Preview National Draft discussion (Picks 14, 35, 43, 58)

[alex_is_on_fire]

Was a typo... alluded to by the fact i mentioned i wish we still had Rutten, who Talia attributed a lot of his development to (that and Dasher)

Fair enough.

 

[Mike Smyth]

What's Durdins intensity like? Doesn't seem to be many SA kids in the top 30.

Does Levers knee reconstruction put anyone off drafting him?

 

[billy fragos]

If we pick up a key defender like Davis in the trade period should we still use our first pick on a KPD or wait to next year because we will have two very good defenders under 25

 

[Boundryump]

hope we pick a "footballer" someone who can kick tackle and read the play not an athlete

 

[billy fragos]

hope we pick a "footballer" someone who can kick tackle and read the play not an athlete

That's basically brodie Martin good footballer but a average athlete yet everyone says to drop him every week

 

[WaynesWorld19]

That's basically brodie Martin good footballer but a average athlete yet everyone says to drop him every week

average athlete?

Quick player with great endurance base and good leap .......no in fact he was recruited more for his athletic traits than his footballing ability, which has been his failure in recent seasons

 

[WaynesWorld19]

What's Durdins intensity like? Doesn't seem to be many SA kids in the top 30.

Does Levers knee reconstruction put anyone off drafting him?

No ....really like Lever
Player can be drafted and do a knee in his first season .......better recovery when you're younger and his attitude to rehab tells you a lot about a players drive & determination

Durdin ......Mmm great skills, great mark, plays more like Carlisle

 

[little graham]

Guys, how is Ben Jarman coming along?

Hawthorn Board

 

[billy fragos]

average athlete?

Quick player with great endurance base and good leap .......no in fact he was recruited more for his athletic traits than his footballing ability, which has been his failure in recent seasons

Just what I heard from the fox footy commentating team

 

[Vader]

We could bid on him to force Melbourne to use their first pick but not sure we would do that.

Even if we do bid on him, it would only force Melbourne to use their 2nd round pick on him, as our 1st round pick is after theirs.

F/S clubs are forced to use their first pick AFTER the pick which the other club bids.

 

[Team DJ]

Would Lyons and our second round pick be worth another pick in the top 10, Melbourne were interested in Lyons last year and they might end up with 3 picks in the top 10

If not Douglas and our second round pick surely would be, then we could get robinson to replace Douglas as that B Grade player but A grade attack at the footy

No.

Lyons and pick 29. = Pick 15 at best

 

[Bring back Bas]

Is an expression, sorry . Inserting daylight into lists like that is my way of saying 'there's a pretty significantly gap here, the gap is so large you can see daylight between it'

That's OK it was just a not very funny joke on my part.

 

[feenix67]

No ....really like Lever
Player can be drafted and do a knee in his first season .......better recovery when you're younger and his attitude to rehab tells you a lot about a players drive & determination

Durdin ......Mmm great skills, great mark, plays more like Carlisle

Durdin would be a great get imo

 

[Skippos]

No ....really like Lever
Player can be drafted and do a knee in his first season .......better recovery when you're younger and his attitude to rehab tells you a lot about a players drive & determination

Durdin ......Mmm great skills, great mark, plays more like Carlisle

Except not as hard nosed and a bit dumber.

I'm all for Lever, though I'd take Durdin if he were there and Lever wasn't as a second choice.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Durdin would be a great get imo

could be great ....could be Carlisle ......could be Meesen

Real toss of the coin .....Lever has probably more certainty even allowing for his knee

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Except not as hard nosed and a bit dumber.

I'm all for Lever, though I'd take Durdin if he were there and Lever wasn't as a second choice.

Are you saying Durdin is dumber than Carlisle ? .......because whilst i love Carlisles footy attributes, the kid ain't too bright

 

[Skippos]

Are you saying Durdin is dumber than Carlisle ? .......because whilst i love Carlisles footy attributes, the kid ain't too bright

When forward, yeah, Durdin's dumber than Carlisle.

I'm talking completely from a 'on field smarts' point of view btw

 

[feenix67]

could be great ....could be Carlisle ......could be Meesen

Real toss of the coin .....Lever has probably more certainty even allowing for his knee

My lad played with him at West, I'd happily take the punt he won't be Meesen.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

When forward, yeah, Durdin's dumber than Carlisle.

I'm talking completely from a 'on field smarts' point of view btw

BTW love your phantom draft ....well thought out & congratulations

Think you've said Durdin if he makes it will be as a CHB .......a bit like how Carlisle has started

Durdin has all the skills and i love the arial skills which IMO we're not a good marking side .........but the question for me is over his physicality and even at CHB if he gets a smart big bodied player will Durdin ever be able to go with them ?

 

[Footypie32]

BTW love your phantom draft ....well thought out & congratulations

Think you've said Durdin if he makes it will be as a CHB .......a bit like how Carlisle has started

Durdin has all the skills and i love the arial skills which IMO we're not a good marking side .........but the question for me is over his physicality and even at CHB if he gets a smart big bodied player will Durdin ever be able to go with them ?

The beauty is that he won't have to take the number 1 forward while we have Talia. But if we do draft him it makes nabbing an experienced 3rd tall a necessity.

 

[crows dude]

Just what I heard from the fox footy commentating team

Yeh Bruce kept going on about it. Saying he is a footballer and not an athlete. Dont know what he has been watching.

 

[Bailey01]

Does Jake Lever have the potential to play in his first year? Skippos

 

[Shoota Welsh]

This guy is my smokey - rate him extremely high. One thing we lack is blokes who can kick from the half back flank - it's an absolute weapon of a left foot. He's smart, smooth mover. Cracking lad as well.

how is one thing we lack a half back flanker with a good kick? henderson, smith, jaensch.

 

[Skippos]

Does Jake Lever have the potential to play in his first year? Skippos

Play? yes. Improve the team? Nope.

You just don't get immediate hits out of KPPs from the draft. Forward or back, they just don't give you anything year one. He could conceivably play a game or three for a bit of experience but I'd be giving him two pre seasons before exposing him. Season three is when I'd be looking for something from Lever.

 

[Skippos]

This guy is my smokey - rate him extremely high. One thing we lack is blokes who can kick from the half back flank - it's an absolute weapon of a left foot. He's smart, smooth mover. Cracking lad as well.

He's a defensive liability. 5'11 yet not quick. Too small for anyone reasonably tall and those around his height are too quick for him. Too small to be an effective loose man too.