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Preview 2020 AFL National Draft thread
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We will never know, but geez it would be awesome insight to what was their thoughts re the pick swap last year. It wouldn’t be as simple as “yeah the GoDees are shit, they’ll be shit again” type vibes.
I‘m interested in the process and what they thought would evolve and contingencies around that
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Traditionally nobody has wanted to trade with us until we had such an early pick in play.
We dealt with Melbourne feeling the future pick would open up various options, not sure how much we factored in Melbourne's 2020 prospects though.
This is my point....would luv to know the philosophy around it....surely there's a lot more to Brady than that.
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I am absolutely not bagging them, at all. I'd luv to know the thought process around it...hope it comes out after the trade period.
Agree it looked like a masterstroke, but they would have had other ideas in place if what is currently happening was to happen. I love the wheeling and dealing, just interested is all. Purely put it out there for discussion. Not bagging the club.
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It is interesting. They may have had an eye on an established player that they might have needed two first round picks for. I don't think they though that they would be doing a rebuild.
It would have been an amazing swap if they had done it at the end of 2018.
A move like this even if it doesn't workout exactly already show the willingness to take risks, a very un-north like behaviour compared to the past.
Nonetheless, we still get 1 extra first round pick, there are plenty of good players in the 10s pick.
Article linked here has some explanation from Mark Finnigan - rated last year's draft as more even, and wanted the two picks in first round for this year to have more flexibility.
Pick swap confirmed
North says a pick swap with Melbourne will give the club more flexibility and value across the next two Drafts.
Yep remember that. There‘s def more to it and as outwecome2play mused, we prob thought we were in a different spot then that we are now. There‘s also the rumour we thought Flanders be long gone before our pick.Article linked here has some explanation from Mark Finnigan - rated last year's draft as more even, and wanted the two picks in first round for this year to have more flexibility.
Pick swap confirmed
North says a pick swap with Melbourne will give the club more flexibility and value across the next two Drafts.www.nmfc.com.au
We should trade 2 for Sydney's 4 & 8(from Carlton for Papley)
Go to the draft with 4,8,12,27
Not sure Sydney would agree to this but I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Any of Phillips, DGB, McDonald or Thilthorpe at pick 4 and we're laughing.
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I don’t care if we have to put the admin clerk on the field, do whatever it takes to get Hollands.
He looks electric.
He looks electric.
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Hawks just sent Hunter O'Meara under the knife. Time to get Tarrant, Higgins, Brown and Larkey in for surgery.
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You out on Hollands??
I'm not sure I've ever been 'in'.
I've said here a few times that he reminds me a bit of Cam Rayner. I will concede that Hollands is more skillful than Rayner, but I'm not convinced Hollands ever makes the transition to midfield, similar to what I felt about Rayner.
I have Hollands at #11 overall in this draft. I think his potential is huge if he ever does make the transition to midfield but in watching his games last year I just wasn't convinced that he would make it as anything more than a really skillful half forward flanker.
I think he could be a 40 goal a year half forward flanker but full time mid? Not so sure
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Whoa.... if he hadn’t done his ACL he would have been the biggest slam dunk no.1 pick in the last 10 years... including Rowell.
as it stands he is far more likely to go no.1 to Adelaide than he is to slip out of the top 5.
I think he will be a dominant mid for years, but his tricks and goal sense will get him games as a forward straight away..
Obviously every one has different opinions and we both might be way off... but Hollands seems like the one we have dreamt about.
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Interesting.
I think Mark Finnigan might have been referring to 2019 and 2020 drafts when he said that given the 2019 draft hadn't happened yet at that point.
Higgins: "But I don't need any surgery..."
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With pick 2, North Melbourne have selected Bardo Scottsman from the Geelong Falcons.
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Best highlights package of any of these draft prospects I have seen. Looked like he could play anywhere.
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That would be a bitterly disappointing selection.
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