The 2014 U18/Draft Thread

[R.Griffen]

please don't mention Durdin I know apparently he is going top 5. I have played against him not talking myself up as a good footballer but he's not that good!!! But im not playing for SA so I can't say too much

[Noz]

please don't mention Durdin I know apparently he is going top 5. I have played against him not talking myself up as a good footballer but he's not that good!!! But im not playing for SA so I can't say too much

lol.

He is a gun

[R.Griffen]

please don't mention Durdin I know apparently he is going top 5. I have played against him not talking myself up as a good footballer but he's not that good!!! But im not playing for SA so I can't say too much

lol.

He is a gun

I will say he's alright now just playing against him before I am struggling to agree with everyone saying he's a gun

[Toga]

Well I've heard Durdin is a monster :P Didn't set the world alight in West's foxtel cup game the other night but give him a chance to get back into his footy just coming back from injury ;)

[Ringo]

@ Tominator Gold Coast Suns no longer have the priority zone picks.

[Tominator]

Unlike past years, where the likes of Scully; Whitfield; Boyd, etc, have had the top pick sewn up by May, but this year there is no standout Number 1 pick yet. Going to be a very wide open draft

Peter Wright, Sam Durdin, Patty McCartin, Angus Brayshaw and Hugh Goddard are probably the top 5 contenders at this stage. Jake Lever and Christian Petracca are both seen by some as potential bolters

Just a note that Wright kicked 6 goals for the Calder Cannons on the weekend

[Tominator]

20 players to watch in the NAB U18 Championships which kicks off this weekend

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-14/top-20-under18-players-to-watch


Also, the draft age may be raised to 19 if this proposal is given the go-ahead - http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-13/clubs-split-on-draft-age

[Nige]

Lachie is better than Mav, should go top 10.

Good read that article, Tom.

[Mr.Craig]

Christian Petracca

I've been a tad disappointed with Petracca so far this year but I really hope he has a good Champs. Although, I wouldn't mind it if he slipped down to the Hawks. :P

[stew42]

Isaac Heeney from the Sydney Swans academy will play for NSW and is by far their best player. Tough inside midfielder, he's a typical Swans player (think Luke Parker, Dan Hannebery, Jude Bolton, etc). Not sure if Swans get priority access to him or not

Swans do have priority access
#cha-ching  8)

[Tominator]

Isaac Heeney from the Sydney Swans academy will play for NSW and is by far their best player. Tough inside midfielder, he's a typical Swans player (think Luke Parker, Dan Hannebery, Jude Bolton, etc). Not sure if Swans get priority access to him or not

Swans do have priority access
#cha-ching  8)

Depending on where you finish, he's probably worth your first round pick. I reckon other clubs will bid for him

[Mr.Craig]

Vic Metro vs Vic Country teams....

https://twitter.com/AFL_CalTwomey/status/467096115607650304/photo/1

[Nige]

Really rate a lot of the names across those two teams.

[Tominator]

The 51-man squads for VIC Metro and VIC Country will be trimmed to 40 after the first round of matches, and those who aren;t playing the Championship game are playing in a Metro v Country trial immediately afterwards

VIC Country's 51-man Squad - http://www.aflvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Vic-Country-Squad.pdf
VIC Metro's 51-man Squad - http://www.aflvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Vic-Metro-Squad.pdf


Any public announcement on the SA and WA Squads? I saw that WA had their jumper presentation the other night

[Big Mac]

Any word on Billy Stretch?