2025 Draft Thread

[Saints43]

I also feel like he now gets to go play with one of the best players in the competition which absolutely must be a factor.

We've done Ryan Byrnes to death over the last couple of days...

 

[StCicatriz]

Momentum is a bizarre thing. Once you get the rock rolling down hill it becomes a force but stop it and it makes it nearly impossible to shift again. We really feel like we have at least got the thing moving now and there feels like an inevitable pay-off coming.

Like the early years of GT coaching us. We haven't achieved anything but you can almost smell success coming. Brisbane had it too. They were absolutely horrible for ages and then once things started to go right they seemed to not be able to make a bad move.

Good point!

Wce seem to have come to a halt now and are having trouble moving it again

 

[gringo2011]

Voss hands on the loose ball look very good.

They all looked pretty good. Ainswiorth and Murray look pretty competent too.

 

[Grav]

No doubt he wanted to go to the Eagles and was likely told he was but they decided against him

Having a friend in Boxshall at the club, would help soften the blow from the non selection by West Coast.
Hopefully they both cement themselves into our premiership sides.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Momentum is a bizarre thing. Once you get the rock rolling down hill it becomes a force but stop it and it makes it nearly impossible to shift again. We really feel like we have at least got the thing moving now and there feels like an inevitable pay-off coming.

Like the early years of GT coaching us. We haven't achieved anything but you can almost smell success coming. Brisbane had it too. They were absolutely horrible for ages and then once things started to go right they seemed to not be able to make a bad move.

Physics type momentum ( the rock rolling ) is totally predictable and sensible.
Its when it happens in ...sport and luck that its bizarre.

Like when one of the teams suddenly pulls off every long shot they try. So they try even freakier stuff, and that works too.

At its purest form , I've played roulette, a few blacks rolled in a row, so i bet on red. 12 blacks later, i was ready to go home, my stash gone.

 

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on Charlie Banfield...

‘They made a mistake’: Jako questions West Coast’s decision to pass on Banfield’s son

Jakovich believes the West Coast Eagles dropped the ball by not capitalising on the Father-Son rule to draft Charlie Banfield, son of club champion Drew Banfield. Click PLAY to hear Jako’s opinion. Jako told Perth Today host Simon Beaumont, straight up, he would have picked him. ‘I think they...

www.6pr.com.au

 

[hayes]

Brisbane were absolute flogs with the Ah Chee trade and should've been given a lot more heat for it in the media

Back to back flags and multiple father sons and academy players tends to buy you a little leeway.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Glen Jakovich on Charlie Banfield...

‘They made a mistake’: Jako questions West Coast’s decision to pass on Banfield’s son

Jakovich believes the West Coast Eagles dropped the ball by not capitalising on the Father-Son rule to draft Charlie Banfield, son of club champion Drew Banfield. Click PLAY to hear Jako’s opinion. Jako told Perth Today host Simon Beaumont, straight up, he would have picked him. ‘I think they...

www.6pr.com.au

So good

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Momentum is a bizarre thing. Once you get the rock rolling down hill it becomes a force but stop it and it makes it nearly impossible to shift again. We really feel like we have at least got the thing moving now and there feels like an inevitable pay-off coming.

Like the early years of GT coaching us. We haven't achieved anything but you can almost smell success coming. Brisbane had it too. They were absolutely horrible for ages and then once things started to go right they seemed to not be able to make a bad move.

Good point. There’s a tipping point isn’t there. Belief grows, things can start to go right when earlier things just go wrong.

We certainly have a type with runners. But we also seem to be picking highlllllly competitive and determined kids. The new draftees (plus Armstrong and McDonad when he gets here) will walk into the club with still youngish guys like Windy, Nas, Wilson, Garcia, Trav showing them the way.

 

[stfan]

I think Drew has given his son a pretty good perspective of the opportunity he has now and just how difficult even getting drafted is. No doubt he wanted to go to the Eagles and was likely told he was but they decided against him.

I also feel like he now gets to go play with one of the best players in the competition which absolutely must be a factor.

Plus Drew knows that his son is joining a good coaching set-up which will be good for his son.

 

[Miha]

Apologies if this is a repost

 

[BrutThough]

Apologies if this is a repost

I enjoy him saying Fincher was being playing in the wrong position.

 

[Linton Street Saint]

I enjoy him saying Fincher was being playing in the wrong position.

Any chance that was cough intentional ?

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

There's some reasonable looking players there but none that scream pick me. NHH looks the most likely, you'd just have to lock him in the gym and come back in 6 months.

Trav can keep him company

 

[stfan]

Apologies if this is a repost

When one listens to Dalrymple you can really understand how they are assembling a list, a team, that will have continuity with every position, and options for those positions. And with players in those positions such as wing there will be different attributes in addition to all having in common running capacity. So we have tall wingers as well as mediums and smalls. Some like Henry have a bit more pace.

So for example Banfield is a Wood clone who is an aerobic beast who can run on the wind up and back all game supporting the forwards and backs as well as wing, and who when forward is marking threats.

Fincher sounds vary much like they plan for him to be a potential Max Hall Mk2.

Running capacity is very important. So it looks like we want to outrun other teams, and part of that will be to also achieve outnumbers at the ball. The latter very important if we believe that some other clubs may have more elite talent in their midfield group than us.

The three Irish lads are all very good runners too. Kobe is also very quick and agile.

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

When one listens to Dalrymple you can really understand how they are assembling a list, a team, that will have continuity with every position, and options for those positions. And with players in those positions such as wing there will be different attributes in addition to all having in common running capacity. So we have tall wingers as well as mediums and smalls. Some like Henry have a bit more pace.

So for example Banfield is a Wood clone who is an aerobic beast who can run on the wind up and back all game supporting the forwards and backs as well as wing, and who when forward is marking threats.

Fincher sounds vary much like they plan for him to be a potential Max Hall Mk2.

Running capacity is very important. So it looks like we want to outrun other teams, and part of that will be to also achieve outnumbers at the ball. The latter very important if we believe that some other clubs may have more elite talent in their midfield group than us.

The three Irish lads are all very good runners too. Kobe is also very quick and agile.

Yeah, interesting that they see Fincher as a forward & can see the comparison with Hall.
Both have looked very good in the midfield too.
I kinda hope Hall can play mid. more because his kicking is so damaging.
But seems the coaches are going to use both of them only in bursts in the midfield
I reckon Fincher could get quite a few games next year, he seems to be physically ready.
He & Hall could be handy on the HFF's.
Still think Wilson is better on a HFF than wing though.
Maybe we see Ryan more as a midfielder?

 

[Ads734]

Yeah, interesting that they see Fincher as a forward & can see the comparison with Hall.
Both have looked very good in the midfield too.
I kinda hope Hall can play mid. more because his kicking is so damaging.
But seems the coaches are going to use both of them only in bursts in the midfield
I reckon Fincher could get quite a few games next year, he seems to be physically ready.
He & Hall could be handy on the HFF's.
Still think Wilson is better on a HFF than wing though.
Maybe we see Ryan more as a midfielder?

Hally is our Zac Baily, Degoey.
His first season was just so strong. Assuming he can back it up.

 

[gringo2011]

Physics type momentum ( the rock rolling ) is totally predictable and sensible.
Its when it happens in ...sport and luck that its bizarre.

Like when one of the teams suddenly pulls off every long shot they try. So they try even freakier stuff, and that works too.

At its purest form , I've played roulette, a few blacks rolled in a row, so i bet on red. 12 blacks later, i was ready to go home, my stash gone.

It's more like good and bad decision making seems to spread like a virus. Make a few bad calls and it seems to entrench dysfunction.

Football club positive momentum seems to catch at some point too. Maybe it's positivity and confidence spread through organisations. The staff get trusted and people focus without pressure etc.

 

[hangdog]

Yeah, interesting that they see Fincher as a forward & can see the comparison with Hall.
Both have looked very good in the midfield too.
I kinda hope Hall can play mid. more because his kicking is so damaging.
But seems the coaches are going to use both of them only in bursts in the midfield
I reckon Fincher could get quite a few games next year, he seems to be physically ready.
He & Hall could be handy on the HFF's.
Still think Wilson is better on a HFF than wing though.
Maybe we see Ryan more as a midfielder?

Agree about Wilson as a HHF. I don't see the urgency pushing him into the midfield when he's currently producing multiple goal and 20+ disposal games in that position. He seems to have a natural instinct as a forward. More so than Owens or Pou, and maybe slightly more than Hall.

He'll be a consistent full-time midfielder in a season or two though. His increased size/strength and natural running capacity will make from a formidable midfielder in no time

 

[seasonedsainter]

Glen Jakovich on Charlie Banfield...

‘They made a mistake’: Jako questions West Coast’s decision to pass on Banfield’s son

Jakovich believes the West Coast Eagles dropped the ball by not capitalising on the Father-Son rule to draft Charlie Banfield, son of club champion Drew Banfield. Click PLAY to hear Jako’s opinion. Jako told Perth Today host Simon Beaumont, straight up, he would have picked him. ‘I think they...

www.6pr.com.au

 

[Mav3rick]

When one listens to Dalrymple you can really understand how they are assembling a list, a team, that will have continuity with every position, and options for those positions. And with players in those positions such as wing there will be different attributes in addition to all having in common running capacity. So we have tall wingers as well as mediums and smalls. Some like Henry have a bit more pace.

So for example Banfield is a Wood clone who is an aerobic beast who can run on the wind up and back all game supporting the forwards and backs as well as wing, and who when forward is marking threats.

Fincher sounds vary much like they plan for him to be a potential Max Hall Mk2.

Running capacity is very important. So it looks like we want to outrun other teams, and part of that will be to also achieve outnumbers at the ball. The latter very important if we believe that some other clubs may have more elite talent in their midfield group than us.

The three Irish lads are all very good runners too. Kobe is also very quick and agile.

Fincher is an interesting one, we have a lot of small forwards and mids coming through and a lack of quality small backs imo. If they see mid/half forward as his position that's obviously an objective opinion, but he'd be a far greater chance to get a game any time soon as a small defender.

I'm guessing in that case they plan to train and play all the Irish boys as defenders which makes sense, they'll take a while to develop though.

 

[saintmike65]

Trav can keep him company

Fortunately there's only 2 skinny players on our list now, Travaglia and Hastie

 

[Jesuswasacarpenter]

And there’s a brother next year who is apparently better …
Hopefully too pissed off with WC to nominate as F/S and prefers playing with his brother.

I believe that is called double dipping in the business...may St. Kilda's rewriting of the playbook continue...turbo charged...boo yeah..

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Fortunately there's only 2 skinny players on our list now, Travaglia and Hastie

What about that waif, Max King?

 

[saintmike65]

What about that waif, Max King?

I wouldn't call 108kg skinny!