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I know he's good. I just don't want him.Underselling Reid a bit
Power for me too.Do we prefer power, class, or speed from our round one picks?
Power for me
Power: smillie, lalor, LangfordDo we prefer power, class, or speed from our round one picks?
Power for me
Class and Power.Do we prefer power, class, or speed from our round one picks?
Power for me
Do we prefer power, class, or speed from our round one picks?
Power for me
I see more greene too, which is convenient because GRRRyan makes me wanna spewGee the hair looks like Myers but the game style is Toby Greene. He’s a bull, and hard in the air for a shorter fella.
His locks flow like Oliver Hollands ... so it's a no from meI see more greene too, which is convenient because GRRRyan makes me wanna spew
We’d be nuts to get rid of him. Full stop.Feels like he's a bit of a sacred cow on here and maybe I'll have to turn off the replies but I'd be putting the feelers out to Adelaide to see what they'd be willing to part with for him, they've been very keen in the past. I hope I'm very wrong but there's a possibility that his currency might never be higher, his last couple of months was extremely good (when fit & healthy) and showed a real glimpse of his potential. If pick 4 is on the table and Rachele wants out then it's worth a chat, not that I am a huge wrap for Rachele.
Frustrating it took so long to drop him back to the VFL, lo and behold he came back a completely different player. There are certain aspects of his game which still look pretty iffy to me. Misjudges and runs under the flight of the ball quite a lot, and his kicking can be hit and miss, set shots in particular. The physical side of the game doesn't seem to come very naturally to him, but he gets a pass given his age. Couldn't unsee the Fiora in him until the second half of the year. He seems better prepared to take the contact now than he was with his panicky handballs earlier on. Super driven and certainly marches to the beat of his own drum, which everyone will have their own opinions about.
More than happy to keep on developing him, I think he's tracking very nicely again and will likely be a great player for us, but nothing is a given and he shouldn't be untouchable if the Crows put together an offer too good to refuse. It'd want to be a fraction better than the straight swap for Soldo suggestion I saw on the Port board.
I reckon North reach for Smillie.
He absolutely could be anything, but I think I'm just a little less convinced that he'll develop into a genuine A grader than most. If Adelaide really want Rachele out and offered something like 4 + Rachele for Pou + 24 I'd give it some serious thought. Not sure the Crows or anyone else here would. Buy low sell high. Happy to revisit this in 10 years' time when he's a three-time Norm Smith medallist and I look like more of a goose than I already do.We’d be nuts to get rid of him. Full stop.
Of course he’s got “iffy” aspects of his game. He’s a baby. But you saw what the development in the vfl did for him.
We finally get a young, very promising player, with a lot of self-belief and who works his backside off by all accounts, and you’re shipping him off to Adelaide?
Ivan Soldo's "girlfriend"Spoke briefly with a friend in club circles and it was interesting to hear the fairly definitive notion of “if you take a top 10 pick you’re wanting them playing/eligible straight away”.
Who would we draft at 7/8 that we could feasibly see playing instantly in 2025?
I'm a lot more confident about Phillipou reaching elite levels than I am about Owens doing the same. I love both players but I can see Mitch becoming a solid A-grade contributor without driving himself to be the absolute best. Matteas won't rest until he is topping the comp IMO. He might not get there, but his hunger to improve will give him the best chance. I hope both of them become elite, but that's my feeling.He absolutely could be anything, but I think I'm just a little less convinced that he'll develop into a genuine A grader than most. If Adelaide really want Rachele out and offered something like 4 + Rachele for Pou + 24 I'd give it some serious thought. Not sure the Crows or anyone else here would. Buy low sell high. Happy to revisit this in 10 years' time when he's a three-time Norm Smith medallist and I look like more of a goose than I already do.
Was curious about this, and your friend's theory checks out.Spoke briefly with a friend in club circles and it was interesting to hear the fairly definitive notion of “if you take a top 10 pick you’re wanting them playing/eligible straight away”.
Who would we draft at 7/8 that we could feasibly see playing instantly in 2025?
My equivalent to your parable is Bartel and Heppell both hitting at pick 8. One much more accomplished than the other, sure. However, I am not concerned with how much of a hit someone is, just whether it is a hit for that pick based upon an obvious median benchmark.Your stats are a guide but there are huge variations between individual drafts. It’s like looking at a game where Byrnes gets 25 disposals and so does Bont and then extrapolating that Byrnes is just as good. Moving up is the right move in some drafts. Not this one. I think you are halving your chances not increasing them.
Going to sound completely contradictory here, but I agree with you, which might say more about Owens than anything (and don't worry I love him too and don't want to trade him - that would be selling low). I don't have any issues with his attitude or professionalism, but it certainly feels like he regressed this year.I'm a lot more confident about Phillipou reaching elite levels than I am about Owens doing the same. I love both players but I can see Mitch becoming a solid A-grade contributor without driving himself to be the absolute best. Matteas won't rest until he is topping the comp IMO. He might not get there, but his hunger to improve will give him the best chance. I hope both of them become elite, but that's my feeling.
One thing he absolutely must sort out is his kicking. I think it was clear that his confidence suffered from missing so many shots early on. There's so much to love about his game, but if he can't finish his work off, he'll have more years like 2024 and less 2023.Going to sound completely contradictory here, but I agree with you, which might say more about Owens than anything (and don't worry I love him too and don't want to trade him - that would be selling low). I don't have any issues with his attitude or professionalism, but it certainly feels like he regressed this year.
I'm quietly hoping he was dealing with some OP issues or something of that like he was dragging a tyre from the waist for most of the year. Would explain some of the reluctance to run him through the middle as well. The year prior had me as excited about a young player as I can remember. Shows how quickly things can change, but he still has plenty of time
I think I'd manage to squeeze her onto my bench.Ivan Soldo's "girlfriend"
I think I'd manage to squeeze her onto my bench.
(I'll see myself out)
Ive watched Rachelle and my crows mate reckons he's okay.. definitley the steak knives in this deal. At this point I would want two firsts top 5 pick and a later first to even consider a Pou deal.He absolutely could be anything, but I think I'm just a little less convinced that he'll develop into a genuine A grader than most. If Adelaide really want Rachele out and offered something like 4 + Rachele for Pou + 24 I'd give it some serious thought. Not sure the Crows or anyone else here would. Buy low sell high. Happy to revisit this in 10 years' time when he's a three-time Norm Smith medallist and I look like more of a goose than I already do.