Draft Day: Discussion

[Ben the Gooner]

Put it all in here.

Who you were hoping would slide, whether we should go tall or small next pick, what needs we still have etc.

Basically, discuss the tactics we should employ, and the draft as a whole.

[NC23]

From the newspaper articles I have read it seems that there is a chance that we will overlook Rich. :(

[KaaN10]

Cuz at 55,67 or 79 and I'll eat my hat.

[Skeeta Olly]

Is the Bomber.tv coverage of this draft free or does it require registration/login?

[Merv]

Is the Bomber.tv coverage of this draft free or does it require registration/login?

It's free Skeeta.

If you can afford it it's really worth signing up to Bomber.tv though as you will get to see a lot of stuff you wouldn't otherwise.

[NC23]

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=6169

[7zark7]

We will draft Hurley.

[Skeeta Olly]

It's free Skeeta.

If you can afford it it's really worth signing up to Bomber.tv though as you will get to see a lot of stuff you wouldn't otherwise.

Thank You.

As for the draft, who am i to judge from youtube videos, i'm sure the Essendon recruiting team know what they're doing, they're the professionals.

[Skeeta Olly]

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/bombertv/draftwebcast.asp

:D

[yodellinhank]

It's free Skeeta.

If you can afford it it's really worth signing up to Bomber.tv though as you will get to see a lot of stuff you wouldn't otherwise.

Only thing is you need a credit card, do you know if there's a way i can sign up this year without one? It'd be great if the club could include it as an extra option in membership packages or take payments from Paypal...

[Houli2Gumbleton]

Are people watching it on the afl website or Essendon one?

[Ben the Gooner]

Are people watching it on the afl website or Essendon one?

Essendon. More relevance to us.

[NC23]

Just heard on SEN, and Knights has stated that we need a KPB and we will be taking care of that aspect. But at the end has stated that he does also want to add class to the midfield.

[Ben the Gooner]

Knights said that we want finish replacing Lloyd, Lucas and Fletch but we want to add class to our midfield.

[Skeeta Olly]

Got SEN on at the moment. Something about Knights wanting a backman and also wanting to add class to the midfield.

[Ben the Gooner]

Port will "definitely consider" taking Rich.

[Spikey]

I think Knights is trying to confuse us.

"We need a KPB with pick 5. But also a class midfielder with pick 5"
"..."

[wezza]

It sounded to me like if there is a specific mid available at 5, we'll take him. If not, its Hurley.

[NC23]

Is anybody having problems with the Essendon broadcast. Ii can't see any image, I can just hear them talking.

[yodellinhank]

You're on guys!

[Windas_Magic]

Is anybody having problems with the Essendon broadcast. Ii can't see any image, I can just hear them talking.
Not supposed to start for another 3 minutes or so

[Skeeta Olly]

I think someone started the bomber.tv coverage to early lol. "hears voices of someone discussing what to do next".

[yodellinhank]

"we were getting audio out then"...

pisser.

[essendon2008]

Is anybody having problems with the Essendon broadcast. Ii can't see any image, I can just hear them talking.

Haha it hasnt started yet. Good to hear the rundown of the show:thumbsu:

[Aussie Assault]

Anybody got the Essendon website feed on at the moment? I dont think they realise they're on the air? I turned it on just as they were talking about who we had made our mind up on and met with his family 2 days ago? Any idea who they were talking about?

[topdon]

We will draft Hurley.

Thats who i reckon we'll go with. Rich will be gone by 5 i reckon.

[Ludwig van Bertstare]

Anybody got the Essendon website feed on at the moment? I dont think they realise they're on the air? I turned it on just as they were talking about who we had made our mind up on and met with his family 2 days ago? Any idea who they were talking about?

Don't think it's Rich then as he arrived in Melbourne yesterday.

[Spikey]

as the video requires a constant download rate (approx. 200kbps) to be enjoyed without any buffering or re-loading.

...****!

[Skeeta Olly]

2GB away from capping "hopes he lasts".

[essendon2008]

I hate buffering :mad:

[Ludwig van Bertstare]

Lags too much.

:(

[Aussie Assault]

Don't think it's Rich then as he arrived in Melbourne yesterday.

Yeh I missed the first part, I presume they were talking about pick 5. They did say they had the book open on Hurley in front of them where they are recording the webcast, and the only other one they had was Suban? Something along those lines anyway.

[Houli2Gumbleton]

Lags too much.

:(

yeah, meh. I got the radio on sen and the afl tracker.

[Ben the Gooner]

****ing lag.

[Windas_Magic]

Oh my god this if ****ing awful....

buffering every 5 seconds!

[essendon2008]

Im getting buffering every minute or so. The video froze about 3 mins into the broadcast so im really just getting interrupted audio:(. Might aswell listen to SEN

[Skeeta Olly]

Techno Music? Lol Advert.

[essendon2008]

Well done to our club for putting the broadcast together and looking after their fans. The broadcast is, for me, unfortunately unwatchable so im left to go back to SEN. Hopefully they can work on it and have it going better next year.

[Spikey]

hurry up and start plz

[bombersno1]

I am so hoping that Hurley is not at 5!

[The_Gunny_Bomber]

Lags too much.

:(
I'm at uni so I'm on just about the fastest internet you can get and it's lagging for me too! Damn it!

[Ben the Gooner]

Starting now.

[yodellinhank]

Sounding Very much like Hurley.

[NC23]

Hurley

[Windas_Magic]

Melb: Watts
WCE: Natanui
Freo: Hill
Port: Hartlett
Ess: Hurley

WECLCOME TO ESSENDON MICHAEL HURLEY

[KaaN10]

Micheal Hurley.

[Ben the Gooner]

Watts
Naitanui
Hill
Hartlett
Hurley (us)
Yarran
Rich
Vickery

[essendon2008]

Dammit Brisbane get Rich

[Spikey]

meh.

[Skeeta Olly]

Oh dear me

[Colin D'Cops]

Hurley

Spot on. Got in just before me!

[Lance Uppercut]

and Carlton get Yarran :thumbsd:

[Skeeta Olly]

Shoenmakers! Naw.

[Windas_Magic]

If Trengove ends up being available at 23 i will be very, very pissed.

Not because i don't want him, but because we got Hurley

[LukeH]

trengove still available *crosses fingers*

[Skeeta Olly]

Trengrove slipped!

[Smyth94]

please baby please trengove here we come

[yodellinhank]

Sidebottom to pies, we'll never hear the end of that TAC grand final performance now.

[Ludwig van Bertstare]

LOL If we can get Trengove at 23.

[Ben the Gooner]

Wouldn't say no.:o

[Windas_Magic]

Ess pick 23: Zaharakis

[Skeeta Olly]

NO! Almost Trengrove.

Zaharakis!

[NC23]

Zaharakis

[Smyth94]

surely jackson to port

[Ben the Gooner]

Zaharakis

[Colin D'Cops]

Zaharakis

[KaaN10]

Zahakaris or something, lol.

[Ben the Gooner]

Jack Redden before Jarred Redden

[yodellinhank]

LOL If we can get Trengove at 23.

Not far off

[Smyth94]

Hartlett and Trengove...Dang Port's raped this draft

[KING-JAMES]

Thought we would have gone McKernan spewing we missed Trengove.

[bombersno1]

FFS..that is two stupid picks..I give up Dodoro...we pass on Rich..and then we pass on Heyne..we done you fruitloop!

[DonMania#5]

Get Cuzzy..

[Colin D'Cops]

Hartlett and Trengove...Dang Port's raped this draft

Agree with that, they'd be ecstatic.

We've got two quality players as well, don't worry about that, hopefully we can get McCulloch with one of our later picks just to put the icing on the cake.

[Ben the Gooner]

No Robinson or O'Keefe yet.

[dapto]

delighted with hurley

[Colin D'Cops]

FFS..that is two stupid picks..I give up Dodoro...we pass on Rich..and then we pass on Heyne..we done you fruitloop!

Zaharakis > Heyne

And Hurley....well, we just needed a gorilla defender and he was the obvious standout so I can understand why we picked him, though Ziebell or Rich I was sort of hoping for.

[KaaN10]

Can we please get Cuz ffs. It's been a shit draft, we need Cuz.

Missed out: Rich + Swift(Trengrove) although 2nd round pick wasn't our fault.

[Ben the Gooner]

delighted with hurley

Welcome back.:D

[Lance Uppercut]

well it sure ain't the glamour draft of previous years for the Dons

[dapto]

Zaharakis > Heyne

And Hurley....well, we just needed a gorilla defender and he was the obvious standout so I can understand why we picked him, though Ziebell or Rich I was sort of hoping for.
It is not about next year but the next ten

[yodellinhank]

Prismall for Steven Motlop

[KaaN10]

Steven Motlop --------> Prismall

[dapto]

Welcome back.:D
you're a champ ben

Like cuzz, I did more time than I should have:o

[essendon2008]

Will be interesting to see how Motlop goes. Next year might be a quiet year, as it will be for Prismall coming back from injury. 2010 will be an interesting year to see how good/bad Prismall is for us.

[Ben the Gooner]

you're a champ ben

Like cuzz, I did more time than I should have:o

:D:D

I'd lay off Stereophonic for a while.;)

[KaaN10]

Richmond might get Hislop at 70 according to SEN.

[dapto]

:D:D

I'd lay off Stereophonic for a while.;)
that's going to be very very tough

[essendon2008]

Sorry if it has already been said but i just noticed Richard Cole nominated for the draft. Surely he has no chance.

[Houli2Gumbleton]

O'Keefe may slip to Essendon

[Spikey]

He probably nominated last year. And when you nominate for the draft you also nominate for the next 3, from memory

[Ben the Gooner]

O'Keefe may slip to Essendon

Don't jinx it.:thumbsd:

[KaaN10]

Sorry if it has already been said but i just noticed Richard Cole nominated for the draft. Surely he has no chance.

lol.

[Ben the Gooner]

Jeez, Lisle slid a lot.

[essendon2008]

He probably nominated last year. And when you nominate for the draft you also nominate for the next 3, from memory

Ah ok that makes sense. Explains why i also saw a kid i went to school with last year still nominated.

[Ben the Gooner]

My boy's gone.

Come on Rhys O'Keefe.

[Houli2Gumbleton]

O'Keefe available now.

[Colin D'Cops]

mICHAEL sTILL.

[Skeeta Olly]

Oh well.

[Windas_Magic]

pick 55- michael still