Future Father-Sons

[tigertough12]

Probably interesting to note that once a pick number, be it 3rd,4th 5th,6th....... rounder is nominated it cannot be used during trade week.
Maybe a few reasons we didn't take Josh, we still may intend on doing so.
This gives us more flexibility next week for trades, upgrades e.t.c.

spot on scuttlebut

[Smokey]

Probably interesting to note that once a pick number, be it 3rd,4th 5th,6th....... rounder is nominated it cannot be used during trade week.
Maybe a few reasons we didn't take Josh, we still may intend on doing so.
This gives us more flexibility next week for trades, upgrades e.t.c.

Yep.  If we thought for one moment that Free was certainly going to be a 'player' then we would have put a FS bid on him.  Not nominating him only means that we think he is a risk at best and as such there is no need for us to take that risk at this point.  A very late draft pick will be a sufficient risk IF we think he is worth it.

[Infamy]

The fact no other clubs wanted him means we could have elected to take him with our last selection in the draft if we wanted to. Clearly we think he's only a rookie proposition.

[one-eyed]

Josh Free came third in the North Ballarat Rebels B&F

But it doesn't sound like he was invited to the Victorian state screening

http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-3020-27610-0-0&sID=79288&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10204976&sectionID=79288

[Ramps]

The fact no other clubs wanted him means we could have elected to take him with our last selection in the draft if we wanted to. Clearly we think he's only a rookie proposition.

I consider this an improvement. In the past wed hand over a 3rd round pick so we could engage in a PR exercise.

[mightytiges]

Hard to see now Free jnr being picked up even as a rookie by us. I've been told the Club believes he is too slow.

[1965]

Interesting article on Matt Dee included the following statement:


He did - Dea became a Richmond player at the No. 44 pick. And Free? Overlooked for a father-son spot, he may yet get to wear a black and yellow jumper.

''He's another good kid and he's been training with us for two weeks,'' Jackson said. ''He's in contention for a rookie spot.''

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/trip-to-scout-player-makes-tigers-dea-20091127-jwzo.html

[one-eyed]

A fair way off but Maurice Rioli has a 7 year old son according to ABC 774.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Sign him up now so we don't look stupid in 10 years when he stars for someone else.

[wayne]

A fair way off but Maurice Rioli has a 7 year old son according to ABC 774.

He also has another son, older I think, but at the moment he's into basketball.

[mightytiges]

Sign him up now so we don't look stupid in 10 years when he stars for someone else.

Maurice played over 100 games for us (118) so as long as the F/S rules don't change Maurice jnr will be ours if he is any good at footy.