Rising Star 2011?

[one-eyed]

Heppell has been nominated for round 1.

Who do you think is a show for us this year at least for a weekly nomination?


Eligible Tigers

Reece Conca
Jake Batchelor
Brad Helbig
Dean MacDonald
Dylan Grimes
Matt Dea
Troy Taylor
Andrew Browne
Ben Griffiths
Pat Contin
Ben Jakobi
Robert Hicks
Nick Westhoff

[cub]

Probably only Conca at the moment, not that Batchelor Helbig MacDonald Taylor wont be there abouts, just not quite.

[WilliamPowell]

Conca and Batchelor are certainties 

[tiger101]

Be interesting how many GC players get nominated.
Hopefully one of our youngsters get a nomination. To early to pick what one has the best chance of getting a nomination at this stage.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Well the media friendly Essendon love in continues this week with Heppell getting the nomination.

I wonder if either Tim Watson or Matthew Lloyd are on the selection committee.

Thought Conca was a chance this week. Wonder if he would have got the gig had we won.

[Dubstep Dookie]

Well the media friendly Essendon love in continues this week with Heppell getting the nomination.

I wonder if either Tim Watson or Matthew Lloyd are on the selection committee.

Thought Conca was a chance this week. Wonder if he would have got the gig had we won.

SEN = Suckhole Essendon Network

[Smokey]

Well the media friendly Essendon love in continues this week with Heppell getting the nomination.

I wonder if either Tim Watson or Matthew Lloyd are on the selection committee.

Thought Conca was a chance this week. Wonder if he would have got the gig had we won.

Watched the Essendon game on the box Tucker and Heppell's game was a lot better than Conca's.  Conca was serviceable and for a first game it showed a lot of promise but it wasn't worthy of a nomination.  But he will get one before season's end, I'm confident of that - I'm a fan.

[Penelope]

I thought Concas game was worthy of a nomination smokey, but Heppels' was probably more worthy.

You could argue that Heppel had an armchair ride in a dominate side while conca showed a lot of composure under pressure but seeing both games live I don't have a problem with Heppels nomination.

Just one comparison I'd like to make though. At one stage my old man (an essendon supporter) commented that Heppel did not go hard enough in a contest. I think you can forgive a kid playing his first game  for doing that once, but i dont think conca was guilty of that. In fact he displayed the exact opposite by putting his body on the line and getting crunched in one contest.

[Smokey]

I thought Concas game was worthy of a nomination smokey, but Heppels' was probably more worthy.

You could argue that Heppel had an armchair ride in a dominate side while conca showed a lot of composure under pressure but seeing both games live I don't have a problem with Heppels nomination.

Just one comparison I'd like to make though. At one stage my old man (an essendon supporter) commented that Heppel did not go hard enough in a contest. I think you can forgive a kid playing his first game  for doing that once, but i dont think conca was guilty of that. In fact he displayed the exact opposite by putting his body on the line and getting crunched in one contest.

Fair enough Al, you were at both games so would have had a different perspective.  I just thought Heppell was more 'involved' than Conca - he certainly had more possession - but like you say, it might also have been the 'winning side' factor.

[TigerLand]

Conca and Batchelor are certainties 

Yeah absolute shoe ins.

[TigerLand]

Watched all games on the weekend and would have given my vote to Tapscott. The kid was best on ground in the first qtr by a mile. 11 possesions in your first qtr of footy is sensational.

Pederson's game was also superb for North against Cox as the only ruckman in his first game.

Then I'd have Heppell 3rd in line.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Watched all games on the weekend and would have given my vote to Tapscott. The kid was best on ground in the first qtr by a mile. 11 possesions in your first qtr of footy is sensational.

Pederson's game was also superb for North against Cox as the only ruckman in his first game.

Then I'd have Heppell 3rd in line.

I thought Concas game was worthy of a nomination smokey, but Heppels' was probably more worthy.

You could argue that Heppel had an armchair ride in a dominate side while conca showed a lot of composure under pressure but seeing both games live I don't have a problem with Heppels nomination.

Just one comparison I'd like to make though. At one stage my old man (an essendon supporter) commented that Heppel did not go hard enough in a contest. I think you can forgive a kid playing his first game  for doing that once, but i dont think conca was guilty of that. In fact he displayed the exact opposite by putting his body on the line and getting crunched in one contest.

Fair enough Al, you were at both games so would have had a different perspective.  I just thought Heppell was more 'involved' than Conca - he certainly had more possession - but like you say, it might also have been the 'winning side' factor.

So a few of the boys went out and saw all the games yet the only player that played in a winning side was Dyson Heppell. Sorry I just had to raise that point boys.
I agree he was good too but it did take Dusty a while to get nominated last year even when it was clear he should've and this was weeks after he became ineligible.

[Loui Tufga]

Tapscott
Heppell
Rohan
Conka

Would have been my top four, Conka will pick up a nomination sometime for sure......

[Penelope]

I was only talking about conca and Heppel, tucker.

[Hellenic Tiger]

I was only talking about conca and Heppel, tucker.

Yeah I know

Just threw in the fact Popelord saw Tapscott play also just to make a point.