I dont have any inside info, but I reckon we need a winger or a small forward. There are a few okayish options.
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sorta think okayish small forward would be an upgrade for us
SA had a 2 goal win over the Allies with my mates lad Dyson being BOG as an underage player. Both Camporeale boys look quality and Welsh is a ripper and the Crows will get a beauty there.
Noah Howes showed some good glimpses and would be a good mid season draft selection IMO
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50 disposals and only 4 i50 and 0 d50 in a losing effort. With only 2 tackles.
Strange game, must have been passing to himself
Joke that we cant match inside top 20 yet GC,GWS,Brisbane,Swans can
BOMBERS ACADEMY TALENT RISING
A CHANGE in Next Generation Academy rules appears the only way Essendon will get any priority access over Academy talent Isaac Kako, who is shaping as one of the best small forwards in the draft pool.
Kako, from the Calder Cannons, is tied to the Bombers’ Next Generation Academy and spent time training at the club over summer.
Under current NGA rules, the Bombers could only match a bid after pick 40, with Kako looking a possible top-20 selection.
The AFL is considering changes to the NGA bidding process and whether clubs could be able to match selections earlier but would need to introduce any changes this year for the Bombers to have any hold over Kako.
The 18-year-old has been a regular goalkicker this season, kicking 14.21 from eight games in the Coates Talent League.
Kako will also be integral in Vic Metro’s chances of recapturing the title at the Marsh Under-18 Championships, with their carnival beginning on Sunday at Ikon Park.
Vic Metro takes on the Allies at 10.05am AEST before Vic Country also plays its first game of the carnival matched up against South Australia in the under-18 double-header.
Likely top picks Josh Smillie, Luke Trainor, Levi Ashcroft, Jagga Smith, Christian Moraes, Murphy Reid and Tom Gross will spearhead Metro’s push, while Sam Lalor, Harvey Langford and twin brothers Jack and Matt Whitlock will feature for Vic Country.
Potential very early pick Finn O’Sullivan will miss the start of Vic Country’s carnival with a finger injury. – Callum Twomey
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Can Brad Scott influence this or is he out. He still bats a bit AFL.
Kako 14.21. That’s not a good conversation rate.
The same Brad that said we couldn’t contest Jones’s suspension but a fortnight later another club did and got their player off?
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Maybe the long play I trust?
Brad thinks he is the smartest man in the room mentality me thinks
Watching Vic Metro vs Allies.
Gees these kids have got quality skills in the wet. Better than some AFL sides.
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Kako and Nguyen both looked good. Kako’s last goal will have team scouts on watch I reckon.
I hope the NGA rules change this year…
vic country about to slaughter SA
watching the last quarter on the metro/allies, nguyen could be very fun at afl level
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He looks very nimble and quick. Looks like he reads the play pretty well too. Not sure many draft watchers have him coming in the top 40 should I’m hoping we’d be thinking hard about using a late pick or rookie pick for him.
Joe Berry from Vic Country looks a very good small forward. Not sure how he’s tracking in terms of his predicted draft range, but if he’s rated a top 5 talent I’d love to see us try and trade up into that spot. Would get a game for us right now IMO (he only has to be better than Davey or Menzie and he already looks that).
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Nguyen is also a top bloke, the joker of the group, a bit like a hind, would be good for team morale. I really hope we select him.
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Tyler Welsh looks an absolute ripper. Crows have got one with him.
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