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2020 AFL Draft
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I agree. I think Philips is a safe bet to play 200 games. I regard it as a bit like the Sam Walsh pick for Carlton. Its a relatively safe bet that you have picked up a 200 gamer potential future captain, but he lacks the ex-factor that you'd get from someone like McDonald.
Its especially important to consider in line with the draft next year which appears to have few talls in the top 20 and none in the top 5. They will again add a strong midfielder, but they aren't developing talls at the same time.
Plenty of youngsters within the system each year with the capacity to be 200 game midfield accumulators of possessions. Very few players each year with the potential to rip holes in games, or stand up n fight back when the *smile*'s hitting the fan during games.
Bland safe option with the first couple of picks in the draft will rarely ever help your club elevate up the ladder, they'll just help ya remain mediocre for a long time.
Phillips is the antithesis to Dangerflop. Proven leader and a genuine empathetic kid
Thank you, D85. So there's a school of thought that McDonald may be a better player or at least a more appropriate player for North to select.
Your pot, MrP, seems the be the other main one - Phillips is very blue collar.
My take on North's selection is that they rate him best available at #3. I think it's quite possible they're potting McDonald. McDonald did well in the exit polls with four of twelve clubs canvassed declaring him #1 after JUH. But eight clubs polled otherwise.
This is Luff's first draft as list manager at North so it will be interesting to see how he goes. Their choices look to be numbers informed if not driven.
I'm very interested in this mythic game where Grainger-Barrass was moved onto McDonald. Did he get him by the hair or did supply dry up?
Phillips definitely has some game breaking abilities, not a pure accumulation mid like Walsh, and was able to do that in games as a bottom ager and without Rowell & Anderson. Extraction at the coal face and then acceleration out of the pack to deliver F50.
WAFL League Player Focus: Logan McDonald (Perth) vs. Denver Grainger-Barras (Swan Districts)
Two of Western Australia's best players went head to head over the weekend in Denver Grainger-Barrass and Logan McDonald in an eye catching display
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WAFL League Player Focus: Logan McDonald (Perth) vs. Denver Grainger-Barras (Swan Districts)
Two of Western Australia's best players went head to head over the weekend in Denver Grainger-Barrass and Logan McDonald in an eye catching display
Thank you, estlavy. The report supports what is clear about McDonald. That he has elite ground game with halving aerial game rather than elite marking. It does seem that GB may have got a hold of him in the air. Wish I could see it.
The ground game I've seen from McDonald is crisp, abundant and insightful. I'll be interested to see how his aerial game stacks up at AFL level.
That's the Phillips I've seen in my recent forays, D85. Multidimensional and great values.
It was based on go home factor with the 2 WA talls. Which if you are lolnorf u should be concerned about. It was always going to be Holland’s or Phillips. Will get no.1 next year also when a couple of gun Vic KPPs will be available.
On most of the early 2021 draft views are only mids in the top 5. The highest I've seen a tall is around 10.
