Opinion 2024 AFL Draft - Nights 1 & 2, from 7pm AEST

[Jimbo OZ]

Imagine if we did a trade with Norf with pick that we got bowman for their future 1st

No chance. Tigers also had pick 19 (2025) to give back to them. We have pick 37 (2025).

 

[Callipygian]

Apart from J.Whitlock the talls are falling in quick succession: Sims, Shanahan, Barrat so far. Must be tough for big Jack though.

...and now Whitlock the Elder gone too.

....and now Charlie Nicholls and Noah Mraz. 6/8 picks taken so far are talls.

I'm sad about Mraz, I would have liked to get him. But mids are still there: Boxshall, Ough, Gross etc.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Wouldn't be shocked if North use the F2 to get into the draft to select the other Whitlock

Would be silly they don’t need to.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Cue the melts here

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Essendon’s pick at 37 will secure their victory in the 2024 draft.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Really like that Freo pick

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

You're not the only one I'm really responding to, so wasn't singling you out either. There's been a few "enjoying the melts" comments from people I don't recall stumping up with any meaningful commentary before the draft. It's just trolling.

As for "types", you were the one who made the claim that the Lions small forwards are actually small forwards, in the context of us taking a legitimate small forward at the draft, instead of trying out existing options that may not have been drafted as legitimate small forwards. Which doesn't make any sense, given that the Lions smalls were mostly not small forwards originally. How would we know if Campbell, Cleary, Warner, Hanily etc could become like them, if we never bother to try and find out, or ignore promising signs from them, instead just keep spending picks on small forwards that aren't them under the guise of not having any options.

My objection to Bowman isn't that he's not a need, or even necessarily that he's a reach/not a reach, it's that there were multiple more proven options available. And also people trying to say we needed a medium with X-factor (as opposed to more boring alternatives), as if we didn't draft one 2 years ago and then played him in the backline/wing (even when our VFL team improved in supplying forwards), before delisting him.

I haven't understood our method of drafting for quite a while now.

Oh and you think Logan was put back for several games for just shits n giggles? yes our future KPF (post buddy) who was taken at pick 4 was trialed as a defender because we refuse to draft one.

This place will go nuclear and rightly so if Konstanty shows any improvement next season.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Hamish Davis and Boxshall creeping closer to the Swans pick.

C’mon Claremont.

 

[Kbroome]

Im hoping that Cochran gets past #53 so that we can get 5 ND players but thats another hour and a bit away

 

[Kbroome]

Little surprising they have taken a KPD but guess they have time to let him sit in the 2s and effectively replace DGB

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hamish Davis and Boxshall creeping closer to the Swans pick.

C’mon Claremont.

More talls that are slipping is good, Kennedy or Davis would be happy. Boxshall I’d be ok with

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I think a few on here need to be giving both Bowman and Keane a chance.

From what I have seen of Keane, he seems quietly confident in his judgement for a first year being in charge. The easy thing would have been to pick safe options, but he backed his judgement in and thought Bowman was the best.

I suspect there will be a few talls chosen in the later rounds, which I don’t mind. If you don’t rate the early tall talent, it can be a sinkhole of draft picks, list spots and salary cap to go too early.

If in two to three years time it becomes evident that Keane’s picks have been terrible, then by all means sink the boot in.

No issue with Keane he will be judged after a decent enough sample size revaluate in 5 years time.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Little surprising they have taken a KPD but guess they have time to let him sit in the 2s and effectively replace DGB

Not really- life after Barass, etc. Was probably their need park him in the VFL for a few years to develop.

 

[troyjones2525]

**** you Hawthorn! He's the one that I really wanted! Now I get to see if he turns out to be a star defender, taking 1000s of intercept marks against for the next decade...

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[Bloods86]

Good to see a draft full of tall talent for us to pick from.

Still some around, most of the better ones gone though, probably would just grab best inside mid next.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Good to see a draft full of tall talent for us to pick from.

We may take a midfielder

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Glad he’s off the board didn’t want us taking Gerryn

 

[Bloods86]

We may take a midfielder

Based on who is left, I probably would.

Maybe O'Farrell.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Arrrh I hate you Port that draft haul is ridiculous

Berry, J Whitlock and Moares

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Based on who is left, I probably would.

Maybe O'Farrell.

Either a mid or Davis could just be too good to refuse

Kennedy my preference but these are all similar

 

[Kbroome]

Kennedy or Davis and im happy. Don't really like the talls left atm given the quality of the others

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

41 is the Parker pick we got right?

 

[Caj]

Bet we take Davis

 

[LukeParkerno1]

41 is the Parker pick we got right?

Correct and hopefully another before Cochran

 

[Bloods86]

Based on who is left, I probably would.

Maybe O'Farrell.

LOL