I have visions of us trading away pick 1 to GWS for pick 3, which then becomes pick 4 with Melbourne's compo becoming pick 3, then Melbourne trading pick 2 & 40 to the Dogs for 6 & 26
Draft:
GWS - Petracca
Dogs - McCartin
Dees - Brayshaw
StKilda - Wright????
Brisbane - Durdin
Dees - Lever
.... Etc
This is my nightmare.... And it could seriously be our reality. Please tread carefully recruiters & list managers
Wouldn't be THAT disappointed if we got Wright. I agreee though, would prefer 1 of McCartin, Petracca or Brayshaw but Wright has some amazing tools already.
203cm, 103kg, will be an absolute beast when he builds up his upper body even more. Elite running ability, 14.5 to 15 beep test from memory, which is huge for a big man. Not only that but he can run through the ruck and because of his size would still be able to dominate. With Wright you have a player who can quite easily become a gun forward AND ruck. For how many players in the AFL can you say that? Of course we won't know until we see him develop at AFL level but I have confidence in that he'll be a very good player.
Imagine you're a defender, let's just say a standard size of 195cm and 95kgs.
You're chosen to match up on Wright. I expect him to put on even more size. Let's just he's up to 203cm and 107kgs. haha.
He's got 8cm and 12kgs on the defender, a longer reach and (assuming) better endurance (or at least breaking even).
Tough match up, very few will be able to hold him when he's completely developed.