2024 Draft Thread.

[Mat Mann]

Draft Period, November 20–21

• Round 1 of the National Draft: Wednesday, November 20
• Round 2–end of the National Draft: Thursday, November 21
• Rookie Promotions: Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• Delisted Free Agency Period (3): Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• List Lodgement 3*: Friday, November 22, 10am (optional; required for those participating in the PSD)
• Pre-Season Draft: Friday, November 22, 3pm
• Rookie Draft: Friday, November 22, 3.20pm

 

[hangdog]

Why trade with west coast unless you want Allen.

Exactly. Not sure what Port were scared of

 

[Browny2Carlisle]

Time to trade for trainor and complete the set

 

[Veer Right]

Reid must be a bully and or a drunk to see him overlooked to such a degree.

Same thing happened last year.

 

[ThomasR]

Why did Port trade there if they’re not taking Allan? Absurd call

Freo would've traded for that pick if they didn't

 

[Parkysp]

Tigers have Lalor, Smillie and Hotton... and they've still got another pick right now. KENTS.

And one will get smashed to smithereens because the big boys of the AFL will make him earn it. The other will not make it as per the AFL statistical averages and the other will retire after 200 games with the Tiger army telling him that unfortunately he missed their glory years because they were a really balanced side back then and unfortunately he played in a team full of mids with nothing to kick it to.

I'm too old to go sit in the cold of a Melbourne winter and watch us lose game after game. I was happy we turned it around after the bye.

 

[Michael Goodinski]

Congratulations on Tauru. I've seen a bit of him this year and had him at 7 in Pebbles' nearest the pin thread. Why? It's because I saw his rapid improvement over the 8 games I saw him play. Get excited saints' fans. This guy will be a gun.

If it looks like a Roo, runs like a Roo, marks like a Roo, and quacks like a Roo, it's probably the next Roo. Great work saints. He's got a lot of development left in him with a high ceiling.

 

[projectv]

West Coast will take Allan and Freo will take Reid, too late to trade with GWS now.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

More time for WC to trade?

We did similar last year for an F2 right?

 

[Minga]

Just wait until we’re watching TnT at pre season training, hype is gonna to build quick.

Two really dynamic players to add to an already dynamic young core with the likes of Phillipou, Wilson, Nasiah & co

 

[Sainter93]

Wonder if Hynes will slip to us

 

[SaintersUnite]

West Coast will take Allan and Freo will take Reid, too late to trade with GWS now.

That still leaves Armstrong and Hynes though.


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[Saint Watto]

Some of you are ****ed.

Looking forward to watching you Travaglia!

Absolutely there .....a long term Saints mate...who's a very very good judge... said to me the other night that Travaglia reminds him of a young Bont.

 

[GTrains Mullet]

So how do we get games into the double Ts, push since and Nas for midfield minutes?

 

[Plugger35]

Surprising Bo Allan has slipped this late, he must be seen as a flight risk, I would have taken him if we had pick 15.

 

[Sol Goodman]

We were talking about getting the opportunity to draft 2 quality midfielders since band 1. We ended up taking best available. Fair enough. We were 2 picks off the top mids in the end. But we've got ourselves in draft trouble by drafting for positions in the past and the club obviously didn't rate the next mids as highly as these 2.
Tobe has all the right profiles to transition into the midfield.

 

[Premium]

Yep

Once we decided to use 7 and 8- we've made the right decision and taking best avail.

Whether we made the right decision to not trade up or down- we'll never know.
Hopefully we tried VERY hard to make something happen with trading up or down.

But if we left no stone unturned in trying to trade up or down without being worse off- then taking best available at 7 and 8 is next best outcome.

You don't often get 2 top ten picks so having the chance to pick the best is something you really can't trade away knowing the top end of this draft is class.

 

[sufficientintent]

Freo would've traded for that pick if they didn't

West Coast would not have done Freo any favours

 

[L_W_P]

Tobie Travaglia Draft Profile

central.rookieme.com

Travaglia's draft profile is pretty good reading. Rekon he ends up in the on ball rotation for sure.

Also ****ing stoked to get Tauru. Kid is a dead set star in the making. Happy for Higgins to get the #1 just geez it would have been unreal to have it vacant for this kid...

 

[Hayes4PM]

Bo Allan we hardly knew ye.

(Take your mung punt bombs with you...)

 

[Hayes4PM]

If I was Freo I'd be taking either Armstrong or Shanahan.

 

[SaintersUnite]

If I was Freo I'd be taking either Armstrong or Shanahan.

They’ve got Treacy and Amiss, doubt they need another tall forward.


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[hangdog]

If I was Freo I'd be taking either Armstrong or Shanahan.

Their mids are pretty solid. Hopefully they do

 

[projectv]

Going to be interesting if Reid is still available in a few picks.

 

[Saint Watto]

What? He’s a gun. Sorry for passing on the info I heard…

Nah....you did very well.

 

[GTrains Mullet]

We must really rate Trav not to consider the next tiers of mids. Seems he athletic and competitive. Hopefully he goes on at afl. We know runners do well and can play early. I.e Wilson and to a less degree Pou. Reckon they push each other hard at drills.