Apparently ranked in the 20's. Why did he fall thru. Looks Ramaish, a mollydooker.
s'dreams wrote:Archie Roberts has been mentored by Matty Lloyd and was tipped to go Top 30 (ESPN ranking 23). One of the few left footers in the Seniors. Rebounding half back with speed who is a definite upgrade on Massimo. Can also play as an outside mid. Captained the Sandy Dragons and played for Vic Metro in 2021 and 2023. AFL Academy product. Supposedly similar to Ollie Florent.
efc wrote:Essendon has selected general defender Archie Roberts with pick No.54 in the 2023 AFL National Draft.
The Bombers traded a future fourth round selection (tied to Collingwood) to receive Richmond's third round selection and snare the dashing defender.
The Sandringham Dragons back, who has been touted as a potential first rounder, joins the Bombers as a highly-rated ball user with a strong speed/endurance profile.
desmondo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:09 pm
Why was James Hird pick 79?...
Dunno. Was he touted in the top 25?
From an article in The Age in 2020…
Essendon picked James with selection no.79 in the 1990 draft because injuries stopped him playing much representative junior footy across two years in the Teal Cup, the under 18 championships of the time.
James was essentially unsighted by recruiters given not many would have made the trip to the ACT to watch him play for Ainslie, according to long-time AFL talent spotter and recruiter Kevin Sheehan.
Sheedy demanded he get picked - basically saying “you can’t pass up a kid who’s the grandson of the man who has stand named after him at Windy Hill”
