Id hope wed be looking for a decent out of contract ruckman, if not, lets hope FJ has been to see the club that Jurrah played for last year. There has to be some aboriginal talent somewhere to get the hoardes excited. And if not, the Boogster is raring to get his opportunity at AFL level 
I think Liam Jurrah may have been a standout. Before He was drafted to Melbourne he came up from Alice Springs to play in Darwin. One of the local football commetators, Charlie King, just raved raved about how good he was and how exciting it was to have such a talent come to Darwin to play. I have never heard him go on and on about a player in such a way, before or since.
Cheers
Al
I may have spoken too soon here.
A sports editorial in the local rag today;
(Morris on Monday.)
Best talent is in our own backyard
I hope Kevin Sheedy and his AFL comrades read this weeks Northern Territory News reports on Liam Patrick with a lot of intent.
Patrick's brilliance in three starts for Wanderers is further proof, if it was needed, of the wealth of football talent across the Territory.
The "Lajamanu Lightning Bolt" has already attracted the attention of AFL clubs, including Hawthorn, Melbourne and Richmond.Hawthorns West Coast recruiting manager, Garry Buckenara was at TIO Stadium on Saturday night to look at Patrick, despite doing his best to keep a low profile.
But his target was obviously the lanky Centralian in the No. 10 Wanderers jumper.
One recruiting manager I spoke to last month rates Patrick, but has him marked slightly behind another Liam - Jurrah- in all round ability.
Let me tell that person Liam Patrick deserves the title of "Walpiri Wizard Mark 2". The only decision this writer needs to make is whether to mark Patrick slightly higher than the original Walpiri Wizard.
Patrick can fly like an eagle, mark anything near him and kick and handball with precision.
More importantly, he can turn a game - as he has in the last two weeks from losing positions against the Tiwi Bombers and NIghtcliff.
Asked after Saturday's second Houdini escape act in as many weeks if the AFL was his aim, Patricks face broke into a grin.
At 21 years of age and with at ten years of top-line football left in him, Patrick must be right at the top of several clubs "get him" list.
Now sheeds, where are we with that discussion about wasting millions of dollars outside Australia on phantom recruits when the real diamonds are on our front doorstep.
Northern Territory News, Monday, October 19, 2009.
They don't appear to put the editorials on line.
I dont buy the newspaper that often, so can't comment on the writer and his knowledge, or lack there of.
Cheers
Al
