Competitions National Draft Prediction thread

[MarkG]

Rioli. At 57, that's more like it.

Good luck getting him there. You will have to watch him running around for another team. Hope he plays like crap to support your assessment.

 

[Rack Watts]

Have you coded an alert that comes up on your phone every time somebody mentions the keyword "Rioli" on here? You're practically Bruce McAvaney. You actually replied within 30 seconds of me posting that.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Rioli... test... test.

 

[Rack Watts]

Hope he plays like crap to support your assessment.

I'm sure he will be a great player for the next 10 years.









For the St. Mary's seniors.

 

[MarkG]

I'm sure he will be a great player for the next 10 years.

For the St. Mary's seniors.

Sure... After he retires from AFL after a couple of Norm Smiths.

Francis has put in a few shockers. Any explanation?

 

[citizen-erased]

Rioli. At 57, that's more like it.

that one is more a hope. combine was a good sign, but hasn't been on the radar long enough to gamble 24 or 25 on him.

 

[MarkG]

Have you coded an alert that comes up on your phone every time somebody mentions the keyword "Rioli" on here? You're practically Bruce McAvaney. You actually replied within 30 seconds of me posting that.

I could say the same to you. The mere mention of Rioli's name and you can't help yourself. I don't spend all day criticising other people's opinions. You and a few of your buddies make an art of it.

 

[Rack Watts]

I could say the same to you. The mere mention of Rioli's name and you can't help yourself. I don't spend all day criticising other people's opinions. You and a few of your buddies make an art of it.

If I see a terrible opinion, I criticise it. I assure you, you won't find many in here that say I've criticised them. I generally come here for a laugh with like-minded people.

 

[Rack Watts]

that one is more a hope. combine was a good sign, but hasn't been on the radar long enough to gamble 24 or 25 on him.

Yeah, I'd rather a club wait for a player, and if they don't get him than draft another player they like, instead of reaching. He's worth a pick in the late 30s onwards IMO. Wouldn't surprise me if we got him late.

 

[MarkG]

If I see a terrible opinion, I criticise it. I assure you, you won't find many in here that say I've criticised them. I generally come here for a laugh with like-minded people.

So you truly think the young guy is that bad with little upside potential? Each to their own. All that really matters is what Dedoro and Worsfold think. So our opinions don't mean anything anyway.

Let's hope whichever players we draft can add a bit of excitement to our game.

With all of the ASADA, WADA, slow sideways and backwards game plan and getting hiding after hiding in the second half of the season, we need to get some X factor into our team.

 

[monty1104]

Love how people are hedging their bets on selections. Hardly the point of this thread I'd have thought.

 

[BomberARMY]

Might as well have a crack

4. Parish
5. Francis
24. B.McKay
25. Bonner
57. M. Brown
80. McKernan upgrade

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

How many senior list spots do we have?

I thought with so many delistings, we'd have to use another pick past 57?

 

[JohnnyDrama1]

4. Francis
5. Oliver
24. Lovell
25. Partington
57. Brown

 

[Zach Package]

Love how people are hedging their bets on selections. Hardly the point of this thread I'd have thought.

I'm loving how people are on to their 4th or 5th guess

 

[eth-dog]

How many senior list spots do we have?

I thought with so many delistings, we'd have to use another pick past 57?

6-8 senior, 3-5 rookie.

 

[yaco55]

I could say the same to you. The mere mention of Rioli's name and you can't help yourself. I don't spend all day criticising other people's opinions. You and a few of your buddies make an art of it.

What if we draft Ben Rioli ?

 

[MarkG]

What if we draft Ben Rioli ?

"Despite Rioli's speed, evasiveness and flashy tricks, the scouts at the AFL's draft camp were still to be convinced of his dedication, with his skin folds being described as "less than brilliant" and his commitment to AFL still being questionable.["

 

[MarkG]

4. Sam Weideman
5. Rhys Matheison
24. Luke Partington
25. Tom Cole
57. Dylan Smith

You think Partington has the disposal accuracy required to play AFL?

Didn't we have enough inaccuracy in 2015?

 

[eth-dog]

I love how MarkG bleats on Rioli like no tomorrow yet in the next breath says that Partington isn't a good enough kick when he's a better kick than Rioli.

 

[Rack Watts]

You think Partington has the disposal accuracy required to play AFL?

Didn't we have enough inaccuracy in 2015?

He is a better kick than Rioli.

Also, this thread is about who I think we will draft, not who I want us to draft.
Otherwise it would be:

4: Ben Rioli
5: The Rioli we usually talk about
24: Yestin Eades
25: Rodney Eade
59: Yeezus

 

[Mercuri Rising]

You think Partington has the disposal accuracy required to play AFL?

Didn't we have enough inaccuracy in 2015?

mark honestly

if you're worried about partington's disposal and not worried about rioli's

there's not much we can do to help you

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

4. Francis
5. Weideman
24. Clarke
25. Skinner
57. M.Brown

Updating my prediction
4. Parish
5. Oliver

Essendon reported to have cooled on Parish and into Weideman, tricking Melbourne into taking Weidman ahead of us thinking they can still get Parish with their other top 10 pick. Parish and Oliver will address both our inside/outside midfield quality and both hopefully become 200 gamers.
24. B.McKay
25. Skinner

Probably unlikely B.McKay will get past either of the Dog's picks but it wouldn't surprise me if Dodoro pulled a sneaky to get B.McKay through to our pick (Ben and Harry love the Bombers apparently). Skinner was highly rated before doing his knee so he might be a good value pick up here. If not Skinner mabye a Dylan Smith or Jesse Glass-McKasker instead. Purely needs based here, might be better players here.

57. Kerbatieh

Not much reasoning here, just a small combative forward that might be a good fit. Who knows here though, could be some hidden players looked at here that Keane and Co have on their radar. Could be a 'literally who' type here.

80. Dan Coghlan
98. McKernan upgrade

 

[harro92]

What are the chances bombers draft could be (presuming Parish is gone at 3)
4. Aaron Francis
5. Sam Weideman
24.Luke Partington
25. Jade Gresham
57.Mitch Brown
80. Gach Nyuon
98. Daniel Coghlan
116. Shaun Mckernan (rookie elevation)

 

[MarkG]

mark honestly

if you're worried about partington's disposal and not worried about rioli's

there's not much we can do to help you

Kicking is definitely Rioli's question mark.