2011 Draft thread [merged]

[one-eyed]

Adams (#15) and McKenzie (#26) to Richmond?

The SuperFooty Phantom Draft

    by: Jay Clark and Sam Landsberger
    From: Herald Sun
    November 19, 2011

1 GWS - Jon Patton
2 GWS - Stephen Coniglio
3 GWS - Dom Tyson
4 GWS - Matthew Buntine
5 GWS - Will Hoskin-Elliot
6 Port Adelaide - Chad Wingard
7 GWS - Adam Tomlinson
8 Brisbane - Devon Smith
9 GWS - Liam Sumner
10 GWS - Billy Longer
11 GWS - Toby Greene
12 Brisbane - Sam Docherty
13 GWS - Nick Haynes
14 GWS - Daniel Markworth

15 Richmond
Taylor Adams
HEIGHT: 181cm
CLUB: Geelong Falcons
Can't have enough blue-chip inside midfielders. Outstanding leader. Could play Round 1.

16 Fremantle - Brandon Ellis
17 W.Bulldogs - Clay Smith
18 North Melb - Hayden Crozier
19 Essendon - Elliott Kavanagh
20 Fremantle - Shane Kersten
21 Sydney - Tom Mitchell
22 Carlton - Tom Sheridan
23 West Coast - Michael Talia
24 Gold Coast - Jordan Murdoch
25 St Kilda - Todd Elton

26 Richmond
Brad McKenzie
HEIGHT: 188cm
CLUB: Sturt, SA
Powerful forward flanker meets Tigers' kicking demands. Left foot is a weapon. Strong mark.

27 Adelaide - Alex Forster
28 West Coast - Jackson Merrett
29 Fremantle - Andrew Boseley
30 Brisbane  - Jackson Paine

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-superfooty-phantom-draft/story-e6frf9jf-1226199780725

[10 FLAGS]

Would prefer to take a KPP at 26 if we have gone small at 15. Elton at 26 would be good.

[gerkin greg]

i'd tizz a small ocean if we landed adams and mckenzie

wouldn't mind having a look at jarrod harding from gws with a late pick

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102088/default.aspx

didn't re-sign

[Eat_em_Alive]

15 Richmond
Taylor Adams
HEIGHT: 181cm
CLUB: Geelong Falcons
Can't have enough blue-chip inside midfielders. Outstanding leader. Could play Round 1.

Now imagine that, bye bye jackson 

[Penelope]

if you cant have enough blue chip midfielders, why would you get rid of Jackson...?

[tony_montana]

if you cant have enough blue chip midfielders, why would you get rid of Jackson...?

 

[Eat_em_Alive]

Al did you mean blue chip or "potato"chip?? as in spud?? 

[Penelope]

[10 FLAGS]

I still go for Kavanagh/Markworth at 15 and hope for Elton/Frost at 26 and O'Hanlon at 55. That would be a top draft for us IMHO.

[Penelope]

re kavanagh, big risk on someone who has a history of hamstring problems before they get into an afl environment.
there would have to be a big reward if it all went well, even then do you risk your first of two?

[mightytiges]

I read somewhere that the first time Kavanagh did his hammy he didn't seek proper treatment and just tried to rest the leg and then when he came back to play he did it again. Since then he's followed the doctors advice and was back playing again before the end of the season.

[Penelope]

how bad did he do it the second time?

[one-eyed]

ClarkyHeraldSun Jay Clark twitter:

"grigg still there at 26. Kav a big chance at 15. Defn a riskier pick though"

[mightytiges]

how bad did he do it the second time?

Here's the full article al:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/ready-for-redemption-after-injury-setback-20111114-1nflz.html#ixzz1e7zw14CE

Here's some snippets:

It was late last season that Kavanagh dived at a player to tackle him and felt his hamstring clutch, down near his knee. He looked after it, let it repair and didn't think too much about it. But when it happened again during the pre-season, higher up his leg this time, he started to wonder what was going on ...

His head filled with opinions, advice and plans-of-action, Kavanagh listened to what Michael Makdissi, the AIS doctor, told him. He stopped playing, stopped training and got his head around the thought that he wasn't going to start again for several months....

When he did get to play again, late in June, Kavanagh started with a half for his school side, then moved back to the Jets and built his game time back up all over again. He played nine or 10 games but missed the TAC Cup finals after corking a thigh, and in only one or two games did he feel like himself again. ''It was a bit of a relief,'' he said, ''when things started working. But it took a while to feel like that.''
 
Kavanagh was also conscious of his body, taking a while to trust it again. ''I think I was too cautious at times,'' he said. ''I had to try and stop that, to clear my mind, but there were times I'd half feel my hamstring pull and then realise it was fine, it was nothing. It gives you a bit of a fright and I felt like I got used to that, but it was hard to impact the game like I wanted to.
 
''I've had a few recruiters say I lost form coming back, but I found it hard to impose myself. I was focusing on what I couldn't do, and it was better when I just started to feel happy to be out there playing again.''

 
What happens from here? Kavanagh won't slide too far next week - he shouldn't get into the 20s - and he thinks about his hamstring in a scientific way now. He's done everything he was supposed to do, he's played on it, and it shouldn't cause any more problems. That said, he's as curious as anyone to find out how it handles the next step.

[tigs2011]

ClarkyHeraldSun Jay Clark twitter:

"grigg still there at 26. Kav a big chance at 15. Defn a riskier pick though"

Don't think we will take the punt personally as much as i'd like us to. I think Kangas/Bombers will get him.

I also can't see Adams sliding to us unfortunately. Just too good a talent as well as high character/leadership ability.