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One More Bunch Of 2008 AFL Draft Anagrams

November 7th 2008 01:45
Jordan Lisle - In Rolls Jade
Might roll into his new club as a first round pick, possibly to Hawthorn, and be used in the same position as Rawlings was.

Nick Heyne - Cheeky Inn
Might be best to stay away from there and concentrate on preseason training.

Stephen Hill - Lent His Help
He will help any club that drafts him.

Lewis Johnston - Shown In Jostle
Might be a physical player in a few years.

Mitch Robinson - Hot Crimson Bin
Wherever he goes, it is likely to be hotter than where he is from.

Rhys O’Keeffe - He Offers Key
May not be the key to a premiership, but still a useful contributor.

Ashley Smith - Seal His Myth
At draft camp, his numbers were not a myth.

Dayne Beams - Many See Bad
Plenty see some good upside too.

Tom Hill - Toll Him
If the Saints draft him, he could spend a lot of time on the new toll road.

Zachary Ledin - Nicely Hazard
Something to do with the Dukes and The General Lee.

Tom Allwright - Grow That Mill
Clubs would draft him higher if he did grow a bit taller.

Bart McCulloch - Calm Torch Club
Seems like a calm player.

Dylan Ross - Sold Yarns
Might fit in with the fabric of his new club.

Peter Rolfe - Flee Report
Doesn't seem like the player to get reported very often.

Matthew Martin - Tan Emit Warmth
Sunscreen is important when training during summer.

Michael Gugliotta - Tough Magical Tile
Not really tough, or magical, but a good prospect.

Xavier Gotch - Grave Ox Itch
Must have something to do with Schwarz.

Liam Shiels - Hails Slime
Ghostbusters was a good movie.

Adrian Williams - Win A Similar Lad
Clubs have similar players to Williams to pick instead of him.

Peter Summers - Supreme Terms
If he does get a chance again at the AFL, his contract terms won't be that good.

Jarrad Blight - Right Bald Jar
Might be a blight on anagrams.

Daniel Murray - Many Ruled Air
Has the height to rule the air.

Steven Motlop - Sent Plot Move
The Power may have sent word of their plot to draft him.

Will Martiniello - Will Iron All Time
Should keep his new uniform in pristine condition.

Brodie A’Vard - Drive Abroad
If he doesn't get drafted there is the VFL or an overseas driving vacation.

Charlie Sharples - Sharper Achilles
Sharper is probably a good thing, at least better than dull.

Tyson Mihocek - Money So Thick
That does happen to players that get drafted.

Ryan McKenzie - Knee Zinc Army
That doesn't make sense.

Tyson Slattery - Yet Only Starts
Might start on the ground, but see plenty of the bench.

Dylan McNeil - My Inn Called
Ready for a holiday if a club doesn't call his name on draft day.

Brett Goodes - Good Betters
His brother is very good, and Brett is unlikely to be better than him.

Todd Grima - Got Madrid
Also had the VFL and SANFL.

Jaye Bowden - We Enjoy Bad
Players can learn from defeats.

Sam Wright - Swam Right
A multi-position footballer, might be a multi-sport athlete too.

Lance Daly - Any Called
A few teams have called and are interested in drafting him.

Mitch Frail - Him Lift Car
Doesn't look strong enough to do that yet.


Some of the prospects who didn't have enough letters, or the right ones, to make useful anagrams:

Jack Watts
Jack Ziebell
Tom Swift
Jamie Sheahan
Jay Shannon
Kade Klemke
Luke Shuey
Zach Sengstock
Sam McGarry
Tom Simpkin
Jordan Jones
Bryce Carroll
Scott Blesing
Adam Varcoe
Alistair Smith
Orren Stephenson
Ben Bucovaz




Music That Will Guarantee A Win


Melbourne could beat Hawthorn, if they watched this before the game.



Fremantle will go to Geelong next season and defeat the Cats, if they can be inspired by this.





The umpires might watch this before they run onto the field.











The site will undergo an offseason hiatus, please go to the AFL site and AllFooty.Info for news on the draft and other football information.
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Another Bunch Of 2008 AFL Draft Anagrams

November 6th 2008 01:45
Chris Yarran - Rain Rash Cry
Some fans may cry if their team doesn't draft Yarran.

Shaun McKernan - Can Harm Sunken
Defenders will sink under McKernan's height and leap.

Ayce Cordy - A Decoy Cry
The Saints put in a decoy bid but he will be a Bulldog as a father/son pick.

James Klause - Uses Jam Leak
Not the best anagram.

Casey Sibosado - Aces Body Oasis
Probably a good thing.

Rory Sloane - Royal Snore
Could mean he is a quality draft sleeper.

Will Young - No Guy Will
No guy will draft him, or maybe no guy will be able to contain him on the field.

Andrew Browne - Bend New Arrow
A big guy, could probably bend stronger things than little arrows.

Adrian Bonaddio - A Bad Indian Door
There are very few good ones.

Luke Breust - Lute Busker
Always an option if the footballing thing doesn't happen.

Phil Davis - Lavish Dip
Sounds expensive.

Christopher Doria - Prehistoric Hoard
Compared to battling dinosaurs, the AFL would be easy.

Damian Hynes - And May Shine
A reason to draft him.

Dylan Joyce - End Clay Joy
The joy may end as he may be overlooked in the draft.

Zachary Clarke - Crazy Arch Leak
A big guy, he could hit his head on an arch.

Tom Lynch - Colt Hymn
A song about horses, maybe Longmire wants to draft him.

Jordan Roughead - Roar Had No Judge
The recruiting departments will judge him.

Christopher Hall - Other Sharp Chill
He is sharp.

James Strauss - Stars Use Jams
Some also use Vegemite.

Adam Cockie - Academic OK
A smart player is a good player.
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A Few More 2008 AFL Draft Anagrams

November 5th 2008 01:45
Ryan Schoenmakers - Anchor My Sneakers
Opponents will try illegal tactics like that to slow him down.

Liam Jones - Join Meals
Needs to eat a bit more and add some bulk.

Tom Salter - Most Alert
A good attribute to have.

Steele Sidebottom - Moose Bite Settled
That doesn't sound like the best thing to have.

Ranga Ediriwickrama - Wire Marking Arcadia
Could be the title of a new Simon LeBon album.

Tom Rockliff - Mr Foot Flick
He does have skilful feet.

Riley Milne - Mini Yeller
A bit tall to be called mini.

Nick Suban - Sunk Cabin
He can stop the ship sinking.

Alex Stopp - Plots Apex
Planning to get to the top.

Jarrad Redden - Red And Jarred
Might be another ruckman that gets injured a bit.

Clancee Pearce - Clean Ace Creep
Not the best anagram, not the worst.

Neville Jetta - Lent Alive Jet
Another Jet for the AFL.

Paul Cahill - All Hail Cup
The Cup is what they play for.

Mitch Banner - Bench Martin
Get rid of Martin, and play Banner.

Mitchell Brown - Trench Mob Will
But who is the trench mob?

Sam Blease - Beam Sales
Will support the team's structure.

Jackson Trengove – No Jacket Governs
Might have something to do with Hawthorn.

Hayden Ballantyne - Any Ban Held Neatly
Was nearly banned from the draft.

Alex Silvagni - All Given Axis
A strange anagram.

Matt DeBoer - Dome Batter
Like many others, he may perform better under the roof.
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2008 AFL Draft Anagrams

November 3rd 2008 01:45
Nicholas Naitanui - Lithuanian Casino
You can bet that he will be a top 3 pick.

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If AFL Clubs Were Metal - Unskinny Bop

October 31st 2008 03:45
St Kilda - Poison

It seems that hair and fame are sometimes more important than results, and there is nothing wrong with that. They only had that one really great year when they reached the top, but it was a big year and is still talked about today


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2008 AFL Season Review: Western Bulldogs

October 31st 2008 02:45
Most Valuable Player: Daniel Cross

Most Improved Player: Matthew Boyd


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2008 AFL Season Review: West Coast

October 31st 2008 01:45
Most Valuable Player: Dean Cox

Most Improved Player: Beau Wilkes


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If AFL Clubs Were Metal - Here I Go Again

October 30th 2008 03:45
Melbourne - Michael Bolton

Both have gone a bit soft despite being at the top in the past


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2008 AFL Season Review: Sydney

October 30th 2008 02:45
Most Valuable Player: Brett Kirk

Most Improved Player: Jarrad McVeigh


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2008 AFL Season Review: St Kilda

October 30th 2008 01:45
Most Valuable Player: Nick Riewoldt

Most Improved Player: Clinton Jones


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Comment by Sports Insider
on 2008 AFL Season Review: Melbourne

October 28th 2008 02:17
As for Mclean, do you have a personal vendetta against him? The guy's 21. One punch on in Europe, standing up for a team mate(Nathan Carroll), and one burn-out in a carpark aren't worth condemning him for, especially as it was during the off season.
Robert Flower is who the people at Melbourne should teach their curent players to act like. Players like McLean and Sylvia are a long way from being like Robert Flower. You also forgot McLean's speeding problem after a preseason game.


Judd collects half a possession more a game and has a lower efficiency than Mclean. Judd's handball to kick ratio is also bigger than Mcleans. By your logic, Judd had a terrible year too.
It was a specific Champion Data stat, from around 2006. Judd was the best for per minute stats then, McLean surprised many by being just behind Judd at the time. Since then, Judd has been injured and declined in stats, McLean has also gone backwards.

Comment by Sports Insider
on 2008 AFL Season Review: Melbourne

October 27th 2008 09:37
Ricky Petterd played 2, read it, 2 !!! games this year, he was injured for more than 16 weeks of the season this year, how exactly can that be considered a 'comeback'?
He only needed to play 1 game to be someone who had a great comeback. Petterd just getting back onto the field was a good news story.


First of all, Brock Mclean was Melbourne's best player for the season by a long long way, he finished 2nd in the best and fairest from 14 games, his season was in no way ugly.
Despite all the "next captain" stuff that people keep talking about, McLean invaded Europe a year ago and then was a menace on the roads here in his ute. On the field, he couldn't kick goals, maybe only 3 for the season, and gave away more free kicks than he received. The year before he was getting a lot more free kicks than he gave away. For someone who was annointed as a future leader, he had a bad year in 2008. A few years ago, Judd and McLean were getting stats at a similar rate but McLean has slipped since then in how much he has of the ball and seemed to use it less effectively too. Compared to McLean's better days in 2006, he seems to handball a lot more now.

No complaints with Brad Green being Melbourne's best player.
That is good that you agree there. Green didn't let Melbourne's poor season drag him down and he was often their best they had, although Bruce did also produce after a quiet time early in the season.


Comment by Sports Insider
on 2008 AFL Season Review: Adelaide

October 14th 2008 11:04
Walker should be at the lowest price for players on the senior AFL lists, just a bit more money than those on the clubs' rookie lists. So he will be one of the cheapest fantasy forwards and a great player to sign. Walker used to kick a lot of goals for NSW, and was very good this season in the SANFL and playing for Norwood he kicked 7 goals in a game against Port Adelaide.


Comment by Sports Insider
on The West Coast Eagles Bringing Back WA Stars

September 8th 2008 06:13
Myers and Rance might be a chance for the Eagles after the 2009 season. But strange things happen, and if they or other young players originally from WA want to return to their state then the Eagles could make a trade happen.

The Eagles have salary space, picks and veteran players to trade, it would be a surprise if the Eagles didn't make a big trade this offseason.

Comment by Sports Insider
on The Possible Delistings List: Power and Dockers

August 7th 2008 00:23
Delisting Dodd is something they should look at. They need a bigger defender than Dodd, and they already have Super Grover who is playing better than Dodd.

Comment by Sports Insider
on The Possible Delistings List: Magpies and Lions

August 7th 2008 00:21
Maybe next week a look at all the clubs, and what they would trade for Didak will be posted.

Maybe Port Adelaide's second round pick could be possible.

Robbie Gray might be someone Collingwood could ask for.

Comment by Sports Insider
on The Possible Delistings List: Eagles and Demons

August 7th 2008 00:16
You are probably right about Will Schofield, as there are plenty of older players there for the Eagles to delist. But there are also a lot of younger players that are now ahead of Will Schofield, so his spot on the list could be under pressure.


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on The Possible Delistings List: Eagles and Demons

August 4th 2008 11:40
With Sylvia, it is about off field as well as how he plays. There have also been a few games when he has been terrible. One big one was when Melbourne were very close in the last quarter, and as the other team tried to seal the game by wasting time every Demon but one had an opponent. Sylvia spent several minutes running around while his opponent kept marking the backwards, time-wasting kicks.

If Melbourne use Davey, Wonaeamirri and Maric as small forwards, and there isn't a spot for Sylvia in the midfield, it might make sense for Melbourne to see if they can trade him, or to even delist him.

Thank you for the comments.

Comment by Sports Insider
on The Possible Delistings List: Power and Dockers

August 1st 2008 08:11
there is no way ryan williams is being delisted. he is a star and playin good footy for centrals(last years premiers . he is the next peter burgoyne

Williams nearly made it into the side this week. A young player that did is Farmer, he could also be used in the back line but might be considered the next Michael Wilson, not a Burgoyne replacement. Williams would want to debut soon, and show he can play at AFL level, as Coach Williams seems like he is ready to delist quite a few players.


Comment by Sports Insider
on Talk the walk

August 1st 2008 01:30
There may be some who are interested in the 5-Rings Show from China, but there really are a lot of odd events that cannot be called sports.

A sport needs to have a clear result, a final score or even a time. When judges are handing out medals based on their scores, it isn't sport.

If you are able to convince anyone that Synchronized Diving is a sport, then maybe the IOC will have you in their little clique.

For walking, it doesn't seem to fit in with their "Faster, Higher, Stronger" motto. Walking is what the elderly do for exercise, it isn't a race to see who the greatest and fastest in the world is.

With China censoring a lot of what happens, sports fans can only hope that all filming of Walking, Synchronized Diving, Equestrian - Dressage, Trampoline Gymnastics and many other events is not broadcast.

Hopefully you, and anyone else, can have some fun while the 5-Rings Circus Show is on in China and are welcome to try to post some reasons why many of the things that will be shown are not sports.