Jack Graham that is [merged]

[dwaino]

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He can't kick.
Has a real up and under style Grigg like.
Can certainly get the ball but what he does with it is a worry.

Saw his highlights, don't think he kicks like Grigg tbh

Watch Griggs highlights and even he doesn't look like he kicks like Grigg

If grigg passed the ball to me when you wrote this post, I'd still be waiting for it to reach me now.

 



The more I read about this one the better it is. A lot of clubs would say it about their late picks but he really is a steal at 53. Great physique already and no reason why he can't play a handful of games next year.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I like the fact he has a football pedigree in the way he plays. Also love the kick in the guts he took personally that a Larke medallist went so low

[Diocletian]

As I said - even he did kick like Grigg, better from an in and under player than an outside (one-way) runner....



 

[Willy]

Really happy with this pick.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Really happy with this pick.

Yep. Has mental strength too. 

[Owl]

agreed, good pick for 53, will want to stick it up em and we will want to watch while he does it.  Beast in the making.

[Ruanaidh]

Solid pick

[Owl]

really happy with this prick

[🏅Dooks]

Get the feeling he wont be the complete package but for pick 53 WGAF.

And if he keeps guys like Conca and friends out of the side on merit then its a plus.

[eliminator]

happy with this selection. Good luck to him.

[tony_montana]

really happy with this prick

prick or pick? 

[one-eyed]

New Tiger Jack Graham joins Rooster teammate Oleg Markov at Richmond

Matt Turner,
The Advertiser
November 27, 2016

DINNER is on Oleg Markov when Jack Graham reunites with his former North Adelaide teammate at Richmond.

Graham was tipped to be a top-30 selection at Friday night’s AFL National Draft but the inside midfielder was forced to wait anxiously until the Tigers selected him with pick 53.

A short time later, close friend and ex-Rooster Markov congratulated him via text.

“Oleg said ‘Monday, dinner’s on me’,” Graham, 18, says.

“I’m pretty stoked to get to see him again.

“We were pretty close, he’s a great bloke and I’m sure he’ll take me under his wing.

“(Tigers captain) Trent Cotchin also sent me a message, saying ‘welcome to Tigerland’.

“Straight away all the boys have made me feel welcome and it’s a great feeling.”

This past season Graham became the first Croweater in 14 years to win the Larke Medal for the best division one player at the national under-18 titles.

The SA captain averaged 25.3 disposals during the championships and was named in the under-18 all-Australian team.

He was linked to Brisbane’s mid-20s selections in the lead-up to the draft and Essendon spoke with him on Friday.

But the Lions and Bombers overlooked him, leaving the Tigers to pounce.

For a while, Graham thought he might have to wait until Monday’s rookie draft to find an AFL home.

“You never know really with the draft,” he says.

“I was getting a bit nervous but I’m over the moon that Richmond picked me up.

“At the end of the day, we all start out on the same line.”

Graham — the son of former West Torrens player Jeff Graham — watched the draft at home in Greenwith with friends and family.

He says his heart sank a little bit when his name was called.

“I couldn’t believe it — the dream kind of came true,” he says.

“Mum was like all mums, over the moon and jumping for joy.

“Dad gave me the old handshake and hug, and just said ‘congratulations’.”

Graham was stunned to be one of just four homegrown Croweaters taken on Friday.

The others were Roosters teammate Will Hayward (Sydney), Woodville-West Torrens defender Brennan Cox (Fremantle) and Sturt basketball convert Lewis Young (Western Bulldogs).

“Some of the talent we had at the national champs was great and I’m surprised some of the other boys didn’t get picked up,” he says.

“I thought there was going to be a lot more than four.”

Graham, who stands 183cm and 83kg, will head to Melbourne on Sunday.

He says being selected later in the draft will motivate him during his first AFL pre-season.

“You just want to go out there and put your best foot forward,” he says.

“I’m looking forward to getting to know the boys and making sure I get their respect.”


Jack Graham, drafted to Richmond, with his mum Sue, sister Keeley (10) and dad Jeff.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/new-tiger-jack-graham-joins-rooster-teammate-oleg-markov-at-richmond/news-story/c5ebba82905deda7923abf0b1d5a06c4

[Yeahright]

really happy with this prick

prick or pick? 

Hopefully both*

*On field that is. We can't have someone not signing a good autograph

[Sticky Fingers]

The more I read about this kid, the more I wonder if we have drafted some coverage for Dusty in the event we lose him to free agency.

Apparently at least one WA club didn't rate him as highly as the media did because of a belief he shone at the U18 champs on the back of his ability to impose himself physically on games which he is unlikely to be able to do at AFL level.

I have no doubt he is a good pick at 53. But I have a feeling he is more likely to be Anthony Banik than Dusty Martin.

[dwaino]

New Tiger Jack Graham joins Rooster teammate Oleg Markov at Richmond

Matt Turner,
The Advertiser
November 27, 2016

DINNER is on Oleg Markov when Jack Graham reunites with his former North Adelaide teammate at Richmond.

Graham was tipped to be a top-30 selection at Friday night’s AFL National Draft but the inside midfielder was forced to wait anxiously until the Tigers selected him with pick 53.

A short time later, close friend and ex-Rooster Markov congratulated him via text.

“Oleg said ‘Monday, dinner’s on me’,” Graham, 18, says.

“I’m pretty stoked to get to see him again.

“We were pretty close, he’s a great bloke and I’m sure he’ll take me under his wing.

“(Tigers captain) Trent Cotchin also sent me a message, saying ‘welcome to Tigerland’.

“Straight away all the boys have made me feel welcome and it’s a great feeling.”

This past season Graham became the first Croweater in 14 years to win the Larke Medal for the best division one player at the national under-18 titles.

The SA captain averaged 25.3 disposals during the championships and was named in the under-18 all-Australian team.

He was linked to Brisbane’s mid-20s selections in the lead-up to the draft and Essendon spoke with him on Friday.

But the Lions and Bombers overlooked him, leaving the Tigers to pounce.

For a while, Graham thought he might have to wait until Monday’s rookie draft to find an AFL home.

“You never know really with the draft,” he says.

“I was getting a bit nervous but I’m over the moon that Richmond picked me up.

“At the end of the day, we all start out on the same line.”

Graham — the son of former West Torrens player Jeff Graham — watched the draft at home in Greenwith with friends and family.

He says his heart sank a little bit when his name was called.

“I couldn’t believe it — the dream kind of came true,” he says.

“Mum was like all mums, over the moon and jumping for joy.

“Dad gave me the old handshake and hug, and just said ‘congratulations’.”

Graham was stunned to be one of just four homegrown Croweaters taken on Friday.

The others were Roosters teammate Will Hayward (Sydney), Woodville-West Torrens defender Brennan Cox (Fremantle) and Sturt basketball convert Lewis Young (Western Bulldogs).

“Some of the talent we had at the national champs was great and I’m surprised some of the other boys didn’t get picked up,” he says.

“I thought there was going to be a lot more than four.”

Graham, who stands 183cm and 83kg, will head to Melbourne on Sunday.

He says being selected later in the draft will motivate him during his first AFL pre-season.

“You just want to go out there and put your best foot forward,” he says.

“I’m looking forward to getting to know the boys and making sure I get their respect.”


Jack Graham, drafted to Richmond, with his mum Sue, sister Keeley (10) and dad Jeff.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/new-tiger-jack-graham-joins-rooster-teammate-oleg-markov-at-richmond/news-story/c5ebba82905deda7923abf0b1d5a06c4

Is that his son on the right?