Rookie 1: Welcome to Pies - Michael Manteit (Sandringham)

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:06 am

Manteit has forged his early reputation by doing the little things coaches love. While the medium-sized defender reads the ball well and can drop off his man to influence contests, his desire to do the team things - chasing, tackling and spoiling - make him a favourite of teammates and the coaching staff. Has played predominantly at half-back where he can use his good kicking skills to set-up attacking forays from defence.

Former club: Sandringham Dragons
Age: 18
Height: 186cm
Weight: 81kg
Position: Defender
2014 Statistics
Games: 3
Goals: -
Avg Kicks: 9
Avg Marks: 4.3
Avg Hballs: 5.3

Video: http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-09-21/ ... el-manteit

Was he injured this year? Says he only played 3 games.

Fatui Attata · Post by **Fatui Attata** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:28 am

Going by the footage, looks to have real awareness and composure.
Welcome to the fold Michael!

jackcass · Post by **jackcass** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:32 am

Welcome aboard, about time we had some manboobs around the place!

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:35 am

Suggested nickname: Nipple

Raw Hammer · Post by **Raw Hammer** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:39 am

Welcome aboard, Mooby!

Lazza · Post by **Lazza** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:39 am

jackcass wrote:Welcome aboard, about time we had some manboobs around the place!

He will have his knockers....

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:52 am

jackcass wrote:Welcome aboard, about time we had some manboobs around the place!

I was thinking of the same nickname. Good ol' Dad jokes

Post by **RudeBoy** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:05 pm

Coming from the Sandringham Dragons he'd be a teammate of Goodyear's wouldn't he? I think it's great when a couple of young teammates get drafted together.

MJ23 · Post by **MJ23** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:12 pm

RudeBoy wrote:Coming from the Sandringham Dragons he'd be a teammate of Goodyear's wouldn't he? I think it's great when a couple of young teammates get drafted together.

played vic metro also

Wokko · Post by **Wokko** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:28 pm

The music on that video was annoying, and why don't we get to see the defender defending? It all seemed to be rebound stuff (which is fine and all, but I'd like to see how he handled the ball coming in too).

Sounds like a Nick Maxwell replacement from the bio.

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:28 pm

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:39 pm

The three games in the bio refers to state games. He played 18 for Sandringham.

Post by **RudeBoy** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:51 pm

swoop42 · Post by **swoop42** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:35 pm

Unlike Abbott can't say I knew anything about him till now but it sounds like he has something to work with.

Snoop and Knightmare over at bigfooty both seem to like him as a player and would view him as a worthy rookie selection.

At 186cm it would mean all our draft selections this year are above 185cm.

RIP the Collingwood six footer.

MJ23 · Post by **MJ23** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:52 pm

Hine had him on his list of potentials in the main draft so they rate him.
good kick
hard at it
a lot to work with......

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Rookie 1: Welcome to Pies - Michael Manteit (Sandringham)

Rookie 1: Welcome to Pies - Michael Manteit (Sandringham)