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2024 Draft Thread
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this isn't the only opportunity we have... Many more drafts to look forward to
Among the hubris of a big night for the Tigers, let's not forget how horribly Essendon's evening turned out.
While we hope that our deal for North's F1 gives us a top pick next season, the Bombers have here-and-now made an unequivocal mess of their hand.
In my opinion, giving up pick #9 to cover a bid that never came warrants someone getting the sack.
They were played like a fiddle. Embarrassing.
While we hope that our deal for North's F1 gives us a top pick next season, the Bombers have here-and-now made an unequivocal mess of their hand.
In my opinion, giving up pick #9 to cover a bid that never came warrants someone getting the sack.
They were played like a fiddle. Embarrassing.
Should easily be 2 picks within the first four or five picks of next years draft. Plus we've still got all day tomorrow to field exorbitant offers for our 1st pick of draft day 2, could be mighty tasty if clubs are getting anxious. Plus on top of that we've now at least got a gap we can fill up after rummaging around in the draft leftovers with pick 1 in the rookie draft.
OK, Leysy's gunna play the grinch.
Like to think am reasonably centered and level headed when it comes to being positive/negative when comes to supporting our club. But can't help but come away feeling somewhat disappointed with tonight.
Am not going to go hard at the player taken as understand how much goes into it from the club vs what leysy sees from watching the odd game live and replays on Coates/AFL app - (though Faull at 12 Vs Viking at 8 seems way too small given the discrepancy in talent/ceiling).
But more so where our list is at Vs what we have got in tonight.
We've lost all our best run and spark footballers - Bakes, Shai, Daniel (and Dusty) The one's who overlap and create. They are the type that create scoring opportunities and therefore win you games of football in this era.
This adding to the worst midfield in the country. By a mile. So getting to our draft tonight:
- First two picks - midfield bulls with footskills and other qualities. No issue.
- Then a transition runner - fine. But in rehab coming off a knee with 5 other mates on the list doing the same?
- Then a tall, who whilst having a well-rounded game, leaves some elite running talent on the board.
- All other clubs go small. Not a tall taken between 11 and 18 which means remaining high quality running players/mids are all gone (bar Dattoli - who's pace in ? mark). Not sure we budgeted that.
- Take Trainor - Great talent but a key back, less of a need than rest of the list. Concussion risk.
- Take Armstrong - went at about where his mark is ( ridiculed earlier for suggesting so). But another 195cm forward to add to Faull, Gray, Lefau, Fawcett, Bauer etc.
Then trade out with North. Fantastic trade. Blair's wheelhouse and well played.
Overall snapshot - We've gone tall and slow when the league is moving short and fast. GWS - Run, Run, Run with there three picks. Sydney same. Apart from a knee reco recovery we have added nothing to replace what we've lost.
In fact, until the final pick we were the only team tonight to take anyone 195cm or more (3 times). Not one other club did. Not once.
This from a team that had the worst midfield/running team, which is about to get a hell of a lot worse. The contrast from 17-20 to now is staggering.
Yes we can start to address that chronic run in coming years. But we have a completely unbalanced list that is against where football is moving. We are in for some fearful beltings next year.
Buckle in.
Rant over!
Like to think am reasonably centered and level headed when it comes to being positive/negative when comes to supporting our club. But can't help but come away feeling somewhat disappointed with tonight.
Am not going to go hard at the player taken as understand how much goes into it from the club vs what leysy sees from watching the odd game live and replays on Coates/AFL app - (though Faull at 12 Vs Viking at 8 seems way too small given the discrepancy in talent/ceiling).
But more so where our list is at Vs what we have got in tonight.
We've lost all our best run and spark footballers - Bakes, Shai, Daniel (and Dusty) The one's who overlap and create. They are the type that create scoring opportunities and therefore win you games of football in this era.
This adding to the worst midfield in the country. By a mile. So getting to our draft tonight:
- First two picks - midfield bulls with footskills and other qualities. No issue.
- Then a transition runner - fine. But in rehab coming off a knee with 5 other mates on the list doing the same?
- Then a tall, who whilst having a well-rounded game, leaves some elite running talent on the board.
- All other clubs go small. Not a tall taken between 11 and 18 which means remaining high quality running players/mids are all gone (bar Dattoli - who's pace in ? mark). Not sure we budgeted that.
- Take Trainor - Great talent but a key back, less of a need than rest of the list. Concussion risk.
- Take Armstrong - went at about where his mark is ( ridiculed earlier for suggesting so). But another 195cm forward to add to Faull, Gray, Lefau, Fawcett, Bauer etc.
Then trade out with North. Fantastic trade. Blair's wheelhouse and well played.
Overall snapshot - We've gone tall and slow when the league is moving short and fast. GWS - Run, Run, Run with there three picks. Sydney same. Apart from a knee reco recovery we have added nothing to replace what we've lost.
In fact, until the final pick we were the only team tonight to take anyone 195cm or more (3 times). Not one other club did. Not once.
This from a team that had the worst midfield/running team, which is about to get a hell of a lot worse. The contrast from 17-20 to now is staggering.
Yes we can start to address that chronic run in coming years. But we have a completely unbalanced list that is against where football is moving. We are in for some fearful beltings next year.
Buckle in.
Rant over!
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You'd think so, they will want to be looking for a partner for Caddy
Meedjia shy n not coming out front unless someone pays him a *smile* load of shekels, it's hard to make a quid when your unemployed in your early 30's.
I hear you Leysy but do we just repeat North rebuild strategy and pick up mids and then rely on kicking to just one forward (larkey)?
Lynch will be gone after next season, imo we had to try to cover for his and Rieuwoldts departures
I see this draft as more like trying to strike a Carlton big man forward line.
Next year more mids at hopefully 1&2
To be fair, if they did indeed keep their pick, a bid would have come earlier
Yep. Can't be done in 1 season. We picked up lively and talented players. Build the base now.
Don’t think we’ll be trading for Green from GWS anytime soon. He’s a midget.
No way. That's wild west drafting. A club opting for Kako before pick #9 would have been derelict in its duty. Who do you think would have chosen him?
I think you make some great points. But the Cripps style midfielders make players around them faster by breaking packs and exploding into space. Having said that, I think Langford may well prove to be the pick of this draft.
They could've still got Kako and taken the Viking or Reid or Allan.
Major Major Fup.
Amateur hour
Was a F 2nd, if we win the flag next year
# would get pick 36 pushed back somewhere to allow for academies it'd be around 40 plus.
Think we have done well. The recruiting team will be banking on some of our 2nd tier players stepping up with more opportunity next season.
Will be interesting to see what happens with our next pick, surely not another tall and we look for a running player? Or do we trade back or into next year and get another 1st rounder?
On another note, Jack Whitlock looked devastated when his brother got picked up before him.
Will be interesting to see what happens with our next pick, surely not another tall and we look for a running player? Or do we trade back or into next year and get another 1st rounder?
On another note, Jack Whitlock looked devastated when his brother got picked up before him.
