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Pragmatic Shill said:
We're not picking him tomorrow. We've committed to picking him as a rookie via the SPP over the summer if he trains well.
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So we have a pick in the rookie draft?
 

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Saintly Viewed said:
Dunn .. and will be wonderful around the place for our fresh meat....
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I hear/read this so often. With so many people employed at the club and decent leadership/experience why is this so important? I can understand this being of high value for clubs in a lesser league. I can also see the importance of having players, as opposed to coaches or the boot stud person, setting example but surely we have that maturity at out club at this point in time. I can see the value of Dunn as depth but as a mentor I see no justification - not because he wouldn't be a good one but because we have enough and the list is for players.
 
noideaatall said:
I hear/read this so often. With so many people employed at the club and decent leadership/experience why is this so important? I can understand this being of high value for clubs in a lesser league. I can also see the importance of having players, as opposed to coaches or the boot stud person, setting example but surely we have that maturity at out club at this point in time. I can see the value of Dunn as depth but as a mentor I see no justification - not because he wouldn't be a good one but because we have enough and the list is for players.
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Because he’s already doing coaching work with our lady players.
because he bleeds for his team mates.
because he’s already there.

all that said, if they decide to stick with him (which is the articulated plan from all reports) it’s because they’d view him as (cheap salary wise) depth and suitable depth. Say we make finals and Roughead goes down, we know Dunn can step in a provide suitable experienced depth. Far better than say Madgen.

im thinking that’s the thinking.

if he is left off the list, so be it. But he’s of value and if he’s being the player at 45 or so on the list, we’re batting quite deep for suitable coverage.
 
Saintly Viewed said:
Overall for what we had, three later picks, we made off with true value.

say we had picks 20, 24, 28 and landed those three, I think the feeling would be, very tidy nights work.

rantall and Bianco was the big bonus.

ruscoe from what I’ve heard is a contested beast. Sounds very likely type to make a go of it.

interesting comment from Kevin Sheehan, a positive man, exceptional knowledge and never biase.

he said Rantall “will set high standards at training.”

isn’t it Just fantastic to bring in talent that all points to incredible self discipline and sensibility.

and the guy can run,
and run,
and run,
then run some more....
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Forrest Gump
 
Apex36 said:
Maybe, but his production was almost on par with Browns in his draft year. He would have been a better chance of making it than the undersized rando defender we got imo.
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That undersized defender is the same height as Lynden Dunn and Matthew Scarlett. May even end up taller than them. If he can read the ball flight, hold his own in a push and shove and attacks the contest aggressively, he's tall enough to play KPD.
 
sr36 said:
That undersized defender is the same height as Lynden Dunn and Matthew Scarlett. May even end up taller than them. If he can read the ball flight, hold his own in a push and shove and attacks the contest aggressively, he's tall enough to play KPD.
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And I’m heari g from someone I trust, he’s a real contested beast.

no backward steps.

all three have a chance of making it, because they’ll leave nothing in the locker room or accidently fall into the Murray River or some such and get all wet behind the ears.
 

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I’m happy with that. We already have enough talls on our list even though the quality may be questionable. Never thought we would take one tonight. We need more midfield depth developing with Pendles, Sidey and Beams closer to the end than start. If we were going to add a tall it needed to be genuine quality and it went at 3.
 
Saintly Viewed said:
And I’m heari g from someone I trust, he’s a real contested beast.

no backward steps.

all three have a chance of making it, because they’ll leave nothing in the locker room or accidently fall into the Murray River or some such and get all wet behind the ears.
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Great to read a Saintly post. Been a while.
 
just wondering guys what draft picks are we left with for 2020?
1. our first rounder
2. saints second rounder
3.gws third rounder
4. Freos forth rounder?

please correct me if i a wrong
 
Tails1 said:
Anyone else disappointed we have committed to talking Dunn as a rookie?

I feel for the bloke with his recent injures but he’s had his time. Would love to use the rookie draft to take a speculative kid. To me that’s what the rookie draft is for.

If we get desperate for a mature KPD during the year bring one in via mid season draft.


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Have we committed? I'm expecting us to keep it open until the end of supplemental signing at which point we make a call on Dunn's recovery or alternatively pick a kid.
 

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Anyone seen the draft summations by club floating around.

you know where they rate the clubs work?

besides the winner being Hawthorn (they copy paste that) be interesting to read.
 
To our esteemed gentlemen who do such great work,
when you’re ready, thoughts on our drafting?

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to me all three indicate we won’t have to worry about character and work ethic.
all seem right into it, with great attitude.

Kevin Sheehan noted that Jay Rantall will set standards at training. (Love hearing that.)
 
sr36 said:
I think we have to leave a spot open in order to take a supplemental signing, but I'm a bit confused - didn't we lose two off the rookie list - Murray and Lynch?
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Noble came on to the Rookie List in the Mid-Season Rookie Draft (effectively giving us 38/7 - Primary List/Cat. A Rookies), so we should currently have 38/5. So one rookie spot available to give us a "full" list of 44 (plus the 3 Cat. B Rookies).
 
35Daicos said:
Noble came on to the Rookie List in the Mid-Season Rookie Draft (effectively giving us 38/7 - Primary List/Cat. A Rookies), so we should currently have 38/5. So one rookie spot available to give us a "full" list of 44 (plus the 3 Cat. B Rookies).
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Cheers. Forgot about Noble. I think we'll pass on the rookie draft. Dunn and maybe one or two others to train with us through summer. Dunn will be signed if he gets fit. If he doesn't, sign someone else and consider Dunn again in the mid season if he's going well in the VFL by then. That's how I'd play it anyway.
 

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