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Potential Father/Son thread

Naish is much bigger than his brother,6 cm taller and a stone heavier, a certainty for us.
 
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What is wrong with everyone,stop saying another half back,Banks ,Brown are more wings.
Naish is wing-half forward-mid.
Coulthard is small forward-mid.
 
Under my peer reviewed theory that if the older brother is a dud then the younger brother will be good I welcome the success of Charlie.
 
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Not surprised to read Naish didn't make the Vic Metro squad for nationals. Too outside and timid.

Best chance for him now would be to play for our VFL team and see if he can jag a rookie spot.
 
tigertim said:
Under my peer reviewed theory that if the older brother is a dud then the younger brother will be good I welcome the success of Charlie.
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Do Paddy and Thomson Dow have another younger brother? Should be the second coming of Dusty if they do.
 
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King Kong said:
Not surprised to read Naish didn't make the Vic Metro squad for nationals. Too outside and timid.

Best chance for him now would be to play for our VFL team and see if he can jag a rookie spot.
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Metro squad is full of bottom age kids. I don’t understand why they do this, they can’t get drafted and it deprives a top age kid the chance to show his wares. They are a fairly dumb lot at AFL Vic.
 
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CarnTheTiges said:
I agree about the abolition, but if clubs are made to play a higher price then why bother having it at all? The whole point of father/son is that the club gets a bit of a reward for the fathers loyalty/ability. Academy picks should definitely be done away with.
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Just a thought but reckon a two tiered father/son could work. If father played b/w 50-99 games club must give up first Rd pick. No claims on kid after first Rd. 100+ games stay with current arrangement.
 
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Metro squad is full of bottom age kids. I don’t understand why they do this, they can’t get drafted and it deprives a top age kid the chance to show his wares. They are a fairly dumb lot at AFL Vic.
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Good thing is that it means Naish will drop down the draft order if under age kids have pushed past him. Naish simply plugs away at his suburban club n if we want him he's pick 100 instead of a top 10 risk.
 
TigerMasochist said:
Good thing is that it means Naish will drop down the draft order if under age kids have pushed past him. Naish simply plugs away at his suburban club n if we want him he's pick 100 instead of a top 10 risk.
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Has been playing solid footy for Nth Knights and been very good for Ivanhoe Grammar.
 
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Ghost of 29 said:
Metro squad is full of bottom age kids. I don’t understand why they do this, they can’t get drafted and it deprives a top age kid the chance to show his wares. They are a fairly dumb lot at AFL Vic.
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Reckon that says a lot about the talent pool or lack thereof of the top ages this year. If you can’t beat out a bottom ager for a spot in the rep side, what hope do you have on an AFL list?
 
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TigerFurious said:
Reckon that says a lot about the talent pool or lack thereof of the top ages this year. If you can’t beat out a bottom ager for a spot in the rep side, what hope do you have on an AFL list?
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It was supposed to be a strong draft wasn’t it ??
 
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Metro squad is full of bottom age kids. I don’t understand why they do this, they can’t get drafted and it deprives a top age kid the chance to show his wares. They are a fairly dumb lot at AFL Vic.
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Spoke with an ex NAB League coach about why so many bottom age kids in Vic Metro and across most of the national teams. His response was that AFL recruiting is as much a futures market as it is the here and now. The clubs need to know what's coming through as trading for future picks is becoming so prevelant.
 
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Ghost of 29 said:
Spoke with an ex NAB League coach about why so many bottom age kids in Vic Metro and across most of the national teams. His response was that AFL recruiting is as much a futures market as it is the here and now. The clubs need to know what's coming through as trading for future picks is becoming so prevelant.
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Makes sense
 
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