Deledio will go #1 so if we win on the weekend we can kiss him goodbye to Hawthorn.
Like wrenny I really liked Ryan Griffen. He has a number of senior games for South Adelaide this year working his way up from the U19's. He has a slight cartilage tear in his left knee (happened this weekend) which has put him out for the season.
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Top draft tip out for season
The Adelaide Advertiser
By WARREN PARTLAND
17aug04
AFL recruitment personnel have had their final chance to watch outstanding South Adelaide prospect Ryan Griffen in action before the national draft.
The talented teenager will miss the Panthers' final two minor round matches after damaging his knee in the loss to Glenelg on Saturday.
Griffen was carried from the field in the last quarter and there were fears he had suffered major damage.
But tests revealed a slight cartilage tear in his left knee and he will undergo surgery today.
"I've had problems with the knee on and off for a few months," he said. "It is not bad though and I'll have a minor operation."
Griffen is tipped to be picked up early in the draft in November after impressing as state captain in the national under-18 championships in Melbourne.
A product of South Adelaide's juniors, he has made nine league appearances for the Panthers and shown enormous potential.
The loss of Griffen further hinders the Panthers' slim chances of qualifying for the finals. They have lost their past six matches to slip to seventh place.
South has a bye this week and then fronts Sturt and North Adelaide in the last two rounds.
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