2009 afl draft

wow, what an exciting draft. i'm stoked we picked morabito with our first pick as he looks a readymade afl player and could well rival the impact our past two first picks have had in their debut seasons. i'm also very excited that we picked up nat fyfe with our second pick. i watched him dominate the forward line in my mighty tigers' colts grand final win this year and had hoped we'd get him. i don't know a lot about the rest but i look forward to seeing what they can do. i'm also stoked greg broughton was promoted from the rookie list as, in my humble opinion, he was the best first year player last season. he's so unobtrusive that he's easily overlooked (a la shame parker) but he's an extremely effective and courageous defender who quickly became an integral part of the backline last season. i'm not sure where this leaves matty de boer as he's still on the rookie list but i've no doubt his future at dockerland is secure after his fantastic debut season.

also, as a die hard claremont supporter, it's great to see a number of our boys get taken in the draft, even if one did go to the yuppie scum up the road. there's a real sense of poetry that nicholas winmar has gone to st kilda, the club where his second cousin and namesake was such a superstar. what i did find very disappointing, however, is that no one picked up ian richardson. it's great for claremont that we'll have his outstanding talent again next year but it's sad for him that no clubs have recognised his huge potential. he's a bit of a cult hero down at tigerland now with the regular call of 'kick it to richo' ringing out from the grandstand. still, that's the one sad point in an otherwise exciting day.

i can't wait for the 2010 season!!!