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Week 1 Waiver Wire Wrap (KFL)

Week 1 Waiver Wire Wrap (KFL)
April 4, 2016, 3:54 p.m. | Posted by The Gangsta

Welcome to the WWW - the brand new weekly review which will probably last about 2 more weeks before I lose interest and make it a new admin job for the Downing boys #winkyface (Editors note: Like hell!)

1 - The Generals (Andrew and Neil Kirk) - Aron Hall - Gun. Gets heaps of the ball and uses it with skill. The fact that Vinny traded this pick to Kirky in exchange for Brendon Goddard is somewhat validated by BJ's 10 marks on the weekend. When we look back at the end of the season, I'm very confident Vinny will see this trade as a huge mistake. Note: I do have it on good authority that Mr Tan wasn't even going to pick Hall with his first pick anyway, and would've picked up Luke Dunstan instead! Now that's a FACT! I've got it in WRITING!

2 - The Wombats (Aron Downing) - Daniel Rich - It didn't take long for the worst pick of the round to be announced. Az was like a rabbit/wombat in the headlights looking at Daniel Rich's stats from Round 1 - 27 disposals, 2 goals, 11 tackles. The thud at which he hit the ground in round 2 was big enough to cause the collapse of several wombat burrows. Sadly... none survived. To add insult to injury, Lions coaching staff have blamed a 'hamstring' injury on Rich's poor performance. If anyone had the displeasure of watching the game on the weekend, you'll know that he was tagged out of the game by Ben Jacobs. It's a sad state of affairs when teams make up injuries to mask poor performances, much like the Demons collective groin injury against the Dons...

3 - Emu Exports (Steven Rule and Tom Lewis) - Jake Lloyd - He plays for Sydney btw. 35 touches in round 1, 19 in round 2. Tom admitted after making the selection that he 'didn't even know who he is'. I honestly considered correcting Tom's pick to Sam Lloyd from Richmond, as he must have gotten his Lloyd's mixed up. But then I remembered he is the founder of the MUMFL league where he silently watched on as a new manager selected Matthew Jaensch. So, Jake Lloyd it is... (when do we start delisting players?).

4 - Team Jazz (David Kent) - Some guy from North Melbourne. We all know Kenty has a bad record of clogging up draft day as his finger hovers over the North Melbourne team poster looking for his next selection, and it's good to see he doesn't discriminate when it comes to the waiver wire either. After careful consideration, Kenty selected Some guy from North Melbourne. After having a big pre-season and solid reviews during the NAB Challenge, Some guy from North Melbourne might very well capitalise and have a break out year. Come September, Some guy from North Melbourne may be a household name. Only time will tell....

5 - Team God (Dan McManus) - Former Geelong star Mathew Stokes - This pick was traded from Brad 'Duckly' Downing in exchange for Scott Lycett. Brad wasn't confident in making any more selections after his pre-season draft ended with 'Ben Keays' (??? - not a typo) (Editors note: 39 touches for Brisbane's reserves, matter of time before he gets picked and racks up possessions. #fathersonwatch). Stokes had some pretty poor numbers on his 2015 tally on account of being old, slow and sitting on the bench with a vest. Rumour had it the Essendon boys and Ryan Crowley had access to some top shelf gear, so it was no surprise the convicted drug trafficker made the move to Windy Hill. 33 touches in Round 1, 19 in Round 2 against the Dees... Enough said.

6 - Palasky (James Della Bona) - Jack Watts - Right up there with Daniel Rich, this was a selection that had failure written all over it. As I pointed out earlier in the week, Watts has a habit of going missing when the Dees are getting beaten. It didn't take long for my theory to be proven 100% correct. 4 marks, 9 touches and goal from 15 meters out. Plenty has been written about how poor Watts is, but none of those articles have been published in the quarterly 'Docker' team magazine, so we can excuse Della for missing it....

7 - The Generals (Andrew and Neil Kirk) - Jesse Lonergan - After getting the steal of the draft with Aron Hall, it's easy to understand that their next pick wasn't given much consideration. I think this guy is related to another guy called Tom Lonergan that plays AFL? I could just google it I suppose, but no one really cares. He might be a marker or tackler perhaps? Unlikely to ever get a starting gig in anyone's team. It's like going to an all you can eat buffet and settling with garlic bread. Sure, garlic bread is alright, but if you try that little bit harder you could probably do better... Poor effort from the Turks.

8 - Team China (THE CHAIRMAN - Andew Chubb) - James Kelly - After suffering from a ruptured testicle in May last year, Kelly was shuffled off the Cats list due to his age and his really annoying high pitched voice. Selected as a 'gun' 'tackler' by Chubb, Kelly was quick to repay the faith in being named as a starter last week with a whopping 2 tackles! Still, propaganda is an amazing thing, and I do expect Kelly to be bundled up in a show-bag trade before the season is out....

9 - Mr McGiblets (Vinny 'Cosby' Tan) - Rhys Stanley - It's only fitting that a Cats fan like Vinny has to endure Chris Scott's bullshit 5 rucks per squad game plan. I was silly enough to pick up Zac Smith in the pre-season, I guess misery loves company. 38 ruck points in round 1, 23 in round 2. His season will fluctuate like that all year - an unreliable back up ruck. When Stefan Martin gets injured, Vinny is in a whole world of trouble...

10 - Team Gangsta (yours truly) - Jason Johannisen. After Aron Hall, Johannisen was the next best available player. I cannot believe he slipped to pick 10 in the waiver wire. This guy will get All Australian, Norm Smith and the Brownlow. If he was played forward, he'd win the Coleman too. 37 touches and 9 marks against Freo, 29 touches 8 marks the week after. And have you seen how he plays?! He's a JET! His form in the NAB Challenge was amazing, pretty sure he managed 34 touches in a game when the heat policy was enforced - that's like, 34 touches in 40 minutes of football - close to one disposal per minute. Pull your socks up boys - letting class like Johannisen slip by is inexcusable. You're all just lucky I'm still playing him as a reserve :)

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