7 Rookies Next Year

LTN16 · Post: # 500221Post **LTN16** » Fri 07 Dec 2007 10:27pm

We will have 7 Rookies next year because of us elevating Khan Haretuku(our NSW scholarship holder) to a rookie means he is still a rookie but is outside of the list.

Our Rookie's Next Year will be:
1. Jayden Attard
2. Robert Eddy
3. Luke van Rheenen
4. Pick 8
5. Pick 24
6. Pick 39
7. Khan Haretuku

ausfatcat · Post: # 500227Post **ausfatcat** » Fri 07 Dec 2007 10:51pm

are you sure on that? it doesn't sound right to me.

LTN16 · Post: # 500228Post **LTN16** » Fri 07 Dec 2007 10:57pm

ausfatcat wrote:are you sure on that? it doesn't sound right to me.

Have a read of this it explains it all
http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabi ... wsId=54131

goodie · Post: # 500230Post **goodie** » Fri 07 Dec 2007 11:02pm

The other question is can we afford that

Armoooo · Post: # 500232Post **Armoooo** » Fri 07 Dec 2007 11:12pm

Yeah I heard about this a while ago and yeah we can afford it because Rookies are outside the salary cap...

borderbarry · Sat 08 Dec 2007 11:04am

7 rookies is the way I have understood to be the case for the Saints, but everyone seems to think only 6. We will have to wait 3 days to find out whether we take 2 or 3, I suppose.

bobmurray · Post: # 500278Post **bobmurray** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 11:51am

Picks 8-24-39....

We should be able to pick up a tall defender type with at least one of those picks.........

Post: # 500284Post **n1ck** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 12:00pm

are any of the players who nominated for the PSD available to take as rookies?

im talking of collard and dunn in particular.

mad saint guy · Sat 08 Dec 2007 12:05pm

n1ck wrote:are any of the players who nominated for the PSD available to take as rookies?

im talking of collard and dunn in particular.

Yes. You nominate for the two drafts together. Although if a player is under 18 or over 22 at Dec 31st then they aren't eligble to be rookied.

The new mature rookie rule means that you can take one over age player providing that he hasn't been on an AFL list before.

Otiman · Post: # 500308Post **Otiman** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 12:51pm

Clubs can include a maximum of three extra players on their rookie list, provided they are former scholarship list players, international scholarship holders (there are none of these players in this year's pool) or Sydney and Brisbane based players.

I'm a whole lot more excited about the rookie draft now

Otiman · Post: # 500310Post **Otiman** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 12:56pm

mad saint guy wrote:Yes. You nominate for the two drafts together. Although if a player is under 18 or over 22 at Dec 31st then they aren't eligble to be rookied.

Are Mini and Sweeney eligible? Those are about the only two delistees i'd be interested in rookieing. Sweeney would have benefited from the kick up the arse in delisting, and Mini has been managed badly in his first few years, I thought even this year that he should have been ahead of Birss.

mad saint guy · Sat 08 Dec 2007 12:59pm

Otiman wrote:
mad saint guy wrote:Yes. You nominate for the two drafts together. Although if a player is under 18 or over 22 at Dec 31st then they aren't eligble to be rookied.
Are Mini and Sweeney eligible?

Can't you figure that out from what I just said?

Are they under 18? No.
Are they over 22? No.

Therefore they are eligble.

Armoooo · Post: # 500312Post **Armoooo** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 1:02pm

McQualter is a hack, I don't want anything to do with him... Sweeny is a possibility, wouldn't mind seeing what he is capable of after getting this wake up call...

Otiman · Post: # 500318Post **Otiman** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 1:36pm

mad saint guy wrote:Can't you figure that out from what I just said?

Yes, but i'm hungover and lazy. Mostly the latter. Thanks MSG

stinger · Post: # 500336Post **stinger** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 4:18pm

n1ck wrote:are any of the players who nominated for the PSD available to take as rookies?

im talking of collard and dunn in particular.

carscum will take dunn with the second pick in the psd.......they already have him down at the club......

jezza · Post: # 500374Post **jezza** » Sat 08 Dec 2007 9:22pm

why don't we rookie Kyle Matthews,as he will play senior footy in 2008

Saints Premiers 2008 · Sat 08 Dec 2007 10:22pm

stinger wrote:
n1ck wrote:are any of the players who nominated for the PSD available to take as rookies?

im talking of collard and dunn in particular.

carscum will take dunn with the second pick in the psd.......they already have him down at the club......

both dunn and collard will get taken in the pre-season draft...and considering our first pick is at 8 we dont have a chance of getting them either

hopefully all recycled players are taken in the pre-season so we have a chance maybe at arrowsmith, gourdis or bellchambers

doubtful though

LTN16 · Post: # 500471Post **LTN16** » Sun 09 Dec 2007 1:07pm

Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:
stinger wrote:
n1ck wrote:are any of the players who nominated for the PSD available to take as rookies?

im talking of collard and dunn in particular.

carscum will take dunn with the second pick in the psd.......they already have him down at the club......
both dunn and collard will get taken in the pre-season draft...and considering our first pick is at 8 we dont have a chance of getting them either

hopefully all recycled players are taken in the pre-season so we have a chance maybe at arrowsmith, gourdis or bellchambers

doubtful though

Travis Dulic a KP Defender would also be a good selection in the Rookie Draft.

RBnW · Post: # 500478Post **RBnW** » Sun 09 Dec 2007 1:22pm

as i read it we can have our 6 rookies plus an interstate rookie if they come from the NSW program, so we have 3 picks.......and will end up with 7 for the year........

borderbarry · Mon 10 Dec 2007 8:59am

Travs Dulic, who beat Ben <cEvoy twice in the finals apparently, would be a great pick-up, but I am not sure he is old enough to be rookied.

LTN16 · Post: # 501021Post **LTN16** » Mon 10 Dec 2007 9:44pm

I won't be surprised if we pick up a Mature Age Rookie in the 23 - 27yr old age bracket, some bloke who's been dominating the VFL, WAFL, SANFL or QAFL.

SaintBot · Post: # 501047Post **SaintBot** » Mon 10 Dec 2007 10:34pm

LTN16 wrote:I won't be surprised if we pick up a Mature Age Rookie in the 23 - 27yr old age bracket, some bloke who's been dominating the VFL, WAFL, SANFL or QAFL.

The best non AFL players at a reasonable age

Shane Valenti (Sandringham) - 2nd VFL B&F - 20yo
James Allen (North Adelaide) - 1st SANFL B&F - 22yo

Not many others stand out too much to be honest

Oh When the Saints · Mon 10 Dec 2007 10:41pm

Hope we pick Valenti up.

Mate of mine is a mate of his, and reckons a few AFL clubs have had a chat to him.

Would have to be close to the best under-21 talent in the country not on an AFL list. Would be surprised if Melbourne don't at least rookie him with the Sandy connection.

SaintBot · Post: # 501050Post **SaintBot** » Mon 10 Dec 2007 10:43pm

Oh When the Saints wrote:Hope we pick Valenti up.

Mate of mine is a mate of his, and reckons a few AFL clubs have had a chat to him.

Would have to be close to the best under-21 talent in the country not on an AFL list. Would be surprised if Melbourne don't at least rookie him with the Sandy connection.

do you know what his endurance and skinfolds are like?

when iv seen him, while i dont consider him big, he isnt as 'ripped' as most league footballers

looks can be deceiving though

Oh When the Saints · Mon 10 Dec 2007 10:46pm

No idea SaintBot, but I would imagine skinfolds and endurance would be two things that could improve a lot if you were on an AFL list ...