I would prefer Wright instead.
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I would prefer Wright instead.
Hard without a definitive pick No. But who's your choice for us?
No idea mate, I am not even close to putting some kind of preferred list.
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Brodie & McCluggage have been huge.
Gallucci showing plenty and Ainsworth really coming into it.........EDIT: 3 goals in 5 minutes to him.
....................................................................................EDIT EDIT: 4 goals in a quarter.
Gallucci showing plenty and Ainsworth really coming into it.........EDIT: 3 goals in 5 minutes to him.
....................................................................................EDIT EDIT: 4 goals in a quarter.
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Dylan Clarke also good along with Callum Brown.
Venables quiet and not particularly damaging either.
Great game of football.
EDIT: Metro hits the front. Strange, yet exciting game.
Venables quiet and not particularly damaging either.
Great game of football.
EDIT: Metro hits the front. Strange, yet exciting game.
Recon McCluggage will end up like pendles....
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Venables pretty much wins the game for Metro.
Did some very good things, in the last few minutes.
Plenty of guys showed a lot today.
Great game....again.
Did some very good things, in the last few minutes.
Plenty of guys showed a lot today.
Great game....again.
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After today its fair to say I hope we manage to get about 4 picks in the first round like we did last year.
There is so much potential top end talent.
Only way I see that happening is to upgrade our 2x 3rds to a 2nd and then both 2nds to a mid 1st assuming another team will be generous enough to accept the trade.
Sounded like a cracking game today... Seems very even, SOS has his work cut out for him
Would be nice to use 5-6 picks, we still have dead wood to clean out.
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Think he"ll be gone before our first pick unfortunately.
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Then clearly we must tank.
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Our draw is pretty tough from here. It won't be tanking unless we lose to Pies and Bombers.
I don't think McCluggage carries enough weight to make a tanking case for us as it wouldn't suit us to lose to Pies and *.
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Damn you, B_F. First you fix Levi's kicking now this.
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Yep. He hasn't missed a set shot at goal since reading my post. Mwahahahahaha
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B_F Academy of Kicking Technique.
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We need outside run but may still have Boekhorst or Cuningham coming in to provide that. We need a livewire goalkicking type but then we badly need a class inside mid to work in tandem with Cripps. Steele looks good but maybe not the elite potential that may be available in this draft.
If we keep our first rounder who do we like and who do we need the most, bearing in mind we can't fix all of our problems in the one draft and we still have a couple of years to complete this rebuild.
We are currently sitting at Pick 8 in reverse ladder order but the Gold Coast and Collingwood picks are unlikely to be live. We could be as high as 6 as far as live picks go, 5 if Richmond get a run and we run out of steam completely.
Mids McLuggage, Brodie, Gallucci, Sharenberg, Powell-Pepper - names that have been talked about for a while. One of them will be there for us. If they all went we have forwards Marshall or Battle, utility Petrevski-Seton, forwards Ainsworth or Venables or key defender Rotham to choose from. We know SPS will be gone though so we get a rated mid regardless.
Haven't watched the championships so maybe those that have can add to these profiles.
Jordan Gallucci - 183cm, has come on strong. Classy ball user - tick, lowers eyes and finds short to medium targets - tick, ability to accelerate away from contests - now is he quick the first few steps, naturally quick overall? Like can he go on a long run? Does he get enough of the ball to effect matches? An inside mid needs to get their hands on it. Writeups make him seem more an inside/outside type. I'm fine with that given acceleration and ball use but it doesn't necessarily help Cripps unless Gibbs goes inside permanently.
Will Brodie 189cm - Strong inside mid. Clearance and contested possessions - good support for Cripps. Can go outside and carry ball, good pace. Scoreboard impact.
Hugh McLuggage 185cm - Outside mid. Ground level ability is freakish. Overhead marking. Lightning fast disposals under pressure. Front and centre of packs up forward. Reliable in front of goal. Good acceleration. Efficiency needs to improve but part of that is because he spends a lot of time up forward. Potential to develop contested game as he gets stronger.
Sam Powell-Pepper - 188cm - Strong inside mid. Outstanding athlete. Explosive speed. Great endurance and change of direction. Efficiency not great.
Jonty Scharenberg - 185cm - Productive, Contested ball winner. Uses football well. Athletically average. No x-factor.
Leaning towards Brodie first, then McLuggage, Powell-Pepper and Gallucci around the same mark, then Scharenberg as far as mids.
However if Marshall came to us, we'd have to look purely because tall forwards attract a premium if you end up with too many of them. I'd insert him or SPS in somewhere around the McLuggage mark at this stage. In other words, I would consider abandoning the inside mid dream to get one of those other two if Brodie is gone.
If we keep our first rounder who do we like and who do we need the most, bearing in mind we can't fix all of our problems in the one draft and we still have a couple of years to complete this rebuild.
We are currently sitting at Pick 8 in reverse ladder order but the Gold Coast and Collingwood picks are unlikely to be live. We could be as high as 6 as far as live picks go, 5 if Richmond get a run and we run out of steam completely.
Mids McLuggage, Brodie, Gallucci, Sharenberg, Powell-Pepper - names that have been talked about for a while. One of them will be there for us. If they all went we have forwards Marshall or Battle, utility Petrevski-Seton, forwards Ainsworth or Venables or key defender Rotham to choose from. We know SPS will be gone though so we get a rated mid regardless.
Haven't watched the championships so maybe those that have can add to these profiles.
Jordan Gallucci - 183cm, has come on strong. Classy ball user - tick, lowers eyes and finds short to medium targets - tick, ability to accelerate away from contests - now is he quick the first few steps, naturally quick overall? Like can he go on a long run? Does he get enough of the ball to effect matches? An inside mid needs to get their hands on it. Writeups make him seem more an inside/outside type. I'm fine with that given acceleration and ball use but it doesn't necessarily help Cripps unless Gibbs goes inside permanently.
Will Brodie 189cm - Strong inside mid. Clearance and contested possessions - good support for Cripps. Can go outside and carry ball, good pace. Scoreboard impact.
Hugh McLuggage 185cm - Outside mid. Ground level ability is freakish. Overhead marking. Lightning fast disposals under pressure. Front and centre of packs up forward. Reliable in front of goal. Good acceleration. Efficiency needs to improve but part of that is because he spends a lot of time up forward. Potential to develop contested game as he gets stronger.
Sam Powell-Pepper - 188cm - Strong inside mid. Outstanding athlete. Explosive speed. Great endurance and change of direction. Efficiency not great.
Jonty Scharenberg - 185cm - Productive, Contested ball winner. Uses football well. Athletically average. No x-factor.
Leaning towards Brodie first, then McLuggage, Powell-Pepper and Gallucci around the same mark, then Scharenberg as far as mids.
However if Marshall came to us, we'd have to look purely because tall forwards attract a premium if you end up with too many of them. I'd insert him or SPS in somewhere around the McLuggage mark at this stage. In other words, I would consider abandoning the inside mid dream to get one of those other two if Brodie is gone.
He'll need to live for a year in a pizza shop then.
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