2017 Draft thread

[luthor]

Rayner told us who he wants selected with our picks? Really?
Was it on Twotter chirped by a twitter?

Better to let McCluggage and Berry tell us who to pick.

 

[luthor]

Queue trigger for investigation into draft manipulation and AFL House stepping in to allow them to go anywhere but Brisbane 'for the integrity of the competition'...

All must go to Carlton.

"A strong Carlton is good for the game"

 

[briztoon]

By the sounds of it we were explicitly asking about who they're friends with, and that was a name he brought up.

I wouldn't know. I'm not privy to such information. Just repeating what I watched on video this morning.

Also saw this headline.

 

[Berrygood]

Higgins is interesting. He's left school and has more or less made footy his full time job this year, which suggests he will have less physical development in him than others who had other responsibilities. I just don't see the upside in him at all TBH.

Couldnt leaving school n making footy a full time job be seen as an upside, theres no question about his dedication (he also worked as an intern with the afl as well so he did have other responsibilities). And surely he has the same amount of physical development left in him as any other growing 18yr old. I guess we have a glass half full or half empty difference of opinion here.

 

[a mayes ing]

Couldnt leaving school n making footy a full time job be seen as an upside, theres no question about his dedication (he also worked as an intern with the afl as well so he did have other responsibilities). And surely he has the same amount of physical development left in him as any other growing 18yr old. I guess we have a glass half full or half empty difference of opinion here.

Im with SM. He has pretty much dedicated his time to playing for the majority of time, whereas other players obviously had more commitments. How much more development is left in him compared to the other blokes who haven't been doing it as much as him.

 

[Elixuh]

We just need to Laremy Tunsil one of the top draftees and we can clean up.

 

[Berrygood]

Im with SM. He has pretty much dedicated his time to playing for the majority of time, whereas other players obviously had more commitments. How much more development is left in him compared to the other blokes who haven't been doing it as much as him.

What i see as a head start you see as reaching a peak. His stats for the year alone show he is a quality player. A bit unfair to have a knock on a kid because he has dedicated his year to footy.

 

[a mayes ing]

What i see as a head start you see as reaching a peak. His stats for the year alone show he is a quality player. A bit unfair to have a knock on a kid because he has dedicated his year to footy.

Not knocking him at all. Just my opinion on what l would prefer. I wouldn't take him not because he dedicated this year to footy over schooling like others but because l would prefer others over him. We have enough small players on our list.

 

[Dalions]

What i see as a head start you see as reaching a peak. His stats for the year alone show he is a quality player. A bit unfair to have a knock on a kid because he has dedicated his year to footy.

Completely agree, he may have given himself every chance to develop well this year due to his commitment but it doesnt mean he has no development left, and he is as good as he is going to be.
In a full time environment he will still grow as a player and develop further. Without doubt.

 

[briztoon]

What i see as a head start you see as reaching a peak. His stats for the year alone show he is a quality player. A bit unfair to have a knock on a kid because he has dedicated his year to footy.

I don't see it as Higgins as having reached his peak. I do see it as Higgins had an advantage over the majority of his competition in the TAC cup. If every player were to have been in the same situation, would Higgins would Higgins be so highly regarded in the draft class?

 

[trikster]

Some people are getting their hopes up lol.

Imagine if we went:

Pick 1: Rayner
Pick 15: Brayshaw
Pick 18: Stephenson

All dropping as they state in the media and interviews they ONLY want to play for the Lions.

10:28am is a bit early to be on the turps isn't it

 

[Berrygood]

I don't see it as Higgins as having reached his peak. I do see it as Higgins had an advantage over the majority of his competition in the TAC cup. If every player were to have been in the same situation, would Higgins would Higgins be so highly regarded in the draft class?

Yeah i get your point. I do think that lots of other young players would have had plenty of extra individual training and coaching as well. So hes not alone in that boat. Ive just got heaps of respect for him and any young fella willing to go that extra mile. And lets face it, its only been a year, would it really make that much of a difference. He has also been working a job as well so its not like his free time for coaching n training is any different to a students. Good discussion, like it.

 

[Berrygood]

Not knocking him at all. Just my opinion on what l would prefer. I wouldn't take him not because he dedicated this year to footy over schooling like others but because l would prefer others over him. We have enough small players on our list.

Zorko n bundy are ageing, wouldnt hurt to have another little one coming thru. Admittedly not the pace of those two but certainly has footy smarts to compensate.

 

[Comeback Lions]

The best case scenario is if we can pick up a slider at 15 and someone to complement our first 2 picks at 18.

Possible sliders in my order of preference: Stephenson, Clark, Coffield, Allen, Bonar, Higgins.

Likely to be available at both 15 & 18 in my order of preference: Worpel, Lachlan Fogarty, Bailey, Garner, O'Brien. (Any 2 of these would be good gets at 15 & 18 if none of the first list slide.) Personally not keen on Constable, though others are.

Whatever happens we should get real some pretty good potential to go with the likely pick of Andy Brayshaw at 1.

 

[SizeMatters]

Wishful thinking that Stephenson goes at 15. No chance at all. Would bet my house on it.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Wishful thinking that Stephenson goes at 15. No chance at all. Would bet my house on it.

Real men bet their testicles here.

 

[Surly Boy]

Real men bet their testicles here.

Haven't seen Dodongo on here for a while....

Hope he is OK and coping with his loss!

 

[Milk Steak]

Real men bet their testicles here.

Things are pretty tight this month,might just have to be a couple of pubes

 

[SizeMatters]

Real men bet their testicles here.

Lost them a few years ago unfortunately.

 

[Comeback Lions]

Wishful thinking that Stephenson goes at 15. No chance at all. Would bet my house on it.

Yes I would have agreed with you and bet my house as well, but the recent concern with his heart issue has other people suggesting he could slide out of top 10. Would still have to get past GWS and Sydney though. I think he’s the least likely of that list to slide, but could still happen.

 

[winged1]

Real men bet their testicles here.

Having just been punched in the nuts by my youngest, I'm not really finding that funny.


Could have dealt with it, without the urge to kill, if he didn't walk away saying " guess I won't be getting a baby brother "

 

[Hollow Knight]

Having just been punched in the nuts by my youngest, I'm not really finding that funny.


Could have dealt with it, without the urge to kill, if he didn't walk away saying " guess I won't be getting a baby brother "

Yeah my son is at perfect nut headbutting height at the moment. Terrifying times.

 

[Flossie32]

Did anyone see the Footy Prophet phantom draft today? The Lions fan who is a writer there went with Rayner, L Fogarty, Nathan Murphy, C Ballenden, James Worpel and Ethan Floyd - we couldn’t match Jack Payne at 75 who went to the Roos. Who is Ethan Floyd? Seems to be a pick from nowhere

 

[WA Lion]

Did anyone see the Footy Prophet phantom draft today? The Lions fan who is a writer there went with Rayner, L Fogarty, Nathan Murphy, C Ballenden, James Worpel and Ethan Floyd - we couldn’t match Jack Payne at 75 who went to the Roos. Who is Ethan Floyd? Seems to be a pick from nowhere

Swap floyd for payne and that would be a solid draft imo

 

[Lazza16]

Omgggggg over this crud it is payneful.........retired mentally injured