AFL 2007 Draft Table Talk Mock Draft: Pick 16
16. West Coast:
Garry Moss. 178cm, 68kg. Midfielder (East Perth)
Need to have someone distribute the ball with Cox dominating hitouts and Moss can play in the centre and accumulate stats. A bit smaller than a lot of the West Coast midfielders, but the Eagles do need some variety on their list. They do lose Banfield so another small might help the depth. If there isn't a spot for him in their loaded midfield then Moss might find a role around goals like Phil Matera had. The Eagles don't have to go for a Western Australian player, as they have a good record of keeping players from other states, but there will be a lot of locals to choose from.
Clinton Benjamin: Similar to a lot of the Eagles with medium height and versatility for a few spots. The Eagles don't have a lot of holes to fill on their list so another player that can do more than a few things might be a chance. No matter who they select here they won't get a lot of senior games next year, for Benjamin it would give him a year or two to develop more and then he could take over from someone like Chick.
Clayton Collard: Plenty of local prospects for the Eagles to sift through, maybe a couple of these players are taken earlier but that might push MacKenzie or O'Brien to this pick which would also please the Eagles. Collard is an outside midfielder for the Eagles if they don't take an inside player like Moss. There might also be a spot for Collard up forward at West Coast too. Having Collard around the packs crumbing from big Quinten should provide some goals. The Eagles' next pick isn't far away, they moved up to number 29 in the McDougall trade, so there is a possibility, not a big one though, that one of the players that West Coast would like at this spot will be available then.
Click on the previous draft picks below for a more detailed look.
1. Carlton: Bryce Gibbs
2. Essendon: Scott Gumbleton
3. Kangaroos: Lachlan Hansen
4. Brisbane Lions: Joel Selwood
5. Port Adelaide: Matthew Leuenberger
6. Hawthorn: Mitchell Thorp
7. Geelong: Leroy Jetta
8. Collingwood: Albert Proud
9. St Kilda: Jack Riewoldt
10. Collingwood: Brent Renouf
11. Western Bulldogs: James Sellar
12. Melbourne: Tom Hislop
13. Richmond: Nathan Brown
14. Adelaide: Eric MacKenzie
15. Sydney: Brock O’Brien
Garry Moss. 178cm, 68kg. Midfielder (East Perth)
Need to have someone distribute the ball with Cox dominating hitouts and Moss can play in the centre and accumulate stats. A bit smaller than a lot of the West Coast midfielders, but the Eagles do need some variety on their list. They do lose Banfield so another small might help the depth. If there isn't a spot for him in their loaded midfield then Moss might find a role around goals like Phil Matera had. The Eagles don't have to go for a Western Australian player, as they have a good record of keeping players from other states, but there will be a lot of locals to choose from.
Clinton Benjamin: Similar to a lot of the Eagles with medium height and versatility for a few spots. The Eagles don't have a lot of holes to fill on their list so another player that can do more than a few things might be a chance. No matter who they select here they won't get a lot of senior games next year, for Benjamin it would give him a year or two to develop more and then he could take over from someone like Chick.
Clayton Collard: Plenty of local prospects for the Eagles to sift through, maybe a couple of these players are taken earlier but that might push MacKenzie or O'Brien to this pick which would also please the Eagles. Collard is an outside midfielder for the Eagles if they don't take an inside player like Moss. There might also be a spot for Collard up forward at West Coast too. Having Collard around the packs crumbing from big Quinten should provide some goals. The Eagles' next pick isn't far away, they moved up to number 29 in the McDougall trade, so there is a possibility, not a big one though, that one of the players that West Coast would like at this spot will be available then.
Click on the previous draft picks below for a more detailed look.
1. Carlton: Bryce Gibbs
2. Essendon: Scott Gumbleton
3. Kangaroos: Lachlan Hansen
4. Brisbane Lions: Joel Selwood
5. Port Adelaide: Matthew Leuenberger
6. Hawthorn: Mitchell Thorp
7. Geelong: Leroy Jetta
8. Collingwood: Albert Proud
9. St Kilda: Jack Riewoldt
10. Collingwood: Brent Renouf
11. Western Bulldogs: James Sellar
12. Melbourne: Tom Hislop
13. Richmond: Nathan Brown
14. Adelaide: Eric MacKenzie
15. Sydney: Brock O’Brien
If you look at the playing list it is the smaller midfeilders who are the oldest. Braun stands @ 175cm, cousins and fletcher at 179cm which would only leave Kerr @ 178cm. West coast have plenty of taller midfielders in Judd,Rosa,embley,stenlien, butler,selwood and Hurn all 188cm and above - good call, let see what happens
Going big because McDougall and Gardiner are gone, going small because Banfield has retired and other onballers are getting up in age, or adding another versatile medium-sized player who Worsfold can put at either end of the ground like he does with Hunter, Staker, Embley and others.