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are you talking about Jack Martin?
Outside of it being a pick that is largely surplus to needs, it was also a reach. Do you know what a reach means?You guys put far too much weight in to what armchair experts rated him at.
If he was rated above 16 we would have taken him there. Richmond were a certainty to grab him if we didn't. He's probably the best overhead mark we've drafted in a sub 185cm in forever. That's the selling point for me. Seems a great kid too and when I watched him at league level live this year he never looked out of place.
Some of you seem to see a small skilled indigenous kid and think they are all the same. It's pretty basic thinking in my opinion. He's different to anyone we've selected in the past three years even Garlett who would be closest.
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knows garlett well.It seems to me that Clayton was given orders to draft the best available talent 'that are good/great characters'. Ah Chee seems to fit this bracket, who seems absolutely stoked to get here and by all reports is a great young kid. Helps that he knows Garlett. Will probably help him on and off the field and help settle him if need be.
You are generally spot on.I don't see the Ah Chee pick as being surplus to requirements. We need more depth in the small forwards and midfield and recruiting Callum helps both areas. We have also said we're crying out for someone to play the high half forward role, which surprise, Ah Chee says is his favoured position. His delivery into the forward 50 already looks superior to both Garlett and Martin. Weights his passes beautifully.
100%. Great pick up. Seems like a ripper person and falls in line with last year's draftees.It seems to me that Clayton was given orders to draft the best available talent 'that are good/great characters'. Ah Chee seems to fit this bracket, who seems absolutely stoked to get here and by all reports is a great young kid. Helps that he knows Garlett. Will probably help him on and off the field and help settle him if need be.
You are generally spot on.
Do you feel like we're lacking players who'll put their head over the ball?
Outside of it being a pick that is largely surplus to needs, it was also a reach. Do you know what a reach means?
I knew someone would play up the race card. Nobody has said what you are insinuating. He is a spindly little outside high half forward/wing. We have too many in this mould. He's okay above his head but that doesn't mitigate the concerns a lot of us have.
To not blindly follow every decision the club makes doesn't make us sooks.
I could argue that to be happy with this pick puts you in the minority, and your response seems to show you as a happy-clapper. But I won't, because I that would be tit-for-tat and I ain't about dat life.
Tl:dr don't call us sooks/insinuate racism, our concerns are valid.
Really, so you get to say something without 'saying' it? A bit passive aggressive, apparently you are about dat life.I could argue that to be happy with this pick puts you in the minority, and your response seems to show you as a happy-clapper. But I won't, because I that would be tit-for-tat and I ain't about dat life.
Dude your post was longer, should we not read that then?Tl:dr don't call us sooks/insinuate racism, our concerns are valid.
I don't understand how people can say he wasn't being tote as a potential Top Ten draft pick; it was well and truly being speculated that he could go that early on draft night. That picture of his screamer mark is proof enough that the bloke has freakish ability; he definitely has all the potential in the world to be a star.
There's no point in this continuing, but did you or did you not call posters who weren't ecstatic with this picks 'sooks'?Do I know what a reach means? Obviously, it was the entire point I was labouring. Don't try play me as dumb, I've seen you posting here for a while as a reader and you try that a lot.
In no way am I playing the race card. I've seen the phrase 'outside indigenous kid' used on here multiple times which I have no issue with. The point I was making that you clearly, clearly missed is that simply because he appears to be that type, is he? Is he purely outside? Is he just a forward? Is he so similar to other players we've drafted? He's not. Have you seen him play live?
Not a happy clapper. Again stop with the personal attacks and play ball buddy. Just because I don't read a mock draft and have a sook because we took a player 10 spots higher than the "expert" says doesn't mean I'm blindly following the club. I've questioned a couple of the other selections. Poor form to be calling out new posters for having an alternative opinion. You also love to bag the club and its players at any moment. All good being a cynic but don't call me a happy clapper. I followed this draft closely.
There's no point in this continuing, but did you or did you not call posters who weren't ecstatic with this picks 'sooks'?
It's not wrong to respond to that. If you feel I'm making you out as being unintelligent, sorry. However, what are your thoughts on making the doubters out to be sooks?
It's all just opinion. We have every right to question a pick. As you have every right to be happy with it.
Surely at least one of them would have to have a ripperHF: martin, lynch, ah chee
FF: matera, day, garlett
i'd imagine at some point in time we'll go with these 4 indigenous small forwards in a game. would definitely be interesting to see how it goes! haha
HF: martin, lynch, ah chee
FF: matera, day, garlett
I wouldn't mind the experiment of playing Martin out of FF at times as a change up, ridiculous leap and quick over ground. 2MP will probably need another pre-season or 2 before we get him in.
Let me rephrase, I think Wright is capable of senior footy this year for sure, but I don't think he could play every single game of a season + finals as of yet.Gee I hope not
And I bet he'd be rancid if he doesn't get 12+ games this year
He'll be 20 next year
The great Sam Day had played 40 odd games by the time he was 20
I know day doesn't set the world on fire but I'm not sure 2mp is gonna be any better next year. high chance grant will get a go at times too I guess.Sam Day at FF over 2MP
I don't think so