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Drafting Rookies from Coburg

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Well done to Jake. I would be happy to see rookies taken regularly from Coburg.

It would encourage good young players who are motivated to come to the club knowing they are a chance at the big time. That in turn would lift the attitude, playing calibre and morale around Coburg. All that would make it a better place for our fringe players to learn the game. All in all it would build a strong sense of club.

Any dissenting views?
 
Bill James said:
Well done to Jake. I would be happy to see  rookies taken regularly from Coburg.

It would encourage good young players who are motivated to come to the club knowing they are a chance at the big time. That in turn would lift the attitude, playing calibre and morale around Coburg. All that would make it a better place for our fringe players to learn the game. All in all it would build a strong sense of club.

Any dissenting views?
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It's really important to the recruiters at Coburg that we establish a pathway from Coburg to AFL football. Richmond can do this.

Coburg gets stronger. So does Richmond.

Ideally, other clubs pick the eyes out of Coburg because it's so strong.
 
Bill James said:
I would be happy to see  rookies taken regularly from Coburg.
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Yep it would be wonderful but only if selection was warranted ahead of other options. I'm rapt Kingy has been selected and hope it inspires others at Coburg to put in the hard yards and maybe get a chance at AFL level themselves.
 
Plough & Collo might be trying to get a bit of the old club atmosphere back into the RFC & Coburg FC Partnership.Sixty bloke's training,socialising & protecting each other produce's great mateship.
 
Looks like TW agrees.  :clap


We are trying to get as many young kids down to Coburg with (former Hawthorn premiership player) Andy Collins coaching them and it shows out when one of their own gets the opportunity to get selected (by Richmond).

"It shows (to a young hopeful) that if you go down there and put your head down we will pick you because you are part of us."

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=310150
 
Coburg draft record (may have missed some!):

Player                 Cb  Year  Draft  Pick  Gms  Gls
Bassett, Adrian        Ca  1990  PS     13     31   12
Rieniets, Tim          Ca  1990  PS     27     24    6
Ryan, Damian           WB  1991  N      80      0    0
McDonald, Anthony      Ha  1992  MS     41    104   41
Evans, Russell         WB  1993  MS     20      0    0
Porter, Mark           Ca  1997  R      10    110   20
De Pasquale, Kristian  Ri  2002  R      14      0    0
Hart, Simon            Ri  2002  R      56      0    0
Rix, Michael           St  2005  N      49     11    1
McKinnon, Lachlan      Es  2006  R       4      0    0
 
It is certainly a good idea to encourage good players to play somewhere where Richmond will not only see them play but see them train etc and get to know them.
 
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