Mega Thread Official 2012 Draft discussion thread: All drafts complete.

[Bluelegs]

am i the only one that believes that picking up Wines may not be the greatest pick? sure the kid is hard and will be a walk up for round 1 but we've already drafted an inside midfielder in Viney and i believe Trengove and Jones and both more inside than outside. I just think that we need a classy outside player who make take a few more years to develop but could really blossom with Viney. In saying this, if Toumpas for some reason dropped to 4 would you take him over Wines?

We have plenty of classy outsiders that we've drafted. Unfortunately none of them have developed. Taggart should be good though.

 

[DeeWong6996]

am i the only one that believes that picking up Wines may not be the greatest pick? sure the kid is hard and will be a walk up for round 1 but we've already drafted an inside midfielder in Viney and i believe Trengove and Jones and both more inside than outside. I just think that we need a classy outside player who make take a few more years to develop but could really blossom with Viney. In saying this, if Toumpas for some reason dropped to 4 would you take him over Wines?

Im with you. As silly as this may sound, I have absolutely no idea who I want the club to pick up at 4. As mentioned before, Trengrove/Jones/Viney should suffice as our inside mids. Wines would just be surplus, Grundy/Toumpas/Whitfield won't slide that far and Macrae/Garlett/O'Rourke aren't worth pick 4!

And yes, I know O'Rourke is highly touted. I just don't see what the fuss is all about TBH.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Wines is the best available midfielder - hence we take him.

He's a complete midfielder, inside/outside.

No point not taking him because we have another few midfielders who can go inside/outside as well - heaven forbid we end up with a midfield of players who can hold their own in contested ball and distribute well!

 

[Bazz_38]

i do remember somebody pointing out that they heard GWS are interested in Wines, so i guess its not entirely impossible

 

[DeeWong6996]

i do remember somebody pointing out that they heard GWS are interested in Wines, so i guess its not entirely impossible

hopefully toumpas slides

 

[Ando727]

It doesn't matter what we think. By pick 4 only one of Wines/Toumpas will be available, we pick the one who is. I'm kind of relieved that we don't have to choose. I hate dilemmas.

 

[DeeWong6996]

So is pretty much a lock that GWS will pick Whitfield, Grundy and one of Wines/Toumpas?

 

[tynanshinin]

Story on the afl website about Shane Nelson, played against him a few times and seen him play for west perth this year (averaged 25 touches). Think Neeld would like him. Hard at it but quick (2.81 20m sprint) great kicking and an elite runner.. personally think he'd be a good pick up but then again if taggert can play consistantly play like he did in his couple of VFL games then perhaps he's not needed.

 

[DeeWong6996]

Story on the afl website about Shane Nelson, played against him a few times and seen him play for west perth this year (averaged 25 touches). Think Neeld would like him. Hard at it but quick (2.81 20m sprint) great kicking and an elite runner.. personally think he'd be a good pick up but then again if taggert can play consistantly play like he did in his couple of VFL games then perhaps he's not needed.

Yeah interesting, many including me thought he wouldn't last to the third round last year. Nobody even contemplated that he wouldn't even get rookied.

There must be SOME major flaw in his game to get passed up on.

 

[tynanshinin]

there must be I, just cant see it haha

 

[Eth]

So is pretty much a lock that GWS will pick Whitfield, Grundy and one of Wines/Toumpas?

95% chance they'll take Whitfield, Toumpas, Grundy.

 

[Bazz_38]

95% chance they'll take Whitfield, Toumpas, Grundy.

Too many goddamn MIDFIELDERS!!!!

 

[Tulip]

Giles is resigning, wonder if they may not take Grundy?

 

[Bazz_38]

Giles is resigning, wonder if they may not take Grundy?

i don't want grundy though

 

[deeman87]

Who do we take if GWS go Whitfield, Toumpas, Wines?

 

[Bazz_38]

Who do we take if GWS go Whitfield, Toumpas, Wines?

O'rourke? hope this doesn't happen

 

[Demons2012]

Who do we take if GWS go Whitfield, Toumpas, Wines?

Would have thought Grundy - best availible, particularly if we trade out Martin.

Those questioning whether we may have too many inside mids if we took Wines, refer 2012 premiers, really only one or 2 outside pacey types in there. Also Neeld wanting to coach the hardest side to play against, he likes inside football, i know nothing byt would be shocked if we passed on Wines, perfect fit in so many ways. Also a Melb supporter which does count for something.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Who do we take if GWS go Whitfield, Toumpas, Wines?

Stringer!!!!

**** his injuries, he will destroy for years.

 

[Bazz_38]

Stringer!!!!

**** his injuries, he will destroy for years.

Biggest gamble if i'd ever seen one

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Stringer!!!!

**** his injuries, he will destroy for years.

Too high at 4. Could understand it at 13 but not with the picks we have now.

 

[Tulip]

 

[CowboyFromHell]

To be fair to Molan his injuries occured AFTER he got drafted.... although that doesn't the fact that Craig Cameron reached big time when he drafted him.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Too high at 4. Could understand it at 13 but not with the picks we have now.

No doubt it would be seen as a massive risk - and realistically, it won't happen - but I'd love him to be at the Dees.

For the record, I don't think it's a risk - his movement has increased rapidly this season.

 

[CowboyFromHell]

No doubt it would be seen as a massive risk - and realistically, it won't happen - but I'd love him to be at the Dees.

For the record, I don't think it's a risk - his movement has increased rapidly this season.

If he wasn't seen as a big risk he would be going Top 5.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

I also think that clubs that are taking a 'risk' on players are being rewarded more and more often.

Judd, Selwood, Heppell, Darling (apart from his off field behaviour I'm fairly certain he was king-hit and put in an induced coma for a couple of days?).

There weren't footballing reasons to pass on these guys.

There isn't a footballing reason to pass on Stringer IMO.

If he wasn't injured he'd be going no.1 - he dominated TAC Cup as a 16 year old, he's missed two years of development through this injury (one through incapacitation and this one through having to make up for it) and he's still being talked about as a first rounder.