Player Watch 2022 AFL National Draft Discussion - read the pinned post

[Strapping Young Lad]

National AFL draft Monday November 28(first round only).
All other selections to be held on Tuesday November 29.
The pre-season and rookie drafts will then take place at 3pm (AEST) on Wednesday November 30.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

If we are to go Clark, we would have to be eying of George and trying to get GWS's pick 19

That would be a good set of picks and maybe Clarke or Konstanty with the 3rd pick

 

[Hawkboy62]

We’d be negligent not to.

This way, even if we like someone else more the Cats might feel like they need to trade up to get him, and we profit.

Imagine if they love him so much that they offer their Pick 7 and future 1st for 6 and our future 2nd. We have to show interest in him.

Seems a "meh" trade. Probably only gaining one spot in the future trades.

 

[hawkinoz]

We’d be negligent not to.

This way, even if we like someone else more the Cats might feel like they need to trade up to get him, and we profit.

Imagine if they love him so much that they offer their Pick 7 and future 1st for 6 and our future 2nd. We have to show interest in him.

all good but cats can't trade their F1( as they traded their F2/F3/F4 out). Need to package F3 and F4 in as well to get their F1 or get special permission from AFL.

So instead of our F2, give F2(WB), F4(lions) & ask for special permission

 

[matey]

It’s Thursday, seems like everyone is on Clarke today ………. tmrw? . Since the GF I’ve also jumped a bit but from all the videos and articles available over the last few months would be happy with either Clarke, Tsatsas, Poo or McKenzie. We will get a quality kid!

 

[burner1]

Jungle drums are beating louder now.

Or just smoke and mirrors?

 

[PAOKTSIS]

Purely from watching all available highlights packages and reading posts from people who watch entire games (and lots of them), my current preferences are in the following order:

1. Tsatas
2. Mackenzie
3. Phillipou
4. Clark
5. Humphrey

I’d love one of the first three because they all seem to have traits that our current list of players are lacking at the moment - such as a burst of speed from a pack or being able to kick 50-55m goals on the run.

But at the end of the day, I’ll be content with whoever the club selects!


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[Hawk the Talk]

Or just smoke and mirrors?

Or smoke and shadows behind the windows

 

[Mojo]

The amazing part is not that but the same folks being adamant about their choice and how their choice is a must, based on what appears to be very little information about said player

You mean based on 90 secs of Youtube highlights?

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

I mean you are right it’s harder the later you pick, which is why the further in the rebuild you get the harder it is. Which is why some feel the importance of trying to address that with this pick

This is a very, very good point.

 

[FB19]

Ok under rated amogst this crop will likly end up at Collingwood but melbourne would take him if had a second rounder

If dees want 24 they could have it for one of their f2 plus a mid to late 40s pick this year. That’s on the basis we get 22 from dons and the point of the late 40s pick is would allow us to get 36,38 from lions. Know it’s the wrong thread just providing context to giving up 24.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

If we are to go Clark, we would have to be eying of George and trying to get GWS's pick 19

That would be a good set of picks and maybe Clarke or Konstanty with the 3rd pick

PmBangers has George slipping to us at Pick 27 in his phantom. I’d be ecstatic, but can’t see it happening.

Clark and George would be a very good injection of top level talent.

 

[smish]

This is from a genuine Twitter random so take this with a grain of salt, but interesting that this has spread a bit (note this was posted one week ago)

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Personally think intangibles are more overrated than traits like elite kicking.

Give me someone that has stand out key attributes as a player over a ‘winning player’. Or a ‘leader/future captain’ because we apparently have like 17 of those.

I don’t mind Clark as a prospect but Melbournes midfield this year is the perfect example of why we should not underrate foot skills especially from midfielders, if literally anyone of them had the ability to hit up a target inside 50 they probably cruise to a second flag.

I agree with you there, I would prefer if we pick someone that is either a classy elite kick, or has explosive traits, etc.

My other issue with Clark is that he is smaller than all of the other options too, but all of his strengths lean towards a contested game.

Though maybe Mitchell believes we already have those good ball users that have class in - Moore, Day, Ward and MacDonald. So maybe he sees Clark as the right option to help build the base/grunt side of the midfield with Newcombe, Stephens, Worpel and Finn.

 

[FB19]

all good but cats can't trade their F1( as they traded their F2/F3/F4 out). Need to package F3 and F4 in as well to get their F1 or get special permission from AFL.

So instead of our F2, give F2(WB), F4(lions) & ask for special permission

I love that you still believe they govern things. It’s the cats they’ll find a way.

 

[cryptor]

With all this talk of us selecting Clark I wouldn't be surprised if Gold Coast does a straight swap of pick 5 for pick 7 with Geelong.

 

[TylerDurden]

This would kill me. I'm invested.

 

[chopflop]

This would kill me. I'm invested.

So Collingwood get 31 then I assume. Makes sense if Ryan is their target

 

[daniel23]

If tsatas isn't available clark seems the lock. The news that comes out a week from the draft especially in the top 10 is normally bang on. Wouldn't be dissapointed , seems we really value quality characters lately that want to be the best.

 

[chopflop]

Think it goes

Dons - Tsatas
GCS - Humper
Hawks - Clark

The poo to slide

 

[Blackhawk42]

Think it goes

Dons - Tsatas
GCS - Humper
Hawks - Clark

The poo to slide

That's my guess too.

But I still think we take Humphrey if he's available.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[TylerDurden]

Gee the whispers of Clark to us in the last week have ramped right up.

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

This guy is going to go pick #1 if the pre draft momentum continues.

 

[TDS7]

This guy is going to go pick #1 if the pre draft momentum continues.

They'll prelist him to Tassie at this rate.

 

[Fetnarr]

I remember David Schwarz telling the story of how he was still a Hawthorn cheersquad member during his first year with the Demons. Still didn't have him demanding to get to us down the line. The club loyalty eventually gets to the players - you'd only have to look at the club legends we have who probably loved their childhood clubs but thankfully never demanded to go there.

A guy I played footy with as a junior in country Vic grew up a mad Hawk then got drafted to the Eagles and later traded to Carlton. I ran into him a couple of years after his career finished up and he said the one club he hated the most was Hawthorn and is still a Eagle at heart. You’re right though it is all about the relationships you create and experiences you have at the club you are drafted you or gives you an opportunity that is most important. Still I’d love to know what it was that irked him about the hawks so much! Attitude? Didn’t like the players etc


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