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2023 Draft Thread.
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Where was this reported?
I wonder what it would take to get that pick out of Geelong? Straight swap with our future first?
That pick right in the Caddy zone, too late for Duursma, Watson & Sanders. The next question I'd ask is the difference between Caddy & Morris worth the cost of moving up?
I would say no as the lack of quality in this draft will put a premium on picks. Pick 7 will become 8 after McKay pick.
North will trade the compo picks to GC for 4 and end up with 2,3,4. This is looking like the most comprised and shallow drafts in a long time. Talk now of only 55 picks.
Read a good chance to go early so that becomes pick 9, that's about right for Caddy but Geelong will be wanting a king's ransom.
North will probably be walking away with three from a pool containing McKercher, Duursma, Sanders & Watson.
I hope Norf select McKercher and Sanders and they then ask to be treaded to the Tassie side when they're up and running.
If North are wise to the game they will be extending contracts early in 2024. Carlton extended Cowan's contract after two games, I think we'll see something similar although North are renowned for idiocy so you never know.
Maybe if you had the pick to start with but I wouldn't pay a king's ransom to get the pick to draft him.
Only player I'd pay a Kings ransom for is McKercher. Barring an unforseen come-from-the-clouds move, thats not happening.
He's worth a look but he's a key defender, unless you are planning a switcheroo like Naughton I'd say grabbing O'Sullivan would be surplus to our requirements. No problem going best available if you have an existing pick but trading up for a defender probably not in our best interests.
Compromised, yes. Shallow, sure maybe, I'm not so sure. Looking at it logically, 55 picks doesn't necessarily mean the draft is shallow. I think that is just based on a collective realisation that the chances of drafting a good player after the third round are slim to none, that has been true forever regardless of the conventional wisdom at the time OR hard data in hindsight. For various reasons clubs are thinking differently about speculative picks, project players, depth and role players. Its just smart, basic cost-benefit risk-return analysis.
Every draft has its own characteristics, 2021 was seen as average at the time, that has proven to be wrong with A grade talent drifting out into the second round. 2005 was spoken about in similar terms, it was seen as a wildly speculative draft of athletes and flankers and one which should be traded out of in preparation for the 2006 draft. History shows it was a bumper crop and better than 2006. Last year I felt there was good depth with key position stocks, having players like Keeler, Knobel, Lemmey, Foster, Scully & Verrall available in the third round not a typical year. Some of these players will be busts but there will be others who kick on and make certain recruiters look like visionaries.
I think he will be a good kp back man,after a year or two in the vfl
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