Fair enough. There’s articles here that Melbourne are trying to get to 3.
Analysis 2024 AFL Draft General Discussion
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I think I'll have a minor meltdown if we trade up for FOS after spending all year saying I don't get the hype around him.
Plz somebody tell me Zak Johnson has been caught doing some dodgy shite recently so he'll slip to the rookie draft or something atleast?
FOS and Johnson I could live with... Barely. I just want Joe Berry at our first pick so I don't have to watch Motlop, Durdin and Owies stink it up again
Plz somebody tell me Zak Johnson has been caught doing some dodgy shite recently so he'll slip to the rookie draft or something atleast?
FOS and Johnson I could live with... Barely. I just want Joe Berry at our first pick so I don't have to watch Motlop, Durdin and Owies stink it up again
Kid has a ridiculously good side step and traffic sense. He demonstrated this at VFL level.
His output in 2023 was elite, his season this year very interrupted.
There's a risk there but he has demonstrated attributes that other players in this years draft just haven't demonstrated to the same extent.
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Sorry, is there a thread discussing state combine results from today?
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I would be very surprised if he makes it through the rookie draft, if that far. What’s your knock on him?
I like him and would draft him
I think clubs might think he’s a ‘nice’ player without the standout traits to pull the trigger
Just my opinion and could be wrong
I’ve got him 40-50 zone but not sure clubs do
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If he’s there at Eagles 62 or 67 and we pull a Lawson Humphries and pass on him I’ll be ropable.
FOS had a quiet year injury interrupted
But I think he’s got the most class of anyone in the draft
Gee his athletic testing is also impressive
When you add them up together he’s prob got a bit of Shaun Burgoyne about him as a player
The only guy in draft I’d say has a few Burgoyne traits
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I don't know how we'd get a stab at him with the picks and F/S list squeeze we've got going on atm but I would absolutely love him for the Blues late in the piece.
I think if in an AFL system if he can increase his physical strength, endurance, explosiveness etc just a bit I think he'll be a great pick up. Imo he's got one of the best footy IQ's in the draft and is one of the most talented users (though he is prone to trying to do a bit too much with it sometimes)
If it's your picks 12 and 14 for our pick 3, you and me both.
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Thanks mate. Definitely a classier player is are my preference for Melbourne to take. Would be happy a Shaun Burgoyne type.
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Take Bo Allan and Trainor. You need bulk talent.
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Not sure which highlights tapes you were looking at if you thought FOS didn’t look too good
I reckon he looks excellent
I think the knock on him is that he hasn’t been racking up big numbers of touches per game like some of the other midfielder prospects, but that might be because his year has been injury interrupted (?)
Obviously he’s still a pick that could go wrong especially if he keeps picking up injuries, but he looks to have a bit of brilliance about him
I'd say he's genuinely in the mix for Saints p8. Where they actually rate him is anyone's guess.
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We can go through his footage on here and you can give me a more detailed analysation but I’m happy with the Burgoyne comparison.
Ball usage is what i want Melbourne to select and if it ends up being FOS I’ve got a better vision of the type of player he is and I’d certainly be excited by it. Most think he’s gone by Melbourne’s pick but you never know.
In 22 Eagles split 2 for 8 and 12. That gives you a good guide of what it might take to split a top 2-3 pick.
I think the Eagles or Roos would do it if they could get a pick 5-6 plus another mid 1st so theyd still get 1 from that top group. The issue is I don't see another club coughing that up for a 2-4 pick upgrade unless they get something significant pack.
Find it hard to believe Melbourne would cough up 5 and 13 (if they get it) for 2 or 3 for example. Or Richmond giving 6 and 10 (Bolton deal). St Kilda 7 and 8 is overs too and probably not in their interests if you look at their list build.
Obviously lots of other factors too like how do individual clubs rate the draft, what offers are available, where the clubs list builds are at ect. Hard to tell from the outside.
I think the Eagles or Roos would do it if they could get a pick 5-6 plus another mid 1st so theyd still get 1 from that top group. The issue is I don't see another club coughing that up for a 2-4 pick upgrade unless they get something significant pack.
Find it hard to believe Melbourne would cough up 5 and 13 (if they get it) for 2 or 3 for example. Or Richmond giving 6 and 10 (Bolton deal). St Kilda 7 and 8 is overs too and probably not in their interests if you look at their list build.
Obviously lots of other factors too like how do individual clubs rate the draft, what offers are available, where the clubs list builds are at ect. Hard to tell from the outside.
To quibble a bit, that trade was a function of the Sheezel/Wardlaw debacle, and can't be unproblematically cited as a market-value setting precedent.
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Jesus this gave me an aneurysm
Not a chance, Jagga is the most agile mid in the draft.
Sure FOS has a great sidestep almost soccer player like when he is running with the ball and gets around players like cones but not agile or quicker.
You might want to check the Combine results.
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