shamekha said:
Only the 'shorts' Shamekha. There are plenty of others more qualified than me to comment (see Phantom's comments) . IHO he looks to be an amazing athelete. Raw but has potential there with some solid coaching, as a late pick.
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Only the 'shorts' Shamekha. There are plenty of others more qualified than me to comment (see Phantom's comments) . IHO he looks to be an amazing athelete. Raw but has potential there with some solid coaching, as a late pick.
evo said:
The thing i think he has in common with Nat is height and agility. Nat is a lot bigger built. With Majak being Sudanese he will find it hard to add the weight he needs to be a marking forward, hence my baulking at him.. i would much prefer we pick up Panos or Butcher.
Thats my thought.
He could only be a ruckman, he is too much work to turn into a forward.
I take your point about how skinny he is but he looks a good bet to me. He looks even more freakish thann Natanui, athletically speaking.
I dunno if you saw Natanui at 17 years old; he was similarly all arms and legs, without much footy ability, but you could just tell he would be special with some intensive coaching.
It will be interesting to see where he goes in the draft. If he was still around at our 3rd pick, I'd snap him up - particularly if we get that #44 from Brissy.
I take your point about how skinny he is but he looks a good bet to me. He looks even more freakish thann Natanui, athletically speaking.
I dunno if you saw Natanui at 17 years old; he was similarly all arms and legs, without much footy ability, but you could just tell he would be special with some intensive coaching.
It will be interesting to see where he goes in the draft. If he was still around at our 3rd pick, I'd snap him up - particularly if we get that #44 from Brissy.
shamekha said:
I see your point Shamekha, but agree with Claw on this. I think it all comes down to how well we can cover our bases earlier in proceedings. Pick 3 will certainly yield a gem (However I hope the club goes with Trengove/Martin/Tapscott over Butcher) and atleast another 3-4 solid prospects with some extra picks we have successfully traded for (fingers crossed), then the risk is reduced. If it doesn't work out than we try again next year, but at that point in proceedings I doubt we are likely to find much better.
You would probably expect that in any other year he'd be picked up in the rookie draft, but as the depth 'thins out' in this particular batch his worth is higher, and will be gone by the end of the ND. If the club has any interest in him, I suspect it will have to act in the 4th round, if he hasn't already been taken. Someone with such pace at his height, who tackles, shepherds, can also mark and seems to have a better kicking action on him than most at his height (especially on the run when he is leaving everyone else for dead) already has plenty of upside. He probably needs help with the positional aspect of his game, but he's not alone at that age. I think he could make an impact.
I recommend having a look at this if you haven't already seen it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZYr4YqzYK0
NZtiger said:
1 thing i will add about him, he has the most room for improvement being new to the game. And knowing some of the Sudanese boys around Dandenong, they're tough boys with no fear..
But i do see your point in it being a shallow draft and so he may go higher.. i hope he does well though, its good to see these boys having a go and doing well. Is an untapped section of society that gets alot of bad press for the wrong reasons and poor understanding by the average joe blow in the street..
shamekha said:
Love the thought of the Tiges getting in on the ground floor with new immigrant groups like this and building a new base of followers.
Whatever happens with him it's great to see other nationalities getting involved.
He looks a mighty impressive athlete out there.
He looks a mighty impressive athlete out there.
lets pick up majak daw
majak daw looks a very exciting ruck prospect. Runs like wind huge leap and big engine. Appears to have footy smarts and has big appetite for second efforts.check out his highlight package on youtube. We need players with flair and this kid is definately worth seriously considering
majak daw looks a very exciting ruck prospect. Runs like wind huge leap and big engine. Appears to have footy smarts and has big appetite for second efforts.check out his highlight package on youtube. We need players with flair and this kid is definately worth seriously considering
