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  • crackedactor
    Regular in the Side
    • May 2012
    • 919

    Originally posted by 707
    Maibaum looks a good size and shape for an 18yo KP player. U18AA to boot, could prove a bargain at that pick.
    I still find it hard to believe that Maibaum is only 18 years old?? He has some serious muscle definition for a 18 year old.

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    • Ludwig
      Veterans List
      • Apr 2007
      • 9359

      Originally posted by Nico
      I think it was Brett Anderson on SEN pre draft who said that the SA under 18 comp was pretty ordinary this year. Hayward looks like the pick of the bunch.
      It was an incredibly lean year for the South Australians. Jonty Scharenberg and Sam Walker missed both drafts after being touted as top 40 picks. Hayward was the highest draft pick from SA going at pick 21. Lewis Young, who could have easily dropped to the rookie draft, went to the Bulldogs at pick 49, while Larke Medal Jack winner Jack Graham slipped to pick 53. And that was it for SA. Hayward played in the all star game and looked good. He takes pack marks, kicks long and accurately, tackles and runs fast -- there's plenty to work with.

      Originally posted by barracuda
      I sometimes wonder what would happen if a Jake Brown played a full season in under 18s instead of NEAFL.
      Jake's chances of being drafted were severely hampered when his highlight reel was hacked and the first 3 minutes of a Lars von Trier movie was inserted in its place. I've seen the whole film. It was filled with anticipation, riveting and suspenseful.

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      • Meg
        Go Swannies!
        Site Admin
        • Aug 2011
        • 4828

        Ludwig, there are only a few of us in the group of fans who have sat through a complete Lars von Trier film. No wonder Jake didn't get drafted.

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        • barracuda
          Regular in the Side
          • Jun 2016
          • 551

          [QUOTE=Ludwig;716333]It was an incredibly lean year for the South Australians. Jonty Scharenberg and Sam Walker missed both drafts after being touted as top 40 picks. Hayward was the highest draft pick from SA going at pick 21. Lewis Young, who could have easily dropped to the rookie draft, went to the Bulldogs at pick 49, while Larke Medal Jack winner Jack Graham slipped to pick 53. And that was it for SA. Hayward played in the all star game and looked good. He takes pack marks, kicks long and accurately, tackles and runs fast -- there's plenty to work with.

          Interesting, SA had a lean year on the draft front yet beat everyone in the under 18 champs except Vic metro who just beat them by 3 points. I reckon the crow eaters have every right to be annoyed.

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          • 707
            Veterans List
            • Aug 2009
            • 6204

            A lot of SA guys were taken in the rookie draft. Be interesting to see if a heap of them kick on to prove they were wrongly rated in the ND or conversely if they get delisted it will prove the subtle art of underage ratings.

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            • Ludwig
              Veterans List
              • Apr 2007
              • 9359

              Another bit of draft trivia: The Swans have taken the final player in past 3 drafts -- Foote, O'Riordan and Pink. You would have to give Pink a shot at being a good find.

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              • rb4x
                Regular in the Side
                • Dec 2007
                • 968

                Numbers are up on the AFL website. One movement is that Foote has moved to Mitchell's number 6. To me that indicates we are looking to big things from Foote.
                Hayward 9
                Florent 13
                Cameron 17
                Edwards 19
                Maibaum 21
                Ronke 25
                Fox 42
                Fisher 45
                Pink 47

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                • Meg
                  Go Swannies!
                  Site Admin
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 4828

                  Originally posted by rb4x
                  Numbers are up on the AFL website. One movement is that Foote has moved to Mitchell's number 6. To me that indicates we are looking to big things from Foote.
                  The Swans have air-brushed Mitchell out of the club's history. According to the announcement re the new numbers on the Swans' website:

                  'The number 6 guernsey was previously worn by champion defenders Craig Bolton and Andrew Dunkley.'
                  Last edited by liz; 2 December 2016, 05:37 PM. Reason: fixed quotation formatting

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                  • Industrial Fan
                    Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 3317

                    Well Mitchell wasn't a champion defender..
                    He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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                    • liz
                      Veteran
                      Site Admin
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 16736

                      In the context of guernseys and lockers, they typically refer to players who have earned the right to have their names on the locker. Mitchell bailed before getting close to the 150 game normal requirement.

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                      • S.S. Bleeder
                        Senior Player
                        • Sep 2014
                        • 2165

                        Originally posted by 707
                        Was an U18 game, the SANFL finals got very healthy numbers watching, I attended a couple myself, being a SOUTH Adelaide supporter. Also follow SOUTH Sydney Rabbitoh's and SOUTH Melbourne :-)
                        Thx 707. I wasn't even aware that they still had U18s.
                        Last edited by S.S. Bleeder; 2 December 2016, 06:45 PM.

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                        • S.S. Bleeder
                          Senior Player
                          • Sep 2014
                          • 2165

                          [QUOTE=barracuda;716342]
                          Originally posted by Ludwig
                          It was an incredibly lean year for the South Australians. Jonty Scharenberg and Sam Walker missed both drafts after being touted as top 40 picks. Hayward was the highest draft pick from SA going at pick 21. Lewis Young, who could have easily dropped to the rookie draft, went to the Bulldogs at pick 49, while Larke Medal Jack winner Jack Graham slipped to pick 53. And that was it for SA. Hayward played in the all star game and looked good. He takes pack marks, kicks long and accurately, tackles and runs fast -- there's plenty to work with.

                          Interesting, SA had a lean year on the draft front yet beat everyone in the under 18 champs except Vic metro who just beat them by 3 points. I reckon the crow eaters have every right to be annoyed.
                          Scharenberg and Walker were big surprises. For all clubs to ignore them, even in the rookie draft, you would have to assume that there are other issues there, ie commitment or attitude problems.
                          Last edited by S.S. Bleeder; 2 December 2016, 06:43 PM.

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                          • S.S. Bleeder
                            Senior Player
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 2165

                            Originally posted by rb4x
                            Numbers are up on the AFL website. One movement is that Foote has moved to Mitchell's number 6. To me that indicates we are looking to big things from Foote.
                            Hayward 9
                            Florent 13
                            Cameron 17
                            Edwards 19
                            Maibaum 21
                            Ronke 25
                            Fox 42
                            Fisher 45
                            Pink 47
                            Yeah, but Rose has number one.

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                            • Auntie.Gerald
                              Veterans List
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 6474

                              Rookie selection: Robbie Fox - November 28, 2016 - sydneyswans.com.au

                              i watched Fox's skills a little more closely and the guy has very good vision, dexterity with change of hand pass after fake is smooth and fast, always opens up for a pass correctly and his speed and give and go is very good also

                              hhhmmmm will be interesting to watch in the NEAFL
                              "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                              • 707
                                Veterans List
                                • Aug 2009
                                • 6204

                                Originally posted by Auntie.Gerald
                                Rookie selection: Robbie Fox - November 28, 2016 - sydneyswans.com.au

                                i watched Fox's skills a little more closely and the guy has very good vision, dexterity with change of hand pass after fake is smooth and fast, always opens up for a pass correctly and his speed and give and go is very good also

                                hhhmmmm will be interesting to watch in the NEAFL
                                What's this last comment Auntie? Fox may start in the seniors! It happened last year with Papley?

                                There's spots up for grabs for R1 and I wouldn't write off any off the new draftees. Fully expect Newman to be a starter, was perplexed how he didn't crack a game last year although it may have been an AFL promotion rule blocking him a rookie upgrade.

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