Fair enough. Talent spotting is a bit like train spotting to me.
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2024 Draft Thread
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Wow. I would be absolutely shocked if that happened. There is surely zero chance we pass on him at 6.
Travaglia seems to have the necessary competiveness you want when building a list to win a Premiership, also seems a good athlete and smart aggressive footballer , however my querie on him is he a good enough disposer of the ball for that classic modern day half back I.e Suns superstar Rioli D ?
I don’t have the ego of some so feel free to tell me I’m wrong , however if this draft is as good as media are talking it up I expect a player like Travaglia to be a pick in the 20s not talked about from 7-12 , so many after the first couple seem to have obvious deficiencies, of course all players do , however so many seem to lack foot skills or competitiveness or consistency or pace or endurance, as long as we get 7 of the best 10 it’ll be ok
Won't tell ya your wrong, as nobody knows that Leysy's right yet.
But to save typing same stuff again, this is what posted earlier in year on why love The Italian Stallion. Be absolutely fine if we take him 10 or 11.
But yeah your right that there are deficiencies Or better term question marks on all prospects this year. But also some great traits.
I reckon Norf splits pick 2. Rawlings is out walking the streets ringing a bell and wearing a sandwich board with 'Pick 2 - MAKE ME AN OFFER!' on the front and 'F1 FOR SALE!' on the back.
10 + 18 for 2 + F2
6 + 20 or 23 for 2 + F2
I have as roughly equal favourites. If we could be confident Smillie gets to 10 we'd do the latter deal yesterday. But we can't, so we sweat them. Do they have to have Tauru, or will they settle for two highly rated talls?
Less likely are the Adelaide deal (4 + F2 for 2), keeping 2 and trading F1 for pick 16, or doing a deal with St Kilda which I rate the most unlikely.
10 + 18 for 2 + F2
6 + 20 or 23 for 2 + F2
I have as roughly equal favourites. If we could be confident Smillie gets to 10 we'd do the latter deal yesterday. But we can't, so we sweat them. Do they have to have Tauru, or will they settle for two highly rated talls?
Less likely are the Adelaide deal (4 + F2 for 2), keeping 2 and trading F1 for pick 16, or doing a deal with St Kilda which I rate the most unlikely.
Yeah. Absolutely. And in fact, I reckon they've already done something based on their "softening up" the fan base comments that they made this week.
Id be surprised if Berry gets past Freo and Port.
Think the lack nf talk is due to its likely he is gone between our 4th and 6th pick. We'd only have one shot at him.
Would I be happy if we took him at 11? Yes
Of course we are going to try and get pick 2,and if North do trade out there first next year it will be to the Tiger's,probably picks 6-11 for 2-f1.
We get the best 2 player's ,and whoever drop's at 10,,,etc etc
We get the best 2 player's ,and whoever drop's at 10,,,etc etc
Yeah. And by extension, who has the most options for them ? I mean they could go somewhere else, but unless its a really complicated 3 or 4 way deal, I don't see it otherwise. Unless they shaft themselves of course (not out of the realms of possibility).
If we do, my fear is it will be 2000 24 hrs after the rookie draft.
There is another possibility which is north will deal their F1 and keep pick 2.
For instance would GWS swap pick 15 and say their F2 for north’s F1?
They could offer us their F1 for our pick 11 ( which I probably wouldn’t take)
The nuance there is other clubs may have one selection and both rate and need the key forward, so they get taken before our pick.
With so many selections,we should be able to take the risk of one a little earlier.
I would hope someone does Sin...or its going to be very mute on the Tigers draft table come Wednesday.
I’ll have more than a dollar bet with you.
Reputations on the line here.
GWS 15 and F2 for F1 doesn't sound right to me from Norf's perspective.
And that's why I say again they have limited options outside of us - unless they do a complicated 3 or 4 way deal.
Word has it Balmey left three envelopes in the cabinet so that Blair knows what to do with tge draft night.
They are marked "start of first round", "middle of first round", and "what to do when you clear your desk out because you forgot to open the other 2 envelopes".
