Yes Blair can of course say that without affecting his undertaking, he has the perfect smokescreen, that he thinks Ashcroft is only the 2nd best in the draft.
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2024 Draft Thread
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Just scanning a few of these mock drafts, a combination of FOS, Lalor, Smillie & Allan could easily end in tears. That's about as high risk as you could possibly muster with all the available talent.
Agree. Smillie's disposal efficiency, if you watch full game player highlights, not just best plays, is very poor. That concerns me greatly. Of course, those that watch full games live may have a better perspective than me.
Love your views on Tauru.
If we think that North are not only going to keep 2 but use it on him, can either of you conceive of us trumping North, (sounds nasty doesn’t it).
Sure, you solve the problem by taking Tauru at pick 2, North will have no idea how to handle that scenario because they want talls. At this point you go back and offer our lesser picks and grab a player like Langford. If North don't want a mid then they are caught between a rock and a hard place.
Who knows what the Roos are willing to accept for pick 2
Wetcoke was happy with their deal for 3 We can use it as a guide nothing is set in stone
Sure, it's ballsy but if the aim here is to get Tauru and 2 midfielders then it makes perfect sense.
I dont reckon we will bid on Ashcroft at 1, not because of some secret deal with the Lions, but because we princely haven't interviewed him and won't have spent much time watching, instead we will be spending our energy on guys we are actually choosing between.
Likewise we won't bid early on Marshall because we wont have spent much time trying to rank him.
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Trading with the Saints has legs Tigerman but I think they want picks in the teens. I like your scenario because it maximises our flexibility but I can't see the Saints doing it
Twomey said that the Saints had entertained splitting 8 but his belief is they will sit on what they have
Love The Viking. But there's not a planet on this earth we use pick 1 on him.
I don't see any issue going early on Tauru if one of Smith or Langford is guaranteed at 6. I have those two ranked higher but it doesn't matter where they are picked, just so long as we get the cattle when the dust settles.
Heres Smillie heat map Not as bad as some make out for a pick between 3 - 10
Seems he has alot of upside
What is Twomeys power ranking based on? It mentions form guide and updated every month but no one has played footy for weeks now. Not sure how it can change since last month?
Average endurance, average pace, questionable disposal, one-sided, average contested mark = massive bust potential
Any chance we grab the Whitlock twins, be nice for them and reckon they would drive each other at training by the sounds of their competiveness.
You’re like a broken record. If Brisbane save 600 points from us not bidding on Ashcroft, how does Richmond benefit?
It’s not throwing away any Richmond points. If you take points away from Brisbane it could benefit us in th draft this year and next.
Now your talking - love the thinking.
Would lolnorf then consider 2 teen picks (say a mix of 10/11 and 18/20) for 2 as we have solved their problem of wanting a single digit pick for Tauru or would they sulk away and refuse to deal with us.
Taking Tauru and trading for pick 2 means we get our cake and eat it to but if lolnorf refuse to trade then we end with only 1 top 6 ranked midfielder, not two.
