Review 2023 National Draft Review Thread II [McKercher, Z.Duursma, Goad, W.Dawson, Hardeman, Maley]

[speedy]

I can understand that! Fremantle would be keen to get a couple of WA kids ahead of WCE, could do 15 & 17 for Port's F1 and either 34 or F2. Another death ride could be fun

We are paying overs unless Port finish out of the 8.
Freo are the ones who should be paying overs to move up the draft.

 

[Psicosis]

Not sold on twomey’s take, I think Watson will be the slider not Curtin.

You do realise this isn’t Twomeys take?

He gets fed this by the list managers and recruiters. It only becomes opinion after the top 10-12 picks.

 

[Psicosis]

A couple days ago, I wouldn’t have thought Hardeman and Demattia would be available at our picks. For all the moaning, they are absolute needs, pace and footskills in the back half. Doubt we will get both, but one if available absolutely makes sense from a list build perspective IMO.

Twomey will hit the first 10 or so until a trade throws it out.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

I heard that polished floorboards are more fasionable these days SpiderB.

Yes, so I hear. Showing my age here.

 

[berniemccarthy]

If so we’d need to offer up a F1 in addition to a teens pick to outbid the eagles. That would certainly be bold but not sure about wise.

I’d do that in a heartbeat. Teens picks always somewhat speculative. Top 10 usually less so.

 

[pupstar]

You do realise this isn’t Twomeys take?

He gets fed this by the list managers and recruiters. It only becomes opinion after the top 10-12 picks.

So you are saying its guaranteed that we are getting Duursma and McKercher at 2-3 cause the list managers and Recruiters have told him.

 

[Psicosis]

So you are saying its guaranteed that we are getting Duursma and McKercher at 2-3 cause the list managers and Recruiters have told him.

Yeah I’d say it’s basically a certainty. 90+%

 

[TerryFilk]

Just wondering is Curtin better than what Grainger-Baras looked last year?

Yeah for sure, much more dominant, versatile and more of a modern defender than DGB was.

DGB was a good prospect but did have some obvious red flags imo.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

I will be stunned if Edwards goes near the first round, let alone in it.

Charlie Edwards or Mitch Edwards?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

So you are saying its guaranteed that we are getting Duursma and McKercher at 2-3 cause the list managers and Recruiters have told him.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

I’d be pretty filthy we if took both DeMattia & Hardeman. Really only need one additional half back with some run and carry.

Really don’t like that we have been linked to Phoenix Gothard as well, I can’t believe he is being rated inside the top 40 let alone the top 20. Don’t see him becoming anything more then a mediocre 20 goal per year small forward.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Charlie Edwards or Mitch Edwards?

Mitch.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

I’d be pretty filthy we if took both DeMattia & Hardeman. Really only need one additional half back with some run and carry.

Really don’t like that we have been linked to Phoenix Gothard as well, I can’t believe he is being rated inside the top 40 let alone the top 20. Don’t see him becoming anything more then a mediocre 20 goal per year small forward.

Agree on Mattia and Hardeman though one would be really good.

Whatever happened to that Delean kid, he seems to have dropped out a little as a small forward type.

 

[Tas]

Yeah for sure, much more dominant, versatile and more of a modern defender than DGB was.

DGB was a good prospect but did have some obvious red flags imo.

What are the red flags?

 

[Makeshift Park]

You do realise this isn’t Twomeys take?

He gets fed this by the list managers and recruiters. It only becomes opinion after the top 10-12 picks.

He gets good mail, but its his take insofar as its premised on the notion there will be no pick swaps, even though it seems likely there will be a pick swap in the top dozen picks this year, and he willingly admits that.

 

[the big lebowski]

Yeah for sure, much more dominant, versatile and more of a modern defender than DGB was.

DGB was a good prospect but did have some obvious red flags imo.

Not to mention he’s 20kgs heavier than DGB at their draft weights. And still 10kgs heavier than DGB now.

 

[Jasemon]

So out of the three high end rucks available I just want the one who's the best contested mark, best skills at ground level, best endurance and possesses the greatest amount of mongrel. Who best fits all of those categories?
Yeah I don't want much

 

[Eggs11]

Nostra wanted titzarse which hasn't aged well.

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Aged about as well as him not wanting Bailey Scott.

 

[Psicosis]

He gets good mail, but its his take insofar as its premised on the notion there will be no pick swaps, even though it seems likely there will be a pick swap in the top dozen picks this year, and he willingly admits that.

For sure, but the pick swaps won’t effect our first two picks. I won’t read too much into the other three, other then who is available.

 

[Makeshift Park]

I’d be pretty filthy we if took both DeMattia & Hardeman. Really only need one additional half back with some run and carry.

Really don’t like that we have been linked to Phoenix Gothard as well, I can’t believe he is being rated inside the top 40 let alone the top 20. Don’t see him becoming anything more then a mediocre 20 goal per year small forward.

Its possibly futile but I'm hanging onto a skerrick of hope that Twomey just has NFI about our drafting intentions after Kerch, because he's getting zip from those inside the club, and the club hasn't given the players clear indications about their intentions.

He does have a pretty good track record, so its just a skerrick.

 

[The chorus]

So you are saying its guaranteed that we are getting Duursma and McKercher at 2-3 cause the list managers and Recruiters have told him.

There is a report on Fox that Clarkson who is in Perth is infatuated with Curtin so that might upset a few phantom drafts

 

[Makeshift Park]

There is a report on Fox that Clarkson who is in Perth is infatuated with Curtin so that might upset a few phantom drafts

It was from Ryan Daniels yesterday. He did a Triple M interview about it that I posted ten pages or so back.

 

[chickenonachain]

I have to laugh Westt coast giving up their future first to Melbourne for pick whatever yet they want the world for this years first

 

[Sillygit]

 

[The Filth Wizard]

There is a report on Fox that Clarkson who is in Perth is infatuated with Curtin so that might upset a few phantom drafts

There was talk he was infatuated with Watson, there has been talk he's infatuated with Collard, he's head over heels for McKercher, last week I saw him massaging Dylan Stephens in two different places (well, it was his shoulders but at the AFLW final and at training).

He's one of those guys which I find endearing in a way... he genuinely enjoys the character of these young blokes. I remember him on the draft telecast last year being seen talking and giving physical affection to kids drafted elsewhere that he must have had a rapport with.