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We have a habit of doing that. And we will know the player a week before the draft tooI just hope we don’t pull a conca and pick a player ahead of player that’s clearly better.
I just hope we don't pull a conca or lennon or cellis and pick a player who's not very goodI just hope we don’t pull a conca and pick a player ahead of player that’s clearly better.
he already beaten darcy in one match upThink the Champs will give a clearer picture.
yep, there's always a player ranked about 5 spots below our pick who 'richmond are big fans of' and we end up taking, sometimes it works, sometimes not. I remember being annoyed we overlooked grundy for vlastuin and that's worked out fairly wellWe have a habit of doing that. And we will know the player a week before the draft too
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If that's the case have a crack at Dogs 1st pick as they need pts & trade the rest into next yrs draft on the night.There's a lot of discussion at the moment about how many list spots we will have actually available. We might be maxing out at three picks in the end.
I'd say we use it for a mid as that is the most urgent need, talls (KPF/KPD) after or best available.NO chance we waste a top 10 pick on a ruck, zero chance.
Just imagine if we can land 3 players of that quality with our picks, look what it did for them, we have a higher base than they did when they landed those kids. It'll basically be like adding those kids to a side that just went back to back & 3 of the last 4 flags....It'll be interesting to see whether we go 2 out and out midfielders (eg Ward, Hobbs, Roberts etc) - with our first 2. It feels like there are few options and players that offer some point of difference/utility types - eg Goater, Sinn, Callaghan or mid/forwards like Rachele, MacDonald, Sonsie, Draper - I would like us to stay ahead of the curve if possible and draft a mix of players - I think we need maybe one vanilla midfielder type but then a player that provide different strengths - a bit of x factor
I look at Ports draft haul from a couple of years back and Essendons last year and I think they broke the mold a bit by drafting kids that offer real differences - I never thought Rossee, Dursma etc would have been so good or Cox, perkins etc - but they play there own way and have provided Port with a lot of x factor to go with their stock standard midfielders - these players set them up to change the game and provide a playing style different
Port had 5, 12 & 18Just imagine if we can land 3 players of that quality with our picks, look what it did for them, we have a higher base than they did when they landed those kids. It'll basically be like adding those kids to a side that just went back to back & 3 of the last 4 flags....
We can potentially land our best young mids in this Draft.
That was Francis Jackson who thought he outsmarted 17 other clubs when every otherI just hope we don’t pull a conca and pick a player ahead of player that’s clearly better.
Benning is a Freo NGA kid. Can't be matched in top 20 but won't go that early.Only watched half of WA v SA and haven’t seen any kids apart from that. My judgement therefore lacks credibility but I liked the look of a few.
Amiss seems to be a good Jack replacement. A good foil for our other forwards because he is a bit different - not a lumbering type. Strong mark, quick, accurate kick. Is there a doubt on his kicking distance?
I liked Ferres, Bazzo, Dittmar, Williams and also Benning; I haven’t seen anyone mention him but he looked a likely type.
Anyway, as I said: I haven’t watched enough so I wouldn’t have a clue but it certainly seems that we will have opportunities to get good players.
Not sure i'd be gambling with a "project" player with a 1st rnd pick let alone a top 10 pick.I would think that Biggy is our Mac Andrews
I reckon he'll slide quite a bit, at what point do you think we'd have a crack?Not sure i'd be gambling with a "project" player with a 1st rnd pick let alone a top 10 pick.
As someone said we already have someone similar in Biggy.I reckon he'll slide quite a bit, at what point do you think we'd have a crack?
Benning is part of Freo's academy so unless someone takes a big punt on him he's likely to go there. Interested in what you thought of Matty Roberts, the left footer from SA and Mathew Johnson, the tall rangy mid from WA ?Only watched half of WA v SA and haven’t seen any kids apart from that. My judgement therefore lacks credibility but I liked the look of a few.
Amiss seems to be a good Jack replacement. A good foil for our other forwards because he is a bit different - not a lumbering type. Strong mark, quick, accurate kick. Is there a doubt on his kicking distance?
I liked Ferres, Bazzo, Dittmar, Williams and also Benning; I haven’t seen anyone mention him but he looked a likely type.
Anyway, as I said: I haven’t watched enough so I wouldn’t have a clue but it certainly seems that we will have opportunities to get good players.
Negative. Hasn’t been the case since about 2015We have a habit of doing that. And we will know the player a week before the draft too
Get a couple of KPD's and release BaltaWe desperately need wingers. Naish and Caddy (likely) gone. That leaves McIntosh and Pickett, maybe Ralphsmith. Pretty grim.
I feel like wingers are going to be very important moving forward. We’ve neglected this position for a while and got away with it but I think it’s time to invest.
Terry Milera was shagging at 14 years old. Maybe we can get his son...We desperately need wingers. Naish and Caddy (likely) gone. That leaves McIntosh and Pickett, maybe Ralphsmith. Pretty grim.
I feel like wingers are going to be very important moving forward. We’ve neglected this position for a while and got away with it but I think it’s time to invest.
Terry Milera was shagging at 14 years old. Maybe we can get his son...
Today you're suggesting we desperately need wingers, yet when I suggested a couple of wingers a few days back you laughed at the suggestionWe desperately need wingers. Naish and Caddy (likely) gone. That leaves McIntosh and Pickett, maybe Ralphsmith. Pretty grim.
I feel like wingers are going to be very important moving forward. We’ve neglected this position for a while and got away with it but I think it’s time to invest.
Who did you suggest?Today you're suggesting we desperately need wingers, yet when I suggested a couple of wingers a few days back you laughed at the suggestion
Just to refresh Sandringham Dragons pair Josh Sinn(186cm/82kg) and Campbell Chesser(186cm/83kg) are a couple that fit the criteria that would give us exactly what we both seem to think could be a good option.
Go and checkout the WA v SA U19 Champs game played last Sat. He's good don't worry about that !Who is a Wanganeen.
Never seen him play, but will be very excited to hear his name called out
Just to add to this conversation a little further.I can’t see Tigers going for a ruckman that early. We have 5 ruckman on the list under the age of 27. The fact we will have at least 4 of them vying for a spot in the 22 every week next season and the next couple after that, would mean we would have a top 10 pick wasting away in the vfl for 3-4 years.
The only way they look at Andrew is if he is a legitimate once in ageneration type athlete.
chol 24
Coleman-Jones 22
Nank 27
Soldo 25
Colina 22 (rookie)
| Inside Midfielder | Outside Midfielder | KPF | Forward | KPD | Defender | Ruck | |
| 0-49 | Ross(25) RCD(9) Dow(7) Martyn(2) | Pickett(38) Ralphsmith(5) | CCJ(9) | Aarts(34) Parker(25) M.Rioli(2) Cumberland(0) | Balta(44) Garthwaite(14) Miller(1) Nyoun(0) | Stack(33) Mansell(13) | Soldo(36) Chol(31) Ryan(1) Colina(0) |
| 50-99 | Graham (77) Bolton(67) | Broad(84) Baker(64) | Nankervis(98) | ||||
| 100-149 | Lambert(128) McIntosh(125) | Castagna(117) | Short(114) D.Rioli(113) | ||||
| 150-199 | Prestia(173) | Caddy(171) | Lynch(193) | Grimes(192) Vlastuin(173) | |||
| 200-249 | |||||||
| 250+ | Edwards(281) Cotchin(268) Martin(260) | Riewoldt(305) |