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PortAdelFC1997
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Gotta just pray and hope WC select someone else and we select Bo Allan.
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We have 1 category B rookie spot avialable (hopefully for Barrett) and only 5 spots available for the main list and the standard rookie list. We have to add Logan Evans to the rookie list to keep him, he was only a mid-season replacement rookie to cover the unavailability of SPP because of his season ending injury. We added 3 in the trade period and have had 9 come off the squad with delistings, retirements and a trade. That means we can't select Rome or Louie Montgomery if we use 5 picks from 19 to 50 as you describe.
The hate on Lindsay is interesting.
I can see glimpses of Errol Gulden in the way he plays
Wouldn’t mind that pick at all
Was wondering if I was missing something, with the pile on, cant find too many flaws in his game and his junior resume is outstanding.
We have 5 Senior spots to fill now and 1 Cat B. Logan doesn't need to be upgraded, signed an 18 month deal.
The issue is, like I said, we need a Cat A spot which is why I can't believe we didnt delist McEntee even if he had a year to go in his contract.
We also need a few things to go our way, mainly Rome and Barrett to get to rookie draft. Strong feeling Louie doesnt get picked and does an Evans like apprenticeship in SANFL.
And then set the rest of the list on fire? Mraz and Moraes couldn't be more bland pick ups haha
I wouldn't make any official trades until Pick 12 is called out on draft night
Drafting Richards with Rioli still as our main small makes me think we won’t be picking another small forward early.
We need bigger bodied types desperately.
Would be a bonus if they can actually kick a football.
We need bigger bodied types desperately.
Would be a bonus if they can actually kick a football.
Hope there's some deals being worked out behind the scenes ready to be executed on draft night for 13 and maybe 29 included. Would consider deals with GWS, Swans, Richmond and Dogs.
Unless Tauru or Reid slip through to 13, I'm all in now on taking Hynes by sliding back a touch. Just gives us so much flexibility to then throw Rozee or JHF or Hynes himself forward without losing much in the midfield. Hotton could become the better player compared to Hynes but I see his AFL future as a half-forward rather than midfield. On needs basis, I think Hynes suits us better
I'm going to try and manifest Hynes, Hannaford/Dattoli, Barratt and Boxshall with Barrett and Rome
Unless Tauru or Reid slip through to 13, I'm all in now on taking Hynes by sliding back a touch. Just gives us so much flexibility to then throw Rozee or JHF or Hynes himself forward without losing much in the midfield. Hotton could become the better player compared to Hynes but I see his AFL future as a half-forward rather than midfield. On needs basis, I think Hynes suits us better
I'm going to try and manifest Hynes, Hannaford/Dattoli, Barratt and Boxshall with Barrett and Rome
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If we split pick 13 which i hope we do then getting pick 24 off richmond be more valuable than pick 22 IMO. That 1st pick of the 2nd round will be extremely popular. gives us a day to figure out who we want as the 1st reason and 2nd is we could get some good offers for it from other clubs. Essendon is 1 club who might look to move up from pick 28 and offer a future 2nd with pick 28 to get it
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As others have already suggested, the club has to nail this draft and at least one of the first 3 picks has to be AFL quality from day 1.
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I would have thought we have enough small forward stocks by getting Richards and drafting Barrett alongside with Anastasopoulos and Charleson being drafted last year. Plus add Rioli, DBJ and a medium forward in SPP.
Whether all of them are AFL quality is another story but we’re well stocked for now.
Port needs another big bodied mid to replace wines, a winger, small lockdown defender and a few KPPs.
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Essendon won't have that pick beyond around pick 9 in this draft as they pay up for their NGA player Isaac Kako.
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We already have a rookie list spot available.
Narkle and F. Evans were the two held on the rookie list so if one goes to Logan Evans we still have 1 available unless Im missing something here.
So we have 5 Main list spots + 1 Cat A Rookie + 1 Cat B Rookie
Personally I'm always taking the risk and going for the biggest X factor pick in the first round.
If we split the pick, I would like Shanahan to be 50% of the return.
Yes please, I would consider that a huge win.
I'm hoping we can get an outstanding prospect with our first pick. For mine, it will offset the loss of Houston to have a guy who has plenty of talent.
If we split that first pick, the guys around the 20s aren't quite as sexy but you never know what they can become but it makes the Houston deal look worse but the drafting guys are usually pretty good at picking around that area of the draft. Then again if we split and picked up Shanahan and Hannaford then that would be pretty exciting.
I don't think Tauru or Bo Allan will slide. Hotton maybe if we are lucky. A guy like Trainor has a high chance of sliding.
This is the draft that will help carry us into the future. We might look back on it as the last pieces of the puzzle or the Moore, Butcher and Pittard farce.
If we split that first pick, the guys around the 20s aren't quite as sexy but you never know what they can become but it makes the Houston deal look worse but the drafting guys are usually pretty good at picking around that area of the draft. Then again if we split and picked up Shanahan and Hannaford then that would be pretty exciting.
I don't think Tauru or Bo Allan will slide. Hotton maybe if we are lucky. A guy like Trainor has a high chance of sliding.
This is the draft that will help carry us into the future. We might look back on it as the last pieces of the puzzle or the Moore, Butcher and Pittard farce.
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I really hope we can get him later on
Lucky this is a 'super draft', because with the haul that Richmond has it could be a bit like what the Tasmania drafts will look like.
All he does is bomb it long
Ive watched his highlights, dont get me wrong, some of his kick's are elite kicks to a leading player, but half of them he just bombs it to a contest, and he seems to panic alot when he gets the ball.
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Your assuming Richards will have an impact at AFL after 9 games.
His 9 games at AFL level with 1 or 2 being sub doesn't exactly give me confidence that he will have a similar impact as Rioli. Hopefully he does!
If we choose Berry in this draft than McEntee's papers for next year are all but stamped and DBJ could be pushed to the SANFL giving us experience there for Anasta and Charleson to learn their craft with an experience forward (DBJ).
Joe Berry at 181cm would be our tallest small forward and could grow his game in the midfield over the next few seasons like what Butters did.
A forward line consisting of Rioli, Richards and Berry looks a lot more damaging with pace compared to having DBJ or McEntee in there.
Rioli will be 30 next year probably has 2-3 more good years left and could go missing like what happened this year with injury and personal reasons (missing 8 games).
Our small forward line would be set up for the next decade with Anastasopoulos, Charleson and Benny Barrett coming through providing they make it.
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Not seeing it, only criticism and area for dev is the inside stuff, more outside type at this stage. Lifted this which gives good appraisal.
STRENGTHS:
- Ball use
- Consistency
- Inside-outside balance
- Kick penetration
- Versatility
- Work rate
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Endurance
- Inside craft
Lindsay is a player whose improvement areas are difficult to identify given he does so many things well, and has no glaring weaknesses. His best trait is arguably his ball use, credit to a raking left-foot kick when is often used to penetrate the attacking 50. He uses the ball well on the run, either wheeling away from stoppages or chaining possessions on the outside. Lindsay makes the right decisions and is largely effective in the short and long-range.
If being pedantic, Lindsay's kicking is perhaps at its best when lowering his eyes. He is adept at gaining quick metres and compounding them by launching the ball long, but looks so slick when darting short passes inside, down the line, or to leading targets inside 50. Either way, he generates great momentum in attacking phases either as a connective outside runner or clearance winner.
Having cut his teeth as a wingman and defender, Lindsay began to gain midfield exposure late last year and that was his primary position for Gippsland in 2024. He still reverted back to that original posting at times for Vic Country and the AFL Academy, but came into the year wanting to improve his inside craft and followed through to average 5.4 clearances from 23.4 disposals in the Coates Talent League.
In that sense, Lindsay gets a big tick for versatility. He has maintained his quality on the wing and flanks while improving his contested work and enjoying stints up forward. Few others have the same kind of inside-outside balance as he is developing, and continuing to build his endurance base will only widen his scope. It will also lend to greater durability and see him become even more prolific from contest to contest.
Lindsay's consistency is felt through his work rate and week-on-week output. He is capable of racking up bulk possessions as a designated kicker or go-to at the centre bounces, hardly wavering in his ability to have between 20-30 touches. Even if he doesn't his ball use makes him a high-impact type. While most midfielders' defensive running could improve, Lindsay has also shown an appetite for tackling and hunts the opposition.
He's the type of leader who can drive standards and lead by example. He did so with a relatively young Gippsland group this year having garnered tips from a squad which produced six draftees in 2023, and one as an over-ager in 2024. Having had arguably his best outing on the biggest of stages - the National Championships final - Lindsay proved he can rise to the occasion and compete with the best of the best.
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