Game Day 2024 AFL Draft - Nov 20-22 - Day 1 6:30pm (Picks 13, 29, 36, 50, 94, 112, 130)

[Ford Fairlane]

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[Revan11]

Murphy Reid would be amazing but I have this feeling the saints are just gonna call him out at their pick 7/8. Look at their midfield and I just cant see how they don’t take a ready made mid.

Its exciting to have a relevant pick at the draft this year after a boring last couple years. Sucks that it cost us Houston but hope we make the most of this.

Turning Houston into Reid/Shanahan/Armstrong/Hotton plus Mraz or Barrett (or trade up for Trainor) would be good business in the end.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

Thomas Sims is a commanding forward presence. I'd be happy with him as our second pick.

I dont mind day-wicks as a late pick.

I think Travaglia is going to be a gun but we won't get him.

 

[missionpossible]

Re Lindsay, Your view is different to mine.
Terrific long leg.
Very scrappy with the ball inside and lacks toughness and agility.
Ball use has no touch.
You made me go back and look at a game. 22 disposals, 8 go to a team mate, 4 turnovers , and 10 loose balls.
His ball security is shocking in the games I watched him.
Consistently run down from behind including what should have been a highlight centre clearance with a shot on goal and was rundown before getting outside the centre square.

To be fair I grabbed a game frome tom gross.
23 disposals, 12 go to a team mate, 3 turnovers, 8 loose balls. No releasing of the ball insides. Clean hands .
Very different players. Gross a genuine mid. Lindsay looks like he will be outside wing.

 

[missionpossible]

Watched a lot of his games and think you might've picked a bad one to watch haha

The other option for me is Charlie West later. But that depends on how we go with the first 2 picks.

Ok I went and watched another Gerryn game, in this game I can at least see why some people like him. Marked better, kicked very well, showed some poise.
However I still fall back to not for me. I just don't think he will cope with the speed of AFL.

 

[Addy23]

Murphy Reid would be amazing but I have this feeling the saints are just gonna call him out at their pick 7/8. Look at their midfield and I just cant see how they don’t take a ready made mid.

Its exciting to have a relevant pick at the draft this year after a boring last couple years. Sucks that it cost us Houston but hope we make the most of this.

Its interesting, for the Saints I would say a Bo Allan type is more of a need because their midfield/HBs are good ball users in NWM, Phillipou, Clark, Sinclair, Hill etc. With the ever-injured nature of Crouch and Jones, I would say they need someone to partner with Steele in that midfield to win some contests. Thats Allan's strength, while his disposal is average, his ball winning abilities suit them well.

Tauru maybe is a need because of the loss of Membrey and Battle, but I certainly wouldn't be taking Travaglia if I were Saints given he's at least a year away from being in the midfield

 

[WillemDaDrew]

Crows picking Draper will spoil my night.

Why? He’s likely to be a slider and the last ranked mid in the top 20.

 

[Coobk001]

Geoff Parker on AA tonight when questioned about Murphy Reid.

Very very giddish.
Half let it slip that if he was available he would be the one!

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he went earlier”

“You never know, you might get a nice surprise that he comes to us”

Is there a podcast? I can't find one

 

[Boak10]

Is there a podcast? I can't find one

From 8:19

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The Age has switched focus from Whitlock to Armstrong for Port now too. Apparently he didn't interview well. Parker mentioned He's a pretty relaxed customer. Maybe he isn't as focused on his football as clubs would like?

On the other hand Matthew Lloyd rates him as the best contested mark of any young tall forward he has worked with. Lloyd also said he is a man of few words so maybe the recruiters didn't like that.

Does Armstrong’s slide end here? He was long considered a top-10 pick, but how he came across in interviews appears to have hurt his stock. Likened to Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

, Armstrong is a good athlete with a mix of speed and endurance who works up the ground and is strong aerially, so the Power could get a bargain here.

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He was in hospital last year recovering from a staph infection and left hospital to cheer on his Haileybury team-mates in the grand final.

 

[avs]

Come around to thinking if Shanahan is gone maybe Port are too invested in Whitlock and his up side over Armstrong.


It's an insane choice to have at 13 though.


Armstrong just shouldn't be there.

Then Reid or some elite talent will slip in to our pick . Why we have to take Whitlock ?

 

[Hot Port]

My final wishes -

Port to pick an elite mid/forward type of player

Crows to pick Draper

 

[OneGreatClub]

Well thanks to Houston we at least will have some interest in the draft. Gonna hurt seeing him next season though.

 

[wayb2912]

Does anyone else think that Armstrong could either become a Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

or a Josh Schache

19

Josh Schache

Age

27

Ht

199cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.3

3star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.5

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

10.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.8

4star

. I feel like we need a more presence type forward

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[DaTBird187]

speed and endurance

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

My final dream draft is the same it's been for a good month or two and ridiculously, for the first time it seems feasible (as in, the players may be available, not that we'd for sure pick them).

13: Murphy Reid
29: Hamish Davis
36: Tom Sims
50: Clancy Dennis

See you all tomorrow for the melts/celebrations!

 

[missionpossible]

Does anyone else think that Armstrong could either become a Jeremy Cameron or a Josh Schache. I feel like we need a more presence type forward

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More like good Jack Darling v bad Jack Darling

 

[It Just Is]

Does anyone else think that Armstrong could either become a Jeremy Cameron or a Josh Schache. I feel like we need a more presence type forward

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I’d give every pick we have in this draft and then some for a 50:50 shot at Jeremy Cameron

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Praying for one of Reid or Shanahan

 

[Blinky Nyland]

My final dream draft is the same it's been for a good month or two and ridiculously, for the first time it seems feasible (as in, the players may be available, not that we'd for sure pick them).

13: Murphy Reid
29: Hamish Davis
36: Tom Sims
50: Clancy Dennis

See you all tomorrow for the melts/celebrations!

As I said last year. We'll go through the stages of draft shock. At first we'll be bewildered, then disappointed, then angry and then really happy once we see them at training.

 

[Powerade 08]

If trading gets us Hannaford we'll be pretty happy. Twomey still has him going at 26.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

If Armstrong is going to slide. We could try get to like 19 and trade our second pick higher and go Armstrong/Hannaford or Armstrong/trainor. Both would be massive wins given how it looked a few months ago.

 

[Addy23]

Does anyone else think that Armstrong could either become a Jeremy Cameron or a Josh Schache. I feel like we need a more presence type forward

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I said this on X earlier today that some of Armstrong's work reminds me of Jezza

I 100% agree that we need a forward with more physical presence, whether Armstrong will be that I am not so sure. I have more faith in Shanahan to play that role

 

[Addy23]

My final dream draft is the same it's been for a good month or two and ridiculously, for the first time it seems feasible (as in, the players may be available, not that we'd for sure pick them).

13: Murphy Reid
29: Hamish Davis
36: Tom Sims
50: Clancy Dennis

See you all tomorrow for the melts/celebrations!

Based on my current expectations this would be a massive win for us. However, I am still in the camp of Charlie West over Tom Sims. I know consensus rankings say otherwise but thats where I sit.

Wonder whether there is any interest in our pick 36. I would use 29 and 36 to see if one of these deals is possible:

GWS: 21 and 56
Sydney: 22 and 59
Bulldogs: 25 and 45

I would look at these deals because my take on the draft is that the first drop off point is around 26 (including bids) and our pick will be 31 (after bids).

21,22 or 25 gives us a look at one of Hynes, Dattoli and Hannaford. And then with 56, 59 (these two picks will come in by 8 picks) or 45, we can have a look at Charlie West

My final dream draft:

13: Murphy Reid
21,22 and 25: Cooper Hynes, Jesse Dattoli or Oliver Hannaford
45/56/59/ & 50 (our own pick): Clancy Dennis and Charlie West


Sounds like based on Cal's view it'll be:

13: Armstrong
29: Gross/Moraes
36: Ough
50: Not sure - but this pick MUST be a KPD

 

[PortVic]

Its interesting, for the Saints I would say a Bo Allan type is more of a need because their midfield/HBs are good ball users in NWM, Phillipou, Clark, Sinclair, Hill etc. With the ever-injured nature of Crouch and Jones, I would say they need someone to partner with Steele in that midfield to win some contests. Thats Allan's strength, while his disposal is average, his ball winning abilities suit them well.

Tauru maybe is a need because of the loss of Membrey and Battle, but I certainly wouldn't be taking Travaglia if I were Saints given he's at least a year away from being in the midfield

I think Saints would be a great fit for Tauru, 3rd tall defender playing lots at Marvel. Seen comparisons to Sicily but really think he was the athletic build to be a Weddle type. Looks to be as quick as him just doesn’t take it on like him.

 

[Addy23]

I think Saints would be a great fit for Tauru, 3rd tall defender playing lots at Marvel. Seen comparisons to Sicily but really think he was the athletic build to be a Weddle type. Looks to be as quick as him just doesn’t take it on like him.

Tauru perhaps has the highest ceiling in this draft