Unofficial Preview 2020 Draft Discussion

[HAWKSBESTEVA]

Have you watched the last 2 months? Pick 3 is in the vault.

Suns are a bigger rabble mate have you watched them recently ? Their kids are buggered and we have the better team and more experience on paper... we will flog them unfortunately

 

[daniel23]

Any ruckman worthy of drafting? Had a gut full of watching Ceglar spanked weekly..

Yep Corey gault playing for Swan districts in the wafl is absolutely dominating. Averages 19 disposals per game and big hit out numbers , he is 27 and could slot right in as our number 1 ruck for a few years while we hopefully develop our own .

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

Could Tilthorpe develop into a good ruckman? Play the Hale role early and McEvoy can ruck like he should be for 2 years. Anything to not watch Ceglar anymore.

 

[HAWKSBESTEVA]

Could Tilthorpe develop into a good ruckman? Play the Hale role early and McEvoy can ruck like he should be for 2 years. Anything to not watch Ceglar anymore.

Not keen on drafting rucks with top picks ... we can pickup a Nankervis or preuss who are much better then cegs snd cost minimal.

 

[RoughysMullet]

Even if there was, ruckman take years to develop.

No better time to start developing than now.. I’d love to get a stop gap like Pruess and draft a young gun ruck to come up underneath him...

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

No better time to start developing than now.. I’d love to get a stop gap like Pruess and draft a young gun ruck to come up underneath him...

We’ve already got Reeves on the list.

 

[theiaofseed]

No better time to start developing than now.. I’d love to get a stop gap like Pruess and draft a young gun ruck to come up underneath him...

We could do worse than giving Corey Gault a try as a back up ruckmen.

 

[RoughysMullet]

We’ve already got Reeves on the list.

Is he the answer though? Possibly only there because he’s the CEO’s son. Been on the list a few years and still no where near it by all reports.

Would like to see us target the best ruck from this years crop..

 

[Steven Tyler]

Possibly only there because he’s the CEO’s son

Would an AFL club actually do this in your opinion?

Country footy, yes
Ammos, yes
AFL?

 

[Rhayader]

Is he the answer though? Possibly only there because he’s the CEO’s son. Been on the list a few years and still no where near it by all reports.

Would like to see us target the best ruck from this years crop..

Maybe his dad is only CEO because his son is on the list ...

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Is he the answer though? Possibly only there because he’s the CEO’s son. Been on the list a few years and still no where near it by all reports.

Would like to see us target the best ruck from this years crop..

How can you possibly think the HFC would do this?

We’re not going to draft in another ruck and have to wait 5 years to see something from them, if we think the ruck has an immediate need.

 

[Billyc]

Yep, draft gun forwards and midfielders with super early picks. Trade for rucks.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Yep, draft gun forwards and midfielders with super early picks. Trade for rucks.

Exactly, and fwiw there’s been a few snippets from the club this year that they are liking what they’re seeing from Reeves.

He was always going to take time.

 

[Bumps"N"Grins]

Even if there was, ruckman take years to develop.

Kruze played about 37 games in his first two seasons.

 

[Glebehawk]

It’s not the norm, but De Koning’s come on pretty quickly. 2017 draft, missed half a year with injury too. I’m okay with us looking for a ruck with our 2nd or 3rd pick...if there’s a ruck worth landing.

 

[OnTheRocks]

How can you possibly think the HFC would do this?

Possibly because our club is part of the multimillion dollar entertainment industry?
Where there's $$$ involved.........well, ya know?
I'm not suggesting it is the reason why the CEO's son is on our list but I can understand why some might think it.

 

[Mojo]

Probably a good year to pluck a Ruckman from the draft.

 

[WWSD]

Probably a good year to pluck a Ruckman from the draft.

Definitely. Get one key forward, key defender and one ruckman. That would be way to start off a rebuild.

 

[WWSD]

IN: Impey, Downie, Greaves, Pick 3, ???

OUT: Sicily, Puopolo, Stratton, Henderson, Ceglar


B: Hardwick, Frawley, Impey

HB: Scrimshaw, Frost, Greaves

C: Smith, Mitchell, Day

HF: Gunston, Lewis, Wingard

F: Breust, Patton, ———?

R: McEvoy, O’Meara, Worpel

INT: Downie, Shiels, Scully, Pick 3

 

[Brishawk]

Kruze played about 37 games in his first two seasons.

The norm is that they don’t come good until about 25. You do have some that perform earlier but it is a highly contested position and young ruckman lack the strength and conditioning to play that role consistently week in week out. Rookie list one and find a mature one.

 

[WWSD]

I’m really worried about the lack of small forwards on the list. Wingard needs to play in the midfield, Puopolo will retire, Minchington will be delisted, Moore might stay on the list beyond this year, but he’s not a small forward, neither is Josh Morris who’s more a half forward. If we can get a couple of small forwards with those late picks that would be great. A new look forward-line is exactly what we need.

 

[CobberRodgers]

We need to take the best attacking midfielder.

• Must not be short
• Must not be slow
• Must be able to kick the ball over 50m
• Must be able to kick ball to a person wearing the same coloured jumper as him regularly
• Must be able to take a mark over his head at some stage around the ground

 

[TylerDurden]

We need to take the best attacking midfielder.

• Must not be short
• Must not be slow
• Must be able to kick the ball over 50m
• Must be able to kick ball to a person wearing the same coloured jumper as him regularly
• Must be able to take a mark over his head at some stage around the ground

You just described Hollands. Who's probably pick 1.

 

[Bugs1977]

You just described Hollands. Who's probably pick 1.

Nah I hear his knee is rooted

 

[Zack]

We need to take the best attacking midfielder.

• Must be able to kick the ball over 50m
• Must be able to kick ball to a person wearing the same coloured jumper as him regularly

If combined probably the most underrated skill in a midfielder. It's funny Hodge, Lewis and Mitchell could all kick a 50m pass to a team mate. It's what actually broke up teams defensive structures against us... well that and the old 50-70m get out of Hale kick to boundary.