Rookie draft

[Charlie]

First round - Jonathon Simpkin (Geelong Falcons)

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=240401

Jackson, Toovey, McEntee, Graham, Lower, Bode, Rischbeith, Grima all gone too.

[Charlie]

James Wall - Calder Cannons.

We haven't gone for a mature-aged pick yet.

Redden, Pfitzner, Markovic and Hocking now gone.

[Charlie]

Gilham and Looby gone. Swans go for another 18 yo - Paul Currie (Northern Knights).

[caj23]

Great to see a couple of young key position players in Wall and Currie.

[penga]

Jonothan Simpkin
Club: Geelong, VIC
Height: 181cm
Weight: 78kg
Date of birth: 28th October 1987
Position: Medium midfielder

Comment:
Reads game well and is dangerous around goals. Vic Country U/18 representative this year.

James Wall
Club: Calder, VIC
Height: 198cm
Weight: 82kg
Date of birth: 5th January 1987
Position: Ruckman

Comment:
Can play as a tall forward or in defence. Lightly built and agile, very competitive and smart. Vic Metro representative in 2005.

Source

I can't find any info on Paul Currie though.

[Charlie]

Simon Phillips, Kieran Jack, Ed, Barlow, Adam Prior, Sam Rowe.

Complete rookie list:

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=240414

[caj23]

Mod edit - Please do not cut and paste articles from other websites.

Paul Currie profile: http://www.footydraft.com/players.ph...er=paul_currie

[mocaholic]

Good to see we picked up the Ed. Sadly there were no Jarrods.

[Charlie]

http://www.footydraft.com/players.php?player=james_wall

James Wall profile.

[hammo]

Thanks for the quick information on these guys. Hopefully they can develop into good players for us.

Is it a surprise that we only added 1 NSW player - Keiran Jack - to the rookie list?

[Charlie]

Originally posted by hammo
Thanks for the quick information on these guys. Hopefully they can develop into good players for us.

Is it a surprise that we only added 1 NSW player - Keiran Jack - to the rookie list?

Prior and Rowe are NSW players as well - they're from the Murray region though.

[caj23]

Anyone got any info on Simon Phillips?

[penga]

KP Rookies:

James Wall - 198/82

Paul Currie - 192/79

Sam Rowe - 198/79

Ed Barlow - 193/83

Nick Davis needs to load these boys up in his car and take them down to KFC. Very skinny.

[Charlie]

Yes, they are - but that is the trade-off when we wait until the rookie draft to draft KPPs.

At least we have the talls now. You can build up muscle, but you can't build up height.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Charlie
You can build up muscle

Unless you are Saddo.