Surely the fact that it’s live trading alleviates this problem though. Maybe in 2015 dogs recruiters thought there was no way of Curnow falling to our first pick. With this set up we know exactly who is available at 7 before we choose to pull the trigger on a trade or not. So say if Rozee falls to seven, which seems pretty unlikely at this point, we can just take him if we really like him.
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Surely the fact that it’s live trading alleviates this problem though. Maybe in 2015 dogs recruiters thought there was no way of Curnow falling to our first pick. With this set up we know exactly who is available at 7 before we choose to pull the trigger on a trade or not. So say if Rozee falls to seven, which seems pretty unlikely at this point, we can just take him if we really like him.
Friday after the draft is completed.
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Rookie at best from where I sit King
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We were never going to take Curnow anyway. We stated we would've taken Kieran Collins with 11, so trading down actually got us Dunkley for nothing.
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We never had Charlie, people have a habit of doing this saying that we missed player x y or z because they were picked at our original pick.
You need to take into account that other clubs could’ve had their draft board differently, or a certain team being at a pick could prompt a change picks.
FWIW I’ve been looking at 10 years of drafting and 80% of the time trading down pick 1 is in the long run better for bottom sides. You have to remember that if a side is on the bottom there are many needs to fix and multiple top 20 picks is the best way to do that.
Now drafting is one aspect of building a team and having the right development is as important
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I've heard the exact opposite. We tried to trade up into the top 5 to grab Curnow, but we couldn't get it done. So we decided to trade down because we didn't think he'd be there.
Don't think we ever stated that we were taking Collins by the way, just that he was in the mix at 11. See below
Recruiting Manager Simon Dalrymple – Western Bulldogs
Selection No. 26 – Kieran Collins
"That was probably the biggest surprise of the night that he got through. As a key defender he was in our mix at pick 11, which we had ahead of the trade period, so he's a bonus for sure."
Actually Dunkley was always the target as all the media up to the date suggested, people on here were champing at the bit for Collins but we know how that turned out.
We selected Dunks first out of our picks too. We also bid on Keays and forced Bris to take him. Reckon Collins was an afterthought
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Would put us in a a good spot to be able to negotiate something ; -)
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no - we would have taken Dunkley regardless, trading down got us Colons as well
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End of the day, Curnow was picked with the draft pick we traded out of for Dunkley and Collins. Denying he wouldn’t have been available is just making it sound better from our perspective.
I don’t think that trying down is better. Give me some examples of where it’s worked out for the better? Another example that comes to mind where it hasn’t is Melbourne trading down from pick 2, missing out on Kelly and Bontempelli for Tyson and Salem.
Although since I’ve been corrected on it being live trading it could work out for us, but it’s bloody risky.
This is what we should be aiming for - exactly this
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The AfL would be loving this! So many picks up in the air.
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Dunkley wasn’t even rated as a top 20 in the draft. Hence why he slipped to 25. To say we would have drafted him #8 is just pure speculation. Dalrymple is better than that
Pick 11 to mid 20s is all a bit different from 7 to 11 when there is a very strong chance the kid we may want at 7 will be there at 11
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My understanding on Curnow is that we (like most) rated him really highly early on but went off him on character grounds. We dropped right off when he had his problems with the police just before the draft.
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Dunks played a major role in our 2016 finals series though. He was almost BOG against West Coast. No regrets there.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-22/why-a-stint-in-the-neafl-could-pay-off-for-draft-hopeful
Hope we're looking at Tom.
Hope we're looking at Tom.
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Sorry if this has already been asked , what time does it kick off and where can I tune in or listen in ?
With injury record though chances of them all being fit at the same time! !!!!
There’s a article on fox sports saying it’s gws we are looking to deal with and it’s only for one of pick 9 or 11 not both and that if we trade to 11 Richmond are set to trade for ports pick 10 and get smith ahead of us.
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Absolutely , and surely wouldn't happen ?
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It starts at 7 pm according to afl website.
It will be on channel 504 on Foxtel and the AFL app.
AFL website will have a live blog and also have a tracker that will be updated as the draft progresses
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Just look at that highlight package , every decision he made with the footy was first class , don't think I could ever say that about Hrovat.
Also quicker and a far better kick than the rat.
If King became a gun defender and Smith was only a solid player that would piss me off
