Tom Boyd Appreciation Thread

[Ziplock]

yeah. Like cameron. He's playing like shower.

key forwards normally need time to develop anyway- firstly he'll go to a shower club because he's good, and that's how the afl draft system works- shower clubs get first dibs. Secondly, at a shower club he'll get more exposure to afl level quicker and should develop better subsequently

unless he goes to melbourne, who just stunt the growth of all their players.

[Justin Bieber]

Well I was talking about Melbourne lol

[AFEV]

I can't see Melbourne taking him when they have Clark, Dawes, Hogan. Not so much because there is 3 of them, moreso because between the lot they will take up like 90% of the cap haha.

[Noz]

Saints really need him more than Melbourne and GWS.

[Bill Manspeaker]

Saints really need him more than Melbourne and GWS.

yep. can only hope like hell he's available at our pick. we'll snap him right up. also be good for him to play alongside Nick Riewoldt for a couple years (or for however long Rooey goes on)

[Noz]

I suppose it all depends on if the AFL gives Melbourne the priority pick.

I reckon GWS will trade their pick 2 to a club to bring in an experience player or maybe Hawthorn will try and struck a deal to get pick number 2 either way i don't see GWS bringing in another youngster they need experience in that side so i will go with Hawthorn at pick 2 for this example

Going to predict the first round now from current ladder

Prioty pick Melbourne :
James Aish
Classy player should ready to go from round 1, Elite user of the footy and is the stand out midfielder in this years draft crop makes time stand still when he has the ball much like Scott Pendlebury lacks a bit in strength but should be right to go come round 1 of the 2014 season.

Pick 1 Melbourne:
Luke Dunstan
Could be a future leader for the Melbourne football club is one of if not the best inside midfielder in this years draft, Wins his own ball and can distribute it just as well, Should be a walk in starter and provide plenty of muscle and guts to the Melbourne midfield

Pick 2 Hawthorn:
Tom Boyd
Best key forward in this years draft and will slot straight into the Hawthorn side after they loose Lance franklin, Has monstered over his opponents time after time taking strong marks and kicking bags of goals each week, Excellent accuracy when shooting for goal.

Pick 3: St Kilda
Matt Scharenberg
Matt is a bloke that can literally play anywhere the coach wants him to as Saints are desperate for midfielders Scharenberg fits the bill perfectly, Matt likes to take on the game with his speed but can also play as a inside midfielder dishing out the ball to his team mates , Can be let down by his kicking at times but it has improved. I see Matt as a mixture of Fyfe and Dangerfield should go very well at the Saints

Pick 4: Brisbane Lions
Jack Billings
Jack has elite kicking skills probably the best in this years draft can kick perfectly on his left and right feet and knows how to kick a goal, Has strong marking capabilities and has shown he can play either half forward or in the guts, Possibley could be a steal for Brisbane at pick 4

Pick 5 Western Bulldogs
Josh Kelly
Boy would the bulldogs love to pick up Kelly is a very good user of the ball by foot and thats what the dogs desperately need nearly went to them in the mini draft last year, Kelly does however seem like a player that when pressured with a hard tag can be sent out of games. His ball use alone should be enough to get him to the Dogs

Pick 6 North Melbourne
Luke McDonald
Luke comes to North Melbourne as a father son selection and basically a steal at pick 6, McDonald has been compared to Goddard and seems to be fitting the bill rightfully again another great user by foot and will join the long line of North Melbourne young midfielders/rebounding defenders.

Pick 7: Gold Coast
Matt Crouch
One of the best inside midfielders in this years draft probably also the best stopager in the draft and loves playing contested football always hard at the ball and wins his own footy, Tackles at will and will bring some muscle and guts to the Suns midfield. Kicking can let him down at times, Brother of Adelaides Brad

Pick 8 Adelaide
Ben Lennon
Explosing and penetrating kick over 60 metres can play either half forward and midfield has spent most of the year playing midfield. Very versatile has he has shown great form in playing also down back along with forward and his preferred position in the guts, Can take a strong mark and another with great endurance

Pick 9 Port Adelaide
Dominic Sheed
Sheed could fit in well with the young and upcoming Port Adelaide midfield can play excellent inside and outside footy, Also another great user of the ball and has great endurance. Every touch is as damaging as the last.

Pick 10 West Coast
Patrick Cripps
West Coast take Patrick Cripps who is the brother of Jamie, Patrick is a very good inside midfielder who has raised his stocks within the past 12 months excellent clearance player and will protect guys like Shuey and Gaff for years to come

Pick 11 Carlton
Darcy Gardiner
Best key defender in this years draft and Carlton would love to see him still available ready to go from round 1, Excellent in 1 on 1 contests and would relish to learn under Michael Jamison

Pick 12 Richmond
Lewis Taylor
Taylor could become a cult hero at the Tigers at only 174cm Taylor loves taking on opponents and has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, plays in the middle and has explosive pace.

Pick 13 Collingwood
Marcus Bontempelli
Collingwood pick up Bontempelli who is very athletic despite standing at 191cm, Can break the lines and has a good standing leap can play both midfield and defence. In time however i do see him becoming more of an attacking defender capable of playing on either small or tall.

Pick 14 Fremantle
Blake Acres
Freo take the local boy in Acres who will spend this years carnival on the sidelines due to shoulder injury, Blake is an excellent decision maker in traffic one of the better users by hand in this years draft rarley misses and loves to take on the game.

Pick 15 Sydney
Nathan Freeman
Sydney take the best available midfielder at this stage which is Freeman a strong inside midfielder and a great clearance player. Can also push forward and kick a goal or 2.

Pick 16 Essendon
Trent Durmont
Again Essendon take the best midfielder available Durmont is another who isn't afraid to put head over ball and can use it well when he  has it, Can play both inside and outside but more suited to the inside style

Pick 17 Geelong
Kade Kolodjashnij
Good user of the ball both by hand and foot and loves to win his own ball can also break lines but only weighing in at 76kg will have to spend some time in the gym before he plays. When he does he should settle nicely down the half back line

Pick 18 Hawthorn
Christian Salem
Hawthorns second pick in this years draft will go to goes to Salem, Used as more of a link through man through the middle and has a damaging left foot kick on him

[specky92]

Awesome read Noz, I can easily see buddy going for pick 2. Also you've got Crouch going to Gold Coast but then you've said he will guts to the Melbourne midfield

[Noz]

Awesome read Noz, I can easily see buddy going for pick 2. Also you've got Crouch going to Gold Coast but then you've said he will guts to the Melbourne midfield

Oh whoops will fix that.

[kilbluff1985]

Bombers are keen on Heppell's brother tippoed to go in the first 2 rounds

or i think we need the best small forward we can get

don't need another mid

[AFEV]

Bombers are keen on Heppell's brother tippoed to go in the first 2 rounds

or i think we need the best small forward we can get

don't need another mid

There is no way we will use one of our first picks on a small forward though. This is a midfielder heavy draft, the only KPPs that look like going top 15 are Gardiner and Boyd. Conlon might bolt too.

We have Dell who is still an unknown entity, he has been ripping it up (genuine crumbs) in the VFL and looks set to be the rookie we promote.

We will try and get someone like Salem, Wilson, Robertson or Taylor. Quick players that can rotate through the forward line and are genuinely quick 80m-per-touch type players.

As for your predictions Noz, doesn't look too bad.

Billings won't go before Kelly or Sheed I wouldn't have thought, and I'd expect Sheed to be top 5 easily (maybe top 3) if he can maintain his current form. I definitely rate him as an equal to Dunstan and Scharenberg.

I don't think Cripps will go quite that high, and one of the WA clubs will take Garlett you would think, he has gotten his act together and looks likely to nominate for the ND.

Also, Hathorn won't get to trade Buddy...He's a free agent.  ???

Looks pretty good though considering how far out we play, still lots of U18s footy left to be played.

[Noz]

I was thinking of putting in Garlett but I think both Cripps and Acres will fit in very well with the WA teams. Cripps provides intensity and guts to the Eagles soft midfield. Acres could become Ross Lyons per he looks like a silky player capable of breaking lines. One of the WA clubs could just wait and get Garlett in a year or 2 to see if his really got his act together and bring him back home.

Hawthorn want Franklin to make up his mind ASAP about if his leaving or not if he wants to leave they will try and force a trade for the Giants to get pick 2 maybe even add another experience player.

[Scrads]

I was thinking of putting in Garlett but I think both Cripps and Acres will fit in very well with the WA teams. Cripps provides intensity and guts to the Eagles soft midfield. Acres could become Ross Lyons per he looks like a silky player capable of breaking lines. One of the WA clubs could just wait and get Garlett in a year or 2 to see if his really got his act together and bring him back home.

Hawthorn want Franklin to make up his mind ASAP about if his leaving or not if he wants to leave they will try and force a trade for the Giants to get pick 2 maybe even add another experience player.

Why would the Giants throw away Pick 2 when they know they can offer buddy an unmatchable offer and get him for nothing...?

[BB67th]

Yeah, they will get Buddy through free agency and will probably look to trade the number 1 pick as they won't need Boyd. I expect the Dogs and Carlton to be the main players for him, both screaming out for a key forward. Probably something like a Yarran + first round pick would get it for the Blues? Laidler and Duigan would want out, maybe they could be offered?

[kilbluff1985]

GWS want a tall key defender i'd say that's what they would trade #1 pick for

[Ziplock]

I think we'd be aiming for a key defender under the age of 25...

if we can't get that, we'd probably just get boyd anyway :P

or another midfielder *facepalm*