How to fix Brownlow?
Let umpires rewatch game in a locked room again. Have all umpires give votes, including goal umpires and linesmen.
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You missed the part where we throw away the key.
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Here it is!!! What are Essendonās options in the upcoming 2024 draft. Koby Bewick update. James Hird Academy options. We cover it all with guest @EdPascoe_Draft
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Thanks boys, look forward to listening in tomoz
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Something that caught my ear from the podcast was talk about our James Hird academy player Jayden Nguyen and his amazing results from the state testing - Top 5 in 4 events!
An excerpt from that report:
CLUB-TIED talent and fast rising prospects have dominated the AFL State Draft Combines, held in Victoria, South and Western Australia over the last fortnight. Essendon Next Generation Academy (NGA) member Jayden Nguyen dominated the Victorian event, achieving top five results in four tests.
TOP 10s: 2024 AFL National Draft Combine
Nguyen, a 178cm utility, placed equal-second in the standing vertical jump (73cm), third in the 20m sprint (2.897 seconds), equal-fourth in the running vertical jump (86cm), and fifth in the agility test (8.126 seconds). The only other athlete to match such feats was West Australian Hugh Boxshall.
Full report
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He is an interesting prospect. Lots of development on skills still
You lost me at 178cm
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Yeah the skills factor critical givin his size, great he can jump and is quick, but at that size, we would need a natural kick, not a project
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Why do people care if a project player canāt kick?
We selected a player at pick 5 that canāt kick.
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Ah yes, you get my point, i didnt want to point finger but there it is
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What are his skills like broadly? Are we still comfortable recruiting gifted athletes who might not have strong skills? Or, do we think we need to recruit more footballers who can kick etc? One thing that stands out to me is Essendonās lack of quality kickers? At what point do we change tact in a broader philosophical sense?
And thatās our problem isnāt it?
Handball is fine and he has some really good moments there. Has crazy rushes of blood which leads to poor decision making. Almost too attacking without poise. Those things can be addressed. He would be a very late pick so it has less risk to it.
You sense he just needs more games of footy and have development coaches work with him.
He was playing against Ashcroft and Murphy Reid not long ago and gets 29 disposals and 8 clearances in a final. So itās more can he mature with his decision making. Would of had about 6-7 poor turn overs in that 29 due to rush of blood. His pressure is very good i will say
Saying that his small height I think is limited in AFL to a back pocket or small forward so unsure how that plays out
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Love the draft shows! Great hearing from @THE_DON1
His point around how the draft is quite deep for small forward types got me thinking that yeah, if we trade back into the top 25 weāre probably better off going with a key forward or a mid-sized utility (unless thereās a real slider that we love).
I did chuckle at Grant hyping up a 15 yo Bewick when heās also been saying that fans need to cool their jets on expectations of new draftees like Kako, Caddy etc and not put pressure on kids too soon lol
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Massive leap though!
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Competitiveness and kicking skills are the key attributes we needā¦ā¦ anything else is a bonus.
Iāve head a few people say that having a great tank is one element of competivenessā¦ā¦ which I very much disagree with.
I have a few mates (just happen to be accountants!) who are insane long distant runners, who donāt have a competitive bone in their body.
Sometimes people are just freak athletes, it doesnāt mean theyāll throw themselves into a packā¦ā¦ or stick up for team mates in a mallee.
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Did they go to private schools and/or come from good families?
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No tattoos?!
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Iāve been a broken record on saying that he should be first trialled as small pressure forward in the mould of Darcy jones from gws.
He has off the chart athletic abilities and speed to burn but is good at the defensive stuff also can nail a goal from outside fifty as seen in the vfl match he played.
I can definitely see him mowing blokes down in the forward half and applying huge pressure
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Jayden Nguyen is like a 1.78m turbo charged Alwyn Davey. Fierce appetite for the contest, excellent pressure in close and ferocious tackler, extra slick hands and ball handling, very elusive and hard to tackle himself, insane speed off the mark and leap but just needs a split second extra with his kicking sometimes. Too many positives to ignore imho.
Jayden Nguyen - Talent League Round 14
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