Opinion 2020 Draft #2: 1/9/22/23/40/80 (2021 + Melb 2nd, Haw 4th, Freo 4th)

[Deaneus!]

KEY DATES

Oct 30 – Nov 6: AFL Free Agency Period
November 4 – 12: AFL Trade Period
November 20: List Lodgment 1
November 27: List Lodgment 2
November 30: AFL Draft Nominations close
w/c December 7: NAB AFL Draft and Rookie Draft (exact date to be confirmed in due course)
Mid-December: Final List Lodgment & TPP estimates

As God is my witness, finding anything useful on the AFL.com.au site is practically impossible, may whoever designed it burn in hell.​

 

[arsene wenger1]

Not bad effort when others thought the same several weeks out and then clearly obvious who we were targeting when we traded our pick 4 to GWS for 6 and their 2020 1st a week or so out from the draft..

Reckon he hasn’t got any info yet, hence he’s just going with the local kid

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Kristof don't be a sheep.
Watch him for yourself.
He will get the best out of himself, being 3-4 cm too short won't matter.

Apparently Borlase has a long wing span ....long arms compensates for height, and unlike Hartigan, Borlase plays upright and is strong thru his core, so he holds position well

 

[Golumless]

Apparently Borlaise has a long wing span ....long arms compensates for height, and unlike Hartigan, Borlaise plays upright and is strong thru his core, so he holds position well

It'll compensate for 2-3 cm. It won't compensate for 5+ cm, which is what Borlace will be giving up as a key defender.

 

[Mutineer]

Borlaise needs a running Coach to improve his 15mtr sprints .....a couple of AFL pre-seasons will add some pace too

The negative on Jack Steele

9

Jack Steele

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

8.7

3star

HB

12.2

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

6.8

5star

CL

3.6

5star

D

21.3

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

16.8

4star

K

5.0

2star

HB

11.8

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

6.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

at GWS was his pace, and he did struggle like Keays .....but IMO Steele looked anything but slow this year .....and I hardly saw pace being discussed in reference to Keays

Give Borlaise a couple of years ......he's no slower than Rutten when he was drafted

Lot of extra tall athletic forwards these days, no doubt Borlase showed decent improvement this year but I think some are getting a bit carried away as to where he sits in this draft.

Max King

12

Max King

Age

23

Ht

202cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.4

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

1star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.4

5star

, Harry McKay

10

Harry Mckay

Age

26

Ht

200cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.4

2star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.4

5star

D

6.6

1star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

G

2.0

5star

, Ben King

34

Ben King

Age

23

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

, Tom Lynch etc

 

[Mutineer]

Reckon he hasn’t got any info yet, hence he’s just going with the local kid

Twomey is the one that gets AFL club intel not Knighta.

 

[FAITH]

Apparently Borlaise has a long wing span ....long arms compensates for height, and unlike Hartigan, Borlaise plays upright and is strong thru his core, so he holds position well

I've got him at 25.
Supporters will luv him because he gives everything for the team.

 

[Dangerousfield]

From memory Shifter didnt have Borlase in his top 40

Had Edwards in his top 40!

 

[Golumless]

I've got him at 25.
Supporters will luv him because he gives everything for the team.

Now that is a hilariously out of touch comment.

Supporters only care about who are good to very good footballers, not "who will give it all" their team. If they cared about that even a little bit, McHenry, Kelly and Mackay would be fan favourites and not maligned (and in some cases, heavily).

 

[FAITH]

Now that is a hilariously out of touch comment.

Supporters only care about who are good, not "who will give it all" their team. If they cared about that even a little bit, McHenry, Kelly and Mackay would be fan favourites and not maligned (and in some cases, heavily).

If supporters are going to love him, Borlace needs to be an elite footballer.

This is a pathetic post.

Obviously I think he is a good player.

 

[arsene wenger1]

Twomey is the one that gets AFL club intel not Knighta.

Could be him I’m talking about then.....get those 2 confused

 

[Golumless]

This is a pathetic post.

Obviously I think he is a good player.

Not at all. Your reasoning for that statement was shithouse. To the point it could not be further from the truth.

Now if you said fans would love Borlace because he's a good footballer, I'd agree with that. I have queries about Borlace being a tweener, though how he's responded to this season and quelled any worries I have about quality.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

It'll compensate for 2-3 cm. It won't compensate for 5+ cm, which is what Borlace will be giving up as a key defender.

This is true .....but IMO there's other factors, like playing tall and leap versus the 2 feet jumper

If he was even 3-4 cm taller, demand for Borlase would be a lot greater IMO

 

[hey shorty]

This is a pathetic post.

I did LOL.

 

[Mego Red]

Reckon he gets his info from recruiters. Closer it gets to the draft the more accurate he is with his draft predictions

bit like last year when he had us taking Massey a day or 2 before the draft

No he doesn't - he's just a young guy who wrote quite prolifically on the internet. He's not a professional journalist; I imagine that ESPN page would pay the smallest amounts possible for those articles.

 

[Mutineer]

Could be him I’m talking about then.....get those 2 confused

I think so.

 

[Mego Red]

Kristof don't be a sheep.
Watch him for yourself.
He will get the best out of himself, being 3-4 cm too short won't matter.

Yeah.

I have.

No one who has watched him and who is analysing this draft class has him anywhere near a top 30.

Look - someone might do a Hamish and go really early on him, especially in such an odd year.

But consensus has him from 50 onwards. Feel free to find ANYTHING that agrees with you and disagreed with me. Anything.

 

[Mutineer]

Yeah.

I have.

No one who has watched him and who is analysing this draft class has him anywhere near a top 30.

Look - someone might do a Hamish and go really early on him, especially in such an odd year.

But consensus has him from 50 onwards. Feel free to find ANYTHING that agrees with you and disagreed with me. Anything.

GWS is the only team I can see reaching for him with Corr gone and Davis in his twilight

 

[Thetrader15]

This is true .....but IMO there's other factors, like playing tall and leap versus the 2 feet jumper

If he was even 3-4 cm taller, demand for Borlaise would be a lot greater IMO

he might still be growing!

 

[mtbkym]

I know we have Borlase as a NGA selection, I’m wondering who Borlace and Borlaise are though

 

[WeeBlake]

I know we have Borlase as a NGA selection, I’m wondering who Borlace and Borlaise are though

Borlaise is a fancy salad dressing I think

 

[Chase13]

GWS is the only team I can see reaching for him with Corr gone and Davis in his twilight

and as payback for hately. Guarantee it, me think.

 

[Disco Fox]

I know we have Borlase as a NGA selection, I’m wondering who Borlace and Borlaise are though

How the hell can we fit them all on the list - you got the 3 lads you just mentioned & then you got your Hollands & Holland's!!!!!

 

[hey shorty]

and as payback for hately. Guarantee it, me think.

Clubs don't really work that way.

They'll bid if they think he's worth it.

 

[dogs105]

Borlaise is a fancy salad dressing I think

Eggmolesse Borlaise?

 

[WeeBlake]

Eggmolesse Borlaise?

It’s delicious, had it at Bistrot H’ollands in Paris