2024 Draft Thread.

[Mat Mann]

 

[stavro#4]

If i was Essendon, i'd do that trade. One pick eaten, one first rounder in the draft , one second rounder in the draft.

The second first round pick moves into the early 20s

 

[HeavenlySources]

Interesting takes from two who follow the draft and u-18 level closely a lot of the 'top' prospects from Cal's phantom form guide are sitting mid 30-40s

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

The guy who led us for intercept marks last year (and has been top 2 with Wilkie for the past three years) will be playing for Hawthorn next year, so I'd say so

All-Australian full-back? was Wilkes, sorry S.May is a full-back type still. Wilkes is great, not a full-back, maybe that don't matter now?

 

[jumperfan]

the doc's said paddy was right to go and he wasn't anymore susceptible, which any idiot could see was total BS, he'd get a love tap and be out for 3 weeks.. hard to trust docs after that debacle

If we'd done that we'd have been absolutely raked over the coals. The fact that Sydney were allowed to have him on their list at all was ridiculous.

 

[akaifu]

Anyone have any insights to the chance of Cole slipping into the rookie draft and the saints being able to automatically list him with our last rookie selection?

Unlikely imo. Someone will bid on him beyond pick 40

 

[akaifu]

Know alot of fans want mids in this draft, but with Hayes & Membrey likely? to leave, do we need more forward depth now.
Or do Caminiti & Keeler suffice, alongside King & Sharman.
For down back, our interest in Laverde & Tomlinson seems to have ebated, so do we need to draft a kid.
Armstrong & Tauru tested well at the combine & are seen as possible top ten's.
Would picking them at 7 & 8, be such a bad thing, best available & all.

You forgot to mention our saviour Zaine Cordy

 

[JediSaint]

Don't tease me.

Melbourne could definitely go for Armstrong if it's a pure need pick - depends on what the Dees want to do. Top 5 is usually a best available pick rather than a list needs pick, so it would be a big call to pick Armstrong at 5.

Also if they're in the mix for Pick 11 from Freo it seems more likely they'll go for a mid at 5 and Armstrong at 11

Seems Dees are in a mess and seems their mid stocks want out.
With talk Oliver going this year or Petracca next year.

Dees will draft a mid.

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

You forgot to mention our saviour Zaine Cordy

He replaced Howard 2023, all was good. Then

 

[akaifu]

He replaced Howard 2023, all was good. Then

Led us to 8-3 as our spearhead full forward

 

[JediSaint]

Im saying that if GWS are willing to trade 9 for 15 and 16, why wouldn't essendon do it before draft night and then trade them both for future firsts.

15 and 16 would therefore be gone before a bid is made.

They are chasing a top ten pick in this draft.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Just on Smillie ... I posted a month or so back that a person I know who has close links with the Coates League told me that he has a bit of a FIGJAM rep and there were a few ?? around his work rate.

He is a bit of a classic man child in that his bigger body has meant he could easily impose himself on some of these smaller kids at a Coates League level but then he struggled to do the same against more quality line ups in the Champs ... all of a sudden there were a lot more others that were just prepared to work harder for longer at that higher level of football .... or maybe he was .. under weather?

As we know the mental side of the game is paramount for any kid to make it in the big league .... you might be better skilled and bigger bodied but if you aren't prepared to work hard enough for long enough or just don't have the mental fortitude to fight on and keep up then .... you are going to get left behind pretty quickly

I don't know Smillie and I haven't seen enough of him live but there seems to be some ??s around his mental attitude ..... is he a classic case of a big fish in a small pond at youth levels?

Because he is about get thrown into a lot larger pond with a lot larger fish ...and if you don't have the hunger, the attitude and the ability to really really crack in .... you are gunna get devoured

Is it true that RTB interviewed him personally?

Very interesting if so .... maybe he DE-FIGJAMMED him

 

[JediSaint]

If we need fatten our draft hand to
1. Pick up Hoffman, Peckett, Cole
2. Sweeten the deal with ESS #9

Couldn’t we trade F2 to either GWS or GC as they have a loaded draft haul and both need points for next year to pick up their academy kids.

 

[JediSaint]

Just on Smillie ... I posted a month or so back that a person I know who has close links with the Coates League told me that he has a bit of a FIGJAM rep and there were a few ?? around his work rate.

He is a bit of a classic man child in that his bigger body has meant he could easily impose himself on some of these smaller kids at a Coates League level but then he struggled to do the same against more quality line ups in the Champs ... all of a sudden there were a lot more others that were just prepared to work harder for longer at that higher level of football .... or maybe he was .. under weather?

As we know the mental side of the game is paramount for any kid to make it in the big league .... you might be better skilled and bigger bodied but if you aren't prepared to work hard enough for long enough or just don't have the mental fortitude to fight on and keep up then .... you are going to get left behind pretty quickly

I don't know Smillie and I haven't seen enough of him live but there seems to be some ??s around his mental attitude ..... is he a classic case of a big fish in a small pond at youth levels?

Because he is about get thrown into a lot larger pond with a lot larger fish ...and if you don't have the hunger, the attitude and the ability to really really crack in .... you are gunna get devoured

Is it true that RTB interviewed him personally?

Very interesting if so .... maybe he DE-FIGJAMMED him

There was mention on Smille on just this in an article after the nationals.
He couldn’t use his size like he normally can and went missing in the games. As you’re saying his mental side of the game might still need to be developed.