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Competitions 2016 PHANTOM DRAFT #2 COMPLETE

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Jimmae said:
Blugazi means in our last phantom, which was #53 by GWS
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Let's be honest, we feed off the table scraps of the draft rumours, which direct us where the talent is, then we check it out.

I hadn't even seen Hayward play when we last did our Phantom
 

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Blugazi said:
I was trying to gloat about picking him at Pick 53 in the Carlton board trial phantom.

I'll see myself out...
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Fair enough

I look a bigger fool then thylacine60 usually does ;)

Love ya Thy
 
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/gws-fa...-lachie-whitfield-affair-20161111-gsn45r.html

Let's speed this thing up, hey gang...

raw
 
Sector 7G said:
You would hope that the AFL has learnt there lesson and wait until the GWS have had there hearing before imposing penalties.
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Dons had gross negligence issues in addition to ASADA-related breaches.
 

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Jimmae said:
Dons had gross negligence issues in addition to ASADA-related breaches.
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Unfortunately the AFL never came back to penalise them for the ASADA stuff.

Hard to see how the penalty for being found guilty for gross negligence should be the same as gross negligence and systematic club wide drug cheating
 
gandaal said:
Pick 8: Fremantle

I'm supposed to pick Tim English here. All the phantom drafts and experts seem to agree that Tim might as well be training with Freo as we speak. But can I just say that in this draft I hate it. I just don't like it at all. I've stated in the past that you should never select a ruckman in the top 10 and I stand by that. They're just way too unpredictable in their development. Sure you can make an exception for Elite talents like Nick Nat sometimes but even then I'd be very cautious. The thing that make Nic Nat such a great prospect was his amazing leap and athletism. English doesnt have that. The thing that makes him a good prospect is that he's a good midfielder for a guy his size . And there's the problem, he's not going to be Elite at AFL level as a midfielder. He's not a big goal kicker so he isn't going forward to be the next Tippett. He's going to make or break it as a ruckman pure and simple. Right now he's a terrible ruckman who needs a lot of development. He cant even complete at WAFL level as a ruck let alone AFL. Even assuming he learns how to ruck against the monsters at AFL level he still needs to put on plenty of muscle and strengthen his body. Here are the unknowns: Can he put on body strength? Will his body handle the extra weight and pressure without suffering constant injuries? Will he retain speed and athleticism once he builds up his body strength?

Too many unknowns. Too many question marks for me to waste a top 10 draft pick in this draft with so much talent available. Plus I don't see why Perth side would pick WA talent anyway. Better to pick Vic or SA talent and convince them to stay, and then hope that the lure of home nabs you the WA talent too.

Will Brodie
Murray Bushrangers
Height: 189 Weight: 82
DOB: 23/8/98

Not a two way runner? I dont give a ****. The best players in the game never would've got drafted if we started marking kids in the u18s down for that. The whole point of the TAC is to put your skills on display and play free running footy.

Contested bull. Physically ready to play from day dot. Highly competitive with a touch of arrogance that comes with being the best. In the absence of a high quality KPF Brodie is exactly the kind of guy a rebuilding team would want early the the draft. He just knows where to go to win the footy and farms it out to teammate on a platter.
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Sorry guys.. was napping.

Pick 12 (GCS) - Timothy English

Plan's really took a hit with Freo taking Brodie.. messed me up a bit. Don't like Logue here. Rest of the crop is too even to sepparate for me, its too early to take Rotham or Powell-Pepper so i'm going what the hell, let's take English.

Gold Coast have no quality ruckman and English has shown some aptitude. Quality disposal for such a big man is rare.

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FlowersByIrene said:
Sorry guys.. was napping.

Pick 12 (GCS) - Timothy English

Plan's really took a hit with Freo taking Brodie.. messed me up a bit. Don't like Logue here. Rest of the crop is too even to sepparate for me, its too early to take Rotham or Powell-Pepper so i'm going what the hell, let's take English.

Gold Coast have no quality ruckman and English has shown some aptitude. Quality disposal for such a big man is rare.

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This is an epic twist!

HARKER we made it buddy, where's this pick you've got locked in
 
North Melbourne

Pick #13 - Oliver Florent.

I've progressively liked this guy more as the year went on and even though there will be some after this pick that will project higher early, I'm sticking with Oliver.
North don't require any more grunt but some smarts around the ground, in general.

When things got tough this year and Olivers father passed away, he just got tougher, smarter and more effective.
The ceiling could be pretty high here and as much as I thought the risk may have been high before, I don't see it being the case any more.

Calling Jimmae....Jimmae....Can you hear me?
 

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Blugazi said:
*Bid NOT matched*

Macreadie's all yours.
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Pick 14 - West Coast - Harrison Macreadie
The most British name in the draft aside, this guy is a ready made tall defender thanks to GWS' academy. Has a lot of Weitering's attributes: good size, acceleration, read of the play, contested ability, disposal.

Might not quite have the fitness base of Jacob, but GWS have been had him up further north and playing NEAFL regularly, while working his body up to 89 kgs. They'll need to put a little work into his agility, but he still possesses an impressive change of a direction for someone standing just shy of 6'6".

Cannot stress how far under the radar he is, and if he doesn't get a bid inside the top 20, GWS have made away like bandits.

West Coast need a hand up forward, especially with NicNat out of action, and this allows them to look at throwing McKenzie or McGovern into the mix without upsetting their defence too much.

Cringle you're up.
 
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