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2021 Draft Thread
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Greene was always a mid, up until his fifth season when GWS threw him forward and he kicked 43 goals. Prior to that he was averaging 28 disposals a match with his highest being 42 touches. He's a bit like Gray, his value is seen to be higher as a forward therefore he spends more time there but that doesn't make him useless as a midfielder.
I think you'll find that SA is on the Frankston train line. A few stops past Mordialloc.
I could be wrong...
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He’s the one I want us to snag above everyone else. Especially since we lost Chol and CCJ.
We have JR8 and Lynchy up forward currently but who better to groom as a bench backup for Ruck and key forward roles. He has the athleticism and footy skills to cover other spots like wing and down back as well.
Even at this very early stage I seem having better potential than Chol or CCJ…. if he is managed and placed well in his first season or two
Makes sense when you think about it.
WA is on the Broady line between Broadmeadows and Craigieburn.
True but we're talking about 10-15 year careers, I wouldn't be planning around that rule, I'm pretty confident it will eventually be scrapped.
You are totally correct, we do need all types of players.
But, if we don’t win it out of the middle we may not be having that shot for goal !
Ingrained techniques take longer than a couple of training sessions to rectify.
I’m happy for you to say that you believe that Johnson is a better prospect than Hobbs. I think Johnson will be a fine player also.
But you keep saying that we need to pick the tall midfielder because of what will be available later. That’s not any different than saying let’s pick up Amiss because we can easily fill the other roles later in the draft.
Just about all teams pick best available in the 1st round (especially in the top 10), not worrying about what may or may not be available later on. You may disagree with that logic, but that’s your opinion and that’s fine.
And again, if your totally keen on picking Johnson over Hobbs because you honestly think he’s the better prospect. I’m cool with that.
I am with you also. As much as I do like some other picks around the mark, I am locked on a Hobbs - Sonsie one-two punch in the 1st round.
We have an easy fix move Stackman forward. Shai and Dusty interchanging mid and forward and a switched on Syd all of a sudden we look a whole lot better.
Stack really is the wilcard but he comes with no guarantees
Rioli, Tigga, Mansell, Hugo, Kmac can all play HBF, (easiest position on the ground).
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You can pick those up in the 3rd or 4th round or maybe in the rookie draft.
Tall mids who can kick well are as rare as hen's teeth, this extends beyond this draft & Johnson's relative unique skill set adds to his worth. His upside is also greater given he has pace, agility, height & the scope for him to be a genuine forward threat much greater than Hobbs in my opinion. From pick 5 onwards the field is pretty even so I would be looking at the draft haul in totality rather than simply grabbing a spate of inside mids.
Don’t know that the RFC will take your approach.
There seems little chance that the rule will be changed while we have a Scott in charge as football director, or while Gill remains as the CEO.
We were clobbered by the change last year and by our failure to adapt.
Got to hope we will be particularly careful with it next week!
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