Resource 2024 AFL Draft discussion thread (Wed Nov 20 to Fri Nov 22)

[119others]

Actually next year a 2025 1st will be more compromised because of F/S picks and Academy players.

Yes understood but still the same amount of non FS/NGA players available. They will just be drafted later. It’s also a weaker draft from all accounts,

I was just basically saying we have all future firsts whilst Power often spend early (Cats Rat last year and now Luko this year)

 

[119others]

More resson not give up more future picks.

Yes good point re NWM as will likely cost 2 x firsts with perhaps a second coming back

 

[GROTTO]

Yes good point re NWM as will likely cost 2 x firsts with perhaps a second coming back

Personally I dont think NWM should be worth two 1sts. Those kind of trades are reserved for the best elite players.

We should be offering our 2025 1st or 2026 1st. Not both.

 

[1990crow]

What team is Lombard going to?

 

[GROTTO]

What team is Lombard going to?

Suns, Academy Player.

 

[George Kramer]

If it is Draper, will be nice having a SA boy who we aren’t at risk of losing unless we **** up.

Dawson, Rankine, Draper, 3 quality SA mids

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

What team is Lombard going to?

Gold Coast.

 

[GROTTO]

Going off the reaction on the Tigers, North and Blues boards to Twomey's Phantom Draft, they are all very very happy and set to take Lalor, FOS and Smith.

Draper will "almost" certainly be a Crow in ~48hrs from now.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

If it is Draper, will be nice having a SA boy who we aren’t at risk of losing unless we **** up.

Dawson, Rankine, Draper, 3 quality SA mids

What excites me about Draper is we would be genuinely quick next year , can’t remember us ever being fast

Bit about him that doesn’t excite me too , but overall he’s a good pick if it falls that way

 

[1990crow]

Gold Coast.

 

[GROTTO]

What excites me about Draper is we would be genuinely quick next year , can’t remember us ever being fast

Bit about him that doesn’t excite me too , but overall he’s a good pick if it falls that way

Imagine that speed of ball movement now in the midfield going into our forward line.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Imagine that speed of ball movement now in the midfield going into our forward line.

Delivery is the next worry

 

[Cromulant]

Delivery is the next worry

Guys like Peatling, Cumming and Rankine delivering the pill should help mask that a bit

 

[Cleric]

Happy with Draper, but I'm still not sold on Carlton taking Smith over him.

 

[GROTTO]

Happy with Draper, but I'm still not sold on Carlton taking Smith over him.

That will depend if Smith does a Stengle in the next 48 hours.

 

[BRL121]

Well, the only thing left now is to discuss whether we will take Draper or Langford, and why. There seem to be good points in favour of each.

What I'm really looking forward to are the melts when we pick Langford from all those who were very happy with whoever we were going to pick there at 4!

 

[GROTTO]

Well, the only thing left now is to discuss whether we will take Draper or Langford, and why.

I cant imagine a world where the Crows overlook Draper at 4 if he is still there and take Langford.

Mind you Bigfooty melts on here would be funny.

 

[DaKids]

What excites me about Draper is we would be genuinely quick next year , can’t remember us ever being fast

Bit about him that doesn’t excite me too , but overall he’s a good pick if it falls that way

Yes agree with your 2nd paragraph

 

[George Kramer]

Guys like Peatling, Cumming and Rankine delivering the pill should help mask that a bit

Soligo

 

[Danger in Texas]

So trade unlikely, and probably a 75/25 split we take Draper/Langford, respectively

It just makes too much sense to pick Draper I think, has a clear strength we lack, has performed against men in the SANFL, and if he ends up good, should be a one-club player

 

[Trigger13]

I can see Draper becoming a whipping boy if he doesn’t improve his disposal and propensity to panic with ball in hand. Upside/potential is there. And looks like a leader. So I suppose we’ll take the good with the bad.

 

[BRL121]

I cant imagine a world where the Crows overlook Draper at 4 if he is still there and take Langford.

Mind you Bigfooty melts on here would be funny.

Well, Twomey has Draper, but the very similar FoxTel Phantom has Langford.

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Guys like Peatling, Cumming and Rankine delivering the pill should help mask that a bit

Yeah this. Plus Dawson, Soligo and Taylor. A lot of the gun mids of the comp aren’t great kicks. We’ve slowly built a skilful midfield. Need that gun mid that can reliably win the ball and feed them for the next decade.

 

[WeeBlake]

I can see Draper becoming a whipping boy if he doesn’t improve his disposal and propensity to panic with ball in hand. Upside/potential is there. And looks like a leader. So I suppose we’ll take the good with the bad.

Be nice to see him getting the second touch, and then getting to outside with pace. Doesn’t seem like the guy you want having the first, most-pressured possession.

 

[CrowinNT]

The neighbours think that they can trade up, if Draper slides.

I would not laugh at least they are creative
Booting one of their bests out the door for a Vegemite sandwich
Geez I ordered one in Bali recently