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[CobberRodgers]

Also worth considering Weddle and Taylor play the same HB position in a side.

If we’re targeting Weddle doesn’t make sense to draft a kid high who plays that spot. Waste of resources

Sounds like Weddle is a done deal.

Great work guys.

 

[Warwick]

Word is it was a bid-off between us and dogs for Lindsay

Except you bid on, and wanted, Addinsall.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Night one was really the night of the Eastern Ranges and SA selections hey.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Bring on night 2.

And a new thread.

 

[JDavey]

Big believer that Essendon needed to shoot for talent that could fall into that A+ tier. I am ever so happy we went with Robey as he fits that IMO. To a lesser extent Farrow does too (personally would've taken Taylor here but I like Farrow). Fine with Sharp to fill out the trio but I was very worried we were going to take him with pick one of our first two picks.

While I'd take Robey over Cumming, I do like what tigers did and respect their list team greatly for sticking to their guns. Really like Grlj as a prospect but I didn't trust Essendon would actually develop a type like his well, with where Richmonds list build is at I think he has a real shot at becoming a VERY good player.

Has someone got the net shake out from the Hawks trade moves handy? Seems like they cooked with all the live moves but haven't seen it on one page yet.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Dyson Sharp is falling. What is wrong with him, what is his major personality flaw?

His team mates didn't go to his birthday party.

Watch his highlight tapes. Watch the game where Vontae Mack sacked him 4 times, then watch the next play, he panics.

 

[CommittedSuns]

You blokes almost won more bids than games.

I see your maths is as good as your list managers haha. 16 wins, 3 successful bids this year…

 

[brownezaka]

His team mates didn't go to his birthday party.

Watch his highlight tapes. Watch the game where Vontae Mack sacked him 4 times, then watch the next play, he panics.

Draft day reference, love it

 

[SSSSSS]

Blame Dodoro bloke was a fraud and couldn't id talent for shit.

Meanwhile Matt Rosa has only been in the job for 2 years and has already achieved way more in list building then Dodoro has in 20 plus years.

No wonder Rosa looked gutted when he had to announce to the media that the ZM trade wasn't going through.

He knows he's pretty good at his job. He wanted to cook.

 

[brownezaka]

Is there a link to watch the full afl live stream of last nights draft?

 

[jdstorm]

Sounds like Weddle is a done deal.

Great work guys.

Not by any means but if your choosing between 2 even players and one shares a position with a free agent you hope to target the smart thing is not to draft the guy and spend heaps of capital targeting one position making everyone unhappy

 

[dean33]

Yeah, they retained picks 15 and 18, iirc. And then got picks 2, 5, 17, and 18. That shit ain't right.

Richmond finished 17th and our first pick was 7. Then to watch a team that finished 6th grab 2 players in the top 5 and 4 in the first Rd.
System is broken.

 

[SSSSSS]

Not by any means but if your choosing between 2 even players and one shares a position with a free agent you hope to target the smart thing is not to draft the guy and spend heaps of capital targeting one position making everyone unhappy

Weddle isn't a free agent.

 

[Atomboy]

Richmond finished 17th and our first pick was 7. Then to watch a team that finished 6th grab 2 players in the top 5 and 4 in the first Rd.
System is broken.

It’s almost like other clubs have just twigged to what Bassat has been saying for 12 months.

Wonder when the sycophantic AFL media will acknowledge the same and issue an apology ?.

 

[mattyc75]

It’s almost like other clubs have just twigged to what Bassat has been saying for 12 months.

Wonder when the sycophantic AFL media will acknowledge the same and issue an apology ?.

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Hows about when the eagles finished last and their second pick was 30ish

 

[BigFrizz36]

name our last good small forward. Boomer? he retired 10 years ago

Paul Curtis?

 

[FF Trevor]

I noticed Sam Cumming was from Wentworth, and I know he boarded at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, and plays in the SANFL at North Adelaide but why did he not represent the Allies at the Nationals? What are the rules around which state you play for? does anyone know?

 

[Broski]

St Kilda has been, and will always be correct, for its stance on the broken draft system. It is the only vehicle for small and underperforming teams to get access to elite talent, and it has become an absolute p*ss take.

How can the Suns (a semi-finalist) send three first rounders to the Dees for Petracca, and then a month later stroll into the national draft and take four kids in the first 20 picks.

The draft should be uncompromised (including father/sons). The entire AFL Exec team should be made redundant if they can't see that this system is broken. However, they are complicit in bending at the knees to the rugby states.

 

[JasRulz63]

Well, tonight showed that the bid matching still needs a lot of work.

I think this has given the AFL the justification (not that they care about having it) to forge on with removing the discount and allowing only two picks to match bids. Think Twomey said the decision will be announced next month?

Will be interesting to see what happens if Walker and Cochrane go 1 and 2 next year, and Carlton and Port have decent years.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Weddle isn't a free agent.

And he won’t be going to Essendon

 

[captain cotch 9]

I noticed Sam Cumming was from Wentworth, and I know he boarded at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, and plays in the SANFL at North Adelaide but why did he not represent the Allies at the Nationals? What are the rules around which state you play for? does anyone know?

He got asked that last night and said he is Victorian.

 

[Bostonian]

Paul Curtis?

He's not small. He's a medium sized forward.

 

[Milanista28]

Looks like Essendon are going to win another Draft.

**** yeah we are!! Woop!!

 

[demondavey]

Mate just be grateful it’s the AFL , and in particular the northern clubs -otherwise all those qld and nsw kids would be “forced” into the NRL - basically a slavery league!

But even still, it’s pretty much an industry to churn through these draftees and treat them as commodities. After tonight they’ll all be somewhere and then the attention turns to the 2026 draft cohort and 2025 is literally forgotten.

Apparently these draftees are the salvation of clubs, whereas most of them are better off going and getting a full time job elsewhere because in a few years they’ll be delisted and playing local football. I hate the way they are turned into useful assets then disposed of accordingly. It doesn’t add a lot of positives to a young person in this day and age.

 

[The Gtrain]

I see your maths is as good as your list managers haha. 16 wins, 3 successful bids this year…

Which one of the 4 academy players you took are you excluding? something something maths...