List Mgmt. 2022 AFL Draft Discussion

[Scorpus]

Our draft haul:

Pick 17 - Max Michalanney (matched F/S)
Pick 43 - Billy Dowling
Pick 50 - Hugh Bond

Rookie Pick 5 - Andrew McPherson

36

Andrew Mcpherson

Age

25

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.5

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

118.5

2star

D

10.5

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

118.5

2star

D

10.5

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.5

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

4star

MG

118.5

2star

(re-listed)
Rookie Pick 21 - Paul Seedsman

11

Paul Seedsman

Age

32

Ht

190cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

10.7

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.5

4star

D

15.8

4star

K

8.2

3star

HB

7.6

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

1.8

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

14.0

5star

HB

5.8

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

1.4

4star

(re-listed)

 

[dogs105]

How many rucks and how many key backs in that list?

Are you suggesting by posing that question we don’t need developing rucks and KPDs?

No. I think one of either of those would be good. Was literally wondering if we had too many last year. Was remembering Worrell, McAsey, Borlase, Frampton in the same SANFL backline

 

[crow2crow]

I actually really like our picks, so this isn't a criticism of the actual selections. I'm just getting a bit concerned about how adverse we are to taking developing talls. There were about 7 draftable SA kids around the 2m mark this year, which is pretty unheard of. One was even from our NGA. It's not like we don't have success with those types late or in the Rookie draft - Butts and ROB for example.

if youre taller than nicks, or adam kelly YOU ARE NOT in the squad

 

[George Kramer]

Dowling might look a decent pick down the track , very prolific mid ( one of most prolific in the draft ) if not a great kick ( this might improve in system ?)

Michaelanny and Rankine is a tick

Bond with future 3rd , not entirely sold but he will compete and give it a crack .. Not a make or break though . Will reserve judgement but think inside mid will be his role not defence

Would have liked Verrall in rookie draft but no apparent list spots , Knobel got taken reasonably early and would have been good if drifted further

Reports that Richmond were heavily into Dowling

Having no list spots isn’t an excuse not to have space for a developing ruck, it’s self inflicted. We are in a rebuild have not drafted one at all. The last ruck we drafted was Strachan and he wasn’t a young developing ruck. It’s madness.

 

[ABAB]

only walker, TT, butts are afl standard consistently though the rest is fringe

im crying myself to sleep

Which is not unusual with other list's tall in a rebuild and harsh on Murray, Borlase and especially Gollant as they are all still developing.

 

[crow2crow]

Dowling might look a decent pick down the track , very prolific mid ( one of most prolific in the draft ) if not a great kick ( this might improve in system ?)

Michaelanny and Rankine is a tick

Bond with future 3rd , not entirely sold but he will compete and give it a crack .. Not a make or break though . Will reserve judgement but think inside mid will be his role not defence

Would have liked Verrall in rookie draft but no apparent list spots , Knobel got taken reasonably early and would have been good if drifted further

Reports that Richmond were heavily into Dowling

knobel slow and isn't the answer
we needed to trade in and get barnett - disappointed

 

[George Kramer]

No. I think one of either of those would be good. Was literally wondering if we had too many last year. Was remembering Worrell, McAsey, Borlase, Frampton in the same SANFL backline

I don’t care if our SANFL side is unbalanced, odds are not all all will make it and of that list, it’s likely only Worrell will with us and he’s a third tall type.

 

[GameofSloanes]

Would have been nice to have been able to get 1-2 of Crouch/McAsey/Seedsman/McPherson off the list (no malice intended, but we needed the list spots) and be able to have picked up a project tall.

This may still happen over the summer - do we have to wait for a retirement/LTI before inviting players to train on with us?

In 12 months they'll all be gone anyway

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Having no list spots isn’t an excuse not to have space for a developing ruck, it’s self inflicted. We are in a rebuild have not drafted one at all. The last ruck we drafted was Strachan and he wasn’t a young developing ruck. It’s madness.

The rebuild isn’t over

I hope we take the WA kid next year

 

[conVINCEd]

given we have 2023 First, 2024 First, and two seconds tied to north and saint kilda I wonder what we could trade in?

Why do you think we have St Kilda’s future second?

 

[ABAB]

knobel slow and isn't the answer
we needed to trade in and get barnett - disappointed

Thilthorpe is that "developing" "ruckman" we recruited just a few years ago
Didn't you see the Collingwood game where he lead the ruck ahead of RoB? That's the output he can deliver.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

knobel slow and isn't the answer
we needed to trade in and get barnett - disappointed

I’m not a huge fan of Barnett so am a bit relieved for what he would have cost

Definitely frustrated re no list spot for Verrall as a rookie , could be to do with interviews etc , not sure

 

[Scorpus]

The last time we took an 18 year old ruckman was in 2004 when we grabbed Meesen, Maric and Griffin all in the same draft.

Our 2005 list had 6 rucks on it

 

[dogs105]

I don’t care if our SANFL side is unbalanced, odds are not all all will make it and of that list, it’s likely only Worrell will with us and he’s a third tall type.

I think we'd be more balanced with Verrall over McPherson say. Is Frampton the only tall we lost?

 

[George Kramer]

I think we'd be more balanced with Verrall over McPherson say. Is Frampton the only tall we lost?

McAsey

 

[1970crow]

they traded in to get that pick and we have no list spots thats the big deal

If they thought a viable option was available, they’d have nabbed one or made the space. Why are you worried?

 

[dogs105]

McAsey

Not yet. But if he doesn't play, we should certainly go for another tall

 

[Danger in Texas]

McAsey

Have we permanently lost McAsey yet?

If so, surely we go two SSPs to replace him and Seed. One of them, if not both should be a tall

 

[dogs105]

Have we permanently lost McAsey yet?

If so, surely we go two SSPs to replace him and Seed. One of them, if not both should be a tall

Is one still likely to be Turner do you think?

 

[Danger in Texas]

Is one still likely to be Turner do you think?

In reality - probably, he's training on with us by the looks of things

I'd cut our losses there myself though, particularly taking the mids we did tonight

 

[WheresGroomgone]

only walker, TT, butts are afl standard consistently though the rest is fringe

im crying myself to sleep

Why so sad Alex?

I think as overall ins we have done extremely well.

 

[George Kramer]

McAsey is done fellas, he was done even whilst he was playing for us.

 

[George Kramer]

Is one still likely to be Turner do you think?

If it’s Turner after drafting another 2 mids, we are friggin morons.

 

[WheresGroomgone]

I switched off after our last pick did Verrall get picked up?

Mutineer?

 

[1970crow]

Having no list spots isn’t an excuse not to have space for a developing ruck, it’s self inflicted. We are in a rebuild have not drafted one at all. The last ruck we drafted was Strachan and he wasn’t a young developing ruck. It’s madness.

I’m not worried about not having late pick ruck or KPD added to the list this year. Most likely to be AFL quality comes first to my mind. Our only genuine need at this moment is a couple of A grade mids with vision, elite legs and/or speed. Backs and average rucks you can get at anytime it matters. Which it doesn’t really at the moment.

 

[conVINCEd]

If not, we are going to go into the season with the SANFL side with Borlase as our only recognised key defender - and an undersized one at that IF McAsey leaves

Magden (according to Rendell, fwiw).