Recruiting Mid Season Draft Thread - Welcome to Essendon Archie May, Lachlan Blakiston, Oskar Smartt & Liam McMahon!

[brutus76]

Well done Matty Rosa and crew

We love when it comes up Rosa's!

 

[ant555]

Gerryn might be adaptable enough

Looked horrible in match sim when he played back.

 

[Keystone agony]

Other than uncontracted why would SEH be worried ?

Think his spot on the list is well and truly up for grabs right now

 

[Lore]

Seems like clubs tend to take forwards in the MSD as a sort of head start on the national draft, whereas I guess decent tall defenders are more plentiful.

 

[faible]

Great selections, can’t imagine a single other player left on the table being better than every guy we took.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Need defenders

Draft forwards

Classic Essendon

 

[jdstorm]

Seems like clubs tend to take forwards in the MSD as a sort of head start on the national draft, whereas I guess decent tall defenders are more plentiful.

Likely because there’s a pathway from failed forwards to decent defenders. Doesn’t really go the other way

 

[thepokey]

I'm happy enough with this.
Our forward line is not good beyond Caddy and Kako for the future ... Jones, Peter Wright, Perkins, Gresham, Davey etc ... not sold on them. So bringing in forwards as potentially more long term replacements to try out im ok with. And Rucks, well, we only have Goldy in the immediate so we needed something

If we were any danger of being a finals team or something then I'd be questioning why we are not bringing in top-up defenders, but at this point, its more like a, what's the point? Season is done so no point wasting picks that will just be discarded once those injuries are fixed since the defenders that are injured are at least ones we know we definitely want to keep.

 

[Keystone agony]

Fascinated to know whos playing on Charlie and H.Mckay in 2 weeks time

Whats the plan? A Gerryn, Mcmahon or May must be going back

 

[ant555]

Need defenders

Draft forwards

Classic Essendon

McMahon played a full VFL season in defense a couple of years ago

 

[andleanback]

14 I think.

So, anyone picked up tonight definitely has a chance to stay on if they perform.

Well may is contracted for next year, he’s 18 months

 

[andleanback]

Reckon 2MP will go back.
Geez if a spud like Rory Lobb can do it then surely 2MP can

Lobb has closing speed. Wright would struggle

 

[andleanback]

Think his spot on the list is well and truly up for grabs right now

Why his spot?

 

[Keystone agony]

Why his spot?

Scott clearly doesnt rate him highly

And hasnt had a great year

Getting dropped 2-3 times a year out of contract doesnt bode well

 

[andleanback]

Scott clearly doesnt rate him highly

And hasnt had a great year

Getting dropped 2-3 times a year out of contract doesnt bode well

Doesn’t rate him highly? He’s played 5 games this year. He only came in as the sub because they didn’t believe he had the tank. He was subbed out of the dogs game because they needed to take someone out of the mid group. Doesn’t mean Scott doesn’t rate him

 

[Keystone agony]

Doesn’t rate him highly? He’s played 5 games this year. He only came in as the sub because they didn’t believe he had the tank. He was subbed out of the dogs game because they needed to take someone out of the mid group. Doesn’t mean Scott doesn’t rate him

Played 1 full game

Tank is apart of being a footballer

Hes 24, 1 game and unsigned. Hes far from a certainty to be on the list next year

 

[Vindicater]

So is there mention apart from May on if these guys were 18 or 6 month contracts?

 

[ydc55]

Will hoare would be definitely shattered
It will be hard for him to stay motivated I would guess

 

[Yoda_]

Seems like clubs tend to take forwards in the MSD as a sort of head start on the national draft, whereas I guess decent tall defenders are more plentiful.

To go with alumin such as Jacob Edwards, Lachlan Hosie, Jaiden Hunter, Jack Buller

seems a good hunting ground

 

[Runk]

I'm happy enough with this.
Our forward line is not good beyond Caddy and Kako for the future ... Jones, Peter Wright, Perkins, Gresham, Davey etc ... not sold on them. So bringing in forwards as potentially more long term replacements to try out im ok with. And Rucks, well, we only have Goldy in the immediate so we needed something

If we were any danger of being a finals team or something then I'd be questioning why we are not bringing in top-up defenders, but at this point, its more like a, what's the point? Season is done so no point wasting picks that will just be discarded once those injuries are fixed since the defenders that are injured are at least ones we know we definitely want to keep.

We ain’t playing finals this year

 

[faible]

To go with alumin such as Jacob Edwards, Lachlan Hosie, Jaiden Hunter, Jack Buller

seems a good hunting ground

Imagine how much worse the guys not taken must have been

 

[thepokey]

We ain’t playing finals this year

Thats what I said

 

[maskmcgee]

Likely because there’s a pathway from failed forwards to decent defenders. Doesn’t really go the other way

Mihocek?

 

[Zach Package]

If we think McMahon can pinch in the back half for 6-8 weeks, then the whole draft makes sense.

A mature ruck, KP depth at both ends and a creative ball user in the front half.

 

[Yoda_]

If we think McMahon can pinch in the back half for 6-8 weeks, then the whole draft makes sense.

A mature ruck, KP depth at both ends and a creative ball user in the front half.

I think this is the point missed by every casual observer making a point. The bulk of the guys haven't died. Hayes did his ACL but apart from that, the rest of the lot should return in 6 weeks. No point taking a KPD for 2 - 3 games, the guys taken are long term (May & Smartt) or genuine stop gaps (McMahon & Blankiston)