What we need will take more than 1 Draft anyway, but we can & will get 2 top tier drafts worth of talent in in the space of 1 yr, possibly 2 drafts worth within 2 yrs if we trade our last 1/2 picks for future 1sts. Sure we have a few KPF's, but aside from Lynch, none of them are walk ups.
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2024 Draft Thread
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I dont think there is any risk of Tauru going prior to pick #6
#1 - FOS / LALOR Richmond
#2 - FOS / LALOR Richmond
#3 - Draper / Jagga Carlton
#4 - Draper / Jagga Adelaide
#5 - Reid / Langford / Smillie / Armstrong Melbourne
Top 5 6 picks will all be mids
St Kilda at #7 , #8 and Melbourne at #9 would be the picks that Tauru would be considered IMO
Sims looks shorter on the field, I was surprised at the 199cm reading but that probably makes him more marketable as a genuine ruck/forward. I think his body work is good, he tends to position himself well & knows how to jostle for pole position. He's kind of the oppositie of Shanahan who doesn't engage the body too often but still manages to find himself in the right spots at the right time. I reckon Sims has better field kicking than goal kicking at this stage, that would be my only concern, if Amiss has set the standard amongst the next generation then Sims has some catching up to do. The athleticism is impressive with agility & leap, that bodes well for his ruck prospects as well as his ability to create separation and mark at the highest point.
I think if Whitlock is off the board he's a decent shout for the ruck/forward position we're screaming out for. I think with our picks we're getting in a smidgeon early but that's ok when you have such a bounty to work with.
Haven’t seen him play at all , however James Barrat is an intresting read and appears to be a bit of a bolter
All clubs are telling Twomey the same porkies. It's in no club's interest to let their true intentions out of the bag.
Does anyone think too much emphasis is placed on the combine results in discussions? I think one round of testing once for the year is not necessarily a true representation of a player's athletic ability. For example being held so close to the end of the season maybe some players are more fatigued than others or having played finals coming in to it with a niggle or two. I personally am vary wary of using these to discount players and put much more emphasis on what they've shown on the ground throughout the season.
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I think it’s a player we look at with one of our last picks.
same, one of the phantoms (FWIW) has us picking him with our 23 (27 ?)
The question is not Tauru if they're getting #6 back but who is the second player North want? That's the main reason I understand they'd want to do it. They can already get Tauru at #2.
There is only one unknown card with weight atm, snake. Taylor's #5. But for that the slighlty out of rhythm two steppers do business with the King of Swing himself. Probably 6+18, maybe 6+25. Otherwise it's Carlton for 3+38 on the scenarios we've aired so far.
Can Carlton find more than 3+38? Why would they? If NMFC doesn't trade CFC can get FOS at #3.
Another thought. Is Taylor's inscrutability helping Carlton atm? Yes. It is. And hurting RFC. Who does Taylor rate as the greater enemy/threat? If he can't help himself he should hurt that party.
Everyone knows apparently what they are trying to do, or would like to do in their ideal world. The questions are 1. can and will they pull off the deal, given and related to; 2. will everything then go to plan?
We're what 3 or 4 weeks out? Guru Tauru could yet rocket or slide.
Surely Melbourne is picking Tauru before Armstrong, turk?
Why do you link Reid/Langford/Smillie/Armstrong to Taylor, turk-d? Is there mail around?
Taylor is the only threat to Tauru in my current scenarios.) The minute he's ruled out RFC get the deal for 6+18 or 6+25 on the scenarios we've been kicking around.
No mail i just dont think Melbourne would take Tauru before a mid or Armstrong
But i think they actually taking 2 mids with their selections
They would love #6 & #11 and take Tauru & Trainor but i highly doubt we give them #11 and more likely #18
#6 Tauru #18 Trainer or a KPF to develop alongside Larkey/darling
Yeah but its a big risk to trade further up when holding only #3 & #38 to trade away the points for the campo twins to not get the player you already traded 2 x 1st and 1 x 2nd
