Swans' Draft Selections / potential FA pick-ups
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I really want to see us add polish/silk to the midfield....if I could pick any player in the AFL right now for the Swans it would be Mitchell, followed by Burgoyne and Dal Santo (a year or two back). That's the type we don't have and haven't had in my time watching the Swans...beautiful users in traffic who get the ball out not by little handballs or quick kicks. We lost the centre clearances 21 to 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the GF. i know that a lot of that was Sewell as well, so the player I want is Broomhead....check out his video.
Jonathan O'Rourke and Nathan Hrovat are the others but they will be gone....high possession, elite skills by foot - now that's what I'm talking about!
But really like the look of Membrey too.....or possibly Ben Kennedy.....or Jackson Macrae
See Kevin Sheehan's top 30 here... http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/2012/...op-30-2012.pdf"I'll acknowledge there are more talented teams in the competition but I won't acknowledge that there is a better team in the competition" Paul Roos March 2005Comment
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I want is Broomhead....check out his video.
Jonathan O'Rourke and Nathan Hrovat are the others but they will be gone....high possession, elite skills by foot - now that's what I'm talking about!
But really like the look of Membrey too.....or possibly Ben Kennedy.....or Jackson Macrae
Membrey a slight chance of being available, but the rest likely to be gone by pick 23.Comment
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Sharp9....any player in the AFL who is good in traffic and silky........I would have thought Pendlebury. Head and shoulders above Mitchell, Burgoyne and Dal Santo.Comment
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It's nice that we are in a position to take the best available player as we don't have any glaring weaknesses, especially if we think that Tippett will be coming our way. Some pundits are seeing Ben Kennedy slipping down the order, which would be a good pickup as well. Aiden Corr wouldn't be bad either. The thing is that there will be a few very good players to choose from even at our lowly 1st pick.Comment
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Tougher than `09?
We have 7 picks after we elevated Harry, http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...7/default.aspx
I don't think we've ever had that many picks, we customarily take only 3 or 4. The only parallel was the '09 renovation where we had picks 6, 14, 38, 54 & 55, this time we have picks 23, 45, 47, 66, 67 & 96.
Deep draft or no, finding the next Rohan, Jetta and Reid in that lot will be a huge challenge for Kinnear. Especially after the DirtyKurt debacle meant there was going to be no next McGlynn, Kennedy, Seaby and Mummy.Comment
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Yes you are right....think I mentioned him on some other unmentionable site that I replied to....my bad"I'll acknowledge there are more talented teams in the competition but I won't acknowledge that there is a better team in the competition" Paul Roos March 2005Comment
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We have 7 picks after we elevated Harry, http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...7/default.aspx
I don't think we've ever had that many picks, we customarily take only 3 or 4. The only parallel was the '09 renovation where we had picks 6, 14, 38, 54 & 55, this time we have picks 23, 45, 47, 66, 67 & 96.
Deep draft or no, finding the next Rohan, Jetta and Reid in that lot will be a huge challenge for Kinnear. Especially after the DirtyKurt debacle meant there was going to be no next McGlynn, Kennedy, Seaby and Mummy."I'll acknowledge there are more talented teams in the competition but I won't acknowledge that there is a better team in the competition" Paul Roos March 2005Comment
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But I guess you left it out 'cos we will being using that in the Pre-Season Draft, no? :-)"I'll acknowledge there are more talented teams in the competition but I won't acknowledge that there is a better team in the competition" Paul Roos March 2005Comment
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I'd like us to get some young tall key defenders as next year Teddy is 30, Reg 27, LRT 30 and we also need a young rookie ruckman or two in the Rookie Draft, maybe one in the main draft, as Pykie is 30 too and no Seabs next year.Comment
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That's what I figured, we'll keep one slot open in case DirtyKurt is available, if he isn't then we'll either pick up a delisted player or go into the season one short and be able to promote a rookie whenever we want (without the need for a long term injury).Comment
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We have 7 picks after we elevated Harry, http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...7/default.aspx
I don't think we've ever had that many picks, we customarily take only 3 or 4. The only parallel was the '09 renovation where we had picks 6, 14, 38, 54 & 55, this time we have picks 23, 45, 47, 66, 67 & 96.
Deep draft or no, finding the next Rohan, Jetta and Reid in that lot will be a huge challenge for Kinnear. Especially after the DirtyKurt debacle meant there was going to be no next McGlynn, Kennedy, Seaby and Mummy.Comment
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It will be on interesting ND on Thursday because of so many unknowns at the top end and the distorting by GWS having 5 picks inside 14, picks that may not take the most logical player as it would if 14 teams were taking those picks.
Other than Whitfield at No.1, who else will GWS take? How far will Grundy slide if GWS don't take him? Who will take a chance on potential bad results in Simpson and Garlett? Who will punt on injury prone Menzel and Stringer? Will the Swans grab a spud with pick 23 but snag a gun with later picks?
Must watch TV on Thursday night.Comment
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