Recruiting Draft Watch - Jones, Bryan, Johnson, Cahill, Hibberd in

[eth-dog]

Dont know why we passed.

A flier on sambono would have been great. Liked Kreuger too, perplexing to pass.

Are rookies given 1 or 2 year deals? If 2 then that explains why we passed, probably want maximum list spots fornnext year where the draft and conequent rookie draft will be stronger.

1 year

 

[Mercuri Rising]

Re the last list spot - is it possible to add Cat B's before list lodgement, or do they have to be explicitly tied to a draft pick? Not that I have any reason to think that would happen, I just seem to remember it coming up a year or two ago.

 

[eth-dog]

Re the last list spot - is it possible to add Cat B's before list lodgement, or do they have to be explicitly tied to a draft pick? Not that I have any reason to think that would happen, I just seem to remember it coming up a year or two ago.

Cat B has no effect on Cat A rookies.

 

[Mercuri Rising]

Cat B has no effect on Cat A rookies.

Right, forgot that. Well, ignoring that part of the question - can we use the last Cat B spot now? Or does it have to technically be a draft pick?

 

[eth-dog]

Right, forgot that. Well, ignoring that part of the question - can we use the last Cat B spot now? Or does it have to technically be a draft pick?

I think we can use it.

 

[Bombermania]

By the looks of it we have picked up two draftees that like to take a big mark, looks like Joey might have some competition for back to back mark of the year awards.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

I am 99% sure the pass was due to salary cap reasons. We did trade in 3 stars.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Answerth will play TAC as a 19 year old and I bet all money he gets taken next year if he stays injury free

Perfect opportunity to take a little risk on a player with great upside than risk paying a hearty price the following year ie Zaharakis.

 

[eth-dog]

I am 99% sure the pass was due to salary cap reasons. We did trade in 3 stars.

Has no effect on the rookie list.

 

[Snake Charmer]

I am 99% sure the pass was due to salary cap reasons. We did trade in 3 stars.

Rookie contracts don't go against the cap. Unless that changed with the other rookie rules changing.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

Beats me then *shrug*

 

[Scottie65]

I am 99% sure the pass was due to salary cap reasons. We did trade in 3 stars.

spot on

 

[eth-dog]

spot on

Except the rookie list has no effect on the Salary Cap.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

I looked it up. Rookies do matter but in some circumstances they affect it less.

 

[Scottie65]

absolutly stoked with trent mynott selection.......i know someone very well who played along side trent last season who went in the top 10.....said to me earlier trents an absolute bull....hard working tough competitor.....said great pick up by the bombers...will play games in 2018...hopefully many

 

[TheGrizz]

Except the rookie list has no effect on the Salary Cap.

how do you figure that?

Rookies contribute to the salary cap so i dont know where you got that from

 

[Lore]

how do you figure that?

Rookies contribute to the salary cap so i dont know where you got that from

There is something about when a rookie was upgraded for an LTI replacement then the rookie player's match payments come out of salary cap while they're upgraded. But rookies won't be upgraded anymore so that's all probably changed now.

 

[faible]

So who’s looking likely around the mark of pick 18 next year?

 

[boncer34]

Seriously if we don't take Parish you'd have to question the recruiting strategy. It's all well and good to take some speculative picks now and then but sometimes the safe path is the one that makes the most sense.

Absolute ****ing lol at tonight's draft. Stand by this 100%.

 

[WEEVZ]

Absolute ******* lol at tonight's draft. Stand by this 100%.

Mynott a much better chance to make it than Parish is/was. Listening to people that watch the draft crops closely, Parish was always a speculative prospect. Bit like Jackson Merrett, probably falls into the "less talented sibling" category.

Kids that genuinely can't kick to save themselves aren't looked on favourably unless they have a point of difference to balance it out (i.e. speed, x-factor, kicks goals regularly etc. none of which Parish has), the other thing that would go against him from what I can tell is a lack of versatility.

 

[boncer34]

Mynott a much better chance to make it than Parish is/was. Listening to people that watch the draft crops closely, Parish was always a speculative prospect. Bit like Jackson Merrett, probably falls into the "less talented sibling" category.

Kids that genuinely can't kick to save themselves aren't looked on favourably unless they have a point of difference to balance it out (i.e. speed, x-factor, kicks goals regularly etc. none of which Parish has), the other thing that would go against him from what I can tell is a lack of versatility.

We sill regret this. Mark my words.

We absolutely should've picked my speculative player over the one Dodoro and co have watched play.

 

[eDPS]

I have updated the OP with my current top 30 for next year. Plenty of very good players not making my top 30 so just goes to show why its considered a stronger draft.

 

[monty1104]

I have updated the OP with my current top 30 for next year. Plenty of very good players not making my top 30 so just goes to show why its considered a stronger draft.

Do you know whether Dylan Stephens from Woodville is eligible in 2018? I’m pretty sure he is a 2019 draft pick but I don’t know how the whole underager thing works.

 

[Snake Charmer]

We sill regret this. Mark my words.

We absolutely should've picked my speculative player over the one Dodoro and co have watched play.

First Aaron Heppell and Cassidy Parish. This clubs ****ed

 

[eDPS]

Do you know whether Dylan Stephens from Woodville is eligible in 2018? I’m pretty sure he is a 2019 draft pick but I don’t know how the whole underager thing works.

2019