2024 Draft Thread

[Number8]

I’ll reiterate, FOS doesn’t go at one, North or whomever at 2 will grab him.

I suspect that's a typo and he meant to say 'if' FOS doesn't go at one, North ... will grab him

 

[Smoking Aces]

We should get Bob back on PRE.

Another great poster who fell victim to the thankfully now eliminated, bizarro and tyrannical past.

He posted the other day.

 

[TigerForce]

Andrew Collins drafted a few years after him was a ginger?

Wasn't he dark hair? You mean Andrew Browne?

 

[Smoking Aces]

We won't get Pick 10 for Baker, I'll have whatever you've been smoking. We might get 17 (9 and 10 should be for Shai anyway), but it all comes down to if we asks to move to them when he nominates. We might know more in a weeks time once we know who the next West Coast coach will be.

I've said that I think we will get Pick 3 from West Coast so nothing changes there, just I don't think it'll be as strong of a trade as some on here seem to think.

Yep we will land pick 3. We will give back either 6 or 9.

Does this undervalue Baker? Yes.

But got to play the long game here if it means we snag both FOS and Jagga.

 

[Ripplestick]

Lalor was just interviewed on Gettable, said up until 18 months ago cricket was his priority. Hasn't really had an afl pre-season. Huge upside, tough call for our recruiters.

 

[Berwick boy]

We should get Bob back on PRE.

Another great poster who fell victim to the thankfully now eliminated, bizarro and tyrannical past.

Bit harsh on Evo reds..

 

[Sintiger]

Wasn't he dark hair? You mean Andrew Browne?

Didn't we have that small forward from Brisbane who never played a game with us, Todd Banfield ? He was a proper ginger

 

[Leysy Days]

i think with Graham, people have been excited by media reports he will get us band 3. Before that I think most we expecting/hoping for an end of 2nd round pick.

Reckon we should brace ourselves for band 4.

 

[BrisTiger24]

What is with this Langford thing?

To me, he is relatively slow, his skills are adequate but not elite and, while he's large, he gets tackled a lot and can't seem to break them (against undersized guys).

Am I watching the wrong highlights? What am I missing that indicates he's a top 2 pick?

 

[Sintiger]

Yep we will land pick 3. We will give back either 6 or 9.

Does this undervalue Baker? Yes.

But got to play the long game here if it means we snag both FOS and Jagga.

That may well be right.
The key to me is that West Coast may well prefer trading down pick 3 and keeping their Barass pick than trading that pick for Baker. It gives them 2 first rounders in even draft.

 

[btoz_01]

What is with this Langford thing?

To me, he is relatively slow, his skills are adequate but not elite and, while he's large, he gets tackled a lot and can't seem to break them (against undersized guys).

Am I watching the wrong highlights? What am I missing that indicates he's a top 2 pick?

Agree thats exactly what i saw in his last game

 

[eZyT]

Smilie has the Jack Watts/Josh Schache look about him.

ive consistently said 2 things for 2 years.

jagga smith is the best 17/18yo in the world,

and Josh Smilie is a speculative late first round pick.

I stand firmly by both.

 

[Smoking Aces]

Reckon we should brace ourselves for band 4.

Nah Leysy. Confident it will be band 3.

There is a reason why we upped the contract to Graham.

 

[eZyT]

Lalor was just interviewed on Gettable, said up until 18 months ago cricket was his priority. Hasn't really had an afl pre-season. Huge upside, tough call for our recruiters.

Upside is an inner city suburb of the Gold Coast

 

[eZyT]

Nah Leysy. Confident it will be band 3.

There is a reason why we upped the contract to Graham.

does that mean a third round pick?

 

[Redford]

What is with this Langford thing?

To me, he is relatively slow, his skills are adequate but not elite and, while he's large, he gets tackled a lot and can't seem to break them (against undersized guys).

Am I watching the wrong highlights? What am I missing that indicates he's a top 2 pick?

Both him and Smillie have some question marks for sure. More on Smillie for me personally, but both come with some discernible gaps.

 

[Smoking Aces]

That may well be right.
The key to me is that West Coast may well prefer trading down pick 3 and keeping their Barass pick than trading that pick for Baker. It gives them 2 first rounders in even draft.

Trading Pick 3 for Baker and an early pick in return guarrantees them 2 first round picks. If they dont trade pick 3 then they would have to give the Barrass pick to us for Baker.

 

[eZyT]

This feels closer for me than Tombstone but still not right. The AFL comparisons are pretty good.

But the Murphy Reid comparison is horrendous and about 10 spots too low.

I have had a gnawing doubt on Reid I havnt been able to articulate. maybe its that hes a Geelong type?

Gryan Miers is enough for me to

 

[eZyT]

I just had a look at what he said:

Yesterday -
I’m highly confident, Finn goes one and if we have pick two or three we go Lalor.

Very confident at this stage.

Today -
For me, Langford is the reach. Hes got right now, we absolutely rate him, but I still believe FOS and Lalor are ranked above. Of course, knowing what opposition are doing is vital. If we believe we can get Lalor at 6 but not Langford, that will play a role for instance.

I’ll reiterate, FOS doesn’t go at one, North or whomever at 2 will grab him.


Despite various pontifications, no one knows.

the old 'used to work in recruitment'

at Macquarie bank line

 

[BrisTiger24]

Both him and Smillie have some question marks for sure. More on Smillie for me personally, but both come with some discernible gaps.

Agree, I don't see either as top 5 picks. Pick 6 to 10 maybe. But to have take Langford before FOS, Jagga and Draper is mind boggling to me.