2016 trading and drafting (merged thread)

[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

[Meg]

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.'

[Industrial Fan]

Well Mitchell wasn't a champion defender..

[liz]

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.

[S.S. Bleeder]

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.

[S.S. Bleeder]

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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.

[S.S. Bleeder]

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.

[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

[707]

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.

[Levii3]

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.

What about Parker when he was drafted...
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[Levii3]

According to this Total list breakdown: Age, experience, 100-gamers, teens and more - AFL.com.au

We have have the fourth youngest team by age 23y 265d, GWS second oldest with 24y 219d.

By games played fifth most inexperienced 59, GWS 3rd most experience with 76.

Finals experience second 267.

Players above 30 thirteen with 3 players. (McVeigh, Buddy and Reg on R1. Tippet & Jack turn 30 during the season)

Players with over 100 games fifteen 9 players.

Players yet to debut 13.

[bloodspirit]

Great pics of Parker! I wonder when he started dying his hair?

I saw that breakdown of our team's profile too. I think it both confirms why GWS should be favourites for the next flag but also bodes very well for our future. We've managed to renew our list on the run without dropping a whit. Outstanding work by the club and the coaching staff! I was wondering who the third player 30+ was - Buddy! Already. He's still got another 6 seasons. Anyway, not complaining. We're lucky to have him and his price looks more reasonable with each passing year.

Just to add something in a different direction, possibly closer to the thread topic: some great names in this year's drafts. I think better than Esava Ratugolea, better even than Toby Pink, is Quinton Narkle. A coruscating name, although not necessarily one I'd volunteer for. Geelong are taking on Collingwood's Broomhead and Sidebottom might. Perhaps still not as good as my all time favourite, which, even though I don't take any interest in NRL, is an NRL player's name: Fuifui Moimoi. Brilliant!