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2024 Draft Thread
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Just taking the 4 retirees out average squad age has dropped from 25.2 currently, down to 24.5. Obviously if we lose anymore then it continues to drop, and when we pick up 18 year olds to replace them, then it will drop further.
Average games across the squad, drops from 73 to 64 by taking the retirees out (and will obviously drop when you bring a bunch of kids in with zero games).
Just adding to this, if the 10 players that are rumoured to be leaving go (Martin, Grimes, Naismith, Pickett, Bolton, Baker, Graham, Rioli, Cumberland and Coulthard) then our movement in average age and average games takes a massive drop, I've assumed they are replaced with 8 players aged 18 at this stage.
Average age 25.2 down to 23.2.
Average games 72.9 down to 48.4.
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Yep. It's rare that there's more than one or two decent talls to chose from in a draft, but there's always a wide range of mids that can be found just about anywhere. Hoping we can get 2 picks inside the top ten for a crack at some premium mids and then back up with a couple of the best talls available at high teens to early twenties. After that go back to chasing the best of whatever's left. Should still be some decent talent left around the mid 20's onward.
Wait Whaaaaaaatttttttttttt??????? I am convinced he can be a Dan Rioli type from the back half. Had my heart set on him.@Scoop ,l didn't know Mentha was a Demon nga.
So is this the way it;s going to be ,all indigenous player's are NGA/ACADEMY/FS
Thank you for being polite and taking time out of your busy schedule of confrontation and argument yesterday to respond. Your effort is noted and appreciated.
Pity if there’s no generational leadership available though.
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Apparently Ginniven has a big mouth too.
Another young player who has matured and turned it around.
And Rochelle is better than him
Yeah just read it ....
Next Generation Academy (6):
Riak Andrew (Melbourne)
Benny Barrett (Port Adelaide)
Lennox Hofmann (St Kilda)
Ricky Mentha (Melbourne)
Jayden Nguyen (Essendon)
Luke Quaynor (Collingwood)
Next Generation Academy (3):
Adrian Cole (St Kilda)
Malakai Champion (West Coast)
Isaac Kako (Essendon)
They are combine invites,,some state
Really just asking if there are any standout leaders amongst the top talent.
if true, best news ever. more incentive to go hard for higher end picks.
Yeah, when we played them at Adelaide oval last year we were ahead by around 30 points, Rochelle Rochelle kicks a goal and heads straight to the crowd to celebrate.
I wondered 'not really the right time to go celebrating to the crowd'.
Is there a time where he doesn't head straight to the crowd when kicking a goal?
Good player but not for us.
The *smile* we will cop will be 10 times worse then the Hopper/Tarranto signings.
Post it before the NGA academies are a joke.
Most (if not all) of those guys would have the same chance of being drafted if they were NGA or not.
Would be extremely confident they have nearly all come through normal pathways and the clubs have had input minimal development?
Come on Man.
Lalor reminds you of Dusty?
Dusty is no garden variety.
Harley Reid has been compared to Dusty(i think he's more Bont than Dusty) and Lalor is nowhere near the same standard as Reid.
