2006 National Draft Thread

[NMWBloods]

Unfortunately none of it means anything until/unless they actually play some senior football, as we've seen so many times before.

[Damien]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Unfortunately none of it means anything until/unless they actually play some senior football, as we've seen so many times before.

Yep, it's funny how excited some fans (esp Melb club fans) get over the draft. With the exception of the Deledio's and Judd's, most drafted players take a lot of work to get them where you need them to be.

We have hardly had a top 10 pick for over a decade but have yet managed to be one of the better sides over that period.

Hopefully we have found another Goodes in this bunch.

[hammo]

Originally posted by chammond
This is the Swans we're talking about!!

We won't see any of them this season, nor probably next season.

I know but I was being optimistic that someone would come on really quickly as a gun!

Article on O'Keefe here:

http://the.standard.net.au/articles/2006/11/23/1163871520891.html

[Damien]

We have B1 and B2 to cover the Bolton's....

So do we now have ROK and DOK?

Or can we do better????

[Claret]

Wasn't Danny O'Keefe the name of Gary Sweet's character in Blue Heelers?

[ugg]

Originally posted by liz
Chance to get another "brother" in Schmidt now gone! (Though I think this one is actually related - a cousin.)

We actually got one in Daniel Currie - brother of Paul (rookie list 2006 - perhaps he'll be rerookied (sic))

[caj23]

what a disaster, terrible strategy taken by the swans recruiting department

this is not a critcism of our new players as i havent seen enough of them to comment but how we went about this draft

round 1: another bloody onballer. we were unlucky that the brown twins and sellar were all snapped before this pick but mckenzie was still available. basically the swans are saying that they're not sure the young onballers we have ie moore, scmidt mcveigh maceski and last years draftees are good enough to replace the current crop

round 2; history shows that it is extremely difficult for any team to pick a decent ruckman out of the tac system. i guess we will now have to wait another 3-4 years to find out with currie. plus its likely that currie would have been available in the 3rd or 4th round. would have liked to have seen benjaman or peterson taken here.

round 3: had we taken a key position in round 1 there were still some decent mmids available here

round 4: hooray this is where speculative ruckmen should be taken in the draft (luernberger types an obvious exception to the rule)

i hope i'm wrong but i thinjk we are one of the teams that will look back on this draft in a few years time with some major regrets

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Will Sangster
what a disaster, terrible strategy taken by the swans recruiting department

The same type of recruiting disasters that got us into the last 2 Gf's.

this is not a critcism of our new players as i havent seen enough of them to comment but.....

If you haven't seen enough of the players to comment why do you then go on for 5 paragraphs?

[caj23]

mate i suggest you re-read my thread

i didnt make any comments about the ability of the players selected, just the strategy taken by the swans

just because we've done something well in the past doesnt mean we should rest on our laurels. we wont see the benefit of this draft for another 3-4 years so your comments about 2 gfs in a row are irrelevant

as i already said i hope i'm wrong

[ugg]

Some profiles from big footy.

9. Daniel O?Keefe (St Kilda). The Saints midfield has class but lacks depth. O?Keefe is the prototypical modern half-back flanker. Covers a large amount of turf, gets large numbers of touches and loses his man effortlessly. He is also a good kick and has a surprising leap. A 40-plus goalkicker from the wing and lead the TAC in uncontested marks by a big margin reflecting his running gamestyle. Finished the season strongly but a knee injury restricted him at the camp.

75. Daniel Currie (St Kilda) ? Lyon got his 200cm ruckman for the present in Gardiner but will probably want one for the future too. Currie has the height and has reasonable skills for a big man. Probably lacks mobility but might be a late round gamble because he is too young to rookie.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=279879

23 ? Daniel O?Keefe (Port)
O?Keefe will add some extra depth and skill to Port?s midfield which is just a few good players from becoming one of the best. He has good skills, pace and has a bit of flair. Could also play on the half forward line and be quite damaging. When at his best can turn a game on it?s head, however with a very close-checking tagger he could be negated. Is a possibility to play 10+ games in his first season.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=283570

13: Richmond - Daniel O?Keefe
Richmond is another team hard to predict what they will do. O?Keefe has been linked there and he?s the type of player they?d be very keen on. Good pace, excellent endurance, good height for a midfielder and very good skills. Would have tested very well at DC I imagine, but injury prevented that. He?s also quite versatile in that he can play forward, back or midfield. Richmond could however go with a number of players at #13, Riewoldt, Hislop, Benjamin, Djerkurra, Edwards and Morton would all be considered I imagine.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=283356

[LittleSchneider]

Originally posted by satchmopugdog
Jesse white from his My Sace reminds me of Ryan Fitzgerald.


CAN'T SPELL....arghhhhhhhh. Don't tell me he is a yobbo footballer with a huge ego. That's how he seemed to come across.

Settle Satch......give him a chance.

At least he is tall

Thats how he comes across to me. Just read his My Space and he seems to be quite illiterate and has big big tickets on himself - i.e income being $250 000 and higher - not on a rookie salary mate!

[ugg]

LOL, he just changed his music to Cheer Cheer. For that I'll forgive his appalling spelling.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Will Sangster
mate i suggest you re-read my thread

i didnt make any comments about the ability of the players selected, just the strategy taken by the swans

just because we've done something well in the past doesnt mean we should rest on our laurels. we wont see the benefit of this draft for another 3-4 years so your comments about 2 gfs in a row are irrelevant

as i already said i hope i'm wrong

I am just getting sick of "the sky is falling" attitude that too often finds its way on to this site.

FWIW people are often bagging the recruiting dept, but as I pointed out they have done the job for us in the past, why should this draft be any diferent?

[caj23]

fair enough gs i generally dont bag our team on this site (ok teddy might have copped a bit from me this season )

i'm just disappointed as i had different expectations to what eventuated. i really would have liked to have seen peterson and or benjaman on our list as they are excitement machines

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Will Sangster
fair enough gs i generally dont bag our team on this site (ok teddy might have copped a bit from me this season )

i'm just disappointed as i had different expectations to what eventuated. i really would have liked to have seen peterson and or benjaman on our list as they are excitement machines

Excitement machines...Sydney. Do you think you will ever see those words in the same sentence?