SA Footy

The AFL website is conducting a list of best players picked at a certain number in the AFL draft. Today its picks 101-124.
David Noble was drafted from Tassie to Fitzroy and was best out of the 3 players ever picked at 111.

SANFL draftees awarded their honours:
124. Brayden Lyle (PAFC to West Coast) - remains only player at 124 and therefore picked at highest ever number.
122. Damon Munt (NFC to Melbourne)
120. Troy Olsen (PAFC to Collingwood)
116. Michael Godden (WAFC to Adelaide) - Bays ressies premiership coach??
115. Richard Marr (CDFC to Fitzroy)

Julian Waite (PAFC) was picked up at 105, but was pipped at the post by Chris Grant.

http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=52833

Don't let the snouts find out ...Notso Noble is their favourite. Micky Godden's career was ruined by knee injuries, i can remember him coming back with a mattress on his knee.

Good premise for a story and will be interesting in the coming days, but Ashley McIntosh wasn't a legitimate 112 selection. Under the rules of the time, you got the father / son picks at the back end of the draft, after your last pick, so that's where he fell.

At various times, father / sons have been third rounds, second rounds, mix of rounds, market value now etc.

It's a bit much to call him a 112 when other clubs no doubt would happily have picked him a lot earlier in they were able to even draft him, and West Coast would have used an earlier pick to keep him if compelled too. Good luck for them they got a dual premiership full back for the price of calling out his name.

SANFL players awarded best picks from 100-51:

100. David Pittman (NFC to Essendon) 1989
95. Tony Francis (NFC to Collingwood) 1988
90. Scott Burns (NFC to Collingwood) 1992
88. Troy Bond (PAFC to Carlton) 1992, pipped Justin Staritski (NFC to North Melb)
85. Shannon Motlop (NAFC to Kangaroos) 1998
80. Brodie Atkinson (NAFC to St Kilda) 1992
75. Ken McGregor (WWTFC to Adelaide) 1998
67. Byron Pickett (PAFC to North Melb) 1996
66. Nathan Brown (WAFC to Melbourne) 1997
61. Matthew Stokes (WWTFC to Geelong) 2005
60. Corey Jones (SFC to Kangaroos) 2000
55. Sam Fisher (WAFC to St Kilda) 2003
52. Paul Bulluss (WWTFC to Richmond) 1992

HeartBeatsTrue wrote: 115. Richard Marr (CDFC to Fitzroy)

Funny. Got drafted there when 16 and never went.
The boy was a big mobile KPP who could've done anything, but wasn't even playing footy by the time he was 18.

Last time I saw him, he was a bouncer at a dodgy establishment and stepped in to stop a mate of mine getting beaten up.

Dogwatcher wrote:

HeartBeatsTrue wrote: 115. Richard Marr (CDFC to Fitzroy)

Funny. Got drafted there when 16 and never went.
The boy was a big mobile KPP who could've done anything, but wasn't even playing footy by the time he was 18.

Last time I saw him, he was a bouncer at a dodgy establishment and stepped in to stop a mate of mine getting beaten up.

Donger... Damn near broke my jaw in an internal trial with a deliberate elbow. His days at Centrals were numbered after that, coach wasn't impressed.

Funny thing was, we were good mates at the time and he bailed me out of trouble a couple of times.

Picks 50-26:

42. Martin Pike (NFC-Fitzroy to North Melb) 1996
40. Michael O'Loughlan (CDFC to Sydney) 1994
39. Scott Russell (SFC to Collingwood) 1988

Ahhhhh....Mick what a champ.

smac wrote:

Dogwatcher wrote:

HeartBeatsTrue wrote: 115. Richard Marr (CDFC to Fitzroy)

Funny. Got drafted there when 16 and never went.
The boy was a big mobile KPP who could've done anything, but wasn't even playing footy by the time he was 18.

Last time I saw him, he was a bouncer at a dodgy establishment and stepped in to stop a mate of mine getting beaten up.

Donger... Damn near broke my jaw in an internal trial with a deliberate elbow. His days at Centrals were numbered after that, coach wasn't impressed.

Funny thing was, we were good mates at the time and he bailed me out of trouble a couple of times.

He played for Peterborough in 1998 and was very dirty.

Tony Francis for me. Coaching the mighty bombers too!

HeartBeatsTrue wrote:SANFL players awarded best picks from 100-51:

100. David Pittman (NFC to Essendon) 1989
95. Tony Francis (NFC to Collingwood) 1988
90. Scott Burns (NFC to Collingwood) 1992
88. Troy Bond (PAFC to Carlton) 1992, pipped Justin Staritski (NFC to North Melb)
85. Shannon Motlop (NAFC to Kangaroos) 1998
80. Brodie Atkinson (NAFC to St Kilda) 1992
75. Ken McGregor (WWTFC to Adelaide) 1998
67. Byron Pickett (PAFC to North Melb) 1996
66. Nathan Brown (WAFC to Melbourne) 1997
61. Matthew Stokes (WWTFC to Geelong) 2005
60. Corey Jones (SFC to Kangaroos) 2000
55. Sam Fisher (WAFC to St Kilda) 2003
52. Paul Bulluss (WWTFC to Richmond) 1992

Mustnt have been too many pick 80's

Picks 24-1:

23. Michael Long (St Marys to Essendon via WTFC) 1988
21. Matthew Nicks (WAFC to Sydney) 1994
20. Kane Cornes (GFC to Port Adelaide) 2000
15. Scott Camporeale (WWTFC to Carlton) 1994
12. Gavin Wanganeen (PAFC to Essendon) 1989
9. Chad Cornes (GFC to Port Adelaide) 1997

Nick Reiwoldt is awarded best No1 pick.
Bryce Gibbs too recent to have any chance.

Others to miss out:
25. Steven Sziller behind Nick Stevens
22. Keiran Sporn behind Alistair Nicholson
16. Brett Burton behind Adem Yze
14. Nick Holland behind Adam Simpson
13. Andrew McKay behind Shane Crawford
12. Shaun Burgoyne behind Gavin Wanganeen
8. Jared Crouch behind James Bartel
6. Allen Jakovich behind James Walker
4. Mathew Pavlich behind Peter Matera
3. Alan Didak behind Chris Judd
2. Brad Ottens behind Nigel Lappin