2021 Draft Thread

[BillyJean17]

Will have to especially seeing Nyuon tossed himself into the draft.

Did he really

 

[Spirit of Jack]

I'd be gutted if Sonsie is there at 16 and the Lions took him.

That's what I reckon will happen.

 

[TigerMasochist]

The Hannebery call on Josh Ward is so good. Perfect.

What? Pensioners body at 27y.o. Maybe we should steer clear.

 

[craig]

Did he really

Apparantly he's not taking the Tigers on there word to re rookie him and nominated.

Another club also probably in his ear.

 

[TigerPort]

Apparantly he's not taking the Tigers on there word to re rookie him and nominated.

Another club also probably in his ear.

Dont they have to nominate for the drafts to be able to be resigned?

 

[jokershoppe]

Apparantly he's not taking the Tigers on there word to re rookie him and nominated.

Another club also probably in his ear.

Well he's a fool ,as if Tigers say we will re rookie you,take it to the bank as clubs always keep this part of their list management.

 

[Sintiger]

One thing I’ve learnt over the years is don’t get too excited or disappointed on draft night , there’s never been , never will be anyone who gets it right or wrong every time , so many things can effect a draftees ability to reach their potential . Only thing guaranteed on draft night is that all recruiters will be “thrilled” and “ surprised “ with who they drafted

With the diversity of opinion in this thread there will definitely be some in the “we stuffed up a golden opportunity “ camp. Wouldn’t be true footy fansite without it.

 

[tigerdell]

With the diversity of opinion in this thread there will definitely be some in the “we stuffed up a golden opportunity “ camp. Wouldn’t be true footy fansite is
without it.

Are you trying to get in early with your outrage Sin?

 

[fastin bulbous]

Agree
theres no chance pick 7 will be used on any "potential' kid but a more safer/reliable pick.
Pick 7 will be Hobbs or Ward

Just to clarify zipper. I would be happy if we took Mac if he has aggro/grunt/physicality to go with his mad skilz

 

[Jonesracing82]

With Cumberland back on the snr list i reckon we may have a trade lined up

 

[Leysy Days]

No.

Bookmarked!

 

[Jonesracing82]

Well, in formulating a ranking you would need to place some sort of value on particular positions. That is generally obvious for say flankers, most of whom get snapped up in the second round. The same can be said about state league talent, these are generally better players given they have had extra development time. So picking the best player not so clear cut and you have to draft for upside. It's also like me having to choose between Rance or Riewoldt, who is the better player? They are both elite for their position so how do you split them? I personally have Gibcus higher than Hobbs based on upside, the fact his position is harder to fill & the fact his athletic profile might be enough to get him operating as a key forward. This has nothing to do with him being the better player at this given moment, it's about where I see him in 5 years time.

Remember the 2004 draft? Clarkson debriefed the media by stating he has made the spine the focus of the rebuild, he placed extra value on key position forwards given their scarcity. Lurking in the background was Wallace congratulating himself on grabbing the best outside runners in the land, something he would repeat the following year with Oakley-Nicholls. These decisions are as much about philosophy as they are about assessing raw talent. Aaron Fiora was better performed than Pavlich, he was the 'better' player based on senior exposure, that didn't turn out too well either. From my perspective you need to grab tall forwards in the first round, if not the top 10. The stats don't lie where this is concerned and despite the fact that there's a 50% chance you will get a bust you have to roll the dice at some point.

Agree, Wallace got the cream but didn't have a cake to put it on.

 

[snags]

Agree, Wallace got the cream but didn't have a cake to put it on.

He had it in his hands and flinged it ala Silence of the Lambs.

 

[bullus_hit]

Agree, Wallace got the cream but didn't have a cake to put it on.

Wallace was a cream obsessive, the only saving grace was Jordy kicking the goal that would land us Dusty. Looking back at all his calls, Tambling over Buddy, JON over just about everyone, Meyer over Monfries, McMahon over what would eventually be Callan Ward. People make mistakes but when it becomes routine you know the fish is rotten at the head.

 

[turk-d-tiger]

Apparantly he's not taking the Tigers on there word to re rookie him and nominated.

Another club also probably in his ear.

Not sure if that would be correct and there was footage of some of the boys ding laps and some ball work about 7-10 days ago in the news and Biggy was amongst them.

Lets just hope he gets through to our pick and Norf dont do what Norf does

 

[mr928s]

Wallace was a cream obsessive, the only saving grace was Jordy kicking the goal that would land us Dusty. Looking back at all his calls, Tambling over Buddy, JON over just about everyone, Meyer over Monfries, McMahon over what would eventually be Callan Ward. People make mistakes but when it becomes routine you know the fish is rotten at the head.

Yes, and he also used to be the leak at the club. Used to tell everyone who we were planning on selecting.
Most clubs would plan around who we were taking.

 

[zippadeee]

Wallace was a cream obsessive, the only saving grace was Jordy kicking the goal that would land us Dusty. Looking back at all his calls, Tambling over Buddy, JON over just about everyone, Meyer over Monfries, McMahon over what would eventually be Callan Ward. People make mistakes but when it becomes routine you know the fish is rotten at the head.

But it still happens today.
Clubs giving up pick 9 for the headless chook Saad.
Thats worse.
What did freo give up to get a kid that couldn't get a game in a team screaming for a running half back.
There are clubs that Keep picks and others like Carlton and Port that are more confident in there trading then there drafting.
Besides Prestia we have not given away a first rounder on a player since McMahon.

 

[scottyturnerscurse]

Wallace was a cream obsessive, the only saving grace was Jordy kicking the goal that would land us Dusty. Looking back at all his calls, Tambling over Buddy, JON over just about everyone, Meyer over Monfries, McMahon over what would eventually be Callan Ward. People make mistakes but when it becomes routine you know the fish is rotten at the head.

He did, however, nail the 2007 draft with Cotchin and Rance, despite dangling those picks to WCE for Judd.

 

[Redford]

Bookmarked!

Geezuz Nobet Pays, if I bookmarked all your failed predictions I’d have a library !!!

 

[Tigers of Old]

I sure miss the old days when we were in the Live PRE chatroom & as picks would be called out, there would be a rolling commentary about who was going to be a dud & who was a gun.