Thanks mate. I get the reasoning behind Mannah, and agree a forward with that first pick is a no brainer. I'd prefer Moir than Mannah due to age, but a good pick. Love the Morris selection - or someone similar. O'Driscoll gets you a gold star in my book. Speeeeeedy high half so Freddy can spend more time of the wing. DONE!Was trying to tick boxes with Freo's picks. Reckon Mannagh as a Schuktz replacement and a tall like Morris were clear needs, and an attacking-minded winger like O'Driscoll made too much sense at that stage in the draft. Fourth selection was tough because with Johnson and Erasmus emerging, I decided not to go with a mid. Even Chapman could still yet be a gun mid or winger I think. Who would you prefer at that pick?
Freo were without Chapman and Walker all year in 2023 and still had enough cover, even with Young as a mid. Guys like Ryan, Clark, Hughes, Wagner and Aish are more than capable. Freo are punting good defenders like Wilson (del) and Logue (traded) simply because of over supply.
I continued my phantom draft very roughly to see where Freo's next pick might fall and had Sam van Rooyan as the last pick. I debated between him and Reece Torrent who is a mid/wing/for type (already at Peel).