Damn, I was hoping he went under the radar!Smoking Aces said:Pick 24 - Michael Apeness
Height: 199cm, Weight: 101kg, DOB: 28/01/1995
Recruited from: Eastern Ranges
With Buddy gone and Hale getting another year older, its an ideal time to get another key forward / ruckmen into the system to compliment Roughead and McEvoy. Initially Apeness will apply his trade at Box Hill but at 101kg there is no reason why he couldnt mix it with the big boys of the AFL.
He is a strong bodied ruckman with some excellent ability to go up forward as a big marking target when given the opportunity. I see him in a similar mould to Tippett. He is a physical type player (thanks to his rugby background) with a real presence to him at his size. Up forward is where he is most dangerous. He has a big body and loves the contested 1 v 1 and will prove a handful for any defender matching up on him.
I was initially going to wait until my next pick to get him but wasnt confident he would still be on the board.tigertim said:Damn, I was hoping he went under the radar!
Smoking Aces said:I was initially going to wait until my next pick to get him but wasnt confident he would still be on the board.
Correct, I was going to take him at pick 30!Smoking Aces said:I was initially going to wait until my next pick to get him but wasnt confident he would still be on the board.
Tigers of Old said:Great name for a big fella too.
Yes, a quick phantom draft is a good phantom draft.Gus said:Just a suggestion, but can we stick to the topic rather than the lame attempts at humor.
Gus said:Just a suggestion, but can we stick to the topic rather than the lame attempts at humor.
Knighta said:Come on Gus it is not like the next picker is making jokes. Cheer up mate!