Swans select at 31

[Damien]

Don't see what the stress is. Thought Roos was the most trusted coach in history??? Third year of his contract, and he obviously thinks we are close enough to have a serious tilt.

No point stressing about it until it is obvious that it has worked or hasn't.

[Jeffers1984]

Originally posted by liz
Three.

What's more, in theory they are in addition to our normal rookie quota of 6, although I don't think the Swans have ever taken advantage of this.

So the club could choose all three of the "rated" NSW boys plus add another 5 players to the rookie list (with Potter already retained). There were some decently rated players not picked in the main draft, including Grundy who apparently the Swans have been keeping an eye on for a few years and is a KPP possibility.

There are a few
Kirkby
Grundy
Toovey
Swallow
Bain
Sharp
Wilkes

[robbieando]

Originally posted by Nico
Robbie, I agree wholeheartedly with you.

At least someone does. By the end of the day I'll be abused by a few people because of my thoughts on this draft, but that happens every year.

Moore's profile looks good. All Australian and has a dip

Not disappointed, certainly looks a good player, but I guess we have a few like him coming though the list in Willoughby and Schmidt, to go along with Crouch, Fosdike, Buchanan, Schneider and now Spriggs.

but Spriggs, fair dinkum what a waste.

Tell me about

I can't work out James either. They stopped playing him after a few rounds last season, so you would think he didn't fit into their plans on an assault on the flag.

That's my thinking as well. I can understand if we delisted him to pick him up again, but then why not play him towards the end of the season when we needed the height down back. Personally I'm happy for Heath.

Just doesn't figure and they haven't added any genuine depth to the list, which was a real problem when it counted in 2004.

My point all along, but I guess we don't need depth a long as we have a feel good story and a pretty boy. Only Spriggs adds any sort of depth of next season in a position where we didn't need the depth, just the addition of quality and Spriggs isn't quality and certainly won't add it.

All I can say is that Heath must be the best bloke on earth.

That or he has pictures

We must be really banking on getting a gun group of rookies. Lets hope there are a couple of gems in there.

Well the 3 NSW kid seem good if we get them and its a chance we could add a KPP (Vogels) for an emergancy.

[chammond]

Originally posted by Damien
Don't see what the stress is. Thought Roos was the most trusted coach in history??? Third year of his contract, and he obviously thinks we are close enough to have a serious tilt.

No point stressing about it until it is obvious that it has worked or hasn't.

Good point.

Actually Moore might turn out to be the smokey of this draft. He was BOG against the Croweaters in the U18 championships, and just 3 weeks ago was rated by Inside Football as a Top 5 draft pick.

Maybe the club does know what it's doing?

[Bleed Red Blood]

Maybe Moore is good, but why Spriggs?

[chammond]

Originally posted by Bleed Red Blood
Maybe Moore is good, but why Spriggs?

Roos has said on several occasions that he wanted a couple of ready-made players to slot into the squad for next season.

As far as I can see, he's got what he wanted in Jolly and Spriggs. Plus potentially a real find for the future in Moore.

And James was obviously just the best option so late in the draft, particularly if you take into account what Liz said about it being a straight choice between James and Podsiadly.

[OldE]

Originally posted by Bleed Red Blood
Maybe Moore is good, but why Spriggs?

At first glance I read "Mandy Moore is good". Didn't know she played football

[Bleed Red Blood]

Originally posted by chammond
Roos has said on several occasions that he wanted a couple of ready-made players to slot into the squad for next season.

As far as I can see, he's got what he wanted in Jolly and Spriggs. Plus potentially a real find for the future in Moore.

And James was obviously just the best option so late in the draft, particularly if you take into account what Liz said about it being a straight choice between James and Podsiadly.

We don't have enough ready made midfielders as it is?

[chammond]

Originally posted by Bleed Red Blood
We don't have enough ready made midfielders as it is?

I suspect that most AFL clubs would see that as an oxymoron.

As far as the Swans go, another ballwinner or two wouldn't go amiss, and might just push us into the 'real contender' bracket.

[Foreign Legion]

Just showed some highlights of Moore on Channel 10's draft show - he looks good alright. Solidly built and well balanced - he COULD play some games this year with his build.

Not slow at all and looks to dispose of the ball pretty well.

[dendol]

Originally posted by Foreign Legion
Just showed some highlights of Moore on Channel 10's draft show - he looks good alright. Solidly built and well balanced - he COULD play some games this year with his build.

Not slow at all and looks to dispose of the ball pretty well.

yep i saw that too. The footage also showed him taking a very courageous mark with the flight of the ball.

[robbieando]

Originally posted by Foreign Legion
he COULD play some games this year with his build.

Not likely to happen, only if the midfield gets hit with a really really bad run with injuries. The club just don't play first year rookies unless they are ruckmen. The last Swan to play senior football the year after being first drafted in the national draft is Ricky Mott. Also Meiklejohn played senior football in his first season of senior football, but he came off the rookie list.

He'll be good in time, but unlikely (can never say never) to play senior football at all next year.

[Mark]

Originally posted by robbieando

He'll be good in time, but unlikely (can never say never) to play senior football at all next year.

Agree with sentiments, but wish it was that easy, many many things can and do go wrong

[timthefish]

Originally posted by Bleed Red Blood
We don't have enough ready made midfielders as it is?

i think we have a number of comfortable midfielders. the competition for spots that is certainly going to exist might just inspire a couple to greater things.

[Nico]

Originally posted by timthefish
i think we have a number of comfortable midfielders. the competition for spots that is certainly going to exist might just inspire a couple to greater things.

That is a very good point. Perhaps what the club is really saying is that the midfielders we have are not that good so we need to try to bolster that area.

The midfield we have hardly got pressured for their spots in 2004 (the same old setup each week) so a player who can play first year and another who comes from another club, might just inspire a couple of players to lift their standard a level which is what they need to do.

On Spriggs my first thought were he is too soft. maybe a proviso with him coming on board is that he becomes much harder or perishes.