If Geelong offered a package of Enright, Hunt, Mackie and Playfair would they get a top 10 draft pick in return. Maybe Carlton or Port Adelaide may be interested. All 4 would play ones at Carlton and all are under 25 years of age.
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vinnie_vegas69 said:You would find few sides wanting to take on 4 players for one draft selection. Unless a team like Essendon or Carlton de-lists more than 10 players, it's quite unlikely.
pieman1 said:I think if the Cats ended with a top ten pick and then threw in Steve Johnson they might be able to trade up a couple of spots. Clubs will be reluctant to trade their first rounders this year and a top four pick will be required to get a player like Gumbleton
Richo83 said:Do Geelong really need another ruckman in Gumbleton? They already have King and Ottens, not to mention others.
Ysaye said:Gumbleton isn't a ruckman - he is a CHF with a very good contested mark, very good football brain and good skills. Is starting to fill out reasonably. Drawbacks are that he isn't very quick or agile - only average. He is playing at WAFLs Senior level, kicked a couple of bags of goals early on and was almost picked for the WA vs SA Senior team. Chris Waterman (Peel Coach) said that he is worth finishing last in the AFL for.
IMO he is the best WA junior I have seen since Daniel Wells, and if Freo had a pick and he was still there, I would be sorely disappointed if we didn't take him (This despite we really need midfielders).
Please note I am not saying Hansen, Sellar or even Thorpe isn't better - he just looks exceedingly good.
year of the cat said:I know they are completely different players and it may be like comparing apples to oranges but on talent alone in your opinion how does Gumbleton compare to Jetta?
Richo83 said:Do Geelong really need another ruckman in Gumbleton? They already have King and Ottens, not to mention others.
\Weaver said:With Tom Hawkins signed, sealed and delivered the Cats would surely looking to be adding pacy ball carriers and not another CHF. With the top few draft picks looking KP-heavy the Cats would be stoked to sit in the 6-10 range and take an elite midfielder like Selwood.
year of the cat said:Sure we have N.Ablett developing and Tom Hawkins to come via FS but I think most Geelong fans are just screaming out for at least one genuine key forward that is taken early on in the draft.
Weaver said:Of course, but in the abscence of having five picks in the top-10 a club has to prioritise. Hawkins is a CHF of rare potential. With a genuine top-3 calibre forward already signed it frees the Cats up to address other weaknesses. The Cats midfield is good but very 'samey' and very one paced. Injecting some really quality there allows every else to shuffle down one spot in the pecking order and that is the way midfields become better.
Weaver said:Of course, but in the abscence of having five picks in the top-10 a club has to prioritise. Hawkins is a CHF of rare potential. With a genuine top-3 calibre forward already signed it frees the Cats up to address other weaknesses. The Cats midfield is good but very 'samey' and very one paced. Injecting some really quality there allows every else to shuffle down one spot in the pecking order and that is the way midfields become better.
Weaver said:Of course, but in the abscence of having five picks in the top-10 a club has to prioritise. Hawkins is a CHF of rare potential. With a genuine top-3 calibre forward already signed it frees the Cats up to address other weaknesses. The Cats midfield is good but very 'samey' and very one paced. Injecting some really quality there allows every else to shuffle down one spot in the pecking order and that is the way midfields become better.
Jack-Packenham said:If Geelong offered a package of Enright, Hunt, Mackie and Playfair would they get a top 10 draft pick in return. Maybe Carlton or Port Adelaide may be interested. All 4 would play ones at Carlton and all are under 25 years of age.
Weaver said:Of course, but in the abscence of having five picks in the top-10 a club has to prioritise. Hawkins is a CHF of rare potential. With a genuine top-3 calibre forward already signed it frees the Cats up to address other weaknesses. The Cats midfield is good but very 'samey' and very one paced. Injecting some really quality there allows every else to shuffle down one spot in the pecking order and that is the way midfields become better.
Turbocat said:Trying to pedal our wares , Jack?
The plain fact is , in a draft of this quality the only way we are going to get another pick in the top ten is to give away a player that we dont wont to give away. Enright might be interesting to a few clubs but not for a top 10 pick. It maybe easier to trade for another player, closer to being ready than a kid in this draft, like if Meeson wanted to come home for instance. This would allow us to use our first pick in the draft on the best mid available.
Selwood has too many thumbs up from smart judges not to be a kid of quality. Ok , he may not be the speed king we want but by all account he is a guy who will increase our neutral ball clearances. For that alone he is must seriously consider. I just wonder if thats his only trick is the pick too much in a draft this good.Other extractor types- Harris was taken at 14 in 2000, not really a strong draft , Sam Mitchell was P36 in a strong draft. Maybe a kid like Hislop as our second pick would do the same sort of job for us?
I think if the Cats ended with a top ten pick and then threw in Steve Johnson they might be able to trade up a couple of spots. Clubs will be reluctant to trade their first rounders this year and a top four pick will be required to get a player like Gumbleton