I wouldn't sacrifice the quantity or timing of the picks we currently have.
I’m glad it’s not me having to make the call P64 , however the more I look at a few of these highly credentialed kids the more I’m happy to keep our picks and go with whoever falls to us at 6, 10, 11 etc
In an even draft with no clear standouts & without Nostradamus as a talent spotter, it does feel like an advantage to have more balls in the barrel.
The idea behind it would be to trade down in this draft while picking up a future pick. Eg. Hawks could give us pick 33 and a future pick for pick 24.
I actually prefer it on the main page rather than the junior section given the significance this year but do think it should be merged.
With the strength of player most likley available with our last 2 picks spook , would you be only wanting to deal with a club that your confident wouldn’t make the 8 next season ? Obviously if the team gives us a pick just a few spots later in this draft it changes things however , next years first round has to be the big equation
It'll be something Blair has to read in-play, I reckon mate. Who's available at each of our picks and what other clubs are offering for them.
Yes agree. Doing a deal with a club that would yield us a probable top 10 pick in 2025 is really the starting point. Even then it sounds like there will be early bids pushing picks out in 2025.
Yep injuries , juniors improving, the draw , so many factor's that can’t be known until it happens . Even a team that’s been talked up like the Hawks could drop back down, teams will now have a better way on how they tick , could the Cats drop , Pies could go up or down dramatically, Bombers are the ones I think will finish closer to the bottom then the top that others think will be the other way .
Interesting parallel
Is this really a 'super' draft aka 2001??
Kano Lyon Montanga Ralph have all mentioned they have HEARD, it's a super draft'
But who's actually watched these kids this year??
Personally o would prefer us to use all our picks. If we trade for norths pick 2 I would prefer to offer something like 6 and 11 for 2 and their future first. They probably want the trade more than we do so it needs to work for us. We shouldn’t overpay for a 4 pick upgrade in a deep draft
Plenty of them great players went a hell of a lot later than the top 10 picks of the draft. Simply a matter of getting the picks right n then growing them properly. Pick the wrong 18 y.o. spud at pick 1 or 2 n he'll still be the wrong spud when he's 25 y.o.Super draft huh? Probably worth revisiting the original super draft and seeing just how “super” it really was.
2001 AFL draft - Wikipedia
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Plenty of great players all throughout that draft. Plenty more not so great players too. Personally, I’d be trading up to pick 2 if the opportunity presents itself.
They used the compo they got on Dominic Barry and Jesse Hogan. I’ve never heard of Barry and Hogan also eventually wound up at the Giants.
