Rookie Draft

[camboon]

Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.

[Andyy]

There's a limited range of scenarios IMO.

Is he good enough/ceiling high enough?
Yes/No
If no, don't draft.

If yes
Is he a nice enough kid or way too much of a DH?
Nice/DH
If DH, don't draft
If nice, draft

So either he's so damned ordinary that the club is convinced he isn't and never will be AFL standard, and every club agrees, yet he nominated for F/S regardless.

Or he's a massive DH and every club knows it, which I think is less likely, since most DH's tend to get chances at multiple AFL clubs anyway...

Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.

Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.

It's interesting, isn't it? The idea of nominating for F/S if the club has more or less told you that they won't take you...?

Just because Duncan was good doesn’t mean his offspring will be, eg Roach and Naish

Happy for the club to make the call they think is correct

Absolutely agree, but when you can pick the kid up for nothing, on a short rookie contract...why not?

Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.

I don't need to look - personally I'd have used the rookie pick on Kellaway myself.

[ajGreen]

Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.

Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.

Why is it bad form? Has no affect on other clubs drafting him. That I can think off.

[Andyy]

Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.

Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.

Why is it bad form? Has no affect on other clubs drafting him. That I can think off.

Perhaps poor choice of words.

Maybe 'odd decision' then, to nominate yourself as a F/S if you've been told they won't be taking you.

If the club doesn't even want him to train with them over summer for a potential rookie spot that says their mind is well and truly made up. They don't think he has the potential to grow into even a role-players, or as I said, they may not like him as a person etc.

[Damo]

You guys have it the wrong way around
Richmond did him a favour nominating him

The alternate was not nominating and having 17 clubs think “they obviously don’t rate him at all, I wonder why”.

At least other clubs thought we were keen. Even if behind closed doors we had been transparent with the Kellaway family.

Hardly the fault of Richmond that 17 other clubs didn’t think he was good enough for even a rookie spot.

[Tiger Khosh]

Seems a bit of a reach damo. I mean you could be right but I agree with most of the others that it’s a bit of a bizarre situation.

You would think if he is nominated as a potential father/son then the club considered him good enough for a spot obviously depending on several factors (list spots, other players that they right higher being available, etc.).

To be invited to train over the SSP to potentially earn a rookie spot is like the barest of bare minimums a player could get.

[Damo]

To be invited to train over the SSP to potentially earn a rookie spot is like the barest of bare minimums a player could get.

This is the bit I don’t get at all and agree. He should have been given this option.

Even if not picked up. He would have got great benefit from being in the system.

[Tiger Khosh]

Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.

Not that it matters much in the context of what kellaways situation is because we still have 1 spot open anyway, but I actually think NRT’s highlights look great. I mean they are highlights so of course they’d look good but he has electric pace something young LK does not have at all. NRT was also no.1 for clearances in SAFL u18 comp and gets forward well with high score involvements.

[Damo]

When talking about Kellaway, let’s not forget he was one of three.
McGuane not taken and White wasn’t taken till the rookie draft.

So by nominating a father son , it’s far from a guarantee

[Tiger Khosh]

McGuane wasn’t nominated by the pies damo.

If we didn’t nominate at all, I don’t think there’d be any questions about it. Just seems strange to nominate and then not even invite to train.

[Assange Tiger 😎]

I loved the Kellaways so I'm a bit disappointed Louis isn't getting a shot. It just is what it is. Right now it seems he's just considered worth the punt. Bit sad but what can ya do

[Andyy]

Clubs don't nominate the player, isn't it the other way around?

[Tiger Khosh]

Clubs don't nominate the player, isn't it the other way around?

Nah the clubs nominate but the players can reject it or choose btw options (i.e. if they are both f/s and NGA).

[WilliamPowell]

Club have said they were very open and honest with the Kellaways behind closed doors

They fact they won't say what was said in those private conversations I think is leading to all this conjecture.

The 1st thought that came to mind for me at least on draft night was he didn't get selected because other players we rated higher were available when our picks rolled around. As for the rookie draft, clearly they are wanting to see what's our there.

No issue on my part

[Andyy]

Clubs don't nominate the player, isn't it the other way around?

Nah the clubs nominate but the players can reject it or choose btw options (i.e. if they are both f/s and NGA).

Thanks for clarifying