Rookie draft / pre-season draft

[707]

I really hope we recruit Brandon. Never seen him play, so it is just the romance of it

The way our list is at present, barring a bad injury run, we've got the time to invest in Brandon (and Xavier too) as we don't desperately need him to step up in 2013. He's got speed and no doubt the Jack family toughness and he won't be a "go home" candidate!

I'll be hugely disappointed if we don't rookie him as we can take up to five rookies next Tuesday. Take all three brothers, Brandon, Xavier and Joel :-)

[DamY]

The way our list is at present, barring a bad injury run, we've got the time to invest in Brandon (and Xavier too) as we don't desperately need him to step up in 2013. He's got speed and no doubt the Jack family toughness and he won't be a "go home" candidate!

I'll be hugely disappointed if we don't rookie him as we can take up to five rookies next Tuesday. Take all three brothers, Brandon, Xavier and Joel :-)

I reckon they'll take Naismith, he's been training with the rucks all year and by the looks of things they'll take Devon Rampe too. I am expecting at least 1 curveball though.

[liz]

I'll be hugely disappointed if we don't rookie him as we can take up to five rookies next Tuesday. Take all three brothers, Brandon, Xavier and Joel :-)

We can actually take as many as 8 rookies if the club wants (and they choose to keep the senior list at 38). We can have six Cat A rookies and up to 3 Cat B. Biggs already has one of those spots, which leaves eight available. And of those, one is already committed to Robinson (but we still have to draft him) and possibly another for Starling, if he's coming.

That said, the club has chosen to keep its list size pretty constant at 44 over recent years, which suggests there could be just three live spots up for grabs.

I read somewhere that Tippett has decided to stay in Adelaide (Joel, not Kurt) and hasn't nominated for the draft.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Rampe is an interesting one

has that real Swans hardness about him and some good speed........obviously behind in total ability just now but he could be a bolter like a K Jack in years to come ?

[Auntie.Gerald]

Quick Question

If I am a kid in Sydney and I want to play for the Swans...........

a) I need to love in the Eastern Suburbs or North Shore and or Northern Beaches to attend Swans Academies as these are the specified swans regions ?

b) I can grow up outside of sydney or in the West or South but would need to put down my address as per the above regions

ie if I lived in the Blue Mtns but didnt want to play for GWS I could easily do my final year of school then move to the inner city to live and attend Sydney Uni and then go for the draft the year after ie at 19yrs of age?

[swansrob]

Pretty sure you can love in any suburb you want and still be a Swan.

[Auntie.Gerald]

ooooppppssss IGNORE B.)

IT WAS MORE A QUESTION AROUND THE ACADEMIES

[Ludwig]

Quick Question

If I am a kid in Sydney and I want to play for the Swans...........

a) I need to love in the Eastern Suburbs or North Shore and or Northern Beaches to attend Swans Academies as these are the specified swans regions ?

b) I can grow up outside of sydney or in the West or South but would need to put down my address as per the above regions

ie if I lived in the Blue Mtns but didnt want to play for GWS I could easily do my final year of school then move to the inner city to live and attend Sydney Uni and then go for the draft the year after ie at 19yrs of age?

According to AFL rules, ACADEMY TAMPERING is a very serious offence and subject to $50,000 fine, up to 12 months suspension, and 2 years banishment to Afghanistan or even Adelaide.

[Nico]

Quick Question

If I am a kid in Sydney and I want to play for the Swans...........

a) I need to love in the Eastern Suburbs or North Shore and or Northern Beaches to attend Swans Academies as these are the specified swans regions ?

b) I can grow up outside of sydney or in the West or South but would need to put down my address as per the above regions

ie if I lived in the Blue Mtns but didnt want to play for GWS I could easily do my final year of school then move to the inner city to live and attend Sydney Uni and then go for the draft the year after ie at 19yrs of age?

You can't just move to suit yourself. There have been rules in place forever stopping this. As if they would fall for the old false address trick. From what I understand the only legitimate change of address is where the family moves as a unit. I heard a story some years ago where a player was not looking like getting a guernsey with a TAC Cup club at 17 (bottom age), so dad, thinking his son was the next superstar moved home to qualify with another club. I believe he made the squad but alas was not good enough.

[Ludwig]

Best option is to move out of the country and get drafted as an international rookie.

[ShockOfHair]

According to this passing mention in The Age, the Swans have "shown interest" in key forward Khan Haretuku of the Frankston Dolphins.

I didn't know we had a key forward shortage, but you never know.

Dolphins coach Simon Goosey says:

Khan Haretuku has come so far from when he arrived three years ago, it?s a credit to him how hard he has worked. Khan was a standout tall forward in the competition and also did the state team/team of the year double.

[DamY]

Rookie draft / pre-season draft

According to this passing mention in The Age, the Swans have "shown interest" in key forward Khan Haretuku of the Frankston Dolphins.

I didn't know we had a key forward shortage, but you never know.

Dolphins coach Simon Goosey says:

Read he was likely to be picked up, was rookie listed with St Kilda previously I believe. Seems interesting!

[Auntie.Gerald]

Khan Haretuku
Last played for St Kilda Saints in 2008
Born: October 19, 1989
Playing Height: 198cm Playing Weight: 98kg Position: Defender, Forward
Last Drafted: Round 4, Pick #51 2007 Rookie Draft
Last Drafted By: St Kilda Saints

[ugg]

I think we should recruit him just so we can shout KHAAAAAAAAAN Shatner-style every time he kicks a goal

[Chilcott]

Obvously, we wil use one of our 3 remaining spots for Tippett and maybe a mature aged recruit, such as Haretuku, with the another.

Do you think we will keep the third spot for an additional rookie, or a listed player?