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My Boy Draft 2022: Pick 19, JT_the_Man
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sorry wrong but know the kid! tough gig this footy stuff.....such is lifeStab in the dark here based on your sudden appearance and liking everything Cody related...
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I don’t think there was anything wrong with the strategy. It was a strong draft for talls at the top end so we had to take the opportunity. Then if you have nga players that are worthy of a bid you should be matching it, barring only if they have professionalism/ off field issues etc. they would’ve loved brand to make it to the rookie listHighlights the poor list decision to take so many talls in that draft. Thought he was excellent. Really couldn’t have expected him to do much more.
Yeh because he’s the only one who works in the recruiting department…Dumb decision by Adrian Dodoro
Not really, it's expected a number of them won't make it so you draft more than you need to compensate for thatHighlights the poor list decision to take so many talls in that draft. Thought he was excellent. Really couldn’t have expected him to do much more.
I don’t think there was anything wrong with the strategy. It was a strong draft for talls at the top end so we had to take the opportunity. Then if you have nga players that are worthy of a bid you should be matching it, barring only if they have professionalism/ off field issues etc. they would’ve loved brand to make it to the rookie list
Other list managers aren’t doing that. We had 15 non ruck talls and pseudo talls like Francis and Laverde. Most lists have 8-10.Not really, it's expected a number of them won't make it so you draft more than you need to compensate for that
Look, fine to say in isolation.Highlights the poor list decision to take so many talls in that draft. Thought he was excellent. Really couldn’t have expected him to do much more.
when you're lumping in 'pseudo-talls' to try and make your point that's start to sound a tad desperateOther list managers aren’t doing that. We had 15 non ruck talls and pseudo talls like Francis and Laverde. Most lists have 8-10.
Other list managers use those extra list spots to get flexible players between 185-192cm. Most lists have 6-7 extra players in that size bracket than we do.
Francis and Laverde aren't 200cm tall but whenever they played they've been in those key position posts all year. If you're only going to select them as KPPs then for the purposes of list management they are KPPs.when you're lumping in 'pseudo-talls' to try and make your point that's start to sound a tad desperate
List management 101: first you get your spine all wrong, only then can you focus on ignoring the midfield.Dumb decision by Adrian Dodoro
Francis and Laverde aren't 200cm tall but whenever they played they've been in those key position posts all year. If you're only going to select them as KPPs then for the purposes of list management they are KPPs.
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It's not only about late in the draft. Having the guarantee of Brand means you can balance with your earlier picks or trade out. The fact that Brand couldn't have done much better shows how flawed the whole idea was. He's probably shown as much linear progression in the VFL from year 1 to year 2, as any player we've had in the last decade.Look, fine to say in isolation.
But look at that draft as a whole. Who are you taking instead of him that was either drafted after him in the ND or in the rookie draft?
Jack Ginnivan maybe? Otherwise basically everyone are AFL retreads or guys that aren't on lists anymore either.
Taking a kid that has been in our NGA for 6 years when we were clearly loading up on kids to develop at the start of a rebuild was fine, even in hindsight when you consider what came after his pick.
It's not only about late in the draft. Having the guarantee of Brand means you can balance with your earlier picks or trade out. The fact that Brand couldn't have done much better shows how flawed the whole idea was. He's probably shown as much linear progression in the VFL from year 1 to year 2, as any player we've had in the last decade.