Recent content by Chris25

So you were right and everyone else was wrong?

If Draper can’t handle Burgess, he probably shouldn’t even be on the list. I’d rather let him go without an opponent than move a 20 year old KPF who’s finally working out how to play the position down back into an entirely new role.

Yeah I reckon it’s more about keeping our structure and getting games into someone than about North actually having decent forwards. Seems like they’ll probably debut a guy in Tyler Sellers. The question is whether he replaces Coleman-Jones or they go tall and play both. If it ends up that...

I doubt they change plan and go with two rucks now, Reidy will no doubt be named in the squad again as cover for an injury. But that’s it. If I had to guess, I think Taberner gets the first shot ahead of Voss. And personally I’d go with Davies ahead of Draper as a defender. Leave Young in the...

I really don't see it happening, but Reidy should play. It's not a question of who the best ruck is, but the question should be why did we recruit Jackson. And that was to be a forward/ruck/impact mid, someone who can generate mismatches wherever he goes. I think we lose a lot more everywhere...

I’d have ranked Delean’s forward craft as second to only Nick Watson in the draft pool. He’s equally as good in the air as on the ground, and really is that throwback stay at home forward pocket. It’s only his athletic profile that saw him available at our final pick.

I've seen a few games this year. Looks a decent young player, I know Woodville is pretty excited about his prospects. There's a few similarities with another Woodville player in James Rowe who spent a couple of years with Adelaide. Busy little player, above average speed, natural around goal...

Walsh was one I had just outside my top 50. I would have preferred Fremantle drafted him instead of Odin Jones, but no club has asked for my opinions for a reason… I’ve always said I’d rather a 195cm guy who can mark than a 200cm guy who can run. No player ever really learns to become a strong...

It’s nice when I talk up a Fremantle pick. Means I don’t have to go back and edit my posts. I did like Ollie Murphy. All year I had him in the 15-20 range. And I thought his game would best translate to being a #1 KPD of all the talls on offer. I did get sucked in a bit by his slow testing, so...

My preference today would be a half back like Clohesy. And then to trial some talls like Odin Jones over summer for the final rookie spot/supplemental pick. But for a rookie spot, it’s hard to be too unhappy whichever way we go.

Much better than Archer Reid.

For all the complaining about forwards, I like Cooper Simpson as a half forward. Just because FoxFooty says mid it doesn’t mean that’s all he is. I think the forward half is where he spends the next couple of years. Moves well and hits the scoreboard. And maybe we can finally stop trying to...

Shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone.

Nothing has really changed for us. There wasn’t really anyone in the frame for our picks who went early. Doubt we’d have left last night surprised. Mitch Edwards is the obvious name for us. It sounds like we want him. So we’ll see how it falls and I said on the Fremantle board that I don’t...

I don’t think we can necessarily discount us just taking Edwards at 38 if he’s our top rated player. It certainly sounds like we want him. It’s at least a possibility rather than waiting. If we have earmarked someone like Loch Rawlinson as the small forward target for example, then maybe we’d...