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Don't get me wrong, he is still a prospect in that top 5-15 range, but once you factor in having to work on his kicking that's where you have to start wondering if he is worth taking over the absolute top end of this pool. The North Melbourne player he actually reminds me more of in some ways...

When we moved on from McKay, I mentioned how the value of intercept marking is dependent on the skill of the player. That's why the comparisons between Tauru and names like Sicily and Stewart completely fall apart. An intercept mark is a visually appealing play, but if it leads to a slow Ben...

It sounds like the club rate Alix Tauru and our future first at roughly equal value. Where draft night could get interesting is if Tauru starts dropping. Clubs in the 8-12 range would be heavily tempted by our future first if we offered it in a straight swap so that we could select Tauru.

If this means 9 home games in Melbourne from 2026 onwards, then it's hard not to be happy with this deal. If we're still getting around 4-8 away games in Melbourne each year, then it's going to be a pretty manageable slate of travel. Over a five year period I doubt we'd be much worse off...

There's too much risk involved with trading our future first. There's still a very real chance that not only is it pick 5, it's pick 1 or 2. Trading that for pick 11 would be disastrous, and I'd guarantee this board would be demanding the instant dismissal of everyone involved should it...

Saints In: 2 + NM F2 Out: 8 + F1 + F3 Tigers In: STK F1 Out: 11 North Melbourne In: 8 + 11 + STK F3 Out: 2 + F2 Is there any reason the above deal shouldn't go ahead?

Unless we end up with another two quality picks, there probably will only be less than five players taken between our pick 62 and the second pick in the rookie draft. You get a bit of additional flexibility with the rookie spots, so that gives the club some incentive to take River Stevens in...

The reported deal with Richmond would have to be the single worst trade in history, not involving the Suns, should it actually go through. I can't fathom it being real.

The more I watch of the 2024 draft crop, the more I appreciate Colby McKercher. He would have been a clear standout in this year's draft, and without a Harley Reid to be compared to, Colby would have received his own hyperbolic generational tags. Colby is just an awesome midfielder who ticked...

At only 28 and with a relatively clean injury history, I think it's fair to expect the 2019 to 2022 version of Caleb Daniel to show up. Especially as a lot of his best attributes such as his kicking and vision aren't going anywhere. In 2023 the Bulldogs moved Daniel further up the ground, as a...

Teams usually rotate four midfielders through the centre. At most it's five, but that fifth midfielder usually spends most of his time forward of the ball. LDU, Simpkin, Parker, Sheezel, Wardlaw, McKercher, Powell, and Phillips are the capable names we have to fill those four spots. Zurhaar...

The median pick in the 21-30 range plays 35 games for the club that drafted them, gets awarded two coaches votes and no Brownlow votes. Using this range is also generous, as our pick will end up a lot closer to 30 than 20. It's also worth noting that most of these games would be for below...

I think this board simultaneously underrates Pick 2 and our F1, while overrating Pick 25. There's essentially an entire decade of history suggesting how valuable top five picks are in relation to the rest of the draft. Clubs are getting better and better at identifying talent, and the top of...

Dan Nielson, Ryan Clarke, Charlie Lazzaro, Phoenix Spicer, Josh Williams, Jack Mahony, and Flynn Perez. I'm sure I'm missing a few more as well. Pick 25 is incredibly speculative.

Pick 25 for Caleb Daniel is close to fair value. Baulking at trades like that in an attempt to chase maximum value on every lot of magic beans we come across is why we've been unable to close the gap on decent sides. You're probably getting at least 60 quality games out of Daniel, which will...

The further back our priority picks this year are pushed, the better Rawlings trading last year looks. In: Zac Fisher Dylan Stephens Pick 22 (Wil Dawson) Pick 23 (Riley Hardeman) Out: Pick ~30 Pick ~31 Pick 29 (Ashton Moir) I get Fisher and Stephens aren't great players and that we could...

I don't mean it in a best 22 context, but the worst case scenario for a club is that they pick up a solid VFL player who can step into the seniors in case of injury. The only risk is a list spot being clogged for an additional two years, but the upside is a quality young player recruited for a...

I wouldn't be surprised if another club offered Phillips a three year deal. If you've got list spaces available it's a smart decision, as Phillips wouldn't cost much in terms of both wages and a trade. He has some upside left, and at worst you're getting a solid player who can play a variety of...

FB: Corr, Logue, McDonald HB: Fisher, Comben, Archer C: Scott, Wardlaw, Tucker HF: Stephenson, Teakle, Simpkin FF: Zurhaar, Larkey, Curtis R: Xerri, LDU, Sheezel Int: Powell, Phillips, McKercher, Hansen Sub: Ford If everybody was healthy and there was a game next week, then this is how I think...

There's also still the question of if the AFL let us keep our extra two rookie spots, but even in the scenario that we lose both I couldn't fathom delisting him.

It's a pivotal couple of months for him. You can't sack somebody at this time of year, but for a side with clear needs, should we fall flat in recruiting quality players in October, I wouldn't be against him cleaning his desk out and letting Thursfield run the draft. It needs to be a trade...

Tom Powell's fourth year: 20.1 disposals in an inconsistent year. Tom Powell's fifth year: ??? Ben Cunnington's fourth year: 21.0 disposals in an inconsistent year. Ben Cunnington's fifth year: Syd Barker Medal Jy Simpkin's fourth year: 20.2 disposals in an inconsistent year. Jy Simpkins's...

If I had to bet, if we don't split the pick I would say Richmond take FOS at #1 and we take Draper at #2. The Gold Coast with #6 and #11 currently, a Lombard bid looming and a history of poor trades, looks the most likely target if we wanted to move back. We'd probably have to throw something...

It's almost impossible to imagine the club looking at Maley's potential and then deciding that they're happy to stick with the CCJ and Teakle combination.

For what it's worth, I don't believe Barlow would have spent much time with those players at all, as the scope of his role is only on the 1-4-year players. There were a few good stories in that crop this year such as Archer, Powell, Sheezel, McKercher, and Curtis.

A bigger-bodied defensive veteran midfielder and a proven goal-kicker are absolutely our biggest needs that we need to be addressing in this trade period. At times you could tell LDU had a complete lack of mature support around him, as our other midfield options were either too young, or too...

I don't think it'll matter if he has a contract next year. You occasionally see sides delist players with a year to run, and there'll be no better opportunity for us than with Nyuon. He'd be on minimal wages, he is clearly not going to make it, we could use the list spot, and KPD isn't as much...

LDU is one of the five best North Melbourne players that we've seen in the past 25 years. His best is as good as just about any player in the competition, and it's only consistency that holds him back from being recognised as one of the greats. He is having what might be the best patch of form...

Wardlaw is clearly ahead of JHF statistically when comparing their second years: https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=13&playerStatus2=A&tid2=14&type=A&pid1=7052&pid2=6936&fid1=O&fid2=O There's no question of who you'd prefer to have moving forward.