Live Chat 2017 AFL Draft - #2, #5, #42, #60, #66, #70, #77, #80, #90

Which players do we take with #2 & #5?

  • Luke Davies-Uniacke

    Votes: 128 77.6%
  • Cameron Rayner

    Votes: 25 15.2%
  • Darcy Fogarty

    Votes: 42 25.5%
  • Adam Cerra

    Votes: 12 7.3%
  • Jaidyn Stephenson

    Votes: 8 4.8%
  • Paddy Dow

    Votes: 28 17.0%
  • Andrew Brayshaw

    Votes: 56 33.9%
  • Jack Higgins

    Votes: 3 1.8%
  • Sam Hayes

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • Jarrod Brander

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • Aaron Naughton

    Votes: 8 4.8%
  • Oscar Allen

    Votes: 4 2.4%
  • Nick Coffield

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Charlie Constable

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • Hunter Clark

    Votes: 2 1.2%
  • Noah Balta

    Votes: 2 1.2%
  • Aiden Bonar

    Votes: 2 1.2%

  • Total voters
    165
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malpaso

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Did I blame the club , I said look at the pattern how players can get influence by other players who are not a lock for best 22. Culture is build on the whole squad not just the best 22. If I am Simpson I will tell Freo to select Slyvia as emergency , why recruit somebody earn 3 or 4 times more than you and not play . If I am not mistaken Morabinto play one or two match that year too.
What you are saying makes no sense. The club was not to blame, you are blaming the club in your original statement by making suggestions on Sylvia, Gumbleton and Yarran.
 

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What you are saying makes no sense. The club was not to blame, you are blaming the club in your original statement by making suggestions on Sylvia, Gumbleton and Yarran.
Why you keep mention blame , nobody blame anybody , every club got their problem on some players , Freo is not excluded.

Hawthorn - garlett , Vickery
Sydney - Tippett
 

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and would love to be nearby some surf and would probably enjoy playing alongside other surfing mids in Fyfe and Blakely. Might push him up a bit higher on your list.
Blakely will need a new board. I customised his last one after his earlier indiscretion.

 

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Assuming Brayshaw goes to the Brions at 1, I'd be very happy with Dow at 5. Watching his AFL vid I reckon he'd have a fair bit in common with Fyfe. While I appreciate that means we aren't necessarily getting the 'class' factor of a Cerra, I think his ball-winning attributes outweigh any concerns on this front.
 

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LDU and Cerra are our likely recruits going from all reports. Gotta be happy with that although the latter being a Melburnian is cause for concern.
I would prefer Dow or Brayshaw but, then again, what the heck do I know?
If we can score Taylor and Miller with our next two selections that would be the duck's nuts for me.
Having said all the above I cannot get rid of a nagging image I have of Rayner in a purple jumper.
 

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Whoever Freo pick at 2 and 5 will be good players , but long term I think pick 42 and 66 will be better . Walters , Neale V2 .
 

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Cerra looks to be a gun. His coaches speak very highly of him. Do people see him as a flight risk?


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I think everyone is looking at the hilights package and being a bit underwhelmed as he didnt have a lot of exposed games this year due to injury.
 
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Buckenara has Brayshaw all the way down at 18 in his latest rankings and Hayes all the way up at 6 :confused:
Buckanara also says Liam Ryan pkays like Cyril Rioli. Some people think he was a great recruiter, however i align his footy opinion with his coaching. That was around the quality of Damian Drum and Mark Neeld.
 

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6 weeks of non-stop draft research. My girlfriend has dumped me. Getting lots of missed calls from my parents, they're worried about me. Haven't turned up to work in while because going to work means I'll have to shower and shave and I just can't be bothered. Jks! :)

But seriously, I just re-watched the AFL u18 All Stars Game and spent most of the time in awe of LDU and Stephenson. I did keep a close eye on Brayshaw, but can't say I was blown away. The thing I did find interesting was the commentary on Brayshaw (keep in mind this was on grand final day, pre combine...) Twomey and Sheehan(?) kept saying good things about him, his character etc (team captain) and the general consensus was that he'll be one of the first DOZEN taken on Draft Day (this seems to be similar with all the Mock Draft experts, Brayshaw = top 12).

Then we hit the Combine, and Brayshaw does really really well. Next minute - Brayshaw is potential number 1 pick. Freo and Brisbane are keen.

Now, I understand that we place emphasis on combine results. Logue was taken early last year after being rated as elite in the key athletic measurements. How can Twomey and all the experts go from rating a guy top 12 after he finishes his last game for the year (u18 Allstars - where Brayshaw didn't set the world on fire) to potential top pick after testing shows that he's a good endurance runner (they already knew that). I just find it strange, and to be honest I don't think Brayshaw is top 5 quality.

Now, this might be showing how cooked I am from all this speculation on draft results. There is obviously concern about the 'go home' factor. The Lions have been linked to Rayner and potentially his best mate Lachlan Fogarty with a later pick (ie, taking out some insurance to make sure Rayner will be happy up there...). There's also talk about taking Brayshaw and using a later pick on his brother (insurance against the 'go home' risk again). What does Freo have if we take LDU with pick 2??? I know it's a stretch - but how about this:

http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/...t/news-story/98d5fbdcc1c210fe746b2951e8db1a76

The article talks about LDU and Bonar being best mates. The article also talks about how Bonar likes to play like Mundy, and how he has personally met Ross The Boss Lyon!!! Bonar did similar to Brayshaw in showing how athletically gifted he is at the Combine. Early in the year he was tipped to go around pick 15, and then that changed to him going as early as pick 7/8 with St Kilda: https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/fo...t/news-story/6958b4fb35ac5feb86669901bafee3de

What do you guys think - could Freo do a LDU/Bonar double? I've read enough on this page about Darcy Fogarty/Cerra and how injury has held them back. Why not Bonar? he seems like a bloody great player - ticks the box of being a combine darling (which Freo obviously places emphasis on) and might be enough to keep LDU locked in with us... Technically he has only done his ACL once (the 2nd time wasn't another acl, just a defect with the previous graft). He is big and strong enough to play round one, and has similar hair to Mzungu which is a big selling point imo.

I'm not saying I think we should definitely do it, but it might be on the cards, and I'd probably prefer it than LDU/Brayshaw or LDU/Cerra... One thing going against the LDU/Bonar combo is that they're both actually very similar players. I'd personally prefer LDU/Stephenson...
 
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