List Mgmt. 2016 AFL Draft

[Bacchus]

I am just not convinced he will be a No 1 ruckman. I am normally very happy to take a tall and let him develop. I cannot see him as the Kennedy replacement. I saw Goddard give him a good rucking lesson and questioned whether an over-age ruckman should be better.

Hope I am wrong because he seems a decent guy.

Why would we pick a no.1 ruckman when we already have two who are very good. Do they not think they will recover from their injuries? Or is English for the next premiership tilt? What happened to this one? English is not going to help going for the flag in the next two years. Picking him would be a total waste of pick 12 as far as current premiership aspirations go. I would rather have Berry and I am not keen on him. This organisation seems to be becoming too smart for itself. Always climbing and never getting to the top. West Coast the 'new Richmond'.

 

[Xsess]

The thing with English is that the pick makes no sense for us as a list..

Dunno the kid but it makes perfect sense to draft a young ruckman. Lists don't stay stagnant, time doesn't stand still. Nic Nat is 27 if English is any good he'll be just hitting his straps when the great man retires. I can see the other perspective though - draft a good to go mid with a view to a flag this year, but unless you snag a Judd/Cousins/Kerr type they aren't going to be finals differentiator for years anyway.

 

[matt_bas]

Shit really?

Slept like a log myself.

Yea not much sleep at all. Could of been from excitement or could of been from my 5 month old

 

[Galileo9]

Saw a WA draftee and his family out celebrating on draft night one year. Freo had told him they were going to draft him with a late pick. He was longshot pick and had only talked to one club, Freo. He was picked up by the Victorian club with the pick before Fremantles. When I saw them they said they weren't just celebrating he was drafted, they were celebrating he wasn't going to Fremantle even though they supported his new teams biggest rival. He was not drinking because he was too scared about what was coming, the family was plastered!

Classy. Very classy. These days who wants to go to freo to be yelled at by Fyfe. Unless you get paid a lot of money.

 

[twce13]

Dunno the kid but it makes perfect sense to draft a young ruckman. Lists don't stay stagnant, time doesn't stand still. Nic Nat is 27 if English is any good he'll be just hitting his straps when the great man retires. I can see the other perspective though - draft a good to go mid with a view to a flag this year, but unless you snag a Judd/Cousins/Kerr type they aren't going to be finals differentiator for years anyway.

but do we really need to have elite stocks forever? whats the point if the guys the ruckman are knocking it down too arent good enough.

 

[Keys]

This thread is the only place which seems to rate SPP as a top-15 pick? What's got everyone here excited about him that no-one else seems to see?

I know what you're saying and I'm probably more guilty than anyone of over-hyping him especially given I've seen next to nothing of this years other potential draftees

I have seen SPP play 5 or so league games for East Perth though which underpins my excitement for him.

On a direct talent comparison it may very well be that he's outside the top 15 keeping in mind that it's widely acknowledged there isn't much separating a very large group of players outside the top few. The range SPP sits in is very even so even if he isn't top 15 he's pretty close to those that are

In my opinion he is a very good fit for our side but people doing phantom drafts look more at talent rather than needs which is why he isn't talked about at our pick

Two posters on here with connections to east perth have both said our WA based recruiters like him so the love he gets on here isn't entirely misplaced even if it's not shared elsewhere

 

[Chris_6678]

Classy. Very classy. These days who wants to go to freo to be yelled at by Fyfe. Unless you get paid a lot of money.

haha what player was this? A hint at least?

 

[Ok Boomer]

According to my inside source, Drew Petrie will be taken with our first rounder. Anticipating a lot of interest in him so we are getting in early.

 

[Biggie]

According to my inside source, Drew Petrie will be taken with our first rounder. Anticipating a lot of interest in him so we are getting in early.

You're on the list

 

[Keys]

According to my inside source, Drew Petrie will be taken with our first rounder. Anticipating a lot of interest in him so we are getting in early.

 

[Ok Boomer]

You're on the list

So I got drafted? Sweet. I'll be starting pre season a bit late though because I'm in Bali and also my skin folds aren't the best. I'm sure the club won't mind though because of my raw talent.

 

[Ok Boomer]

All seriousness I hope we 'reach' for SPP, has a bit about him and would push for selection pretty quickly.

 

[Xsess]

but do we really need to have elite stocks forever? whats the point if the guys the ruckman are knocking it down too arent good enough.

Depends how you rate the importance of an elite ruckmen. I would be happy as a pig in shit if we uncovered a Cox-lite 300 game big man. If our club cant develop a midfield through that reign that is another problem altogether.

 

[javaguice]

So I got drafted? Sweet. I'll be starting pre season a bit late though because I'm in Bali and also my skin folds aren't the best. I'm sure the club won't mind though because of my raw talent.

Dont buy any super happy fun time powder.

 

[Ok Boomer]

Dont buy any super happy fun time powder.

Snorting panadol shards is the new craze here aye

 

[Coinz]

Everyone needs to chill about our first rounder/SPP pick, either way it will be a good player.
Who's our 2nd and 4th pick going to be?
2nd... Rotham or Bolten would we sick but who else?
no idea on the 4th. Zac Fisher if he gets through?
(predicting 3rd pick to be waterman)

 

[eagles rule]

Well today will be a day of mixed emotions Berry seems a solid pick the big body mid that can run all day a Dave Mundy type versus SPP a boots and all sort of footballer that plays hard and rag dolls opponents Dusty Martin or can even be as electric as a Jake Stringer type ..


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[boondy]

What does this remind you of?

That's right! It is the blueballs that many posters on this board will have when they are unable to get off for a year after SPP is picked after our first and before our second.

Im gonna have Blue balls anyway . I want SPP and Gelato

 

[DanWCE]

Wow that was a big read. So many rustled berries in here!

Berry is getting pressed really hard in this thread

Seems like a few have gone cold with Mixed Berry opinions..

 

[squashface]

Dunno the kid but it makes perfect sense to draft a young ruckman. Lists don't stay stagnant, time doesn't stand still. Nic Nat is 27 if English is any good he'll be just hitting his straps when the great man retires. I can see the other perspective though - draft a good to go mid with a view to a flag this year, but unless you snag a Judd/Cousins/Kerr type they aren't going to be finals differentiator for years anyway.

Mids win you flags not rucks, so the midfield is the one position where you can overload and the ruck is probably the least important imo.

When was the last time the premiership was won by a team who had a dominant ruck?

 

[Coinz]

Why hasnt Florent & Simpkin been mentioned much?

 

[Eaglespur]

Mids win you flags not rucks, so the midfield is the one position where you can overload and the ruck is probably the least important imo.

When was the last time the premiership was won by a team who had a dominant ruck?

2006. good year.

 

[liam123]

According to my inside source, Drew Petrie will be taken with our first rounder. Anticipating a lot of interest in him so we are getting in early.

Heard that Norf are gonna pick him up before our first. Could be a 300 gaymer apparently...

 

[Keys]

Why hasnt Florent & Simpkin been mentioned much?

Florent's father died recently and apparently he has a preference to stay in Victoria as a result which is understandable.

Strangely I have seen a couple of phantoms saying Sydney are interested which goes against the common view that non-vic clubs aren't considering him

 

[matt_bas]

According to my inside source, Drew Petrie will be taken with our first rounder. Anticipating a lot of interest in him so we are getting in early.

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