Haven't really been following the draft, but I'm hoping we're looking for or have identified any mature-aged small forwards who have got the talent or potential to contribute immediately to our side.
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Who is the little nuggety bloke from WA, Skokol or something?
Ben Sokol?
Sounds like the one
Might do some reading on him. Think I first heard about him when he became eligible for the draft a few years ago.
Wasn’t there a small forward in the VFL who was favourite to go No.1 in the mid year draft but got injured just before it?
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Any fast small goalsneak is worth a look at for Melbourne, we need it. Melbourne were considering him. Anyone with speed in general. That said, I would still to investigate Ben Kelly (200cm Ruck turned KPD) from the VFL especially if we lose Frost. Supposed to be lightning quick.
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Last I heard anything from Josh Mahoney regarding splitting 3, he sounded reasonably firm on staying in the top 10, so I reckon those picks might be too high to get it done.
Sounds fair enough, I’d stay in the top 10 too.
There are a million ways to cut it but if we are talking purely about splitting it for 2 picks, in my opinion I’d want around 8/9 and 15/16.
We’d surely want to keep a pick in the top 10.
If we were talking about splitting it into 3 picks then I’d be ok with any combo of late first round picks.
Hopefully anyone chasing pick 3 is either very keen on a specific kid, or is keen to avoid early bids on a top 6 prospect (GWS)..
From the Geelong thread and from Wells has mentioned, it seems we highly rate a specific player. Word is seems like it’s either Kemp or Flanders.
Pick 3 will get you anyone but Rowell and Anderson and it’s a bit of a free fall after that this year. I see this year being the most unpredictable top 10 for quite a while.
I suspect that we have a blanket over quite a few this year (outside of the first 2) and we havnt been in the first round for 3 years so would be happy to dilute pick 3.
I’d also be quite happy to move to next years draft (pick 3 for 2 first rounders next year). You can never predict accurately but the suggestion is that this draft doesn’t run too deep and next year will be a bit better.
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I hear we're also heavily into Flanders, but more for the vast array of potential Simpsons memes that the player would open up than any actual football ability to speak of.
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Kemp-adjacent is the most important thing for mine. If we trade 3 we have to draft this kid.
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I can proffer 2 Hypothesises:
1) A cup of coffee that's gone rogue.
2) A massive arachnid that has surfaced in the latrine inside a well-maintained thunder-box.
Tyrone Thorne and Ryan Bennell sound like good small forward options mid draft.
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Tyrone Thorne and Ryan Bennell sound like good small forward options mid draft.
WA pair break star Docker's 11-year-old Combine record
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I don’t know if this is racist, but id be very happy if we punt on an indigenous kid or 2 with late picks.
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It is, but its the socially acceptable kind.
