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Can you name a few of those seniors? Maybe TFC already has them on their radar.

Last year TFC drafted 3 Canadians [Asante, Hemming, Gonslaves] in the draft and picked up the rights to O'Neill who was drafted by Colorado.

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There are some good Canadian Seniors in the NCAA that had a good year this past college season, but once again Mo and his crew chose not to have a look at them.

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Marco Terminesi is a forward who led the Louisville Cardinals in scoring as a fifth year senior with eight goals and three assists. He only started 11 of 22 games but still ended up with a bit of a rebirth season after having to redshirt due to injury between his sophomore and junior seasons.

Frank Jonke is the other senior from Louisville who may be on the radar at TFC. At 6-foot-3 as a forward he some size. He and Terminesi teamed up for the Cardinals goal in their first-round NCAA tourney upset of Duke.

My guess is they would both be available for selection in the supplemental draft if TFC were so inclined. Neither has the age-group national team pedigree of either Britner or Peetoom. Terminesi will be 24 this year and Jonke turns 23 later this month.

Murphy Wiredu is a small guy (5-foot-7) from a small school (St. Peters) but scored 14 goals in 22 starts and led the team into the NCAA tournament.

The only other player I can think of is another senior; Jacek Przednowek was a very prolific scorer at Robert Morris University scoring 15 goals in 18 games. However can't find a record of his birthday.

Again potential sup draft fodder.

Depending on who stays in school (and excels) and who tries their luck overseas, I'd say 2009 is a decent draft year for Canadian seniors should it all fall into place. You'd be talking about a class that could include Dejan Jakovic M (UAB), Dylan Sheehan F (Brown), Masumi Turnbull M (Kentucky), Tosaint Ricketts F (UW Green Bay); Carlo Schiavoni M (UAB); Dominic Oppong M (U Buffalo); Kerr McLeod M (Fairfield), Robert Cavicchia GK (Syracuse), Daniel Revivo F (Winthrop) and John Jonke D (Louisville). All the aforementioned players are big parts of their college teams and many of those that are forwards are prolific scorers at the NCAA level. Alex Elliott would have been included but it looks as though he jumped to Europe already.

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Murphy Wiredu is a small guy (5-foot-7) from a small school (St. Peters) but scored 14 goals in 22 starts and led the team into the NCAA tournament.

I watched him at the USL combine in December. He looked good, quality minutes, took players on, tracked back. Torched a couple of flat footers. Red Bull's keeper, Jon Conway, is the St. Peter's coach.

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Can you name a few of those seniors? Maybe TFC already has them on their radar.

courtesy of and much credit to Andrew W, here at the Vs....

University of Alabama Birmingham

10 Dejan Jakovic Midfielder/Forward 6-2 175 JR Etobicoke, Ontario

23 Derek Rios Midfielder/Forward 5-10 160 JR Etobicoke, Ontario/Dante

8 Carlo Schiavoni Midfielder 5-10 160 JR Lachine, Quebec/Loyola HS

16 Curtis Ushedo Defender 6-3 180 FR Mississauga, Ontario/Loyola Secondary School

University at Albany (NY)

6 Erik DiLorenzo B 6-1 165 Jr. Bolton, Ontario (Robert F. Hall C.S.S.)

18 Mikael McNamara, M 5-10 150 Jr. Mississauga, Ontario (Iona Secondary

3 Kurt Ruhe Lischke, B 6-3 200 Jr. Kitchener, Ontario (Forest Heights Collegiate)

8 Gaby Seguin-Gauthier, F 5-5 145 Jr. Chateauguay, Quebec (College Francais/Champlain)

Belmont University (TN)

5 Justin Hay MF 5-9 145 SO Toronto, Ont./Lone Park Secondary

Bowling Green State University (OH)

26 Chris Jurtovski M Fr./Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Birchmount Park Coll. Institute)

Brown University (RI)

3 Matthew Britner SR D 6-1 170 Halifax Grammar/Halifax, NS

University at Buffalo (NY)

1 Daniel Bell GK Gr.-Sr. 6-4 185 Brampton, Ontario Notre Dame Secondary

10 Dominic Oppong F Jr.-Jr. 6-0 185 Scarborough, Ontario Cardinal Newman/Cincinnati

15 Alex Marrello M So.-So. 5-7 170 Burnaby, British Columbia Alpha Secondary/Cincinnati

18 Martin John M/D Jr.-Jr. 6-0 177 Ottawa, Ontario Lisgar Cl/Maine

Canisius College (NY)

1 Adam Catley Freshman GK 6-3 / 200 lbs Toronto, Ont. M.M. Robinson

24 Mike Traynor Freshman M 5-10 / 160 lbs Oakville, Ont. St. Ignatius of Loyola

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

9 Daniel Cumming F/MF 6-2 180 So. Victoria, BC, Canada

University of California Santa Barbara

19 Andrew Proctor F 5-11 175 Sr. Burnaby BC.

Campbell University (NC)

7 Vince Petrasso MF 5-5 155 So. Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada (Father Bressani)

Canisius College (NY)

19 Giancarlo Ottaviano Sophomore F 5-11 / 175 lbs St. Catharines, Ont. Denis Morris

College of Charleston (SC)

Branko Gavric, 6-3, 185, Midfielder/Center Back, Toronto (Winstars Soccer Academy)

Cleveland State University

11 Roshard Gilbert 6-1 170 MF SR Scarborough, Ont.

Cornell University (NY)

6 Mooney, Sean Midfield SR 5-9 150 Macdonell Collegiate/Winnipeg, Man.

21 Vieira, Aaron Midfield SR 6-1 175 St. Augustine SS/Brampton, Ont.

Denver University

14 Greg Fiddick, F - Jr. Sidney, B.C. (Stellys Secondary School) (Stellys Secondary School)

4 Joe Mathot, M - Jr. Port Moody, B.C., Canada (Saint Thomas More Collegiate)

University of Detroit Mercy

10 Nick Servedio F 5-9 Jr. Oakville, ON/Alderson Broddus

11 Michel Jonca MF 5-10 So. London, ON/Catholic Central

Drake University (IA)

5 Julien Edwards, D 6-0 So. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (De La Salle)

Duke University

7 Tomek Charowski MF 5-10 155 Sr. Anderson, S.C. (Christ Church Episcopal)

Duquense University (PA)

4 Jamie Waugh FR D Whitby, Ontario/Sinclair Secondary

5 Alex Trujillo SO F Whitby, Ontario/Father Leo J. Austin

10 Matthew Groves SO F Pickering, Ontario/Dunbarton

Elon University (NC)

3 Chris Leko Fr. D 6-1 180 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, / St. Marcellinus

Fairfield University (CT)

7 Kerr McLeod JR Midfield 5-10 175 Marion W. Graham/Saskatoon, SK

11 Todd Rutledge FR Forward 5-8 160 AB Lucas/London, Ontario

Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)

6 Serge Zulu, D 5-11 175 So. Longueuil, Quebec (University of Montreal) (College Francais)

Florida International University

20 Chris Pereira, F 5-10 175 Fr. Maple, Ontario Canada (St. Joan of Arc)

Furman University (NC)

7 Dane Roberts Midfielder 5-6 140 FR Ajax, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic

13 Haris Cekic Midfielder 5-10 150 FR London, Ontario/Montcalm Secondary

Gardner-Webb University (NC)

8 Adam Augruso, MF/D 5-10 150 Fr. Thunder Bay, ON Canada

20 Eric Asanin-Miroux, MF 5-11 175 Fr. Thornhill, ON Canada

Hartford University

10 Oswald Adu F 5-11 185 Sr. Toronto, Ontario, (C.W. Jefferys)

Hartwick College (NY)

17 Kevin Ross D 6-1 175 Fr. Cochrane, Alberta Cochrane

29 Carson Pryde M 5-10 165 Fr. Calgary, Alberta Lord Beaverbrook

Harvard University (MA)

24 Sho Chaudhuri, MF 5-7 140 Fr. Ontario, Canada (Elmira District)

College of the Holy Cross (MA)

11 Marsalis Beckford F SR 6-1 188 Brantford, Ontario/St. John's

University of Kentucky

7 Masumi Turnbull, 5-11 MF JR Richmond, British Columbia/McMath

Iona College (NY)

1 Nils Binstock So. GK 5-11 167 Toronto, Ontario/Vermont/Pearson

James Madison (VA)

14 Jean Tshimpaka F 5-10 140 So. Toronto, Ontario (Marc Garneau)

8 Tristan Murray M 5-10 174 Sr. Brampton, Ontario (St. Marguerite d'Youville)

University of Louisville

8 John Jonke 6-2 182 D JR Pickering, Ontario (St. Mary's)

9 Anthony Celebre 5-8 173 MF SR Woodbridge, Ont. (Woodbridge College)

11 Frank Jonke 6-3 180 F SR Pickering, Ontario (Notre Dame College)

14 Marco Terminesi 6-0 180 F SR Woodbridge, Ont. (Holy Cross Catholic Academy)

Loyola College (MD)

2 Janson Blake SR Defense 6-1 170 Nepean, Ont./St. Joseph Catholic

University of Maine

7 Thomas McCole 6-0 165 Midfielder FR Toronto, Ontario/Cardinal Newman

Marshall University (WV)

23 Dana Heimbecker 5-8 MF JR Niagara Falls, Ontario/Westlane Secondary

University of Nevada Las Vegas

17 Mason Trafford Defender 6-0 SR 3L Vancouver, B.C./Handsworth Secondary

New Jersey Institute of Technology

10 Kayo Emojong, 5-11 150 Midfield JR Whitby, Ontario (Sinclair Secondary)

3 Scott Rietze, 5-10 170 Defense JR Bowmanville, Ontario (Courtice-Secondary)

Niagara University

7 Desmond Betteto Fr. MF 5'11" Sarnia, Ont. St. Patrick's

10 Jordan DeRoy Fr. MF/D 6'1" Barrie, Ont. Barrie North

3 Anthony DiBiase So. D 5'10" Richmond Hill, Ont. Virginia Intermount

15 Ryan Fagen Fr. MF 5'10" Markham, Ont. Markham District

0 John Fiutowski So. GK 6'4" Ottawa, Ont. St. Peter Catholic

University of North Carolina Wilmington

10 Nassim Berhouni F Fr. 6-1 193 Montreal, Quebec/Sherbrooke

Oakland University (MI)

19 Philip MacDonald M 5-11 165 Sr./TR London, Ontario (Oakridge Secondary/Univ. of Western Ontario)

Old Dominion University (VA)

26 Adrian LeRoy, 6-0/176 Defender Ottawa, Ontario

Penn State University

4 Geordie MacNeill D SR 6-2/180 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada/Holy Trinity

University of Portland

10 Alex Elliott F Jr. 5'7" Vancouver, B.C./Magee Secondary

Princeton University (NJ)

8 Victor Noskov, Defense/Midfield 6-2 170 Sr. Toronto, Ont. (Northern Secondary)

Providence College (RI)

6 Michael Pereira FR M 5-10/165 London, Ontario/Catholic Central

Quinnipiac University (CT)

3 Ryan Smith, 6-2/180 Defense JR Niagara Falls, Ontario/Westlane Secondary

Robert Morris University (PA)

6 Dwayne Chin, M 5-9 160 Sr. North York, Ontario (Newtonbrook)

0 Matt Felice, G 6-0 175 Jr. Missisaugua, Ontario (Philip Pocock)

15 Geren Gittens, MF 6-1 185 Fr. Ajax, Ontario (Ajax)

13 Jacek Przednowek, F 6-1 170 Sr. Brantford, Ontario (St. John's College)

St. Bonaventure University (NY)

7 Stephen Bortolon Midfield SO 5-6 Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul

13 Samuel Maheu Midfield SO 5-10 Ottawa, Ontario/Saint Alexandre

19 Matt Culo Defender SO 6-2 Edmonton, Alberta/St. Francis Xavier

23 Tommy Zaikos Defender SO 5-11 Unionville, Ontario/St. Michael's

San Diego State University

5 Myles Davis Defender 6-0 180 RS JR Delta, B.C., Canada (UC Santa Barbara)

Saint Francis University (PA)

0 Darius Motazed GK 6-1 185 Fr. North Vancouver, BC Canada/Sentinel Secondary

11 Tyler Hibbs M 5-8 150 Fr. St. Catherines, ON Canada/Governor Simcoe

St. John’s University (NY)

8 Michael Luk SO Midfielder 5-8 180 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada/Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute

Saint Peter’s College (NJ)

7 Murphy Wiredu Sr. F 5-7 160 Brampton, Ontario Monsignor Johnson

9 Chris DeAbreu Jr. MF 5-8 170 Pickering, Ontario St. Mary's Secondary

Stetson University (FL)

1 Evan White GK 6-5 195 Sr. Surrey, B.C. (Elgin Park Secondary)

Syracuse University

1 Robert Cavicchia GK 6-0 180 Jr. North York, Ontario/St. Joan of Arc

2 Brien Chamney D 6-3 200 So. Oakville, Ontario/T.A. Blakelock/McMaster Univ.

3 Brad Peetoom D 6-1 180 Sr. Abbotsford, B.C./Abbotsford Christian

5 Kyle Hall M/F 5-8 155 Jr. Toronto, Ontario/Don Mills Coll. Inst./Univ. of Toronto

18 Kenny Caceros M 6-0 175 So. Nepean, Ontario/Holy Trinity/Univ. of Maine

25 Robert Smith GK 6-2 183 Jr. Niagara Falls, Ontario/West Lane/Niagara County CC

Towson University (MD)

11 Angus Burke For. Sr. 5'10" 155 Delta, British Columbia, Canada/Seaquam H.S.

7 Kyle Thompson Mid. Fr. 6'3" 175 British Columbia, Canada/Windsor Secondary

University of Vermont

9 Dominic Chapman So M 6-1 175 Ajax, Ontario /Notre Dame HS

Virginia Tech

27 Stefan Caulfield GK 6' 2" 175 So. Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Hearts Azzurri Lawrence Park

University of Washington

11 Adam Lang, Defender 5-7 SO Chilliwack, B.C./Chilliwack HS

Western Illinois University

0 Stephen Paterson, GK 6-0 170 So. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (Sir Winston Churchill)

Winthrop University (SC)

8 Magnus Leung MF So. 5-10 160 Markham, Ontario St. Augistine

10 Daniel Revivo F Jr. 6-2 175 Richmond Hill, Ontario Langstaff

17 Cameron Alksnis D So. 6-1 180 Toronto, Ontario Metro Prep Academy

University of Wisconsin Green Bay

11 Tosaint Ricketts 6-0 170 F/M JR Edmonton, Alberta (St. Francis Xavier)

15 Brian Buckmire 6-3 178 D FR Toronto, Ontario (St. Joseph)

Wright State University (OH)

15 Kwaku Gyimah F 5-8 140 JR Woodbridge, ON/Woodbridge Strikers

Yale University (CT)

14 Brad Rose, 5-9/160 F FR Toronto, ON/Upper Canada College

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Ives from Soccer by Ives has released his Mock Draft, version 1.

2008 MLS MOCK DRAFT

1. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES- PATRICK NYARKO (Virginia Tech). With Kei Kamara the only forward on the roster, look for Frank Yallop to take the best striker in the draft. San Jose could also trade down into a later spot with hopes of landing midfielder Pete Lowry.

2. FC DALLAS- JULIUS JAMES (University of Connecticut). The Hoops signed Duilio Davino but still need more defensive help and James is regarded as the best in the draft. Andy Iro is also a possibility.

3. REAL SALT LAKE- ANDY IRO (UCSB). RSL's defense played better later in the year but Eddie Pope's departure leaves the need for a central defender. Iro is a mountain of a player who would be an ideal centerback partner for the smaller Nathan Sturgis.

4. LOS ANGELES GALAXY- ERIC AVILA (UCSB) This is a tough read. Eric Avila is the most talented player left but the Galaxy has needs on defense. Does Ruud Gullit pass on the most skillful player on the board, or does he help fill a need by taking defender/defensive midfielder Pat Phelan? This one was tough but I see

5. COLORADO RAPIDS- PETER LOWRY (Santa Clara). The player the Rapids desperately need is Nyarko so a swap with San Jose would make sense for both parties. If Colorado stays here, it could go for Lowry, a forward/midfielder who has shown an ability score goals and set them up. He is polished and looks like he could step in and contribute this year. He isn't a pure striker but grabbing any of the other strikers in the draft this early would be a serious reach.

6. COLUMBUS CREW- XAVIER BALC (Ohio State). I haven't really been impressed with Balc but the Crew has seen enough of him to know that he's better than he's shown at the combine. Could he be tanking it so a Colorado or LA doesn't swoop in and take him? Probably not, but it might wind up landing him on his hometown team. Who else might the Crew consider?

7. CHICAGO FIRE- PAT PHELAN (Wake Forest). The Fire could use a goal-scorer but the options are thin in that department. Phelan is the best defender available and is capable of playing defensive midfield as well. He has too much value to pass up. It wouldn't shock me if Chicago and Houston complete a deal for Houston's designated player slot that lands the Dynamo this pick (among other things). If that happens, you can rest assured that Houston will grab Brek Shea here.

8. FC DALLAS- BREK SHEA (U.S. Under-17 national team). No player increased his stock at the Combine more more than Shea, who went from unknown to hot prospect in one weekend. Shea is from Houston Dynamo territory but moving up this high to get Shea will be tough (unless the scenario listed above happens).

9. TORONTO FC- CHANCE MYERS (UCLA). Mo Johnston is one of the best drafters in the league and he'll find a very good value in Myers. Several teams love Myers' game and ability to play either fullback spot (which can help when Marvell Wynne is with the US Olympic team). This isn't a need pick, but a value pick that Johnston could trade. Assuming he doesn't trade this pick beforehand.

10. TORONTO FC- ERIC BRUNNER (Ohio State). TFC came into the draft needing defense and will add two solid prospects in Myers and Brunner. The OSU product can play centerback and some fullback, versatility Mo Johnston surely likes.

11. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS- ANDREW JACOBSEN (Callifornia). The Wizards have plenty of needs but some central midfield depth is one that can be addressed here with Jacobson, a highly-regarded prospect who hasn't necessarily blown people away at the MLS Combine but who still has first-round talent. The Wizards could also be tempted to grab goalkeeper Dominic Cervi to serve as Kevin Hartman's potential successor.

12. CHICAGO FIRE- JOSH LAMBO (US Under-17 national team)- The Fire is still hoping to re-sign Matt Pickens, and still has veteran Jon Busch, but it will be hard to pass up as good a prospect as Lambo. He's a local kid and is considered the best young goalkeeper in the U.S. pipeline since Chris Seitz, with some saying he's further along at his age than both Seitz and Brad Guzan were at the same age. The Fire might wait until the late second round to grab a goalkeeper but both Lambo and Dominic Cervi will be gone by then. If the Fire waits for a goalkeeper, then look for Chicago to consider grabbing Duke midfielder Mike Videira.

13. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION- MIKE VIDEIRA (Duke). The Revs always find quality prospects in the draft and will be pleased to find Videira here. The Duke central midfielder could go much earlier, but in this mock draft he slides to New England, which needs to make up for the loss of Andy Dorman.

14. REAL SALT LAKE- JON LEATHERS (Furman). Very impressive player is on the small side for a central defender but has shown an ability to play fullback. RSL might grab a Generation adidas player like Alex Nimo, but Leathers and Iro can help right away.

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I've been curious to know what kind of drills they put the players through at scouting combines for soccer? Anybody ever been to one? I find this an interesting topic given that with the NFL channel now available, we have have been able to see the NFL combines on TV and it can make for some intersting or addicative ( is better word) televison.

In Football, where the emphasis is much more on speed, strenght and athleticism, you can see where scouting combines are a good tool for talent assessment. But soccer? soccer is much more a sport of intangible skills that are not measurable. How do you measure or quantify skills like good vision, leadership and assertivness? Using the NFL model, I can think of a player like Carl Fletcher as being the kind of guy who would have looked good a this kind of event but I am not so sure how many of the greats who have played in the game would have stood out?

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I'm sure they make them do 60 meter and possibly 100 meter sprints to determine real footspeed but, you are right, what else can you put them through to measure "skills". I am sure there are some dribbling drills they can make them do but for the most part, I think the matches that are played and those practices before the matches are what gets scouted. Its definitely an imperfect science and that's why I think a team like TFC must invest in a scouting department that fans out across the US and through South and Central america trying to find talent

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