Game Day 2023 AFL Draft Live discussion Rd1, 2-4 and Rookie Draft

[Pure_Ownage]

Ok so we have 2 of the next 7 selections
Who do we want, who are our main options?

Logan Morris is a player who could be a very good Gunston type, Hastie is a running half back same with Jiath and Lual
I miss our dashing half backs aka Wojo

It depends on what we want.
If its a tall ZZ, murphy, archer reid or edwards are all options.
If its simply best available roberts or schoenmaker or wilson or freijah or simpson/hastie are all options.
It wouldnt surprise me if we went for lual or jiath (as they cant be matched until p40). The unknown is how highly we rate stevens we could take him at 36 or not at all.

 

[calder_daddy]

Why north didn’t bid at 2 rather than 3 I will never understand

North and GC did a lot of pick swaps
Gentleman’s agreement that they didn’t bid pick 2

 

[calder_daddy]

It depends on what we want.
If its a tall ZZ, murphy, archer reid or edwards are all options.
If its simply best available roberts or schoenmaker or wilson or freijah or simpson/hastie are all options.
It wouldnt surprise me if we went for lual or jiath (as they cant be matched until p40). The unknown is how highly we rate stevens we could take him at 36 or not at all.

With the midfield youth we have I don’t expect to take Stevens

 

[year of the cat]

It depends on what we want.
If its a tall ZZ, murphy, archer reid or edwards are all options.
If its simply best available roberts or schoenmaker or wilson or freijah or simpson/hastie are all options.
It wouldnt surprise me if we went for lual or jiath (as they cant be matched until p40). The unknown is how highly we rate stevens we could take him at 36 or not at all.

Reckon one of the picks we will look for outside run to replace Smith - hence I think Freijah will be given strong consideration. Hastie to provide defensive 50 run and carry which we lack. Would be very comfortable taking Simpson if we are looking for a mid but get the feeling we will look at mids next year.

Stevens I reckon could last till our final pick.

 

[Warhorse]

Given how adel managed to get up to 7 without paying a fr1 (a steal) im disappointed we didnt trade say 8 and a future 2nd for curtin. But that said osullivan would have been my 2nd pick behind curtin-he fills an obvious need and i think will be a very good player.

My thoughts exactly. Happy with OSullivan though

It depends on what we want.
If its a tall ZZ, murphy, archer reid or edwards are all options.
If its simply best available roberts or schoenmaker or wilson or freijah or simpson/hastie are all options.
It wouldnt surprise me if we went for lual or jiath (as they cant be matched until p40). The unknown is how highly we rate stevens we could take him at 36 or not at all.

I like the small forwards, rucks and small backs remaining. The talent at 15 is not much different to the picks we have.

 

[CatRiot]

What's the wingspan of Michael Rudd? 6 Foot 8 also? ;P

 

[Shadow89]

My thoughts exactly. Happy with OSullivan though

I like the small forwards, rucks and small backs remaining. The talent at 15 is not much different to the picks we have.

Mids aren't half bad either.

 

[Tandy]

Something daring like Jiath could be on the cards

 

[year of the cat]

What's the wingspan of Michael Rudd? 6 Foot 8 also? ;P

Reckon Rudd will now be a very likely option having passed on Caddy.

 

[calder_daddy]

Bigfooty has turned to shit like every other draft year.
Must be the same system as ticktek and ticket master

I’ve had enough of hitting refresh tonight

 

[Shadow89]

Reckon ZZ is a monty to go next pick to the Eagles, so these are my Top 10 in order of desirability I'd be happy to take with our next 2 picks (possibly even a trade up of a Future 3rd if there's anyone else we like):

1. C. Simpson
2. Hastie
3. A. Roberts
4. A. Reid
5. Lual
6. G. Stevens
7. C. Hall
8. M. Edwards
9. Freijah
10. A. Schoenmaker

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Any chance of hastie and stevens with our next two picks??

 

[CatRiot]

Reckon Rudd will now be a very likely option having passed on Caddy.

Last pick or Rookie for me. That's if we have rookie spots...

Any chance of hastie and stevens with our next two picks??

Good chance one of those two will be available.
I did see some Phantom Boards having Hastie going to Lions in the pick just before ours.

 

[year of the cat]

Last pick or Rookie for me. That's if we have rookie spots...

Good chance one of those two will be available.
I did see some Phantom Boards having Hastie going to Lions in the pick just before ours.

No rookie spots. Last pick perhaps.

 

[CatRiot]

No rookie spots. Last pick perhaps.

Are we taking 5 players in this draft?

 

[year of the cat]

Are we taking 5 players in this draft?

It appears so. Might leave one for the mid season draft?

 

[CatRiot]

It appears so. Might leave one for the mid season draft?

I suppose with mid-season you can address list need after injury count mid year, and then also punt and sign-up a player for 6 months rather than 2 years as is case in ND.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Going to be very interesting in a few years to see where both are relative to each other. I’m very happy with the O’Sullivan pick. I think he probably has a lower ceiling than Curtin but a much higher floor. I can’t see O’Sullivan being a bust.

I dont disagree with that. I think that curtin could be an absolute star so if he was gettable for our pick plus a future 2nd then i would have traded up. But while osullivan doesnt have quite the same ceiling he with his height and endurance and his reading of the play, i think he will be very good in a number of roles. And he clearly seems like a high character kid who will settle well moving to geelong so im happy there.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

With the server issues here im going to bed as its 3am as this is driving me bat s**t mad so this will stay open for Rd 2 discussion and DT thread will be locked.

We have 2 of next 5 picks I think so some good options await.

GO Catters

Thank you for your dedicated service to the board as usual Daz, it’s a mighty effort with the time difference.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

My thoughts exactly. Happy with OSullivan though

I like the small forwards, rucks and small backs remaining. The talent at 15 is not much different to the picks we have.

I do agree with what youve said its pretty even from here on out. There are some good smalls with anastopoulous and sanchez and i think theres some good project rucks late with visinteni and pike in particular. Theres also some good value with defenders-wilson roberts philadactes and hastie and lual and jiath in particular are reasonable prospects. Clay hall for me is very underrates value if you are taking a mid.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Reckon one of the picks we will look for outside run to replace Smith - hence I think Freijah will be given strong consideration. Hastie to provide defensive 50 run and carry which we lack. Would be very comfortable taking Simpson if we are looking for a mid but get the feeling we will look at mids next year.

Stevens I reckon could last till our final pick.

Those are reasonable points. I actually prefer jiath or roberts if we are looking at running backs but not against freijah or hastie.

Stevens is an interesting one clearly a few clubs will only take him late ot not at all but it only takes one club and he goes in the next few picks. So whether we take him at 36 or roll the dice on him getting through to our late 50s picks is interesting.

Last pick or Rookie for me. That's if we have rookie spots...

Good chance one of those two will be available.
I did see some Phantom Boards having Hastie going to Lions in the pick just before ours.

Rookie list is full no spots there.
We have up to 7 senior list spots available (minus osullivan) and i doubt we fill all 6 tomorrow we will hold one or two over for the SSP and could add someone like rudd as a rookie that way.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Are we taking 5 players in this draft?

We can take up to 6 tomorrow or save some for the SSP.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

I hope we look at someone like Jiath with some X factor. Hard to know where Stevens is placed but I’d be happy if we had him to the squad.
Twomey mentioned yesterday we are one of the clubs looking at Mannagh from the vfl, lots of teams interested so I’d say he’ll go in the national draft but probably late our picks might be too late if other clubs are keen though.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I hope we look at someone like Jiath with some X factor. Hard to know where Stevens is placed but I’d be happy if we had him to the squad.
Twomey mentioned yesterday we are one of the clubs looking at Mannagh from the vfl, lots of teams interested so I’d say he’ll go in the national draft but probably late our picks might be too late if other clubs are keen though.

Freo are reportedly keen as are the dogs so we might have to go at 36 if we want him (which is early for his age) as he might not make it to our next pick.

 

[Lana]

Going to be very interesting in a few years to see where both are relative to each other. I’m very happy with the O’Sullivan pick. I think he probably has a lower ceiling than Curtin but a much higher floor. I can’t see O’Sullivan being a bust.

I see that pair the complete opposite way