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Better a player who can play a few different roles than persisting with a player who can’t play any.
I said at the beginning of 2021 that we needed to play Brander no matter what and we’d have been no worse off for doing so.
We’re losing an unexamined first round pick for nothing who has substantially more talent than most of our list.
If SPS was good business then this is at best cancelling it out and at worse a massive loss making exercise.
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You seen some of the other de-listings this year from Brander's draft class?When was the last time any first round draft pick from any club was delisted after only 4 years with the club getting nothing for him?
We're in esteemed company thenYou seen some of the other de-listings this year from Brander's draft class?
Personally I just think we blew it when we picked him in the first place. We were crying out for mids that draft and the recruiters just couldn't help themselves.We're in esteemed company then
Personally I just think we blew it when we picked him in the first place. We were crying out for mids that draft and the recruiters just couldn't help themselves.
C'est la vie
Matthew Ling was delisted by Sydney this year - taken the very next pick after Brander.When was the last time any first round draft pick from any club was delisted after only 4 years with the club getting nothing for him?
I feel like GWS, Sydney and Suns are the clubs likely to do itMatthew Ling was delisted by Sydney this year - taken the very next pick after Brander.
Lochie O’Brien was also delisted by Carlton (supposedly they will re rookie him if no one else takes him), he was taken 3 picks before Brander.
-I think body on body he was a very handy mark.It was floating across oncoming traffic he was a bit shaky.
- Very good decision maker.Didnt waste too many kicks and usually took the best option in a team of sideways chipping players.
-For the life of me i cant sere why he couldnt play as the second or third defender which was the role he wanted.
Hurn was a bit nervous early on,Glass was horrible,Jetta was no Rock of Gibralter.Hurn and Shep are nearly done and Brander would have fitted that role.A year or two under their wings and he may well have hit his straps.Ive stated quite a bit that defence was his gig but no!!
I don't think we'll re-list him under any circumstances. If that's on the cards, the club usually holds off on the formal farewell emails. He is 100% gone in my opinion.I think he wants to land a 3rd tall forward role somewhere.
If nothing eventuates I'd be amazed if we don't re-enlist him and give him another 1-2years. I feel a little bit sorry for brander actually. Shoehorned into a role he didnt want.
Now he finds his career at a crossroads where there is no guarantees he'll even be able to continue on.
Nothing New. Masten at pick 3- had a career but a pretty average player at very best.Matthew Ling was delisted by Sydney this year - taken the very next pick after Brander.
Lochie O’Brien was also delisted by Carlton (supposedly they will re rookie him if no one else takes him), he was taken 3 picks before Brander.
Brander, the most polarising topic on this forum
That's all well and good but if midfielders are so easy to come by, why do we seem to need to trade for them over the past 10 years, sans Shuey and Sheed? We've been using later picks on midfielders but barely any have come one/look like coming on, yet we seem to be able to identify good talls later in drafts.Nothing new than what's been posted. Good talls are hard to come by so grab them when you can
wat. Zac Bailey is an absolute gun. 100% what we need. Doesn’t mean we were ever likely to take him, but still.When looking back at drafts, I like to see who else was taken after our pick in that round. Hindsight distorts drafts, as you have the benefit of seeing who actually make it at AFL. Looking at who was selected at the time reflects what people actually thought then.
There's not many after Brander in the first round that actually did anything. Starcevich and Powell seem like the only two. I don't watch either team often, so can't say if they are actually any good.