Game Day 2023 AFL Draft - The Late Male Edition

[Superkoops]

Are we even able to fit Voss on the list. Corbett going LTI list opens it up?

We passed on a spot in the rookie draft (ie our second pick).

We have one regulation spot free on rookie list and a spot open up for LTI for Corbett. Sharp will fill one of these.

For other spot Freo will trial a bunch of players. Two at a time. Obviously Voss will be one of them and then others will have opportunity impress. I’d be guessing a bunch of forwards of varying size to be trialed.

 

[pK75]

We passed on a spot in the rookie draft (ie our second pick).

We have one regulation spot free on rookie list and a spot open up for LTI for Corbett. Sharp will fill one of these.

For other spot Freo will trial a bunch of players. Two at a time. Obviously Voss will be one of them and then others will have opportunity impress. I’d be guessing a bunch of forwards of varying size to be trialed.

If we don’t fill the Sharp spot straightaway we can trial 3 at a time, Sharp +1 for the existing spot and 2 for the Corbett spot.

 

[Fyfster]

I’m nervous we will now trade for Logan mcdonald and have to pay an eye watering price, purely because we have the picks in hand. Sydney will ask for the 3 first rounders. Kinnear beatson is a pain to deal with gives nothing handy.
We will need a damn strong negotiator not to fold to ambit claims if that does happen

We can say no ! Just saying Not worth close to 3 1sts on exposed form.

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Even Uncontracted and maybe kicks 40, 3 x firsts is extreme. You'd be wanting some change back in the form of a second and a third

Belly would typically pay that though - we have a history of paying full price for Uncontracted. Good things he's been moved aside

We essentially have 4 picks inside 30-35 (depending on those **** academy's and a few father sons already identified)

If McDonald comes on and the club wants him, 2 x firsts max. I still feel we need another quality small forward and half back / wing types

This is the hand eagles need!


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[Madas]

Tabs, Kuek are realistically gone by next season.. and one of Reid and Knobel

Just now too tall for my liking


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Too tall
Too short
Is Goldilocks nominating for next years draft ?

 

[freo1997]

Max Beattie another train on.

 

[Stuart88]

Can someone fill me in on Sharp? I had him in my dream team a couple of years ago and he was pretty good IIRC. Understand he wanted a trade to Freo end of 2022 but then stayed on GC's list for 2023. Why didn't he play last year?

 

[freo_leo29]

Turns out fonti is Ella Roberts cousin, annoyed we missed him now

 

[theGav56]

Can someone fill me in on Sharp? I had him in my dream team a couple of years ago and he was pretty good IIRC. Understand he wanted a trade to Freo end of 2022 but then stayed on GC's list for 2023. Why didn't he play last year?

Theory is Suns didn't play him because he was going to leave. They played someone else. I don't follow them, but I don't think Sharp was a lock in their 22.

Behind the scenes we may have been in a similar situation with both Henry and Lobb, but we played them.

 

[Big Animal]

Even Uncontracted and maybe kicks 40, 3 x firsts is extreme. You'd be wanting some change back in the form of a second and a third

Belly would typically pay that though - we have a history of paying full price for Uncontracted. Good things he's been moved aside

We essentially have 4 picks inside 30-35 (depending on those **** academy's and a few father sons already identified)

If McDonald comes on and the club wants him, 2 x firsts max. I still feel we need another quality small forward and half back / wing types

This is the hand eagles need!


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thought someone on here (Taylor?) said we had to keep one of the firsts to meet the current rules?

 

[Redgum]

I thought we picked well with the picks we had to deal with.

 

[Taylor]

thought someone on here (Taylor?) said we had to keep one of the firsts to meet the current rules?

Wasn't me.

We last used first round picks in 2021, two of them. 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 has us covered because of that.

We can trade our future first next year.

 

[Mogumber]

Credit where credit is due, good drafting from Walls.
Now FFS just keep those first rounders for the next draft

 

[Dockeroo]

Theory is Suns didn't play him because he was going to leave. They played someone else. I don't follow them, but I don't think Sharp was a lock in their 22.

Behind the scenes we may have been in a similar situation with both Henry and Lobb, but we played them.

Stuart Dew desperately battling to save his job all year under immense personal pressure but had a player at his disposal he wouldn’t play because he was leaving at the end of the season anyway?
Nah, not buying that.
Far far more likely is that the players selected ahead of him at the Suns were just better players.

 

[apuchar]

Stuart Dew desperately battling to save his job all year under immense personal pressure but had a player at his disposal he wouldn’t play because he was leaving at the end of the season anyway?
Nah, not buying that.
Far far more likely is that the players selected ahead of him at the Suns were just better players.

Considering the players they have access to, I would be surprised if the didn't. Doesn't actually mean he isn't Afl standard though. He has another opportunity to show if he is or isn't. Two years on the rookie list isn't a big sacrifice by us.

 

[pK75]

Stuart Dew desperately battling to save his job all year under immense personal pressure but had a player at his disposal he wouldn’t play because he was leaving at the end of the season anyway?
Nah, not buying that.
Far far more likely is that the players selected ahead of him at the Suns were just better players.

Weller, Flanders and Ellis were their preferred wings in 2023, although some of them missed quite a few games, not sure if Fiorini slotted in for a few games, I don’t watch many suns games, but they are stacked for midfield talent and 1st round picks in that area, so it could have just been they didn’t think he was up to other players level.

 

[theGav56]

Stuart Dew desperately battling to save his job all year under immense personal pressure but had a player at his disposal he wouldn’t play because he was leaving at the end of the season anyway?
Nah, not buying that.
Far far more likely is that the players selected ahead of him at the Suns were just better players.

Yeah, fair enough.

 

[apuchar]

Sharp was asked by GC if he wanted to stay and he said he wanted to come back home, apparently

 

[Superkoops]

Sharp was asked by GC if he wanted to stay and he said he wanted to come back home, apparently

You mean recently in discussion with Hardwick?

 

[apuchar]

You mean recently in discussion with Hardwick?

Yes apparently. If the article was accurate.

 

[s_wd6]

Yes apparently. If the article was accurate.

Which article

 

[freo_leo29]

We already knew that about sharp, he wanted to come last year too

 

[Superkoops]

We already knew that about sharp, he wanted to come last year too

Yep- the question is how much did that play a part in him not getting a game. I’m willing to admit it did play some part but at the end of the day he fringe/borderline and rhe two reasons combined saw consigned to VFL all year.

 

[freo_leo29]

two reasons combined saw consigned to VFL all year.

Basically this ye,


at the end of the day GC would have had remorse on not selling last year, in fact, their interviews post trade period last year indicated they had this almost immediately, probably would have got the deal done earlier if they knew we were too busy to be coming back to the table.

 

[Dockeroo]

Gold Coast are a bit unique I guess. 11 top ten picks on the list right now. It’s absolutely ****ed really.
A pick 27 (Sharp) to them is just a nothing pick, an afterthought.

We are here salivating over our picks 35, 41 and 60.
Different planet entirely.
I’m happy with the 2 year rookie deal for sharp on minimum chips. He gets a fair chance here to show it he’s up to it without is committing too much to him.
If he has a really good season next year and plays most games he will get a deserved extension at the end of his first year.