Unofficial Preview 2020 Draft Discussion

[TylerDurden]

 

[Billyc]

I would be very flat if McDonald was on the board at 5 and we traded the pick out to select two flankers.

I still doubt he will be there, but Twomey is right more often than not. He's got my hopes up now.

 

[Mojo]

Archie Perkins interviewed on Sportsday Radio yesterday and asked straight out where he thinks / would like to go to and answered Hawthorn or Essendon

So he's only half stupid.

 

[Big Hotdog]

I dont think McDonald will be available at our pick.

 

[TylerDurden]

Logan is the target!!

 

[OnTheRocks]

The last tall fwd we picked at 5 from WA worked out ok

It didn't end well.....or did it?

 

[TazHawk15]

So we are looking to trade up to pick 2 to snare Logan, I say we roll the dice and hope he slides to us anyway.

 

[TylerDurden]

It didn't end well.....or did it?

2 flags

 

[TylerDurden]

So we are looking to trade up to pick 2 to snare Logan, I say we roll the dice and hope he slides to us anyway.

Swans must want him.

 

[Mojo]

The commentary on our board about the draft this year is something I've never seen.

We literally go from "this player is the target", *hears bad press*, "Hollands look fat".

 

[lethalselbow]

Logan is the target!!

Nice one. KPP time.

Our forward line is a bit of a dog's breakfast, so time to rectify it.

 

[Big Hotdog]

Alrighty. Can someone lay out how the Hawks North swap would look?

 

[Davo-27]

Alrighty. Can someone lay out how the Hawks North swap would look?

maybe Norths Pick 2 and 30 for our 4 and 24? idk? or future second? idk?

 

[Iceman!]

maybe Norths Pick 2 and 30 for our 4 and 24? idk? or future second? idk?

Seems extreme unders, moving up in the top end of the Draft is so hard.

Realistically it just seems to hard to get a deal done like this without an extra first coming in to the equation and obviously i see no way we would even consider this. I would be very surprised if this somehow eventuates.

 

[TylerDurden]

Seems extreme unders, moving up in the top end of the Draft is so hard.

Realistically it just seems to hard to get a deal done like this without an extra first coming in to the equation and obviously i see no way we would even consider this. I would be very surprised if this somehow eventuates.

Do the Swans want Logan? That is the key question.

 

[Roby]

First of all, I take if you've never been to a track meet or watched the Olympics (hint, full acceleration isn't reached prior to 20 metres, it's between 35-55 metres).

Secondly though, even forgetting the above, I think you'd appreciate that over 20 metres, even if two athletes have the same high end speed, the one who accelerates faster is going to wind up out in front at the end of 20 metres.

But mostly, see point 1.

Ok so I embellished a little.

You're pretty close to your top speed, we are only talking a difference of 10-15% off the top speed.

The issue is that 20m looks at one thing.

It doesn't take into account
- game reaction time
- general reaction time
- running on grass
- running with football shoes
- body work before contest
- running with the ball
- agility
- dexterity
- repeat 20m sprints

As afl like every other sport is not played in a vacuum of a 20m sprint, draft results should be taken with a grain of salt without context.

 

[Big Hotdog]

Seems extreme unders, moving up in the top end of the Draft is so hard.

Realistically it just seems to hard to get a deal done like this without an extra first coming in to the equation and obviously i see no way we would even consider this. I would be very surprised if this somehow eventuates.

I think the deal reads OK. Especially if we believe Downie is going to be bid on early. Pick 24 gets us nothing.

 

[KermitJagger]

I hate being negative about certain players and prospects but I would be genuinely disappointed if we took McDonald. As far as gettable talls go, I'd prefer DGB over either McDonald or Thilthorpe - if that was the aim of getting Pick 2 I'd be more accepting.

Honestly I reckon the real power move is get #2 from Norf, then on-trade and bend Essendon over for multiple picks. Judging on the reports of who we've been most regularly interviewing, it seems like there's more noise about a couple of kids in that 5-10 period over McDonald.

 

[Iceman!]

I think the deal reads OK. Especially if we believe Downie is going to be bid on early. Pick 24 gets us nothing.

They are risking missing the kid they want at the Swans pick (small chance) just for a 6 pick upgrade in the 2nd round?

No chance.

 

[Big Hotdog]

I hate being negative about certain players and prospects but I would be genuinely disappointed if we took McDonald. As far as gettable talls go, I'd prefer DGB over either McDonald or Thilthorpe - if that was the aim of getting Pick 2 I'd be more accepting.

Honestly I reckon the real power move is get #2 from Norf, then on-trade and bend Essendon over for multiple picks. Judging on the reports of who we've been most regularly interviewing, it seems like there's more noise about a couple of kids in that 5-10 period over McDonald.

These pick swaps could be what will do Cal over with his intel.

 

[Mojo]

I hate being negative about certain players and prospects but I would be genuinely disappointed if we took McDonald. As far as gettable talls go, I'd prefer DGB over either McDonald or Thilthorpe - if that was the aim of getting Pick 2 I'd be more accepting.

Honestly I reckon the real power move is get #2 from Norf, then on-trade and bend Essendon over for multiple picks. Judging on the reports of who we've been most regularly interviewing, it seems like there's more noise about a couple of kids in that 5-10 period over McDonald.

Trading out our top pick seems a lot more Hawthorn-like then trading down, doesn't it?

I imagine we'd see plenty of potential in the 5-15, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see us attain two picks in that range.

 

[hawk65]

maybe Norths Pick 2 and 30 for our 4 and 24? idk? or future second? idk?

I thought we'd try and use 24 to upgrade to a better pick and avoid using it on Downie so pushing it out to 30 would prob mean it would be used on Downie?

 

[Hawk the Talk]

Swans want Logan, North want Hollands.
North know that Swans won’t take Hollands so they can trade pick 2 to us and still get the player they want plus a little extra from us for the trouble....win win.

 

[eldorado]

The commentary on our board about the draft this year is something I've never seen.

We literally go from "this player is the target", *hears bad press*, "Hollands look fat".

It happens every year.

Draft time invokes a strange collective hysteria.

Wait until it's over...then it will be pages of "This club is stuffed! They chose player X who I haven't seen on Youtube, instead of player y who I have!"

 

[Wingnut19]

I bet this is for us to bid on Campbell, I reckon he’s the one we want the most. If we promise a bid on Campbell to North then we won’t need to add much for the swap. Maybe a swap of pick 30 and 24.