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If that's how the draft falls I would just take a punt on Barker.
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Sure, we’re picking at 26 not 12
And it could be that even if he’s good enough, Voss, Amiss and Treacy kick 40 plus for their ten years and he never plays.
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He's an Eastern Ranges midfielder, who has a hard edge.
So long as you mean Nathan & not Emma, that's ok.
What is surprising in this thread is the poor rating of Draper by some.
I reckon he is an exciting talent
I don't think anyone has any real idea what Freo are thinking. In the last section all Twomey could come up with is Kickett and an almost unknown player.
I'm also not convinced we will go on a bidding frenzy. Walls seems like a minimum of fuss type of operator who couldn't be stuffed with that kind of thing (unless he genuinely thinks the bid won't get matched).
Have a sneaking suspicion that Rodriguez is still in play for our first pick. Not saying that is my preference, but I don't quite see why players like Carmichael and Addinsall for example are seen as someone we might bid on.
I'm also not convinced we will go on a bidding frenzy. Walls seems like a minimum of fuss type of operator who couldn't be stuffed with that kind of thing (unless he genuinely thinks the bid won't get matched).
Have a sneaking suspicion that Rodriguez is still in play for our first pick. Not saying that is my preference, but I don't quite see why players like Carmichael and Addinsall for example are seen as someone we might bid on.
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Walls playing 2x truths and a lie with cal?
Oliver Greeves not in top 30 is even wilder! Don't see as a fit for Freo but surely must be close to best available at 26.
Agree small forward is top priority, but have felt we need one more KPF in development to balance our squad. Thought we could use 47 or rookie first pick on KPF like Curtin or Hetherton, but if Schubert is still on board at 26 then maybe we just go with best avaialable and get our KPF there. Combine the two SA talls - Nichols last year (who many still think is a future KPD solution for us) and Schubert. Maybe late pick/rookies are the Freo speciality for small forwards!
What about Griffin Logue?
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Yeah he is a terrific athlete, no doubt he could play the other end with great success.
How is it wild with Greeves? His profile reads like Brodie (with maybe better kicking) and that's not what clubs want anymore. If you are slow and can't/won't defend, then you are a liability. I wouldn't be surprised if Greeves goes quite late, or even undrafted.
Dunno about that. Rookieme lists his agility as below average and speed as average. That's a bigger problem for a KPD than a KPF. Plus his kicking action looks horrific and I wouldn't want him doing anything other than shooting at goal.
We were picking at 34 last year and went Nicholls
I agree we will go best available if there is a big gap in how we rate the players
The names both Fox and AFL.com indicate for our pick after making a few bids on small forwards Tylah Williams and Adam Sweid are:
Mitch Marsh
Aiden Schubert
Blake Thredgold
Oskar Taylor didn’t make top 29 for FoxSports.
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves didn’t make top 30 for Cal Twomey.
I like both but consistency has been the knock on both.
Mitch Marsh
Aiden Schubert
Blake Thredgold
Oskar Taylor didn’t make top 29 for FoxSports.
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves didn’t make top 30 for Cal Twomey.
I like both but consistency has been the knock on both.
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I’ve seen the kid play basketball about a dozen times and he can genuinely move.
Bit harsh on Carmichael. Averaged 25 disposals in u18 champs, was Allies Captain, MVP and All Australian. Elite kick, averaged 82 percent disposal efficiency which was the highest amongst the top 15 possesion winners at the champs.
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Go with Thredgold then.
Equal-fourth in the running vertical jump (89cm), seventh in the 20m sprint (2.918 seconds) and equal-eighth in the standing vertical jump (71cm).
“Thredgold won the Alan Stewart Medal as best on ground in Sturt’s Under 18s grand final win, hauling in 12 marks with 14 disposals in a commanding performance across half-back.”
His athleticism means he has that third tall capacity.
I'd add midfield depth to that list tbh. Think we'll need it in a few years when these draftees are really ready to contribute.
And yes I know Robinson is coming in next year but if we could add a different type of mid but still one that can play inside minutes I don't think I'd walk away thinking we went completely against needs.
It's only really talls I don't want, with the exception of the mature aged back up ruck with our last available list spot.
I’ve warmed to Thredgold. He is an intercepting third tall type.
Schubert would purely be best available but certainly not need based.
Mitch Marsh handy mid forward. Given Sturt’s struggles a mobile 190 cm athletic forward is handy.
Oskar Taylor (wing/half back) and Pickett (small forward) fill a need more.
Both Fox and Cal have us bidding early on two small forwards - Tylah Williams and Adam Sweid.
