Pick 12 - who should we draft?

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Boy is this kid something special! Size, agility, versatility, foot skills and a football brain.

Recent testing:-

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-02/cockatoo-flies-in-sprints

GET ON BOARD LADS! LETS GET COCKAAAAAA!!!!!!! 




http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-draft-combine-harvester-medium-forwards-20141002-10pa6w.html#ixzz3Fc8gFkKg

Nakia Cockatoo (NT Thunder)

Born 23.10.1996, 185cm, 86kg

AFL biography: Powerfully built medium forward/midfielder with elite step through traffic. His initial speed out of the contest creates separation on his opponents. Uses the ball with precision on either side of the body and can impact the scoreboard when he pushes forward.  Suffered stress fracture in foot causing him to miss the NAB AFL under-18 championships after impressing in 2013.

Wally Gallio, AFLNT: "He's pretty versatile. He does his homework and he looks after himself really well, he prides himself on working hard on his skills and training hard and being a student of the game. He's very coachable because of all that work he does, he wants to make sure he understands exactly how the coach wants him to play. He's the sort of kid who is always looking out for his family and his mates, he couldn't play in the nationals becuase of his foot injury but he supported the other players and spoke up in team meetings and said 'you blokes need to do this and this,' and ran water and helped in any way he could. He started back training at the end of June and that was modified until August, but he's done everything right with his rehab and he's in good shape now. I think he'll test well, his fitness is looking pretty good. He's a utility type player who could play forward, back or on a wing, and he loves the competitive stuff. At a pinch you could almost play him on a tallish forward and get him running off them. He respects people and is just a really mannered, good kid."

Hey, I've been pumping this kid on the who should we draft at pick 12 thread!!!!

You stole my idea!

[the claw]

if laverde is not there id be looking hard at the talls available rather than just locking in a mid.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Would take Garlett or Langford over all those three.

Gartlett at 12?  He is a small outsider.

Why would you take a small outsider over a powerful player like Cockatoo?  The Cocky even looks like Pavlich.....

[Diocletian]

Would take Garlett or Langford over all those three.

Gartlett at 12?  He is a small outsider.

Why would you take a small outsider over a powerful player like Cockatoo?  The Cocky even looks like Pavlich.....

Have you actually seen Cockatoo play or are you just creaming yourself over a few pictures, some measurements, how fast he ran on a wooden gym floor and around witches hats at draft camp and a biased, hyperbolic write-up from AFLNT?

Garlett at this stage is IMO a better player who stood up well in competitive Division One matches.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Would take Garlett or Langford over all those three.

Gartlett at 12?  He is a small outsider.

Why would you take a small outsider over a powerful player like Cockatoo?  The Cocky even looks like Pavlich.....

Have you actually seen Cockatoo play or are you just creaming yourself over a few pictures, some measurements, how fast he ran on a wooden gym floor and around witches hats at draft camp and a biased, hyperbolic write-up from AFLNT?

Garlett at this stage is IMO a better player who stood up well in competitive Division One matches.

I saw him play in the curtain raiser at the GF and he looked outstanding. 
Have you seen him play at all??????????

[🏅Dooks]

Boy is this kid something special! Size, agility, versatility, foot skills and a football brain.

Recent testing:-

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-02/cockatoo-flies-in-sprints

GET ON BOARD LADS! LETS GET COCKAAAAAA!!!!!!! 




http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-draft-combine-harvester-medium-forwards-20141002-10pa6w.html#ixzz3Fc8gFkKg

Nakia Cockatoo (NT Thunder)

Born 23.10.1996, 185cm, 86kg

AFL biography: Powerfully built medium forward/midfielder with elite step through traffic. His initial speed out of the contest creates separation on his opponents. Uses the ball with precision on either side of the body and can impact the scoreboard when he pushes forward.  Suffered stress fracture in foot causing him to miss the NAB AFL under-18 championships after impressing in 2013.

Wally Gallio, AFLNT: "He's pretty versatile. He does his homework and he looks after himself really well, he prides himself on working hard on his skills and training hard and being a student of the game. He's very coachable because of all that work he does, he wants to make sure he understands exactly how the coach wants him to play. He's the sort of kid who is always looking out for his family and his mates, he couldn't play in the nationals becuase of his foot injury but he supported the other players and spoke up in team meetings and said 'you blokes need to do this and this,' and ran water and helped in any way he could. He started back training at the end of June and that was modified until August, but he's done everything right with his rehab and he's in good shape now. I think he'll test well, his fitness is looking pretty good. He's a utility type player who could play forward, back or on a wing, and he loves the competitive stuff. At a pinch you could almost play him on a tallish forward and get him running off them. He respects people and is just a really mannered, good kid."

Hey, I've been pumping this kid on the who should we draft at pick 12 thread!!!!

You stole my idea!

Great minds think alike my friend.

Consider it a collaborative approach 

[🏅Dooks]

Would take Garlett or Langford over all those three.

Gartlett at 12?  He is a small outsider.

Why would you take a small outsider over a powerful player like Cockatoo?  The Cocky even looks like Pavlich.....

Have you actually seen Cockatoo play or are you just creaming yourself over a few pictures, some measurements, how fast he ran on a wooden gym floor and around witches hats at draft camp and a biased, hyperbolic write-up from AFLNT?

Garlett at this stage is IMO a better player who stood up well in competitive Division One matches.

I saw him play in the curtain raiser at the GF and he looked outstanding. 
Have you seen him play at all??????????

Good enough for me. Dio pull your head in

[Diocletian]

Would take Garlett or Langford over all those three.

Gartlett at 12?  He is a small outsider.

Why would you take a small outsider over a powerful player like Cockatoo?  The Cocky even looks like Pavlich.....

Have you actually seen Cockatoo play or are you just creaming yourself over a few pictures, some measurements, how fast he ran on a wooden gym floor and around witches hats at draft camp and a biased, hyperbolic write-up from AFLNT?

Garlett at this stage is IMO a better player who stood up well in competitive Division One matches.

I saw him play in the curtain raiser at the GF and he looked outstanding. 
Have you seen him play at all??????????

Yes I've seen quite a bit of footage of him and also saw that curtain raiser where he was impressive but which also was nothing more than an exhibition match.  Yes he could be anything but right now he's a late second/early third rounder at best IMO. He lacks composure and is a poor decision maker who just blazes away with a lot of his kicks ....last thing we need is to blow our first pick on more of that shyte. I already explained most of this when I answered your initial question at the top of page 7 in this thread.


 Dooks - I stand by my comments, so pull your head out.

[🏅Dooks]

Would take Garlett or Langford over all those three.

Gartlett at 12?  He is a small outsider.

Why would you take a small outsider over a powerful player like Cockatoo?  The Cocky even looks like Pavlich.....

Have you actually seen Cockatoo play or are you just creaming yourself over a few pictures, some measurements, how fast he ran on a wooden gym floor and around witches hats at draft camp and a biased, hyperbolic write-up from AFLNT?

Garlett at this stage is IMO a better player who stood up well in competitive Division One matches.

I saw him play in the curtain raiser at the GF and he looked outstanding. 
Have you seen him play at all??????????

Yes I've seen quite a bit of footage of him and also saw that curtain raiser where he was impressive but which also was nothing more than an exhibition match.  Yes he could be anything but right now he's a late second/early third rounder at best IMO. He lacks composure and is a poor decision maker who just blazes away with a lot of his kicks ....last thing we need is to blow our first pick on more of that shyte. I already explained most of this when I answered your initial question at the top of page 7 in this thread.


 Dooks - I stand by comments, so pull your head out.

Incorrect.  But we forgive you.

You'll realise how wrong you are with hindsight.

[Diocletian]

Would take Garlett or Langford over all those three.

Gartlett at 12?  He is a small outsider.

Why would you take a small outsider over a powerful player like Cockatoo?  The Cocky even looks like Pavlich.....

Have you actually seen Cockatoo play or are you just creaming yourself over a few pictures, some measurements, how fast he ran on a wooden gym floor and around witches hats at draft camp and a biased, hyperbolic write-up from AFLNT?

Garlett at this stage is IMO a better player who stood up well in competitive Division One matches.

I saw him play in the curtain raiser at the GF and he looked outstanding. 
Have you seen him play at all??????????

Yes I've seen quite a bit of footage of him and also saw that curtain raiser where he was impressive but which also was nothing more than an exhibition match.  Yes he could be anything but right now he's a late second/early third rounder at best IMO. He lacks composure and is a poor decision maker who just blazes away with a lot of his kicks ....last thing we need is to blow our first pick on more of that shyte. I already explained most of this when I answered your initial question at the top of page 7 in this thread.


 Dooks - I stand by comments, so pull your head out.

Incorrect.  But we forgive you.

You'll realise how wrong you are with hindsight.

If we do take him, I sincerely hope I am.

[Owl]

lets not go nuts poppin our heads in and out just yet imo

[Francois Jackson]

Wheres Bo? bet he would be keen on a Cockatoo, in a dark alley with steel traps for hands at night or something

haha

[YellowandBlackBlood]

This guy will be the "Fyfe" of the draft.

Get on him!

[Rampstar]

I want us to draft him so we can call him knackers and if hes a dud we can go to town with his name

[WA Tiger]

Look why are we even bothering with this thread, the RFC will pick a player on none of our radars again like they have done for years now. We don't want the best talent, stuff knows who we want but its not the best!!!!!