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2008 Draft

Delediodelight

Tiger Cub
Aug 23, 2007
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This is a needs list roughly:
Draft:(hopefully priority pick)

-In and under midfielders, who can get the hard ball and feed it out
-Key Forward a 195cm + and the Frame to fillout to about 95kg For back up plan if Hughes, Riewoldt, Shultz, Putt or Gourdis Don't make it.
-Speedy high disposal rate GOOD DISPOSAL SKILLS
-Tall 200cm+ tap ruckmen, who has good skills around the ground.

Now these are the players and their rough positions they play, they are in order in their position which I think is the better choice for that position. Again roughly split into first and second round. There is no specialist small forwards/backs, the midfielders are pretty much split into players who get their own ball and players who receive and deliver.

Round 1 Pick 5,6,7ish:
Key Position Forward:
Key Position Defender:
Jack WATTS 26-Mar-91 194 85 Michael HURLEY 01-Jun-90 192 92
Michael HURLEY 01-Jun-90 192 92 Jackson TRENGOVE 02-Nov-90 196 77
Jackson TRENGOVE 02-Nov-90 196 77

Midfielder(in and under): Midfielder(outside):
Daniel RICH 07-Jun-90 183 83 Jack ZIEBELL 28-Feb-91 188 84
Mitchell BANNER 05-Jun-90 178 77 Christopher YARRAN 19-Dec-90 180 84
Hamish HARTLETT 14-Aug-90 182 74 Steele SIDEBOTTOM 02-Jan-91 182 79
Nick SUBAN 09-May-90 179 82

Ruckmen:
Nicholas NAITANUI 04-May-90 197 95

Round 2 Pick 21,22,23ish:
Key Position Forward:
Key Position Defender:
Shaun McKERNAN 01-Sep-90 196 95 Steven GAERTNER 02-Jan-90 198 88
Aaron CORNELIUS 29-May-90 192 84
Tom Hill 07-April-91 196 73

Midfielder(in and under): Midfielder(outside):
Tom ROCKLIFF 22-Feb-90 183 83 Thomas SWIFT 06-Jul-90 190 84
Andrew HOOPER 18-Jan-91 172 78 Matthew *smile* 10-Mar-90 187 85
Michael WALTERS 07-Jan-91 177 75
Matthew BROADBENT 01-Aug-90 189 81
Neville JETTA 12-Feb-90 178 75
Sam BLEASE 19-Feb-91 183 72

Ruckmen:
Shaun McKERNAN 01-Sep-90 196 95
Tyrone VICKERY 31-May-90 200 86

interested to see thoughts? and your predictions of evens, it will become alot clearer after the under 18 champs.
 

Willo

Tiger Legend
Oct 13, 2007
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Thanks for the input DD. Took some time for you to collate and post that mate. Well done for all the effort :clap



http://afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=60459

just something prospective kpp talent for 2008
 

Mr Magic

The Centre of Perfection
Dec 7, 2006
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Yep good effort. I think M Walters is shaping as a early pick despite his size and McKernan given his size and athleticisim is a likely 1st rounder at this stage. Apart from that pretty close. Personally I think we will be chosing between Hartlett, Watts and Hurley.
 

craig

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Aug 19, 2004
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As the tigers will most likely end up with first pick at either #4 or 5 id reckon Michael Hurley well be the young man the Tigers would be seriously having to consider.
 

mtench

Tiger Champion
May 9, 2007
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craig said:
As the tigers will most likely end up with first pick at either #4 or 5 id reckon Michael Hurley well be the young man the Tigers would be seriously having to consider.
Probably go before pick 4 though
 

johnson2richo2003

"Players stop improving is the day i leave."
Dec 19, 2002
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I wouldnt call Jack Ziebell as an outsider.
He should be in our radar to help out Foley
 

dreamtime07

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Mar 21, 2007
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With certain draft changes after this season,could someone please get it through to this thick headed footy club who have made disatrous draft choices over the years as well as 28 yrs of misery,to drop the rest of this season and make certain we dont win another game.Melbourne showed last year by winning 5 games that they are not interested in tanking and we play them twice.Freo wont keep going the way they are,and the bombers coach wont want a disatrous first year so we are still a chance to put our buisness thinking caps on and still be a realistic chance to be the only team with less than 5 wins,and clean up in this super draft.Theres absoloutely no point in finishing with 6 or 7 wins,and with upcoming draft changes,this is the last ever chance to tank,and perhaps even trade a few and swoop at draft time.Surely the thought of pick 1,2,and i think 17 and 19 is far better for the future than finishing with say 7 wins and only a top 6 or so.Wake up Richmond,carlton have done it along with other teams,and this is the last ever chance to tank.With our form over the years,we wouldnt even be suspected or accused.Gee im realy regretting beating carlton in round one after they were well in front,and also wishing we lost that drawn game to the doggies.But its not too late.Just hope wallet is going to try to save his bacon,and not think of the clubs future and the benefits of not winning another game.Im personaly going to write to the admin of the club this week with a detailed letter of a simmilar nature to this one,and urge other supporters on this forum to do the same.
 

davidrodan

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Oct 25, 2005
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I'm thinking bout writing to the club...but not bout tanking

my e-mail will be to urge Greg and Co. to be ruthless with our list and aggressively trade players for picks
 

thomas the tiger

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Apr 17, 2004
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Hey Dreamtime I hope you learn where the return and the space keys are on the keyboard be fore you send your detailed letter off though. It may make it easier to read!
 

pahoffm

No one player is bigger than the club.
Mar 24, 2004
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Very good list above.

Probably missed a couple. But that may only be my bias.

I'd add Duryea of NSW/ACT to your list. He's had an extremely consistent series with NSW/ACT so far. Although his TAC season has been almost non-existant.

And near the other end of the height spectrum, Luke McDonald of the Eastern Ranges, though inconsistent, may do a 2008 version of Matt Lobbe.

There are others too, but by the time you mention them all one's list suddenly blows out to 50+ juniors.
 

craig

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Aug 19, 2004
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Tigermad2005 said:
Done a knee, pass.

Medial ligament is not the same as an ACL Maddie.

The ACL provides the knee with its strength and stability at the core.

Medial is on the inside of the knee so thats no worries.

The kid will recover from this.
 

Mr Magic

The Centre of Perfection
Dec 7, 2006
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Clubs have seen enough of Trengrove to know where he fits in the draft. Likely to be picked from 8 - 12 injured or not.

They don't worry too much about these things and if he is right by draft camp will make zero difference. Last player to slip through injury by 3 or 4 spots was Joel Selwood! Streeted the rising star the next year. A half year of rest can actually help by decreasing the wear and tear on a young immature body.
 

craig

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Aug 19, 2004
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Also not as big a deal as youd think in a young fella my Dear mad one.

More common injury in rugby with Luke O Donnell of the Cowboys having this exact type of iinjury last season and has had a full season with no issues this year physically.

Jackson should bounce back ok.

The key to knee injuries is avoiding cartledge damage and disruption of the condyles of the femur and tibia at the knee joints which are very smooth and marbley (like the smooth shiny ends of a marrow bone youd give to your dog). Any disruption to the bone surface there beneath the cartledge eventually grinds up the cartledge which is what killed off Aaron Hammil.

Medial ligaments, Lateral ligamental tears and even PCLs long term are a non issue compared to ACLs.

Thursty Will tore his MEDIAL ( i think ) and ACL and came back ok i think youd agree.