.92sec over the first 5m – and placed fourth in agility testing with a 7.92sec effort.
Both of those would have ranked No.1 at this year’s NAB AFL Draft Combine, putting the 182cm athlete’s outstanding results in perspective.
COMBINE RESULTS How the top prospects tested in 2020
Uosis also excelled in the endurance-based Yo-Yo test, where his 21.5 score was superior to Hawthorn father-son recruit Finn Maginness, the Australian Combine’s best overall performer.
Deividas Uosis soars at the 2019 AFL Europe Combine. Picture: Inpho/Laszlo Geczo
AFL talent ambassador Kevin Sheehan was “super” impressed with Uosis but said the athletic testing was “only one part of it”.
“Today we have the game sense and match play (after testing the previous day), but they’re elite athletes and as good as what we have in Australia,” Sheehan told AFL.com.au from Dublin.
"You don’t jump to conclusions based just on someone’s speed time, but it does suit that they can break the lines and we are after fast athletes.
"It’s inspiring to be in this environment. The kids want to give it their best, alongside like-minded guys from all over the country who have played against each other but never met.
“They’re on a path that’s quite uncertain but exciting.”
It is the fifth straight year the AFL has held the European Combine in this format, with a record 17 Irishmen on AFL lists for the 2020 season – and another 18 in the AFLW competition.
Among the other top performers of the 20 men at this year’s Combine were County Mayo pair Oisín Mullin and Matt Ruane.
Nineteen-year-old Mullin’s 20m sprint (2.86sec) and agility (8.06sec) times were also strong, as were 23-year-old Ruane’s 2.99sec and 7.90sec.
Ruane is a star midfielder in Mayo’s senior side and the Combine’s oldest participant.
There were also some familiar names to recruiters, with Pierce Laverty and Jordan Morrissey attending again after being invited to Australia previously.
Pierce Laverty in action at the 2019 AFL Europe Combine. Picture: Inpho/Laszlo Geczo
Laverty clocked a Combine-best 22.6 Yo-Yo result, well ahead of the score recorded by Collingwood recruit Jay Rantall, who won the Australian equivalent.
The 21-year-old also broke the three-second and eight-second barriers in the 20m sprint and agility tests, respectively.
Morrissey wasn’t able to test this time around, because he is a key player in Éire Óg’s Leinster final clash with the late Jim Stynes’ former club Ballyboden-St Enda’s on Sunday.
Ex-Magpie Marty Clarke oversees training for Irish prospects throughout the year, and Madden and gun Bomber Conor McKenna have also helped out in the AFL off-season.
The NAB League fixture has been released so ive managed to map out a few games ill be able to attend already, ill be missing Round 2 and 3 though as ill be going on a trip to Japan, expect a few notes from the APS as i try to watch some more school games again.
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