Game Day The 2025 Draft Day Thread

[UseR2006]

And a song to sing as we watch,

Hey Matty Clarke by Kevin (Random260) Wilson :

Hey Matty Clarke you campaigner, where the **** is Sharp
I’ve looked at all these other spuds and there’s no one that I like
I wrote you a ****ing letter and posted about it twice
You dopey ****ing Richmond fart, you forgot my ****ing Sharp

If I wanted a stupid ruckman type, I would’ve bloody asked
And this half back flank and temu mid, you can shove right up your arse
You’ve stuffed the bloody order up, it’s enough to make you spew
But it’s not just me who’s snakey, SGIO is dirty too

Next time I come to see ya, I’m going to punch you in the guts
And I’ll sack the other recruiting knobs and kick Toddy in the nuts
You just wait 'til next year when you go back to the draft
And me and me little GIO come stomping through the door
And we'll say, yeah, you wait for it

Hey Pyke and Woosh you smell his breath
And check his bloodshot eyes
And don't listen to him eagles fans 'cause he tells ****ing lies
He's just a ****ing useless campaigner and he's not even very bright
'Cause the stupid ****in' w***er, forgot me ****in' Sharp

Hey Matty Clarke you campaigner, where the **** is Sharp
I’ve looked at all these other spuds and there’s no one that I like
I wrote you a ****ing letter and posted about it twice
You dopey ****ing Richmond fart, you forgot my ****ing Sharp

A Quick Ai rendition: https://suno.com/s/blQP3cSnulhqYb5g
It's funny how it interrupted the lyrics XD

 

[ziad]

We gave a F2 to move up one spot ahead of Hawks .....maybe we wanted Lindsay IF the bids on GC players failed , which it has .

Lindsay had Hawks written all over him, its skill. Something we lack in spades.

 

[Smeg Head]

Telling a draftee to go enjoy the night after being drafted by Norf? Ouch

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Not sure feeling this meh would be possible with 3 x 1st round picks

 

[Tyberious Funk]

Daicos started as a half-back flanker...

... just saying.

 

[bzparkes]

Dovaston seems absolutely shattered lmao

Can you blame him?

 

[footy_basis]

Also we need to take into account that perhaps the Bulldogs were trying to get in front of us, so we had to made the trade to get one of the players we wanted.
Not saying it makes it great, but would add context.

They were on the phone trying to trade it out after the matches. We all saw the vision of Clarke shaking his head. This was just amateur hour all over...

 

[wedgetail]

So we desperately need a midfield injection and take 3 gold-lined picks to the draft... end up with a ruckman and another half back flanker?

 

[bUCKET__]

It is sounding like our 2026 academy crew might eat up that Saints 2nd anyhow, but still wish we could've gotten more for it.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Suspect no one enjoys the night more then Sam Mitchell tonight

 

[Peptide Pig]

Woosha looks like he’s about to walk up behind someone’s chair and choke them out

 

[Keys]

Keys should be employed by WCE at this rate

Not sarcasm. Go for a job mate. You predicted it exact

To be fair I also predicted a lot of stuff that hasn’t happened so broken clock areas

 

[Westend]

Lindsay is an amazing pick

Duursma, CTD and Lindsay?!

Very f*cking good

yeah if you said at the start of the night we would have those three...I would be happy

its just the way we got Lindsay .......

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

If you want a bit of copium to deal with the lack of inside mids, consider that Lindsay releases Allan to play midfield.

Also consider that Evans is an explosive inside mid who may well have been in consideration around this pick if he wasn’t injured.

The 5% chance of Allan getting in our backline in 2026 is officially 0% now with us drafting Lindsay. We'll definitely ned to move him higher up the ground.

 

[Astro7]

There are all these bids, pick swaps and negotiatons going on etc, the clock is ticking, and you expect the club trade rooms to be absolutely hectic, I'm talking 1980s NY stock exchange hectic, but then they cut to the rooms and its like a ****ing funeral.

Laser-like focus and excruciatingly intense concentration...?

 

[PepperTom32]

I'm pretty releived we didn't go Greeves in a desperate attempt to grab a mid after the GC bid failures.

 

[WCEswift]

every chance that f2 would have been eaten by a harper banfield bid next year

 

[new breed]

All over the place Eagles , worked out not too bad though .

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

It is sounding like our 2026 academy crew might eat up that Saints 2nd anyhow, but still wish we could've gotten more for it.

To be fair I also predicted a lot of stuff that hasn’t happened so broken clock areas

I wish Matt Clarke was a broken clock. Then he would be right atleast once

 

[Astro7]

Woohoo, need another backliner to add to all the other ones!

 

[footy_basis]

Not sure feeling this meh would be possible with 3 x 1st round picks

It's because you need to nail all draft picks when you're in our position. You can't just make Richmond type moves

 

[ziad]

Made a play for Addinsall, miscalculated and handed Hawks a free second rounder. Mockery of a draft that Suns are gifted the draft hand of 2026 irrespective. Joke of a league.

Its the ride the Suns get thats pathetic.

 

[squashface]

Lindsay seems to be a mature type operator too.

Three good dudes in Duursma, CDT and Lindsay. Hopefully with them all coming over together they’ll all love it and stick around.

 

[twce13]

F2 even if it is saints, is a high price to pay for a one spot upgrade. flipping at least get thier 3rd rounder back lol.
im certain hawks would have taken lindsay tho. so if he hits its still a win.

 

[Evo47]

GC landing 4 top 20 picks after making a semi final is ridiculous. Thanks AFL