Heppell also played half back.
He was named All Australian back pocket in his draft year 
Zaharakis played wing and hff also which is hardly the type of midfielder we are talking about.
Playing somewhere else at state level, or being named somewhere else at AA, means three fifths of five eighths of f**k all.
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I agree.
Itās why I cant understand why people are so against picking guys with minimal exposure to playing midfield.
AFL is a professional environment and it is expected thatās where they will get the majority of their education.
Making a call on an 18 yo kid has never been an exact science. Especially when you start talking about speculative picks.
Couldnāt give a toss where they play as a junior it means very little. This picking HBF BS and turning them into midfielders that keeps going on around here is laughable to me. Most players 190cm and under these days need to be able to play some time in the middle, its the way of the modern game, you need all types rotating through there. On the flip side a pure mid must have ability to play Fwd or Back due to limits in rotations.
Collingwood has tried to pick a team full of mids which is working wellā¦
Back on topic, looks like a solid pic especially late into the draft. Looks clean, composed, and makes good decisions. At the very least will be a good fringe player with potential for more.
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So was an ex of mine.
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Heās 100% a midfielder
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Guelfi - I like the sound of this guy.
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Not as often as weād have liked.
Although except for Parish and McGrath it is our entire first choice midfield;
Heppel, Zerrett, Myers, Zaharkis, Langford,
Plus Stringer, Smith, and Begley.
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Seems arrogant
The photo in front of the trophy cabinet is a dead giveaway
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They got him that jumper quick smartā¦unless he whipped straight down to Rebel Sports.
Heāll find out soon enough you donāt have to buy your own gear at Essendonā¦itās not North Melbourne.
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That is a haircut you can set a clock too
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Amazing how young he looks, given heās a āmature aged draft pickā. Sometime forget that these are really just kids.
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The anti-Heppell.
Might explain why Cassidy Parish has missed out so far.
May explain why Aaron Heppell thought he should cut his hair this yearā¦
What, we are no longer sensitive to others?
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Surely not much evidence of this sort of stuff this year?
Whether theyāre right or wrong, all 3 are pretty black and white selections - the most talented junior still there, project tall back, and a mature agent who I suspect will either make it pretty quickly, or not at all.
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Who are you thinking of particularly?
Guelfi was pigeon holed as an inside mid as an 18 & 19 year old - heās only added flexibility to his game more recently.
Iāll give him the benefit of the doubt that the CFC on the football is Clarance Football Club and not something far more disturbingā¦