2024 Draft Thread.

[Mat Mann]

Draft Period, November 20–21

• Round 1 of the National Draft: Wednesday, November 20
• Round 2–end of the National Draft: Thursday, November 21
• Rookie Promotions: Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• Delisted Free Agency Period (3): Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• List Lodgement 3*: Friday, November 22, 10am (optional; required for those participating in the PSD)
• Pre-Season Draft: Friday, November 22, 3pm
• Rookie Draft: Friday, November 22, 3.20pm

 

[PandaG]

Taj Hotton has to be a chance at 8

 

[The Jack]

Hmm, If only there was a way..

There was.

 

[gringo2011]

Pick 5, 6 last year were Nick Watson and Riley Sanders, hardly any world beaters, Tsatas and Humphrey in 2022. Even this year.. O’Sullivan might have some neat skills, Smith can accumulate, but they are not a lot better than Langford for example.. We just need to draft good young midfielders back our now elite environment, coaching / development to mould them into the gun mids we craved so long for. I would much rather this than North, Goldcoast.

Dude they are both guns. If we got Sanders and Watson this year I’d jizz myself. Don’t disagree in principal though. This is an even draft that lacks absolute stand out talent but runs really deep. If Dalpimple has a hard-on for Travaglia we are probably closer to his range now.

 

[Ads734]

Dude they are both guns. If we got Sanders and Watson this year I’d jizz myself. Don’t disagree in principal though. This is an even draft that lacks absolute stand out talent but runs really deep. If Dalpimple has a hard-on for Travaglia we are probably closer to his range now.

And yet Wilson is better than both.

 

[gubby88]

There was.[emoji849]

losing is never am option in team sports

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[HeavenlySources]

Why would we have Cooper Hynes and pick 28?

Because he is the only contested explosive mid that will be available at our pick 7 (9 on the night) and 28 is what Band 2 compensation for Josh Battle will be [emoji106]

 

[gubby88]

Because he is the only contested explosive mid that will be available at our pick 7 (9 on the night) and 28 is what Band 2 compensation for Josh Battle will be [emoji106]

how would you know he is the only explosive mid?


what's to say Melbounre don't take a forward they desperately need?

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[11men1cup]

How I think the draft will play out
Richmond: Jagga
Ashcroft bid.
North: Trainor (they're absolute peanuts if they take another mid, can see them splitting this pick)
WCE: FoS
ADEL: Draper
Melbourne: Armstrong.(They desperately need a proper key forward)
Gold Coast: Smilie. (I think they trade this for Rioli, where Richmond still take Smilie.

Leaves us to take two of Lalor, Langford, Travaglia.

I think we will be just fine. It all hinges on Melbourne taking a key position player.

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[Miha]

How I think the draft will play out
Richmond: Jagga
Ashcroft bid.
North: Trainor (they're absolute peanuts if they take another mid, can see them splitting this pick)
WCE: FoS
ADEL: Draper
Melbourne: Armstrong.(They desperately need a proper key forward)
Gold Coast: Smilie. (I think they trade this for Rioli, where Richmond still take Smilie.

Leaves us to take two of Lalor, Langford, Travaglia.

I think we will be just fine. It all hinges on Melbourne taking a key position player.

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Fair call. North and Demons need talks. Would be surprise if they went for mids

 

[HeavenlySources]

Sorry well Ive just been wound up by all the dees supporters cheering that they’ve secured Sam Lalor


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[ScrappyDo]

How I think the draft will play out
Richmond: Jagga
Ashcroft bid.
North: Trainor (they're absolute peanuts if they take another mid, can see them splitting this pick)
WCE: FoS
ADEL: Draper
Melbourne: Armstrong.(They desperately need a proper key forward)
Gold Coast: Smilie. (I think they trade this for Rioli, where Richmond still take Smilie.

Leaves us to take two of Lalor, Langford, Travaglia.

I think we will be just fine. It all hinges on Melbourne taking a key position player.

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I was about to post something similar without the draft speculation.
In the end we'll get access to at least 1 of the recognised top group, and by then it's getting to the point where the order predictions start to stray anyway.
Any 2 of the 3 you've mentioned would be a good outcome. Maybe we split that second pick, or maybe we even trade it.

 

[akaifu]

The thing a lot of non-draft focused supporters don't understand is that there is a clear top 6 (in the context of our squad; FOS, Jagga, Draper, Smillie, Lalor, Langford) in the open pool and we now have picks 7 & 8 when we could've had 5 & 6 and been in the perfect position. I get the view that its only a slide of two picks, but I feel like that is extremely uninformed in the context of this year's crop. The gap between pick 6 and pick 7 is the same as what it was between Phillipou and Hollands (10 to 11) in 2022, and what it was from O'Sullivan to Gothard (11 to 12) last year - hence why the top-end is being labelled weak. We now have to rely on other clubs to take bolters to get a look into the top crop. Hopefully North Melbourne trade down at the top and take Trainor

PS. I'm excuding Reid from the top 6 because I don't see the fit for our club. People saw how slow our midfield was at times against the Blues - epitomised by Steele Stocker Clark in the same centre bounce. We need SPEED and POWER. Reid does not have that, as good as his skills are and as top-quality he is as a player. You can argue all you want for his case, but you are lying to yourself and coping hard if you think he is going to help us as much as a top 6 player would at this stage

 

[akaifu]

Phillipou and Lalor have all the right attributes to form a dynamic similar to what we could've had with Bont/Trac. A shame that Lalor is likely out of our reach now in typical St Kilda fashion

Just years of pain I guess. It never ends

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

Will north trade pick 2 for pick 8 and Adelaide’s second rounder? Will anyone ahead of us do that?
What about next years first to move up?

 

[akaifu]

Will north trade pick 2 for pick 8 and Adelaide’s second rounder? Will anyone ahead of us do that?
What about next years first to move up?

Absolutely no way. The gap between pick 2 and 8 is massive - a second round pick is not remotely close to compensating for that. A future first or pick 7 with a second rounder coming back makes more sense

 

[akaifu]

Ahahaha so now we're scrambling to move up. Could've just lost today and been in the most optimal position but no, "culture-building" exercise against an undermanned side missing 2 coleman medallists aye? Saints never fail to make me depressed

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

Ahahaha so now we're scrambling to move up. Could've just lost today and been in the most optimal position but no, "culture-building" exercise against a undermanned side missing 2 coleman medallists aye? Saints never fail to make me depressed

It’s only football man, don’t worry about it. If you cant enjoy wins like that what’s the point anyway?

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Absolutely no way. The gap between pick 2 and 8 is massive - a second round pick is not remotely close to compensating for that. A future first or pick 7 with a second rounder coming back makes more sense

Think what GM11 is getting at is is North are rhat super keen on Trainor they may think they can still get him with pick 8 rather than having to use pick 2 ... they could also then have another pick ... though our Adelaide 2nd round pick is probably too far back .... that said it's a consideration

 

[botts]

It all good. We still land two of Reid, lalor, Langford, Draper, trainor or smilie. We just don’t get to pick. We are still in the elite bracket.

 

[Klaatu]

North & Melb both need key forwards/defenders so the Whitlock boys or Armstrong come into play & on Melb 3 of there best are south of 30, Gwan,Viney & May

 

[botts]

North & Melb both need key forwards/defenders so the Whitlock boys or Armstrong come into play & on Melb 3 of there best are south of 30, Gwan,Viney & May

True. But they lost Brayshaw, viney is getting old and a question mark on track. They really need everything. They are the open question ?

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Ahahaha so now we're scrambling to move up. Could've just lost today and been in the most optimal position but no, "culture-building" exercise against a undermanned side missing 2 coleman medallists aye? Saints never fail to make me depressed

Ah yes, because one suggestion on a nuffy forum = the club sCRamBLinG tO mOvE uP.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

3 months to sit around waiting for crumbs of draft whispers .

 

[luca77]

Ah yes, because one suggestion on a nuffy forum = the club sCRamBLinG tO mOvE uP.

I think yesterday I read one poster blaming another poster's attitude for a hundred and fifty years of failure!
Must suck to be a winner, but have other saints fans cause so much grief in your life!

 

[gringo2011]

And yet Wilson is better than both.

I doubt you can tell yet. Wilson certainly looks a fantastic prospect but so do the others. All look on their way to being above average. Only time will tell how good they end up.