"2009 Official PRE Draft thread'

[Dyer Disciple]

Tannerz takes as his next available on his list.

Someone who is apparently burning up the training track - :hihi

Leigh Fisher.

If he's lucky people will mistake him for Sam Fisher. >

So that makes it T29's pick to 4.56pm(due to the Bobby Brown Rule :hihi).

 

[Tigers of Old]

Meh!

Used to be a top medium-sized forward.

Now, well past his best, with steady decline over the last 3 years.
Nothing to suggest that his 2009 will differ from this.

Robbo still had runs on the board last season and is a proven performer, unlike some picks who went well before him who are yet to even play a senior game. : Two goals a game is nothing to sneeze at in a crap side like the Dees.
His best may be behind him but when fit(a criteria that has seen plenty of others chosen in this game) he's not far behind the likes of NG Brown & B Johnson.
An absolute steal at this stage of proceedings.

 

[pahoffm]

It depends on what you population is Phato, they are normally distributed if you consider than the AFL players are just the very upper end of a huge bell cure of people who play Australian rules football. A positive skew is consistent when you consider that you are not sampling the whole bell cure, just one end of it.

That's it.
The distribution of games played is NOT a normal distribution. Bell shaped curve doesn't come into it.

The data clearly indicates that many juniors drafted don't play any games, many a handful, only some play over 50 games, less than a few play over 150 games.

 

[pahoffm]

Not sure how you figure that Phantom when all his stats where slighty better than Welshes before he got injured, which in goal kicking alone would have put him in the 40+ group, Top 20 scorers.

No doubt he is declining but half or 3/4's his best is still better than a lot of the small forwards being picked in the last half of this draft when injury free.

Show the same disinterest for Welsh as I do for Robertson. Yesterday's heroes.

Prefer a promising junior over these two.

 

[Dyer Disciple]

Show the same disinterest for Welsh as I do for Robertson. Yesterday's heroes.

Prefer a promising junior over these two.

This is a one season comp Phanto, 2 guys who can kick 40+ goals a season right now are not yesterday's heroes in it.

Would I have them at Richmond?, of course not, in a one season comp being held now, definitely.

 

[Tiger29]

If he's lucky people will mistake him for Sam Fisher. >

So that makes it T29's pick to 4.56pm(due to the Bobby Brown Rule :hihi).

Being in Qld it is now only 4.14pm. I'll have my next pick up in a couple on minutes

 

[Tiger29]

Tiger29 picks Jordan Russell - Carlton

 

[Dyer Disciple]

Being in Qld it is now only 4.14pm. I'll have my next pick up in a couple on minutes

1) We go by PRE time
2) 2 hours from the last pick is the same length for anyone around the world, let alone what time it is there

But all good mate, just mentioning for future reference, happy to give you a few minutes. I haven't been able to log on for the last 20 mins as I was going to post TOT's on the dot whereas I can elsewhere on the internet.

 

[Dyer Disciple]

TOT picks Luke Ablett-SYD.

 

[checkside]

I take Brad Ebert - WCE

First year player last year was only 18 for the whole year and still average 15 possessions a game. Played 15 games.

 

[Dyer Disciple]

Last two picks have indeed showed some good form in 08, nice ones at this point.

 

[Tigerdog]

For my catch up pick I take Mark Nicoski...

For my current pick I take ... um...extra time please

 

[Tiger29]

Maybe for our last 2 picks we could do them at the same time to finish it off.

We are now down to emergencies and I don't think there would be any advantage to anyone by doing this?

 

[Tigerdog]

Steven King

 

[Phar Ace]

Maybe for our last 2 picks we could do them at the same time to finish it off.

We are now down to emergencies and I don't think there would be any advantage to anyone by doing this?

That might be OK if you agree to swap with Tigermad (ie 30 picks would evaporate before your two? ;D ) Let us know how many of the top eight want to swap with the bottom eight......................

 

[Dyer Disciple]

Kiwi takes Tom Hislop-RIC

 

[Dyer Disciple]

I am going to take a player I am seriously going to consider playing on my bench or even in my starting 18....staggering he hasn't been taken...admitably he is from Carlton and I didn't want to pick one of them...but at least I'll get rid of that revolting jumper.

Adam Bentick - CARLTON

In 14 games in 2008 he averaged 18 disposals, 3 marks a game and in 2007 was 3rd in comp in tackles at end of season and in 2008 he was 7th, with a staggering 5.7 tackles a game!

Hard in and under player who has been benched a lot but proven to have a elite ability to find the ball when on the ground.

 

[Dyer Disciple]

That might be OK if you agree to swap with Tigermad (ie 30 picks would evaporate before your two? ;D ) Let us know how many of the top eight want to swap with the bottom eight......................

Won't happen I'm afraid, he is away, hence me having his list.

Plenty of bargains and quality out there T29, if you're struggling for motivation or too busy maybe you would like to make a list and PM it to someone and they will do it for you based on your list.

 

[Tiger29]

Won't happen I'm afraid, he is away, hence me having his list.

Plenty of bargains and quality out there T29, if you're struggling for motivation or too busy maybe you would like to make a list and PM it to someone and they will do it for you based on your list.

No, that's fine.

My players are getting restless and are looking for a game!

 

[Phar Ace]

No, that's fine.

My players are getting restless and are looking for a game!

Well looking at your list, perhaps you can contact Netball Australia and see if they can match up a game for you > ;D :ner