I get all that. And like you I hope we have two cracks at key forwards.
But still scratching my head at the pick swap - we had junk to give but didn’t.
Guess the obvious answer is they wouldn’t accept it.
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But still scratching my head at the pick swap - we had junk to give but didn’t.
Guess the obvious answer is they wouldn’t accept it.
They may also have wanted more points to pay the premium for moving up. We are now seeing what teams are prepaid to pay to move up in this draft.
There is a myth here that we could have given up 51 and 61 instead of 32, despite those 2 picks only being worth pick 42 in points value, Its nearly another 200 points of value between the 2 picks. 32 is 584, 51 and 61 are worth 394
Schache? Best CV? Dunno but he showed glimpses of not liking contact at the championships and that plagued him throughout his AFL life. That's the ultimate decider for me if they are going to be a key forward. The slightest glimpse of avoiding contact at Coates level and they are off my list.
I don't have that worry with Armstrong and he is a much better up the ground player than people give credit for. Can lose a defender on the way back through traffic, not a straight up lead and mark forward.
Yes. If WCE split, that could be good for us. Maybe.
We don't want Hawthorn or Carlton's F1 from them, that's for sure though.
We definitely wont be accepting any future picks.
WCE will try and get clubs with multiple picks this year involved.
St. Kilda - 7 & 8
Carl - 12 & 14
Melb - 5 & 9
GWS - 15 & 16
Syd - 19 & 22
Schache won a Larke medal and holds the record for most goals scored, he was also in the frame for pick 1. He did benefit from the zones enforced at junior level, this made things more difficult to assess. But the fact he fell into the battler category just highlights the difficulty in nailing tall forwards, it's a minefield but one also has to be mindful of the 4 years of development that is required to achieve AFL output.
Who can be sure, Robert? I usually smell a bit Ough when that is playing up.
You know what would be even funnier than my IBS? If Taylor shafted everybody and took Tauru at #2. That would be hilarious. I would love that.
6 & 10 would get pick 2 unless the demons put 5 & 9 on the table as rumoured. If that happens we probably can't get pick 2
Could be wrong, but I don't see Melbourne going all in for the next 2 years to get one of FOS, Lalor or Jagga. I see them going mid-tall eg Langford+Tauru or Armstrong. They have a few gaps.
Unless they get 25 back from Norf and think they can get a tall with 25, but then Norf would be better off dealing with us in that case.
