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I think it was RacheleNope ....happy for you to try and prove me incorrect
You boohooed my call on Caleb Windsor last year ....can't recall your comments on my Mac Andrew call ?
I'm comfortable with my Langford call
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‘ we won’t take him ‘ Mutineer will remember
I’ve acknowledged you made a great call on Windsor but we are talking about you categorically saying we won’t take player A or B when it’s happened before after you’ve said same thing
Well that’s an entirely different proposition than use the Luko money to delist.
And no, I don’t think we would. Given that we are now a month after seasons end, I expect we have bugger all left. I would think they have a contingency for the year which they then look to soak up and pay as close to 100% as possible. And given where the club thought we’d be this year, I doubt we were also planning on banking cap space - or enough to pay out a players contract. I’d think even burgess would be mid 200s.
That’s not to say I don’t agree with the proposition. I’d be hoping they looked at everything to push some contracted payments to 2025, free up 2024 space and then delist. But by this stage of the year? Don’t think they would have had much wriggle room.
Wayne's just a poster who's opinion isn't to be rated.
Don’t mind his strong opinions but categorically ruling out that Hamish will take someone is fraught with danger given we don’t know what Hamish thinks
Same thing happened with Rachele
The way it’s shaping up the choice might be out of Smith Langford Smillie and Allan so it’s a chance to happen
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I have the feeling we’ll take Smith. Even if I would prefer Draper.
Langford is a hard one to navigate. He’s now slow by any means, and seems to create time and space to utilise his beautiful kicking.
I see him as a Jordan Dawson/Hayden Young clone, but I can’t see any club before Melbourne pulling the trigger given their midfields.
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I wonder how Wayno rates my Sam Lalor call over 18 months ago...when he was hardly being talked about as a high end 2024 draft pick by anyone?
No highlight reels or media input at that time to assist just personal viewing, some up close..
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Great stuff mate - much appreciated. I think collectively Crows fans would generally prefer the local lad after the amount of first round / elite players we have lost over the years (but thankfully Nicks has materially improved retention) but previously Danger, Lever, Cameron, Mc Govern plus lots more.
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Allan for me in that scenario even if the draft/media pundits don't have him in that conversation.....yet.
Is this based on what you are hearing? Or a hunch?
Yep, I reckon Wayne will admit to not rating Rachele (who still hasn’t proven beyond doubt he will be a stat it’s fair to say) but seriously we do want opinions here so should be encouraging independent thoughts and predictions IMO. Same as Wayne also rating Windsor and Mac Andrew, Vader correctly saying Petrenko was crap and Faith stating Luko wasn’t in the top 7-8 players in 2018 (and almost universally laughed at but looks correct at this point)
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Size, speed, explosiveness, tough, agile, contested beast, versatile, two way runner, tackles to hurt, booming kick, plenty of midfield upside.
It’s not about the rating of players , it’s great to have opinions on the players and differing ones are good
But to categorically say Hamish won’t take someone just because you don’t think he should is fraught with danger as no one knows what Hamish thinks unless you’ve got some mail
He’s got form in doing that before
What I’ve heard
Not 100% confident though as lots of trickery this time of year
But hearing Draper, Lalor and FOS very highly rated by Richmond and Carlton
North is the uncertain one , might trade back
Jeff, with respect Blues super-poster “C4..door” (one of the trippiest names on BF!) seems to have excellent historical knowledge of Blues preferences. Him believing Blues prefer Smith over Draper surely is a good thing for us if wanting Draper? And yes clearly lots can still change before draft night and his info may not be as reliable this time etc
Assumes Tigers don’t take Draper at 1 or 2 which may very well happen if they trade with Kangas (good chance)
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Given our list in 2024 and the targets that said no and we brought in only Burgess, if we are paying close to the cap I’d be shocked
Thanks for your work, as usual
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I'd be absolutely staggered if Smith and Draper are there at pick 2 (if North trade to Richmond) and Richmond don't take Smith. They have been a long time into him and it still would not shock me if they took him at pick 1
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