Resource 2023 AFL Draft Discussion...

[Jirkago75]

Why?

How many WA boys last here?? Only one I can think off is Van Berlo, plenty left in their prime. Plus west coast will be in his ear straight after the draft as we did with Rankine


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[Crowked]

Do Melbourne want Curtin

Petty replacement

 

[rabidcrow]

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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/alastair-clarkson-meets-with-top-draft-prospect-daniel-curtin-in-perth/news-story/45866edd54ca87ac341d46c247b68f2c

Alastair Clarkson meets with top draft prospect Daniel Curtin in Perth​

Alastair Clarkson has ‘fallen in love’ with draft gun Daniel Curtin, spending more than two hours with the WA prospect at his home in Perth.

Sam Landsberger and Jon Ralph

3 min read
November 19, 2023 - 6:48PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
Alastair Clarkson spent more than two hours at draft prospect Daniel Curtin’s home in Perth on Sunday as the North Melbourne coach makes one final push for the key defender.
Clarkson spent months scouting this year’s draft prospects during his mental health absence from coaching and has fallen in love with the polarising key defender from Claremont.
The Curtin call holds the key to the top 10 with the prospect of a dramatic live trade on draft night the biggest curveball in years.
The Kangaroos hold picks No.2 and No.3 and are still expected to secure midfielders Colby McKercher and Zane Duursma.
But the draft decisions shape as a test of the power balance at Arden St.
The Roos have made clear that despite Clarkson’s intricate knowledge of this year’s talent that new recruiting boss Will Thursfield and football boss Brady Rawlings would be the final arbiters of the cherished early picks.

Bluff to twist WCE arm to trade?


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[Jeffcrowe]

I honestly don't know .....hopefully the recruiters do

Jeffcrowe , Danger in Texas what's your thoughts on Edwards upside ?

An ‘A grade midfielder’ re Edwards is a fairly large Longshot IMO

Obvs possible but …

Not even sure he will play inside midfield at AFL level , couldn’t make the vic metro average side , did show plenty of talent in Coates league and that late season improvement curve was good

i think that’s more important compared to showing form at bottom age and dropping off

At this stage i’d predict he’s more a classy flanker or winger and I’d say he’s in that mix with Wilson and Windsor

I guess Nat Fyfe and Will Day were also longshots to be ‘A grade midfielders ‘ so never say never

 

[119others]

Nah, they're just whinging that we tried and didn't just lose more games.

Undoubtedly. But also highly skilled in what he does. I imagine Power fans love him as he has delivered Donuts a consistently competitive squad for most of the decade. Timing is normally spot on (trade out valuable players like Wingard and even Polec who was considered that at the time to have 2 high end picks in 2018). Bargain basement recruiting often, not always, like last year with Rioli and mainly JHF. Gets inbound tradeable players nominating Power early to increase their leverage.

He ain’t perfect but to be honest he is an upgrade on Kelly IMO. No wonder he AFL seemingly tried poaching him for a Snr Executive role

 

[WaynesWorld19]

An ‘A grade midfielder’ re Edwards is a fairly large Longshot IMO

Obvs possible but …

Not even sure he will play inside midfield at AFL level , couldn’t make the vic metro average side , did show plenty of talent in Coates league and that late season improvement curve was good

i think that’s more important compared to showing form at bottom age and dropping off

At this stage i’d predict he’s more a classy flanker or winger and I’d say he’s in that mix with Wilson and Windsor

I guess Nat Fyfe and Will Day were also longshots to be ‘A grade midfielders ‘ so never say never

Fyfe was also a late developer in his U18 season .....started the U18 year as just another flanker ....so you don't know & I haven't studied him all that hard

 

[119others]

Mentioned on another board melbourne have reportedly offered pick 6 + f1 for hawks pick 4. That would royally screw things up as that means the heavy intetest in windsor by the dees is gone and he might be the odd player out at our pick 10

If you are Horks surely you take that deal? They are a team out of the finals for many years needing broad talent across many lines.

It means either Watson, Sanders, Curtin or one of the other elite players still there at 6. Plus 2 x first rounders next year

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Undoubtedly. But also highly skilled in what he does. I imagine Power fans love him as he has delivered Donuts a consistently competitive squad for most of the decade. Timing is normally spot on (trade out valuable players like Wingard and even Polec who was considered that at the time to have 2 high end picks in 2018). Bargain basement recruiting often, not always, like last year with Rioli and mainly JH. Gets inbound traceable players nominating Power early to increase their leverage.

he ain’t perfect but to be honest he is an upgrade on Kelly IMO. No wonder he AFL seemingly tried poaching him for a Snr Executive role

Jason Cripps prob more responsible than Chris Davies re all that list management stuff

Dunno , something rubs me up the wrong way re Davies , wouldn’t want him at crows

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Fyfe was also a late developer in his U18 season .....started the U18 year as just another flanker ....so you don't know & I haven't studied him all that hard

That’s pretty much exactly what I just said

 

[WaynesWorld19]

That’s pretty much exactly what I just said

I was just agreeing with you

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I was just agreeing with you

Thought so haha

Speaking of … sounds like Windsor might go where you said he would

But we find out soon

 

[119others]

So much disconnect in our club. It’s quite the joke.

WTF

 

[119others]

We would have got cited for tanking had we lost, no decent AFL team would have lost to West Coast unless we played our reserve SANFL side........

And AFL turns our incredibly lucrative 2024 fixture down a few notches “as we wouldn’t have made the finals”

 

[LoBu]

I want to ignore all of this but someone remind me if we lost the last meaningless game against West Coast what draft pick would we have?

We would have been stripped of our draft picks for tanking if we had lost, inane comment.

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[Saliba]

Seems like a few different scenarios possible in this draft. Is the best one for us … and it may be possible .. is we get O’Sullivan, Wilson and Goad? Seriously happy with that outcome

 

[The Smith Revolution]

We would have been stripped of our draft picks for tanking if we had lost, inane comment.

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We haven’t made the finals for six bloody seasons. How the hell could we tank anything?

Losing one game away from home against a team sending off champions of their club ain’t tanking.

anyway my point is trading up and conceding valuable draft picks when the pick was in our hands two months ago is a serious **** up IMO.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Wasn't Hamish due to be AFL Gettable today ....or is that tomorrow ?

LOVE Draft day .....starts 2pm EST .....and then after the Draft, it's Melts time..... which we all love

 

[Mostyn]

How many WA boys last here?? Only one I can think off is Van Berlo, plenty left in their prime. Plus west coast will be in his ear straight after the draft as we did with Rankine


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Who left? Stenglein?

Unless you mean players like McGovern, who didn't leave for homesickness, and you just think WA players are just shit blokes?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

 

[Mostyn]

Thought so haha

Speaking of … sounds like Windsor might go where you said he would

But we find out soon

If he does, you should pay yourself on the back. Good call.

 

[LoBu]

We haven’t made the finals for six bloody seasons. How the hell could we tank anything?

Losing one game away from home against a team sending off champions of their club ain’t tanking.

anyway my point is trading up and conceding valuable draft picks when the pick was in our hands two months ago is a serious * up IMO.

You suggesting we should have lost a meaningless game and connect the recruitment needs of a higher pick to the coaching staff on game day is the very definition of tanking.

It is only the teams down the bottom who tank.

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[WaynesWorld19]

 

[Mostyn]

WTF

This guy is just a troll. Block him. Every single post has been garbage.

 

[George Kramer]

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Surely that second scenario offers very little to GWS, they actually lose out

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Surely that second scenario offers very little to GWS, they actually lose out

Both of the two trade scenario's will be booted to the curb .....the 3rd scenario wasn't quoted