leading up to Tues 7th Dec

[Auntie.Gerald]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/2010-afl-national-draft-who-your-club-picked-20101118-17zfd.html

2010 AFL players not drafted
AFL players listed this year who nominated for the draft but were not selected:

Joe Anderson (Carl), Jarrod Atkinson (Ess), Jaxson Barham (Coll), Jarrad Blight (Coll), Jarrad Boumann (WB), Steven Browne (Carl), Ben Bucovaz (Frem), Ryan Cook (Coll), Anthony Corrie (Coll), Steven Dodd (Frem), Beau Dowler (Haw), Robert Eddy (St K), Brad Fisher (Carl, Chris Hall (Frem), Chris Johnson (Carl), Paul Johnson (Melb), Travis Johnstone (Bris Lions), Tom McNamara (Melb), Luke Miles (St K), Ryan Murphy (Frem), Jay Nash (Port), Jay Neagle (Ess), Brock O?Brien (Frem), Matthew O?Dwyer (Sydney), Rhys O'Keeffe (Carl), Tim Ruffles (Frem), Tyson Slattery (Ess), Josh Smith (NM), Michael Still (Ess), Kristin Thornton (Sydney), Stephen Tiller (WB), Travis Tuck (Haw), Beau Wilkes (WC).

What's next? Key dates for AFL lists
Tuesday, November 23, 2pm

? Out-of-contract primary list draft nomination deadline.
? International player inclusion on rookie list deadline.
? Players not registered for three years inclusion on rookie list deadline.
? NSW scholarship player and international scholarship player inclusion on rookie list deadline.

Wednesday, November 24, 2pm

? List lodgement three and total player payment estimates.
? Delisted primary list draft nomination deadline.
? Previously listed players or draft nominated players deadline. (Gold Coast can nominate up to 10 players nominated for the 2010 draft but who have not previously been on a club list or a primary list.)

Tuesday, November 30, 2pm

? Team GWS to nominate up to 16 draft-eligible players from NSW/ACT outside the NSW scholarship region.

Tuesday, December 7

? 10am: AFL pre-season draft.
? 10.10am: Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast and Sydney preselected rookie nominations.
? 10.15am: AFL rookie draft. (Greater Western Sydney has selections 1-8 and the Gold Coast has pick 9 and first selection in other rounds).

Friday, December 10, 2pm
? Greater Western Sydney to nominate up to 12 players born between January 1, 1993 and April 30, 1993.

[Bas]

We don't have any spots on the list left. Spangher was our recycled player.

[Jeffers1984]

Wouldn't be against taking either Dowler, Neagle, Murphy or Tiller as a mature aged rookie.
Low risk potential high return.

[cookie]

Well we have up to 7 rookie postions open, I doubt we will use all of them but given our reserves are in a new comp next year we may choose to make a statement and pick up a few. Obviously we are are looking at Gary Moss given his training with us, would really like us to also pickup Robert Eddy. I also wonder given our interest in Travis Tuck earlier in the year if we would risk it with him. As a NSW pre-selected rookie very interested in Ben Reid I like that he showed his best form in the Under-18 Championships which suggest that he shows more when his around better players. Also as a project player it would be great to get Brad harvey he absolutely killed it at the combine.

[ugg]

On the Swans Facebook page

All the players have returned for pre season today and have just completed a 3k time trial. Some great runs and a fee pained faces, grunts and groans. Rookie list prospect Eugene Kruger won, followed by Nathan Gordon and Ben McGlynn.

[707]

On the Swans Facebook page

Kruger beat Gordon! Wow. Worth a punt in the rookie draft.

I was also wondering about Tuck. I know he has the drug problem but if he can overcome that he may have a lot of upside. Always worth giving Hawthorn players a try!

Have the new draftees arrived? and did they do the run?

[ugg]

Kruger beat Gordon! Wow. Worth a punt in the rookie draft.

I was also wondering about Tuck. I know he has the drug problem but if he can overcome that he may have a lot of upside. Always worth giving Hawthorn players a try!

Have the new draftees arrived? and did they do the run?

Tuck has pretty much been guaranteed a spot on Hawthorn's rookie list as part of his rehabilitation.

According to the FB page again: Lamb, Parker and Spangher have arrived. Johnson arrives tomorrow.

[swansrob]

Have the new draftees arrived? and did they do the run?

They didn't do the run

New Swans Jed Lamb, Luke Parker and former Eagle Matthew Spangher joined the club for the first time on Monday morning, looking on as the majority of the senior list ran a 3km time trial.

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7106/newsid/105494/default.aspx

[707]

I notice the Weagles have delisted Hansen paving the way for them to now take a player in the PSD. Given the lateness of the delisting and the fact they have pick 2 in the PSD, I assume they now have their eye on somebody, maybe a young player that didn't get taken in the ND. They did finish their ND at pick 29.

So the PSD as it stands is
1. Gold Coast - ?
2. Weagles - ?
3. Wretchmond - Bachar Houli
4. Essendon - Indicating a young player
5. Hawthorn - Cameron Bruce
6. Freo - John Anthony

[Hartijon]

What the coaches learnt last year!!!

Longmire, in his first pre-season as senior coach, said the ability of Lewis Jetta, Gary Rohan, Sam Reid and Trent Dennis-Lane to play senior footy in 2010 showed that anything was possible for the newcomers.
"What we learned from last year is not to put a ceiling on them. When we look at last year's five picks, four of them played," he said.

"We don't want to say they can or can't play; we'll just see how they develop."

I like Longmire's approach. It would be a great time to be a draft pick at the Sydney Swans! Aardvaark ...we are really going to enjoy this next season!

[aardvark]

I like Longmire's approach. It would be a great time to be a draft pick at the Sydney Swans! Aardvaark ...we are really going to enjoy this next season!

Yep. I've got a few oldies in the gun so they better perform or out the door. No room for sentiment with a new coach and a premiership to win. Roll on 2011.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Eugene Kruger


Eugene Kruger is NAB Rising Star - Round 7

[satchmopugdog]

Eugene Kruger


Eugene Kruger is NAB Rising Star - Round 7

Very interesting

[Primmy]

Ah, now, any of you other ressiewatchers would know that I rated Eugene Kruger big time when he had toppie duties and suggested the PTB take a good look - he's a 'natural' IMHO.

[Nico]

Kruger beat Gordon! Wow. Worth a punt in the rookie draft.

I was also wondering about Tuck. I know he has the drug problem but if he can overcome that he may have a lot of upside. Always worth giving Hawthorn players a try!

Have the new draftees arrived? and did they do the run?

Tuck is also suffering depression, probably from drug taking. No thanks.