2024 Draft Thread

[Brodders17]

This dude usually talks rubbish but had this to say on Lohmann last year.

Good get. Did you draft him in the phantom in 21? Who ever did certainly got pick right.

 

[TigerForce]

It's all Richmond talk between us and Wet Coke. Clarke and now Mini negotiating with us. The Gestapo will call it corrupt some way.

 

[Sintiger]

Mould coast don’t want to give up more than 6 for Rioli. Freo want to give 9 or 10 plus 16 for Bolton, not 9 and 10.

Early days but is going to be an interesting watch.

I would still like another pick in the top 10 if we can wrangle it and a couple of extra picks in the top 30 in 2025.

 

[achillesjones]

Logan Morris is something else. Prelim and Grand Final off the charts for one so young.

 

[Brodders17]

Thinking about the Graham compo, the pick after our 2nd (band 3) is currently 22- that's probably too high. But in the draft, after other FA compo, then academy and F/S picks it will be it could potentially be nearly 30. - probably about right. A selection at the end of rd 2 (band 4) could be around 45- that is not enough for a 25yo(?) who never plays VFL.
History suggests teams at the bottom of the ladder often do well out of compo.
We should be looking at band 3. Or maybe we do keep him.

 

[Smoking Aces]

Good luck with that Smolking, the Eagles are super keen on Jagga Smith.

Well thats interesting. Ball winning midfielder's isnt Clarkes thing.

 

[Smoking Aces]

Logan Morris was my boy.

Excuse me Spook.

 

[Leysy Days]

Thinking about the Graham compo, the pick after our 2nd (band 3) is currently 22- that's probably too high. But in the draft, after other FA compo, then academy and F/S picks it will be it could potentially be nearly 30. - probably about right. A selection at the end of rd 2 (band 4) could be around 45- that is not enough for a 25yo(?) who never plays VFL.
History suggests teams at the bottom of the ladder often do well out of compo.
We should be looking at band 3. Or maybe we do keep him.

Hes an unrestricted free agent. It's Grahams choice not ours.

Am expecting band 4 but hoping band 3.

 

[Brodders17]

Hes an unrestricted free agent. It's Grahams choice not ours.

Am expecting band 4 but hoping band 3.

Yeah, I guess I'm assuming he won't leave unless he is getting more money. Could be other factors I suppose.

 

[spook]

Morris was a steal at 30, would loved him at that pick at the time. At the time I thought he was a stretch at top 20, which was very wrong indeed, looks top 10. Has Jack Riewoldt written all over him.

The Tiges were very keen on Lohman and Wilmot allegedly but of course didn't have the picks.

We had the pick for Lohmann.

Excuse me Spook.

You should stick to agreeing with me, works for you.

 

[The Mole]

In reality we have bought low and selling high. In hindsight we have maximised the return on our picks. Let’s hope we can do it again with the 7 or 8 players we bring in.

 

[Number8]

This doesn't make sense. Didn't we become a relaxed atmosphere from 2017? What's with the off-field actions?

I took the off-field stuff to mean preparation, nothing more than that.

 

[jokershoppe]

Was speaking to a current cats employee and asked him,who does Wellsy like in this draft,he replied that Wells loves fos so much that he would like a way to move into the top 2 to draft him but knows its basically impossible with smith coming in.

 

[tigertime2]

I got some mail in the week of Dusty's 300th that I held onto as it didn't match the joy of the occasion.

It came directly from a friend/associate of the great man's. Dusty was reportedly annoyed by how loose the young players had become and the lack of consequences around certain on-field and off-field actions. He said standards had dropped, discipline had fallen away and some players were taking advantage of the more relaxed atmosphere.

The comment that really stuck with me, though, was that he apparently said, 'It wouldn't have been allowed to happen under Dimma'.

I can still remember 2016 - nearly everyone wanted Dimma gone.
Lets not rewrite history.

 

[TigerForce]

I can still remember 2016 - nearly everyone wanted Dimma gone.
Lets not rewrite history.

Yep. It's all documented on here.

 

[tigersnake]

I can still remember 2016 - nearly everyone wanted Dimma gone.
Lets not rewrite history.

Not nearly everyone, 50-50 by my reckoning. Wonder if there was a poll?

 

[tigertime2]

The competition cluster *smile* picks will happen

9,10,12,13,18,20

Harvey langford, JoeBerry, XL, TT, Tom Gross, Jonty Faull, maybe the flying viking kid ive only read about? maybe Bo Allen?

to add to Jagga/Lalor,

with Tom Sims to come at 29.

be good if we could make a deal for pick 11, and just lay 5 kids down like a Royal Flush

Sims is

 

[spook]

Was speaking to a current cats employee and asked him,who does Wellsy like in this draft,he replied that Wells loves fos so much that he would like a way to move into the top 2 to draft him but knows its basically impossible with smith coming in.

That will have @Leysy Days conflicted.

 

[Redford]

That will have @Leysy Days conflicted.

Is that the slow guy who was espousing Kai Lohmann last year ......when sharper people were already onto him back in 2021 ? The really slow guy ?

 

[spook]

Is that the slow guy who was espousing Kai Lohmann last year ......when sharper people were already onto him back in 2021 ? The really slow guy ?

Much like Smokin, he's at his best when agreeing with me.