List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft - The Final Countdown

[tiger_tough]

Best available (that's not a ruckman). If that's XT then so be it.

 

[guruisatiger]

is kbs grandson any good?

Yes

 

[THE_GUN]

So do rankings matter or not?

Not really depending on who's rankings and the circumstances
If a player was not injured or missed games then yes but with injured players or players like Robey which came in later i think you need to be more flexible
end of the day its the draft thats important as that is what matters

Hotton was ranked between 15-20 last year but pretty sure if he was not injured he would have been top 5

 

[guruisatiger]

If I remember correctly, Vlaus played majority of his U18 year as a half back after being a midfielder majority of his juniors. Remember vividly fans waiting patiently for him to be given a chance in the mids 2013-2015. Who would have thought he’d end up being one of the best intercepting defenders in the modern era lol

His debut against the Eagles on a Monday night at subi kicking 3 goals
Was elite

 

[guruisatiger]

Are people on the Robey train just because of the hype?
To me, his kicking is below AFL standard

Comedy season was 6 months ago

 

[Groupie_]

Yes

we should get him

kb is his manager

 

[tigs2010]

Best available (that's not a ruckman). If that's XT then so be it.

Happy with CDT our new forward overlord if WC pass?

 

[tiger_tough]

Happy with CDT our new forward overlord if WC pass?

What part of 'that's not a ruckman' don't you understand campaigner?

Look I wouldn't be upset. CDT would serve a purpose in 2 years when Nank is gone, but I'd prefer we used those 2 years to develop a potential gun midfielder.

Rucks are overrated in the AFL.

 

[sregit]

Agree best player available

Thats why i think in this years draft which is our 2nd year of a rebuild we need to go that path which coincides with our need's and that is midfielders and not HBF's.

Just about every ranking that comes out has Grlj around #8 and Taylor at a similar level but just about every mock draft has them coming to Richmond supposedly of our 'need' or interest in a running player like Grlj or a Vlastuin replacement Taylor.

Best available at picks #3 + #4 are Robey , Cumming then Sharp
Robey and Cumming would just about complete our midfield along with Lalor , Smillie , Hotton , Seth with a great amount of flexibility amongst that group of players interchanging between HF/Mid

It just makes so much sense

Geez! Stop it! You’re making sense. Your assessment is spot on.

 

[hammer180]

What part of 'that's not a ruckman' don't you understand campaigner?

Look I wouldn't be upset. CDT would serve a purpose in 2 years when Nank is gone, but I'd prefer we used those 2 years to develop a potential gun midfielder.

Rucks are overrated in the AFL.

Is there any change of mind around CDT of he is a fwd ruck rather then ruck fwd.

 

[hammer180]

What do you think the cost to move up from our 3rd pick to the mid teens would be? Is it a 2nd in next yr or 2027 plus our pick in the 30s in this yrs draft?

 

[THE_GUN]

Geez! Stop it! You’re making sense. Your assessment is spot on.

Lets have some milk together some time

We need calcium

 

[tiger_tough]

Is there any change of mind around CDT of he is a fwd ruck rather then ruck fwd.

We took a fwd ruck last year in Sims so I'd be surprised if we took him if that was the case. While I think he can pinch hit forward he's much more suited to ruck first IMO. I see him as a more athletic Brodie Grundy. Anyone would be rapt if that's how he turned out....

 

[THE_GUN]

Is there any change of mind around CDT of he is a fwd ruck rather then ruck fwd.

Unicorn apparently

 

[Groupie_]

how is dursma expected to go top 2

fmd hes a dursma !!! thats enough for clubs to ignore him till pick 40 plus

must be a really really bad draft

 

[Toadvine]

Cumming's rating has gone up since he got injured. He was rated worse when playing.

Felt like he was getting better every week playing at SANFL level before he got injured.

 

[THE_GUN]

how is dursma expected to go top 2

fmd hes a dursma !!! thats enough for clubs to ignore him till pick 40 plus

must be a really really bad draft

Cale Morton would go #1 before Duursm Ass

 

[Groupie_]

Changed my mind

X Taylor and Robey for mine.

Big X Taylor fan.

last xavier that made it at afl level ?

 

[THE_GUN]

last xavier that made it at afl level ?

 

[Groupie_]

I do not want a dursma in an rfc guernsey

get fu*ked

 

[guruisatiger]

last xavier that made it at afl level ?

Tanner

 

[Calcium Man]

I do not want a dursma in an rfc guernsey

get fu*ked

He’s going to west coast so it’s irrelevant.

 

[Groupie_]

He’s going to west coast so it’s irrelevant.

I bet he is available at our pick

 

[The Vaucluse]

Disagree. Best available. And there are no available mids without a key weakness or two in this years draft pool. Therefore, if a HBF, or a small forward etc. is deemed best available, that’s what we’ll take IMO.

Fair enough, but isn’t that the criticism of North, that they’ve drafted best available and have ended up with a team of midfielders. As Dylan said in the piece with Michael, they were into Tauru but went FOS because he was deemed best available.

However, I do agree with best available with low picks in the midst of a rebuild, but with an even bottom end of the draft pool which is compromised, we need to look at best available and while trying to address some gaps in our structure.

It’s been suggested that outside the top 2 or 3 picks and the top end Academy picks, then the next 10 are pretty even. Why wouldn’t you look at filling some holes.

 

[tigs2010]

What part of 'that's not a ruckman' don't you understand campaigner?

Look I wouldn't be upset. CDT would serve a purpose in 2 years when Nank is gone, but I'd prefer we used those 2 years to develop a potential gun midfielder.

Rucks are overrated in the AFL.

CDT is a key forward now allegedly