I've been enthralled watching "The Recruit" on Fox 8.
Waylen Manson is one of the contestants on "The Recruit" and is clearly the contestant that everyone wants to do well.
I was thinking whether it's worth the Swans offering Waylen a rookie spot for the 2015 season, whether he wins "The Recruit" or not.
He is a highly talented indigenous player from a very small remote community in WA. He is 193cm Forward / Midfielder with an elite leap and has graceful movement. He clearly has the most upside of all the recruits. He was touted as a top 5 draft pick in 2011, but elected to return home to his family.
He is finding the fitness demands and the professional environment very challenging, but is sticking it out and slowly coming into his own. He is getting better by the week.
I thought that he could come along way with the Swans because the Swans have the best indigenous mentors in the AFL. With Michael O'loughlin, Lewis Jetta and Adam Goodes looking more likely to play on in 2015, Waylen will have a lot of support to make the adjustment to the professional environment.
We are mentoring Paddy Mitchell as an experiment player, why not a highly talented Footballer like Waylen.
What do you think?
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