List Mgmt. Draft thread - 2025 (remaining picks: 29, 34)

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Live draft hand
R1: 1 (Duursma), 4 (CDT), 19 (Lindsay)
R2: 29, 34
RD: 1

Draft picks pre-draft
R1: 1, 2, 13
R2: 34, 41
RD: 1

List spots available
Main list: 2 (includes Duursma, CDT, Lindsay)
Cat A Rookie list: 1 (expecting Robertson, Macrae and Schoenberg to join as SSP signings)
Cat B Rookie list: 1

Draft order

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Cal Twomey’s Phantom Draft

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[maverick001]

F-rod is unlikely for the national draft.

That really would be a stunning fall - from top 3 pick lock (on here) at start of season

 

[sharps24]

Yeah just thought I'd read that he seemed to have little positional versatility, perhaps the reason he slides a bit?

We'll soon find out.

 

[maverick001]

Was always going to happen. This is why we needed to go in with maximum flexibility.

It’s the same attitude our recruiters have had for years. Tunnel vision for a specific strategy without planning for all outcomes and not bothering to go the extra step or make the tougher calls.

Likely we thought we’d top up with the NGAs from this point and lazily didn’t make extra room where it really would have made no difference.

Yes, exactly

 

[stallon]

If we matched a bid on Williams before our next pick then took FRod I wouldnt be too upset. Hes still the same player he was when he was rated as a top 5/10 pick, and if we plop him at HFF he fills a nice role player/link up role we dont have.
NHH would be ideal though, if we could get him with the next pick thatd be the best result from here imo.
Poo my second pick after NHH, hes more of a mid and has a ceiling too.

Point is im ok matching a Williams bid from now onwards, as long as it doesnt cost us Banfield/Evans

 

[Patron]

So who do we want at 29 and 34?

NHH
Philipou
Greeves
LeRay
Emmett
Swadling
Onley
Curtin

Looking at our updated U25 list, Based on Needs one would say maybe it's Thredgold, Philipou, Greeves who would be the best candidates. I don't really like Greeves personally.

Sadly the above mentioned are superior to Banfield and Evans, so our list spot squeeze is likely to impact and we miss out on one/both if a bid comes.

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

Poo or NHH obviously options, but maybe Onley as well? Big, explosive inside mid with clean hands.

 

[uptheWC]

Hope picking CDT doesn’t deter us from taking Benji van Rooyen or Axel Walsh as a genuine ruck project in the coming years.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Waded through the 60 pages of the draft day thread but will resist the urge to catch up on this one.

Duursma, CDT

Bidding early was good, to really squeeze GC they should have bid on Patterson as I presume many have said, but I really do think that the word around “they’re just bidding in ranking order” probably holds a bit of weight.

Now, the trade.

Whether the stuffed the maths or not, I wonder if they more specifically stuffed the gamble that GC wouldn’t go into deficit next year? Have we had any clarity on if that’s the case? In any case, Saints F2 is a big price to pay to move up one spot, especially as we have likely NGAs to match next year.

However, with all that said, and with what transpired after with the Bulldogs, I really think both Hawks and Dogs were in for Lindsay so we obviously had to make a deal good enough to satisfy Hawthorn to miss him and likely outbid the Dogs.

I think we paid too much to move, but I’m bloody rapt to have the best kick of the pill in the draft head our way.

Later picks have come in a good way, plenty of options still. List spots could yet prove tight, that’s a cross as we suspected heading in. So easily resolved too, what a shame.

Very happy with the results, process odd at times, but I’m not turning up to Optus for hours every fortnight to watch a flawless draft process - I want talent on the park and we’ve added plenty (and they all seem like ripper kids too).

 

[stallon]

Looking at our updated U25 list, Based on Needs one would say maybe it's Thredgold, Philipou, Greeves who would be the best candidates. I don't really like Greeves personally.

Sadly the above mentioned are superior to Banfield and Evans, so our list spot squeeze is likely to impact and we miss out on one/both if a bit comes.
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If you move Hewett back into the middle where he likely plays long term, Greeves and Poo probably arent as high on the list.

Puts NHH much higher up the list

I also think Allan will be green on this by the second half of the year. Gross will depend on how fit he gets and ho wmuch opportunity he gets

Not against Poo (not keen on Greeves), just things id consider

 

[stallon]

Hope picking CDT doesn’t deter us from taking Benji van Rooyen or Axel Walsh as a genuine ruck project in the coming years.

Im ok missing both of those two tbh, unless one of CDT or Archer asks for a trade, which I dont think is likely

CDT and Archer seem the absolute ideal modern ruck combo

 

[Farang83150]

Wonder what's negatives cornes will find in our drafting this year

 

[TerryFilk]

If we matched a bid on Williams before our next pick then took FRod I wouldnt be too upset. Hes still the same player he was when he was rated as a top 5/10 pick, and if we plop him at HFF he fills a nice role player/link up role we dont have.
NHH would be ideal though, if we could get him with the next pick thatd be the best result from here imo.
Poo my second pick after NHH, hes more of a mid and has a ceiling too.

Point is im ok matching a Williams bid from now onwards, as long as it doesnt cost us Banfield/Evans

You can’t plop Fred anywhere, that’s the issue, useless if he’s not in the midfield.

It’s why he has good stretches and then completely disappears from games.

 

[TerryFilk]

Poo or NHH obviously options, but maybe Onley as well? Big, explosive inside mid with clean hands.

No, not explosive and just an even worse version of Greeves.

 

[FatPizza]

Wonder what's negatives cornes will find in our drafting this year

Cornes could find a negative in a prime number. Either way I'm sure our pick swap with come up on an occasion or two.

 

[WCEswift]

Sam swadling anyone?

 

[new breed]

AFL are changing the system with academy restrictions possibly , i think they should reign them in .

 

[TerryFilk]

Sam swadling anyone?

Tried my hardest to rate him, went and saw him live several times and he’s truly one of the most funny watches ever.

His ball winning ability is great, but he turns backwards nearly every single time, gives of a handball, runs around his team mate begging for it back, just to stab kick the ball 8 metres.

He has a lot of natural talent in terms of reading the flight of the ball etc. but everything else is so, so grim, I’m not sure who worked with him to develop his skills, lol.

Zero hurt factor, terrible kick, gives of hospital handballs all the time and won’t be able to rotate across the ground well at AFL level.

 

[uptheWC]

Im ok missing both of those two tbh, unless one of CDT or Archer asks for a trade, which I dont think is likely

CDT and Archer seem the absolute ideal modern ruck combo

They may work out but with Barnett not looking like being much good we can afford another in our ranks

 

[Wce17]

Can't say I'm that excited with whats left. It's just not a deep draft at all.

Phillipou & BOB I'd take if they last.

NHH could be a gun or a Tom Lamb

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Onley is a worse version of Greeves who I'd def take over him and be okay with.

Threadgold can't kick & likely gone anway.

Emmett is Meh & we already have CDT now so do we need him. I also don't think we need anymore talls we are pretty well stocked & if we need another KPD just swing A.Reid back.

I'd be happy to be honest trading the picks into the future and just grabbing 2 of Williams/Banfield/Evans & hoping 1 of them slides to the rookie draft. Really think therea not much difference between them & whats left tbh.

 

[unty11]

I'd be happy to be honest trading the picks into the future and just grabbing 2 of Williams/Banfield/Evans & hoping 1 of them slides to the rookie draft. Really think therea not much difference between them & whats left tbh.

I hope we do this and prioritise Williams. Really need a small forward.

 

[Wce17]

I hope we do this and prioritise Williams. Really need a small forward.

I forgot Cody Curtin. He's one tall I'd look at

 

[unty11]

I forgot Cody Curtin. He's one tall I'd look at

Definitely. My concern is he doesn't move that great and is a bit of a man child but he does find the goals a lot.

 

[Bender_]

What time is bounce down tomorrow?
12pm or 4.30pm?

At this rate the draft should be all wrapped up by mid April.

 

[Barrybran]

Now that would be wonderful if they pulled that off, as it would nullify the Carlton threat of them bidding on Williams, as payback to us for bidding on Dean.

I'm not bothered by Carlton bidding. It looks like NME and WBD will take talls so if Carlton bids on Williams, we just take someone we like. It they do this, it won't be the payback they'd expect.

 

[Avalor]

I know we just took CDT, but I really like the look of this kid - Zayden Lockwood. Look him up. I tried to up load a video off YouTube but it is too large. This guy has a crazy ceiling.