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2017 trade/draft thread

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Feels like a Parto write up.
minimum of fuss = doesn't break lines.
Inside ball winner = has no outside game.
neat and tidy ball use = short kicks & handballs only, no real penetration with his skills.
From the games I saw live, watched on tv and input from colleagues in Melbourne, that is not the conclusion I would be going to. Happy to get another view but which games did you go to and notice these traits in his game?
 
From the games I saw live, watched on tv and input from colleagues in Melbourne, that is not the conclusion I would be going to. Happy to get another view but which games did you go to and notice these traits in his game?

Wasn't expressing my view, just commenting on how I perceived Twomey's write up.
 

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So can someone sum-up what we've gained/ lost in the trade period?

I know we got Ah Chee and traded some picks around. Whats the final outcome?
 
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That's it for the 2017 AFL Trade Period.

Here is a look at the West Coast Eagles list changes and draft position.

- OUT: Sam Mitchell, Sam Butler, Matt Priddis, Paddy Brophy, Drew Petrie, Jon Giles (retired) Simon Tunbridge (delisted)

- IN: Brendon Ah Chee

- 2017 DRAFT PICKS: 13, 21, 26, 32, 37, 69, 87
 
IN:
Ah Chee
Pick 21, 26, 37, 2nd round pick 2018 (GC), 4th round pick 2018 (hawks)

OUT:
Pick 50, 1st round 2018, 3rd round 2018

So we are looking at 13, 21, 26 and 37? I wouldn't say that's terrible.

I assume its gonna be:

13. Mid
21: Mid
26: Mid/ crumbing forward
37: Ruck/ forward

Losing 2018 first round pick but picking up Gold Coast's second is probably much of a muchness really. Might drop 3 or 4 spots in the 2018 draft.
 

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What are peoples thoughts on Constable at 13, has height and can play forward, midfield and back.

I don't mind him at that pick ( assuming , Brayshaw, Higgins, Clark and Coffield are gone ) I think he is a real possibility with pick # 13.

He reminds me a bit of Patrick Cripps but with Mundy like disposal.
Also like his positional versatility.
He is a very good user and distributor of the ball.
 
I don't mind him at that pick ( assuming , Brayshaw, Higgins, Clark and Coffield are gone ) I think he is a real possibility with pick # 13.

He reminds me a bit of Patrick Cripps but with Mundy like disposal.
Also like his positional versatility.
He is a very good user and distributor of the ball.
Absolutely agree with you on that, but what are the chance of either one of Brayshaw, Higgins, Clark or Coffield being available at 13.From what I have seen and heard, they are all likely to be gone before our pick.
 
Bollocks.

Has a lot of Blaine Boekhorst about him IMO. Handy inclusion but not worth over-reaching for.

I hope we get him, but if Carlton want to overreach at 30 like they did with Boekhorst they can have him. 32 or 37 at the earliest for me.

So 30 is an overreach, but 32 isn't? What about 31?
 
Pick 13 - Higgins/Brayshaw/Clark - in that order. With Freo getting pick 2 i think one will slide.. i hope

Pick 21 - Brander or Allen - Allen seems to be more talented but lacks the height but if there is a chance he can go from 191 to the 193-194 range he could compliment our forward line for the future. Brander might be taken by Freo at 5 but if he is around our pick he could be a handy replacement for JK.

Pick 26 - Worpel - He might go a lot earlier but he is beast of an inside me that we could do with.

Pick 32 - Lachlan Fogarty - Also not sure if he will be around this pick but he could be a more than handy small mid/forward

Pick 37 - Kelly - Carlton might take him eailer but if that the case than so be it as i do not think we need to reach for him.

Pick 69 - Ryan - Might be early but with us picking up 4 mids in the draft plus ah chee we REALLY need another small forward and worth the risk

Pick 87nfield

Out:

Mitchell
Priddis
Petrie
Butler
Giles
Brophy
Tunbridge
Hill

In:

Pick 13
Pick 21
Pick 26
Pick 32
Pick 37
Pick 69
Pick 87
Achee
 

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I'm glad the club is going back to the draft and improving our position, it shows they are serious about rebuilding our list.
The other aspect I like about today's pick swap is that it shows that
  • The list management team has a plan
  • Rawlings is willing to take risks
  • The board/CEO/whoever has to approve these trades is backing him in to take risks and enact their plan
Plus, four 2nd round picks for one 1st & 3rd! That is great work. Thanks to Freo for pushing the Weller deal hard (I assume that's why GC wanted an extra first?)
 
Not really.

I mean the points difference made up by 37 hardly reflect reality. Even ignoring our drafting history, roughly 30% of 2nd round picks make 100 games. The truth is, top 5 and top 10 picks have a dramatically higher success rate when it comes to delivering higher output.

The points may split the equivalent of a mid second rounder in our favour if we finish bottom 5-10, but simply having that early pick probably has far more intrinsic value than points indicate given the access to talent, and probability of a draftee succeeding not being reflected by the points value of a pick.

Don't get me wrong, I rate the trade, but it does come with risk. Barrett and Wallet have no idea. But I do like the 20 and 25, for 15 and 52 a fair bit better.

The gap for a win is not as high, but it risks far less. Also 20 is not that far from 15.

Carlton can afford to do this because they still have Pick 3 and pick 10 ,Wce risking a single 1st rd Pick is way riskier and why the answer was no .


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With josh Kennedy being 31 next year. Time to recruit some tall fwd. Should have done it earlier.... need 2 tall fwds drafted. Increases the chance of one being not a dud
 
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