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2008 AFL Draft Review - Carlton Blues
After landing the biggest fish in the league, Chris Judd, and getting off the bottom end of the ladder for the first time in a few years, Carlton went into this year’s draft looking to supplement their young list with even more talent. High on the agenda was a quality small forward who could […]
2008 AFL Draft Review - Port Adelaide Power
Port Adelaide went into the 2008 AFL Draft with 7 picks, and came away with an excellent group of youngsters that should give them plenty to work with for years to come. Despite Fremantle passing on Daniel Rich at number 3, the Power stuck to their guns and picked up exciting hometown midfielder Hamish […]
2008 AFL Draft Review - West Coast Eagles
When you are trying to get your footy club back on track, nothing helps things along like some early draft picks in the National Draft. Thanks to one of their worst on-field performances in the club’s history, the West Coast Eagles were able to console themselves somewhat with 3 picks inside the top 20, […]
December is Draft Review Month at Die Hard Footy!
We spent November bringing you our wildly popular AFL Draftee Player Profiles - now stick with us through December as we bring to you an in-depth look into how each club fared at the 2008 AFL National Draft!
Keep an eye out as we go through every team throughout the month with a closer look at […]
2008 AFL Draft - Our Phantom Draft
As hard as a Phantom Draft is to come up with - we’ve decided to take the splinters out, get off the fence and put our necks on the line with an attempt of our own. Before someone takes a swipe at us for Fremantle’s apparent debacle at number 3 - this is the […]
Tom Swift - 2008 AFL Draft Profile
Know how every year, there’s a few highly promising young players with a huge question mark over their heads because of injury. Tom Swift fits this bill. In the U/16, there was no more promising midfielder in the country, but his career was interrupted by an ACL knee injury. Unlimited potential, yet […]
Clancee Pearce - 2008 AFL Draftee Profile
So unheralded that he didn’t make our initial list - that’s one way to describe this tough mid sized defender from Western Australia. Also a talented cricketer, Pearce had an excellent U/18 Championships, where he won the MVP award for the WA side. By request - we bring to you Clancee Pearce.
Height: 183cm
Weight: […]
Nick Heyne - 2008 AFL Draftee Profile
Nick Heyne is a silky-moving left footer who looks another salivating athletic prospect for recruiters in the upcoming draft. Primarily an outside midfielder in the underage competition who can also prove very damaging up forward, Heyne appears to have the goods, but could inconsistency plague him at the top level? Let’s take a […]
Ryan Schoenmakers - 2008 AFL Draftee Profile
All the rage in the AFL at the moment is comparing young lead up forward to Swan Ryan O’Keefe. However, Schoenmakers really fits the bill. A strong U/18 Championships for South Australia at CHF has thrust his name in front of recruiters, and he might prove to be one of the better bets […]
Sam Blease - 2008 AFL Draftee Profile
Every year, there’s a couple of players who don’t seem to put up the big numbers, or have huge impacts, but they just ‘look the part’. They’re the ones who surprise everyone come draft day when they go much higher than people would have expected. They’re the ones who will be quiet for […]
