Top 3 for 2008 National Draft

UpTheGuts · Nov 25, 2007

Nothing like getting an early start.

I'd be thinking:

Rich
Hurley
Naitanui

will be thereabouts, but I'm hardly the guy who spends every winter weekend at the underage games with a clipboard.

And no, I am not suggest we start tanking now.... that is Carlton's domain

macca69 · Nov 25, 2007

A lot will depend on whether they change the draft age. If they do, then those 3 would probably be the favourites at this stage, if not then there is definately going to be some quality bottom-agers next year that could push top 3.

brown_2000au · Nov 25, 2007

DeBoer from WA will go very early. He was a star in this years carnival and i was shocked when he didn't nominate. Also look for Chris Yarran to feature early.

Burzum · Nov 25, 2007

Hamish Harlett.

walkers a legend · Nov 25, 2007

that Fijian bloke natinui

bomberandy · Nov 25, 2007

Nick Suban, Aaron Cornelius and Mitch Banner

Trucklover · Nov 25, 2007

Jay Shannon from the Eyre peninsula. the kid is a gun. won the A grade mail medal wen he was 16 and missed a few games due to playin U/17s with port magpies in adel. i hope that the crows have got onto him and kept him hidden out bush because he will play leagu SANFL footy this year and will play good league footy and get noiced by alot of people and miss out on him if they dont.

Drumroe · Nov 25, 2007

Tom Swift if he comes back well from injury.

ThatThis · Nov 25, 2007

Might nt be top 3... but by next years draft Dashmir Barolli will be first round. Pace, good skills and tough as bricks.

HFF · Nov 25, 2007

Although he is our NSW Scholarship listed player- this question will be asked and probably debated many times throughout next year based on performances- but where do people see Scott Reed fitting into next year's draft- if he weren't eligible to be taken by Collingwood with our last selection or rookie listed.

James23 · Nov 25, 2007

Trucklover said:
Jay Shannon from the Eyre peninsula. the kid is a gun. won the A grade mail medal wen he was 16 and missed a few games due to playin U/17s with port magpies in adel. i hope that the crows have got onto him and kept him hidden out bush because he will play leagu SANFL footy this year and will play good league footy and get noiced by alot of people and miss out on him if they dont.

well then.. way to kill the secret!!

Weaver · Nov 25, 2007

dalethomas13 said:
Although he is our NSW Scholarship listed player- this question will be asked and probably debated many times throughout next year based on performances- but where do people see Scott Reed fitting into next year's draft- if he weren't eligible to be taken by Collingwood with our last selection or rookie listed.

Perhaps 20-30 based on his similarity to Otten or Collier as a midfielder / KP combo player and they went at 25 and 27. Perhaps a little better than those two so at the higher end of the range - but not in the Myers class (pick 6).

Ysaye · Nov 25, 2007

UpTheGuts said:
Nothing like getting an early start.

I'd be thinking:

Rich
Hurley
Naitanui

will be thereabouts, but I'm hardly the guy who spends every winter weekend at the underage games with a clipboard.

And no, I am not suggest we start tanking now.... that is Carlton's domain

This would have to be THE three wouldn't it?

Daniel Rich is a WAFL seniors premiership midfielder who racked up possessions at will and kicked goals outside of 50 metres several times during the finals series. As one commentator said, he could potentially go close to winning the Sandover this year....

Hurley and Naitanui are highly rated talls.

juddy_Like · Nov 26, 2007

No doubt Rich is impressive but remember he is playing in a extremely dominate team with A-grade WAFL/Boarder-line AFL players on pretty much every line. Can/will he do the same for say a Peel or Perth??

As for Natanui, his kicking is shocking and thats paramount in todays day and age. He needs alot (ok a truck-load) of polish and is ridiculously raw. But no-doubt the hunger and natural ability is there.

swannies · Nov 26, 2007

juddy_Like said:
As for Natanui, his kicking is shocking and thats paramount in todays day and age. He needs alot (ok a truck-load) of polish and is ridiculously raw. But no-doubt the hunger and natural ability is there.

Picked it in one Juddy Like. Have seen him miss goals from 15 metres out, but kicked 2-3 goals in a few games. His tackling is great for a big man.

Think Chris Yarran might come into top calculations as well, as he drives that SD midfield.

juddy_Like · Nov 26, 2007

Chris Yarren does really impress me. Man that kid knows how to find the pill.

But i havnt really spent much time in watching next years bunch as im more interested in this years and who we can draft.

HFF · Nov 26, 2007

Weaver said:
Perhaps 20-30 based on his similarity to Otten or Collier as a midfielder / KP combo player and they went at 25 and 27. Perhaps a little better than those two so at the higher end of the range - but not in the Myers class (pick 6).

Cheers for that Weaver, I'll be following his progress very closely next season. Hopefully he can further his game and push towards that higher class of a Myers.

DCFCFAN84 · Nov 26, 2007

I really like the look of Rich he stood out to me during the U/18 championship. I would have to think he and Natinui will go 1 and 2 but a lot can change in a year.

macca231 · Nov 26, 2007

Ysaye said:
This would have to be THE three wouldn't it?

Daniel Rich is a WAFL seniors premiership midfielder who racked up possessions at will and kicked goals outside of 50 metres several times during the finals series. As one commentator said, he could potentially go close to winning the Sandover this year....

Hurley and Naitanui are highly rated talls.

Looks like we won't be seeing much effort from Carlton this year

Silvagnis · Nov 26, 2007

macca231 said:
Looks like we won't be seeing much effort from Carlton this year

And we all know 2008 will be the year Melbourne perform before dropping off the following the year.

That should rule Melbourne of getting their hands on Naitanui or Hurley after they failed to pick any KPP and rucks in this draft.

foj1 · Nov 26, 2007

Natanui, Rich, Yarran, Hurley, Cornelius, Trengove, Hartlett, Swift, DeBoer and McKernan.
10 pretty talented players to choose from.

mitchzz · Nov 26, 2007

Rich is going to be a gun, he'll be up there for sure.

MickyCrow · Nov 27, 2007

Hartlett will probably go top 5, espescially if (god forbid

) we are in the bottom 5 this year

Philhawk · Nov 27, 2007

MickyCrow said:
Hartlett will probably go top 5, espescially if (god forbid) we are in the bottom 5 this year

Dont be silly.

The Crows will most likely overlook him for a Victorian wanting to sit out for the next couple of years to do a sky-diving course.

Artful_Dodger · Nov 27, 2007

Ashley Smith from Dandenong will be right up there. Yeats reckons he is the best player to ever come from the Stingrays.

Quick, explosive and an excellent kick he will surely go top 5.

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