Who doesn't like him? Looks pretty promising from everything I've seen.
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Who doesn't like him? Looks pretty promising from everything I've seen.
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So many dominoes to fall before we visit that trade but I like your thinking. Getting those picks solves the Downie bid before pick 24.
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Can't see Essendon giving up 6 and 8 for pick 4. Ludicrous.
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You may have missed the point.
Perkins
+ 2 more top 20 rated kids , plus Downie.
We seem keen on Perkins and he will most likely be there at 6 so the other picks are a bonus.
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I'd rather we just kept pick 5, but based on Twomeys phantom, we could turn:
McDonald + Downie
Into
Perkins + Cox + Macrae + Downie
He's also got the potential to be the next Riewoldt.
Then consider what we have:
TOB - lucky to be on a list
Patton - massive question marks
Lewis - terrible year
Good.
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I really hope Ginnivan or Winder are selected with pick 24. Assuming that pick 24 isn’t traded out.
Logan MacDonald sounds a lot like WC Josh Kennedy to me.
Has no outstanding physical traits, but is a good size, has the footy IQ to be in the right places at the right time, and the work rate to be there consistently.
I'll be very happy getting that at pick 5 thanks.
Has no outstanding physical traits, but is a good size, has the footy IQ to be in the right places at the right time, and the work rate to be there consistently.
I'll be very happy getting that at pick 5 thanks.
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4 and 24 for 6 and 8
Essendon take McDonald and Bruhn.
We take Perkins and Cox. Then Downie and hopefully either a small forward or a project ruck later on.
All the speculation has been fun but definitely looking forward to this all being over in 2 nights time
mate dont give them ideas... sigh
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Everyone was so excited by Phillips but Logan doesn’t seem to be getting the same love. A tall forward who kicks goals, has good hands and a huge work rate... yes please!
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Just want to point out that when Essendon were offering North Melbourne one first rounder as part of a deal for pick 2 they were only trading for an increased chance at getting McDonald. If Adelaide took McDonald then Essendon have done a trade and missed their target. Where as if they live trade with us on the night when it's our pick and McDonald is still available then they aren't trading for a chance any more, they are trading for a certainty.
That's worth a lot more in relative terms. Two first rounders would be very fair. But because it's Dodo I'd want us to turn the screws. At least make him say "pretty please".
That's worth a lot more in relative terms. Two first rounders would be very fair. But because it's Dodo I'd want us to turn the screws. At least make him say "pretty please".
If you knew you were getting either Nick Riewoldt or Greg Willams at age 18 which one would you pick?
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Well I did say ‘going by how high others rate him’.
I’d be more excited about Thilthorpe. Getting a tall at the top end of draft is obviously a good thing but from my watching McDonald doesn’t stand out. Just my opinion.
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With our current list? Nick
Yeah I'd rather Thilthorpe too but Adelaide will take him, so that's that.
Thilthorpe for me is very unique, I don't think we've ever seen a player like him.
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would be amazing if McDonald fell to us, having an amazing work rate Is a crucial trait to have as an elite KPF. People say he doesn’t stand out well neither does josh Kennedy who’s been the 2nd best key fwd this era behind buddy and also 2nd for most goals kicked this era behind buddy.
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You don’t know though. ‘Could be the next’ is such a hype line just to get casuals excited about the draft.
Sure, that's one way to look at it. Some people would still select Diesel as they see him as the better player and still more effective one regardless of list needs.
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And that description could just as equally describe Dunstall or Gunston.
All those traits equal a KPF who could regularly kick bags and win matches. If he's regularly kicking 4 goals a game from boring old set shots taken from simple marks on the lead I will take that every day of the week.
You're clearly carrying a bias against the kid to interpret a description of 'consistent' to be anything but a positive. Particularly when everything before that are exactly the traits you'd want from a KPF who will stand up every week and not go missing.
I think some forget that as good as Buddy was he went through significant patches over the years where you just didn't know if he was going to kick 8 goals or 8 behinds. We won some amazing games by huge margins when he turned it on, but we also lost plenty of games we should have won if he could have just kicked a few. A consistent performance each week would have had an overall net improvement in our W-L.
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