Game Day The 2024 Draft Day Thread

[Keys]

Draft Day is here

Unlike last year when the excitement of adding No.1 pick Harley Reid to our list was palpable (and also near certain), this draft is uncertain and viewed with equal parts excitement and trepidation

We go into the first night with pick 12, which is expected to slide to 15 after academy and Father Son selections and a lot of guesswork on who we’ll take. Or even if we actually use that pick with rumours circulating that we might trade up or back

Night two we have pick 26 (subject to change) along with a gaggle of late picks. Again, there’s the possibility of trading into the draft with another pick using one of our later future picks and even less certainty on who we might pick

The one near guarantee is that NGA product, Malakai Champion, will be an Eagle at some point over the next couple of days

So sit back and watch to see how the draft unfolds whilst praying we don’t do something stupid

 

[jdisc]

I miss when they were all in a big room and just rattled off player IDs

had the whole draft wrapped up before dinner

 

[Coasters7]

Brisbane lmao. What a f*cking joke of a league

 

[squashface]

This is truly hell

 

[Wce17]

Well everyone can shut up about missing out on FOS now…

 

[Keys]

Apparently North don’t have enough mids so they needed another

 

[squashface]

Apparently North don’t have enough mids so they needed another

Must be nice

 

[ziad]

Ok our EX is up next

 

[mad_eagle]

Apparently North don’t have enough mids so they needed another

It's all good, they've got Darling to help Larkey next year

Also: somebody grow some balls and put a bid on Ashcroft already!!!

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Spare some mids? Just one more mid please, can you spare another mid?

 

[Bestbird]

About to fly from Melbourne to Perth, which I reckon is the best solution to draft night.

See you in 3.5 hours.

The opposite. Waiting in Bangkok for the flight back to Perth. So plenty of time to read all the melts.

 

[jdisc]

Apparently North don’t have enough mids so they needed another

they have toby pink and jack darling so they're all sorted

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

For all the rage at our drafting, at least we have the sense to draft positions other than midfielders.

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

So Jagga Smith made it to pick 3, FFS...

 

[Wooshaaaa]

WTF north!?

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[ronpingwins]

We would've taken Draper it sounds like anyway

 

[Wooshaaaa]

So Jagga Smith made it to pick 3, FFS...

Wasn't keen on coming west.

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[eaglevision]

So Jagga Smith made it to pick 3, FFS...

Yep. Would have been perfect feeding the ball out FFS, same with Draper.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Norf are weak prickles. No bid on Levi. Do they realise this is part of a competitive league!!!

 

[Shueygod]

So Jagga Smith made it to pick 3, FFS...

A bloke who’s been out of school for 12 months and put on **** all size?

 

[Mop]

The music chooser missed a trick not playing moves like jagger

 

[Proeagle]

Brisbane are sitting back loving this.

 

[southcoast]

Fck - Brisbane getting Ashcroft on the cheap.

Let clubs not complain about northern academies again.


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[xLeCrAs2x]

Cmon hurry up we need to see which injury riddled half back flanker we take with our first pick..

 

[Wce17]

Jagga looks like he will struggle to bulk up

 

[Keys]

Best player in the draft still on the board because no campaigner wants to bid on him