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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #45 on: November 27, 2014, 08:53:16 PM »
He'll go alright this kid

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #46 on: November 27, 2014, 09:52:53 PM »
He will be fine, will end up like Tucky, ropey tough sonofabitch, and with some nice skills by the sound of it

Tuck 92 kegs ...
yeah he was pretty tall too, this bloke isn't as tall but not a bad height he is just gonna be a wirey bloke.  He will get strong, he probably won't weigh 92 but when I was his age I weighed the same and ended up 90kg after weights and footy.  I filled out fast, some of us just fill out later than others.  If he stays as slick as he is now, we might have just found our selves that x factor player we all been craving.  Three months and he will put on a 5kgs at the very least now that he is in the system.
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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #47 on: November 27, 2014, 10:06:30 PM »
And I shall love him, and squeeze him, and call him nat fyfe





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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #48 on: November 27, 2014, 10:10:11 PM »
Haha
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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #49 on: November 27, 2014, 10:30:45 PM »
I like this pick, he looks a natural with the footy, he takes the game on and looks pacy. If/when he does fill out he should be able to get to 80kgs and not lose any pace.

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« Reply #50 on: November 27, 2014, 10:35:27 PM »
I like this pick, he looks a natural with the footy, he takes the game on and looks pacy. If/when he does fill out he should be able to get to 80kgs and not lose any pace.
na will soon get to 85 kg at lkeast. i like this pick as well theres so much upside to this kid. and hes not just an a outside player he does get his own ball when needed. in the near future it means he will be given outside roles.

we complain about a lack of real pace and imo we took two who help in this area. we took a potential power fwd  and we took an inside mid. id say we did address a few klist needs.

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #51 on: November 27, 2014, 10:39:21 PM »
Fantastic selection.

The Bob Murphy comparisons will do nicely.


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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #53 on: November 28, 2014, 04:17:31 AM »
Free-running AFL draft prospect Connor Menadue certain to be snapped up after starring for Western Jets in the TAC Cup
Herald-Sun
 November 17, 2014



GIVE Connor Menadue a free run at your peril.

The 18-year-old from the Western Jets split opposition teams apart with his speed this season, engineering countless forays forward from the half-back line and midfield.

Menadue mixed pace with impressive contested ball and tackle numbers and was one of six Jets named in the Vic Metro squad for the AFL Under-18 National Championships.

He also performed well at the national combine, logging the fifth fastest time in the 20m sprint – 2.88 secs – and clocking 10 mins 7 secs in the 3km time trial.

Labelled a “terrific speed endurance athlete” by Jets talent manager Shane Sexton, Menadue appears all-but certain to find an AFL home on draft night.

The Seabrook resident, who completed his last Year 12 exam on Friday, said he had not been able to give the draft much attention yet.

“I haven’t really thought about it too much, with exams,” he said.

“But definitely as it’s getting closer I’m getting more nervous.

“I was happy with my season. I think I was pretty consistent and there were only a couple of games where I was pretty disappointed with my game.

“I was able to go into different positions and still perform, which was really good.”

Menadue showcased his class with a devastating performance in the Jets’ TAC Cup elimination final loss to Dandenong Stingrays.

While his team was ­defeated, Menadue could easily have been handed best on ground honours.

“My second half — that would have been my best half I’ve ever played, just with the circumstances and being able to step up when we were down,” he said.

“We couldn’t get over the line, but I was really happy with how I came out after half-time and just gave my all.”

Menadue’s versatility is unquestionable, but he said he preferred to fill a role across half-back, mixed with stints in the middle.

He also managed 16 goals from 16 games this year, which underlined his nous in the attacking half.

“I got moved to the midfield midway through the year and started becoming damaging and kicking goals,” he said. “I also think my versatility (is a strength), being able to play in different positions and also on different players – being able to play on talls and play on smalls.

“My contested ball and my tackling improved.

“I tried to work on that during the year and I think my tackles increased in games and when it was my turn to go for the ball I definitely improved in that area — taking the body, getting the hit and trying to be clean under pressure.”

Menadue, a Western ­Bulldogs supporter, said Robert Murphy, Bradley Hill, Lewis Jetta and Nathan Fyfe were among his favourite AFL players.

http://www.news.com.au/national/freerunning-afl-draft-prospect-connor-menadue-certain-to-be-snapped-up-after-starring-for-western-jets-in-the-tac-cup/story-e6frfkp9-1227125738819

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #54 on: November 28, 2014, 04:18:55 AM »
Connor Menadue  (Western Jets)

Born 19.9.1996, 188cm, 69kg

AFL biography: Excellent athlete that uses his pace and running capacity to run and carry the footy and often breaks the lines.  A quiet kid by nature that has the ability to play on a range of opponents regardless of size. Averaged 19.6 disposals per game in his 14 matches for the Western Jets.  Consistency is his greatest strength.

Shane Sexton, Western Jets: "Connor's been really impressive, from start to finish this year. He was our best player in the first four or five games and we weren't too sure about him before then but he's been outstanding and he's our best speed and endurance athlete by far. He can run all day. He played some reasonably footy at the national championships bitu he finished off the year really well and he was easily our best player in the elimination final so he's played well under some pressure. He's that type who can run and carry and kick a goal off the half-backline, he's very capable overhead and he'll run a `5-plus beep test and test really well in the sprint. He's a good runner, a nice size and I think he'll be very capable of playing the modern game."

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-draft-combine-harvester-medium-midfielders-20141002-10pj9n.html

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #55 on: November 28, 2014, 07:54:47 AM »
Just going off the highlights clip, if this is the 33 best kid in the draft, this draft isn't anywhere near as good as they say.
I hated FJ before tonight but letting Laverde go and now picking up a really skinny kid like this, I hate him even more.

you do realise laverde was picked up at pick 19.....so almost every team overlooked him in the first round, including essendon with their first pick

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #56 on: November 28, 2014, 09:40:35 AM »
Just going off the highlights clip, if this is the 33 best kid in the draft, this draft isn't anywhere near as good as they say.
I hated FJ before tonight but letting Laverde go and now picking up a really skinny kid like this, I hate him even more.

you do realise laverde was picked up at pick 19.....so almost every team overlooked him in the first round, including essendon with their first pick

Peggles - shhhhhh - why ruin a good rant from big tone with a fact like that.

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #57 on: November 28, 2014, 09:52:15 AM »
Just going off the highlights clip, if this is the 33 best kid in the draft, this draft isn't anywhere near as good as they say.
I hated FJ before tonight but letting Laverde go and now picking up a really skinny kid like this, I hate him even more.

you do realise laverde was picked up at pick 19.....so almost every team overlooked him in the first round, including essendon with their first pick

Peggles - shhhhhh - why ruin a good rant from big tone with a fact like that.

Mckenzie was overlooked 76 times


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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #58 on: November 28, 2014, 06:21:12 PM »
Just going off the highlights clip, if this is the 33 best kid in the draft, this draft isn't anywhere near as good as they say.
I hated FJ before tonight but letting Laverde go and now picking up a really skinny kid like this, I hate him even more.

you do realise laverde was picked up at pick 19.....so almost every team overlooked him in the first round, including essendon with their first pick
Big deal!
It doesn't mean it's right. A lot of players get overlooked till later in the draft- Fyfe ring a bell?
Let's just see.

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #59 on: November 28, 2014, 06:25:40 PM »
Just going off the highlights clip, if this is the 33 best kid in the draft, this draft isn't anywhere near as good as they say.
I hated FJ before tonight but letting Laverde go and now picking up a really skinny kid like this, I hate him even more.

you do realise laverde was picked up at pick 19.....so almost every team overlooked him in the first round, including essendon with their first pick

Peggles - shhhhhh - why ruin a good rant from big tone with a fact like that.
It's an opinion, am I aloud one?
Laverde will be a star.
Just like Heppel, and clubs overlooked him including FJ the d1khead.