List Mgmt. Draft thread - 2025 (remaining picks: 29, 34)

[Keys]

Live draft hand
R1: 1 (Duursma), 4 (CDT), 19 (Lindsay)
R2: 29, 34
RD: 1

Draft picks pre-draft
R1: 1, 2, 13
R2: 34, 41
RD: 1

List spots available
Main list: 2 (includes Duursma, CDT, Lindsay)
Cat A Rookie list: 1 (expecting Robertson, Macrae and Schoenberg to join as SSP signings)
Cat B Rookie list: 1

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[eaglevision]

No he doesn't. If he had talent the tolerance for his attitude and behaviour would be much higher.

Don’t agree there. Positions himself well, good interceptor and an exceptional kick. Needed to develop his actual defending but IF he had the right attitude to get better he’d be a very handy player to break lines and counter attack. His kick ins would also mean having to have territory defended to the centre of the ground.

 

[bzparkes]

Idk where you’ve gotten mixed up, Essendon have clearly contacted us to move up, they’ve said as much.

Have they?

Clarke said nobody's contacted us whatsoever.

If we trade 2 and 13 for 5 and 6 I expect the draft to be.

1. Duursma
2. CDT
3. Sharp/Cumming/Robey
4. X.Taylor/Grilj

Which would leave 2 of Sharp/Cumming/Robey for us to grab.

Richmond aren't picking Taylor. They already have Trainor, who plays very similar.

I can see Essendon going for him though.

 

[eaglevision]

Have they?

Clarke said nobody's contacted us whatsoever.

Yet Rosa said Essendon have contacted both West Coast and Richmond.

Who’s lying?

 

[bzparkes]

Yet Rosa said Essendon have contacted both West Coast and Richmond.

Who’s lying?

Well, we know about WCE's issues with emails these days. Probably should make a call instead.

Perhaps Clarke meant nobody's come forth with an offer. I'd have to listen to his interview again.

Doesn't sound like we have much interest in trading anyway.

 

[eaglevision]

Doesn't sound like we have much interest in trading anyway.

This is exactly the messaging the club should be sending out.

But I suspect we’d like to trade it to Essendon for the two best midfielders available at 5,6.

 

[ep2018]

I think Essendon were more likely to trade up with us had they traded Merrett, now I dont think it happens.

Would rather we take Duursma and CDT tho. Duursma is the best player that's available to us. CDT is a promising project player.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Don’t agree there. Positions himself well, good interceptor and an exceptional kick. Needed to develop his actual defending but IF he had the right attitude to get better he’d be a very handy player to break lines and counter attack. His kick ins would also mean having to have territory defended to the centre of the ground.

Was too slow to guard a door stop, you'd be asking the impossible.

 

[Jimmae]

Are we certain you can't trade a pick back to us? I assume all bets are off once the night starts.

How about 9 and 11 for 2, 34, 53, 58?

 

[Wooshaaaa]

I think Essendon were more likely to trade up with us had they traded Merrett, now I dont think it happens.

Would rather we take Duursma and CDT tho. Duursma is the best player that's available to us. CDT is a promising project player.

So duursma is a utility who will start on the wing. CDT a project player you say with pick 2!!!

We have the first 2 picks in the draft and we don't take the one position we are the worst in the comp for....righteo then.

**** this CDT talk. We have ****ing needs and a project player is not a need. **** me dead I swear if we pick CDT I am going to spam bomb this ****in thread for weeks.

 

[TOA.]

So duursma is a utility who will start on the wing. CDT a project player you say with pick 2!!!

We have the first 2 picks in the draft and we don't take the one position we are the worst in the comp for....righteo then.

** this CDT talk. We have ***ing needs and a project player is not a need. * me dead I swear if we pick CDT I am going to spam bomb this ****in thread for weeks.

Who are the gun mids that we should be taking instead?

 

[beatlesmith]

I’d be happy with either Sharp, Robey or Cumming at pick 2, assuming we keep it.

There are good arguments for each.

Robey has the most upside, given his size and rapid development, but his lack of exposed form poses a risk. With that being said, you don’t collect 40 touches and kick 3 goals in a game at CTL level without being a legitimate talent.

Sharp is the most proven, suits our needs the best and I suspect has the best intangibles. But his level of athleticism and scope for improvement is a concern, particularly with the way that Mini seems to want to play.

Cumming might be a happy middle ground. More athletic than Sharp but more proven than Robey. However, his profile is reasonably similar to Reid and Hewett and his form this year (outside of an excellent SANFL seniors game) has been a bit below expectations.

I’m not as down on CDT as others but I don’t want to draft him. My biggest concern with him is that if we take him, why on earth did we bother drafting and pumping games into Archer Reid?

 

[TheBudgies]

This is based on the Essendon 5,6 + F2 for our 2,13 + F3.
Hope I have got the list numbers/changes right?

IN	OUT
Duursma- Pick #1	Petch
Sharp/Robey - Pick #5	Chesser
Dovaston - Pick #6	Cripps
Curtin - Pick #34	Allen
Williams - Match	Ryan
Banfield - Match	Sheed
Starcevich - Trade	Gov
Young - Trade	Jamieson
Dewar - Promoted to main list	Hunt
Robertson*	Rawlinson*
Clohesy/Blamires*	Additional R*
Evans*	Additional R*
McCarthy* (Ex LTI)	Additional R*
Newton* (Ex LTI)	Additional R*

Dovaston is probably available in the teens right?. Not sure trading up is of much benefit as could likely get both those first rounders at 2 and 13

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Yet Rosa said Essendon have contacted both West Coast and Richmond.

Who’s lying?

Clarke said he's not recieved an offer, not that he hasn't spoken to anyone.

I think he said in an earlier interview that there was a fair bit of interest.

 

[ArdentEagle]

I could have sworn I heard an earlier interview where Clarke said one team had been in touch but nothing of real interest offer wise

 

[SAweagle]

So duursma is a utility who will start on the wing. CDT a project player you say with pick 2!!!

We have the first 2 picks in the draft and we don't take the one position we are the worst in the comp for....righteo then.

** this CDT talk. We have ***ing needs and a project player is not a need. * me dead I swear if we pick CDT I am going to spam bomb this ****in thread for weeks.

100% agree, baffling doesn't even begin to describe it.

 

[rebel23]

2 + 13 for 5 + 6 is a genuine no brainer, CDT + Dovaston/NHH/Phillipou or 2 of Cumming/Sharp/Robey

They aren't going to trade that for pick 2..

They'll want pick 1 for that sort of deal

 

[bzparkes]

I could have sworn I heard an earlier interview where Clarke said one team had been in touch but nothing of real interest offer wise

yeah, pretty sure that's what he said this morning.

 

[ArdentEagle]

Count me in for a board phantom star of we're doing one this year

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

They aren't going to trade that for pick 2..

They'll want pick 1 for that sort of deal

If they want pick 1 it's 5&6 with nothing going back.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Pick 1. Duursma.
Pick 2. Sharp
Pick 13. Cummings, Dovaston or NHH.
Pick 34. Williams Bid Match
Pick 53. Banfield

Evans CatB
Pick 1 RD: Blake Kelly

Big cohort of runners and ball winners. No talls.

 

[txbyhull]

Count me in for a board phantom star of we're doing one this year

seconded. Would love to be involved

 

[Bender_]

seconded. Would love to be involved

Me 3. Hoping I get pick #1 and pick CDT then delete my account.

 

[WCEswift]

ill be in too, but going off my signature i dunno who im picking

 

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[Notmuchofanexpert]

Dovaston is probably available in the teens right?. Not sure trading up is of much benefit as could likely get both those first rounders at 2 and 13

You could be right. I reckon both options, keeping or trading picks, have their merits.
I was mainly just trying to map out how things might look based on the trade proposal with the Dons that others have been tossing around.

From what’s been said though, it doesn’t sound like Dovatson is any real chance of sliding to our pick at 13. I think you’re probably looking more at players like Farrow, Greeves or NHH in that range and to be honest, none of them really grab me as much.

If we went down this route, I could see our options unfolding something like this:

1. Duursma (WCE)
2. Uwland (GC) - West Coast/Essendon bid
3. Patterson (GC) - Essendon bid
4. CDT (ESS)
5. Annable (BRIS) - Richmond bid
6. Robey (RICH)
7. Grijl (RICH)
8. Sharp (WCE)
9. Dovatson / Cumming / Lindsay / Taylor / Schubert (WCE)

The reason I’ve got us taking Dovatson in this scenario is that with Reid, Hewett, Sharp and Duursma, we’d already have a strong mix of mids who can push forward, so Cumming becomes less of a need. Curtin looks like a great tall option a bit later on, so I wouldn’t go for Schubert here. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Taylor are defensive types, and that’s probably the area we’re already best stocked in with Hough, Starcevich, Ginbey, McCarthy and Kenh (next year) shaping as our future DEF core.

Honestly, if we somehow landed Duursma, Sharp, Dovatson, Curtin, plus Williams and Banfield, that’d be one of our best-ever draft hauls in my opinion.