2012 Draft wish list

[Kickett Punches Read]

I really hope we draft nothing but talls with all our three picks

 

[Seppo]

I really hope we draft nothing but talls with all our three picks

Not if an absolute gem is available at our first.

After looking through the available list of talls in the draft and how far they might fall, I'd be happy with 1st pick Best available, 2nd Tall KPF and 3rd Tall KPD/Small Defender.

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

Not if an absolute gem is available at our first.

After looking through the available list of talls in the draft and how far they might fall, I'd be happy with 1st pick Best available, 2nd Tall KPF and 3rd Tall KPD/Small Defender.

true, but its hard to judge.... if lachie whitfield fell to pick 17 id say yeah, but the difference between someone like josh simpson and tim obrien (just using him as an example) may not be that big, and one of those boys is what we desperately crave. if simpson is seen as slightly better, I would hope that we still went with obrien

 

[Lach72]

I only saw a bit of Whitfield in the champs...was a bit meh if I was honest

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

I only saw a bit of Whitfield in the champs...was a bit meh if I was honest

I havent seen him at all, just going by reports from kevin sheehan saying that he is the best skilled player to have ever come out of the draft system, and the fact that he is going to be picked number 1.

 

[go_the_dockers]

I havent seen him at all, just going by reports from kevin sheehan saying that he is the best skilled player to have ever come out of the draft system, and the fact that he is going to be picked number 1.

Looks like we will get at least one talls (hopefully 3+ including PSD\RD)

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/15432569/dockers-not-just-looking-close-to-home/

Fremantle won't turn their focus back to recruiting home-grown talent in tomorrow's national draft despite Victorians Adam McPhee and Dylan Roberton quitting to move home in the past month.


Bond confirmed the club was keen to add tall players to the squad.
Matthew Pavlich and Luke McPharlin are both in the latter stages of their careers, while McPhee's retirement and Jack Anthony's pending de-listing depleted the key-position talent available.
The Dockers have preferred to recruit mature-aged talls in recent years, but Bond said the club also had to look long-term.
"There's no doubt we've still got, like most clubs, some holes in our list," Bond said.
"We'd like some young, developing key (position) players."

 

[apuchar]

Looks like we will get at least one talls (hopefully 3+ including PSD\RD)

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/15432569/dockers-not-just-looking-close-to-home/

Fremantle won't turn their focus back to recruiting home-grown talent in tomorrow's national draft despite Victorians Adam McPhee and Dylan Roberton quitting to move home in the past month.


Bond confirmed the club was keen to add tall players to the squad.
Matthew Pavlich and Luke McPharlin are both in the latter stages of their careers, while McPhee's retirement and Jack Anthony's pending de-listing depleted the key-position talent available.
The Dockers have preferred to recruit mature-aged talls in recent years, but Bond said the club also had to look long-term.
"There's no doubt we've still got, like most clubs, some holes in our list," Bond said.
"We'd like some young, developing key (position) players."

Thanks for that. I'll go check it out.

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

Looks like we will get at least one talls (hopefully 3+ including PSD\RD)

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/15432569/dockers-not-just-looking-close-to-home/

Fremantle won't turn their focus back to recruiting home-grown talent in tomorrow's national draft despite Victorians Adam McPhee and Dylan Roberton quitting to move home in the past month.


Bond confirmed the club was keen to add tall players to the squad.
Matthew Pavlich and Luke McPharlin are both in the latter stages of their careers, while McPhee's retirement and Jack Anthony's pending de-listing depleted the key-position talent available.
The Dockers have preferred to recruit mature-aged talls in recent years, but Bond said the club also had to look long-term.
"There's no doubt we've still got, like most clubs, some holes in our list," Bond said.
"We'd like some young, developing key (position) players."

Cheers for that. Very happy to hear bond atleast recognise the deficiency

 

[jedi mind tricks]

As a Freo supporter the wish list is obviously achieved as we will have finished our first three picks before Eagles enter the draft.

 

[apuchar]

As a Freo supporter the wish list is obviously achieved as we will have finished our first three picks before Eagles enter the draft.

Isn't life wonderful

 

[Ktrain]

Just now...wow.

“@AFL: Adelaide has relinquished its first two picks in the NAB #AFLDraft as a gesture of goodwill towards resolving Tippett matter. More to come.”

 

[Ktrain]

I wish we still had pick 60, come 58 now...

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

Just now...wow.

“@AFL: Adelaide has relinquished its first two picks in the NAB #AFLDraft as a gesture of goodwill towards resolving Tippett matter. More to come.”

No... surely not

 

[Ktrain]

AFL article, with embedded link to a Crows one.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/151451/default.aspx

 

[Lach72]

That's ****ing big of them

 

[Ktrain]

Yes & no if they get to participate next year. Giving up a 2nd & 3rd rounder this year with a youngish prelim final making list to maybe save a first rounder next year. No guarantees with the AFL, but surely AFC cleared this with them first to gander the effect on any penalties by trying to settle before the hearing, hence allowing the AFL to save some face all round.

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

AFL article, with embedded link to a Crows one.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/151451/default.aspx

well there you go. so we have picks 17, 36 and 39 then hey..... this is an admission of guilt from the crows, probably afl suggested. I would think the AFL will hit them hard in the next two drafts as well

 

[Nickos66]

Adelaide trying to grease the wheels, they'd better still get penalised for next years draft..

 

[Ktrain]

Plus just got reminded they already have Crouch from the Mini draft to come.

Saw a Collingwood board post saying O'Brien is a lock for them now.

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

Plus just got reminded they already have Crouch from the Mini draft to come.

Saw a Collingwood board post saying O'Brien is a lock for them now.

Heh, obrien wont be if we select him first

 

[Taylor]

Oh you don't need to punish us for next year, we already made good this year.

Ben Kennedy is going to be very disappointed.

 

[Dockernut]

Isn't life wonderful

Let's revisit this after the draft.

 

[apuchar]

Let's revisit this after the draft.

If they get three better players than us with those crap picks. I'll be spewing.

 

[Righteo]

Draft day tomorrow, cant wait! In the Gold Coast now, i will see if i can get a ticket. If i do, i will report back.

Do it!

 

[Righteo]

Looks like we will get at least one talls (hopefully 3+ including PSD\RD)

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/15432569/dockers-not-just-looking-close-to-home/

Fremantle won't turn their focus back to recruiting home-grown talent in tomorrow's national draft despite Victorians Adam McPhee and Dylan Roberton quitting to move home in the past month.


Bond confirmed the club was keen to add tall players to the squad.
Matthew Pavlich and Luke McPharlin are both in the latter stages of their careers, while McPhee's retirement and Jack Anthony's pending de-listing depleted the key-position talent available.
The Dockers have preferred to recruit mature-aged talls in recent years, but Bond said the club also had to look long-term.
"There's no doubt we've still got, like most clubs, some holes in our list," Bond said.
"We'd like some young, developing key (position) players."

The prospect of taking a genuine KPP in the National Draft has me pretty excited to be honest, last tall player I can think of we recruited in the ND was Clarke and he isn't a KPP. Wouldn't count guys like Houghton and Roberton in that either as they are/were essentially tall flankers.