I just asked Brett Anderson if he's heard any whispers on whom we're interested in with out first pick and he replied "Laverde/Ahern/Cockatoo/Weller. Laverde first, but will be well gone."
So it looks like it will be out of Ahern, Cockatoo or Weller.
From Emma Quayle's profiles:
Paul Ahern (Calder Cannons)Born 1.8.96, 181cm, 77kg
AFL biography: Smooth-moving midfielder with excellent balance and running capacity. Has an innate ability to make the difficult look easy, is dangerous when he pushes forward and can kick long goals on the run. Has an excellent mix of speed and endurance and can play inside or outside. Selected in the NAB AFL Under-18 All-Australian team
Ian Kyte, Calder Cannons: "Paul has elite speed and agility. He's a really good mark for his size and he's the one who can kick the goal to finish things off. He needs to work on becoming more consistent from week to week and even during games but I think he's come in a long way. He had a really big test in the TAC Cup grand final when he got a pretty heavy knock. If that had happened 12 months ago it would have been the end of him, but he's really matured and he handled that well and came on and really tried to get us back into the game."
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-draft-combine-harvester-medium-midfielders-20141002-10pj9n.htmlNakia 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."
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-draft-combine-harvester-medium-forwards-20141002-10pa6w.html#ixzz3Fc8gFkKgLachlan Weller (Southport)Born 23.2.1996, 181cm, 74kg
AFL biography: Medium midfielder with pace, poise and neat disposal by hand and foot. Always seems to have plenty of time when in possession. Averaged 18 disposals in three matches at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, going at 74% efficiency while also laying an average of 4.3 tackles. Brother of Maverick at St Kilda.
Adrian Fletcher, AFL Queensland: "He's a star. The only thing he needs to do is get his body stronger and get used to finding ways around being tagged. But he's a good player. He lifts, every time you need him and he can really hurt the opposition with his poise and his kicking. He trains as well as anybody, his character is right up there with the kids I've come across."
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