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2024 Draft Thread
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Just on the types we're going to take - Lalor, Smillie and Allan if there at 10.
That has Toce's imprint over it. He's typically loved guys with strength, size and power.
He has tended to prioritise them higher than other recruiters. So shouldn't be a shock when thinking about it.
That has Toce's imprint over it. He's typically loved guys with strength, size and power.
He has tended to prioritise them higher than other recruiters. So shouldn't be a shock when thinking about it.
I like him a lot, he was my pick in Leysy's "who are you picking with pick 1" thread. I've been hoping he might slide so we can get him with pick 6, but don't think that's going to happen. We need to trade for the Roo's pick 2.
Through the alignment of South East Juniors and Melbourne, Harvey trained on and off last preseason with the Dee's.
Talking to Toce and Rhy at a Rays game they love him, speaking to Harvey's dad at a junior game in August we had been in touch a lot and kept close tabs on him and probably 30 other kids too!
Why are roos picking FOS - thye have enough mids they should trade 2 or pick Taurau
Wonder if we'll see any live trading? That could usurp best laid plans.
At pick 2 surely you go best available where they are at.
You could add Hynes to that list albeit at a later pick and we can just bash midfields, the game is about speed at the moment but how long before big inside mids are back in vogue. Could we be the trend setters once again.
Yeah that makes a bunch of sense.
Personally speaking, I've changed my mind so many times on what the 'right' type of player is to prioritise early, I've lost count. One thing I do know, is that it would be a refreshing change to draft big-bodied power mids as opposed to our usual haul of skinny flankers. And if they just happen to fall within the 'best available' window, so much the better.
I'll be disappointed if we don't end up with pick 2 - we are in the best position to make a deal and I think securing Jagga / Langford with Lalor would be much better then say a combo of Lalor Smille and Allen.
That’s true although he did pick Wanganeen -Milera so I am hoping we can balance the bulls with some skilled players such as Lindsay, Berry, Oliver.
One thing we haven’t addressed is that we no longer have a player who wears big shorts with Bakes gone.
We need a big shorts man
We need a big shorts man
I was keen as well but according to Twomey it isn’t going to happen now so I have accepted that to be the case barring a miracle late change of heart. It seems to me that our recruiters rate Smillie very highly (I guess he was touted as a a potential number 1 earlier in the year) so they look content to take him and trust the depth of the draft.
I've been saying the same for weeks, but was shouted down by the "11 will be better than a future top 5" brigade.
I'd prefer to trade up and back in this draft. I think the top 7 or 8 will be better than the rest, and I also like the look of quite a few i the 35-50 range which I'd happily take.
For example, is Matt Whitlock that much better than say Mraz or O'Farrell as a kpd? Or are Nicholls, Sims, Gerreyn etc that much worse than Jack Whitlock, Faull erc?
