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I guess what im trying to ask is.. why is Bontempelli such a risk and KK more of a sure thing?
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I guess what im trying to ask is.. why is Bontempelli such a risk and KK more of a sure thing?
Reckon KK has the potential to develop his inside game enough to play in the guts? Don't know how confident I am on using a top 4 pick on a winger, but I guess if he plays that well on the wing then you cant argue with that. From our late season team if were upgrading Tutt to KK that is definitely a big win. Yeah sounds more like a pick 42 selection, would be happy with that. And yeah true that we don't want to be drafting this year on what might happen next year.KK's shown much more in the midfield than Billings has, and I'm a little concerned about some of his flaws as well.
KK was regarded as a 10-15ish pick off half back. As soon as he started playing on the wing, he rocketed up into top five calculations almost immediately, which tells a story in itself. He's not great one on one and really hates to get forced into those situations. If you isolate him on an opponent (which teams will do at AFL level) and force him to defend he's not great. On a wing he isn't forced to defend quite so often and he's much better. It's something he can work on for sure but long term he's absolutely a wingman.
The draft after 30 is completely unpredictable (an article on the AFL website today sums it up pretty well imo) so it's hard to know. As I've said numerous times now though, I don't think we'll use pick 60 and think this may be more of a pick 42 conversation. His problem is that he isn't strong enough one on one to take the top forwards and will likely find his ceiling as a third tall, so some don't rate him very highly because of that. I personally think that, while you shouldn't really say, "Hey, I'm going looking for a third tall defender!" he will play it to a high level in the AFL, and, noting that I don't rate the back end of the draft, think he's a worthwhile selection.
We shouldn't draft based on who we might get or who might develop into reasonable options for us. I maintain that Young is better loose but even if he does come on as a third key defensive pillar, we still need depth in that area. Cordy may not even get drafted - and for all we know at this stage he could transition into the forward line or midfield; we don't even know what his best position is really.
Better than Bontempelli, who's very inconsistent and has yet to prove to me that he can be a top level AFL footballer. I see too many similarities to Karnezis for my liking. KK's champs possessions were 37, 24, 27, 34 and 15, along with two games of over eight marks, kicked two goals in one game and a bunch of other good stuff. Not bad for a guy who plays almost exclusively outside.Nah that is okay. So would you say that KK has played well in big games?
Aish is much more outside than KK - so if you're not okay with spending pick four on KK because he's an outside player, you shouldn't be okay with spending it on Aish.Reckon KK has the potential to develop his inside game enough to play in the guts? Don't know how confident I am on using a top 4 pick on a winger, but I guess if he plays that well on the wing then you cant argue with that. From our late season team if were upgrading Tutt to KK that is definitely a big win. Yeah sounds more like a pick 42 selection, would be happy with that. And yeah true that we don't want to be drafting this year on what might happen next year.
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KK is a masive risk, at least I've always thought so.
What and JK will?
Im gonna watch more videos now and just try and look for more things and maybe try and look past the excitement factor i get out of bontempelli.Better than Bontempelli, who's very inconsistent and has yet to prove to me that he can be a top level AFL footballer. I see too many similarities to Karnezis for my liking. KK's champs possessions were 37, 24, 27, 34 and 15, along with two games of over eight marks, kicked two goals in one game and a bunch of other good stuff. Not bad for a guy who plays almost exclusively outside.
I'm not trying to say that KK is a sure thing, not at all. Nobody is. But he's much more of a sure thing than Bontempelli, who I don't get a lot of the fuss around.
Aish is much more outside than KK - so if you're not okay with spending pick four on KK because he's an outside player, you shouldn't be okay with spending it on Aish.
I guess what im trying to ask is.. why is Bontempelli such a risk and KK more of a sure thing?
Ben Reid.Essentially what doggies ftw said. Roughy + Talia + Morris is a great setup. And if we have Talia playing the Morris role we have to find another CHB, and they aren't exactly easy to come across.
I'd rather go for the higher reward player in Bontempelli if that is the case.
Ben Reid.
The Reid's to play key forward and the talia's to play key back. 2 sets of key position brothers with family history with the club. Shouldn't be too hard to sort out. Have it on my desk Monday please j-macReckon he'll stay at Collingwood. He seems more of a no-fuss sort of player, and he'll get a deal signed early in the year.
If not, get some money, stuff it into bags with dollar signs on them, and throw them at him.
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I think it will depend on what picks are taken before us. I'd be happy with KK at 4 (especially because Clayton is keen on him) and JK at 60. Sicily at 42, and that's a good draft.
Yeah fair enough, anyway I would be pretty damn happy with KK, great position were in, I'd be happy with about 6 playersAish is much more outside than KK - so if you're not okay with spending pick four on KK because he's an outside player, you shouldn't be okay with spending it on Aish.

To be honest, I think our board at the minute would talk up Macca's ability to turn Zeph Skinner into Gary Ablett.I think Macca has the ability to turn him into something special.
I'm just going off what I have witnessed this year. Crameri went out of his way to praise the Big Mac. He must have it!To be honest, I think our board at the minute would talk up Macca's ability to turn Zeph Skinner into Gary Ablett.
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No way man........dangerfield.If James Aish does turn out to have a massive case of 'I wanna go home' we can always swapsie him for Daniel Talia.

To be honest, I think our board at the minute would talk up Macca's ability to turn Zeph Skinner into Gary Ablett.