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Shot I got of Boyd Round 1 last year.
Shows the way he takes the ball at the highest point too.

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TheLastEmperor said:
Even if GWS skip Boyd I cannot see Melbourne skipping him as well. Clarke is injury prone and Dawes is a stop gap. Just think of the Boyd/Hogan combo for the next 10 years. They could be the next Buddy/Roughy or Roo/Kosi (both duos same age).
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and along with that, I could see them having the worst midfield of the last 100 years kicking to them.

They won't take Boyd, I'm dead-set certain of that. Bookmark it.
 
TheLastEmperor said:
Even if GWS skip Boyd I cannot see Melbourne skipping him as well. Clarke is injury prone and Dawes is a stop gap. Just think of the Boyd/Hogan combo for the next 10 years. They could be the next Buddy/Roughy or Roo/Kosi (both duos same age).
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100% agree. You can draft and develop solid mids with the right people. KPF, the like of Boyd and when used in conjunction with Hogan will be massive!!
 
Will be very interesting to see what Melbourne do if they finish bottom and get the priority pick, which I think is a very strong chance of happening now. Do they pass on Boyd twice? I wouldn't if I were them.

It's not like they only have one year to build their list. I'm pretty confident that there will be more "mids" available in the next couple of drafts as well, so it's not like they only have this year to get them. I dare say there will also be more later on in this year's draft, especially around the early 20's, where their 2nd rounder would be.

Grab Boyd and one of Aish/Dunstan/Scharenberg/etc, to go with the likely much improved Trengove, Viney and Toumpas and then grab another "mid" with their next pick (which could be pretty high, if they happen to trade a Watts or a Frawley- see below) and see what happens over the next couple of years with regards to their forward line and how they all fit in.

For starters, if they keep Watts, it pretty much guarantees that he is able to settle across halfback, where he has played most of his best footy for Melbourne and if he asks to be traded then they can cut their losses with him, if they want to and get something, or someone of value, in return. Hopefully someone who can play for them immediately, plus a draft pick.

If it was us, just to give you an example (I don't think we'd target him and I don't particularly want us to, but this is what I think he'd probably be worth), they'd probably get our 2nd rounder (around pick 25) plus a Farren Ray, who was pretty much BOG against them on the weekend and who they tried to get last year. That way, they add some immediate run and carry and experience to their midfield, plus they draft someone at pick 25 to play there long term, to go with whoever they got with picks 2 (say Aish/Dunstan/Scharenberg) and pick 21 or so (their 2nd rounder).

That gives them potentially 3 "mids" plus Boyd, from the first 25 picks. Their future midfield would then contain Trengove, Toumpas, Aish/Dunstan/Scharenberg (all 3 taken in the top 4 of their respective drafts), Viney (widely considered worthy of a top 10, if not top 7 pick), Jones, plus two more who were just drafted in the early to mid 20's of this year's draft. Thats already 7 who would have been taken in the top 25 or so of their drafts (with 4 of them well worth top 10 picks), by just the end of this year, with more likely to come in the next couple of years.

If they keep Watts, on the other hand, and play him down back, it may also mean that if Frawley asks to be traded, they are able to trade him for something of significant value in return (if Mitch Brown and Hooker were going to cost picks 24 and 25 last year you can imagine how much Frawey would be worth), knowing that they have Tom McDonald, Garland and Watts back there. Again, they'd likely be able to get a high draft pick, plus someone more mature, who would immediately add to their side, in return.

Then you see what happens with Clark (who may be able/willing to play ruck, where he's very well suited) and Dawes (who is not very good- I'd much rather have Boyd in my team than Dawes, but Dawes can play a role for the next couple of years, while the other two develop) over the next couple of years, remembering that in 4 years time, when Boyd and Hogan are 22yo, Clark and Dawes will both be 29yo, with Clarke about to turn 30 that October.

Then there's also the chance that Hogan will want to go back to Perth when his contract expires (as strongly rumoured, on here at least). If that were to happen you would possibly have a bidding war between Freo and West Coast and you'd likely get something of serious value in return for him, leaving you with Boyd, Clark, Dawes and Howe up forward, plus whatever you get in return for Hogan, which would likely be a lot. "Worst case scenario", if Hogan stays, you have a combo of Boyd, Clark, Dawes and Howe up forward and Hogan destroying teams at CHB, with Watts playing the Sam Fisher type role beside him and possibly with Frawley behind them.

Then you have a potentially killer forward line, a similar quality backline and a midfield containing the likes of Viney, Jones, Trengove, Toumpas and Aish/Dunstan/Scharenberg, not to mention who they'll add through drafts, free agency and trading in the following 2-3 years!

La Vache said:
Shitcanning an injured number 1 Pick two years after drafting him is not the way to build a strong club culture. It would alienate just about everyone and the place would unravel.

No way they will trade him. If you expect your young players to show their loyalty and stick around then you would be well advised to deliver the same integrity going the other way.
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I agree with his idea. Not suggesting that they should go out and trade Patton this year, but get Boyd and keep Patton and then maybe wait until Patton is out of contract and tell him that you see him being behind Boyd in the long run (if that's the case) and if he asks to be traded then you do a deal and get something/someone very good in return.
 
TheLastEmperor said:
Even if GWS skip Boyd I cannot see Melbourne skipping him as well. Clarke is injury prone and Dawes is a stop gap. Just think of the Boyd/Hogan combo for the next 10 years. They could be the next Buddy/Roughy or Roo/Kosi (both duos same age).
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Except with Melbournes development direction.

Poor kids.
 

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If Melbourne get a priority surely it would have to be at the end of the first or 2nd round.
Two picks at the start would be grossly unfair.
They have tons of high draft picks running around for them already.
 
nbaman1 said:
Just how good is Boyd for those who watch him?

Any chance of being a Jack Watts type bust?
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From what I've read (mostly from aussierulesrules ) Boyd was regularly kicking bags compared to Watts who was picked based on a good last few games and combine results. They're far, far apart.
 

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It would have been largely Jack's champs form, where he won the medal, helped further by his terrific combine results. I think most, if not all clubs would have had him in their top 3, but from what I remember Watts was no-where near as dominant as Boyd has been in the past season and a half, especially when it comes to goalkicking.
 
I don't see why GWS would take Boyd with pick one, the have Cameron and Patton who are both guns, surely they would choose a defender which they need rather than a tall forward?


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CianF said:
I don't see why GWS would take Boyd with pick one, the have Cameron and Patton who are both guns, surely they would choose a defender which they need rather than a tall forward?


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There are no KPD that are rated in the top 10, why would they pick one at 1?
 
Boyd is rated a much better prospect than Cameron and Patton by many and has a more footy ready body. Seeing Patton is yet to come along and show much, due to the fact he has been battling injuries for two seasons. It would be seen as a smart move, and as an insurance cover incase Patton continues with durability issues, or even if Cameron gets injured. You can never have to many key players, and good key position players are the hardest to find. Keep the two who perform the best out of the lot of them, and the other could be used as future trade bait and be worth a high draft pick. They can always find a KPD next year, which is already being talked about as a KPP's draft.

I honestly cannot see GWS passing on Boyd. I doubt pick one was ever truly up for grabs. Sheedy just likes to talk and draw attention. Unless some club stupidly offered half of their stars up. Boyd will be going to GWS. As much as I would like to see him at the Bulldogs myself :D
 
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