Where is our "power" forward?

[The Hawk 7]

We went into this draft looking for a ruckman and a power forward. We picked up Hudson, but where is the forward we need?
Even if we pick up a young key position player, he's going to need at least a couple of years to step up.
I'm extremely disappointed we were unable to get someone like a Brennan, White etc..
Hell i would even of given Sam Power's selection for someone like Leigh Brown or Lance Whitnall.
The talk about Minson becoming a forward is fanciful at best. He might become a good ruckman one day, but I doubt he'll ever become a forward.
Just my opinion, but I think we've missed a chance.

 

[Dogs Rule]

We went into this draft looking for a ruckman and a power forward. We picked up Hudson, but where is the forward we need?
Even if we pick up a young key position player, he's going to need at least a couple of years to step up.
I'm extremely disappointed we were unable to get someone like a Brennan, White etc..
Hell i would even of given Sam Power's selection for someone like Leigh Brown or Lance Whitnall.
The talk about Minson becoming a forward is fanciful at best. He might become a good ruckman one day, but I doubt he'll ever become a forward.
Just my opinion, but I think we've missed a chance.

Leigh Brown in the PSD perhaps?

 

[Petergm]

Pre Season draft maybe?

 

[The Hawk 7]

Pre Season draft maybe?

Gee, I hope so.

 

[SBI]

Maybe a late go at a mature age player from a state league?

Brad Smith (despite the knee injuries he had at the Eagles) is an option considering the season he had.

 

[Gridlock'd]

PSD.

Thats what I keep telling myself anyway.

 

[Dry Rot]

PSD.

Thats what I keep telling myself anyway.

Who's likely to be available aside from Whitnail and Leigh Brown?

 

[Gridlock'd]

Who's likely to be available aside from Whitnail and Leigh Brown?

Not much I suppose.

Maybe Brennan if we are lucky.

 

[Dry Rot]

Not much I suppose.

Maybe Brennan if we are lucky.

If he was, surely one of the Blues, Tigers or Dees would nab him first?

 

[always right]

Go to the Eagles board and see what they say about Brad Smith's knees. Go to the Carlton and Kanagaroos board and see what they say about Whitnall and Brown. Why do we think these players would be worth trading for when their current supporters laugh at them? People on here seem to want to trade for trading sake. Desperation me thinks.

 

[Dry Rot]

Go to the Eagles board and see what they say about Brad Smith's knees. Go to the Carlton and Kanagaroos board and see what they say about Whitnall and Brown. Why do we think these players would be worth trading for when their current supporters laugh at them? People on here seem to want to trade for trading sake. Desperation me thinks.

The latter two were only mentioned here as ones we'd probably avoid in the PSD.

 

[Scotland]

Brad Smith (despite the knee injuries he had at the Eagles) is an option considering the season he had.

Nope. He won't be nominating for any drafts, he stated this earlier this year. His body is simply not up to AFL football.

 

[Libba_39]

There were no decent power forwards being offered for trade anyway. Fevola was never going to leave Carlton.
There were no realistic options out there worth pick 5.
We need to draft very well with picks 5 and 19 especially, and work hard on Tiller, O'Shea, McDougall and Skipper.
Eade and Clayton have done very well retaining pick 5 and upgrading pick 22 to 19, as well as giving us several picks in the the 3rd and 4th rounds, getting Hudson and Callan and offloading soft outside players like McMahon and Power.

 

[SBI]

Go to the Eagles board and see what they say about Brad Smith's knees.

I know all about Smith's knees. It was terrible for him to struggle so much at the Eagles by just pure bad luck.

But he got through an entire season relatively unscathed last year and kicked loads of goals (though he apparently doesn't like training...).

Mind you, forwards probably aren't the biggest problem in our side.

 

[Bulldog4life]

There were no decent power forwards being offered for trade anyway. Fevola was never going to leave Carlton.
There were no realistic options out there worth pick 5.
We need to draft very well with picks 5 and 19 especially, and work hard on Tiller, O'Shea, McDougall and Skipper.
Eade and Clayton have done very well retaining pick 5 and upgrading pick 22 to 19, as well as giving us several picks in the the 3rd and 4th rounds, getting Hudson and Callan and offloading soft outside players like McMahon and Power.

Well said Libba. Don't forget too that earlier this year Rocket said that he would be playing Tommy Williams in the forward line for the 2008 practice matches at least.

 

[always right]

The latter two were only mentioned here as ones we'd probably avoid in the PSD.

My misunderstanding

 

[always right]

I know all about Smith's knees. It was terrible for him to struggle so much at the Eagles by just pure bad luck.

But he got through an entire season relatively unscathed last year and kicked loads of goals (though he apparently doesn't like training...).

Mind you, forwards probably aren't the biggest problem in our side.

Doesn't like training/kicked a bag in the WAFL.....yeah, sounds like he's worth a punt

 

[SBI]

Doesn't like training/kicked a bag in the WAFL.....yeah, sounds like he's worth a punt

Ever seen him play?

As already stated, he won't nominate which is a shame. A real talent.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

I am glad that they didn't draft for drafts sake. We have picked up two good players, and have a couple of high draft picks that will land us another couple of good talented kids. A good balance I think - well done Eade & Clayton.

 

[The Coon Dog]

It's no use giving up decent draft picks to secure ordinary talls. Save the picks & draft decent talls. There should be at the very least one available at pick 5.

 

[memberforever]

Leigh Brown in the PSD perhaps?

He has a year to go on his contract

 

[memberforever]

We went into this draft looking for a ruckman and a power forward. We picked up Hudson, but where is the forward we need?
Even if we pick up a young key position player, he's going to need at least a couple of years to step up.
I'm extremely disappointed we were unable to get someone like a Brennan, White etc..
Hell i would even of given Sam Power's selection for someone like Leigh Brown or Lance Whitnall.
The talk about Minson becoming a forward is fanciful at best. He might become a good ruckman one day, but I doubt he'll ever become a forward.
Just my opinion, but I think we've missed a chance.

Mate, its trading period, good power forwards do not grow on trees and teams hang on to them like dear life.

The way forward is to recruit a couple of talls and we now have two picks in the top 20, so watch this space. Also we have to develop what we have now ie Tiller, Wight, maybe Williams, Skipper, Minson, O'Shea.

 

[kookadog]

Dissapointed we haven't picked up a tall forward but yes the reality is we would be overpaying they are all relatively average players. At the end we've got a ruckman and some decent draft picks.

 

[flamethrower]

Tall "power" forwards are acquired two ways.

1. Father-son.

2. National Draft.

The only exceptions to this that I can remember have been the trades of Tony Lockett and Barry Hall from the Saints to Sin City.

 

[paul scholes]

Gotta agree,just glad there wasn't a panic pick in hope for a kpp.Keep the picks use the draft. The onle way to get a gun is to give up the world.