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Think we've moved up to pick eight after Fremantle won.
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Opinion 2012 draft thread.
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This is what I am going to say about out side. Our midfield is pitiful and gets belted week in, week out. Despite looking good on paper, it fails more than succeeds. We have far too many medium sized defenders on our list and no up and coming onball specialists. We have been burnt by recruiting 190od CM athletes and neglecting to recruit players who can play on the ball and have a footy brain and go about playing the game properly. We also desperately need a couple of tall forwards.
So What we need to do is go hard for onballers with footy brains and that are decently built. No more 190od cm lightly built runners. We have a few midfeilders coming to the end in 3 or so years so we need to have the replacements ready. In regards to tall forwards we have quite a few on the list but they take a long time unless they are out and out guns to make an impact. So what we need to do is go hard at drafting a few Josh Kennedy type midfeidlers and and to forget about the whole athlete crap and pick good footballers and worry about turning them into athletes later, not the other way around.
So What we need to do is go hard for onballers with footy brains and that are decently built. No more 190od cm lightly built runners. We have a few midfeilders coming to the end in 3 or so years so we need to have the replacements ready. In regards to tall forwards we have quite a few on the list but they take a long time unless they are out and out guns to make an impact. So what we need to do is go hard at drafting a few Josh Kennedy type midfeidlers and and to forget about the whole athlete crap and pick good footballers and worry about turning them into athletes later, not the other way around.
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O'Rourke please, or Toumpas if he slips to our 1st selection.
If we got him I'd be happier than a pig in... Well you get the drift... Sad to say he's the best contested ball winner this draft and will be top 5
laminex
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Me want him now please
If it ment being able to get an absaloute need then so be it
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We'll get a player. I don't know the players like StuckinHill does, but someone like Vlastuin, Wines, Mayes or a tall should be there. Thinking we might finish low enough to get a forward.If we got him I'd be happier than a pig in... Well you get the drift... Sad to say he's the best contested ball winner this draft and will be top 5
Even though we've got Jamison, Watson, McCarthy, Laidler, Bootsma and McInnes, I'm not opposed to taking a lockdown and no fuss tall defender. Laidler and Jamison are very good when they're fit, but their injury struggles might continue. McCarthy is an unknown, but the club might rate him enough to overlook a defender.
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Our picks will fall within these ranges based on best and worst case scenarios:
8, 30, 49 (finish 13th)
14, 35, 54 (finish 8th)
8, 30, 49 (finish 13th)
14, 35, 54 (finish 8th)
Pick 8, 30 & Russell --->Adelaide
Adelaide----> Tippett & pick 60'ish
Would you do it?
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Players who I'd like that fall in our first pick range (8-14) no particular order
Mason Shaw - Tall Forward
Jake Stringer - Tall Forward/Mid (injury concern the only possible reason for slide)
Oliver Wines - Midfielder
Jonathon O'Rourke - Midfielder
Troy Menzel - Forward (Injury concerns)
Nick Vlaustin - Midfielder/Defender (playing HBF, considered by many to be ideally inside mid)
Kristian Jaksch - KPP (either end)
Players likely to fall into our Second pick range (30-35) who I'm interested in (harder to tell obviously)
Nathan Hrovat - Mid
Matthew Haynes - Mid (unlikely to slide, very strong athlete)
Tim Membrey - Forward (undersized KPF)
Marco Paparone - Tall Forward
Adam Carter - Small Defender/Mid
Dom Barry - Mid
Mason Shaw - Tall Forward
Jake Stringer - Tall Forward/Mid (injury concern the only possible reason for slide)
Oliver Wines - Midfielder
Jonathon O'Rourke - Midfielder
Troy Menzel - Forward (Injury concerns)
Nick Vlaustin - Midfielder/Defender (playing HBF, considered by many to be ideally inside mid)
Kristian Jaksch - KPP (either end)
Players likely to fall into our Second pick range (30-35) who I'm interested in (harder to tell obviously)
Nathan Hrovat - Mid
Matthew Haynes - Mid (unlikely to slide, very strong athlete)
Tim Membrey - Forward (undersized KPF)
Marco Paparone - Tall Forward
Adam Carter - Small Defender/Mid
Dom Barry - Mid
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No.
As in my post above there are several very good KPF prospects who will be hanging around at 8. Shaw or Stringer would be much more attractive to me then Tippett.
Kurt misses too many easy shots for my bp anyway
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Would rather Cloke than Tippett, so no. Point is moot though. Doubt very much either will be running around in navy blue in 2013.
ok hypothetical here, we are not gonna finish last or even bottom four. so the best kkp will be gone. now we have to look at kpp with limitations, the hypothetical is what is the best characteristic of a kfp?
*marking
*ground work
*goal kicking
*pressure
* other
*marking
*ground work
*goal kicking
*pressure
* other
Blues are going no where unless they can obtain a key forward, must be doubts on Rowe/Casboult whether they are senior players and Mitchell has a long way to go at this stage, we cannot go into another season with a reliance on Jarrod Waite, as his body is almost shot.
I think there are a couple of father/sons playing for Calder Cannons. One is Justin Madden's son and i think the other might be Greg Williams son. Anyone know how they are going, especially young Madden, and if they are a chance to be drafted with one of our late picks?
Would love Haynes as well nice height freak pace little bit of x factor about him
Not sure our list is as close to challenging as what we had previously thought, so think we need to start looking at building a team that is better structurally we need a decent key forward and another mid via draft or trading, Waite is 30 and his body is gone & Judd needs more support or else he will decline in the near future
i watched the Adelaide players closely at the U18 Carnival game.
Players i really liked were:
Jimmy Toumpas - most likely gone before us but you never know if we have #8 or #9 (ala Heppels slight drop in his year). Looked in command of the situation at all times. Love that in a player.
Sam Mayes - would really like to add him to our side. Our pick around #9-12 could snare him but wouldn't be surprised if he goes higher. Looked the complete package for a future AFL player.
Matt McDonough - 2nd Round pick. I see him as an ideal goal kicking utility/3rd forward. Like Porps or Ryan Okeefe or Chappy. Now that is excellent company but if he makes it(who knows with these kids) that's what he looks like he could be from what i saw.
Players i really liked were:
Jimmy Toumpas - most likely gone before us but you never know if we have #8 or #9 (ala Heppels slight drop in his year). Looked in command of the situation at all times. Love that in a player.
Sam Mayes - would really like to add him to our side. Our pick around #9-12 could snare him but wouldn't be surprised if he goes higher. Looked the complete package for a future AFL player.
Matt McDonough - 2nd Round pick. I see him as an ideal goal kicking utility/3rd forward. Like Porps or Ryan Okeefe or Chappy. Now that is excellent company but if he makes it(who knows with these kids) that's what he looks like he could be from what i saw.
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There are 3 types of player we need from this draft
1. The main type of player we need is a tall marking forward I would be happy if we added 2 to our list.
2. I think we should trade for this type a liegh brown type of ruck/ forward I'll go after McKernan from Adelaide
3. An inside mid I'm less worried about this then what I was a month or two ago because I think McLean might get a contract for next year.
1. The main type of player we need is a tall marking forward I would be happy if we added 2 to our list.
2. I think we should trade for this type a liegh brown type of ruck/ forward I'll go after McKernan from Adelaide
3. An inside mid I'm less worried about this then what I was a month or two ago because I think McLean might get a contract for next year.
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Still think best available is the way to go. ..
1. Wouldn't say no to another forward but would be just as happy for fitness and continuity in the ones we already have. ..
2. A forward ruck would be good but similar to number 1. ..
3. Carrots has stepped up and assisting with the inside mid part of his game. .. Macca has shown he is good depth (surprised to say that). .. Curnow, Ellard and a couple of others (Rookies) are possible good depth here too. ..
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Jack Darling anyone? It is perceived that way and most do, so I completely understand your comment JG
