List Mgmt. 2016 AFL Draft

[liam123]

Yeah well done WCE! Reminds me so much of 2014. Got over losing out on cockatoo pretty fast, realising we had nailed that draft. Pretty much same feeling with this draft. Not taking SPP may bite us but I'm 99% sure the recruiters have nailed this...

 

[ArdentEagle]

It's always going to be Venables vs Gallucci Berry and SPP

May the best man win ....................................

Really shows the strength of this draft doesn't it.

 

[Monocle]

Can't see why supporters arent wrapped with selections. Venables & Rioli are anything but vanilla as many here were hypothesizing.

Who's not wrapped???
I for one certainly am.

Very happy in fact with the selections , I like all four of them.
The four players all have attributes that we need and nice to have a genuine small forward that is ready to go.

Venables speed , dash and attack on the game are two facets that we are collectively short on with out list , so to have addressed this is a huge plus for me.
Rotham great speed , elite kicking skills and a high footy IQ.
Rioli we finally get a ready made small forward ( without trying to manufacture one ) that just happens to have great skills.
Waterman has all the tools to make it at the next level, if he can apply himself to the task of improving and to have picked him up so late in the draft represented excellent value .

I give a nod of appreciation to the team on a job well done.

 

[Obeanie1]

Well just watched a couple of Rotham's highlights and I'm impressed.

The thing I noticed after about three kicks was how balanced he was and he seemed to have a really smooth kicking action every time. He doesn't over kick the ball but hits the 'sweet spot', gets good distance, hits the target but looks effortless. Like timing that golf shot with perfect timing and it goes past the other guys ball who just tried to belt the cover off it.

Tall, swervability and gets good distance between himself and opponents in two or three quick strides.

Showed him playing in the centre square as well and doing some good things.

Initially thought he was a Schofield replacement but after seeing that at worse he's a Birchall type attacking flanker or if we are really lucky a tall running mid with very nice skills.

 

[eagles rule]

Venables' interview with 6PR.
http://www.6pr.com.au/news/griffins-heart-where-home-is-20161125-gsy1ja.html

Check out old mate Hardie`s gaff in the Logue interview ..

 

[Obeanie1]

Lewis Broome?

Gerrick Weedon? (was more of a half forward)

Yep, Broome.

Weedon wasn't tiny.

 

[mattyc75]

Honestly, how the **** did Shuey fall to 18?

2008 was a pretty solid draft, but he should have at least gone before Sam Blease

Blease was very highly rated

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[mattyc75]

Nothing is set going forward - there will always be surprises & changes of thought thats the reason why the drafts are staggered.
Midfielders win the footy & if you dont have the footy you cant win the game. Midfield options are the key & particularly options that can run & kick.
Can't see why supporters arent wrapped with selections. Venables & Rioli are anything but vanilla as many here were hypothesizing.

Is banfield on the clubs radar? He knows how to get the footy

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[Here2tellyouwhy]

Here2tellyouwhy

check out my Shuey photo bro

Shuey has a gut and Scooter was only there to arrange the flowers.

 

[Keys]

Blease was very highly rated

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He had the misfortune of being drafted by Melbourne at a time when they were destroying young careers.

 

[Keys]

I would like to take a crack at this kid as a rookie give him time with Cox Nicnat Lycett and Giles he could be a menace when nic retires

Whether it's us or someone else you just hope that he gets picked up. Wouldn't be unhappy if it was us

 

[mattyc75]

He had the misfortune of being drafted by Melbourne at a time when they were destroying young careers.

That and he was shit

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[Dark Sharks]

Hopefully Banfield, Goddard or even Ryan is picked up by us in the rookie draft.

Not getting Petrie is obviously a priority our recruiting team needs to address. Don't really want Jonty either, another team will grab him.

 

[BartBart]

How many rookie picks do we have assuming we don't get someone in the PSD?

 

[Godfather32]

How many rookie picks do we have assuming we don't get someone in the PSD?

Three I think, one to McInnes though, and if we go full **** and take Petrie then we'll only have one spot left

 

[mattyc75]

So waterman didn't get bid on right? Could we have left him for the rookie draft or taken another player there and used another pick?

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[WCErevival]

So waterman didn't get bid on right? Could we have left him for the rookie draft or taken another player there and used another pick?

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We could have taken another pick but I'm guessing there was no one we wanted.

 

[mattyc75]

We could have taken another pick but I'm guessing there was no one we wanted.

Strange,there is a lot of talent left there.scharenberg,Ryan,banfield,lebois,Goddard

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[Jed Clampet]

Whether it's us or someone else you just hope that he gets picked up. Wouldn't be unhappy if it was us

I want us to rookie him as well. When he played against WA in the u18 carnival he beat English in the ruck just about every time.

 

[Keys]

So waterman didn't get bid on right? Could we have left him for the rookie draft or taken another player there and used another pick?

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No and no

By nominating as a father/son we had the right to match any bid had one been made. The flip side to that is we had to take him with our last pick should there be no bid. Collingwood did the same with Daicos

The main reason waterman decided to go father/son was that he knew it guaranteed a spot on an AFL list

 

[Shmiddy15]

It just doesn't make sense to me why we would want petrie. If it comes to the point where we're relying on him to be our ruckman, we're stuffed anyway. Might as well have a young guy like Goddard getting pantsed in the ruck while he develops over petrie, who will also be pantsed, while offering no long term development at all.

Having said that, if we don't reselect frase, taking Petrie would be palatable and an upgrade on our 2017 list.

 

[SpaceClef]

It just doesn't make sense to me why we would want petrie. If it comes to the point where we're relying on him to be our ruckman, we're stuffed anyway. Might as well have a young guy like Goddard getting pantsed in the ruck while he develops over petrie, who will also be pantsed, while offering no long term development at all.

Having said that, if we don't reselect frase, taking Petrie would be palatable and an upgrade on our 2017 list.

I envision us taking both Frase and Drew, delisting both next year, and restocking our talls at the next draft.

 

[Shmiddy15]

I envision us taking both Frase and Drew, delisting both next year, and restocking our talls at the next draft.

That's how I see it playing out too unfortunately. Seems pointless though, because as far as i'm aware there is nothing stopping us from giving Goddard a one year rookie contract, and then delisting him next year if he hasn't shown any potential to make the grade.

 

[Godfather32]

That's how I see it playing out too unfortunately. Seems pointless though, because as far as i'm aware there is nothing stopping us from giving Goddard a one year rookie contract, and then delisting him next year if he hasn't shown any potential to make the grade.

Exactly, at this point I fail to see how Petrie offers anything as a player that we couldn't get from Goddard with the added bonus that he could end up being a decent player for us for the next 10 years as opposed to the 1 season and then a jobs for the boys coaching job that we'd get out of Petrie.

 

[Monocle]

I would like to take a crack at this kid as a rookie give him time with Cox Nicnat Lycett and Giles he could be a menace when nic retires

WOW what a terrific kid, great attitude and very articulate.

Would not mind us picking him up.