List Mgmt. 2015 DRAFT discussion - Clayton Oliver #4, Sam Weideman #10, Mitch King #42, Liam Hulett #46

[Sellout Scully]

This year is by far one of the worst years for ruckmen. Only 3 got invited to the combine and I wouldn't want us touching any of them. There is a Sudanese guy from Vic Country who some think has potential but I see him as a poor man's Majak Daw. I could easily see none getting taken in the draft and maybe only a couple being rookie listed. If we want to add another ruck since Gawn, Spencer and King is kind of a thin list of rucks, we're best off looking in the state leagues or recruiting one from another AFL club.

 

[Jeremy Allen]

I reckon we take Curnow at pick 6, then if we were somehow able to snag north's pick 15 plus something else for howe, we could take Ryan Burton with pick 15. Two smaller key position players who are around 191cm who could form a killer trio with Jesse

 

[LeverPuller]

I reckon we take Curnow at pick 6, then if we were somehow able to snag north's pick 15 plus something else for howe, we could take Ryan Burton with pick 15. Two smaller key position players who are around 191cm who could form a killer trio with Jesse

Nah Curnow in the middle pls.
Burton I am a fan of, though from what I understand his leg was really bad?

 

[Jeremy Allen]

Nah Curnow in the middle pls.
Burton I am a fan of, though from what I understand his leg was really bad?

Yeh burton very similar to stringer, would've been a top 5 pick if he hadn't broken his leg, I think it's worth the risk kicked bags last year as a 17 year old

 

[LeverPuller]

Yeh burton very similar to stringer, would've been a top 5 pick if he hadn't broken his leg, I think it's worth the risk kicked bags last year as a 17 year old

Yeah but what I have been hearing is that he struggled to run again.

 

[Jeremy Allen]

Yeah but what I have been hearing is that he struggled to run again.

I haven't heard about that but if he does get his leg right he could one of the best picks in the draft

 

[Demon 16]

I'm looking forward to the height tests being released from the combine.

They are usually done on the first day I think, so if anyone knows where to find them it would be great.

 

[Blackas87]

From what I'm gathering Melbourne are setting up Frost to play long term as a key forward next to Hogan, I'd be happy with Cunrow as a 3rd tall that can push into the middle or Parish as we need some outside players and does have a hard inside edge to his game aswell

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Pick 6 will net us a fantastic player no matter what, and we will have options too forward or midfield should be good

 

[Dory_77]

I'm looking forward to the height tests being released from the combine.

They are usually done on the first day I think, so if anyone knows where to find them it would be great.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-11/sudaneseborn-ruckman-equals-nic-nat-combine-record

This article has the ranks for the jump/beep/agility/sprint tests if that's the sort of things you were after?

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

I haven't heard about that but if he does get his leg right he could one of the best picks in the draft

It was a pretty bad injury - his tibial plateau (the place where the everything in the knee joins together) was shattered.

It's the kind of injury you would normally get in a serious car accident.

The bone will heal - but with that kind of injury there will probably be serious damage to the surface of the joint.

He could have arthritis before he's a third of the way through his career.

He's worth taking, but unless cleared by the doc's I'd say a first or second rounder would be too much of a risk.

 

[Proper Gander]

I haven't heard about that but if he does get his leg right he could one of the best picks in the draft

Nice avatar, Jeremy. Very beardy

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

It was a pretty bad injury - his tibial plateau (the place where the everything in the knee joins together) was shattered.

It's the kind of injury you would normally get in a serious car accident.

The bone will heal - but with that kind of injury there will probably be serious damage to the surface of the joint.

He could have arthritis before he's a third of the way through his career.

He's worth taking, but unless cleared by the doc's I'd say a first or second rounder would be too much of a risk.

Unless it's a Dayle Garlett situation I'd give up a second rounder for a sliding top ten talent any day.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Unless it's a Dayle Garlett situation I'd give up a second rounder for a sliding top ten talent any day.

And if he never plays a game and the bloke picked after him is the next Nat Fyfe?

 

[Meds]

And if he never plays a game and the bloke picked after him is the next Nat Fyfe?

Then we will have proof that the draft is just as much a lottery as it has always been, particularly with picks outside the top few.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

And if he never plays a game and the bloke picked after him is the next Nat Fyfe?

I'll know that we wouldn't have taken Fyfe MK2 anyway.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

We have competent drafting staff now.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

We have competent drafting staff now.

Every club passed on Fyfe.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

indeed

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Then we will have proof that the draft is just as much a lottery as it has always been, particularly with picks outside the top few.

Still don't think that validates taking a kid in the top 25 that people aren't sure will play footy again.

 

[Tulip]

Just on reducing the draft age, the AFL would need to have a program in place to help the likely types find constructive work. If it happens, hopefully it highlights to the fed gov the woeful lack of opportunity that school leavers who want to enter the work force have these days.

 

[LeverPuller]

If 5 ends up at Essendon, I fully expect them to take Parish. He's exactly what they need. More about who they go for with the second. Could go for Curnow as a forward (although he won't get them anywhere for ~18 months up front) or could go for grunt - which I think they need tbh.

 

[The Dr]

If 5 ends up at Essendon, I fully expect them to take Parish. He's exactly what they need. More about who they go for with the second. Could go for Curnow as a forward (although he won't get them anywhere for ~18 months up front) or could go for grunt - which I think they need tbh.

Have heard that's pretty much locked in.

 

[LeverPuller]

Have heard that's pretty much locked in.

Yeah but it's more the danger of them having 4+5. St Kilda probably would have taken Curnow anyway as a development so they end up with Curnow-McCartin.

I really want Curnow so we can create the backman's nightmare of the rotation between him and Petracca.

 

[Demon 16]

Curnow and McCartin would make a very undersized forward set up.