2024 Draft Thread

[tigerdell]

Is he really all that good ? The dozen or so games I've seen of him he can go missing a lot, look terribly unco at times, and lack a bit of intensity. Other times he's looked pretty athletic for his size, good leap and will finish off ok. Pads his stats out a bit too I think, with some cheapies but maybe that's a good thing ie mobility.

I can't make my mind up about him. If he is going to be anything half decent, I think it's gonna take 4-5 years maybe.

(I reckon Matt is actually the better of the two as well fwiw. Better mark and can play in defence too.)

I'm not saying he's better, so agree with you.

My post was that we here are counting chickens by supposing that players we want will be available with our later picks.
No particular posters so its not a dig.

We gotta be mindful that we might miss our mark.
Giants have 2 picks, i think will take a mid and key forward. Hynes and JW
Dogs want smalls. Dattoli or Hannaford.
Swans a key forward. MW / Shanana?
Freo Port WC take smalls.

 

[Scoop]

Seems about right.

I actually see the Bendigo Italian maybe being a winger in time, in the Kaps mould. Ok, he's not super quick but neither is Kaps. He'll run and run all day, defend and attack, contest hard and take a grab for you as well.

Lindsay will get around the ground a bit more - into different spaces and situations.

I’ve used the better Kaps call throughout the year for Bendigo Italian. I think Kaps is his floor. Poor mans Jordan Dawson?

 

[tigerdell]

I reckon he starts to come into play at St Kildas picks.

I reckon St Kilda go mid/mid. They need are so light on.

It would suck if the saints take XL
But would fit their need

 

[Redford]

I reckon he starts to come into play at St Kildas picks.

I reckon St Kilda go mid/mid. They need are so light on.

7/8 ? Surely not ? Other mids would go at 7/8 before Lindsay I reckon. Wouldn't be surprised if they take Allan at 8 and f up WCE's plans.

 

[Scoop]

7/8 ? Surely not ? Other mids would go at 7/8 before Lindsay I reckon. Wouldn't be surprised if they take Allan at 8 and f up WCE's plans.

Yep, good mix with Smillie.

 

[Redford]

Yep, good mix with Smillie.

I'm not sure they will go Smillie with the Pou already on their books. They need some hard running mids that will go all day.

 

[tigerdell]

Has to be 18 but if he's gone I'd grab Simms with a second rounder.

The beauty is that we have options.
Simms plus MW, Faull, Mraz, Trainor, Gerreyn
we can take 2 talls here

 

[tigerdell]

I'm not sure they will go Smillie with the Pou already on their books. They need some hard running mids that will go all day.

Surely they would look at Reid

 

[Redford]

Surely they would look at Reid

Maybe. I think they're looking for some hard running and carrying. Maybe like us.

 

[Redford]

The beauty is that we have options.
Simms plus MW, Faull, Mraz, Trainor, Gerreyn
we can take 2 talls here

Add OFarrell to that list. Injuries have made him a forgotten man, like Mraz.

 

[tigerdell]

Add OFarrell to that list. Injuries have made him a forgotten man, like Mraz.

True. Will be a cheap pickup for at minimum a very solid key back

 

[tigerdell]

Maybe. I think they're looking for some hard running and carrying. Maybe like us.

I hope they take him, because we need hard running and carrying

 

[bullus_hit]

The beauty is that we have options.
Simms plus MW, Faull, Mraz, Trainor, Gerreyn
we can take 2 talls here

True, Simms probably the best fit as I can't see him pushed around playing deep forward. He also tested well with leap & agility, I even think you could get games into him in his second year. Faull is a good pick too, right in our range, I'd be happy with those two.

 

[Redford]

True. Will be a cheap pickup for at minimum a very solid key back

He's played up forward more than down back. He played down back in the championships but he plays CHF for St Kevins and has so for Calder too.

His family bought 2 houses next door to each other in Richmond and have co joined them into a palace - not far from Punt Road Oval - so he won't have far to walk

 

[turk-d-tiger]

These types of picks are 50/50, coming back from an ACL is probably the riskiest because you don't know the extent of agility loss. I'd be ok at pick 20 but that's the earliest I'd bite.

I think the ACL injury is not the death of a career as it used to be 30 years ago and as we seen with Ashcroft thay have improved a fair bit and id be happy to take him. Think he will be gone by #20

 

[tigerdell]

I think the ACL injury is not the death of a career as it used to be 30 years ago and as we seen with Ashcroft thay have improved a fair bit and id be happy to take him. Think he will be gone by #20

Long gone. Someone in the port/freo/gws block will nab him

 

[bullus_hit]

I think the ACL injury is not the death of a career as it used to be 30 years ago and as we seen with Ashcroft thay have improved a fair bit and id be happy to take him. Think he will be gone by #20

Not for me, not at 10 or 11, those picks have too much currency to take risks on a rookies in rehab.

 

[tigerdell]

Travaglia & Lindsay, pick 18 Whitlock, pick 20 Faull.

Trav at 10 or Moraes at 24?
Hard running loose kicking.

Its the combo that we can work here

 

[Steely Danzig]

BTW Hotton's footy frankly best.

@Don’t Argue

 

[turk-d-tiger]

Not for me, not at 10 or 11, those picks have too much currency to take risks on a rookies in rehab.

I see Concussion issue's like Trainor a bigger problem than ACL with Hotton

I think im going to be disappointed if we dont get Hotton with 8 picks inside 34