Cotchin obvious rising star - Rohan Connolly

[mightytiges]

put some money on collard.

He's been training well but as a rookie Collard needs someone to go on the long-term injury list for him to get an AFL game this year.

[True Thylacine]

Perhaps a nice theory Rohan but it didnt seem to work that well for Bryce Gibbs or Marc Murphy?

[wayne]

I would be surprised if Cotchin won it, even if he had an uninterupted pre-season.

We're going to have a lot of 2nd year players from the superdraft still eligible and I think it'd come from one of them.

[Rodgerramjet]

Rohan is one deluded son of a bitch.

What stage is deluded

[bluey_21]

  but realistically probably ain't gonna happen due to having no preseason

[one-eyed]

What stage is deluded

Their current one 

"I don't see any reason why we won't win double figures [of games] and, hopefully, enough to play a final - Matthew Lloyd yesterday
Link

[wayne]

"I don't see any reason why we won't win double figures [of games] and, hopefully, enough to play a final - Matthew Lloyd yesterday

He'll soon see a reason when a Jobe Watson stab pass hits a fan in the 3rd row on the chest. 

[mightytiges]

Top 4 last year wasn't it. Now they're like a premiership side 

Big Mal sees the Baby Bombers Mark II

TRIPLE premiership full-back Mal Michael believes Essendon supporters have plenty of reason for optimism this season, likening the current list to that of the successful 1993 “Baby Bombers” outfit.

http://www.afl.com.au/InternationalCupNews/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=54978

[one-eyed]

Send him a copy of my post MT,that should be the wake up call he's looking for at this stage of the year.

Done  . Whether it's published is another matter.

http://blogs.theage.com.au/realfooty/

[Hellenic Tiger]

Thanks OE hopefully we can get some gems in terms of responses from the deluded Bomber faithful. Lets reel in those suckers hook line and sinker.

[mightytiges]

Thanks OE hopefully we can get some gems in terms of responses from the deluded Bomber faithful. Lets reel in those suckers hook line and sinker.

The Age published it HT74 

http://blogs.theage.com.au/realfooty/archives/2008/02/early_predictio.html?page=fullpage#comments

It's the 3rd last comment on the page.

[Smokey]

Thanks OE hopefully we can get some gems in terms of responses from the deluded Bomber faithful. Lets reel in those suckers hook line and sinker.

The Age published it HT74 

http://blogs.theage.com.au/realfooty/archives/2008/02/early_predictio.html?page=fullpage#comments

It's the 3rd last comment on the page.

Looks even 1000% better out in a public non-partisan environment!   

[one-eyed]

2008 NAB Rising Star ratings: By Ryan Daniels
Posted Feb 11, 2008 - 5:35 AM

Ryan Daniels continues his top 10 lists in 2008, this time taking a look at the ‘up and coming’ stars who will look to succeed Geelong’s Joel Selwood as the nation’s fastest rising AFL talent.

(Eligibility- Nominees must have played no more than 10 AFL games at the start of the season, and must be under 21 years of age as at 1 January of that year.)

1. Trent Cotchin- Richmond

With number one pick Matthew Kreuzer expected to take some time to develop, Cotchin is the standout from the top selections. He will get a chance to play round one in a Tigers midfield that struggled last season. The award has gone to a midfielder for the past three years (Joel Selwood, Danyle Pearce and Brett Deledio) and don’t expect this season to be any different. Cotchin is the clear favourite.

2. Chris Masten- West Coast
3. Matthew Kreuzer- Carlton
4. Jamie McNamara- West Coast
5. Rhys Palmer- Fremantle
6. Robbie Tarrant- Kangaroos
7. Brad Ebert – West Coast
8. Mitch Brown – West Coast
9. Tom Collier – Brisbane
10. Cale Morton – Melbourne

The Roughie - David Gourdis – Richmond

Gourdis would have been devastated to have been overlooked at the NAB AFL Draft after performing so well at the draft camp (1st in the vertical jump and the 20 metre sprint), but the Tigers nabbed him in the preseason draft. The former Subiaco junior needs to develop some of his ball skills a little further, but his athletic ability will stand out even in the AFL. He will get his chance at some stage and will be keen to prove to the other 15 teams that they made a mistake by ignoring him last November.

On the outside looking in

David Myers (Essendon), Alex Rance (Richmond), James Sellar (Adelaide), Mathew Leuenberger (Brisbane), Ryan Cook (Collingwood)

http://www.footygoss.com/main/club_news/richmond/view/2008_nab_rising_star_ratings_by_ryan_daniels/

[bluey_21]

personally think chris masten, leunberger or rhys palmer are the best shots. Sellar and Cotchin as roughies (depending on how early Cotchin gets called up)

[richmondrules]

I wonder what facts he is basing his predictions on. Obviously doesn't keep an eye on Richmond training reports. Cotchin has had a very badly interrupted pre-season and will be just trying to get a game later in the season not worrying about the Rising Star IMO. Gourdis sounds more like a project player than a Rising Star winner, a very rough roughie. Oh well perhaps he knows more than me, personally I hope he's right.