Game Day 2024 Draft/Trade/FA Thread – Draft Day Discussion (and final poll)

[Scythe94]

Confirmed outs:

• Alex Neal-Bullen (Traded to Adelaide)
• Angus Brayshaw (Retired)
• Ben Brown (Retired)
• Lachie Hunter (Retired)
• Adam Tomlinson (Delisted)
• Josh Schache (Delisted)
• Kyah Farris-White (Delisted)
• Future First (Traded to Essendon)
• Future Third (Traded to Adelaide)
• Picks 40, 54, 65 (Traded to Essendon)
• Pick 49 (Traded to Brisbane)
• Joel Smith (Delisted)

Confirmed ins:

• Tom Campbell (Free Agent from St Kilda)
• Pick 9 (Traded from Essendon)
• Harry Sharp (Traded from Brisbane)
• Future Third (Traded from Brisbane)

On-traded:

• Pick 28 (from Adelaide, to Essendon)
• Pick 46 (from Adelaide, to Essendon)
• Future Third (from Essendon, to Brisbane)

 

[Demon Attack]

Guess he was too worried about your thoughts on Windsor's development to focus on later picks.

 

[JP2]

Geez Logan Morris looks the player

Begs belief Lamb said we didn’t rate any players around that point of the draft when pissing away pick 27 last year.

Kid made an immediate impact after playing a full game in the VFL, meanwhile we continue to wait on blokes like Jefferson.

We had pick 27 before all the priority picks, academy selections, F/S picks and so on. I had a quick look and it seems like there were 11 of those prior to pick 27, effectively turning our pick into 38. Logan Morris was taken with 31. I agree that we should have made better use of those picks than we did, but we never would have had the chance to take Morris.

 

[Bluelegs]

Geez Logan Morris looks the player

Begs belief Lamb said we didn’t rate any players around that point of the draft when pissing away pick 27 last year.

Kid made an immediate impact after playing a full game in the VFL, meanwhile we continue to wait on blokes like Jefferson.

What's even crazier is that pick would have been pushed back so much he wouldn't have been available.

 

[Topkent]

What's even crazier is that pick would have been pushed back so much he wouldn't have been available.

Yeah but I definitely remember micho picking that kid out and saying we should trade up slightly to get him and definitely not just being a hindsight hero and finding the only good player in that region

 

[Demon 16]

Geez Logan Morris looks the player

Begs belief Lamb said we didn’t rate any players around that point of the draft when pissing away pick 27 last year.

Kid made an immediate impact after playing a full game in the VFL, meanwhile we continue to wait on blokes like Jefferson.

I shouldn’t go here and I know it’s too early, but..

We must have been super close to picking Darcy Wilson with our second pick this year. That would have been an awesome little haul for us.

 

[schmuttt]

Geez Logan Morris looks the player

Begs belief Lamb said we didn’t rate any players around that point of the draft when pissing away pick 27 last year.

Kid made an immediate impact after playing a full game in the VFL, meanwhile we continue to wait on blokes like Jefferson.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen you make a post that isn’t whinging about something ridiculous. I believe even Danster is a Melbourne fan just unhinged, but you are a clear troll.

 

[Lord Nev]

There's already talk the club have brought this up again and are looking at trying to extend him this year.

 

[Topkent]

 

[schmuttt]

LOL

 

[Mich0]

We had pick 27 before all the priority picks, academy selections, F/S picks and so on. I had a quick look and it seems like there were 11 of those prior to pick 27, effectively turning our pick into 38. Logan Morris was taken with 31. I agree that we should have made better use of those picks than we did, but we never would have had the chance to take Morris.

Multiple picks often get eaten up from a single Academy/Fs selections also.

It would not have been pushed back to 38.

 

[Bluelegs]

Multiple picks often get eaten up from a single Academy/Fs selections also.

It would not have been pushed back to 38.

34 to be exact. You can literally look at the draft and find this information out.

2023 AFL draft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Down the throat]

Multiple picks often get eaten up from a single Academy/Fs selections also.

It would not have been pushed back to 38.

Bit complicated to figure out - but it ended up being 33 I think.

 

[Mich0]

34 to be exact. You can literally look at the draft and find this information out.

2023 AFL draft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I’m not the one who said it was pushed back 11…so thanks for agreeing with me.

That said, if it was a 2-3 pick upgrade, I am sure we could’ve thrown in pick 35 to get us there.

That’s if we actually rated him, which supposedly we didn’t.

Calsher Dear another who already looks better than Jeffo.

Don’t get the logic taking blokes who will take 5-6 years to get to there prime so we can enjoy 2 years of them before they are free agents.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Who would have guessed Mich or Dan would have chosen the best case scenario for a pick in that range a month + into the season and said "why didnt we pick him???" ... this has really blindsided me.

 

[stEdy]

Would have loved Weddle instead of Jefferson on our list - if we are looking back with 20/20 hindsight.

Kid is a freak and can play anywhere on the park. Kind of would fit the tall x-factor player hole we lost with Dogga.

 

[Bluelegs]

That said, if it was a 2-3 pick upgrade, I am sure we could’ve thrown in pick 35 to get us there.

Pick 35 would have been around 41-42 I think. Also your entire point for six months has been that it cost too much to upgrade our first rounder a few picks.

 

[tomcruise]

Pick 35 would have been around 41-42 I think. Also your entire point for six months has been that it cost too much to upgrade our first rounder a few picks.

Man look at all those sweet badges. Share them around, guy.

 

[Bluelegs]

Man look at all those sweet badges. Share them around, guy.

I hadn't noticed them! The Cult of Robbo comma in high definition is glorious.

 

[Demon 16]

Would have loved Weddle instead of Jefferson on our list - if we are looking back with 20/20 hindsight.

Kid is a freak and can play anywhere on the park. Kind of would fit the tall x-factor player hole we lost with Dogga.

Totally agree.

Not looking like the strongest draft from our pick onwards so far though.

Weddle one of the only ones showing strong signs that we could have taken with hindsight.

 

[tomcruise]

Totally agree.

Not looking like the strongest draft from our pick onwards so far though.

Weddle one of the only ones showing strong signs that we could have taken with hindsight.

Was pretty obvious we wanted to get rid of that pick too.

Hopefully Jefe comes good. Has bursts of looking gold and he was so far back physically. He's like a proper old school 'talls take a long time' type. Most players come in now built like brick shithouses. Jefe missed that memo apparently.

 

[Topkent]

Was pretty obvious we wanted to get rid of that pick too.

Hopefully Jefe comes good. Has bursts of looking gold and he was so far back physically. He's like a proper old school 'talls take a long time' type. Most players come in now built like brick shithouses. Jefe missed that memo apparently.

Do they? Id just say the physicality of the league is at an all time low and most key forwards are 200cm + now so they mark the ball based on athleticism.

 

[tomcruise]

Do they? Id just say the physicality of the league is at an all time low and most key forwards are 200cm + now so they mark the ball based on athleticism.

Man, I dunno. Jefferson came in looking like he was the most impressive kid at the local footy under 15s. Give him 3 years and he'll be ready to be drafted.

 

[markm106]

Anyone heard info on Charlie Newport? I think may have been in the FS academy for us. I’m guessing not in the draft conversation anymore? Would be around draft age now I think.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Carlton offering Hayward 6 years! Wowee. I doubt we'd match that.

 

[stEdy]

6 years in mental - although he's actually a perfect fit for Carlton.

Someone to win some contests forward of the ball that aren't McKay/Curnow and can put on pressure.