Surely the cap space varies with each club, and one must have more than all of the others.
Therefore if he goes to the highest bidder, they simply cannot all find cap space.
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Surely the cap space varies with each club, and one must have more than all of the others.
Therefore if he goes to the highest bidder, they simply cannot all find cap space.
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You realize trading players opens up cap space, right?
WB and Dees might be close to paying the full 100% right now, but trade out someone like Stringer or Hogan and suddenly that opens it up massively.
Richmond are the only Victorian based club that I can see that would really find it hard to fit Kellys salary demands having just signed Martin as well as having others like Rance, Cotchin, Prestia and Riewoldt on big coin.
Saints without Dempster, Reiwoldt , and Montagna have dumped more Salary than Stringer or Hogan. Starting from a low base.
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I'm not saying we don't have the largest available salary, I'm just saying pretty much every Vic club could certainly find space for Kelly if they wanted him.
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jack higgins should go top 5 absolute stud
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On performances yeah, but recruiters look for potential upsides, Higgins is small an is already a 'pro' so for the kids who aren't like that already might have more room for improvement, he's a sure thing to be a solid Afl player tho
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I think Hawthorn will be a trading player again and could look to off load players like Pulopulo etc. With the retirements of Hodge & Gibson they will have cap space also. Worrying times...
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I reckon the Dees would have a fair bit of cap space already filled up. They have reconstructed a few players and bought in mature talent. Kelly's wage is going to be huge and with a club like them they will need to keep guys like Clayton Oliver who are going to have plenty of clubs coming at him with huge offers. We are blessed with a pile of good solid citizens but not many at this stage are on the top of poaching lists. Only Billings and Gresh would be in the dream lists for other teams and only Bllings already close to elite so far.
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All have a bit of pace & outside polish that we lack. 7/8 feels a little early to take them though.
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All have a bit of pace & outside polish that we lack. 7/8 feels a little early to take them though.
Agree. I feel like our picks are a bit in no man's land for the type of player we need.
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IMO if Drafting was based on potential only , Brander would be No. 1. The reality is Production and Consistency have to be considered too , and that's why I put him back a bit.
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He will need to adjust his kicking style. Those chip kicks he loves doing won't cut it against the bigger AFL bodies closing at greater speed. He is talented though , and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him go top 5 , and he would suit a club like Carlton who have tall midfielders like Curnow and Cripps
If we end up with one of our picks left over I hope we get Stephenson. Tall, great mark, and can run like the wind. He's not a bad shot for goal either. Played mostly forward in his juniors but absolutely dominated the game against S.A. on the wing. Bit of a wildcard.
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I honestly can't see Josh Kelly leaving GWS for the Saints. Would like to be proved wrong though!
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That's what makes it such a genius move.
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I would take 7 to the draft, for the best kid left, and trade 8 with Brisbane for 14 and 18 or Richmond for 15 and 16. At 14 I would take best mid available, and 18 look for a defender, Naughton, Sam Taylor, Claverino. I would try and trade 43 and our 2 4th rounders for an upgrade to 43, and use it for a small forward.
Was hoping higgins would go under the radar a bit more and last to pick 7 or 8. Had to go out and win awards didn't he!
The sub 180cm player is in fashion again, plenty of them are being taken in the 1st round. Pick 1 2016 for example.
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The sub 180cm player is in fashion again, plenty of them are being taken in the 1st round. Pick 1 2016 for example.
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I think he'll be available at our pick. He's not really the type of mid we are chasing though imo, but might be worth taking just because he looks certain to be a good player.
Im a bit bias to the shorter blokes but i reckon he could fit in well.
For the 1st couple of years he'd take lonies spot and by then Steven will be getting on, so a spot in the mid should open up.
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He's not quick tho, he's a good mid but pretty one paced so doesn't really suit our midfield. And he is projected to be a forward with stints in the middle anyway, as I've said a few times. He's a massive upgrade on Lonie but it's more a luxury instead of a need
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BA has him pegged as a fwd first, mid second at afl level. Reckon he goes mid-late first round. Doesn't overly excite me tbh.
Gee he gets good midfield numbers for a guy he rates as a forward first. I think he'll be a forward to start with but he'll end up being a good midfielder. It's only his height that would have most worried I reckon.
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