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100% the reason why I think adelaide will pass on him. Everyone wants the #1 recruit.
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Jeez if Sumich is going to be public about Trew like that I think I've found my "surprised he wasn't drafted" player of 2020.
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Not a bad option if we're going to have kids train with us with a view to drafting later. The overall aim there is to uncover another Sydney Stack.
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Thats why he’s been a very good coach, he tells his players what they need to hear, not what they want to hear..
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It's not going to be easy to find another kid that loves kebabs that much.
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What does that have to do with the quality of football in WA though?
Wonder what Trew gets “sooky” about? Plays as a pretty tough uncompromising Inside mid so it’s surprising to hear that.
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Campbell is the highest ranked pure midfielder on this list and the 4th best kid going around. Extraordinary that a Club that's played in 15 of the past 18 final series should be able to boogie on in and be gifted two of the best 5 kids in the Country. If we're for real - we'll bid on this kid and put an end to this nonsense
Patton, Boyd, McCartin, and Schache were talked up as well. There are plenty of busts, but history suggests you need to snag one to win a flag.
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Best available at the pointy end, no ifs or buts. Needs come later. You simply must nail that pick. As an example, Longmire debuted as a 16yo, kicked a club record of 14 in a game against richmond and won a coleman kicking 98 pretty early in his career.......does that mean we dont take Carey if he came up in the next draft? Dont forget in that era, we also had other young key forwards. Peter Mann, Mark Stevens, Even Hewitt, Mark Hepburn a little earlier, not to mention Corey, Jase Mcartney started out as a forward at collingwood and played forward for us as well, even later on, even Leigh Brown kicked 6 from memory for us as a forward once Wayne departed.
To be honest, that's always been my view as to why the club was happy to move on BBB. We've seen that with rucks in the past, Hale make was for hamish, hamish for goldy etc.
18.6 h/o, 13.3 disp, 2.8 marks, 2.9 tackles,,,,those are good stats for a young ruckman....no brainer for a late pick.
Go through the best forwards in the game and also the forwards who have played in recent premierships. A majority of them are or a would have been first round picks.
Riewoldt - 1st round pick - multiple premiership player - Elite forward
Lynch - pre listed(would have gone first round)- multiple premiership player - Elite forward
Kennedy - 1st round pick - premiership player - Elite forward
Boyd - 1st round pick - premiership player
Roughead - 1st round pick - multiple premiership player - Elite forward
Franklin - 1st round pick multiple premiership player - Elite forward
Hawkins - F/S (would have gone first round)- multiple premiership player - Elite forward
Dixon - Pre listed (would have gone first round) - Elite forward
Cameron - Pre listed (would have gone first round)- Elite forward
Then you have the next generation of young talent who will go along way to making their club successful :
Hipwood
B. King
M. King
H. McKay
C. Curnow
T. Marshall
N. Blakey
A. Naughton
As I have said previously, it can be hit and miss picking a key forward. But a majority of sides that win flags or go deep into finals have invested high in a key forward.
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Macrae has dropped alot!
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wow, could he or powell slide to us at 30?
The list includes academy/FS which would see our pick go out to about 35-36.
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All good points you make except that I don’t think anyone at North should be too concerned about a player coming straight into our midfield rotation. Hollands adds a different dimension and will end up in the middle for us (if drafted). He and LDU will be absolutely devastating together so it’s not really our half forwards he’ll be contending with when it matters and we do have a need for class midfielders. Great kick either side, good goal sense and potential to fill out into a genuine big bodied midfielder is way too much to pass up. Phillips strikes me as the sort of player North would usually pick up, he’s similar to Simpkin in the role that he’d play and will be great but not necessarily a match winner in the way that Hollands could be. All speculation of course, but I’d base our first pick on a player that can change our club. LDU is one but will need help. Good luck tagging North’s midfield out of a game once both LDU and Hollands are up and running. Simpkin, Cunners for a while and Jed to clear the way. It’ll be special.
could become the next Grundy and be even more dangerous than he is up forward. Grundys aggression was a real highlight in his draft year. Thilthorpe busts packs open and tackles in a not too dissimilar way.
The way I look at it, he has as much upside with his body as anyone. DGB, McDonald, and even JUH will be adding weight to their frames. This could hurt them athletically. Thilthorpe is basically at or near his ultimate playing weight, but he will get much stronger, like the other guys. Once he’s comfortable with his body, fit and healthy, combined with that aggression you described, he’s going to be quite the player imo.
I think North should invest heavily in its midfield in the first round bringing in classy, dynamic and fast players. Then sort out it’s forward and ruck situation. On that basis my ideal draft haul would be:
2. Hollands (or if he’s gone, Phillips (though I’d be shattered not to land EH).
11. Perkins (or if gone, McRae - or if gone, Bruhn).
30. Jake Bowey
37. Neale
Once the midfield is settled with a good mix of class to compliment the grunt we always manage to somehow accumulate, we can focus on bringing in another key forward (assuming Larkey struggles and Comben doesn’t live up to the hype). This and next years draft could set us up for the next 10 years.
2. Hollands (or if he’s gone, Phillips (though I’d be shattered not to land EH).
11. Perkins (or if gone, McRae - or if gone, Bruhn).
30. Jake Bowey
37. Neale
Once the midfield is settled with a good mix of class to compliment the grunt we always manage to somehow accumulate, we can focus on bringing in another key forward (assuming Larkey struggles and Comben doesn’t live up to the hype). This and next years draft could set us up for the next 10 years.
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