We also believe there's a chance FOS gets to 6. Jack was confident Blair knew it.
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2024 Draft Thread
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I have him as a bit of a slider, I think his yo-yo test will spook some clubs, even if I was keen I would roll the dice on a fall to pick 10, I think that's his range to be honest.
Maybe.
We'd surely be all over him but he's bound for Melbourne or St Kilda. My hope is Taylor is so scared of SOS nicking him he leaves FOS for us.
FOS.
Well, yeah. Other teams have picks too.Otherwise? Or?
You're right. You know. Otherwise. Or.
What do you mean, 'may be'?!All good mate. You may be right.
All will be revealed Wednesday..
From good sources like Twomey and other media sources who have all but locked it in.
As we get closer to the draft, they usually get the first 8 to 10 picks spot on.
Unless Twomey suggests otherwise in his phantom tomorrow - lock it in.
We all have our preferred traits, and to my eyes, kicking is overrated IMO. The modern game is an imprecise, structured, high pressure numbers game that mostly has 30 athletes within 1 kick's radius.
Overrated: Height, kicking technqiue, and possession total.
Underrated: Elite clean hands, quick decisions, handball chains I50.
If there's space (rarely), they usually just need to execute a 30m pass to a leading teammate in the open. Broad can do that after a mark.
Lambo could do it at pace streaming from disordered pressure.
If it's tight (often), they mostly just need to bomb it long to the correct general area. DTLD could do that after a mark. Taranto and Prestia can do it surrounded by ordered pressure. Few kicks require more than that.
Rare, game-changing elite mids can slice a 30m pass under pressure at pace to the advantage of a forward (e.g. Trent to Jack).
But how many players need this level of skill?
Threading the needle with an ambitious bullet pass from a set play situation was the Dusty special, but almost nobody can do this.
'Sublime kicking' doesn't count for much unless we're talking Dusty specials on the regular IMO. But I'm sure Geelong is planning more rule changes to save the game.
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You know, Cherry Ripes used to be made with pumpkin and flavouring, as cherries were too expensive (True story). I learned this on a tour at Cadbury.Nah mate, Cherry Ripes all the way, followed by Polly Waffles & then (the real) Snowballs. Sugar high for hours
Those Cherry Ripes are a great analogy for drafting.
Sometimes you buy something with an expectation. But when you unwrap it and go to sink your teeth into it, you find it's full of imitation cheap *smile* and something you weren't expecting. It might give you an occasional sugar hit, but it's not the real McCoy.
Just like Pumpkins DeGooey.
Yes his 15th & final phantom draft tomorrow should give us a pretty good idea.
There are 7 locked in for top 9 (outside bids):
Lalor, Jagga, Smillie, Langford, Draper, FoS, Tauru.
Is he a lock to go in the next 2 picks before our 10? Not sure about that, pretty even mix.
I wonder if Cal will ever get into actual recruiting like Emma Quayle. Geez she was good.
