^^ deja vu all over again... 
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I hate draft day.
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Would love either McCarthy or Acres. And if Marsh were to slide to our second round pick, i'd be stoked.
Do you think that Freo perhaps believe they could grab Jesse Hogan in a couple of years time when his Melbourne contract is up? A forward line of McCarthy/Hogan would be HUGE.
Do you think that Freo perhaps believe they could grab Jesse Hogan in a couple of years time when his Melbourne contract is up? A forward line of McCarthy/Hogan would be HUGE.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-11-20/cripps-in-blues-sights
Sounds like Carlton may move on Cripps, which leaves only Brisbane to take Mccarthy before us. (Still not convinced whether he'd be a better pick than Acres)
Of course, it's just as likely as anything that some other club will come from out of the blue and nab nab him with an earlier pick than us, surprising everyone.
Sounds like Carlton may move on Cripps, which leaves only Brisbane to take Mccarthy before us. (Still not convinced whether he'd be a better pick than Acres)
Of course, it's just as likely as anything that some other club will come from out of the blue and nab nab him with an earlier pick than us, surprising everyone.
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It's better than Christmas for sure.
Except for a Freo supporter it's the equivalent of hinting all year that you want a nice new jacket only to wake up and find Santa has brought you another ****ing tie to go with the other two dozen hanging in your wardrobe.
I bet this happens.
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I bet it doesn't. I very much doubt both would be still available by our pick. But hey if it does happen I wouldn't be unhappy as long as we chose one or the other.
Meh. Whoever we get, it's a professional club with recruiters who have a good strike rate. I have faith.
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So do I but it's still an exciting time. We are lucky that we're a good team because over the last few years none of our top draft picks have really come on and dominated. Pitt, Morabito Sheridan, Simpson etc. A lot of bad luck there which we need to make up for.
Our first pick this year is quite important. Let's hope we nail it.
Lots of picks Around 20 something though... We haven't had a top 10 pick since 2009 I'm pretty sure, and that was Mora (
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OK I messed that one up. When will I learn to read coherently? LOL.
Nup, won't be satisfied unless we take a key position with our first pick, we have midfielders for days, some of whom will probably have to fight for spots as it is already. If McCarthy is available at 17 and we take someone else I will not be pleased.
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McCarthy will be wearing purple in less than 24 hours IMO.
What's changed in the last day? Yesterday there was no chance McCarthy was going to us.
Did he belt someone at a nightclub or something? Probably not, you'd think he'd get taken at 11 if he did that.
Did he belt someone at a nightclub or something? Probably not, you'd think he'd get taken at 11 if he did that.
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If Acres and McCarthy are on the table, I won't really care if we take Acres. Remember back to Fyfe (#20) and say Black (#25) or Carlisle (#24). Could be a similar situation. On the flipside there was WC burning picks on Stevens and Weedon before those talls. Will be impossible to know tomorrow whether we've made the right decision.
The club might also factor in their position on Thorp/Marsh/Harvey/Apeness/etc., and how much work they've put into Hogan and if they are confident of him returning west. We could end up with say McCarthy, #37 KPF, Gumbleton, Taberner, Hogan on our list in a few years time. Though there's no guarantees any of those guys will be good forwards in purple, so maybe you still hedge your bets and pick McCarthy.
The club might also factor in their position on Thorp/Marsh/Harvey/Apeness/etc., and how much work they've put into Hogan and if they are confident of him returning west. We could end up with say McCarthy, #37 KPF, Gumbleton, Taberner, Hogan on our list in a few years time. Though there's no guarantees any of those guys will be good forwards in purple, so maybe you still hedge your bets and pick McCarthy.
I could see the Cats being interested (also in Acres). The thing for me with Cats is that they draft for the long term and anyway don't have pressing needs.
The chatter about Carlton liking Cripps is the critical selection hurdle I think.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-11-20/cripps-in-blues-sights
PATRICK Cripps looms as the player most likely to make a late rise up the draft board, with the West Australian midfielder in line to be Carlton's first draft pick.
The Blues' recruiting team made the trip to Geraldton recently to interview Cripps' family, and the club is known to be keen on securing another inside midfielder.
After his poor testing at the NAB AFL Draft Combine, some clubs believed Cripps could drop out of the first 25 selections but that now appears unlikely for the All Australian.
He may push out fellow West Australian Cameron McCarthy from the spot at the Blues, with McCarthy a chance to reach Fremantle's No.17 selection.
PATRICK Cripps looms as the player most likely to make a late rise up the draft board, with the West Australian midfielder in line to be Carlton's first draft pick.
The Blues' recruiting team made the trip to Geraldton recently to interview Cripps' family, and the club is known to be keen on securing another inside midfielder.
After his poor testing at the NAB AFL Draft Combine, some clubs believed Cripps could drop out of the first 25 selections but that now appears unlikely for the All Australian.
He may push out fellow West Australian Cameron McCarthy from the spot at the Blues, with McCarthy a chance to reach Fremantle's No.17 selection.
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So who do you think we'll take then? If they're available, I just can't see us not taking one of them. Then again, I've been wrong in several drafts, so my judgement, admittedly, isn't the best.I have a feeling neither will be coming to Freo.
Does the draft start at 5pm WA local time?
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Hopefully we'll get lucky and McCarthy and Acres will both be available at our first.
Imagine the cataclysm if we took Acres over McCarthy.
The reality is, I wouldn't be too shocked if it happened... and from what I've seen and heard of Acres... I wouldn't be at all bothered either.
EDIT: Really should read the whole thread before replying but... meh
