List Mgmt. 2014 AFL Draft Discussion

[GS WARRIORS]

LOL. Pykie called the exact combination of our picks 6 months out from the draft.

Pykie called for McKenzie and Curran 3 years ago. Maybe he is Bryce.

Hopefully we have beat luck with these guys than in 2011.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Pykie called for McKenzie and Curran 3 years ago. Maybe he is Bryce.

Hopefully we have beat luck with these guys than in 2011.

I completely forgot McKenzie.

 

[Black2Blue]

http://www.sportsfan.com.au/winners...icle_winnersandlosersofthe2014afldraft_281114

We are described as winners of the draft alongside the GoDees and the Aints, and considering they had the first 3 picks, Brewis might have fooled us all (or most of us at least) and pulled another rabbit or two out of the hat. It sounds like our Durdin and EVW picks are seen as big steals at 16 and 36.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

I take those with shakers of salt.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I think the only place I've read negative spin on our drafting is here on the North board. Everyone else seems to think we came out of it awesomely.

Will admit I don't have a lot of clue about Nielson but Bryce has credits in the bank and would know what he's about so very happy to trust his judgement.

General consensus from a quick browse of the main board has a lot of opposition posters having us as winners as well.

 

[rippersnipper]

Never heard of any of our draftees but that does not matter at all. Hopefully at least one of them becomes a star

 

[TwentyNine]

Anyone know if any of them happened to BFNAAK? Not too hopeful on Durdin being an SA boy but maybe Nielson or the People's Car?

 

[King Corey]

Anyone know if any of them happened to BFNAAK? Not too hopeful on Durdin being an SA boy but maybe Nielson or the People's Car?

No idea on Durdin. Think I saw Nielson was Hawthorn, a glance at EVW twitter suggests Geelong.

Fingers crossed no * in that batch.

 

[Deadeyeroo]

Just had a look at the odds on the rising star at sportsbet this morning. Unbelievably both Dumont and Garner are 150-1. Daniel Neilson is 80-1 which doesnt exactly justify his pick at 25. Ed Vickers-Willis is at 50-1, Kayne Turner at 40-1 and Sam Durdin at 33-1.

I'm gonna have $10 on Dumont at 150-1. Obviously he's a longshot but I think he'll get more games than all the other guys bar Turner. After his misbehavior this year you can bet he'll have a massive preseason and seeing we have drafted no mids he should get quite a few games, whether its enough to get him the votes only time will tell.

 

[Harvey Manfrenjensenden]

LOL. Pykie called the exact combination of our picks 6 months out from the draft.

The Oricle

 

[TwentyNine]

Just had a look at the odds on the rising star at sportsbet this morning. Unbelievably both Dumont and Garner are 150-1. Daniel Neilson is 80-1 which doesnt exactly justify his pick at 25. Ed Vickers-Willis is at 50-1, Kayne Turner at 40-1 and Sam Durdin at 33-1.

I'm gonna have $10 on Dumont at 150-1. Obviously he's a longshot but I think he'll get more games than all the other guys bar Turner. After his misbehavior this year you can bet he'll have a massive preseason and seeing we have drafted no mids he should get quite a few games, whether its enough to get him the votes only time will tell.

Good luck there. I don't think we'll see Dumont on field any time soon. Turner I wouldn't mind a punt on, the fresh guys are all going to be in development for a while I think.

 

[Deadeyeroo]

Just putting it out there but if we had of delisted Tarrant ( after 7 years) we would have had another pick at 54 which we could have used for Reece. Surely he has more upside than Tarrant. This will come back to bite is in the ass.
Sack Brewis.

Very good point.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

wat

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Very good point.

It's all opinion, of course, but I thought it was a pretty s**t point.

Put it this way, if he was in he draft, Tarrant would be snapped up way before 70whatever that Reece went for. Every team passed on him McKenzie a number of times. There must have been a reason.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

'cause, y'know, Bryce Lewis has absolutely no idea what he's been doing for all these years.

 

[Dan]

This probably sums up Thursday night to now.......

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Wait until the rookie draft is gone and we still haven't gotten Dangerfield and given him the captaincy.

:facepalms through a wooden table:

 

[Deadeyeroo]

It's all opinion, of course, but I thought it was a pretty s**t point.

Put it this way, if he was in he draft, Tarrant would be snapped up way before 70whatever that Reece went for. Every team passed on him McKenzie a number of times. There must have been a reason.

I dont get the fantasy with Tarrant. If he was in the draft I doubt he would even be picked up. Who would pick up a guy who's played 30 odd out of a possible 160 games. In those 30 odd games he's done next to nothing.

Plenty of clubs have been wrong about many players and just because McKenzie was picked up in the 50's doesn't mean he wont be a serviceable player or a star. One things for sure Tarrant will never be a star as his body doesnt give him the continuity to even get close.

 

[Higgins2Waite]

I dont get the fantasy with Tarrant. If he was in the draft I doubt he would even be picked up. Who would pick up a guy who's played 30 odd out of a possible 160 games. In those 30 odd games he's done next to nothing.

Plenty of clubs have been wrong about many players and just because McKenzie was picked up in the 50's doesn't mean he wont be a serviceable player or a star. One things for sure Tarrant will never be a star as his body doesnt give him the continuity to even get close.

Because if (big if) tarrant gets his body right he's ready to go and is proven AFL quality. McKenzie could just be another man child that is left exposed against AFL quality defenders. Took Hawkins quite a while to get going and McKenzie is still a fair way back in terms of development. Saunders and co must think they can still fix him up otherwise he'd be gone.

 

[Ohhh Errol]

Bound for glory rated our draft as the second worst lol. I disagree.

North Melbourne: They would have been surprised Sam Durdin was still available at 16, and that was a good choice, although in retrospect, they probably should have taken Jayden Laverde. Daniel Nielson was a massive reach at 25. He would have still been around after pick 40. Ed Vickers-Willis is an undersized tall defender, but he is more of a smooth operator across halfback, rather than a key defender. Whilst individually all of North Melbourne’s players are good, they did not address outside speed at all, and choosing three tall defenders was just ridiculous.

Grade: C

"In retrospect"...as in, a day after the actual draft lol

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

They probably named themselves after the wrestling PPV so shaker of salt.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Sounds like they're just pissy that we didn't grab a speedster.

Writer must post on BF.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Or angry that we took the player they wanted most.

 

[Ohhh Errol]

Sounds like they're just pissy that we didn't grab a speedster.

Writer must post on BF.

Yeah in the draft board sippos or something I think.

 

[Smoocher]

It's all opinion, of course, but I thought it was a pretty s**t point.

Put it this way, if he was in he draft, Tarrant would be snapped up way before 70whatever that Reece went for. Every team passed on him McKenzie a number of times. There must have been a reason.

You are kidding me right. Tarrant wouldn't make any other teams list. A risk on Reece was the way to go.