Game Day 2024 AFL Draft Live discussion Rd1, 2-4 and Rookie Draft

[OzeSparky]

Gee hope it speeds up a bit.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I wonder with Jacques gone whether it will put more priority on us to take davidson at 42? Although I wouldn't be surprised if we went Angus Clarke.

 

[BORIS332]

We would've gone from neglecting the position for a decade to massively overcompensating.

As great as our club is and for as much as they do get right, we're not a club who can afford to just drop first and early second round picks on ruckman for 3/4 years.

The academy sides could do it, maybe Norf these days too, but we're not one of them.

It's a luxury position. You just find a guy who's competent from another club, or develop one cheaply and you go from there.

They're available every year. Someone like Lloyd Meek would've been all we needed and more.

We haven’t used a first round pick on a ruck.

So much carry on in this thread.

 

[Turbocat]

Bang thats knocking a few names that have been mentioned…and still left other names...

 

[Kobe Gryant]

I agree but I feel having Conway on our list impacts getting in a guy that is ready to do the job.

We got old blokes rucks and young blokes rucks with zero in the sweet spot.

I blame list management for that.

Maybe we have tried and tried hard to rectify it but I’m not sure.

A Jordan Sweet type on the list would have been fine.

That's problem for me, we'll likely be sitting here in 12 months with the same problem.

Stanley will be gone, and we will still only have ruckman who aren't yet ready, with no magnet to just lock onto the whiteboard every week. SDK is the wildcard there I suppose.

We might potentially have too many of them if tonight goes the way many seem to think.

We wouldn't have actually fixed anything, we would've just potentially fixed the issue 5 years from now.

 

[FishGutz]

Wow. Smart pick by Dogs. Feels like a spite move lol. But Jaques is going to be such a gun. They nailed it.


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[Pure_Ownage]

We haven’t used a first round pick on a ruck.

So much carry on in this thread.

Technically yes but we used our first pick on a ruck in 21 and our 2nd pick on one last year so I get the point people are making.

 

[BORIS332]

That's problem for me, we'll likely be sitting here in 12 months with the same problem.

Stanley will be gone, and we will still only have ruckman who aren't yet ready, with no magnet to just lock onto the whiteboard every week. SDK is the wildcard there I suppose.

We might potentially have too many of them if tonight goes the way many seem to think.

We wouldn't have actually fixed anything, we would've just potentially fixed the issue 5 years from now.

I’d rather fix the issue 5 years from now than not at all.

 

[Turbocat]

WC go local?

Nup

 

[BORIS332]

Pretty clear that the post is in response to if we trade the first for Dodson I would've thought.

Which we haven’t done. I’ve just read three pages of jumping at shadows.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

There we go shanahan gone.

I'm surprised Jack ough is still on the board. Gerryn sliding us useful but I reckon he goes in the 30s now.

 

[Boxhead_31]

And there goes Shanahan

 

[SkittleCats]

Really not happy how we've sat around and done nothing while some genuine talent has slipped so low.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Darn it West Coast.

He was never getting to 42 to be fair.

 

[fpm84]

Really not happy how we've sat around and done nothing while some genuine talent has slipped so low.

What can we do apart from offering a F1 which is surely not justifiable for a pick in the late 20s-early 30s?

 

[STPer18]

Think we're past the point of trading F1 now so happy days.

 

[strauchnyy]

Damn it Jacques gone

Take you falcon blind fold off

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Saints pick here is where I reckon Dodson goes.

 

[BennyGan]

Eagles getting Allan and Shanahan is elite from them.
I had them ranked 7 and 11 on my board.

 

[cats_09]

Really not happy how we've sat around and done nothing while some genuine talent has slipped so low.

?

Who says we've sat around doing nothing?

It's been commented on that we were trying to negotiate with Richmond throughout for pick 28 - not our fault if they don't want to accept a trade

 

[strauchnyy]

Gerryn
Whitlock
Stumpf

They’re the ones 1 want with 42

 

[SkittleCats]

What can we do apart from offering a F1 which is surely not justifiable for a pick in the late 20s-early 30s?

Maybe not tonight, but last night, while Armstrong and Whitlock were still on the board (plus some of the others who are still available), our F1 + whatever wouldve been fair. Doesnt even sound like we were trying which again, is disappointing.

 

[Turbocat]

Barrat

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Interesting they went another defender again! I really like Barrat as a player but that type for them surprises me.

 

[CatRiot]

Fair to say we won't trade now... and probably if we do, max we pay is a F2 anyway. But I reckon we will sit tight now.