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

 

[malevu]

Young Barrat looks 24…a full tash at 17, some blokes are 40 & still can’t grow one!

When I saw the photo of Barrat standing next to Trav at first I thought it was his old man.

 

[Goofy975]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1257980

There’s our rookie, looks like no Cole or Crouch.

Is this another defender?

 

[my name was taken]

Technically, Crouch played a few at Sandy

More runners, hopefully we can get the ball to them

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Just added another Irishman as Cat. B rookie.
Eamonn Armstrong- 191cm, good indurance/speed mix.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

12pm legend

2:55 ****head

 

[jumperfan]

Surely we re-draft Darragh

 

[Enclosed_Animal]

Dude looks like a Bond villain. Needs a cat and a midget to top off the look

 

[Red White Black]

You just can't make this stuff up

 

[The Cobra]

Yes true, my point I suppose is we wont know who 'won' what for a few years. I agree we did go well in our picks and using an F2 for Dodson and Said was pretty savvy.

I take your point with delistings. Take it a bit further, never seen so many one year contracts offered and taken this year. means they will be ruthless again this year end and basically it is a culture of survival of the fittest.

Ruthless competitiveness is a must if we want to challenge.

Spot on - & that’s exactly what RTB has brought back to the Saints - he has a more cuddly persona he plays up to - but behind the scenes he is ruthless and driven - love it!

 

[malevu]

No Boyd from Norwood

I think Boyd was Plan B if we didn't pick up a ruck in the draft. A decent Campbell replacement.

With picking up Dodson that's ships most likely sailed.

 

[Balmira]

Personally I'm happy with all of our picks aside from 32 for Barrat. Nothing against him, I just thought after our first two picks, we had different areas of need. Obviously a mid would have been nice, but I think Jack Whitlock would have made more sense since we lack height.

Drafting is basically just gambling, so at the end of the day it doesn't really matter, just on paper it's a little confusing.

 

[Rogue Warrior]

I think Boyd was Plan B if we didn't pick up a ruck in the draft. A decent Campbell replacement.

With picking up Dodson that's ships most likely sailed.

Seems a lot of faith in Heath if Ro goes down. But maybe it’d be the making of the man

 

[Yawkey way]

You just can't make this stuff up

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Build the wall, a big beautiful wall.

 

[pebblesofsand]

If we pay him out in full it will cost us somewhere around 700k.

If we rookie list him, and then he retires, the AFL cover half.

That's approx 350k we can bring forward to guys like King, Snags, Pou, Nas etc which then means we have that little bit more to spend on a potential LDU/Brayshaw/Callaghan offer.

Nah not quite right.

We can only count half the "rookie" salary rate not his contracted salary rate so we save about $65K not $350K.

Too much of a rort if clubs could do it the way you've suggested.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

I think Boyd was Plan B if we didn't pick up a ruck in the draft. A decent Campbell replacement.

With picking up Dodson that's ships most likely sailed.

Seems a lot of faith in Heath if Ro goes down. But maybe it’d be the making of the man

Aside from a lack of list spots now available for a Boyd type ruck, it would be difficult to play 3 rucks at Sandy, especially when the 2 youngest ones need lots of on ball development.

 

[Moorabbin Ghost]

Personally I'm happy with all of our picks aside from 32 for Barrat. Nothing against him, I just thought after our first two picks, we had different areas of need. Obviously a mid would have been nice, but I think Jack Whitlock would have made more sense since we lack height.

Drafting is basically just gambling, so at the end of the day it doesn't really matter, just on paper it's a little confusing.

Our recruiters love him. Hard as a rock old fashioned footballer. Think he will surprise a lot of people.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Bit of pace - got a nice blind turn on him

 

[Moorabbin Ghost]

Seems a lot of faith in Heath if Ro goes down. But maybe it’d be the making of the man

When Heath was the only ruck at Sandy last year he was dominant. I still believe he has a big future.
If some of these other state league rucks were as good as him supporters would be demanding we draft them.
Big pre season for the Moose this one.

 

[malevu]

I'm repeating myself but this "who won the draft" BS is nonsense when viewed in isolation. You need to compare a clubs list before the trade period to how it stands after the draft period.

Richmond coughing up stars in Bolton, Baker, Rioli and Graham and getting in a raft of draft picks meant they were always going to dominate the draft section. Will the influx of young talent make up for the player loss plus Dusty and Grimes retirement? Who knows?

Geelong trading for Smith and the Pies for Houston burnt their draft hand. So how could they "win" the draft period?

Of our delistings only Membrey is a certain starter elsewhere. Maybe Paton.
So other than those two our only significant loss was Battle.

The flip side being we've recruited MacRae and Carrol and 6 quality kids.

 

[Anythings_sipposible]

Scene: Cabin in the woods, exterior. We see the broad back and shoulders of an unidentified man in his 40s, wearing a weathered flannel shirt, rough Levi jeans. Back turned to the camera, he chops large logs of wood with a determined masculinity. With each efficient tump, the tension rises

Cut to: Wheels on gravel, a indistinct government car pulls up the rural drive. Stops. Shinny black boots crunch, the sound of the forest seems to go silent, waiting.

Cut back to the man: he paused his wood cutting mid swing

Rugged Man (without turning): How did you find me?

Camera cuts to an older man, portly, a wry smile flushes his cheeks

Older Man: We have our ways. But I have to give it to you, you didn't make it easy for us. I assume you know why we're here

Rugged Man: I'm retired, god damn it. Can't you just let me die in peace?

Older Man: I was retired once too. But it never really sat with me. So what do you say, Zac? Are you ready to get to work on our unfinished business?

Smash cut to the rugged man's face. We see the grizzled, bearded face of Zac Dawson

Zac Dawson

Age

38

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

34.4

1star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.4

4star

. His eyes are bloodshot but determined. His brow furrowed but set. His blistered hands grip the handle of his axe as music swells

Zac Dawson

Zac Dawson

Age

38

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

34.4

1star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.4

4star

: You're goddamn right I am

Roll Title: The Last Defender

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I'm repeating myself but this "who won the draft" BS is nonsense when viewed in isolation. You need to compare a clubs list before the trade period to how it stands after the draft period.

Richmond coughing up stars in Bolton, Baker, Rioli and Graham and getting in a raft of draft picks meant they were always going to dominate the draft section. Will the influx of young talent make up for the player loss plus Dusty and Grimes retirement? Who knows?

Geelong trading for Smith and the Pies for Houston burnt their draft hand. So how could they "win" the draft period?

Of our delistings only Membrey is a certain starter elsewhere. Maybe Paton.
So other than those two our only significant loss was Battle.

The flip side being we've recruited MacRae and Carrol and 6 quality kids.

Its also just pure dumb luck that they self destructed in a very very strong draft year.

Then again we thought it was strong when we were drafting the likes of Goddard.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Whether you rate his assessments or not… Mick Ablett named Saints as a winner from the draft period

The pronunciation of "rhetoric" in that confirms my thoughts on Mick Ablett.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Scene: Cabin in the woods, exterior. We see the broad back and shoulders of an unidentified man in his 40s, wearing a weathered flannel shirt, rough Levi jeans. Back turned to the camera, he chops large logs of wood with a determined masculinity. With each efficient tump, the tension rises

Cut to: Wheels on gravel, a indistinct government car pulls up the rural drive. Stops. Shinny black boots crunch, the sound of the forest seems to go silent, waiting.

Cut back to the man: he paused his wood cutting mid swing

Rugged Man (without turning): How did you find me?

Camera cuts to an older man, portly, a wry smile flushes his cheeks

Older Man: We have our ways. But I have to give it to you, you didn't make it easy for us. I assume you know why we're here

Rugged Man: I'm retired, god damn it. Can't you just let me die in peace?

Older Man: I was retired once too. But it never really sat with me. So what do you say, Zac? Are you ready to get to work on our unfinished business?

Smash cut to the rugged man's face. We see the grizzled, bearded face of Zac Dawson. His eyes are bloodshot but determined. His brow furrowed but set. His blistered hands grip the handle of his axe as music swells

Zac Dawson: You're goddamn right I am

Roll Title: The Last Defender

I always thought that Dawson was the Jar Jar Binks of the AFL world. Can't picture him with the grizzled bearded face and determined eyes.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Our recruiters love him. Hard as a rock old fashioned footballer. Think he will surprise a lot of people.

Agree. Excited about Jimmy

 

[Remboy]

Biggest stuff up of all time. Dalrymple was told to draft Armstrong, not get some Irish kid.
Seriously though, another endurance beast with speed. At this rate we'll be able to compete in the Olympics.