2024 Draft Thread

[tigerdell]

I am open minded about drafting Dodson. We would probably be using pick 26/27 and if the club rate him as the best talent at that pick then that’s good enough for me. Considering the lack of footy he has played you would hope he would have significant development left in him and if Wells is sniffing around he must see something worth pursuing. On the other hand if we rate another type of player at that pick as the next best, that’s all good as well. We definitely need as much talent as we can get all across the field.

Im the same mate. Not keen to get a ruck just cos we need one, but he seems like to be good value at the last pick.
Glad its not a Kreuzer pick!

 

[Mr Brightside]

With talk that we have strong interest in Bo Allan is the knock on him his disposal ? Just had a bit of look at him , looks an aggressive bull type that will stem the flow when things aren’t going your way in the middle , appears to be strong and have the ability to sit on a player , just appeared to have average disposal by both hand and foot and not sure he has a right foot at all , certainly wouldn’t be unhappy to have him at Punt rd

 

[nikolasmia]

With talk that we have strong interest in Bo Allan is the knock on him his disposal ? Just had a bit of look at him , looks an aggressive bull type that will stem the flow when things aren’t going your way in the middle , appears to be strong and have the ability to sit on a player , just appeared to have average disposal by both hand and foot and not sure he has a right foot at all , certainly wouldn’t be unhappy to have him at Punt rd

We need his speed

And bo is the best athlete in the draft imho, can play many positions and will be play very little vfl football if selected by us

 

[The_General]

Just on the KPP I hope we take whichever kid with the intention of him being either a key forward or key back , someone who will be a lock for us going forward , I dont want us picking a particular player because “ he can pinch hit in the ruck “ or could possibly play back if he dosent make it forward , I’d like to see us take the kid we believe will simply turn into the best player of the lot because they will dominate their position.

We don’t need handy utility’s

I want a specialist key. None of this jack-of-all-trades. We'll end up with a master of none.

 

[Tigatale]

That's fair. But don't really get this narrative from media and supporters of "richmond have plenty of picks, they can afford to take a risk on (insert any of Dodson, Hotton, Trainor etc).

No we cant.

We have the most holes in our team to fill by an absolutely mile. We are coming from a million miles back.

We need to make every pick count to get the volume of players into our side that can positively impact our performances.

This is a once in a generation opportunity. If we don't maximise it we'll be down for that generation.

It's why also against losing picks in this draft to trade up. Keep the volume and maximise the amount of cards in our hand.

I do not see Dodson as anymore of a risk than any of the KPP types being touted. He has better possession stats than all of them, not taking into account tap outs.

 

[The_General]

It’s very interesting that Geelong should be interested in Dodson, Dell.

Toby Conway is one of the generally highest rated up and comers. Tipped by Scott in early 2024 to need another year. So it was no surprise that he didn’t cement a spot.

But here we are and Geelong is rumoured to be into Dodson. Wells would be potting his own earlier selection in drafting Dodson. And going out of his way to do so. He doesn’t even have a pick for Dodson.

Interesting if true that Wells wants Dodson. And interesting if true that Wells is putting it about that he wants Dodson.

Maybe Wells isn't....but maybe Dodson's manager is. He could be putting pressure on to make sure Dodson doesn't end up slipping out of the first round. Guaranteed 3yr contract is a good start for a big man...

 

[Tigatale]

I posted this history a number of weeks ago. Those late teens / early 20's picks are supplemented with a 1 or 2 pick slide, but picking up a future 2nd. If we did that 3 or 4 times, I'd be very happy indeed, unless there is a complete standout with the pick we already had.

As I've said, I'm very happy to take a pick in the 35-50 range and also the 1st pick in the rookie draft.

Perhaps we trade 1 1st into a F1 next year (maybe 1 of the Bummers picks after Kako has been bid on) and then do the above with Pick 24? Would set us right up for a big trade period again next year, lots of teams at the top looking for a points gain and we could have a whole bunch of 2nd rounders.

We don’t want second rounders next year. A weak draft. Hopefully bummers come for our pick 11 to use before a Kako bid. 2 x future firsts or 1 and their first 2 picks this year. They’ll have enough picks left to match on Kako.

 

[Redford]

Maybe Wells isn't....but maybe Dodson's manager is. He could be putting pressure on to make sure Dodson doesn't end up slipping out of the first round. Guaranteed 3yr contract is a good start for a big man...

It's actually Dobson. Easy to get confused.

 

[Steely Danzig]

Looking forward to the draft night melts on the various Tiger boards - looks like there will be something for everyone to melt over.

 

[Willo]

Looking forward to the draft night melts on the various Tiger boards - looks like there will be something for everyone to melt over.

I think there should be some rules, just for decorum.
Can we do a practice run? Maybe we all get a numbered ticket and have to wait in line for a melt. How many melts for picks can you have at once?

 

[TigerMasochist]

I think there should be some rules, just for decorum.
Can we do a practice run? Maybe we all get a numbered ticket and have to wait in line for a melt. How many melts for picks can you have at once?

Gotta be able to have at least 1 melt for each pick don't we? Just imagine the trauma if you totally wasted your one and only melt on our third pick of the night n then the club went back to back to back on the next 3 picks as well, but you were not permitted any further melting.

 

[turk-d-tiger]

Yep, bid on Ashcroft regardless. The microscope will be on Lalor big time if Smith is tearing it up for the Crows.

Bidding on Ashcroft have another benefit

NorF look like they currently dont have a deal in place and will need time on draft night to extract what they can in the limited 5 minute time frame.

There is a very high chance they will bid on Ashcroft to get an extra 5 minutes to structure the deal if there is a last minute bid
By bidding on Ashcroft we take that extra time ability off their hands and they will need to make the decision quickly.


But we wont bid

 

[Harry]

So who we taking at 1?

 

[daniel30]

For me all our picks need to have one thing in common they need to be able to kick the footy and have good skills both non negotiable we got to many unable to execute both now.

 

[Don’t Argue]

Just revisiting Fawcett profile, he was only ever slated as a Late Draft or Rookie pick in his Draft year so we can't expect to say we have found a Smokey as we have virtually seen nothing of him due to injury, maybe me slightly more when he did make the training track, he will however be an interesting watch if he get's an injury free run.
It's about time we lucked into a tall rather than keeping them on our list for four years before consigning them to the scrap heap.

Do we consider 197cm a Key Forward or a 2nd or 3rd?

height: 197cm

weight: 89kg

D.O.B: 22-04-2005

Tested soundly at the state Draft Combine with his 3.08 seconds for the 20m sprint and 6:38 for the 2km time trial both strong performances for a key forward.

Liam Fawcett Draft Profile

Central District key forward Liam Fawcett is a strong marking presence in the air and on the lead, who averaged two goals per game this year.

central.rookieme.com

Was thinking exactly the same thing.
We need some luck going our way, not just low draft picks.
IF, by some chance a Fawcett shows the promise of a Dear from the Hawks or turns into a Nick Larkey from North, we could solve a major issue very quickly.
We’re definitely due some luck in the big man department.
Regarding his size, there’s plenty of advantages for a mobile 197cm key forward if they can get air and have good hands.
200cm athletic monsters are much harder to find.
A little luck can go a long way.

 

[Tigatale]

A gun who isn't in top 10 talk.
Good player maybe but a gun?

Yes a gun. Go look at his performance in Coates GF as an example. Was BOG and just look at the way he moves and opens play. I’ll call it now, he’ll be a ️.

 

[mrposhman]

We don’t want second rounders next year. A weak draft. Hopefully bummers come for our pick 11 to use before a Kako bid. 2 x future firsts or 1 and their first 2 picks this year. They’ll have enough picks left to match on Kako.

If you can trade 1 of our later picks back a spot or 2 for a future 2nd, you'd say no? There will be heaps of opportunities to trade up again next tear, lots of 1st rounders will be for sales from the linked players. They have great value for next year. What I suggested doesn't take anything away from trading 1 of our other picks to a future 1st, its an additional strategy and it makes perfect sense.

 

[Don’t Argue]

I think there should be some rules, just for decorum.
Can we do a practice run? Maybe we all get a numbered ticket and have to wait in line for a melt. How many melts for picks can you have at once?

Can I run the pop corn stand?

 

[tigerlove]

Just revisiting Fawcett profile, he was only ever slated as a Late Draft or Rookie pick in his Draft year so we can't expect to say we have found a Smokey as we have virtually seen nothing of him due to injury, maybe me slightly more when he did make the training track, he will however be an interesting watch if he get's an injury free run.
It's about time we lucked into a tall rather than keeping them on our list for four years before consigning them to the scrap heap.

Do we consider 197cm a Key Forward or a 2nd or 3rd?

height: 197cm

weight: 89kg

D.O.B: 22-04-2005

Tested soundly at the state Draft Combine with his 3.08 seconds for the 20m sprint and 6:38 for the 2km time trial both strong performances for a key forward.

Liam Fawcett Draft Profile

Central District key forward Liam Fawcett is a strong marking presence in the air and on the lead, who averaged two goals per game this year.

central.rookieme.com

Saw him in VFL, looked promising but as you say long injuries have prevented him showing what he can do. Here's hoping a good run from here and some success.

 

[Tigatale]

If you can trade 1 of our later picks back a spot or 2 for a future 2nd, you'd say no? There will be heaps of opportunities to trade up again next tear, lots of 1st rounders will be for sales from the linked players. They have great value for next year. What I suggested doesn't take anything away from trading 1 of our other picks to a future 1st, its an additional strategy and it makes perfect sense.

I’d like to get a futures pick that could be top 5 in 2025 then judging the later picks with a view to sliding 1 or 2 spots for seconds. Think we need 1 extra 2025 first round picks before sliding.