Draft Watcher D_P_S Draft Watch 2017

[HedgeFund]

Or they can earn triple the average Australian salary as 17 year olds

Incorrect.

First year players are paid $88k wage base plus match payments. Average salary is $81k. Nowhere near "three times" as you claim.

It's hardly a compelling reason for starting a professional football career at 17 without your VCE (or interstate equivalent) completed.

Earning good coin in your late teens can be dangerous if you don't have a decent education and structure behind you (eg. Jake Stringer).

 

[eDPS]

Pop him into your top 10 for your first mock 2018 and you can't go wrong.

NB - there's a few blokes at Dragons currently ahead of Stocker (eg. Richards, Crocker) He'll need to improve significantly in 2018.

Stocker impressed me more in the games I saw at Haileybury over those 2. He has a better contested game which usually wins me over haha

 

[HedgeFund]

Stocker impressed me more in the games I saw at Haileybury over those 2. He has a better contested game which usually wins me over haha

Stocker is doing year 12 this year, so his footy next year will be TAC only. I personally think that will be an advantage for him as he will have a clear run without the pressures of VCE. Still it means no more Haileybury football for him.

 

[briztoon]

My Top 30 rankings for 2018 have been added underneath my 2017 rankings, this has only been chucked together tonight so can still change alot before the end of the year.

Hey D_P_S if you get a chance, could you please add positions to you 2018 top 30. Cheers.

 

[eDPS]

Hey D_P_S if you get a chance, could you please add positions to you 2018 top 30. Cheers.

Who aren't you sure on?

 

[briztoon]

Who aren't you sure on?

Most of them.

 

[eDPS]

Most of them.

Hahhaa I might at some point it's too much effort for me right now haha

 

[HedgeFund]

Hahhaa I might at some point it's too much effort for me right now haha

He did say "if you get a chance".

 

[eDPS]

He did say "if you get a chance".

Oh I have a chance I just can't be bothered Haha

 

[briztoon]

Oh I have a chance I just can't be bothered Haha

That's cool. Never expected it to be tonight/this weekend.

 

[Pykie]

Rumours said out of yesterday that T.Thomas will move over to Melb next year for Yr 12 suiting up for Xavier and the new North VFL side.

 

[Yoda_]

Rumours said out of yesterday that T.Thomas will move over to Melb next year for Yr 12 suiting up for Xavier and the new North VFL side.

He isn't a certainty to be picked up by North, is he?

Or is the next gen academy bidding going in the same direction as the F/S process?

 

[Pykie]

He isn't a certainty to be picked up by North, is he?

Or is the next gen academy bidding going in the same direction as the F/S process?

Yes, it's the same as F/S.

 

[eDPS]

Rumours said out of yesterday that T.Thomas will move over to Melb next year for Yr 12 suiting up for Xavier and the new North VFL side.

Imagine finishing on the bottom next year and getting one of King, Lukosius, Rankine aswell as Thomas that would fast track your rise back up the ladder. At Simpkin from last year and potentially Stephenson this year and the team is then full of exciting/matchwinning talent

 

[remfan101]

Imagine finishing on the bottom next year and getting one of King, Lukosius, Rankine aswell as Thomas that would fast track your rise back up the ladder. At Simpkin from last year and potentially Stephenson this year and the team is then full of exciting/matchwinning talent

We won't finish last, but a bottom 4 place is (depending on drafts/trading) a distinct possibility which could be a real blessing in disguise for our club going forward

 

[Pykie]

Imagine finishing on the bottom next year and getting one of King, Lukosius, Rankine aswell as Thomas that would fast track your rise back up the ladder. At Simpkin from last year and potentially Stephenson this year and the team is then full of exciting/matchwinning talent

A group of Rankine, Stephenson, Simpkin and Thomas would certainly buck the stereotype.

 

[briztoon]

North can stop this Rankine talk right now.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Matthew Green is in the Pies academy I believe - in their zone anyway.

 

[the big lebowski]

Imagine finishing on the bottom next year and getting one of King, Lukosius, Rankine aswell as Thomas that would fast track your rise back up the ladder. At Simpkin from last year and potentially Stephenson this year and the team is then full of exciting/matchwinning talent

If that's not the plan someone should lose their job

 

[eDPS]

My Mock Draft before the trade period

 

[THE_GUN]

Nice mock mate but with only 1 problem from a richmond point of view.

Patrick Naish #17

Dont think we would be taking Naish at #17 whilst we can use later selections for a father son , Unless your thinking he will get bid on then in that case our pick would be earlier.

Noah Balta will do

 

[eDPS]

Nice mock mate but with only 1 problem from a richmond point of view.

Patrick Naish #17

Dont think we would be taking Naish at #17 whilst we can use later selections for a father son , Unless your thinking he will get bid on then in that case our pick would be earlier.

Noah Balta will do

You will see with Ballenden ive just given him to Lions nearest pick. Im not factoring in bids, Naish is good enough to be taken in that range its just easier to do it like this for now.

 

[DERO]

Awesome stuff Callum. Has Essendon given you a job yet?

 

[triggering bro]

D_P_S interesting you have Cera at 7. Gut feel?

 

[eDPS]

D_P_S interesting you have Cera at 7. Gut feel?

Yeah have a feeling he falls to about there, Fremantle could still take him if they don't rate Brander or Fogarty as talls. Can't see any of LDU, Dow or Stephenson going outside the top 5 now

Awesome stuff Callum. Has Essendon given you a job yet?

If they did I wouldn't be here dealing with you bozos it would be interesting if I was to scout for another club would I start barracking for them more? Haha