Ok, time for my two cents on this 3AW rumour.
If the club wanted to disclose who we will select at pick 1, then they would release a statement. My read on this is that the MOST info that has been leaked, is that some results were a bit different to what was expected. This has resulted in McClure or someone close to him putting 2 & 2 together and getting 5. Then they took that and thought hmmm, if we start a rumour about them taking the underdog, it will upset the fans, etc.
Then maybe, just maybe we can force the Saints to come out and make their decision public.
I fully believe that nobody at the club has leaked any real info directly associated with who we will take. Our list management team put in so many hours of work on this and will have the eyes of the whole AFL world on them with the no.1 pick. Just see it as being far too important to them to let a leak out at this stage.
I don't know who they are going to pick. Sounds like it was a close decision, just fail to believe that anybody outside the "Saints Draft Bunker" would know or have any info. If there was a leak, the person in question should be marched out the door tomorrow morning.
Just wait until an official announcement is made or Thursday night until you start getting too carried away. With the transparency the club has been showing lately, I am sure there will be a summary of why we chose whoever it is.
EVERY CALM DOWN! Trout and his team have been watching these guys for several years probably, not 3 minutes. They are putting their jobs on the line, and to a lesser degree, perhaps their whole career. They would have future year forecasts of where the Saints list will be, what players are coming up in next few drafts, etc, etc. What do we lose here on BF if we back the wrong player? An abusive post at worst most likely.
Well, thats my point of view. Take it or leave it...