Game Day Fremantle FC: Draft Day
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Purple_Turtle
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Someone should tell him. Chappy talking up how much he loves Young and how much he wants to learn from Ryan.
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Love Treacy...
2.97 sprint...
2.97 sprint...
Looking at our national draft haul, its interesting to see that the club went for known quantities/exposed form in the end over projections for VIC players whos seasons were wiped out.
COVID played a significant part on our draft strategy.
COVID played a significant part on our draft strategy.
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All our previous players from Bendigo Pioneers have been traded in/free agency. Solomon, Tarrant, Sylvia.
I think it is fair to say we got 4 of the top 7 WA prospects this year. McDonald, DGB and Carroll the ones we didn't get.
Given the WA u18s side were clearly really strong I think it was a sound strategy. Good chance all of them have long AFL careers.
Personally I could not be happier with Freo's haul given the draft picks we had, and I just don't get all the complaints.
As for Josh, I'm frikken' stoked with his selection!
194cm, 94kg, goes from 0-20 in 2.94 seconds (and at 94kg, that is some serious ******* leg power and core strength right there 
- kid's gonna be strong as an ox), loves a contest, aggressive, a leading bottom-age performer at state level, huge mits, has played forward, back and midfield, LITERALLY sends defenders flying when he hits a pack, but also potential captaincy material. I could be describing a young Barry Hall here, but unlike Barry I very much doubt the club is going to hire, tolerate or develop a super-aggressive thuggish brute as a forward. Pavlich and Tabener is far more our Forward mould - strong, tall and aggressive, but also controlled and measured footballers, which is just the way I like it.
Who gives a screaming, steaming s**t that we lost a 3rd pick from next year's draft? Focus on what we gained, not what we lost. Personally I'm staggered and delighted that just like Ryan, Barlow, Duman, Toby and Tabs before him, Freo has seemingly pulled yet another quality rookie from out of our draft team's arse.
As for Josh, I'm frikken' stoked with his selection!
194cm, 94kg, goes from 0-20 in 2.94 seconds (and at 94kg, that is some serious ******* leg power and core strength right there - kid's gonna be strong as an ox), loves a contest, aggressive, a leading bottom-age performer at state level, huge mits, has played forward, back and midfield, LITERALLY sends defenders flying when he hits a pack, but also potential captaincy material. I could be describing a young Barry Hall here, but unlike Barry I very much doubt the club is going to hire, tolerate or develop a super-aggressive thuggish brute as a forward. Pavlich and Tabener is far more our Forward mould - strong, tall and aggressive, but also controlled and measured footballers, which is just the way I like it.Who gives a screaming, steaming s**t that we lost a 3rd pick from next year's draft? Focus on what we gained, not what we lost. Personally I'm staggered and delighted that just like Ryan, Barlow, Duman, Toby and Tabs before him, Freo has seemingly pulled yet another quality rookie from out of our draft team's arse.
Freo should have drafted the best available, instead they just drafted local.
Obviously have a poor culture, as they can't keep any non WA player. Expect Cerra, Brayshaw, Serong and Young to leave ASAP.
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Don’t think sumich will be whinging for awhile, he’d be happy as a pig in s**t after landing Trew in the rookie draft after calling him a sook on live radio
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Whoah, it's all good. Matt Balmer have Freo a B+.
West Coast got a C. Seems Hawthorn screwed over West Coast by taking their desired Tyler Brockman at pick 46.
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Knightmare (who hasn't given us a decent grade in the last few years even though we've killed it) gave the Eagles a better grade than us.
I'm not losing sleep.
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I can't wait for the 2020 first round draft analysis where it's just repeating over and over how if he was a club list manager he'd take the guy he liked the most.
AFL draft: First round analysis
The first round of the AFL draft is complete, with plenty of surprises and intrigue. ESPN expert Chris Doerre assesses all the picks and trades made during the opening round on Wednesday night.
Although TBF he did give us an A last year.
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Grading a draft haul the day after has got to be up there with the most redundant and stupid analysis possible.
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About 90% of the articles boil down to:
Top-5 pick or multiple picks in the first/second round = A!
Normal amount of picks = B!
Traded away most of your picks and only got a few late ones = C!
No s**t.
Hehe, I do like how he gave Essendon a C grade though. They have a mosquito fleet midfield that can’t kick yet lets draft a heap of KPPs.
Mate, that is very unkind.
Congratulations to all the players drafted by the mighty Freo Dockers.
We unrealistically expect you all to be absolute champions and naturally also lead us into the promised land of AFL glory.
Realistically be prepared to be minutely scrutinized by some very hard markers until the time you become either a hero or a zero. Your chances of the former are less than 50/50
Go forth you young champs, we are with you all the way.....for now at least.
We unrealistically expect you all to be absolute champions and naturally also lead us into the promised land of AFL glory.
Realistically be prepared to be minutely scrutinized by some very hard markers until the time you become either a hero or a zero. Your chances of the former are less than 50/50
Go forth you young champs, we are with you all the way.....for now at least.
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Didn't trade up to get Jack Carroll as well.
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