Col.W.Kurtz said:
Be the first time in 5 years that the RFC coach has been at the draft camp would it not?
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Morabito question
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Be the first time in 5 years that the RFC coach has been at the draft camp would it not?
mtench said:
Should take up Richo's vacant position quite nicely then in the future.
Everything I've seen of Morabito leads to disposal skill deficiency. I hope we don't pick him up. He would be the third out of him, Trengove or Martin so no need to choose him.
Was just watching Ten news and they were showing some of the potential draftees doing the 20m sprint
Got me thinking...why don't they do the sprints with a ball in hand?
Got me thinking...why don't they do the sprints with a ball in hand?
Tigerbob said:LOL at natural born matchwinner. :hihi
Show me a game he has single handily won the game for his team?
WOW some overrated opinions on here about Morabito. Good prospect, but some of this stuff is funny.
The rest of what you say is Greg Miller logic. So I would pass.
On the big stage this year, Morabito went missing and Martin dominated games. Martin is the better footballer and has been all year...In my opinion of course.
Just spreading the Morabito propaganda as you are doing for Martin. However facts are Morabito won WA's MVP award this year in a team that dominated the carnival, was BOG against both Vic Metro and SA. Dominated at U/16 level and made the AIS squad. Martin neither won the Vic C award or made the AIS squad...........facts tend to indicate Morabito has dominated more games at underage level than Martin. However facts are after all only facts and we all know its opinions that count on the drafting thread.
TigerMasochist said:
Saw Pav as a 17 year old in a SA rep game against (I think ) VFL. Played as a strong marking forward pocket ie third tall. Super strong hands and judgement, didn't fade under pressure and a great kick for goal. Agile without showing great engine or speed. Good second efforts.
In all a very impressive game at a high standard but I don't think he showed, on that single match, the type of engine he now uses to dominate. Even early in his AFL career I don't think he showed that engine. Has developed that with hard work.
Tigerbob said:
Leysy's normally with you on the boards Bobby. Couldnt be poles further apart on Morabito though Geordie lad.
On the draft camp. Leysy's long held the belief its an overrated tool. Good for the layman to get a lookin at some basic results perhaps. But clubs should have enough knowledge to have there likely selections down pat by now.
On the bolded above. Reckon you need to be VERY wary of dissing young 17 y.o kids because of interviews or supposed personities that you state we need to look out for.
Leysy's of the belief that you need to draft who you believe will be the most talented kids not next year but in the future. You should pretty much disregard phyche tests & interviews. They are bloody footballers for leysy's sake. Not civil engineers. & most importantly are 17 & 18 year old kids straight out of school that have a lot of maturing to do. Nearly all grow up once in the system along with natural maturity.
Heck look at us overlooking Buddy & Mitch Clark for similar "personality faults". DAre say there's another 20 seasons of near All Aus worthy seasons worth between them just there. :-\ Look at clubs overlooking Cyril for the exact same reason. John Beveridge overlooking the obvious talent for a solid workaholic ruck in McEvoy has without question cost his club & 100,000 supporters a premiership...
Back on Morabito's interview. He knows he will stay home & be drafted by Freo if we overlook him... Who could blame him for being laconic in an interview. If we deem him the most talented football it should be COMPLETELY disregarded. Once guys move into a new club they soon create a new circle of friends & nearly all never look back.
Tigers of Old said:
He aint an X factor ToO. He was WA MVP in the national champs & won the WAFL rising star.
He performed well in a woeful bottom of the ladder team in a strong comp against men. He was part of very young team & received little to no protection because of that.
Leysy's of the belief that RFC supporters (are perhaps quire rightly) burnt & scarred by picks in the past.
But facts are we overlooked the aforementioned supposed "loose cannons" like Buddy & Clark & have since taken the supposed sae option "footballers" that have dropped in the draft namely Hughes, Connors & Rance who were meant to go way earlier in recent years. We shouldn't be scared from taking player with a higher ceiling because of the past.
Saying that Martin looks an excellent prospect & Trengrove a better one that would suit us perfectly. Just bemused by the constant dissing of Morabito on here amongst the big 3....
Also more bemusing is the fact that Butcher (& leysy's no fan) was talked up by nearly all & sundry on here as who we should take at 3 a month ago....
He's played one game in the bush since & Martin none yet the heard mentality on here has swung totally around. (Which is quite right with those two yet amusing none the less). ;D
Good work Byron Bay.
Cannot understand it either.
Yep, I am on the Morabito wagon for our pick. Track record of Ziebell, Cotchin, Riewoldt suggests the Scooper Special should not be taken lately. ;D
(Massive flog and pumping up of tyres over, you may all come back in the room, my ego has left the building)
Cannot understand it either.
Yep, I am on the Morabito wagon for our pick. Track record of Ziebell, Cotchin, Riewoldt suggests the Scooper Special should not be taken lately. ;D
(Massive flog and pumping up of tyres over, you may all come back in the room, my ego has left the building)
Leysy Days said:
Fairy nuts daisy.
I'll leave it to the experts to make the final call rather than base it on Youtube.
Just hopes we land a good 'un.
