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I'll be so nervous if we pass on Hannaford with any of our picks. And I'll cry if we miss him.
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If it means we get Berry, Murphy or even Lindsey like some experts have been saying then I can live without getting Hannaford.
I do love Clancy Dennis, Pom said in his previous mock drafts Dennis to the Bulldogs as well
That's horrible
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Reckon their best Berry type is still Simon Black.
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Cal also said on gettable we are interested in:
Murphy Reid, Joe Berry, Taj Hotton, Oliver Hannaford, Cooper Hynes
Curious to hear peoples orders of that group for Pick 17, assuming all available (even though they wont be).
Id be happy with any of these, in this order.
Berry - safest bet. Exactly what we are desperate for. Arguably the lowest ceiling out of this group but perhaps highest floor. A good small forwards/high half forward with great athletic profile would be very very hard to pass up. Did notice in the Rookie Me Draft Guide (worth a read) that hos endurance was only average, I thought he was endurance/speed blend?
Hotton - big risk with ACL and fact that brother also looked exciting but was delisted 2 years later worries me. Reward could be the bobby hill type that is missing in our forward line and thats worth the risk I think. Ultimate boom or bust selection.
Reid - You just cant teach quick thinking and composure and its worth its weight in gold in the next level. He will develop an AFL body and skills are already very tidy although lacks penetration on kick. Definitely inside/outside mix mid at next level in prime. Could start high half forward but would be a slow burn there. Doesnt help our flag tilt in next few years but does replenish ageing midfield nicely.
Hannaford - probably to most raw of these prospects but has elite traits that we would love…competitiveness, pace, versatility. Someone said better Gallagher earlier, I reckon that is spot on but more forward craft. I would be so happy to get him at second pick which seems an outside chance. Waiting til then would be nervy given that Richmonds 1st pick of second round is most likely sold to highest bidder. Can see someone swooping if not taken earlier. I would take him with 17 (21) if others above are taken already. Would probably also take a few years although he already looks a power athlete.
the one that least excites me. More so because of list fit that any real knock on him.
Cooper Hynes - would have loved to see his testing results. Can see him being a good player providing the power athlete profile is elite. Its always hard to judge if his type dominate because they hit puberty in primary school and are bigger than other kids. Or….are they genuine power athletes who still have that advantage in an elite, adult environment. In the case of the former, what’s his other elite traits?
All in all, should get a pretty good player, especially if 2 or 3 of Richmond, Port, St Kilda and Melbourne take talls as now seems to be expected.
Murphy Reid, Joe Berry, Taj Hotton, Oliver Hannaford, Cooper Hynes
Curious to hear peoples orders of that group for Pick 17, assuming all available (even though they wont be).
Id be happy with any of these, in this order.
Berry - safest bet. Exactly what we are desperate for. Arguably the lowest ceiling out of this group but perhaps highest floor. A good small forwards/high half forward with great athletic profile would be very very hard to pass up. Did notice in the Rookie Me Draft Guide (worth a read) that hos endurance was only average, I thought he was endurance/speed blend?
Hotton - big risk with ACL and fact that brother also looked exciting but was delisted 2 years later worries me. Reward could be the bobby hill type that is missing in our forward line and thats worth the risk I think. Ultimate boom or bust selection.
Reid - You just cant teach quick thinking and composure and its worth its weight in gold in the next level. He will develop an AFL body and skills are already very tidy although lacks penetration on kick. Definitely inside/outside mix mid at next level in prime. Could start high half forward but would be a slow burn there. Doesnt help our flag tilt in next few years but does replenish ageing midfield nicely.
Hannaford - probably to most raw of these prospects but has elite traits that we would love…competitiveness, pace, versatility. Someone said better Gallagher earlier, I reckon that is spot on but more forward craft. I would be so happy to get him at second pick which seems an outside chance. Waiting til then would be nervy given that Richmonds 1st pick of second round is most likely sold to highest bidder. Can see someone swooping if not taken earlier. I would take him with 17 (21) if others above are taken already. Would probably also take a few years although he already looks a power athlete.
the one that least excites me. More so because of list fit that any real knock on him.
Cooper Hynes - would have loved to see his testing results. Can see him being a good player providing the power athlete profile is elite. Its always hard to judge if his type dominate because they hit puberty in primary school and are bigger than other kids. Or….are they genuine power athletes who still have that advantage in an elite, adult environment. In the case of the former, what’s his other elite traits?
All in all, should get a pretty good player, especially if 2 or 3 of Richmond, Port, St Kilda and Melbourne take talls as now seems to be expected.
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Certainly looking like we’ll get the opportunity to draft a clear list need with our first.
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If two big sliders, or a big slider and Hannaford, were there at our first would people trade our F1 for Richmond's pick next to get both?
I'm not sure I would given we have 25, 35 and 47 to come already.
I'm not sure I would given we have 25, 35 and 47 to come already.
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Berry > Reid > Hannaford > daylight > Hotton > Hynes
Reid ahead of Hannaford mainly because I think there's a reasonable chance Hannaford is there at our second. Hannaford is the bigger need
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16 in the open draft, so potentially our first pick may not be in that list.
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I think that list comes from info provided by clubs with top 10 picks. Essentially, AFL want all top 10 selections there for those photos in their new jumpers they always use.
Good news for us is that both Whitlocks and Shanahan are on the list. The more talls go early, the better.
That is terrifying
Hopefully one of the clubs with multiple picks selects him
What are your thoughts on Lindsay though Mof? For me he’s one of those players I’m really on the fence about
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Yeah I'd rather avoid unless all other options are gone. I'd prefer Hannaford if out of those 2
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Not the sexiest of options, but Harrison Oliver makes a lot of sense for us if he's still there at 29.
Every good team needs a back half player with a genuine appetite for the contest. He'd be a great Duryea replacement and uses it well.
Of those likely to be available, he strikes me as the safest bet as a likely 200 gamer.
Every good team needs a back half player with a genuine appetite for the contest. He'd be a great Duryea replacement and uses it well.
Of those likely to be available, he strikes me as the safest bet as a likely 200 gamer.
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1000% agreed.
I'd kill for us to have a Branden Starcevich / Bailey Scott / Blake Hardwick / Brayden Maynard type.
Duryea's been an absolute steal of a pick-up, but surely this HAS to be his last year.
A Duryea replacement, a Dylan Moore clone and a tall-ish Mid with pace / burst speed are absolute MUST HAVES from this draft.
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Seems like he has plenty of fans between our two picks. GWS and Richmond ive seen linked.
He does fill a gaping hole in our list. I wouldn’t pick him over Hannaford however. It will be interesting to see if we would offer up a future pick to get another pick in that range.
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Xav? I didn't watch much of him, mostly because Carlton were heavily kicked to him with their pick before they traded up to 3. I don't think he (or Reid) fall to us anyway.
I still feel like we end up with Hynes at our first pick. We're also linked with Hotton, Datolli and Trainor - I have big concerns about all three.
There's every chance that our later picks end up better than our really picks, it's really a weird open draft where so many players are 'good' but have flaws they need to iron out. The players that can iron those out and find a role will be good but we won't know how that works until they've all spent some time in the system.
Then again, I'd reach for Harrison Oliver with our second pick and would be tempted to reach for Hamish Davis with our first so I'm well out of step with the ardent draft watchers...
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I’m definitely missing something with Hotton, no way I’m using any of our first 2 on him regardless of injury concerns.
Berry , Hannaford both great fits for our lists , then best talent available.
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Good yoyo tho so I'm not too worried about that. Endurance is also probs the easiest of traits that players can improve on.
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This is probably the most fun we’ll have in the draft for a whole. A bunch of middling picks in a supposed deep draft.
Our list isn’t crying out for specific players. We certainly have needs above others but we’re in a good position to select a variety of players that could help us now and into the future.
There’s obviously certain traits we should be focusing on but I feel like it’s a reasonably clean slate to evaluate players.
Our list isn’t crying out for specific players. We certainly have needs above others but we’re in a good position to select a variety of players that could help us now and into the future.
There’s obviously certain traits we should be focusing on but I feel like it’s a reasonably clean slate to evaluate players.
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