Rookie Draft Picks

[aker39]

1. GOLD COAST - Daniel Harris
2. GOLD COAST - Michael Coad (Sturt) - mature age rookie
3. GOLD COAST - Sam Iles (Box Hill Hawks)
4. GOLD COAST - Roland Ah Chee (Norwood)
5. GOLD COAST - Daniel Stanley (Collingwood)
6. MELBOURNE - Michael Newton (Melbourne)
7. RICHMOND - Robert Hicks (Calder Cannons)
8. FREMANTLE - Michael Barlow (Werribee)
9. NORTH MELBOURNE - Majak Daw (Western Jets)
10. SYDNEY SWANS - Henry Playfair (Sydney Swans) - mature age rookie
11. WEST COAST EAGLES - Lewis Broome (Claremont)
12. PORT ADELAIDE - Cameron Hitchcock (Glenelg)
13. HAWTHORN - Wayde Skipper (Western Bulldogs)
14. ESSENDON - Taite Silverlock (West Adelaide)
15. CARLTON - Jaryd Cachia (Northern Knights)
16. BRISBANE LIONS - Mitchell Golby (Gippsland Power)
17. ADELAIDE - Luke Thompson (Geelong Falcons)
18. COLLINGWOOD - Thomas Hunter (Calder Cannons)
19. WESTERN BULLDOGS - Brodie Moles (Geelong) - mature age rookie
20. ST KILDA - Mark Hutchings (East Perth)
21. GEELONG CATS - Jack Weston (Gippsland Power)

ROUND 2
22. MELBOURNE - John Meesen (Melbourne) - mature age rookie
23. RICHMOND - Pat Contin (Glenelg)
24. FREMANTLE - Alex Silvagni (Casey Scorpions)
25. NORTH MELBOURNE - Matthew Scott (Eastern Ranges)
26. SYDNEY - Pass
27. WEST COAST EAGLES - Andrew Strijk (West Perth)
28. PORT ADELAIDE - Daniel Webb (West Adelaide)
29. HAWTHORN - Jarrod Kayler-Thomson (Perth) - mature age rookie
30. ESSENDON - Ben Howlett (Peel Thunder)
31. CARLTON - Joseph Dare (Geelong Falcons)
32. BRISBANE LIONS - Josh Dyson (Eastern Ranges)
33. ADELAIDE - Matthew Wright (North Adelaide)
34. COLLINGWOOD - Jack Carter (West Adelaide) *after taking extra time
35. WESTERN BULLDOGS - Andrew Hooper (North Ballarat Rebels)
36. ST KILDA - Daniel Archer (Clarence)
37. GEELONG CATS - Ben Johnson (Geelong, VFL)

ROUND 3
38. RICHMOND - Relton Roberts (Northern Territory) - mature age rookie
39. SYDNEY SWANS - Pass
40. WEST COAST EAGLES - Ashton Hams (South Fremantle)
41. PORT ADELAIDE - Cameron Cloke (Carlton)
42. HAWTHORN (NSW Scholarship) - Michael Johnston (East Coast Eagles)
43. ESSENDON - Stewart Crameri (Bendigo Bombers)
44. CARLTON - Levi Casboult (Dandenong Stingrays)
45. BRISBANE LIONS - Pass
46. ADELAIDE - Matthew Jaensch (Sturt)
47. COLLINGWOOD (International) - Seamus McNamara (Milwaukee, USA)
48. WESTERN BULLDOGS - Matthew Panos (Norwood)
49. ST KILDA - Jarryd Allen (St Kilda)
50. GEELONG CATS - James Podsiadly (Geelong, VFL) - mature age rookie

ROUND 4
51. RICHMOND - Nicholas Westhoff (West Adelaide)
52. SYDNEY SWANS - Pass
53. WEST COAST EAGLES - Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls (Richmond)
54. PORT ADELAIDE - Glenn Dawosn (Port Adelaide)
55. ESSENDON - Marcus Marigliani (Frankston)
56. CARLTON - Simon White (Subiaco)
57. BRISBANE LIONS - Pass
58. ADELAIDE (NSW Scholarship) - Aiden Riley (Wollongong Lions)
59. WESTERN BULLDOGS - Eddie Prato (Maryborough)
60. ST KILDA - Leigh Fisher (St Kilda)
61. GEELONG CATS - Jesse Stringer (Port Adelaide Magpies)

ROUND 5
62. RICHMOND - Graham Polak (Richmond) - mature age rookie
63. SYDNEY SWANS (International) - Chris McKaigue (County Derry, Ireland) - international
64. PORT ADELAIDE (3 year Non-Reg) - Daniel Bass
65. ESSENDON - John Williams (Essendon)
66. CARLTON - Joshua Donaldson (West Perth)
67. BRISBANE LIONS (International) - Nial McKeever (County Antrim, Ireland)
68. WESTERN BULLDOGS - Patrick Rose (Williamstown)
69. ST KILDA (International) - Tommy Walsh (County Kerry, Ireland)

ROUND 6
70. RICHMOND (International) - Jamie O'Reilly (County Down, Ireland)
71. SYDNEY SWANS (NSW Scholarship) - Nathan Gordon (East Coast Eagles)
72. PORT ADELAIDE (NSW Scholarship) - Jordon Johns (Broken Hill)
73. CARLTON (International) - Zach Tuohy (County Laois, Ireland)
74. BRISBANE LIONS (*QLD Pre Selection) - Sean Yoshuira (Mt Gravatt)

ROUND 7
75. SYDNEY SWANS (*NSW Pre Selection) - Dylan McNeil (Murray Bushrangers)
76. BRISBANE LIONS (*QLD Pre Selection) - Claye Beams (Labrador)

ROUND 8
77. SYDNEY SWANS (*NSW Pre Selection) - Pass
78. BRISBANE LIONS (*QLD Pre Selection) - Broc McCauley (Southport)

[soupman]

It appears that we have the last "live" rookie pick.

[soupman]

Majak Daw is a Roo

[soupman]

Brodie Moles is our first pick. Ex-Geelong player.

[Twodogs]

Good luck to Skip at the Hawks.

[Twodogs]

Carlton will be releaved to get Dare.

[Mofra]

Moles or Miles? Listed differently on different sites.

Good luck to Skip too - always seemed a good guy and his attitude this year couldn't be questioned.

[soupman]

Good luck to Skip at the Hawks.

Thats actually quite good news. Pleased for him.

[comrade]

We got our man Hooper!

[Twodogs]

We got our man Hooper!



Yes!!!!

[Mofra]

Hooper - club must be happy with that

Silvani to Freo - could be a good pick up.
Carlton may have a bargain with Dare, quite a bit of talk about him pre-draft

[Twodogs]

Geez Freo have raided the VFL.

[comrade]

Hooper - club must be happy with that

St Kilda were very keen – nice to be able to steal him right before their pick.

[chef]

We got our man Hooper!

Is he a crumbing forward?

[Mofra]

Swans pass????

Cloke to Port, interesting

Collingwood take the yank - his video seemed ok (e-mailed everywhere)

[Twodogs]

Thats actually quite good news. Pleased for him.


Yeah. He's the sort of bloke that you're pretty happy to see get another chance.

[comrade]

Is he a crumbing forward?

He played his junior footy behind the ball, but he'll be developed in a small defensive forward role.

[Mofra]

Panos! Touted by the BF heroes as a 2nd rounder in the main draft.

[comrade]

PANOS!

So we've got the Larke medallist and the AA full forward as rookies - not bad at face value.

[Twodogs]

Panos! Touted by the BF heroes as a 2nd rounder in the main draft.


Another one on our wishlist!


Pods to Geelong as expected.

[Mofra]

Another one on our wishlist!


Pods to Geelong as expected.
WCE picked up JON!

This rookie draft is more interesting than I expected.
Dons gone for the bigger body in 4th round, Marigliani.

A few re-lists too.

[comrade]

Panos! Touted by the BF heroes as a 2nd rounder in the main draft.

The Herald Sun may give us an A+ for our rookie draft ;)

[soupman]

We picked up Prato. Can anyone fill us in on him?

[chef]

We picked up Prato. Can anyone fill us in on him?

Ex-College basketballer from Maryborough

[comrade]

We picked up Prato. Can anyone fill us in on him?

Big basketballer, I believe. Project player.

[Mofra]

Big basketballer, I believe. Project player.
Makes the Mulligan upgrade even more perplexing

[Twodogs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXBINeqiz0


^^^^^^^^
Hey Panos can play a bit!

[Bulldog Revolution]

Big basketballer, I believe. Project player.

You'd suspect he'd be a developing ruckman type

google search suggests he is 6 foot 9

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/news/local/sport/football-australian-rules/prato-a-chance-at-dogs/1696579.aspx

[Mofra]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXBINeqiz0


^^^^^^^^
Hey Panos can play a bit!
Can see why there were wraps on him - his tackling is excellent for a leading forward, seems quite good overhead.

[Mantis]

Rose with our last pick.

Good for our relationship with Willi.

[Mofra]

Rose gets his chance - good luck to the kid

[LostDoggy]

Very excited about Paddy Rose!!!!

[Twodogs]

Can see why there were wraps on him - his tackling is excellent for a leading forward, seems quite good overhead.


And yet he thinks through problems really quickly. The contest where he turns his opponent inside out just outside the goalsquare, picks up the pill and runs into an open goal is pure Brad Johnson.


What's the catch?

[comrade]

As far as filling holes in our list, I think we’ve had a good day's work.

[Mofra]

What's the catch?
The negative comments I heard about him were basically that he's not flexible - he's a one-trick pony, but it's a good trick.

For all the comments over the years of us needing to draft Pods, we seem to have a younger, more athletic and nimble version of him. Probably better defensive skills too.

[Twodogs]

As far as filling holes in our list, I think we’ve had a good day's work.



Yep. Seems that way.

[Twodogs]

The negative comments I heard about him were basically that he's not flexible - he's a one-trick pony, but it's a good trick.

For all the comments over the years of us needing to draft Pods, we seem to have a younger, more athletic and nimble version of him. Probably better defensive skills too.



That sounds to me like he is more of a pure footballer than a guy with huge athletetic capabilities.

That's OK I dont expect him to keep up with Crossy in the endurance runs-I expect him to run to places in the forward line where he'll get on the end of Crossys' kicks!


Good point about Pods/Panos too. One of the first things I thought when I saw him was "He plays a bit like Pod's with better reflexes"

[chef]

As far as filling holes in our list, I think we’ve had a good day's work.

I still would have liked a small crumbing forward, but the guys we got sound alright.

[Twodogs]

59. WESTERN BULLDOGS - Eddie Prato (Maryborough)





Another Castlemaine player Gary!


Do you know anything about him?

[Mantis]

I still would have liked a small crumbing forward, but the guys we got sound alright.

From what I have heard Hooper will be developed to play this role.

[Mofra]

I still would have liked a small crumbing forward, but the guys we got sound alright.
That's what the club is hoping Hooper becomes. Rose can play the role as well although his forte is leading & timing.

[chef]

From what I have heard Hooper will be developed to play this role.

Sounds good to me, did he play that role much at the Rebels this year?

Tall forward
HBF/HFF
Crumbing small forward
Leading small forward
Ruck

Looks like we picked up a good mix of players.

[comrade]

I still would have liked a small crumbing forward, but the guys we got sound alright.

There was a distinct lack of quality small forwards in this year’s pool. If Hooper develops in a forward role, we may have snared a bargain.

[chef]

There was a distinct lack of quality small forwards in this year’s pool. If Hooper develops in a forward role, we may have snared a bargain.

I was hoping we could snare Robbie Hicks with our first pick(or Daw), but it wasn't to be(stupid tigers:mad:)

[comrade]

I was hoping we could snare Robbie Hicks with our first pick(or Daw), but it wasn't to be(stupid tigers:mad:)

Yeah, he was on my list too.

[Twodogs]

Hooper doesnt take a sideway step in any of the footage on his highlights reel. It's just run into pack, pick up ball, run forward then kick everytime.


He's a bit like Brent Harvey in that he demands and also gets his own ball, he's brave, not overly fast or a long booming kick but almost always puts it to his teams advantage.

[stefoid]

From what I have heard Hooper will be developed to play this role.

On BF he is reported not to be that quick though.

[Twodogs]

On BF he is reported not to be that quick though.


Not in leg speed but he always seems to be at the fall of the ball.

[comrade]

On BF he is reported not to be that quick though.

He's very quick – (2.90sec 20m and 7.98sec agility both in top 5 per cent at Draft Camp) and was a stand out at the vertical leap. His biggest issue will be adapting to an unfamiliar role, but that’s the value of a rookie selection. He’ll have time to develop.

Plus he’s a good ol’ Ballarat boy and would know both Jordan Roughead and Chris Maple (development coach) well, which should help his transition.

Dalrymple would be rapt to have him at the Kennel.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Hooper doesnt take a sideway step in any of the footage on his highlights reel. It's just run into pack, pick up ball, run forward then kick everytime.

He's a bit like Brent Harvey in that he demands and also gets his own ball, he's brave, not overly fast or a long booming kick but almost always puts it to his teams advantage.

Nice comparison and I can definitely see that.

I could see him being played as a defensive forward. He has the traits for it. Very quick, strong and works hard over the ground. I like him as a BP but he probably doesn't quite have the touch of class, composure and skill to effectively play that role in today's game.

I think Hooper's a great selection though. He's exactly the type of rookie you want.

I don't know anything about Moles/Prato, but I am very happy with Hooper, Panos and Rose. I think we've had a solid day addressing and bolstering areas of our list.

[Twodogs]

I think Hooper's a great selection though. He's exactly the type of rookie you want.





Yep. He seems a head down, arse up, straight ahead type of footballer.



Is Thomas Libba very tall?

[chef]

Yep. He seems a head down, arse up, straight ahead type of footballer.



Is Thomas Libba very tall?

181 cm tall.

[Twodogs]

181 cm tall.



OK. Maybe we should give Hooper the #39 then-a taller guy wearing it just wouldnt look right...

[BulldogBelle]

Good draft all round. When you put the draft and rookie draft together, our recruiters have done a great job. (I was skeptical after the main draft). Looks like we have good potential here to cover those that will retire over the next 2 seasons, and still remain a contender for a flag over that time.

[Go_Dogs]

Must say I'm disappointed for a couple of guys in Alex Stopp and Nick Lower (both Norwood lads, Nick from Power too) who missed out. I was hopeful that both would get picked up...

Quite a few re-treads and mature age players picked up, as to be expected.

[BRING IT ON]

Its not a bad picture for the future of the list, certainly an interesting mix of Rookies

1st Brodie Moles - Strong Medium- Half Forward/ Utility- Good engine, foot skills

2nd Andrew Hooper - Strong Small- Inside Mid Fielder - Contested ball winner

3rd Matthew Panos - Strong Tall- Leading Forward- Strong mark, accurate kick

4th Eddie Prato - Strong Tall- Tap Ruckman- Good potential

5th Patrick Rose - Strong Medium - Leading Forward/ Crumbing Forward- Good engine,accurate kick





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[Twodogs]

Sounds good to me, did he play that role much at the Rebels this year?

Tall forward
HBF/HFF
Crumbing small forward
Leading small forward
Ruck

Looks like we picked up a good mix of players.


We have recruited a few ekers as well. We are now pretty well served for most things.