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2024 Draft Thread
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As was said by another poster looks slow, not particularly skillful and for a bigger bodied player struggles to break tackles.
Edwards used to do that too in juniors - so maybe he'll slip to the second round, take 6 years to come good and start getting away with it, but I think he'll be better than that earlier because he clearly has other attributes and a cooler head than young Shank did - not quite the chicken legged twig he was either and haven't seen to many worm burners or getting caught after evading traffic then running back into it from Reid - not great defensively yet but less of speed bump than Shank was. (actually he's not really like a young Edwards at all apart from the tendency for "creative" handballs -the better comparison for me would be Errol Gulden.)
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Thank God, I’m exhausted.Let's call this Option B. I would prefer Option A: taking them in the order we rate them. That way if we take Lalor at 1 we all dip our lids to @bengal tigers , if it's FOS I'll permanently retire my @Scoop alt, and if it's Jagga we've gone with Option B.
I didn’t say # no 1 reliable key forward.
I’d love one but if there aren’t any available and there are a large number of outstanding mids we shouldn’t waste top picks on forwards.
Just my opinion but stats on our forwards are meaningless, given that our movement from the midfield was consistently crap. With the improvement to come over the next 3 yrs there, Balta will be a star.
Geez pretty different to the games I've watched, and I've watched most of what's available of Langford. Funny how people see things so differently.
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If none realistically available in the first round this year then we need to push a first rounder to next year to pick up a key forward. My disagree comment was about you saying our forward line isn't a problem like the midfield. I think it is just as big if not bigger. I don't think Balta is key forward material, far more valuable as an already proven elite backman.
We continue to have a difference of opinion on Noah and the forward line in general.
It was given absolutely no chance this year, with no consistent support for Shai who (again) imo was set up to fail.
My tip.. it will get going quietly but as the season progresses, watch out for an injection of speed and skill in our midfield, feeding Noah, Bauer, Gray and Lefau up forward,- hopefully together with Berry, Davidson and Tauru.
At some point efforts will also be made on Cadman. Maybe sooner than we think.
The difference is that RCD never found much of the ball in the U18s, which continued into his AFL career. U18's averaged 15 disposals, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 0.4 goals
For the U18 championship, it was even less, Ave 12 disposals, 1.7 marks, 3 tackles and 0.3 goals
Smillie finds the ball in the 18's Ave 24 disposals, 4 marks, 3.5 tackles and 1.3 goal
For the championships, he was ok without being dominant; Ave 19.5 disposals, 3 marks, 3.5 tackles and 0.3 goals
Another good attribute is that Smillie has a lovely kick on him and is a good decision-maker.
I think based on our expected picks. eg: 1, 3 and 6 well depending on North even though I believe they will go best available and grab a mid. Well, I hope they go Harry Armstrong which would give us a trio of FOS /Jagga and Smillie or FOS /Jagga and Langford, or FOS /Jagga and Lalor. The possibilities are endless.
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Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
There's no point taking a tall just because he's tall. That's how you get Todd Elton. So, for all the junior watchers, how do the talls in this crop compare with other years? Are there any near the level of Lynch and Jack? Or are they more structural types worth 1-2 goals a game rather than stars?
Yes, but FOS has been injured for the most parts this year due to his finger and thumb which gives some understanding as to why his numbers weren't as high as last year.
He is a class act and I reckon he has a higher ceiling but I also like Jagga Smith but with our bounty of expected first-round picks I'm trusting Toce and Co. to nail several young guns!
Top draftee Finn O'Sullivan's rough injury run has continued... he's had surgery on the finger injury he had recently & will miss around 6 weeks, including the start of the U18 Champs. The gun midfielder has already missed footy this year with a thumb injury & the finger.
AFL U18 Championships
| Season | Team | K | HB | D | M | CP | UP | T | HO | CLR | I50 | R50 | GL | GM | K | H | D | M | HO | T | G | DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vic Country | 33 | 17 | 50 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 76 |
| 2024 | Vic Country | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 42 |
| Total | - | 43 | 30 | 73 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 118 |
Coates Talent League Boys
| Season | Team | K | HB | D | M | CP | UP | T | HO | CLR | I50 | R50 | GL | GM | K | H | D | M | HO | T | G | DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oakleigh Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Oakleigh Chargers | 105 | 81 | 177 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 13.1 | 10.1 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 88 |
| 2024 | Oakleigh Chargers | 19 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 71 |
| Total | - | 124 | 95 | 210 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 15 |
No retreat No surrender.
We have to bid on him.
If Brisbane don't give us their 1st pick.
We should announce before the draft we are bidding on him.
He is a class player.
