Player Watch Riley Thilthorpe - Signed to End of 2028

[Clayton Lamb]

Respectfully, how is he comparing to Ugle-Hagan? If I recall we tried to get Ugle-Hagan initially but couldn’t because he was an academy player? I don’t watch many Footscray games. Is he travelling well? Is he starting to dominate?

“Riley (Thilthorpe) was always our man. He knew what we thought about him and he wasn’t too worried about going pick two.”

The bid on Ugle-Hagan was strategic. RT was the one they wanted.

How bidding on Ugle-Hagan landed the Crows James Rowe

The strategy behind Adelaide's bid with its top draft pick

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[Scorpus]

“Riley (Thilthorpe) was always our man. He knew what we thought about him and he wasn’t too worried about going pick two.”

The bid on Ugle-Hagan was strategic. RT was the one they wanted.

How bidding on Ugle-Hagan landed the Crows James Rowe

The strategy behind Adelaide's bid with its top draft pick

www.afc.com.au

The Dogs would be thanking us in hindsight that we pulled a brilliant strategic move to prevent them drafting Jimmy Rowe

 

[Soggy2112]

“Riley (Thilthorpe) was always our man. He knew what we thought about him and he wasn’t too worried about going pick two.”

The bid on Ugle-Hagan was strategic. RT was the one they wanted.

How bidding on Ugle-Hagan landed the Crows James Rowe

The strategy behind Adelaide's bid with its top draft pick

www.afc.com.au

It always confuses me why more teams don’t make their opponents pay full price for their academy/father son picks.

What benefit was there for North and GWS allowing the Pies to get Daicos at 4? North also could have made the dogs pay full price for Darcy and didn’t.

 

[FR0GGY]

The Dogs would be thanking us in hindsight that we pulled a brilliant strategic move to prevent them drafting Jimmy Rowe

If we’re playing Murphy, we could be playing Rowe instead.
Rowey got unlucky and was drafted when we were shit, I bet he’d be doing far better with our current side.

 

[119others]

It always confuses me why more teams don’t make their opponents pay full price for their academy/father son picks.

What benefit was there for North and GWS allowing the Pies to get Daicos at 4? North also could have made the dogs pay full price for Darcy and didn’t.

Same as Ashcroft last year

Darcy went 2 though didn’t he?

 

[Cromulant]

Same as Ashcroft last year

Darcy went 2 though didn’t he?

My guess is people dont want to upset other clubs in the event of their own F/S or academy projects.

 

[Soggy2112]

Same as Ashcroft last year

Darcy went 2 though didn’t he?

North took JHF at 1 and elected not to bid on Daicos or Darcy.

GWS then bid on Darcy, but for some reason did not bid on Daicos and took Callaghan instead.

My guess is people dont want to upset other clubs in the event of their own F/S or academy projects.

So you don’t make a team (in last years case, the reigning premier), pay full price when they’re about to be handed the best player in the draft, on the off chance that IF you have a F/S down the line that some club MIGHT be in a position to do it back to you? Bizarre logic if you ask me.

 

[Cromulant]

So you don’t make a team (in last years case, the reigning premier), pay full price when they’re about to be handed the best player in the draft, on the off chance that IF you have a F/S down the line that some club MIGHT be in a position to do it back to you? Bizarre logic if you ask me.

I agree, but its a plausible explanation if you KNOW youve got kids coming through the system.

Seems too nice to me.

 

[119others]

North took JHF at 1 and elected not to bid on Daicos or Darcy.

GWS then bid on Darcy, but for some reason did not bid on Daicos and took Callaghan instead.


So you don’t make a team (in last years case, the reigning premier), pay full price when they’re about to be handed the best player in the draft, on the off chance that IF you have a F/S down the line that some club MIGHT be in a position to do it back to you? Bizarre logic if you ask me.

Crows are one team that has held other teams accountable historically making them pay fair market price. It’s annoying other clubs have been soft and not followed our lead. Darcy at 2 isn’t late though (at the time) as JHF will probably be a B/low Medalist one day. Daicos late but by only one pick but what a top 4

JHF, Darcy, Callaghan and Daicos…

 

[Soggy2112]

Crows are one team that has held other teams accountable historically making them pay fair market price. It’s annoying other clubs have been soft and not followed our lead. Darcy at 2 isn’t late though (at the time) as JHF will probably be a B/low Medalist one day. Daicos late but by only one pick but what a top 4

JHF, Darcy, Callaghan and Daicos…

Even we don’t do it every time, we could have bid on Ashcroft at 4 and still ended up with Sid.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I know people don't want him in the ruck but...... **** he could be such a weapon in there.

Incredible footballer

We needed him there on Saturday as Witts was dominating ROB.

 

[Mutineer]

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

“Riley (Thilthorpe) was always our man. He knew what we thought about him and he wasn’t too worried about going pick two.”

The bid on Ugle-Hagan was strategic. RT was the one they wanted.

How bidding on Ugle-Hagan landed the Crows James Rowe

The strategy behind Adelaide's bid with its top draft pick

www.afc.com.au

We just wanted to piss off Beveridge... & we succeeded.

 

[AFC979810]

If we’re playing Murphy, we could be playing Rowe instead.
Rowey got unlucky and was drafted when we were shit, I bet he’d be doing far better with our current side.

We would have been better off keeping Rowe over Murphy IMO.

 

[FR0GGY]

We would have been better off keeping Rowe over Murphy IMO.

100%

 

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A rare case of complete agreement between the coaches on the names, if not the order.

5 Thilthorpe
4 Rioli
3 Rankine/Miller
2 Miller/Rankine
1 Uwland

5 Thilthorpe
4 Uwland
3 Rioli
2 Miller/Rankine
1 Rankine/Miller

 

[FR0GGY]

A rare case of complete agreement between the coaches on the names, if not the order.

5 Thilthorpe
4 Rioli
3 Rankine/Miller
2 Miller/Rankine
1 Uwland

5 Thilthorpe
4 Uwland
3 Rioli
2 Miller/Rankine
1 Rankine/Miller

Reckon the top is Nicks

 

[AFC979810]

I know people don't want him in the ruck but...... **** he could be such a weapon in there.

Incredible footballer

It would be such a waste of having him in the ruck.

He is #1 in the AFL for Goals. He is #1 in the AFL for Goal Assists. He is #5 for contested marks and #3 for marks inside 50.

And the best part is that I don't think he has had close to his best game. He is gonna kick 8 on someone this year.

 

[NSolis]

Third week in a row in the coaches votes for Thilthorpe. Building an AA quality season for sure, though he will have some competition with Darcy and Hogan.

 

[Dangarman]

I was surprised not to see him in the April edition of the top 25 players. I'm sure that omission won't last long.

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[AFC979810]

My guess is people dont want to upset other clubs in the event of their own F/S or academy projects.

Those B*stards at Sydney didn't get the memo when they bid on Max at pick 17.

 

[StonesThrow]

Third week in a row in the coaches votes for Thilthorpe. Building an AA quality season for sure, though he will have some competition with Darcy and Hogan.

Can only have two talls and the rest of the forwards are midfielders. Danger already has a pocket.

 

[skittlebrew]

It always confuses me why more teams don’t make their opponents pay full price for their academy/father son picks.

What benefit was there for North and GWS allowing the Pies to get Daicos at 4? North also could have made the dogs pay full price for Darcy and didn’t.

Because in the real world decisions don't occur in a vacuum.

Moving forward they will potentially be a draft/trading partner or teams have other players available for F/s / Academy that they don't want others to bid on.

 

[radiojake]

Those B*stards at Sydney didn't get the memo when they bid on Max at pick 17.

That actually helped us it counted as a first rounders taken in the draft after we had traded out
Kept all future options available

 

[whattagun07]

SEN (via Andy and Gazey show) are running a count for the best non-mids. If you attend a single Centre bounce, you're intelligible for that match (I think wingers aren't included either).

RT had polled in the first 3 rounds and was leading.
Will surely get the 3 again tonight.