Official Club Stuff Q&A with Geoff Parker 2014

[Ford Fairlane]

Geoff Parker has graciously agreed to field some questions about the 2014 draft from Port Board posters.

So if you have any burning questions you would like answered, post them here and Andrew Fuss will put a selection of your questions to Geoff on Wednesday 12 November.

Many thanks to Geoff and Andrew for agreeing to respond to this impromptu Q&A session..

 

[raman]

Why did the Keith Thomas Q&A never actually happen?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I don't think Geoff would know that. Timing issues thwarted us early on, then Keith's workload and his regular missives left the Q&A behind.

Maybe Andrew will have a look at Keith's diary again.

 

[Ant Bear]

My question is: What will be the make-up of our list at the end of the draft in regards to the numbers on the senior list and how many rookies we will take into the 2015 season?

 

[*PAF]

Are we going to pay 105% of the cap in 2015?
If the answer is yes, will it go back to under 100 in 2016?

 

[shewho]

How many ruckmen will be added in to the list prior to 2015?

Are we looking at any DFAs?

Will any of the players we add to the list be mature/previous listed players?

Are there going to be any more delistings?

Are there any areas of identified needs other than ruck support?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

What is the strategy with late picks in Port's situation? We often hear pick the best available with early picks and pick for need later but with a first pick in the 50s, do you try to get the best available or go straight to picking for need?

Do you expect to identify players in the 50ish bracket that you would be most likely to target or lay in wait for a slider?

 

[Forzaport]

Are we going into 2015 with a senior list of 38?

 

[Portia]

Does the club have a pro-hipster recruiting policy?

 

[wilbur_15]

Not directly draft related but were you disappointed not to get one of Gorringe or Lowden in the trade period who we were both strongly linked to?

 

[cj_09]

In your opinion, did Krakouer do enough with the Magpies this year to earn another shot at AFL football with the Power?

 

[Chachi]

Are we more likely to draft a delisted AFL player or a mature age state player in either draft? Good luck.

 

[Chachi]

Are we going to pay 105% of the cap in 2015?
If the answer is yes, will it go back to under 100 in 2016?

Wouldn't that be a question for Rhodey's replacement?

 

[*PAF]

Wouldn't that be a question for Rhodey's replacement?

True.

 

[tribey]

Do you get annoyed when people at government departments and businesses assume your name is Jeff?

 

[HaroldOliver]

If The PAFC had a top ten draft pick this year who would you select?

 

[*PAF]

I have a better one.
Will we find out who you think are the top ten players before or after the draft?

 

[Jason K]

How much, if any, does having a PAFC juniors background sway a players worth in the eyes of the recruiting team i.e, would you pick Jake Johansen over Caleb Daniel if we were looking at a small this year?

 

[Ant Bear]

What happened to your cricket career? You were the best batsmen in the country at u/16 level in 1984 - could you have played for Australia?

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Who is your top 3?

 

[Portia]

Which feeder club in each state is the best to interact with as a recruiter?

 

[blaargh]

Do we think that there is value in AFL performance to be had from maintaining a strong local footy presence? Will PA be looking to set up local development pathways?

How important is character in comparison to talent when drafting?

 

[RossFC]

Who are our recruiting scouts, how many of them do we have and which State Leagues/Under 18's comps do they keep tabs on the most?

 

[TeeKray]

How much influence do the coaching and fitness staff have over recruiting? Are you advised to look for players with specific attributes or is the talent identification process more general?

 

[PJ Power]

My questions revolve around the need to draft key forwards:

1) How does the club view our medium to long-term key forward stocks? i.e. Is there a reasonable level of confidence internally that one or more of Butcher, Shaw or Harvey will make it as an AFL Finals-capable key forward?

2) If not, then what are our contingency plans for recruiting a key forward? Is there any hope or expectation that we can nab a high ceiling KPF with our late picks this year?

3) If not, will we need to trade into the top 10 picks in the following two draft years or would we prefer to directly trade in our next KPF?