Game Day Swans board draft night live discussion

[RUNVS]

So who from that list is a genuine chance at a spot in our round 1 team?

I don't think any of them really.

 

[The King!]

I think this is the worst draft ever by sydney and when proven right i will be back to quote this

 

[The King!]

I think this is the best draft ever by sydney and when proven right i will be back to quote this

 

[The King!]

I think this is the most even draft ever by sydney and when proven right i will be back to quote this

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Oliver Florent - 15.1 beep test equal first.
- 8.26 seconds in Agility equal 4th
- Vertical jump 90cm 7th overall
- Clean hands 28 out of 30 equal first

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I can see why we bidded on Isaac Cumming second on the kicking test in the combine.

 

[Keyter]

So who from that list is a genuine chance at a spot in our round 1 team?

Florent - if he settles in well.

 

[SilentHunter_]

I think this is the worst draft ever by sydney and when proven right i will be back to quote this

I think this is the best draft ever by sydney and when proven right i will be back to quote this

I think this is the most even draft ever by sydney and when proven right i will be back to quote this

Smart man.

 

[RW]

So with bids for academy players by North Melbourne, Essendon and Carlton not being matched does this mean the academy bullshit will stop for a while?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Florent - if he settles in well.

Longmire wasnt afraid of playing the kids this year Florent and Hayward just might be in the team come round 1 assuming NAB form.

 

[Membling]

So with bids for academy players by North Melbourne, Essendon and Carlton not being matched does this mean the academy bullshit will stop for a while?

Ah... no.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

So with bids for academy players by North Melbourne, Essendon and Carlton not being matched does this mean the academy bullshit will stop for a while?

North just bidded on every single Academy and F/S

 

[Cadsky]

So with bids for academy players by North Melbourne, Essendon and Carlton not being matched does this mean the academy bullshit will stop for a while?

We certainly won't hear about it because it benefited Vic club. I'm sure when the issue gets raised again they people will conveniently forget these little facts though

 

[Tedeski]

So with bids for academy players by North Melbourne, Essendon and Carlton not being matched does this mean the academy bullshit will stop for a while?

It just means those 3 teams are only ever going to be bottom 5 teams in the near future.

 

[RW]

North just bidded on every single Academy and F/S

Parasites, joke of a footy club.

 

[mtooler]

Rather Sympkin over Florent and not keen on Cameron, would have been happy taking some with great kicking or speed there. Instead of taking Will Minson as a DFA, we used a pick on a 2013 draft overlooked ruck.

 

[Cadsky]

 

[RW]

Kinnear Beatson on our draftees:

Selection No.11 – Oliver Florent: "He's got the ability to play as a hybrid mid that can rotate through as an inside onballer, and he can also play as a half forward who kicks goals."

Selection No.20 – Will Hayward: "Will came on really well late in the year, and his finals series for North Adelaide in the under 18's was quite spectacular as a medium forward. We challenged him in an interview during the year about his endurance and we were pleased to hear that as soon as he left he'd organised a personal trainer. It told us how much he wanted to be drafted."

Selection No.45 – Jack Maibaum: "We wanted to bolster our key position stocks, which is why we took Jack. He can play at both ends of the ground but was named All Australian for Vic Metro this year as a defender, and we're really pleased with the way he goes about it."

Selection No.48 – Darcy Cameron: "With Toby (Nankervis) going to Richmond, we were keen to get a tall player in who could play ruck and forward, and like a lot of ruckman, he's taken a while to come along, but I think the change out of Western Australia will be good for him."

 

[Wayne Swan]

Just looking back at Gold Coast's draft.

Ainsworth, Scrimshaw, Brodie & Bowes.

Holy s**t.

Minus O'Meara, Prestia, etc, great draft but only replacing what they lost.

 

[grimlock]

Stop slouching son!

 

[Bandicoot]

Parasites, joke of a footy club.

Why on earth would you say that a club who made bids on academy players are "parasites"? That is exactly what they should be doing or do you believe GWS etc should pay nothing for all their academy players. Considering that we made bids on academy players are you saying we are parasites?
A bid should have come on Bowes before we were forced to do it.
I am not happy with our selection of Florent at 11. There was a reasonable chance he would have still been there at our next pick. Would have much preferred Simkin but then again Beatson is trying to maintain his 0% success rate with his first draft pick.

 

[CD__]

Just read on Twitter that we'll be taking 4 in the rookie draft and a Cat B as well, wonder who that could be?

 

[EmreTheVolante]

I think this is the best draft ever by sydney and when proven right i will be back to quote this

Haha I see what you did here

 

[doona]

Kinnear Beatson on our draftees:

Selection No.11 – Oliver Florent: "He's got the ability to play as a hybrid mid that can rotate through as an inside onballer, and he can also play as a half forward who kicks goals."

Selection No.20 – Will Hayward: "Will came on really well late in the year, and his finals series for North Adelaide in the under 18's was quite spectacular as a medium forward. We challenged him in an interview during the year about his endurance and we were pleased to hear that as soon as he left he'd organised a personal trainer. It told us how much he wanted to be drafted."

Selection No.45 – Jack Maibaum: "We wanted to bolster our key position stocks, which is why we took Jack. He can play at both ends of the ground but was named All Australian for Vic Metro this year as a defender, and we're really pleased with the way he goes about it."

Selection No.48 – Darcy Cameron: "With Toby (Nankervis) going to Richmond, we were keen to get a tall player in who could play ruck and forward, and like a lot of ruckman, he's taken a while to come along, but I think the change out of Western Australia will be good for him."

A very good draft from our 4 picks. I think we nailed 11 & 20, although Simpkin over Florent seemed like a no brainer. Will Hayward @ 20 was a great pick. Maibaum & Cameron addressed list needs and think that they are really good picks for our list depth.

Personally I would have taken L. Ryan over Maibaum, but I can't really fault this draft.

 

[J_Moore]

So with bids for academy players by North Melbourne, Essendon and Carlton not being matched does this mean the academy bullshit will stop for a while?

Mmmmm... nah.