2024 Draft Thread.

[akaifu]

Just going of the YouTube draft dudes list. Agree seems unlikely.

It seems unlikely but at the same time it also makes sense from picks 1-7

Mainly stems from Langford pick 2 - Cal has inside knowledge from clubland and he has Langford #1 out of the open pool. Has to mean something

 

[joydivision22]

It seems unlikely but at the same time it also makes sense from picks 1-7

Mainly stems from Langford pick 2 - Cal has inside knowledge from clubland and he has Langford #1 out of the open pool. Has to mean something

Yeah tend to agree re Langford and Twomey having an inside lane there. Plenty of tea leaves to read as well with Langford playing for Richmond’s VFL.

Think Reid’s knee injury, depending on severity May tip FOS to Melbourne if it’s between the two.

Would leave us with Reid, Smilie, Trainor to pick from, which would make higgo’s little snap pretty darn costly..

 

[austinnn]

Get his family to move to our zone...

Here's a photo of the young fella with his proud parents, no wonder he's a Saints fan!

 

[St Kilda Death]

lol

Sydney
Blakey, Campbell , Mills , Heeney , Goulden (hmmmmm)

BL
- Ashcroft , Fletcher , hipwood

AFL is rorted.

And they doubled down on the academy. I hope the commission folds as does the leadership.
Gillon and Dillon can F right off.

Oh and Rampe got off.

Harris Andrews Brisbane captain.
And Coleman who’s injured.
Another Ashcroft on the way.

 

[gringo2011]

He is a massive saints fan!

My family were early settlers down there and followed the Saints. Does anyone know why there seems to be a big fanbase down there? My grandfather played footy there, I thought for Traralgon but wore a Saints jumper. They are the Maroons these days. I thought maybe the jumper got them in. Maybe a smaller club that folded?

 

[stavro#4]

My family were early settlers down there and followed the Saints. Does anyone know why there seems to be a big fanbase down there? My grandfather played footy there, I thought for Traralgon but wore a Saints jumper. They are the Maroons these days. I thought maybe the jumper got them in. Maybe a smaller club that folded?

True story.

About a decade ago the AFL did this massive public survey. One of the questions was which team do you support.

It was done nationally at multiple events such as games. Corporate. Aus kicks etc.

St Kilda was the 5th best supported club - Nationally.

That survey effectively called us a sleeping giant due to our lack of success. Club hung onto that survey for a good few years. I think that’s why it did that Metro trains supporter ad around that time.

It was kind of a play off the back of those results. Hey, we are shit - but someone you know is a saints fan type of thing.

 

[Holy Hunter Clark]

Ollie Hannaford with our 2nd rounder would grouse. Plays a bit like Rayner for mine.

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[crasha301]

My family were early settlers down there and followed the Saints. Does anyone know why there seems to be a big fanbase down there? My grandfather played footy there, I thought for Traralgon but wore a Saints jumper. They are the Maroons these days. I thought maybe the jumper got them in. Maybe a smaller club that folded?

Cowwarr is a small club roughly 20 minutes from Traralgon that wears the saints colours, still going.

Can confirm there are a lot of saints supporters in Gippsland, unfortunately due to the unreliable train service that ends up a bus service due to the 10+ year rail development it's easier to stay home and watch the game instead of spending 3 and half hours on a bus (one way)

There is a huge Collingwood base down here also, the club organises a large bus purely for their supporters which has 3 stops unlike the public bus saving nearly 1 hour each way.

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[True Believer]

The chances of FOS sliding to pick 7 are about the same as me playing for Brisbane on Saturday

Will you be starting on the field or on the bench?

 

[gubby88]

My family were early settlers down there and followed the Saints. Does anyone know why there seems to be a big fanbase down there? My grandfather played footy there, I thought for Traralgon but wore a Saints jumper. They are the Maroons these days. I thought maybe the jumper got them in. Maybe a smaller club that folded?

that would be Cowarr saints I'd imagine. same area, only 20 or so ks from traralgon

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[L_W_P]

True story.

About a decade ago the AFL did this massive public survey. One of the questions was which team do you support.

It was done nationally at multiple events such as games. Corporate. Aus kicks etc.

St Kilda was the 5th best supported club - Nationally.

That survey effectively called us a sleeping giant due to our lack of success. Club hung onto that survey for a good few years. I think that’s why it did that Metro trains supporter ad around that time.

It was kind of a play off the back of those results. Hey, we are shit - but someone you know is a saints fan type of thing.

With numbers like that, this club could be a juggernaut.

IYKYK.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

lol

Sydney
Blakey, Campbell , Mills , Heeney , Goulden (hmmmmm)

BL
- Ashcroft , Fletcher , hipwood

AFL is rorted.

And they doubled down on the academy. I hope the commission folds as does the leadership.
Gillon and Dillon can F right off.

Oh and Rampe got off.

I think that’s pretty much over for Brissy. Couple of late options with some guys named Ashcroft and Sam Marshall.

From memory Sydney have more next year. Also had reasonably high pick Cleary.

All paid for with 52 and 87.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

With numbers like that, this club could be a juggernaut.

IYKYK.

Yeah. People just so hurt by past experience. Need a flag and an indication of an era.

 

[L_W_P]

I think that’s pretty much over for Brissy. Couple of late options with some guys named Ashcroft and Sam Marshall.

From memory Sydney have more next year. Also had reasonably high pick Cleary.

All paid for with 52 and 87.

Brisbane could win the flag and then nab the #1 mid in the draft.

Suns with yet another top 10 kid that will be cashed for a bunch of 3rd rounders.

Blues will grab a couple of 2nd round mids for basically nothing.

I hope Frankie Junior wins 3 Norm Smiths and leads us to 5 flags but, realistically, the AFL is evolving into a 2 tier comp ala the EPL and NBA.

 

[HomerJV]

Just going of the YouTube draft dudes list. Agree seems unlikely.

utterly wishful thinking

 

[L_W_P]

For the insiders: Did we have any genuine interest in Houston? If so, was the plan to get Sinc in the midfield full time?

Just wondering if that thinking might have us leaning towards Trainor or Travaglia with one of our picks. Looking at the list, in 2-3 years' time, we could be really needing another rebounding defender to go with Nas and Arie.

 

[gubby88]

For the insiders: Did we have any genuine interest in Houston? If so, was the plan to get Sinc in the midfield full time?

Just wondering if that thinking might have us leaning towards Trainor or Travaglia with one of our picks. Looking at the list, in 2-3 years' time, we could be really needing another rebounding defender to go with Nas and Arie.

I heard we asked the question, by when port said they want first round picks we backed off.

I think Hastie is being moulded into the HB/wing role

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[_Maximus_12]

Shame for Reid that he won’t get to test at the combine but good for us.

 

[Patty_vanda]

Shame for Reid that he won’t get to test at the combine but good for us.

I don’t get the hype for Reid.

Was at the game yesterday. Elite handball in close which is fantastic but he’s a plodder. No power, no speed, doesn’t cover the ground that well & he’d be a small mid at AFL level. I’m not sold.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

I don’t get the hype for Reid.

Was at the game yesterday. Elite handball in close which is fantastic but he’s a plodder. No power, no speed, doesn’t cover the ground that well & he’d be a small mid at AFL level. I’m not sold.

haven't you heard? he LITERALLY makes time stand still, he is Neo, players can't touch him, even off the field, watch no one even slaps his ass after a goal, if we don't draft him we'll fold within 3 years mark my words

 

[akaifu]

I don’t get the hype for Reid.

Was at the game yesterday. Elite handball in close which is fantastic but he’s a plodder. No power, no speed, doesn’t cover the ground that well & he’d be a small mid at AFL level. I’m not sold.

Oh mate you have no idea what you've just started...sorry in advance and good luck soldier

 

[stavro#4]

 

[Conscience]

Ollie Hannaford with our 2nd rounder would grouse. Plays a bit like Rayner for mine.

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I think he will be picked in the top 15 now

 

[sasaint]

Seriously hope we make a bid on Sam Marshall with our 2nd selection (pick 9?). It is an incredible reach for him but it would blow Brisbane out of the water in terms of points, and highlight that the system is broken when a grand finalist can get two picks in the top 10. If the Lions didn't take him I wouldn't be too upset to get him anyway as he is a quality mid. That would also leave Brisbane using their handful of 3rd/4th round picks on leftovers. Win Win.

 

[StFly]

Brisbane could win the flag and then nab the #1 mid in the draft.

Suns with yet another top 10 kid that will be cashed for a bunch of 3rd rounders.

Blues will grab a couple of 2nd round mids for basically nothing.

I hope Frankie Junior wins 3 Norm Smiths and leads us to 5 flags but, realistically, the AFL is evolving into a 2 tier comp ala the EPL and NBA.

Ships already sailed on this since Dimmies and forgeries.

Essentially forgave West Coasts rampant drug abuse and straight avoidance of ASADA protocols in the chase of "they give us money and clout, play on" that spawned the Essendon supplement instance for WADA so Dimmies could GTFO finally.

That was the start of a two tier competition as we can forgive the Roys+bears as everyone had merger of the mind back then as the VFL was broke. By association the SANFL backed Crows were always going to get a bounce, despite being utterly filthy about '97 and wishing Djarman many insulin injections, this is all relatively understandable for the time of the VFL into AFL transitional period.

But 20 years later, Dimmies and Forgeries to be all "I created a billion $$$ industry with rampant unabated drug use" straight ripped the soul out of football into those that have and those that have not.

All this to say if Sincs brings back the mullet, to another mullet in the middle, the soul might come back and we'll have Frankie to thank for it.