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Recruiting Draft Watch 2020

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Which do you prefer, if you have to choose?

  • Nik Cox

    Votes: 53 77.9%

  • Zach Reid

    Votes: 15 22.1%
  • Total voters
    68
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Gold Rocks said:
Im hearing a handful of teams are very interested in bidding on brand and Eyre who have second rounds picks from just above pick 25 including us as we love bidding.
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By the end of the first round 24 will be about 29/30 is JHU/Campbell/Jones/McInnes/Coleman and potentially Downie all go in the protracted first round. Our 44 will also be about 39/40.

We should be able to match any bid from hawthorn-on after that for Eyre/Brand, then match the other one by going into defecit with our 2x 2021 3rds.
 

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JayJ20 said:
And if we bid on him? If Collingwood really want him, they need to match our bid. If they don't, then he can play for the club he supported.

I'm not worried about his 2km time trial because of COVID. Plenty of players develop the tank to play at AFL level. He fits a need and is incredibly quick. A long term prospect.
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That brief interview of Reef and footage on the AFL website showed me 2 things, he was running with a ventolin in hand and when speaking, it does sound like he just finished a run however that's a common sound Asthmatics give when speaking, especially when excited (and confident) which he clearly is.
 
Essendon will replace its all-star spine on Wednesday when it drafts several big Victorians to help prepare for life after Joe Daniher, Michael Hurley and Cale Hooker.

The Bombers boast their best draft hand in history – picks No. 6, 7 and 8 – and are zeroing in on 200cm fullback Nik Cox and powerful midfielder Archie Perkins.

The Bombers can then match bids for academy prospects Cody Brand (195cm) and Josh Eyre (197cm), giving new coach Ben Rutten enough tall timber to build a new base for his team.

They are also big fans of Port Adelaide’s academy gun Lachie Jones and are considering bidding on the defender with one of their early picks.

Daniher walked out on the Bombers last month while fellow All-Australians Hurley, 30, and Hooker, 32, are coming towards the end of their careers.

Cox is unlikely to make it past Essendon’s trio of top-10 picks and securing the freakish athlete along with lockdown defender Brand and goalkicker Eyre would, quite literally, make it a big draft for the Bombers.

Similarly, Carlton used the 2015 draft to build its spine by taking Jacob Weitering, Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow with three first-round picks.

Brand and Eyre are rated as second-round talents and, while Hawthorn is eyeing Eyre, the Bombers have the list spots to match bids and secure both players.

That would see the Bombers walk away with five draftees – the most in the AFL.

While Sydney (No. 3) or Hawthorn (No. 4) could swoop first on Perkins, rivals think both he and Cox will land at Tullamarine.

Cox stacked on 5kg of muscle this year although the query from recruiters is whether the Montmorency boy will be able to keep filling out his thin frame.

Former Northern Knights talent boss Rhy Gieschen said Cox had special traits, exemplified by a moment in Werribee last year.

“He took a mark leading, which took him outside 50m, and he wheeled to put it to the top of the square,” Gieschen said.

“But there weren’t many options, so he decided to go for home and it sailed through at goalpost height.

“That’s when clubs went, ‘Woah – he could be something pretty special’.

“It’s uncanny for a tall key position type player to be able to switch on to either the left or right foot and hit targets.

“That’s his No. 1 attribute.

“For a tall he’s got elite endurance, he ticks all the boxes athletically with his speed, he’s 200cm and still growing and he kicks the ball really well.”

While the prototype has been compared to Geelong’s Mark Blicavs, Cox grew up with a Sherrin in his hand and his father, Darryl, played 30 games for Fitzroy, Melbourne and Brisbane in the 1980s.

Recruiters have described the draft as an “unpredictable market” because they have not seen many of the elite prospects play this year.

It means clubs are poised to use top-10 picks on players they aren’t certain about.

“Pick 3 this year might be worth a pick 7 or 8 next year,” one club’s head recruiter said.

Recruiting budgets at most clubs have been slashed by 35-40 per cent and talent spotters are unsure how often they’ll be able to travel interstate to watch games next year.

They are also expecting to conduct initial draft interviews over Zoom to save money going forward and are lamenting the redundancies felt by dozens this year.
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Nik Cox gives me Justin Westhoff vibes.

At his peak, Westhoff was the ultimate utility that would start on the wing and use his endurance as a marking link between the 50's, but could play as a KPF, a 3rd tall/interceptor in defence or even the ruck when team balance required it.

Considering how often we get outmarked around the ground the last few years he could be a great pickup.
 
Lore said:
I don’t know who you’re talking about but the people I’m talking about do go to live games all year... eDPS is one of them but there are a handful of them who do similar.

“Phantom drafters” that turn up in September guessing based on highlights reels are not the same breed at all.
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I understand that there is only so many you can get to individually

And this year i doubt any have attended games in victoria but have still had the same input as any other year
 
for what it's worth - ie not much - I do recall hearing Watson and Lyon interview Cox a month or so back, and I was struck by Watson's reaction afterwards. He seemed quite excited, and communicated that he believed that Cox wouldn't (or shouldn't) make it past Essendon's picks; and I remember looking him up in phantoms and thinking that was interesting given that, at that time, he was rated mid teens in many power rankings
 

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ant555 said:
We actually get monstered by teams that continually out mark us just as much as contested footy.
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This. Been banging on about it for ages.

Not only are our guys on the short side, they aren’t even good on the air relative to their size. Many are a total non/factor in marking contests.
 
FlyingV said:
Would love Reid, Perkins and Cox. That’s my top 3. Have to remember we also got Caldwell so he might as well be a top ten mid already taken. Add Brand and Eyre, our talls are set for next 10 years and they’re all great runners/versatile.
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if we go Reid & Cox (on top of Brand & Eyre), i'd probably let Perkins slide and look at a pure mid.
Bid on McInnes, Bruhn or slide back for two (O'Driscoll & Poulter)
 
col44 said:
Would you guys look to get into the big 4 by trading 6 and 8 for 4 and 21?
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Future first would be the price instead of 21
 

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citizen-erased said:
if we go Reid & Cox (on top of Brand & Eyre), i'd probably let Perkins slide and look at a pure mid.
Bid on McInnes, Bruhn or slide back for two (O'Driscoll & Poulter)
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Yeah I’d be happy with Bruhn. And if Phillips slide I’d take him.
With Parish, McGrath and Caldwell I’m comfortable taking a punt on Perkins as a point of difference
 
FlyingV said:
Yeah I’d be happy with Bruhn. And if Phillips slide I’d take him.
With Parish, McGrath and Caldwell I’m comfortable taking a punt on Perkins as a point of difference
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my only issue is Cox is all about ceiling and potential.
Perkins much the same as a mid.

And we need mids.
I'd slide back for an O'Driscoll if we had Reid and Cox at the early picks.
Admittedly, i want to slide back for 2 unless a couple of top 5 "locks" slip.

Cox + Reid or Perkins + O'Driscoll...then take a look at who's on the board.
 
TheGrizz said:
I wouldnt do that trade personally. Whether RFK/Dodoro would i have no idea.
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In the draft preview video RFK did say they were open to offers, but I think that would more be in the case of moving back this year to get future 1sts next year or something similar.
 
citizen-erased said:
my only issue is Cox is all about ceiling and potential.
Perkins much the same as a mid.

And we need mids.
I'd slide back for an O'Driscoll if we had Reid and Cox at the early picks.
Admittedly, i want to slide back for 2 unless a couple of top 5 "locks" slip.

Cox + Reid or Perkins + O'Driscoll...then take a look at who's on the board.
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Yeah I’d agree with that. Where it gets interesting is if Thilthorpe slides and you had to pick between Cox or Reid... or neither... in favour of mids
 

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