Mr.Craig's Rookie Spotlight

[Mr.Craig]

Great article covering the rookie lists and potential upgrades for each club...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-03-17/in-the-frame-rookie-list-special

[GM]

With a bit of luck Dwyer gets elavated this week.

[Mr.Craig]

NAB Cup Rookie Rankings (Please Note - Stats Do Not Include Practice Matches)

Most Disposals

Jaeger O'Meara - 49
Kane Mitchell - 46
Oliver Wines - 46
Brad Crouch - 39
Dane Rampe 39
Matt Jones - 36
Dean Terlich - 36
Kyle Martin - 35
Sam Docherty - 35
Sam Colquhoun - 32

Highest Average

Lachie Whitfield - 81
Ben Kennedy - 73
Jake Lloyd - 73
Brett Goodes - 67
Dean Kent - 63
Kane Mitchell - 60
Kyle Martin - 57
Jaeger O'Meara - 56
Oliver Wines - 53
Jed Anderson - 53

Best Kick/Handball Ratio

Tom Lee 13:1
Jake Neade - 10.5:1
Marco Paparone 8:1
Lachie Plowman - 7:1
Brett Goodes - 5.2:1
Dean Kent - 4.3:1
Jesse Lonergan - 3.5:1
Jackson Thurlow - 2.6:1
Lachie Whitfield - 2.4:1
Dane Rampe - 2:1

Most Tackles

Jed Anderson - 14
Oliver Wines - 8
Kane Mitchell - 8
Jarrod Witts - 8
Nick Kommer - 7
Kyle Martin - 6
Jaeger O'Meara - 6
Nick Vlastuin - 6
Brett Goodes - 6
Dean Terlich - 6

Most Marks

Lachie Whitfield - 12
Kane Mitchell - 11
Brett Goodes - 10
Kyle Martin - 10
Dane Rampe - 9
Dean Terlich - 9
Tom Lee - 9
Jaeger O'Meara - 8
Jackson Macrae - 8
Jackson Thurlow - 8

[Ricochet]

MC could you looking into J.Frost from Colingwood please?
Got elevated today

[Mr.Craig]

MC could you looking into J.Frost from Colingwood please?
Got elevated today

Sure thing.

[Ricochet]

MC could you looking into J.Frost from Colingwood please?
Got elevated today

Sure thing.

cheers mate

[Mr.Craig]

A sneak peek at DT 2014 - Josh Kelly article from AFL.com

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-03-20/prime-prospects-josh-kelly

Averaged 84.3 in the TAC last year.

[Mr.Craig]

Dogs Draftees To Play Early

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-03-21/dog-draftees-to-play-early

THE WESTERN Bulldogs won't be afraid to throw their talented batch of draftees into the fray this season, with coach Brendan McCartney predicting "two or three" would debut in the first half of the year.

The Bulldogs took a powerful hand into November's NAB AFL Draft, with three picks inside the first 21.

They walked away with Jake Stringer and Jackson Macrae at picks five and six and Nathan Hrovat at No.21, along with father-son selection Lachlan Hunter at 49 and Josh Prudden at 50.

The top three selections all featured during the NAB Cup, with Macrae, a skilful left-footer from the Oakleigh Chargers, playing every match.

Small midfielder Hrovat made his first appearance in the club's final hitout against Richmond on Saturday, but was only subbed on in the final quarter.

And Stringer impressed in a short burst against Hawthorn, booting a brilliant goal with his first kick before rolling his ankle.

"I think you'll see quite a few of them playing this season," McCartney told AFL.com.au this week.

"Probably in the first half of the year you'll see two or three."

But the second-year coach cautioned against high expectations.

"Sometimes they come along quicker, and sometimes there's one who doesn't," he said.

"I've been involved with some great draft batches coming in, and one or two of them haven't played in their first year, but they've turned out to be all-time great players.

"So there's no timeframe on them.

"We just know if we can keep them injury-free and keep them ticking along, they'll progress a lot better when they're training and playing than when they're in rehab."

McCartney said Stringer had progressed well from his ankle injury.

"He's going well; it was just a rolled ankle, which was fortunate," he said.

"He's going to get some bruises along the way, because he plays the game in a very physical way, but he's an exciting young talent.

"He's very level and balanced, and I don't think the game's going to stress him too much â€" he can handle the mental side of it.

"So he's got an exciting future."

[Ricochet]

Hey man do you know anything about Jackson Merrett? He's named for Essendon

[Mr.Craig]

Hey man do you know anything about Jackson Merrett? He's named for Essendon

Not a lot tbh, a casual glance at his VFl stats suggests he was scoring in the 40-70 range most weeks.

[Mr.Craig]

I'm off on holiday tomorrow so if anyone has questions they won't be answered for a while. I'll be back in the office on the 30th.

Cheers. :)

[Artax]

I'm off on holiday tomorrow so if anyone has questions they won't be answered for a while. I'll be back in the office on the 30th.

Cheers. :)

Enjoy the break, one of the biggest helps of the preseason!

[GM]

Enjoy the break Mr C.
Take a well earned rest.

[Toga]

From SC Paige on Facebook:

"Sources out of Carlton say that Troy Menzel could make a shock round 1 debut for Blues against Richmond next Thursday night."


How many people would be jumping on? :o :D

[Ricochet]

From SC Paige on Facebook:

"Sources out of Carlton say that Troy Menzel could make a shock round 1 debut for Blues against Richmond next Thursday night."


How many people would be jumping on? :o :D

If he's named and not sub he'd be almost a lock.