List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft

[Calcium Man]

If Sims is the ruck then yes rebuild complete. Maybe an elite half back.

Wouldn't mind a little campaigner small forward either. Type that can kick 5 or 6.

I’m not holding out hope for Sims.

Not cos I think he’ll be bad just cos we couldn’t possibly have nailed 7 picks in this draft (not including jasper as he went 56 for a reason).

 

[tigs2010]

I’m not holding out hope for Sims.

Not cos I think he’ll be bad just cos we couldn’t possibly have nailed 7 picks in this draft (not including jasper as he went 56 for a reason).

I've seen worse reasons to write a guy off on here

 

[tigs2010]

Elite small forward should be the first rd pick target 2026. Our mids and talls should be pretty close by then.

Elite HB flank is Trainor imo. Great of Gibcus shows signs of life this year too with his kicking and marking ability.

Going to put Arki Butler on my early wishlist for 2026. insert Schruteshhh.gif

Trainor, Brown, Banks & 3 talls maybe.

 

[Morro]

Hopefully few injuries to Norf & WC pull the finger out and just take both

Its too early to get this excited for next year, please stop.

 

[Calcium Man]

Going to put Arki Butler on my early wishlist for 2026. insert Schruteshhh.gif

Trainor, Brown, Banks & 3 talls maybe.

i assume he isn’t related to Dan?

 

[tigs2010]

i assume he isn’t related to Dan?

No idea. He's from Dragons, kicked 3 in his first game in the 18's this year.

 

[tiger_tough]

English hasn't been the same since the head knock. He's a gun when fit and firing.

 

[tigs2010]

English hasn't been the same since the head knock. He's a gun when fit and firing.

He's always played a bit scared. Great fantasy player though at his best.

 

[tiger_tough]

He's always played a bit scared. Great fantasy player though at his best.

All Australian starting ruck at his best

 

[tigs2010]

All Australian starting ruck at his best

Must have been Brad Johnson & Adam Coooney on the panel

 

[Profop]

Really a Bolton/Rankine type would be amazing

*Understand the hope that Hotton is that but could always use another

 

[Bojangles17]

I’m not holding out hope for Sims.

Not cos I think he’ll be bad just cos we couldn’t possibly have nailed 7 picks in this draft (not including jasper as he went 56 for a reason).

Did you see how every r1 pic performed so far , tech sims just outside r1 but close enough , known knowns so far is that draft is a river of gold

 

[Toadvine]

Looks like we cashed in all those late round picks just in time last year

 

[KimKershaw1959]

I don't get overawed by 18 year olds alot but Hotton could be anhthing. The whispers about his ability and professionalism are very exciting

Really a Bolton/Rankine type would be amazing

*Understand the hope that Hotton is that but could always use another

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[Dr Tigris]

Looks like we cashed in all those late round picks just in time last year

2nd and 3rd round picks are much more valuable now. Clever future trading that picks up bonus 2nds and 3rds for 2 years out could be very good work.

 

[SA_Tiger11]

Looking at Cal Twomeys little snippets of the players too watch this year, I wouldn’t mind us grabbing one of those athletic ruckman and an outside mid.

 

[Dr Tigris]

The beauty about this rebuild is we have already taken our KPP this year

Usually in rebuilds this is the area that takes the longest to develop and set up the spine
Armstron , Fawcett , Sims , Trainor , Gibcus , Faull , Brown , Blight , Miller , Ryan we should get our 3 KPD & 3 KPF from this lot as well as hopefully our Future Ruck from Ryan , Colina & OHB

It's thoroughly thought through, unlike North.

Clubs often pick up their spine long after their midfield. Then it becomes a problem as their have a good midfield and problems either end of the field. We have the mids + spine + X factor last year. So we basically have to do good development and fill in around our existing players.

Likely in 3 years our spine will be young and talented and starting to be ready for week in week out play. Could end up with a long period of having a well balanced, high quality team. Love the draft strategy.

 

[Danog]

Fred and CDT please

 

[sawyer]

Dyson sharp is just another t Taranto/j hopper what’s the point?

 

[SleepingGiant]

It's thoroughly thought through, unlike North.

Clubs often pick up their spine long after their midfield. Then it becomes a problem as their have a good midfield and problems either end of the field. We have the mids + spine + X factor last year. So we basically have to do good development and fill in around our existing players.

Likely in 3 years our spine will be young and talented and starting to be ready for week in week out play. Could end up with a long period of having a well balanced, high quality team. Love the draft strategy.

The spine taking longer is a myth. Petracca, Dusty, Neale, I could go on took until at least 23 to start dominating games and peaked from 25 years old. Franklin, Riewoldt, Hird, Richo, Cameron, Roughead all very elite before that age and in fact dominating at 21/22 years old. Even Rance jumped big time at 22. The only spine players that should take longer are Rucks, of which we have terrible talent and will need to find a replacement for Nank soon because Ryan is shocking.

If anything mids develop slower and have more durability longer term into their 30's.

 

[Dr Tigris]

The spine taking longer is a myth. Petracca, Dusty, Neale, I could go on took until at least 23 to start dominating games and peaked from 25 years old. Franklin, Riewoldt, Hird, Richo, Cameron, Roughead all very elite before that age and in fact dominating at 21/22 years old. Even Rance jumped big time at 22. The only spine players that should take longer are Rucks, of which we have terrible talent and will need to find a replacement for Nank soon because Ryan is shocking.

If anything mids develop slower and have more durability longer term into their 30's.

No I meant that building the midfield first, and then building the spine means your build will take longer, Often you will need to trade in/FA your spine (Melbourne).

Without 8 good picks in a great deep draft you have to make choices. Picking the mids first makes sense. But that then means that you end up in the trap North is in. We've avoided that, and can build with both the spine and midfield well stocked with high end talent.

 

[SleepingGiant]

No I meant that building the midfield first, and then building the spine means your build will take longer, Often you will need to trade in/FA your spine (Melbourne).

Without 8 good picks in a great deep draft you have to make choices. Picking the mids first makes sense. But that then means that you end up in the trap North is in. We've avoided that, and can build with both the spine and midfield well stocked with high end talent.

Ah yes. You are right. here is less volume of KPP and potentially lower strike rates. Thus getting them first makes sense or you may as well not top up and try to rise. At best you are a one hit wonder like Melbourne, or worst Norf.

 

[Dr Tigris]

Ah yes. You are right. here is less volume of KPP and potentially lower strike rates. Thus getting them first makes sense or you may as well not top up and try to rise. At best you are a one hit wonder like Melbourne, or worst Norf.

Exactly.

Having top end picks almost always means mids are the best option. But normal teams don't have many pics in a great draft and so end up picking mid after mid (GWS, North). Yes mids are the most important piece. But also mids are the easiest pieces to get. Good KPs are the hardest. I reckon/wonder if many teams are getting their rebuilds the wrong way around. They get great based on a crop of super talented mids then have a team that is unbalanced. We've skipped that problem in one year

 

[tigs2010]

Simpson was saying the hardest type of mid to get is that transition inside/out mid. That's probably Fred tbh.

 

[tigerfan1961]

Ah yes. You are right. here is less volume of KPP and potentially lower strike rates. Thus getting them first makes sense or you may as well not top up and try to rise. At best you are a one hit wonder like Melbourne, or worst Norf.

Or we can become a dynasty side like the Hawks after they took Roughy and Buddy!! We are so well placed it’s not funny