It's ridiculous. The crows seem to be the most punished by GC's gifts. If they weren't given such a hugely expanded list size we would be a good chance to trade up to pick 5 as they would have had to trade it out due due to the fact they contracted so many player on their list. The ironic part is that they still won't win a flag no matter what you give them. They are soulless like GWS.
Not really the endurance tests especially tell us a fair bit about how the Vic lads psyche has been to maintain their fitness programs throughout the year with no football.
Well I would do that in a second. use other clubs arrogance against them. I think we will finish above both Gold Coast and Essendon so any pick swap would actually help us next year.
We are in no ways a powerful club.
I think GC still have to reduce the numbers on their primary list by the same amount as anyone else.
We have in the top few membership and supporter bases, and represent an AFL centric state.
Your right. I was under the impression that they had too many contracted players that they couldn't reduce their primary list down to between 36-38 players. They currently have 36 listed players and are only expected to take one at the draft and upgrade a rookie onto their list to make it 38 listed players. Probably will just take the best talent at 5. I'm hoping they take Hollands and he still wants to come to the crows in the future.
It is food for thought - some "expert" said on radio on the weekend that GC will not take Phillips as they have too many similar midfielders. If the Crows regard the big 5 as evenly matched & that all of them offer a lot to the wooden spooners then a trade may happen. I think they are slightly more professional than BF posters who blindly nail their colours to a draftee they know little about!!
He smashed the SA Combine. Surely they take him.
I see GC finishing around 14th. The Qld hub definitely helped them. If it's a normal 22 round home and away season I see them ending up with a top 5 pick.
Nice comments mate,OK coming at you!
Perkins is odds on to go to the Dons with one of their picks.
Cannot see us taking Cory Durdin IMO, more likely a mid or a reach for a tall.
Henry Walsh that high? He's really not that good.
You don't think Reef McInnes draws a bid higher than that?
I watched a lot of Gold Coast games as I generally bet on the team they were playing. That final match at Adel oval against Hawthorn was simply terrible. I honestly don't see a huge amount of improvement in them but if it does come it will be in the early part of the season.
Every year we think they'll improve and every year they flatter to deceive.
Are we drafting these SA kids because they are the best option at each pick or because they are SA ?It won't stay like this, of course there will be pick swaps/trades prior to and on draft night, but hypothetically; based on today's current top 30 picks; here is a quick punched out phantom draft for people to argue at me about
1 ADELAIDE - Riley Thilthorpe
2 BULLDOGS - Jamara Ugle Hagen
3 NORTH - Logan McDonald
4 SYDNEY - Elijah Hollands
5 HAWKS - Denver Grainger Barrass
6 GOLD COAST - Will Phillips
7 ESSENDON - Tanner Bruhn
8 ESSENDON - Zach Reid
9 SYDNEY - Braeden Campbell
10 PORT ADEL - Lachie Jones
11 ESSENDON - Oliver Henry
12 ADELAIDE - Archie Perkins
13 GWS - Nick Cox
14 NORTH - Finley Macrae
15 FREMANTLE - Heath Chapman
16 GWS - Brayden Cook
17 MAGPIES - Tom Powell
18 GWS - Zane Trew
19 MAGPIES - Nathan O'Driscoll
20 RICHMOND - Kaine Baldwin
21 MELBOURNE - Jack Carroll
22 MAGPIES - Reef Mcinnes
23 MELBOURNE - Bailey Laurie
24 SYDNEY - Errol Gulden
25 GWS - Henry Walsh
26 HAWKS - Connor Downie
27 SAINTS - Zavier Maher
28 ADELAIDE - Caleb Poulter
29 ADELAIDE - Corey Durdin
30 LIONS - Zac Dumesny
If they don't pre-list him he's in the open draft is my understanding.
25th November is the deadline.
Lets hope they leave him off.
Mid to late 2nd round - 3rd round?
