Orren Stephenson drafted by Geelong

Tory Dickson drafted by Footscray

not sure if I missed any others

thebloke Thu, 24 Nov 2011 - 21:19

zebraman wrote:Orren Stephenson drafted by Geelong

Tory Dickson drafted by Footscray

not sure if I missed any others

Congratulations to both of the boys.

Country clubs rule !!!

BrekkyDJ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 - 21:30

Well done to the BIG O!

Safe to say, over the last few years, he was the BEST ruckman in the VFL.

Rarely beaten.

billythekid Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 05:46

BrekkyDJ wrote:Well done to the BIG O!

Safe to say, over the last few years, he was the BEST ruckman in the VFL.

Rarely beaten.

His departure will leave a big hole to fill at Nth Ballarat.

digs Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 07:50

billythekid wrote:

BrekkyDJ wrote:Well done to the BIG O!

Safe to say, over the last few years, he was the BEST ruckman in the VFL.

Rarely beaten.

His departure will leave a big hole to fill at Nth Ballarat.

That should make you happy Billy !!!
The Roosters are absolutely elated that Orren has finally been given a chance.

zebra Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 08:49

A good ruckman and of course a good Rooster Clubman,well done.
No doubt the Roosters will have a replacement for him very soon.

Slammin Sammy Says Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 11:30

Well done to both players.

Intersting infor from Bulldogs recruitment manager Simon Dalrymple

Pick 57: Tory Dickson
Dalrymple says: "He kicked 48 goals in the VFL while playing for the Bendigo Bombers and basically trained half an hour a week.

vfa Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 11:38

Good luck to both the big O and Tory Dickson. The big O will do extremely well as he flogged the majority of ruckman from afl level that played in the vfl.Dickson will get better with more fitness and training. He could surprise at afl level.

zebraman Topic starter Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 19:46

Fantastic for the Big O....

I really like the way Geelong are doing things....they go against the supposed only way trend to draft young players out of the TAC...they draft Pods...he gets a premiership medal...they then go and draft a 29 year old....

When the reigning AFL premiers do something like this I wonder how many other AFL clubs sit up and take notice

However I wouldn't underestimate just how big the loss will affect North Ballarat...he will be very very hard to replace

billythekid Sat, 26 Nov 2011 - 04:54

zebraman wrote:Fantastic for the Big O....

I really like the way Geelong are doing things....they go against the supposed only way trend to draft young players out of the TAC...they draft Pods...he gets a premiership medal...they then go and draft a 29 year old....

When the reigning AFL premiers do something like this I wonder how many other AFL clubs sit up and take notice

However I wouldn't underestimate just how big the loss will affect North Ballarat...he will be very very hard to replace

Watchout zebraman digs will think you are having a go at Nth Ballarat by daring to state the facts.LOL

Of course any big man who has dominated the VFL like Stevenson has will be hard to replace.

To me this is one of the reasons that Sandy has struggled to win games for the past 3 years - a lack of a dominating big man.

rooster Sat, 26 Nov 2011 - 07:29

I can't believe that AFL clubs dont think that any of Ports guns from last year would assist their lists !
Truly a proven champion team but i shake my head at AFL clubs.
Pods and the big o should have been given a crack 4 years ago.
Looks like Myles Sewells' papers have been stamped or will he get drafted in 4 years when he is 27 or 28 ?