No I'm talking about Owens. He was matched before 40+. It was still 20+ in 2021 with Motlop the only exception because he was "metro indignenous" or some shit like that.
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I stand corrected. In my head he went at 40+.
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Went pick 27 from memory.
I agree with you he’s not a player that would add much more to our smalls than the guys we already have.
I’d love to see us take a risk on Ashton Moir if he’s available. He’s got obvious talent that would fit well amongst our predominantly honest battler but limited forward line. Back the coaches in to get the best out of him.
I agree with you Chris that Jack Delean seems like a perfect fit for us and one of the few that I thought got front and centre to kick goals but also did run down tackles and took marks (and kicked goals) on a lead. If he was there at our early second round pick then he would be very high on my list, but I expect him to be gone before then. I previously mentioned Collard but I think watching him a bit more that he would take a lot of time and I think he would suffer from our approach with small forwards. I am still keen on Hardeman as well as another outside runner with some skill by foot and Sanchez is a handy half forward as players around our first.
I agree with you that Moir has some super talent no doubt, but I would be nervous about taking him based upon what he has said in some of the publicly available interviews; and if he rings alarm bells for me then I think he will do so with a number of recruiters. Same to a lesser extent with Tholstrup; I could almost buy it with Tholstrup if he is there at our second pick but I think again he could be crucified in a team that values players meeting training standards.
With the early pick, West Coast should probably do the most obvious thing; bid on Walters (whom I reckon is the best in this year's class - I would take him first if he was free market and I think he is an Eagles fan as well?) and then take Reid and play him as a HBF before graduating to the midfield over time. More importantly they need to clean out the list of players that don't train well and meet performance standards (they may need to do it in two batches) and they need to draft a layer of players that will commit to meeting standards off the field. Which probably means they shouldn't go players like Tholstrup (or Moir), even if it fits their modus operandi, because it will mean a longer drought. I think Edwards and Curtin will fall in no man's space for them, and I am not sure that Curtin is the key back that they are looking for anyway. Demattia, Sanders (if either are still there) and Hardeman would fit well with what they need as well in the early second round. I think they can get Livingstone (I don't think he will be taken before 40) but is he too similar to Jack Williams? They are probably better searching for a "true" ruck with a late/rookie pick.
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West Coast already have a few Swan Districts "almost" players on their list. Trew, Bazzo, Hewitt. Hardeman is a good kid, terrific runner and looks good on the three or four occasions he gets loose for a trot down the paddock, but has limited impact on the contest.
Specialist half back flankers, for mine, need something special. Hardeman can mark, is a decent kick, is athletic - but special?
That said, we'll probably pick him now I have damned the poor bugger with faint praise. Mark Duffield is a good judge of footy cattle and he rates Hardeman.
I personally like Koen Sanchez. He's a terrific runner, good by foot both sides, finds the goals - doesn't have size but definitely has speed and skills and is, of course, fresh off the East Fremantle Assembly Line of Champions.
He'll be thereabouts for us and I say yes.
Specialist half back flankers, for mine, need something special. Hardeman can mark, is a decent kick, is athletic - but special?
That said, we'll probably pick him now I have damned the poor bugger with faint praise. Mark Duffield is a good judge of footy cattle and he rates Hardeman.
I personally like Koen Sanchez. He's a terrific runner, good by foot both sides, finds the goals - doesn't have size but definitely has speed and skills and is, of course, fresh off the East Fremantle Assembly Line of Champions.
He'll be thereabouts for us and I say yes.
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Everyone should remember this as another time the AFL looked after their own because Victorian clubs were the reason the NGA came into existence, the Victorian clubs were the reason the bid matching limits were put in place (both for fear of WA/SA Indigenous talent coming through AND securing their own with top picks) and the Victorian clubs were the last ones to feel that restriction come into effect.
St Kilda landed an elite talent matching a bid in a draft pick range we weren't able to access our own in.
Even looks a little like Balla.
I certainly miss the niggle Crowley and Balla dished out.
We really don’t have anyone that is
Feisty or a pest.
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Some of the guys in here think there's some potential with Whan
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I think it entirely depends on whether someone can ensure Mitch Edwards both has blisters on his feet for the combine AND still completes the athletic testing. Should he test quite poorly for speed and endurance he will slip.
It would make our draft plans quite interesting if we were to have available a keyforward/ruck like Edwards with a pick post #39 (because we currently hold pick #40 and wouldn't be selecting our own academy player with it if we can just get them for free matching the very next bid.
It looks likely it will be three in the top 15 and two of those in the top 10 currently. The rules are absurd.
Cat B at best. Even then I wouldn’t be so sure.
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Which Whan are you talking about?
Sanchez should be definitely on the radar.
Maybe the small forward we have been looking for?
Maybe the small forward we have been looking for?
A few Peel boys, so you’d think we’d have the inside running.
WA and SA footy programs for two strong states is a worry.
But plenty of players who will slide due to this could be gems.
He is a very good small (171cm) forward; I still wouldn't spend a top 5 pick but 7 is probably okay. Gets a lot of his goals from marks on a lead rather than front and centre but is still good in that role when the opportunity presents.
Still think Delean with a pick around 20 would be better value than Nick Watson with a pick around 10.
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Got to go with Moir.
Not sure if it's been posted yet, but here's the AFL U18s Match Replays page.
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Most of our forwards are small though, we need the Zurhaar type to bully oppo backs.
Sounds like Emmett is that type? Problem is Sonny has two years if we are lucky.
Switta doesn’t hit the scoreboard and Shultz is the only offensive/defensive
Small forward.
They have tried Banfield, Fyfe, Sturt, and still we are no closer who to play.
