Game Day 2018 DRAFT - Christmas is early this year

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Ever seen Matt Rowell, Dylan Williams, Cam Taheny, Cooper Stephens, Noah Anderson, Will Gould, Lachlan Ash, Caleb Serong, Brodie Kemp, Lachlan Potter, Hayden Young, Emmerson Jeka etc play?

Nah, I didn't think so.

Bicks Curious, where do you see Daniel Sladojevic going next year, he definitely not a top 5 pick but with his current improve direction he could be a plus 10 pick as he will be a SA under 18 KPF
That would that make this year swap look better. knowing we have him as an Academy pick.

 

[Bicks]

Yes they can ....but do they want to weaken next years draft as well ??

Well we shouldn't be worrying too much about that, Kelly looks to have a lot of upside to my eye the times I've seen him play. Earlier I compared him to an underdeveloped Lukosius game wise and similarly he has a great tank and good athleticism, kicking is not Lukosius level but pretty good just tends to over cook his short passing on occasions.

 

[El Doederino]

They had a ton of injuries.
They have a better team than GC, Saints, Freo and WBs, Brisbane and North could all have an average year.
As I said, I think in all honesty we fininsh around the same as next year (pick 7-8) and Carlton finish 4-5 (pick 4-5). So we give up a late first rounder to move 3-4 places. Would Stocker or RCD with the player we get at our first be better than the one player we would get 3-4 picks earlier than our first? Obviously Carlton think so.
Dont worry, I will front and centre in the 2019 edition of death riding Carlton thread, but we (and Carlton) have taken a punt.

So you have Carlton improving because they had a ton of injuries in 2018, but reckon we'll we finish around the same though we get Brad Crouch and Brodie Smith back, a full season out of Sloane, plus Walker and Betts not carrying niggles all year?

 

[Danger in Texas]

GWS have an Academy kid who is a jet and possible top 3 in Tom Green.
Plus theres a decent Tassie kid who I have no doubt Hamish wants to draft with Carltons first.
Im going early with that call.

My favourite next year is Noah Anderson. Goal kicking X factor midfielder who accumulates

Top end next year is very good

 

[Cleric]

Having 3 first round picks was exciting.

Feeling a bit underwhelmed to be honest. I don’t know enough about either of our picks to be excited I guess. I wonder where they go if we didn’t pick them? Would anyone have picked either in the first round? I doubt anyone else takes McHenry. Jones probably does.

Reckon Port nailed it.

I expect that Carlton spoke to us before the draft about the deal if Stocker was still there.
Hamish obviously didnt rate him or RCD that much.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

My favourite next year is Noah Anderson. Goal kicking X factor midfielder who accumulates

Top end next year is very good

Who would be your top 6 players next year ? .....state and position?

 

[Crow till I die]

Set an example and keep him, like what Geelong did with their 1st year player in Kelly. If he's been at the club for 4-5 years, sure, try to make a deal although he is contracted and get him to a club he prefers but not a 1st year contracted player, GC will want the maximum pick for him from either SA clubs, despite his preference club.

They can set an example but if luko and rankine wont sign on past the 2 years and request a trade back to the crows they are over a barrel

 

[Bicks]

Bicks Curious, where do you see Daniel Sladojevic going next year, he definitely not a top 5 pick but with his current improve direction he could be a plus 10 pick as he will be a SA under 18 KPF
That would that make this year swap look better. knowing we have him as an Academy pick.

He'd be outside the top 10 by a fair stretch at this point IMO.

 

[Cleric]

And while I am venting, we all saw how much shit Rankine copped when he said he kinda wanted to get to Adelaide if possible, yet Smith tells every interstate team he didnt want to go interstate and would request a trade after his first year and no big deal.

 

[Golumless]

Our strategy is that we are very very confident in our list and are backing them in.

I'd argue it's the other way. We're not confident at all in our list, but seeing how weak the league is right now, there is no point selling up.

 

[Bicks]

Our colours suit them

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Coupla fox terriers right there

 

[Cleric]

He'd be outside the top 10 by a fair stretch at this point IMO.

Lucky to be a second rounder and more likey third or latter. I like Anzac more at this point.

 

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He'd be outside the top 10 by a fair stretch at this point IMO.

That what I mean, use our pick 1-5 on best talent then get him at 16 plus or so with a matching bid.
If we kept our current pick I was worried we may have been forced to use it in order to get him, more so if we finished top 4.

 

[Bicks]

So does Cheney get back on our list now we have an extra spot?

Not yet he doesn't and Hunter might be favoured unless we see the Berg as a Ruck back up.

 

[hey shorty]

They had a ton of injuries.
They have a better team than GC, Saints, Freo and WBs, Brisbane and North could all have an average year.
As I said, I think in all honesty we fininsh around the same as next year (pick 7-8) and Carlton finish 4-5 (pick 4-5). So we give up a late first rounder to move 3-4 places. Would Stocker or RCD with the player we get at our first be better than the one player we would get 3-4 picks earlier than our first? Obviously Carlton think so.
Dont worry, I will front and centre in the 2019 edition of death riding Carlton thread, but we (and Carlton) have taken a punt.

They won't be better than Freo or North

 

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Lucky to be a second rounder and more likey third or latter. I like Anzac more at this point.

He improved every year and he is available for an Acadamy pick, Anzac is not eligible now.

 

[Crowked]

So who’s left for our next pick?

 

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Not yet he doesn't and Hunter might be favoured unless we see the Berg as a Ruck back up.

Hamish was talking up Biggs today on AA.

 

[Cleric]

So you have Carlton improving because they had a ton of injuries in 2018, but reckon we'll we finish around the same though we get Brad Crouch and Brodie Smith back, a full season out of Sloane, plus Walker and Betts not carrying niggles all year?

We have ruck issues, and an aging list. We have lost another top talent and I think we have a team that isnt overly close or happy.
For me we tread water.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Who would be your top 6 players next year ? .....state and position?

Hard to say at the moment, but, in no order

Noah Anderson - Vic M (classy, goalkicking, balanced mid)
Matthew Rowell - Vic M (another classy hard at it mid, won BOG in TAC GF)
Hayden Young - Vic C (hard edged, hard running mid)
Jeremy Sharp - WA (classy outside mid)
Mitch O’Neill - Tas (classy, hard running outside mid)
Dylan Williams- Vic M (X factor, skilled medium forward who will go into the midfield next year)

They’re my favourites at this stage

 

[Cleric]

He improved every year and he is available for an Acadamy pick, Anzac is not eligible now.

Anzac and Daniel are both available next year.

 

[ABAB]

They can set an example but if luko and rankine wont sign on past the 2 years and request a trade back to the crows they are over a barrel

The example is for players entering the club in their 1st year and then choosing to go home the following year, there is no issue with them wanting to go home after the 1st year but them selecting their prefer club when they haven't got any runs on the board. Sure, after the 2nd year and your contract ends, you can select your prefer club and both clubs will get a deal done but if Lukosious or Rankine choose to go home after their 1st year, then GC will be entitle to get the best deal from either clubs, hence, why Geelong kept Kelly.

 

[hey shorty]

We have ruck issues, and an aging list. We have lost another top talent and I think we have a team that isnt overly close or happy.
For me we tread water.

Who was the top end talent?? Gov is unfulfilled talent. Comparing our list to theirs is like comparing a Ford Laser to a Mustang

19 players re-signing shows they're a pretty close group

 

[Crow till I die]

So you have Carlton improving because they had a ton of injuries in 2018, but reckon we'll we finish around the same though we get Brad Crouch and Brodie Smith back, a full season out of Sloane, plus Walker and Betts not carrying niggles all year?

Oh i see us inside the top 6. It is carlton improving that concerns me. Anyone expecting a guaranteed top 3 pick is going to be disappointed

 

[Bicks]

My favourite next year is Noah Anderson. Goal kicking X factor midfielder who accumulates

Top end next year is very good

And thank christ his old man Dean fell a few games short of the 100 games for the Hawks....though he is on the Saints board currently.