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turtle wrote: Yep technically he's a colt.

Lets hope he doesnt end up a gelding!!

UNKA2 wrote:

turtle wrote: Yep technically he's a colt.

Lets hope he doesnt end up a gelding!!

I suspect he will remain an entire.

Dirty Weekender wrote: Wasn't Connor Blakely technically a SD colt even though playing league footy???

Certainly he was eligible to play colts.

swan42 wrote:

Dirty Weekender wrote: Wasn't Connor Blakely technically a SD colt even though playing league footy???

Certainly he was eligible to play colts.

As was Josh Deluca from Subi - I think ???

Chopper wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Dirty Weekender wrote: Wasn't Connor Blakely technically a SD colt even though playing league footy???

Certainly he was eligible to play colts.

As was Josh Deluca from Subi - I think ???

Correct Chopper, it should also be noted when reassessing WA's performance DeLuca missed the entire State 18's as did Miller-Lewis from SF whilst Connor Blakely also missed a few games with injury during the carnival.

BH pretty sure first round draft picks in Lever and Marchbank had injuries etc I didn't see their respective teams falter in the carnival.......WA carnival performance, irrespective of injuries was average because the depth of talent wasn't there or the coaching was lacking.....perhaps a combination of both....time will tell how good any of these drafted boys will be.....

Freezin wrote: BH pretty sure first round draft picks in Lever and Marchbank had injuries etc I didn't see their respective teams falter in the carnival.......WA carnival performance, irrespective of injuries was average because the depth of talent wasn't there or the coaching was lacking.....perhaps a combination of both....time will tell how good any of these drafted boys will be.....

One could delude oneself and think that Connor Blakely's development was becuase of his involvement in the 18s carnival rather than playing in our league side.

Freezin wrote: BH pretty sure first round draft picks in Lever and Marchbank had injuries etc I didn't see their respective teams falter in the carnival.......WA carnival performance, irrespective of injuries was average because the depth of talent wasn't there or the coaching was lacking.....perhaps a combination of both....time will tell how good any of these drafted boys will be.....

Freeze despite your perception that SA were far superior to WA in talent they actually had the same amount of players drafted as us 9 and in fact WA had 3 first round draftees to SA's solitary 1 ..and yes I know the rookie draft is still to come on Wednesday!

Rookie* and Pre-season Draft also completed

Final

Losses
4-Jarrod Pickett (South Frem) to GWS
15-Jarrod Garlett (South Frem) to Gold Coast
84-Billy Frampton (South Frem) to Port Adel
RD-Jermaine Miller-Lewis (South Frem) to Hawthorn
19-Blaine Boekhorst (Swan Dist) to Carlton
34-Connor Blakely (Swan Dist) to Fremantle
RD-Ethan Hughes (Swan Dist) to Fremantle
43-Mitch McGovern (Claremont) to Adelaide
76-Alec Waterman (Claremont) to West Coast
RD-Jared Hardisty (Claremont) to Hawthorn
RD-Brenden Abbott (Claremont) to Collingwood
60-Clem Smith (Perth) to Carlton
68-Josh DeLuca (Subiaco) to Fremantle
RD-Bradley Walsh (Peel) to Carlton



East Perth/WCE Gains
Jackson Nelson (Geelong Falcons)
Tom Lamb (Dandenong Stingrays)
Liam Duggan (Western Jets)
Damien Cavka (Calder Cannons)
Alec Waterman (Claremont)
Kane Lucas* (Carlton)
Corey Adamson* (Unlisted-Formerly East Perth Zone)
Patrick Brophy* (Ireland)

Peel/Fremantle Gains
Connor Blakely (Swan Dist)
Lachlan Weller (Southport)
Ed Langdon (Sandringham Dragons)
Josh DeLuca (Subiaco)
Ethan Hughes* (Swan Dist)
Sean Hurley* (Ireland)

a bit surprised the likes of Yarran or George Hampson from Subi didnt get rookied Ben...good for us but not the players