List Mgmt. 2014 Draft Trade FA Megathread

[dewah07]

If we got
Mccartin
Goddard
Weller

That would have been some people's dream 4,6,7 draft had GWS not been flogs and did the deal

 

[Saintt]

So why is McCartin suddenly the best player in the draft? Was hearing Petracca was clearly #1 a couple of weeks ago..

 

[TheLastEmperor]

Melbourne forum saying that HUN reporting Dees are considering taking Wright over Petracca!
Probably not true but how the mighty have fallen if Petracca ends up at GWS.

Rumour that GWS have gone cold on him as well. Could go to the Pies.

 

[TheJackal]

Big call time, Lachie Weller will be a better footballer over 10 years than Christian Petracca.

He couldn't be closer to the exact player that we actually need on our list. Quick, excellent by either foot, loves a goal, pin up boy - I've been bullish on him for a long time, I still cannot see him slide to our pick but would be doing Blacres style cartwheels around the lounge like last year if he somehow got to pick 21!

 

[TheLastEmperor]

So why is McCartin suddenly the best player in the draft? Was hearing Petracca was clearly #1 a couple of weeks ago..

Most (even on this board) still think he's the best however are backing the club with Paddy.

 

[leggs]

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-sport-blog/mccartin-petracca-brayshaw-top-3/20141126-3l97j.html

 

[sixtosaint]

Rumour that GWS have gone cold on him as well. Could go to the Pies.

Roos made a comment along the lines of 'Petracca won't make it to Collingwood, take from that what you will.'

 

[TheLastEmperor]

Roos made a comment along the lines of 'Petracca won't make it to Collingwood, take from that what you will.'

Yea Melb will def take him

 

[Saint_Dos]

Rumour that GWS have gone cold on him as well. Could go to the Pies.

in that case i really hope we don't regret our choice. Don't think i could bare to listen to Collingwood supporters crap on about that.

 

[TheJackal]

Rumour that GWS have gone cold on him as well. Could go to the Pies.

Either this is Draft Day reincarnated for the AFL or he has tanked to get to the Pies.

Is it too late to trade pick one for the next three years first rounders?

 

[TheLastEmperor]

Either this is Draft Day reincarnated for the AFL or he has tanked to get to the Pies.

Is it too late to trade pick one for the next three years first rounders?

LOL. Just like Callaghan sliding cos no one showed up to his 21st

 

[dewah07]

Acres is only a tad under 90 days older than brayshaw and tracca :O

 

[TN25]

Roos made a comment along the lines of 'Petracca won't make it to Collingwood, take from that what you will.'

Saw that. Surely Petracca goes to Melbourne. Or is my prediction true

Pick 1. Patrick McCartin
Pick 21. Christian Petracca
Pick 22. Angus Brayshaw
Pick 41. Jayden Laverde

 

[SaintsSeptember]

If I was Bains I'd be telling people I spoke to in the club that we will draft " a , b, and c" in confidence, "don't tell anyone mate"
I'd tell each person a different combo, and by draft day I'd know who was leaking where.

 

[Periphery]

in that case i really hope we don't regret our choice. Don't think i could bare to listen to Collingwood supporters crap on about that.

Cause it worked so well for them last year with Scharenberg.

 

[TheLastEmperor]

If I was Bains I'd be telling people I spoke to in the club that we will draft " a , b, and c" in confidence, "don't tell anyone mate"
I'd tell each person a different combo, and by draft day I'd know who was leaking where.

The club deliberately leaked it IMO. They realised supporters were in love with CP so leaked our intent to soften the blow.

 

[TheJackal]

Petracca aside, why are some of us dead keen on a big bodied inside beast for pick 21/22?

Surely that's the one position where we have decent depth.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Bloody hell, haven't read this thread since late last night and I'm 450+ posts behind!

So I'm guessing that his kicking results were total crap? May as well just tell us cause if we take him we will find out he's a crap kick anyway.

Well, that would depend on what you consider to be "total crap". If you consider the bottom 10% in both the field kicking and goalkicking tests to be "total crap" then yes, they were total crap! Not super-surprised with his poor field-kicking results, as it seems that precise, pin-point kicking (especially on his left) isn't usually his bag, but his goalkicking results surprised me, scoring just 8/30 on that one and in the bottom 5%.

I thought McCartin couldn't kick either?

His issue is supposed to be a confidence one. A bit like a Travis Cloke, who can kick, but just doesn't believe in himself enough when you put him in front of the big sticks. Apparently Paddy will often take a mark 40m out and look to pass it off, or will try and play on, like he did on one occasion in one of the televised champs games, when he played on unnecessarily and his snapped kick got touched and it cost him a total gimme-goal.

Petracca probably believes in himself too much and he's admitted himself that he can step over the line of being too arrogant, whereas Paddy probably not enough.

I'm still hoping we call out Petracca's name tomorrow night though and that the media have just been trolled. If CP got a poor medical result in his latest test that would change things of course, especially if it showed that his hip was not looking good.

 

[Joffaboy]

One more sleep to Christmas.

We get to unwrap our presents @ 7.00 pm tomorrow.

Watching the players getting ticked off the list will be interesting as we head for #21 and 22

 

[TheJackal]

Imagine the back-pedalling some of us will be doing if we are handing Petracca a St Kilda guernsey at 7:01 tmw night!

 

[Periphery]

Well, that would depend on what you consider to be "total crap"! If you consider the bottom 10% in both the field kicking and goalkicking tests to be "total crap" then yes, they were total crap. Not super-surprised with his poor field-kicking results, as it seems that precise, pin-point kicking (especially on his left) isn't usually his bag, but his goalkicking results surprised me, scoring just 8/30 on that one and in the bottom 5%.

Wow that is truly horrible. Depending on how much his hip issues effected those results I could totally understand how that would be a massive deal breaker.

 

[NarklesHelmet]

One more sleep to Christmas.

We get to unwrap our presents @ 7.00 pm tomorrow.

Watching the players getting ticked off the list will be interesting as we head for #21 and 22

Agree, pick 1 aside this is what I am really looking forward to about tomorrow.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Have I missed anything of note today? Any decent mail? I see E Quayle has us getting Goddard at 21, which would be freaking phenomenal!

 

[King_Steele]

Petracca aside, why are some of us dead keen on a big bodied inside beast for pick 21/22?

Surely that's the one position where we have decent depth.

I like Connor Blakely @ 21/22, he could be a steal IMO. I prefer him over ANB.

 

[sixtosaint]

Imagine the back-pedalling some of us will be doing if we are handing Petracca a St Kilda guernsey at 7:01 tmw night!

If that occurs I will put to rest that elevator rumour that was flying around.