Online Draft Stream

[LostDoggy]

Does anyone have a link so I can watch the AFL draft online? I don't have Foxtel right now!

[LostDoggy]

The DRAFT checker on AFL home page is all I am aware of....

[LostDoggy]

its on SEN as well

[Go_Dogs]

Melksham to the Bombers. (Boy the backwards thing is terrible - especially this year!)

[Go_Dogs]

Moore to Port at 9, one who was heavily linked to us.

Butcher to Port at 8.

Shepperd to West Coast at 7.

So - Jetta, Talia, Black, Lucas, McMillian-Pittard all still on the table, imagine we'll snare one of them.

[LostDoggy]

http://www.justin.tv/nelliek9

[Go_Dogs]

Rohan to Sydney.

Cunnington to North.

Morabito to Freo.

Martin to Richmond.

Scully and Trengove to Melbourne - now let the fun start!

[Topdog]

So - Jetta, Talia, Black, Lucas, McMillian-Pittard all still on the table, imagine we'll snare one of them.

I know nothing about the draft but some well hyped names in that list which is good.

[Dry Rot]

Young bloke that was picked by the Tigers didn't look real happy. :D

[Go_Dogs]

Gysberts to Melbourne at 11!!!

[Dry Rot]

Howard? Who?

[Go_Dogs]

Carlton take Lucas!!

We could snare Black here!

Crows take Talia!

[LostDoggy]

Who the hell is howard?

[Go_Dogs]

Glenelg boy - BIG surprise that selection there.

[hujsh]

WTF have we done?

[LostDoggy]

Why didn't we take JMP??

[LostDoggy]

Howard Who Indeed.....

[Go_Dogs]

Nice article about him in the Drafts and Trading board from this mornings Advertiser for those interested. Was thought to be a big bolter. A beautiful kick, said to be a mixture of Luke Hodge and Andrew Mackie.

[LostDoggy]

Just on the AFL Draft Tracker. Howard is the only player without a video or Player Profile....

[hujsh]

Why didn't we take JMP??

Or Black?

[LostDoggy]

I can't believe this! JMP was AVAILABLE. I would've taken JMP in a heartbeat!

[LostDoggy]

According to Inside Football, Howard is 184cm 81kg.

"Christian is an ex-Sacred Heard College boy who we were a little disappointed with in the first half of the year because it took him a while to establish what he needed to do and the work rate required. But, his last half of the year was superb. He is one of the best kicks I've seen and he was our designated kicker all year and I don't think he missed a target. He runs off half black, has great running ability, good endurance and trained the house down over pre-season. Has learned to really play the team stuff this year". - Glenelg development manager Brenton Hole.

[Throughandthrough]

Glenelg boy - BIG surprise that selection there.


Kerching!

[Dry Rot]

Just checked some phantom drafts - Howard went in the 40s - 60s.

Curious choice on the face of it.

[Go_Dogs]

I can't believe this! JMP was AVAILABLE. I would've taken JMP in a heartbeat!

Howard is 187cm, very good physique and a fantastic kick, so should be a very good fit.

[Go_Dogs]

Black to North at #25 - big surprise he slipped so far, North would be rapt to land him and Cunnington.

[Go_Dogs]

Kerching!

Yes, you would be stoked. Hopefully we land a Norwood boy to balance it out a bit ;)

[Go_Dogs]

Still some good players on the table - wonder what direction will go now with our second selection?

[LostDoggy]

Tutt

[Go_Dogs]

Ball to Collingwood.

This is on the AFL live chat

Matt Burgan: Howard is fascinating. It was no surprise at all that he got drafted. Recruiters rated him as one of the best kicks in the draft. He played in Glenelg's under 18 premiership. A wing/half-back. There was speculation from one recruiter prior to the draft that he would be a top 30 pick.

[Dry Rot]

Tutt - pick 31 to us.

[LostDoggy]

Anyone have any info on Tutt?

[Go_Dogs]

Tutt - small defender who runs and carries the ball well. Very good athletic testing and was the designated kicker for the NSW/ACT side.

Sounds like we are really valuing kicking skills this year, which is pleasing.

[comrade]

Anyone else get the feeling that we may have shot our wad a little early with our first two picks?

[bulldogsman]

I really love Tutt i'm biased but I think we paid the right price for him

[Raw Toast]

Anyone else get the feeling that we may have shot our wad a little early with our first two picks?

It looks that way from Burgan and the like - we'll have to hear the reasons why, I presume we thought they would go earlier and were dead keen on them. Hopefully we haven't been outfoxed...

[Go_Dogs]

Anyone else get the feeling that we may have shot our wad a little early with our first two picks?

I think we've made a couple of good decisions here, they are both the type of player we need and have elite foot skills.

I guess we'll know more after the draft.

[bulldogtragic]

Anyone else get the feeling that we may have shot our wad a little early with our first two picks?
Seems a little like when we were too clever to let Dre slip so we took him first round. But who knows. Not anyone on the internet at least. Hopefully we get thye good oil soon.

[Dry Rot]

What are the two late pick numbers we have?

[Go_Dogs]

What are the two late pick numbers we have?

Not sure, but there seems to still be a few good players on the board.

[Go_Dogs]

Boy Freo have done well again by the looks of things this year, after getting some great pick ups in the ND and Rookie Draft last season.

[LostDoggy]

What other selections do we have?

[Go_Dogs]

Bollenhagen who was mooted as a possible selection for us towards the end is off the table - Freo at #52.

That is probably ok though considering we already grabbed a couple of similar players.

[Go_Dogs]

What other selections do we have?


63 and 79 I believe.

[jazzadogs]

Bollenhagen who was mooted as a possible selection for us towards the end is off the table - Freo at #52.

That is probably ok though considering we already grabbed a couple of similar players.
63 and 76

[LostDoggy]

63 and 79 I believe.

Hopefully we find another Brian Lake in there :D

[Go_Dogs]

Hopefully we find another Brian Lake in there :D

Yes, a Brian Lake and a Chris Grant would round out the draft nicely for us.

I suspect we'll look to take a tall with at least one of these selections, but who knows.



North by-passed Daw, so maybe he is our man?

[G-Mo77]

Hooper's out, taken bt the Dawks with #58

[soupman]

Obviously it seems a bit strange that both Tutt and Howard are Gilbee replacements. Anyone think we may try and develop one as the long kicking goal kicking winger similiar to Nathan Eagleton?

[G-Mo77]

North by-passed Daw, so maybe he is our man?

Nope. :o

[jazzadogs]

Lucas Markovic at 63

[Go_Dogs]

Obviously it seems a bit strange that both Tutt and Howard are Gilbee replacements. Anyone think we may try and develop one as the long kicking goal kicking winger similiar to Nathan Eagleton?

One Gilbee at half back, one of the wing and one in the forward half sounds pretty good to me! ;)

[LostDoggy]

3 defenders. What have we done?

[bulldogsman]

Lucas Markovic at 63

Dalrymple is Clayton junior. What's the guess we take another unknown at our next pick

[Go_Dogs]

Lucas Markovic at 63

This is one that I'm certainly not familiar with at all (not that I know much).

Anyone?

[G-Mo77]

3 defenders. What have we done?

Playing under 18's in defence doesn't mean they'll do that for the rest of their career.

[jazzadogs]

This is one that I'm certainly not familiar with at all (not that I know much).

Anyone?
9- Lucas Markovic – 191/81 (Eastern Ranges) – state screening - strong overhead – has a big vertical leap and can leap straight up into the air at the end of a lead (a trait which Gary Ablett and Roger Luders had) which will enable him to protect the ball from defenders more as well as making it harder for him to be pushed under the ball.

He kicked a couple of bags of goals to end the season before badly dislocating his ankle in the first game of the finals series which will be interesting how much it has mended by the time draft camp gets here, obviously not enough to do the tests. Played a lot of the year in ruck before being tried as a key forward later in the season and this is when people began to notice him. Even earlier in the year his marking ability stood out.

He does not do much at ground level and will need to improve that part of his game. The only player in this draft who is capable of becoming a 100 goal full forward. The injury could see him slide down the list. TAC 9.2 kicks, 2.9 handballs, 12.1 disposals, 4.5 marks 1.1 goals

Source is Bigfooty... http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-214856.html

[Go_Dogs]

Markovic is a former Hawthorn rookie.

Matt Burgan: Sinclair was linked to Collingwood, Markovic (a former Hawthorn rookie) was on the radar of some clubs late. BL was believed to be one.

[LostDoggy]

Why haven't we picked up Sean Tighe damnit!

[Dry Rot]

Markovic is a former Hawthorn rookie.

.

So we got a retread - seems to have been around for a while.

In the early nineties, I ran retreads on my '67 Falcon - weren't very good.

[G-Mo77]

Thorne at #76

[Raw Toast]

So we got a retread - seems to have been around for a while.

In the early nineties, I ran retreads on my '67 Falcon - weren't very good.

This year the Saints re-treaded with Zac Dawson, wasn't too bad ;)

[Dry Rot]

Aside from Ball, have any experienced AFL players been selected so far?

[ledge]

Wow we got Thorne thats a plus that late, apparently is known as magic.

[Dry Rot]

This year the Saints re-treaded with Zac Dawson, wasn't too bad ;)

True. Different brand. ;)

Pick 76 Dogs - Thorne from NT. Another non-tall.

[G-Mo77]

Aside from Ball, have any experienced AFL players been selected so far?

Hooper, J. Smith, Pattison that's it I think

[ledge]

Aside from Ball, have any experienced AFL players been selected so far?

Smith and Hooper

[BulldogBelle]

Aside from Ball, have any experienced AFL players been selected so far?

Hooper from Brisbane to hawks, Jesse Smith from North to Saints?

[G-Mo77]

Hooper from Brisbane to hawks, Jesse Smith from North to Saints?

Pattison from Richmond also went to the Saints

[Dry Rot]

Thanks all.

[hujsh]

Dalrymple seems like even more of a smokey fan than Clayton was. Have we taken a scattergun approach to getting a small defender?

[ledge]

The foxtel broadcast is pretty shite, busy having a convo about other things, could do that before the draft.

[BulldogBelle]

Pattison from Richmond also went to the Saints

They're really trying to load up a bit hey

[G-Mo77]

Picken with #86, what a steal! :D

[G-Mo77]

The foxtel broadcast is pretty shite, busy having a convo about other things, could do that before the draft.

Or after, even taking a longer break between rounds. Pretty poor overall, would have been nice to hear players names read out.

[DOG GOD]

yeah very poor telecast personally.

[BulldogBelle]

And Brisbane have taken Matt Maguire, Voss the boss

[Dry Rot]

Say all these new Dogs come good, where would see each playing? Forget about who's playing there now.

And what was our strategy tonight?

[G-Mo77]

Say all these new Dogs come good, where would see each playing? Forget about who's playing there now.

And what was our strategy tonight?

Drafting 2 players late who are 22 and 23 it seems like they wanted some mature players who could produce earlier rather than 3 - 5 years from now. Really don't know enough about the players to position them on the field.

[LostDoggy]

Obviosly the club has a heap of faith that we our current devloping forwards are on the money, Between Cordy, Grant, Bouman, Jones, Roughead, dare I say Everitt, we should be capacble of finding a decent spine.

[The Doctor]

3 half back flankers is interesting. I would have liked to see a half forward flanker.

Markovic looked a certainty to be drafted a few years ago. Bit surprising he was nothing more than a rookie at the time. Interesting choice. Obviously is a big mature body with plenty of experience at the next level down. Possible insurance policy in the wake of the Wight/Skipper/O'Shea delistings.

[bulldogtragic]

3 half back flankers is interesting. I would have liked to see a half forward flanker.

Markovic looked a certainty to be drafted a few years ago. Bit surprising he was nothing more than a rookie at the time. Interesting choice. Obviously is a big mature body with plenty of experience at the next level down. Possible insurance policy in the wake of the Wight/Skipper/O'Shea delistings.
Is 'Mr Magic' not a fwd?

[Dazza]

Interesting that we took two older players in the draft. Could it be that we are looking for ready made replacements in the next 2-3 years to compliment the rest of our younger brigade? Kind of makes sense to me.

[bulldogsman]

3 half back flankers is interesting. I would have liked to see a half forward flanker.

Markovic looked a certainty to be drafted a few years ago. Bit surprising he was nothing more than a rookie at the time. Interesting choice. Obviously is a big mature body with plenty of experience at the next level down. Possible insurance policy in the wake of the Wight/Skipper/O'Shea delistings.

Howard was a midfielder as a junior maybe someone who's seen him might tell us if he can play in the midfield.

[soupman]

Is 'Mr Magic' not a fwd?

He describes himself in that article as discussing with Collingwood that he is best suited to running off half back andhitting up the forwards. I'm not sure if thats the role we have in mind for him though.

[LostDoggy]

Considering this is Dalrymple's first draft, you would have thought he could have played it a bit safer. Still listening to Dalrymple on Sen now he rates his Howard's kicking from outside the 50 - so on the money he will be a replacement for the Eagle. Still disappointed at the moment when I look at who North have managed to get.:(

[The Doctor]

Shocking interview with Dalrymple by Schwass from SEN.

All we really got was the emphasis was on outside speed with good kicking skills. Dalrymple talked up Howard and Tutt for a bit then Schwass cut him off and gave us nothing on the other 2.

[bulldogtragic]

Considering this is Dalrymple's first draft, you would have thought he could have played it a bit safer. Still listening to Dalrymple on Sen now he rates his Howard's kicking from outside the 50 - so on the money he will be a replacement for the Eagle. Still disappointed at the moment when I look at who North have managed to get.:(
Ballsy first effort. He will live or die on it with our 'supporters'.

[LostDoggy]

Lets hope they all are just capable of playing footy at the highest level. Pick 1 or 91 it's up to the them to perform! So lets hope they can do what the Bulldogs want them to do :)

[Swoop]

Lets hope they all are just capable of playing footy at the highest level. Pick 1 or 91 it's up to the them to perform! So lets hope they can do what the Bulldogs want them to do :)
That's the most important thing, as of tomorrow they are all simply young footballers on an AFL list trying their best. It is irrelevant if they were picked first or last they all have the same opportunities in front of them and I look forward to seeing how their careers play out.