Still bullish about Clarke's availability around 27 - 28. Seems like he is a player that is just primed to run on the wider fields of Domain. Also like Thomas Cole, Daniel Rioli and Mason Redman.
Who I don't want is Josh Dunkley. My gut feel is his attitude stinks and would always have the go home factor associated with him. Also Mitch Hibberd, only going off what I've read recently but has he said he doesn't want to come West?
At our mid 30's pick I like James Parsons. Another strong outside runner with good foot skills. Also like thei dea of Brayden Fiorini, David Cunningham and Kieran Lovell. I like Nathan Broad as a smokey as well.
What I don't want is Marcus Adams or another taller defender for example Hartley or McCasker. These guys are already the size required to play AFL straight away or building up to it in McCasker's case, my gut feel is I'm backing in our current crop and that we don't need that right now.
Ideally with out third pick I'd like a tall forward that we can develop. Already a solid size but Matthew Allan from SA or Sam Skinner from VIC would be ideal here. Can trim Allan down with a solid pre season and watch him go about his work in the WAFL, priming him for when JJK retires. If unavailable I like Nick Coughlan and Dylan Smith as talls, Declan Mountford as mid or Hisham Kerbatieh as a genuine small forward - if we don't draft Rioli. WA mids Schoenfield and Clark as outside runners in the mix as well.
What I don't want to see is Sam Menegola drafted here. Not because I don't like him as a player, i enjoy his work and his a bull of a contested player, but more so because he is a player that deserves to be closer to a best 22 than he would be at West Coast. If he was to go earlier 4th round to a team that could use him straight away for example Carlton as a inside mid alongside Cripps that would be far more beneficial for Sam's football. Too good for WAFL level footy