Recruiting EFC Trade/Draft Talk III - 1 McClug, 1 Billings (AND ROSS) for 4th rounder get it done dodoro

[Tippa43]

To me he seems a poor mans Lewis Taylor. Not damaging by foot either

Have liked him for a while, but seems to bite off more than he can chew at times.

 

[scanlon]

Foot injury near the end of the season. Won't test at the combine.

what range do you think he goes now?

 

[DraftMe]

Sorry I thought you were trying to say Hooker was a key forward, my bad.

If we don't get a key forward via trade this year for mine we have to do a deal for a 2017 top 10 pick (while keeping our own 2017 1st). Gives us a crack at potentially two of: Brander (if the AFL remove him from the GWS academy), DeKoning, S.Hayes, D.Fogarty, Richards (though I think he's linked with the GWS academy too), Crossley, Coleman-Jones, etc.

Definitely some exciting 2017 prospects. I think Darcy Fogarty is more likely to become a big midfielder than a key forward.

 

[eDPS]

Definitely some exciting 2017 prospects. I think Darcy Fogarty is more likely to become a big midfielder than a key forward.

I see him in the Jake Stringer mould

 

[DraftMe]

what range do you think he goes now?

I believe there is 1 club that is strongly considering him late in the top 10, but don't think that's too likely to happen. At the absolute latest I think could end up early/mid 20's.

DraftMe

Would love your thoughts on some of the second round potential guys like Scharenberg, Clarke, Drew. Even Gallucci could be availabe at 19.

37 is further out but anyone take your fancy? Two names I havwnt seen people talk up enough is Brandon Parfitt and Myles Poholke. Both could be available at 37

No problem, certainly important picks as well. I'll get to this tomorrow!

 

[WEEVZ]

Definitely some exciting 2017 prospects. I think Darcy Fogarty is more likely to become a big midfielder than a key forward.

If I had a choice I'd probably want DeKoning and one of Fogarty or Hayes. Good point, for the moment at least he would be too undersized to play as a KPP guess it'll depend on whether he has a growth spurt over the next 12 months or so. If like don patch sword says he plays like Stringer, I wouldn't mind having the following forwardline in a few years:
HF: Langford - Daniher - Fogarty
FF: Fantasia - DeKoning - Francis
*Note that by the time this could be a possibility I expect that Laverde will have permanently moved into the midfield.

 

[eDPS]

If I had a choice I'd probably want DeKoning and one of Fogarty or Hayes. Good point, for the moment at least he would be too undersized to play as a KPP guess it'll depend on whether he has a growth spurt over the next 12 months or so. If like don patch sword says he plays like Stringer, I wouldn't mind having the following forwardline in a few years:
HF: Langford - Daniher - Fogarty
FF: Fantasia - DeKoning - Francis
*Note that by the time this could be a possibility I expect that Laverde will have permanently moved into the midfield.

If Fogarty does end up mostly a midfielder then god help the rest of the comp he is as competitive as the come, got a lot of mongrel and campaigner about him. That forwardline you have there is clunk city haha

 

[WEEVZ]

If Fogarty does end up mostly a midfielder then god help the rest of the comp he is as competitive as the come, got a lot of mongrel and campaigner about him. That forwardline you have there is clunk city haha

Guys that never give up are so valuable, far too many guys seem to call it quits when it gets hard (unfortunately Zaharakis is one of them). Only trouble is though if DeKoning keeps up the form he's apparently been in he could go at No. 1, so there's a paradox there as far as I want us winning games and making finals next year, but I also want one or more of those gun key forwards. If Carlton traded their future 1st for Marchbank and Stewart to GWS, would probably want that as part of the deal if we do trade Pick 1, as it's almost certain to be a top 10 pick (hopefully a top 5 one). Do something to the effect of Pick 1 for a good young midfielder (Hopper?) and Pick 7, then do Picks 19 & 26 for the Blue's future 1st.

Go into this draft with #7, #37, #44 (via MEL) and #73, then next year take the Blues and our first pick to draft (assuming ours in the top 10-15) and pray that DeKoning and Fogarty are available haha.

 

[Mootsy]

No mucking about, you take mcluggage at pick 1, midfielder/forward..

You then look for some quality lower picks after pick 10..etc..

Ainsworth or a Brown.

 

[Conor Mckenna]

Anybody out there remember Vinny Taranto?

I sure do, he was a gun VFA player back in the day..

Anyone know if Tim Taranto is his son or a relation? Looks very similar , if he is of the same flesh and blood get him in...

Vinny was awesome....

http://coburgfc.com.au/hall-of-fame/

 

[The Fact]

this draft is looking stronger than any i can recall in a long time.

2017 1st & 2nd for Pick 4
Hibberd pick and 37 for Pick 7

1-McCluggage
Bowes bid (picks 20, 21, 22)
2-McGrath
3-English (i know this is a reach, but Freo need talls
4-Taranto
5-Brodie
6-Ainsworth
7-SPS
...
19-Battle

Lol i wouldn't be trade next years picks for pick 4 we will probably get pick 6-8

 

[HirdyLannister]

Lol i wouldn't be trade next years picks for pick 4 we will probably get pick 6-8

Our pick will be 18 next year.

 

[The Fact]

Our pick will be 18 next year.

The alot of father sons and academy picks before pick 6-8

 

[Yoda_]

Foot injury near the end of the season. Won't test at the combine.

Chance to slip to 19?

 

[Hand Luggage]

Chance to slip to 19?

Explosive, inconsistent, forward / mid slipping? I've got laverde deja vu

 

[Fozdog]

Aren't 40%+ of his possessions contested. He has quick hands when tackled. Also noticed that he is not as small framed as people have been making out. He is quite tall compared to the other midfielders and looks like he would fill out nicely with a nice pre-season.

It depends on circumstances. Or so I've heard

Jon Ralph? Is that you?

 

[eth-dog]

Will Griffen Logue still be there at 19?

 

[A. N. Onymous]

Did anyone else hear Patton say on AFL 360 that he wants to be traded to Essendon?

I'm sure he was towing the company line "I love Sydney... I'm committed to the team...blah, blah , blah..." and then he perked up and said "Unless the team want to trade me <inaudible>to Essendon</inaudible>"

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Will Griffen Logue still be there at 19?

If he isn't, it will say a lot about the quality of talls in this draft.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Warming to McGrath as pick 1 at the moment. A kid like that should be able to come straight in and be a good player coming of half back for the first few years like Heppell.

A goal kicking mid is another weakness but with Colyer, Zaka, Fantasia, Tippa forward we may be able to cover that sufficiently. Throw in Laverde, Langford and Redman and if they develop as they should then we may have that area covered.

McGrath numero uno, second pick next best inside mid to develop and take over from the likes of Watson, Hocking, Myers.

 

[Fin ice Smuggler]

Did anyone else hear Patton say on AFL 360 that he wants to be traded to Essendon?

I'm sure he was towing the company line "I love Sydney... I'm committed to the team...blah, blah , blah..." and then he perked up and said "Unless the team want to trade me <inaudible>to Essendon</inaudible>"

Yeah someone else already posted it, what else is he going to say when he's contracted.

 

[eDPS]

These talls for next year look very good. No big inside mid is dominating it's mostly the smaller brigade in Higgins, Spargo, Garner and Powell getting the job done in the middle. Fogarty is tough as nails and academy players Ballendan and Brander look like top 10 worthy picks next year they have height, great overhead marking and move very well.

 

[caboose]

Yeah someone else already posted it, what else is he going to say when he's contracted.

He could've been a lot more vague and non-committal about it. There are a million and one ways of doing that.

Instead, he could hardly have been more forthright about it and was completely dismissive of any talk he was going elsewhere.

He gave the look to me of someone who was thoroughly sick and tired (like the rest of us) of all the bs and rumours being invented about him.

 

[Howard Moon]

was this in reply to the patton and two picks to freo for fyfe rumour?

 

[A. N. Onymous]

He could've been a lot more vague and non-committal about it. There are a million and one ways of doing that.

Instead, he could hardly have been more forthright about it and was completely dismissive of any talk he was going elsewhere.

He gave the look to me of someone who was thoroughly sick and tired (like the rest of us) of all the bs and rumours being invented about him.

I was just having a laugh but I guess it is a bit of a tough crowd around here...