2025 Draft Thread

[TheJackal]

What if the bid comes in at 20. Think the club will still match?

Pick 20 would be highly unexpected considering that would be around 15 in the open draft.

But yeah, I see no problem with matching even that early. I'm not the club, but personally I would and I wouldn't even think twice

 

[Significant]

Voss could be a goer. How many lost spots do the Saints have left? I’m counting Byrnes at this current stage.

My understanding is that Byrnes needs to be delisted at some point to give us the 3 primary list spots for the draft. Given the delay in announcement, I'd suggest we will commit to re-rookie him.

Fincher, Caminiti upgrade and then either a Hall upgrade (not necessary) or a late bolter (Byrne, McGuane, etc.)..

 

[SaintsofSteel]

The decision to play Fincher in the midfield in his VFL game when the u18 coaches weren't playing him there indicates we rate him as more then a half back and that our interest was high.

I'd be shocked if we didnt take him. I wouldnt be surprised if he was our only draftee and we use the other spots for summer train ons.

Don't we have to take at least x 2 at the national draft, the 3rd position can be a rookie upgrade.

 

[Yawkey way]

This will be fun, we currently have next to nothing.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

This will be fun, we currently have next to nothing.

 

[akaifu]

Eyes on Finn Davis

 

[BrutThough]

Don't we have to take at least x 2 at the national draft, the 3rd position can be a rookie upgrade.

All 3 can be rookie upgrades if you want. There was some reports thats what Port was planing on doing.

 

[GYoung]

Eyes on Finn Davis

 

[TheJackal]

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Am I reading Jimmy Webster's bio?

 

[karaoke]

What if the bid comes in at 20. Think the club will still match?

I’d like to think we would.

If another club rates him better than ~30, that should only strengthen any assumed faith in him as a selection for us.

Not sure up to what level of pick with points we can match, but hypothetically say he moves up even more to be initially picked at 15 (not thinking this fyi), but means we would be getting a first rounder when our first pick is really only 50.

Would be mad not to do it - subject to point availability to match.

 

[Significant]

Eyes on Finn Davis

Ah yes! I remembered someone mentioned a Western Jet half back a while ago and couldn't remember the name. I thought he made the U18 AA team for Coates League, but he may have polled well in the Morrish Medal instead?

Out west, its usually been the Calder boys that we have gone to late of recent years with no intel (Garcia, Said), but Davis sounds like a really good prospect that hasn't got much attention.

 

[saintmike65]

On the contrary sometimes the skinny ones go to a new level once they bulk up. Not all are genetically doomed to always be skinny.

Nat Fyfe for example.

Rob Harvey was very skinny early doors

 

[saintmike65]

Watching Max Holmes live over these last 2 weeks, I wonder if Tobie will end up being a similar player. Max isn't a perfect kick either but the other stuff he does makes up for it.

I know Will Day is the obvious comp but Holmes might be a better one.

Wilson similar to Max Holmes..quick, elite endurance and good over head..

 

[saintmike65]

If we do rate him we will match any bids that won't be an issue. I doubt this draft goes out much further than 50-60 so there will be clubs looking to cash in their later picks.

It's a common belief there is not huge depth in the draft, but I still would have liked to have seen Dalrymple given the chance of making a selection before Fincher.

I don't think we will resign Byrnes until after the draft. In case we do get another targetted kid or we can do a pick swap to get back in somewhere. Last year we used pick swaps exceptionally well.

As it stand, it's looking like we take Fincher and one other then upgrade a rookie. List spots remain tight, but we still have some flexibility between the rookie and main list so anything can happen on draft night.

Wonder if Jackson Voss is an option for us?

 

[westernsainter]

Mattaes said the same thing in his draft year. These brothers confidence is sky high.

The really rare thing with the Pou is that he has this sky high confidence that borders on arrogance but then none of the off-field stuff that comes with it. Sounds like a teetotaler by the sounds of things, ultra professional. Usually not the case!

 

[westernsainter]

I would be floored if we didn't take Fincher. Our first pick at around 50 will come in a fair way, a mid second rounder with be discounted a fair bit thanks to the fixed discount after the first round.

We'll either flog off one of those future 3rds to get points or we'll go into a tiny deficit. Either way, Kye looks a beauty and I look forward to having him in our colours.

Twomey's phantom draft is so accurate it more or less renders the draft a snooze-fest and he doesn't have Fincher going top 30. I'd say he's a lock to get to us.

 

[mighty_sainters]

There’s probably a chance we don’t even look at Fincher ourselves.

We were so set on landing Cole & Hofmann last year but the club had other plans. Wouldn’t be a huge surprise if that happens again this draft period.

 

[Goofy975]

There’s probably a chance we don’t even look at Fincher ourselves.

We were so set on landing Cole & Hofmann last year but the club had other plans. Wouldn’t be a huge surprise if that happens again this draft period.

This is a different situation though, Fincher is clearly better than those 2

 

[TheJackal]

Twomey's phantom draft is so accurate it more or less renders the draft a snooze-fest and he doesn't have Fincher going top 30. I'd say he's a lock to get to us.

Its not always that accurate a month or more out from the draft. He'll gather intel just before the draft which makes it super accurate a day or two out.

 

[saint66au]

Anyone know the cutoff # where we wouldnt be able to have enough points to match on Fincher? Bear in mind if we dont upgrade Hammer we have to delist him

 

[jumperfan]

Anyone know the cutoff # where we wouldnt be able to have enough points to match on Fincher? Bear in mind if we dont upgrade Hammer we have to delist him

We're definitely upgrading Hammer

 

[Dr Spaceman]

We're definitely upgrading Hammer

 

[saintmike65]

Anyone know the cutoff # where we wouldnt be able to have enough points to match on Fincher? Bear in mind if we dont upgrade Hammer we have to delist him

After pick 36 from memory

 

[saintmike65]

We overlooked all our academy boys last year so very possible. Dalrymple seems quite unsentimental.

I'd be very surprised if Kye isn't picked up...excellent prospect

 

[stavro#4]

Wonder if Jackson Voss is an option for us?

Apparently so Mike. Along with Campigli.

So if we have 3 rookie spots after retaining Byrnes.

Voss, Campigli, Wanganeen?