Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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Where would you rank Gresh now? Where do you think he will rank in the fullness of time?

1 Jacob Weitering Carlton Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup
2 Josh Schache Brisbane Lions Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup
3 Callum Mills Sydney North Shore Sydney AFL Academy player; Melbourne's bid matched with picks 33, 36, 37 and 43[47]
4 Clayton Oliver Melbourne Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Traded from Gold Coast
5 Darcy Parish Essendon Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
6 Aaron Francis Essendon West Adelaide SANFL Traded from St Kilda
7 Jacob Hopper Greater Western Sydney North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Academy player; Gold Coast's bid matched with pick 11[47]
8 Callum Ah Chee Gold Coast South Fremantle WAFL Traded from Melbourne
9 Sam Weideman Melbourne Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Traded from Greater Western Sydney; received from Collingwood
10 Harry McKay Carlton Gippsland Power TAC Cup Traded from Greater Western Sydney
11 Wayne Milera Adelaide Central District SANFL Traded from Geelong
12 Charlie Curnow Carlton Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Traded from Western Bulldogs
13 Matthew Kennedy Greater Western Sydney Collingullie-Glenfield Park RFNL Academy player; Richmond's bid matched with picks 34 and 40[47]
14 Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions Aspley NEAFL Academy player; Richmond's bid matched with picks 36 and 37[47]
15 Daniel Rioli Richmond North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
16 Harrison Himmelberg Greater Western Sydney Mangoplah-CUE RFNL Academy player; Adelaide's bid matched with picks 48, 50, 55 and 59[47]
17 Tom Doedee Adelaide Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
18 Jade Gresham St Kilda Northern Knights TAC Cup Traded from Sydney


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629799Post Saintberra »

If I'm not wrong, I believe the AFL points system rates him as the 4th best 1st year player. I'm unsure how that is adjudicated though.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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I was thinking during the game that it wouldn't be surprising if he turned out better than a bunch of the top 10 picks. Absolute steal for us at this point, he looks like a natural and his vision and evasiveness are excellent.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629804Post Toy Saint »

I'm loving the look of Gresham....looking at that list Ithink I'd only swap him for....umm...maybe...nah...

No, I don't want to swap for any on that list


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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Handpass in I think 3rd Qtr to 4 Saints in the clear was magic, the talking heads got excited over THAT one
Better than anything Sam Mitchell does...


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629813Post freely »

I loved when the carlton player knocked him down and sat on his head - and Gresh just dished off the hand pass anyways as if he always wore that bloke as a helmet!


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629816Post Con Gorozidis »

Dont want to go too early because Lewis Taylor looked like a world beater in his first year and looks sh*t now.
But Gresh definitely looks like a top tenner.
Notice Montagna compared him to Lachie Neale so that would be a good outcome if it eventuates.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629818Post The Fireman »

freely wrote:I loved when the carlton player knocked him down and sat on his head - and Gresh just dished off the hand pass anyways as if he always wore that bloke as a helmet!
lol ..thought the same thing


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629822Post kosifantutti »

Jake Carlisle was the steak knives in the Jade Gresham trade.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629824Post saynta »

kosifantutti wrote:Jake Carlisle was the steak knives in the Jade Gresham trade.

Love it.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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I agree Toy Saint. I don't think I would trade him for any of them.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629832Post SemperFidelis »

saynta wrote:
kosifantutti wrote:Jake Carlisle was the steak knives in the Jade Gresham trade.

Love it.
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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629835Post Sainter_Dad »

Sainter_Dad wrote:
fugazi wrote:sign him up for 3 more years now
10 years - Give the kid the kitchen sink - he is a gem - Gresh and Carlisle for pick 5 and 24 - dip our recruiters in gold and stuff diamonds up their butt!!!!


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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Saintberra wrote:If I'm not wrong, I believe the AFL points system rates him as the 4th best 1st year player. I'm unsure how that is adjudicated though.
He rates #1 for player ratings average. I'm not counting Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti because he is 4 years older than Gresh, Parish, Mills, etc.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629838Post George27 »

It is a great topic for us. Clearly he is now way higher than 18. I reckon he would be about 4 - I would have Weitering , Mills and maybe Hipwood ahead of him. After the first two weeks I thought "why is this guy getting a game at this stage ?" . At that point I would have swapped him for a whole heap of them. Today I gave him BOG. He is a keeper !


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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He looks like a footballer - he WILL be the best of the draft - I BELIEVE - having seen him play, I would have been pissed if we did not take him at 5 (6) - forget Carlisle - I am sayind Carlisle is the pick 15 we used and Gresh the 5 - He is a champ - and he is OURS - Sign him - now and forever


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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So George27 if Carlton or Sydney said they wanted Gresham for Weitering or Mills would you take the deal. I wouldn't


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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i think we'll look back in a couple of years and see this was a very good top 18, with a dozen players of that group being good enough to be top 5 in many previous drafts


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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I think he is one of the most talented players I have ever seen pull on a St Kilda jumper.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

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Goose is king wrote:So George27 if Carlton or Sydney said they wanted Gresham for Weitering or Mills would you take the deal. I wouldn't
Nor would I . The OP post asked two questions.

1. Where would you rank him now? Answer - IMHO, 4. He is not going to win the Rising Star. He is currently $101. A lot of those ahead of him are second or third year players, but Mills, Parish , Weitering well ahead of him.

2. Where would he rank in the fullness of time ? My Answer - "He's a keeper ". Sorry if that was not clear enough, but to me potentially he is the best of the lot of them, and I would not trade him. IMO he is ahead of Parish, will have Mills covered, and as good as Hipwood could be we have our KPF. Weitering would be tempting , but there is something so exciting about Jade. He could give us a lot of joy for a long time.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629877Post Griggsy »

What a player. He had a lot of accolades prior to draft and was overlooked due to his size. Making a lot of recruiters look silly now.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629883Post Goose is king »

George wasn't a case of you not being clear I just posed a different question too you. I agree with Parish being ahead of Gresham this year and Weitering has shown heaps too. Our boy has the most X factor about him of the lot.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629884Post skeptic »

adds credibility to the rumour that he was the 5th or 6th rated player on our list for the draft


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629886Post satchmo »

skeptic wrote:adds credibility to the rumour that he was the 5th or 6th rated player on our list for the draft
There was a lot of that going around at the time.


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Re: Pick 18 Jade Gresham

Post: # 1629889Post remboy »

His vision for a first year player is amazing. Knows how much time he's got and uses it perfectly. Seems to always hit a target and put it to a teammates advantage. Great value pick.


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