List Mgmt. 2022 draft pool.

[Rioli2Rioli]

McDonald was a backman, Cameron is a ruckman, Josh Bruce cant count as a late draft pick (was taken by GWS prior to their entry into AFL as part of their access package to Top Young talent)

Brendan Fevola ; No. 38, 1998 National Draft,

 

[Mr Magic]

Guess what before we landed the likes of Grimes Broad Baker Short with late picks in the draft we rarely if ever nailed defenders with late picks, but once our recruiting department improved greatly through being able to invest in it more, we started to find more of those late round gems, so there is no valid reason to not back our recruiters to be able to identify a servicable KPF with a late pick and that is all we need at this stage, is someone capable of playing second fiddle to Lynch for a few years before we either target a young proven KPF via trade/free agency or we target a KPF or 2 in the draft and look to restock the cupboard later on.

Yes there is.

KPF require a lot of talent.

Gibcus has a chance, late draft picks no chance

 

[prodigy]

Yes there is.

KPF require a lot of talent.

Gibcus has a chance, late draft picks no chance

Think you'd be better off saying slim chance rather than no chance.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Too many people here are obsessed about finding a replacement for jack Riewoldt when he retires

whilst it would be nice to have another gun foward its not the end of our premiership hopes if we dont get on straight away
We have 2 kids in Bruer & Ryan that we can pin our hopes on and also Miller , Gibcus , Balta that can also do a job when required

When you have a great midfield and have players like Martin , Bolton , Lynch and even Cumberland in the foward line there is enough goal kicking power to kick a score.

We will draft 2 players through the draft and rookie draft to have a look at and see if they have the potential but in the mean time we will have Hopper & Taranto telling Harry Himmelberg how good life is at Punt Rd and he will be a free agent

 

[Marcel Proust]

McDonald was a backman, Cameron is a ruckman, Josh Bruce cant count as a late draft pick (was taken by GWS prior to their entry into AFL as part of their access package to Top Young talent)

They were the leading tall goal kickers. In successful sides

 

[tigerdan]

Yes there is.

KPF require a lot of talent.

Gibcus has a chance, late draft picks no chance

Gibcus is a defender.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Neither of Phillips or Van Es would be available unfortunately…….you never know, but both are unlikely to be available in my, somewhat knowledgeable, draft thoughts.

Draft night always springs a few surprises.
I'll take the you never know option.lol

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

You don't need someone worth writing home about. You just need to fill the hole.

Many teams have gone deep into finals without star key forwards in recent season.

If thats the case.Forget about drafting a KPF this year and target Treacy(Freo).
From the outside looking in he looks the ideal KPF to play along side Lynch.
3yrs in the system by then.Way more advanced than a massive speculative kid at 50+.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

We will draft 2 players through the draft and rookie draft to have a look at and see if they have the potential but in the mean time we will have Hopper & Taranto telling Harry Himmelberg how good life is at Punt Rd and he will be a free agent

No cap space despite Cotch & Jack retiring.
Not to mention re signing Bolton.

 

[Marcel Proust]

If thats the case.Forget about drafting a KPF this year and target Treacy(Freo).
From the outside looking in he looks the ideal KPF to play along side Lynch.
3yrs in the system by then.Way more advanced than a massive speculative kid at 50+.

If you are trading or getting a kpf (via free agency) in the future. Might as well aim for an A grade / Tom lynch type?

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

If you are trading or getting a kpf in the future. Might as well aim for an A grade / Tom lynch type?

Yep.
We should be targeting the next big dog when Lynch retires.
Rather spend 300k(Treacy) than 700k(Which we don't have) on someone like Hummingbird who hasn't shown anything near what he'd be demanding $ wise.

 

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Too many people here are obsessed about finding a replacement for jack Riewoldt when he retires

whilst it would be nice to have another gun foward its not the end of our premiership hopes if we dont get on straight away
We have 2 kids in Bruer & Ryan that we can pin our hopes on and also Miller , Gibcus , Balta that can also do a job when required

When you have a great midfield and have players like Martin , Bolton , Lynch and even Cumberland in the foward line there is enough goal kicking power to kick a score.

We will draft 2 players through the draft and rookie draft to have a look at and see if they have the potential but in the mean time we will have Hopper & Taranto telling Harry Himmelberg how good life is at Punt Rd and he will be a free agent

Taking a 1-2 KPF with our late picks this year is worth the gamble, sure it might not pay off, but given our successes with late picks over the last 5 or so years, I'm comfortable with us taking a stab at late draft KPFs and seeing what they've got.

The more shots you take the better the chances are that you will land a capable KPF, who can play that second fiddle role that we need to support Lynch over the next few years. By the time Lynch retires we can then go and target a genuine number 1 KPF through trade or free agency.

The idea that we close off an avenue to try and fill a need in our list because we haven't been successful in doing it in the past, just sets us up to fail, because it then puts more pressure to ensure that we nail the early picks.

 

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Yep.
We should be targeting the next big dog when Lynch retires.
Rather spend 300k(Treacy) than 700k(Which we don't have) on someone like Hummingbird who hasn't shown anything near what he'd be demanding $ wise.

Hummingbird

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

No cap space despite Cotch & Jack retiring.
Not to mention re signing Bolton.

Cotchin , Riewoldt , Tarrant will all be gone end of 2023 and cap going up and only 1 year remaining on Dusty's contract
Plenty of ca$h at Tigerland

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Cotchin , Riewoldt , Tarrant will all be gone end of 2023 and cap going up and only 1 year remaining on Dusty's contract
Plenty of ca$h at Tigerland

Not on someone like hummingbird.
Keep the cash fit for a king.

 

[4tune8]

The recruiting team has said it over and over.

Draft for talent, trade for needs

 

[Marcel Proust]

The recruiting team has said it over and over.

Draft for talent, trade for needs

Yes but it's not set in stone. The list is mostly in place going forward too.

Drafting for talent can be problematic with late picks in a weak draft

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Yep.
We should be targeting the next big dog when Lynch retires.
Rather spend 300k(Treacy) than 700k(Which we don't have) on someone like Hummingbird who hasn't shown anything near what he'd be demanding $ wise.

Showed a bit in the GF!

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

I remember when we drafted [PLAYERCARD]Liam Baker[/PLAYERCARD] and the melts on here (including me) about why the hell are we drafting another short ass sub 180cm small foward when we have 7 on the list already.

Thank god we did

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

I remember when we drafted Liam Baker and the melts on here (including me) about why the hell are we drafting another short ass sub 180cm small foward when we have 7 on the list already.

Thank god we did

Zeus or Odin?!?

 

[Marcel Proust]

I remember when we drafted Liam Baker and the melts on here (including me) about why the hell are we drafting another short ass sub 180cm small foward when we have 7 on the list already.

Thank god we did

Wasn't too long ago Hardwick said something like "wish we had six of him"

 

[austyn08]

Gibcus is a defender.

Don’t understand how people can say this with confidence.
He’s tall, takes marks at its absolute peak, and is a booming kick.
Let’s see

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Showed a bit in the GF!

Like 21 of his other teammates.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Don’t understand how people can say this with confidence.
He’s tall, takes marks at its absolute peak, and is a booming kick.
Let’s see

Great partner next too Lynch.

 

[energyquant]

Don’t understand how people can say this with confidence.
He’s tall, takes marks at its absolute peak, and is a booming kick.
Let’s see

Agreed. Tarrant is a defender. Balta is a defender. Miller is probably a defender. Gibcus is an unknown at this stage.