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Taking Phillips (IF) we secured pick 1 (which is highly unlikely), would be a disaster. He’s a meat and potatoes midfielder and probable 250 gamer due to his professionalism, but not that generational talent which you select with a Pick 1.Hi Roo Fans,
Pardon the intrusion, with the race for Pick 1 hotting up, I was just curious to know what type of player would you be looking at for Pick 1? Is it as simple as taking Phillips? Or would you be looking at a tall?
Good luck (but not too much) this weekend.
Taking Phillips (IF) we secured pick 1 (which is highly unlikely), would be a disaster. He’s a meat and potatoes midfielder and probable 250 gamer due to his professionalism, but not that generational talent which you select with a Pick 1.
Absolutely agree its unlikely...Taking Phillips (IF) we secured pick 1 (which is highly unlikely), would be a disaster. He’s a meat and potatoes midfielder and probable 250 gamer due to his professionalism, but not that generational talent which you select with a Pick 1.
I actually couldn't disagree any more with this. I genuinely think Phillips would be at the top of our list and I'd have absolutely no issue in selecting him first overallTaking Phillips (IF) we secured pick 1 (which is highly unlikely), would be a disaster. He’s a meat and potatoes midfielder and probable 250 gamer due to his professionalism, but not that generational talent which you select with a Pick 1.
No idea what the club is thinking but if they throw the recruiting over to the BF board we'll probably be taking a gun mid with our pick and the best mid, HBF or CPD with Melbourne's pick. No one seems to be spruiking for Thilthorpe here.Absolutely agree its unlikely...
Obviously, a lot of our fans are wanting Tilthorpe... I'm not personally sold.
I disagree that you don't take Phillips at 1... the last decade the only real x-factor player taken at Pick 1 is probably Rayner. I think most teams have stayed with the safe bet.
Well given you have us bidding pick 1 for him, you'd have to assume we rate him the best in the draft, no?
And let's be honest, do you really think the Bulldogs haven't been planning for this for at least the last 12 months?
I doubt they go into a deficit.
Picking a 250 game midfielder sounds like exactly what we need to do.Taking Phillips (IF) we secured pick 1 (which is highly unlikely), would be a disaster. He’s a meat and potatoes midfielder and probable 250 gamer due to his professionalism, but not that generational talent which you select with a Pick 1.
Will be interesting to see what we do with Brown.
This move from Shaw may be bigger picture given the strength of the KPF’s at the top of the draft.
Hi Roo Fans,
Pardon the intrusion, with the race for Pick 1 hotting up, I was just curious to know what type of player would you be looking at for Pick 1? Is it as simple as taking Phillips? Or would you be looking at a tall?
Good luck (but not too much) this weekend.
Hi Roo Fans,
Pardon the intrusion, with the race for Pick 1 hotting up, I was just curious to know what type of player would you be looking at for Pick 1? Is it as simple as taking Phillips? Or would you be looking at a tall?
Good luck (but not too much) this weekend.
I agree Pykie, but where do you see Combden fitting in all of this?Will be interesting to see what we do with Brown.
This move from Shaw may be bigger picture given the strength of the KPF’s at the top of the draft.
I'm not one for 6-7 step trades but if we are to rebuild quickly it would be worth landing 3-4 top 20 picks this year. We know we will have 2 top 10, I'd offer Sydney our 2021 first for their first this year. Assuming it will be top 5 as expected. Can't allow them to select another player before Campbell so give them the option of us bidding on Campbell or take our deal and have fun next year death riding us. Throw in our 4th rounder for a few extra points for them
The next part is not likely as I think Brown will stay but purely from a heavy reset mindset I'll put it in anyway. Brown out for Brisbane's 2 first round picks (they own ports both will fall between the 14-18 range) with our essendon pick going back to them.
Send one of those to GWS for Caldwell assuming he wants to come back to vic.
With our picks select
2: Phillips
4: Hollands
5: Granger-Barras
15: Callow (Rate this kid)
Slight pipe dream but hey just a thought
Haven't read to much into next year's draft. If that's the case fair enough. Just a hypothetical for those looking aheadNext years top end looks really good. It would be crazy to give up that pick. Imagine giving up pick 2 in a super top end draft.
Haven't read to much into next year's draft. If that's the case fair enough. Just a hypothetical for those looking ahead
Jason Horne gets better every week. 24 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles, 5 clearances and a goal this week as he looks more and more like the clear number 1 pick in a very strong draft group next year.
We really need to go full rebuild and stock up on draft picks for this year and next year.
So did we play ourselves out of getting Hollands and Phillips?
Hollands would still be there IMO - really can't see Phillips slipping past the first 2 picks.
I'm warming more to a midfielder with our first pick (preferably Phillips, otherwise Hollands) and DGB with our second as the way to go. I really like the idea of picking up a defender who could develop to be a McGovern (exceptional intercept player) or Grimes-type (lock down on smalls or talls). DGB has the attributes to be anything you want in defense.
Shaw has made it clear that he's a defense first coach so his best case scenario may be something along the lines of Phillips + DGB.
Showed enough when played on ball to suggest he can make it as a 70-30 mid-forward imo. It's a risk to pick him as a midfielder as this season was meant to be his year in the midfield which obviously he won't get. I'd take him if Phillips is gone with our first pick.Yeah Hollands will be there.
Having watched Hollands games from 2019 (videos coming soon on my page), he was playing as a forward first with some bursts in the mid. Shifter described him as a mercurial forward.