List Mgmt. 2024 Draft/Trade/FA Thread
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A 'tall-forward/2nd Ruck', needs to be really good below his knees, with the agility of L Jackson.
Not those beanpole types. Only needs to be, or preferred to be around the 200cm+ range.
Getting over the 202cm area, seems to lose the agility to fight inside packs for the ground ball.
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Tim English is what I would call a 1st ruck, because of body size and weight.
His agility isn't near where I would want, as that tall-forward/follower.
Clubs getting busy, prior to the map of Van Demons Land comes into picture.
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Personally think he's having a pretty good year.
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Agreed.
It's not his best form, but he's getting the job done. Playing a role and doing it well enough.
He's not flashy but we'd notice the difference if he wasn't there.
Yeh that’s fair. Not his best but we are playing through the other wing a lot. His last 6 weeks or so have been better than his start too.
Can’t see him being wrestled away by a big contract elsewhere though.
Topkent
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From Melbourne he's not going anywhere.
2014-15: Ben McEvoy 200cms, David Hale 201cms,
2016: Tom Boyd 200cms, Jordan Roughead 200cms,
2017, 19-20: Toby Nankervis 199cms, Shaun Grigg 191cms
2018: Scott Lycett 203cms, Nathan Vardy 200cms,
2021: Max Gawn 209cms, Luke Jackson 200cms
2022: Rhys Stanley 200cms
2023: Darcy Cameron 204cms, Mason Cox 211cms,
I reckon we need a couple of elite Mids from the draft; plus that tall follower.
And a specialist hff.
Like the Dons took Archie Perkins.
L Jackson is more your follower type. Just what we need about now.There is almost nothing dumber than using a top pick on a ruckman, either in the draft or via trade, when 3-4 of them go for a third rounder every trade period.
Jackson the obvious exception to the rule
I was trying to be realistic as to what we might be lucky to actually pull off in the next 18 months.
Ideally we get a KPF, small forward and 2 x hard running mids with good foot skills.. but I can’t see that happening in 1 or 2 drafts unless we finish right down the bottom and are able to trade out Clarry for a solid pick.
May, McDonald, Lever, Tomlinson, Petty, Turner, Adams... reckon we've got plenty of KPD options.
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Scythe94
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May and McDonald have a year left at best though, Tomlinson a FA so probably goes, Petty could be gone too (and the club insists on playing him as a forward), Turner when he plays back is more of a third tall and Adams is still a bit of a project that's no guarantee to make it.
We might have numbers at the moment, but looking pretty grim once May and TMac are done.
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But at least we have JVR though. And some competent mid-sized forwards. TMac and May will be gone by the end of next year, and every chance Tomlinson and Petty will be too.
Cupboard is pretty bare. You don't win flags with a rubbish backline, whereas a few teams with very suspect forwards line can jag them (see us in 2021 and Collingwood last year for very recent examples).
Theseventhhamster
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Way more. Jefferson is about a year ahead.
