Emma Quayle's draftee summaries (Age)

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First one is about Daniel Rich.....

Daniel Rich
Emma Quayle | November 18, 2008

FROM
Subiaco, Western Australia. Has spent the past two years in the senior WAFL side, winning premierships in both seasons. He played his junior footy at Sorrento Duncraig Junior Football Club.

THE NUMBERS
Born July 7, 1990; 183 centimetres; 83 kilograms.

THE LOWDOWN
A true midfielder, Rich will go in and get the ball without fear, but can also finish things off beautifully when he has the ball in his hands. His long, left-foot kick is among the best this draft has to offer. He might not have the same athletic scope as someone such as Stephen Hill, but lock him in to play a lot of football at a very high level.

RUNNING AND JUMPING
Rich wasn’t able to do most of the draft camp testing due to a sore hamstring after the WAFL grand final. He had a shot at the repeat speed test, though, before pulling up sore, notching 26.48 seconds (the test is six lots of 30-metre sprints in 20-second cycles — if you run it in three seconds, you get a 17-second rest before having to turn around and do it again). His time was only a smidgen over the average.

WHERE WILL HE END UP?
West Coast is a rough chance to pick him, but the Eagles seem more sure to go with either Nick Naitanui or Jack Watts — whichever player Melbourne doesn’t take. Fremantle will think hard about him, and if it passes then either Port Adelaide, Essendon or (most particularly) Carlton may find him irresistible. There’s a chance, though, that he could be the draft’s big slider and get as far as the Brisbane Lions at No. 7. If so, think about him for next year’s Rising Star award — the past two winners, Joel Selwood and Rhys Palmer, were picked with the same choice.

SLIGHTLY IRRELEVANT YET INTERESTING FACT
Rich had the smallest hand span measured at the draft camp — 19.2 centimetres. He also had the shortest arms of all players tested at the camp and state screening sessions — 76.1. He has been an Eagles member for many years and will have to hand over his reserved seat if he ends up elsewhere.

IF HE WAS A BISCUIT HE’D BE
A Barbeque Shape. Small but substantial, with a nice kick.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/daniel-rich/2008/11/18/1226770458718.html

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Picks of the draft: Jack Ziebell
Emma Quayle | November 20, 2008

FROM: The Murray Bushrangers and Caulfield Grammar, after a junior career in Wodonga.
THE NUMBERS Born 28 February 1991; 188 cms; 86 kgs.

THE LOWDOWN A tall midfielder who can float into other parts of the ground. He doesn’t have explosive pace but is a good kick. Has desire and courage in bucketloads, and supporters will love him. He’s also a leader and Ziebell’s team in this year’s AIS-AFL Academy voted him their most valued teammate.

RUNNING AND JUMPING Ziebell’s beep test was just below the average and he ran his 20-metre sprint in 3.11 seconds. You wouldn’t be drafting him for outside-the-pack speed, but that won’t matter too much because he’ll be the one in the middle of the pack digging the ball out.

WHERE HE’LL END UP Ziebell will be in the minds of Port Adelaide, Essendon and Carlton, but my money is on him heading to Brisbane or slipping through to North Melbourne at No. 9 should Daniel Rich slip down the order ahead of him.

SLIGHTLY IRRELEVANT YET INTERESTING FACT At 15 years and five months, in 2006 Ziebell became the youngest player to play senior footy for the Wodonga Bulldogs.

IF HE WAS A BISCUIT HE’D BE A Scotch Finger. Solid, reliable, not overly flashy but always gets the job done.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/general/picks-of-the-draft-jack-ziebell/2008/11/20/1226770550806.html