Pretty impressed by this highlight reel. Good goal sense, runs hard at the ball, even a couple of "don't argues" . Worth a late pick if we have room om the list?
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2024 Draft Thread
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Nah have to disagree re: running all day.
Have watched him a number of times this year.
Some good judges on here have also watched him live over the past couple of weeks and he has some limitations with his ability to cover the ground.
Even taking away his lack of running ability and the fact he plods from contest to contest.
He is a long way from a Cripps type. Have commented for a while he plays a little man's game in a big man's body.
Really nice kick, receives well, reasonably clean and gets in chains around a stoppage (but not after that).
But just doesn't have that aggression at the football, use his strength and size, nor have the explosiveness like the best contested beasts do.
Maybe he can change that. But it's a big maybe at the top end of the draft.
All opinions - But anyone drafting him will end up disappointed when he doesn't turn out that Cripps type. And he doesn't quite have the running ability to play the link role. Suspect he'll be a frustrating watch for whoever drafts him.
Think @Redford was banging on about this boy as well.Hamish Davis who had a very good National Championships, has been playing seniors for the last month os so, I like him.
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Saw the highlights of what he did in the WAFL finals on a wet day, 21 touches and 4 goals. His third goal is absolute class.
Need to see more but geez I’m intrigued. What game do I watch to see more?
He can find the footy this kid and hit the scoreboard.
Not sure how he is not in the top 5.
Again, his agility and acceleration Smokin.
But he does keep producing, just doesn't have the class and tricks of FoS and Jagga (and Draper) when up in grade at VFL level. We saw that in their appearances.
Reckon slots perfectly in that 6-10 slot. Just not the very top echelon.
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it is speculation based on logic.
1. many would have Trainor top 5 on merit, AA full back
2. north are mid rich and tall defender poor
3. he is Doug wades grandson
I think its 50/50 north take him because he wont be there at their next pick
because to make certain we get who we want, we have to relinquish two blokes we want.
You can walk into the Vic Fish Market with $100 and buy 1kg of Abalone*,
or 1kg of Lobster, a dozen oysters and a kilo of king prawns?
But I fully understand peoples desires, hopes and dreams vary wildly
some circumstances dictate you take 20kg of mullet
*I love Abalone, but I'll take 1/2kg plus a lobster
ok ive made my gourmet marinara, back on footballers.
I think its likely one of Trainor, Smilie, Reid, Langford, Berry, Armstrong
goes Top 5 and throws the cat amongst the pigeons. Its possible 2 of them go top 5.
it not a huge cat, they are all top 10 talent and in many top 10 rankings.
you dont have to look past Guru Twomeys latest ranks, who has draper and lalor there at 6
to realise how wildly unpredictable it is.
Hamish Davis kicked 4 goals from 20d in the WAFL elimination final yesterday. thats 7 goals from 2 league games from a 190cm smooth mover with an overhead game.
There's still a lot to play out, If Claremont win the flag, and this kid kicks 5 and wins the Simpson medal,
WC could take him at 2
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I agree this years draft is doing my head in.lol
Just have that memory planted of a few weeks ago of FOS and Jagga coming out of the middle for
Combine testing will tell us a lot. But as you say he keeps on finding the pill but more importantly consistently hits the scoreboard. You cant underestimate the value in that as a mid. Speed or no speed.
I also wouldnt judge him on that 1 VFL game.
He is producing better numbers than Lalor who all have in the top 5.
true he is more cerebral than aggressive attacking the footy, but he continually uses his size and strength well to dominate around stoppage. And does so against big opponents like Langford too. I reckon this side of his game translates really well to AFL. For me the transition running is the big query he will have to overcome
yes.
objectively Langford > Lalor.
I still want Lalor more, but can't really justify it.
there's definitely going to be a a fair few Cam Mackenzies/FinnO'Callahans this year: understated sort of blokes who just get it done.
Probably Langford, Lindsay, Tom Gross,
I think Langford is very much that, and most years is a Top 3 lock.
Our recruiters will be working overtime this year, the busiest they will have been for at least ten years!
Don't reckon I've seen PRE ignore or down play actual production more than this draft class.
And not just down play, talk down actual production. Those that have produced have had more holes poked in their games than those that haven't.
In my view they need best available. They already did that strategy 2 years ago and got Ginbey and Hewett (the pick they gave up got North Sheezel). They need top 5 picks like we do.
North however, need to be trading back, they don't need mids. they need talls. West Coast need mids, and they need them soon.
