Pick 6 now guaranteed

[Ramps]

Of course it all changes if the Sam Day rumours of wanting to play only in Melbourne or Adelaide are true. That being the case, Day would be available 1st to ourselves in which case, we call out his number as fast as possible. Our development team has shown that under Hardwicks leadership we can develop players and this guy would be a perfect addition to Jack Riewoldt and Ben Griffiths up forward.

[Judge Roughneck]

Sam Day – 196cm, 80kg – Key Forward – Sturt
Day has played high-level basketball and is also an outstanding baseballer. He is athletic, has strong hands, competes well and played 6 matches for Sturt Under-18’s in 2009 as a key forward and ruckman. From those appearances he scored 9 goals and averaged 11 disposals and 10 hit-outs per match. For South Australia at the NAB AFL Under-18’s Championships, he racked up 37 disposals in 4 matches at an elite efficiency of 87%.

David Swallow – 183cm, 78kg – Midfielder – East Fremantle
GC17 has already secured Swallow as one of its future draft picks which will see him join the club 12 months before the 2010 AFL Draft. He is a hard running half back/ midfielder who has averaged 22 disposals per match across his junior career. In 2008 he represented Western Australia at the NAB AFL Under-16 Championships and in 2009 he played at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, averaging 21 disposals, eight contested possessions and four clearances from five matches. Swallow tied for the Larke Medal as the Division 1 B&F player in the championships and he was selected on a half back flank the Under-18 All-Australian team. In the WAFL he made his debut at league level for East Fremantle in Round 16, playing four matches at an average of 20 disposals and kicking a total of five goals.

Harley Bennell 184cm, 71kg - Utility – Peel Thunder
Bennell is a creative, outside player whose run and quick hands bring teammates into the game. He played 22 WAFL Colts games in 2009 including the grand final loss to Claremont. He averaged 18 disposals and 3 marks per game, kicking a total of 33 goals. His most influential match was against East Fremantle in Round 12 when he amassed 23 disposals, took 10 marks and scored 4 goals. In his league debut in Round 23 he had 17 disposals and kicked 2 goals. Averaged 146 Super Coach points in the 2009 WAFL Colts final series

Andrew Gaff – 180cm, 75kg – Midfielder – Oakleigh Chargers
Following on from his impressive 2008 NAB AFL Under-16 Championships in which he averaged 20 disposals for Vic Metro, Gaff played 6 matches for Oakleigh in the TAC Cup in 2009 between school football and NAB AFL Under-18 Championship commitments and was one of the leading contributors. Playing in the midfield, he averaged 26 disposals, including 17 kicks per match, along with 11 contested possessions, 15 uncontested, and six inside 50’s. For Vic Metro his performances were also outstanding, averaging 25 disposals, 20 uncontested possessions and five inside 50’s per match from his four matches.

Jack Darling – 190cm, 86kg – General Forward – West Perth
Darling is a tall forward with terrific speed and is strong overhead highlighted by his average of more than two contested marks per game in 19 matches Champion Data has covered. IN 2008 he averaged 18 disposals, 8 marks and seven inside 50’s for Western Australia at the 2008 NAB AFL Under-16 Championships. These figures included an outstanding performance against South Australia in which he had 19 disposals at an efficiency of 88%, nine marks including seven contested, eight tackles, seven inside 50’s, 4 goals and 4 goal assists to accumulate a whopping 308 Champion Data points – the most ever recorded in any game. At the 2009 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, although undersized, he played centre half forward and averaged 13 disposals and five marks, while kicking 14 goals and assisting in another 15 scoring shots. He was subsequently selected at centre half forward in the under-18 All-Australian team. At just 17 years of age Darling made his debut at WAFL League level in Round 17, playing 6 matches at an average of 10 disposals, three marks and 2 goals per game.

Shaun Atley - 186cm, 81kg - Midfielder – Murray Bushrangers
Atley is a lively midfielder who is also comfortable playing down back. He represented Vic Country at the 2008 Under-16 Championships, playing three matches and averaging 17 disposals, four inside 50s and three clearances. In 2009 he played 11 matches for the Murray Bushrangers, averaging 20 disposals and an elite nine contested possessions per game which included four loose ball - gets per match – ranked seventh of the players to have played 5 or more games.

Daniel Gorringe – 197cm, 86kg – Ruck – Norwood
Gorringe played 18 matches for Norwood under-18’s in 2009, averaging 12 disposals, three marks and 29 hit-outs per match to be the leading ruckman in the competition. He also had 20 clearances for the season and made his debut at league level in Round 19 where he played 2 matches, racking up 10 disposals and 23 hit-outs.

Jared Polec – 184cm, 70kg – Utility – Woodville West Torrens
Polec played for South Australia at the 2008 NAB AFL Under-16 Championships where he played across half back and averaged 7 disposals at an efficiency of 84% in three matches. IN 2009 he had a consistent season playing across half forward in nine under-18, two reserves, and six league matches for the Eagles in the SANFL. At under-18 level he averaged 19 disposals, four inside 50’s and two goals per match, while at league level, he made his debut and held his place in the side for the rest of the season to average 10 disposals and four marks per match, scoring a total of nine goals.

[mightytiges]

Ben Jacobs, Josh Caddy and Luke Palmer will be up there as well. Swallow signed with GC already last year and most likely Bennell and Day will make up the Suns top 3 picks.

Brisbane did us a massive favour yesterday. Now we all can turn up next week with pick 6 in the bag. It must be a first our crap % actually advantaged us.

[French Tiger]

I rate Atley a little bit better than Gaff, both really good players.

What type of player is Atley ?

[Danog]

Medium / tall midfielder.  Very good at everything, bad at nothing, excellent at nothing.

[TigerLand]

Nick Dal Santo mould I reckon.

Danog hit the nail on the head. Just a very good all rounder footballer. Top 10 draft pick skills and has no defiencies in his game. Hasn't got any stand out asset maybe his acceleration?

[wayne]

From what i'm reading on Darling, could he slide to the 20's or 30's?

[Infamy]

From what i'm reading on Darling, could he slide to the 20's or 30's?

Doubt it, would definitely take a chance with our 2nd rounder if he did
Wouldn't be surprised if he's "tanking" and gets picked up by West Coast with Pick 4

[gerkin greg]

Yeah Infamy I reckon spoon coast will take Darling at 4 anyway, they've taken a heap of mids early in the last few drafts, at least that is my impression, plus it will allow them to push LeCras in there too.

[one-eyed]

The AFL site's top 25

1. GC ..... David Swallow   (19 November 1992,   186cm, 83kg,   Western Australia)
2. GC ..... Harley Bennell   (2 October 1992,       180cm, 70kg,   Western Australia)
3. GC ..... Sam Day          (6 September 1992,   195cm, 90kg,   South Australia)
4. WCE ... Jack Darling      (16 June 1992,          190cm, 86kg,   Western Australia)
5. GC ..... Andrew Gaff      (16 June 1992,          183cm, 78kg,   Vic Metro)
6. Rich .... Daniel Gorringe  (2 June 1992,            198cm, 85kg,   South Australia)
7. GC ...... Jared Polec       (12 October 1992,     188cm, 77kg,   South Australia)
8. Ess ..... Scott Lycett     (26 September 1992,  202cm, 95kg,   South Australia)
9. GC ...... Shaun Atley      (13 September 1992,  187cm, 82kg,   Vic Country)
10. Bris .... Brodie Smith      (14 January 1992,     188cm, 79kg,   South Australia)
11. GC ..... Kieran Harper     (5 June 1992,           187cm, 78kg,   Vic Metro)
12. Adel ... Tom Lynch        (31 October 1992,     196cm, 86kg,   Vic Country)
13. GC ..... Reece Conca     (12 August 1992,       179cm, 70kg,   Western Australia)
14. Melb ... Ben Jacobs        (9 January 1992,       186cm, 82kg,   Vic Metro)
15. GC ...... Luke Parker        (25 October 1992,     182cm, 82kg,   Vic Country)
16. Port .... Jed Lamb           (19 October 1992,     181cm, 77kg,   Vic Country)
17. North ... Patrick McCarthy (11 March 1992,       194cm, 79kg,   South Australia
18. Carl ..... Josh Caddy        (28 September 1992, 186cm, 81kg,   Vic Metro)
19. Haw ..... Sebastian Tape   (6 August 1992,       189cm, 78kg,   South Australia)
20. Freo ..... Pat Karnezis       (23 April 1992,          191cm, 77kg,   Vic Metro)
21. Syd ...... Billie Smedts      (8 June 1992,            187cm, 77kg,   Vic Country)
22. WB ....... Lucas Cook       (3 March 1992,          194cm, 82kg,   Vic Country)
23. St K ..... Viv Michie         (23 February 1992,     185cm, 77kg,   Vic Metro)
24. Geel ..... Mitch Hallahan   (23 August 1992,       182cm, 77kg,   Vic Country)
25. Coll ...... Dion Prestia      (12 October 1992,      175cm, 81kg,   Vic Metro)

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/101090/default.aspx

[Ramps]

Any chance Brodie Smith could drop to the 2nd round and be there at our 2nd pick?

[Judge Roughneck]

our first pick is #6

anyone know what pur 2nd, 3rd, 4th national draft picks are?

[Tigermonk]

Dean MacDonald will be in the top 25 & so will Hempell which l'm surprised no-one has mentioned
AFL clubs are swarming over them 

[Infamy]

Hoping for Day/Atley then Tom Lynch but I doubt he'll slip to our 2nd pick
Another first rounder would be nice

[Stripes]

So the AFLthink we need a ruckman instead of an outside midfielder....