- May 23, 2019
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Got Jamarra for pick 25, 28, and 44. Bargain.
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So there was a bid at pick #3?Got Jamarra for pick 25, 28, and 44. Bargain.
So there was a bid at pick #3?
we should do everything in our power to get fin McCrae he is a gunnnnn.
Pick 3 sounds about his value but I'm hoping the NGA/FS factor (where other clubs back off bidding until the player is a total steal) might mean he slides a bit further than that when the real draft comes around.Yep.
Have you got 5 list vacancies? I might have missed something ... who left or was delisted?So for this phantom, I have two late picks, and if Raak and MacPherson don't get bids, I have my eye on a tackling winger and a KPD/backup ruck. I think that plus Jamarra would be a good draft haul.
Have you got 5 list vacancies? I might have missed something ... who left or was delisted?
Okay, phantom draft haul, notwithstanding academy and F/S picks who didn't get bid on by the time of my third pick:
Jamarra Ugle-Hagen. We know him, we love him. Key forward with tons of X-factor.
Lochlan Jenkins. Midfielder who plays great on the outside, attacks the contest, knows how to tackle and take a contested possession, and was ready for a real breakout year.
Ben Kelly. Overage KPD/ruck who held Ben King to one goal in their u18 year.
Draft someone who isn’t soft like the rest of our players
We do need the toughness.... but what is his kicking and attacking mindset like? I hate watching people on the wing who take forever to kick it short and never attack longer down the field. drives me nuts.Jenkins caught my eye because of a 10-tackle game and another game with 21 contested possessions. Kid knows how to play tough.
We do need the toughness.... but what is his kicking and attacking mindset like? I hate watching people on the wing who take forever to kick it short and never attack longer down the field. drives me nuts.
I’m bored so reading a few teams draft threads.If I had to pick the top 4 right now on quality, I would go with:
Keeping in mind that the bottom 4, in my opinion, will be Gold Coast, Carlton, Adelaide and Sydney. Of those, I doubt the first two want talls. Sydney definitely want talls.
- Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
- Elijah Hollands
- Denver Grainger-Barras
- Riley Thilthorpe
I would pick Sydney to bid on JUH. Hollands will be taken by one of those 4, and guys like Will Phillips and Tanner Bruhn will be looking at the top 4 too. Usually I'd say clubs won't target needs that early, but Melbourne taking Jackson at 3 and Pickett early bucked the trend a little last year. Plus with no U18 games so far this year, it's not going to be as clear who the best prospects are. Right now, I'd be guessing:
Pick 1 - Gold Coast - Will Phillips
Pick 2 - Carlton - Elijah Hollands
Pick 3 - Sydney - bid on JUH, we match, take Denver Grainger-Barras
Pick4/5 - Adelaide - Riley Thilthorpe
Gold Coasts main need is KPD. They’re board is pretty high on DGB.
Guess if I were the Dogs, I’d take 3 picks to the draft, match JUH, then take best available kid that matches a need with the second pick, and pass on the third. Hope no other team drafts Raak, and bring him back as a 19 year old academy kid.Makes sense, with King shifting forward and Lukosius probably working on his forward craft too.
Our biggest needs are KPD (specifically lockdown), winger, and hard tough players. Jamarra will end up costing a lot of what we have. I imagine we'll match bids on Raak and hope that he grows a bit and bulk up. We only really have one high tier dedicated winger, though we also have some inside types who can play on the outside too. I'd hope that we'd look at a winger with whatever picks we do have.
Love him as a player but reckon there would be a few clubs throwing big salary at him.Speaking of free agents, I’m still in favour of us making an offer to Zac Williams. GWS may not be able to match it, it’d be great having another high level indigenous talent on the squad when Jamarra joins, and even if he’s better behind the ball than on the wing, that’d let someone like JJ take the wing. Draft picks are very important to us right now, so if we can lure a free agent over, we’d be laughing. And I think he’s one of the best free agents around.
Love him as a player but reckon there would be a few clubs throwing big salary at him.
Do we have enough cap left?Definitely, but we may as well be one of the clubs making a play.
Yes. The great unknown is how much the cap will reduce, but as a percentage, we would have as much as anyone to offer him.Do we have enough cap left?
Cue the North fans and their “war chest” of cap space.Yes. The great unknown is how much the cap will reduce, but as a percentage, we would have as much as anyone to offer him.