Travaglia had a super consistent carnival.Don’t know if they’ve picked the AA team yet but he deserves a spot down back for sure.10-25 in the draft wouldn’t surprise.
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2024 Draft Thread
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was a standout Larke medallist for me.
didn't play a bad game. he belong alongside Riley Saunders. similar.
I think hes a top 5 talent, along with the other 14 blokes.
im not knocking Lalor, hes one of the 14 blokes,
but on exposed form, I think he does everything Lalor does, including clutch goals, but 4 quarters a match, every match.
Langford goes at 2 goals a game in Coates to go with 30+ week in week out.
on goals, im pretty sure Joe Berry is significantly more dangerous than Nick Watson was last year, but hes nearly a foot taller and not a *smile*
15 minutes what game where you watching ,more like 5-10 minutes ,and Jagga turned it over a few times ,he didn't like the close attention.
Daicos and even Walsh where better juniors than Jagga ,much more damaging.
I'm not sure Berry has that burst of pace.
Disagree. Reid, Sheezel, McKerker, Caleb Windsor, Will Ashcorft, George Wardlaw (when fit) have all shown you can come in and make a major contribution early on. They might not be your number one onballer but they can come in and be rotation. Yesterday if we had Jagga Smith and Murphy Reid out there with Prestia, Hooper and Taranto our ball movement and transition running both ways would've been better.
semantics now. I didn't have a stopwatch.
how come Lalor couldn't slow Jagga down in 10 minutes?
Jagga ran off him and FOS and got clearances at will.
if it looks like a duck, its a duck.
it will be clearly one well have to revisit in a couple of years,
unless Jagga gets 3 BOG in VFL the next 3 weeks,
which is quite possible I reckon
Go back and watch the match ,your in Jagga land ,maybe l should nick name you Bowie ,dancing in the streets
Go back and watch the match ,your in Jagga land ,maybe l should nick name you Bowie ,dancing in the streets
will do.
did you time Jagga 2nd quarter spent resting in forward pocket?
I reckon about 20 minutes.
so essentially 25d, 16contested in 3/4, against the entire first round of a super draft.
a lot of good clearances too.
identified the mismatch in 2 steps, and put the match winning ball perfectly for trainor to win the game at the death.
travalglia was outsized and out positioned and saw Trainor was gonna swallow the Jagga ball, so he monstered him with the ball 20m away in the air
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All playing for clubs down the bottom ,except for Winsor ,but finals are a different beast .
We had Graham who was /is a hard at it player in his first year ,Geelong Selwood and he was as hard as it comes ,the physical players have more impact early and usually pass the finals test .
I like Lawler but I'm going The Langford over him until I can be convinced that he is a genuine all day midfielder. He's been too heavy for a number of months now and hasn't really been pushed much in the Championships despite playing in the midfield for GWV at times.
A lot of talent reviews keep referring to his half forward craft which is nice, but I want a bona fide mid. I don't wanna be sitting here in 2 years time with people saying "why did we draft a hff ?"
If he plays mid in the Coates from here on in and can prove out beyond a shadow of a doubt that he's a hard running, go all day midfielder, then I'm all in.
He's played 1 coates games this year,and 2 and a half school games, and we have to wait for 2 weeks to see him back for the Rebels,unless he gets a VFL call up this week.
It was strapped at the start of the game. It's been strapped the whole Championships.
Thats what they do at the coates games ,why the *smile* they have Corrigan as the VC coach is beyond me ,played his favorites even when they where getting beaten,and turning the ball over.
I think next year we can be slightly better but I can't see us bouncing into the 8. And I left Daicos out!!
If we talk a mid at 1, I'd be disappointed barring injury if he didn't play 15 games in year 1.
Re-read what I wrote. I wasn't commenting on why we got opened up defensively, but why we couldn't open them up. We won the ball well out of clearance, but our disposal and leg speed to get free from stoppage is seriously lacking. We got opened up defensively and some of that certainly was the HF line, but we couldn't open the game up well enough going the other way because we don't have that speed or evasiveness to break away from stoppage, the 1st possession receivers which the likes of Smith, FOS and Draper would be, certainly in their early career. The only time we could do that was in the 4th when Shai went into the middle where we kicked 4.2. Funnily enough it made our ball use into the F50 look better, I wonder why that was?
That's me too. The run and jump grab was something to behold and in traffic he showed some really good signs but I want full-time mid who can go forward from day one not the other one around.
That's why I have Langford ahead of him. Based on performance and runs on the board. Langford is safer and offers a similar packaging.
There is one outstanding rider to our draft haul and that is the AFL has not confirmed this year's draft rules
Richmond: Have stockpiled late picks including 57, 64 and 88 it might have used in a package to secure an early pick that might be useless if all picks past selection 54 have no points value.
Brisbane: Have father-son Levi Ashcroft as a top 5 pick and academy first-rounder Sam Marshall and if the AFL radically changed the bidding system it would be appreciably harder to match bids for both of them.
GWS: Have ruckman Logan Smith as an academy pick midway through the draft but are more interested in preserving academy access in the future and the Opening Round in Sydney.
Essendon: Have livewire 175cm academy player Isaac Kako who could be a top 15 pick but he is available to the Dons only if the AFL changes the rules which currently allow Victorian clubs to secure academy picks if no one bids on them in the top 40 draft selections.
Gold Coast: Keen to retain academy talent pipeline, want better fixturing around travel and hope any academy changes are deferred to next year given academy mid Leo Lombard, who on Sunday jointly won the Larke Medal, is a top-10 pick in this draft.
VESTED INTERESTS AHEAD OF CEO CONFERENCE
Carlton: Will have enough points to secure Ben and Lucas Camporeale but traded out Paddy Dow for late picks last year so are keen to retain the current bidding system this year, aware by the time they secure father-son Cody Walker in two years they will have to stump up a higher price.Richmond: Have stockpiled late picks including 57, 64 and 88 it might have used in a package to secure an early pick that might be useless if all picks past selection 54 have no points value.
Brisbane: Have father-son Levi Ashcroft as a top 5 pick and academy first-rounder Sam Marshall and if the AFL radically changed the bidding system it would be appreciably harder to match bids for both of them.
GWS: Have ruckman Logan Smith as an academy pick midway through the draft but are more interested in preserving academy access in the future and the Opening Round in Sydney.
Essendon: Have livewire 175cm academy player Isaac Kako who could be a top 15 pick but he is available to the Dons only if the AFL changes the rules which currently allow Victorian clubs to secure academy picks if no one bids on them in the top 40 draft selections.
Gold Coast: Keen to retain academy talent pipeline, want better fixturing around travel and hope any academy changes are deferred to next year given academy mid Leo Lombard, who on Sunday jointly won the Larke Medal, is a top-10 pick in this draft.
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TigerGroove
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Hey all, first time poster.
I've followed the draft closely for a number of years (but defs not a know it all).
I love this draft, and I think it's the best depth I've seen for a very long time. There's a lot of players I'd be happy with for us, however I think Tobie Travaglia and his quality is being slept on a little bit.
He was massive as a defender for country, however for the pioneers he's been playing fwd / mid so he's one of the most versatile players in the pool. He kicked 3 from 28 touches and nearly got Bendigo home single-handedly in his last game for them. Excellent decision maker and skill level, has burst and speed and is awesome overhead. Also has been captain so highly regarded leader. He would be in my top 5 at the moment.
My view is we need either midfielders with burst and skill, any forward with craft, and more key fwd talent. This draft has great options in all those areas.
I've followed the draft closely for a number of years (but defs not a know it all).
I love this draft, and I think it's the best depth I've seen for a very long time. There's a lot of players I'd be happy with for us, however I think Tobie Travaglia and his quality is being slept on a little bit.
He was massive as a defender for country, however for the pioneers he's been playing fwd / mid so he's one of the most versatile players in the pool. He kicked 3 from 28 touches and nearly got Bendigo home single-handedly in his last game for them. Excellent decision maker and skill level, has burst and speed and is awesome overhead. Also has been captain so highly regarded leader. He would be in my top 5 at the moment.
My view is we need either midfielders with burst and skill, any forward with craft, and more key fwd talent. This draft has great options in all those areas.
