2025 Draft Thread

[beside the seaside]

That's why we can't trade a pick in thats in between 34 & 40.

I'd go hard for 29 and a future with 2027 F1 to get JPou. Accept the bid for Fincher and hope we can use the change and 2027 thirds to get a pick for Ludowyke.

I'd be very nervous about trading an F1 to get into this draft which seems to be fairly average.

 

[BrutThough]

Great post...
Speaking of the media tripe....(I posted this on the Media threead -sorry bout the double, but I think it is important that we never feel ashamed of the NEPO baby prod)

...
I was chaffing at the bit this morning. SEN Sam Edmond and ‘Coons’ were taking calls about the draft and posturing about how good the Nirthern Academies are at the expense of callers who felt genuinely miffed that the Subs get given advantages. It was appalling. I generally have some respect for Edmond but I’m losing it. This was pure posturing.
Caller: AFL are helping Gold Coast win and they won’t stop til they get a flag
Edmond and Coons: disagree - we are getting players up there involved in footy.
What a croc?
Why are we here?
We love our team!
We demand a level playing field!!
These guys just want to create tension - fair enough. But when they spit this kind of tripe - conflating the spread of the game with unfair practice they are really stepping over the line. I hope someone calls them out for it. But I know that controversy never harms them.

I love when the company line is rolled out. Yet they never explain why those clubs need a massive discount to get those players involved.

 

[Remboy]

I wonder what we’d need to add to our first pick to get 28? We could use that on Pou and then hopefully get Fincher with a late pick.
Personally I wouldn’t mind Allen either but can’t say I’ve looked into any of them much.

 

[SaintsofSteel]

Carton's pick #28 would be the perfect time to inject oursleves into the draft!

 

[Mat Mann]

Where does one find what picks were used to match the bids? Like club xx used picks 34, 37, 42 to select player x at pick 12?

I was here for the same thing. It's taking some doing, the broadcast didn't show it last night so a decision was made NOT to, The AFL site has no info on it at all, suss as ****

 

[Saints4ever]

Broadcast absolutely pathetic.

1 huge gripe other than the cringe Ben Dixon

Ben Dixon

Age

48

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188cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

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Last 5

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10.8

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.4

5star

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D

10.4

3star

K

7.6

3star

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2.8

3star

M

4.8

5star

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0.8

3star

G

2.4

5star

interviews is when a player is bid on what the hell is the big secret.

Instead of Bid pending what’s wrong with actually saying who the player is that’s been bid on.

Ridiculous.

 

[borderbarry]

I would still like to see us take a 200cm or thereabouts player if we can manage it.

 

[Armoooo]

Broadcast absolutely pathetic.

1 huge gripe other than the cringe Ben Dixon interviews is when a player is bid on what the hell is the big secret.

Instead of Bid pending what’s wrong with actually saying who the player is that’s been bid on.

Ridiculous.

I dont mind it, its for the draftees more than the fans.

If you're the player and you see you were bid on, your celebration would be diminished a bit waiting to find out where you're actually going. Let's them still have their moment where their name is called out and they know who they're playing for.

 

[borderbarry]

How did the Saints go from pick 50 to 40? And what did it cost us?

 

[Joffaboy]

How did the Saints go from pick 50 to 40? And what did it cost us?

1. NGA's and FS matched
2. It cost the AFL integrity

 

[jumperfan]

How did the Saints go from pick 50 to 40? And what did it cost us?

happened due to other club's picks getting eaten by bids

 

[Nutsngum]

1. NGA's and FS matched
2. It cost the AFL integrity

Incorrect yet again Joffa, the AFL never had integrity.

 

[SainterinSydney]

Lol, just emphasises that we got under their skin. I reckon Ross will have a few players rough up old Zeke when he plays us.

 

[stfan]

Well last night I got to attend Draft Night, probably my one and only time that I will get to do so.

My wife and I attended as guests of Dylan Patterson who is related to my wife. We had watched him play at various games since he was a young boy including some VFL games this year. Initially the Lions added to him to their development program when he was 10, and his father later moved him to the Suns in his teens.

We arrived for the pre-draft gathering to meet everyone in Dylan's Group including his managers, and then moved over to Marvel at about 6PM for the official pre-Draft Function.

It was certainly a buzz to be part of the excitement of draft night, and all the moreso as Dylan was expected to go early and so was attracting extra attention. It was good sharing his joy, along with his father, sister and other family members.

It was a pity that there was no St Kilda Draft involvement on the night.

Post -draft we were all invited to the Sun's private post-Draft Function. Which actually turned into a mixed event as 3 other AFL Clubs were using the same venue.

The afternoon and night was also the first time I have had good one on one conversations with Player Managers. Over the 6 odd ours we were together, the two managers were certainly generous with their insights and information. I will not breech any confidences as we were there as Dylan's and their guests. But as they manage Taura, Aleer and Dylan it was certainly interesting.

 

[SainterinSydney]

Well last night I got to attend Draft Night, probably my one and only time that I will get to do.

My wife and I attended as guests of Dylan Patterson who is related to my wife. We had watched him play at various games since he was a young boy including some VFL games this year. Initially the Lions added to him to their development program when he was 10, and his father later moved him to the Suns in his teens.

We arrived for the pre-draft gathering to meet everyone in Dylan's Group including his managers, and then moved over to Marvel at about 6PM for the official pre-Draft Function.

It was certainly a buzz to be part of the excitement of draft night, and all the moreso as Dylan was expected to go early and so was attracting extra attention. It was good sharing his joy, along with his father, sister and other family members.

It was a pity that there was no St Kilda Draft involvement on the night.

Post -draft we were all invited to the Sun's private post-Draft Function. Which actually turned into a mixed event as 3 other AFL Clubs were using the same venue.

The afternoon and night was also the first time I have had good one on one conversations with Player Managers. Over the 6 odd ours we were together, the two managers were certainly generous with their insights and information. I will not breech any confidences as we were there as Dylan's and their guests. But as they manage Taura, Aleer and Dylan it was certainly interesting.

Was this the same Aleer manager that had the public meltdown?

 

[stfan]

Was this the same Aleer

I believe there is only one Aleer.

We did not talk about Aliir.

 

[SainterinSydney]

I believe there is only one Aleer.

We did not talk about Aliir.

You don't have to breach any confidence, but wink if Viking is never going to leave us

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Suns not only got 2 & 5. They got four academy first rounders, on top of giving up two top tens for Petracca. That is a total f***** joke. They finished 6th and including the Flanders trade they had 6 first rounders. Yep the draft is all about equalisation.

Luckily it’s a shit draft

 

[SainterinSydney]

Luckily it’s a shit draft

Definitely. Would have been obscene if it had been last year's draft. We were smart trading our first for Neddy.

 

[Yawkey way]

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Lol, just emphasises that we got under their skin. I reckon Ross will have a few players rough up old Zeke when he plays us.

The guy on the right, who has a head like that as a schoolboy.

 

[botts]

Good to see old mate on board

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

No need to pay out Byrnes. His contract finished this year.

I'd rather have Blamires & Voss tbh over Byrnes & Said

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Melbourne at pick 30 a chance to bid on Fincher

Yeah ok, dont think we match then.
Our 1st pick is 40 now.
Reckon we could get a good kid there.

 

[Remboy]

Good to see old mate on board

Someone really should have said something about this sooner.

 

[hangdog]

Joke is on GWS because .... GWS (Rob Riggle) tries to shoot Saints (Jonah Hill) but ends up shooting Gold Coast (Channing Tatum) and then Saints (Jonah Hill) in the mayhem shoots GWS (Rob Riggle) severing his penis

So Saints win in the end .... and GWS end up with no dick

Is this a documentary?