Player Watch 2024 AFL Draft Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

Same rules as every other year.

This isn’t the thread to talk about your ladder predictions or declarations of how interested you are in the draft in response to a win/loss, nor is it the thread to declare who you want to trade for.
Those posts will be deleted.

Talk about the kids in the draft.

 

[Hawk88]

“I’m just the perfect player to have at a club and that’s not just on the field but off the field as well,” Smillie told foxfooty.com.au.

“I feel like I’m a very caring person and just a perfect person to have at your club. Then what I bring to my football when playing, I’m a unique player. I can play anywhere, it’s a coach’s dream.

“I feel like I’ve still got so much improvement in my body and also my game as well.”

New FIGJAM

 

[Fleabane]

He's not lacking in confidence

Draft prospects’ verdict on closest Pick 1 race in years as narrow favourite emerges

Draft prospects’ verdict on closest Pick 1 race in years as narrow favourite emerges

www.foxsports.com.au

Smillie, who looms as a possible top-10 pick at next month’s draft after being in the Pick 1 conversation earlier in the year, was the only player surveyed who nominated himself.

“I’m just the perfect player to have at a club and that’s not just on the field but off the field as well,” Smillie told foxfooty.com.au.

“I feel like I’m a very caring person and just a perfect person to have at your club. Then what I bring to my football when playing, I’m a unique player. I can play anywhere, it’s a coach’s dream.

“I feel like I’ve still got so much improvement in my body and also my game as well.”

Surely he's joking.

 

[cryptor]

Is false modesty better than having high self-esteem?

Maybe he is a FIGJAM type. Maybe he’s just a straight shooter who has the guts to put himself out there even if he gets criticized for not following an unspoken rule.

As long as he backs up what he has said.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Is false modesty better than having high self-esteem?

Maybe he is a FIGJAM type. Maybe he’s just a straight shooter who has the guts to put himself out there even if he gets criticized for not following an unspoken rule.

As long as he backs up what he has said.

To be honest, he sounds like I try to sound in a job interview, except I know it's all lies

 

[Fleabane]

Is false modesty better than having high self-esteem?

Maybe he is a FIGJAM type. Maybe he’s just a straight shooter who has the guts to put himself out there even if he gets criticized for not following an unspoken rule.

As long as he backs up what he has said.

High self esteem is absolutely fine but I think he might either have a good sense of humour or have none! It's laying it on so thick that makes me laugh. Coaches dream. Perfect player to have at the club, on and off the field. Unique. Caring.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

High self esteem is absolutely fine but I think he might either have a good sense of humour or have none! It's laying it on so thick that makes me laugh. Coaches dream. Perfect player to have at the club, on and off the field. Unique. Caring.

Team player. Great communication skills. Written and verbally proficient. Eye for detail

 

[cryptor]

Team player. Great communication skills. Written and verbally proficient. Eye for detail

My biggest weakness? Probably that I care too much.

 

[Fleabane]

Team player. Great communication skills. Written and verbally proficient. Eye for detail

The ultimate team player. Did I mention I have X-ray vision?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

My biggest weakness? Probably that I care too much.

I try too hard. I play so hard that it makes my teammates look inferior

 

[MasterSamurai]

Petracca interviewed very similar to smilie back in the day. Extremely confident, coming off almost as over the top arrogant, but, we all now know what he knew about himself back then. .

 

[Ned Ryerson]

To be honest, he sounds like I try to sound in a job interview, except I know it's all lies

I interviewed a guy once who responded to every question I asked 'that's a great question, thanks for asking it' or equivalents thereof. I've never been happier to say no to someone.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I interviewed a guy once who responded to every question I asked 'that's a great question, thanks for asking it' or equivalents thereof. I've never been happier to say no to someone.

I enjoyed that interview

 

[DogDaySonny]

I interviewed a guy once who responded to every question I asked 'that's a great question, thanks for asking it' or equivalents thereof. I've never been happier to say no to someone.

I’m sure you’ll be surprised to find that I respond to that statement by saying, “I tend not to ask bad ones.”

 

[Sixpence]

"What is your biggest weakness?"
"Honesty"
"I don't think that's a weakness?"
"I don't give a **** what you think!"

 

[Ashman23]

Team player. Great communication skills. Written and verbally proficient. Eye for detail

I'm a real people person.

Whatever the fudge that means.

 

[Yardie]

Hey Draft Watchers, I keep hearing this is a "super" draft but my understanding is that it is just a deep even draft. Can you give me more insight.

 

[theiaofseed]

Petracca interviewed very similar to smilie back in the day. Extremely confident, coming off almost as over the top arrogant, but, we all now know what he knew about himself back then. .

Also took him years to be professional with years of sub standard training.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I'm a real people person.

Whatever the fudge that means.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Hey Draft Watchers, I keep hearing this is a "super" draft but my understanding is that it is just a deep even draft. Can you give me more insight.

From my uneducated take I think the latter is true and that there’s no genuine standouts - but the press has morphed this into a ‘super draft’ for clicks.

 

[Bugs1977]

I dunno Ned I think you're a minimum type of flair guy

 

[FB19]

From my uneducated take I think the latter is true and that there’s no genuine standouts - but the press has morphed this into a ‘super draft’ for clicks.

Always hard to tell but they’ve been taking it up like it’s 2018 the only genuine super draft in recent times. It’s a great draft for Richmond to have their picks it’s hard to see them missing out in a stock of good players. Fascinating to see what type we target and whether we go all in for one of the swans or tigers picks for blues f1.

 

[Khmerhawk]

New FIGJAM

In all fairness to him he is just a kid and has probably been told that all his life and he might not be that bright and doesn't realize how he comes across. Also looks a bit of a pretty boy which doesn't help.
I'm pretty sure Nick Daicos thinks all these things about himself and more, in fact he would think all these things about himself and how extra wonderful he is for being so humble about it and not saying theses things in public.

 

[CD Xbow]

In all fairness to him he is just a kid and has probably been told that all his life and he might not be that bright and doesn't realize how he comes across. Also looks a bit of a pretty boy which doesn't help.
I'm pretty sure Nick Daicos thinks all these things about himself and more, in fact he would think all these things about himself and how extra wonderful he is for being so humble about it and not saying theses things in public.

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, a comedian, taking the piss. He nails every single wanky management interview answer. Great piece of work.

 

[Khmerhawk]

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, a comedian, taking the piss. He nails every single wanky management interview answer. Great piece of work.

You could be right, calling himself "a coaches dream" might of been a give away.