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List Mgmt. 2024 Draft & Trade Hypotheticals
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LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Still has us taking the same two anyway he has a pretty woeful record with us though at last year
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Never said mature ages are useless but there’s a slight difference between a 27 year old and a 22-23 year old
The mid season draft is what is there to pick a mature ager if need be
Why wait until halfway through the next season when you could address a need for the whole season?
There's younger mature age mids around (I've mention some in a bunch of my scenarios), but if your goal is to win a flag in the short term, then a 27 year old could be fine.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
We won’t need them- sign them to the VFL and take them in the MSD if need be. Wouldn’t even want his type anyway. Might as well have picked up Matt Kennedy from Carlton if we wanted that
Disagree.
Why would Kennedy have been interested in moving interstate with a young family settled in Vic? Don't think he was really an option for us.
I would have thought someone 194 cm that can read the play and contested mark would be pretty high on the list.
Real concussion issues definitely a spanner unfortunately
He's described as a 3rd tall / intercept type who has lockdown ability as an area of improvement. We've got Melican, Snell on the way, Cochran incoming, and Blakey as a 195cm intercepting halfback.
Whereas you'd generally want 2 out of 3 KPDs as lockdown types and we have Tmac, Melican if we see him as the 2nd, Edwards.
So lockdown type would be my preference. Of course some of those have durability concerns too.
We don't have a player in the top 40 for contested marks and never replaced Paddy. Blakey has that to his game but it's not his one wood.
Guys like Melican or Snell will have a part but it doesn't replace the big need for confident aerialists that demand the ball.
This guy's been dominant in an area we lack imo
I think it would be stupid for North to take another midfielder when they have a glaring weakness in defense. No-one disputes FOS is the better footballer but why draft something you don't need and ignore a player who can help you with what you DO need.
I'm not sure where you're getting the contested mark ability from, everything I've read is that he's a gun intercept mark. But nothing about the contest and his lockdown ability is his weakness.
Not sure Paddy was a great contested mark either, that we've never replaced.
In 2022 he averaged 1.1 per game, which is what Tom did this year.
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A contested mark is anything under physical pressure or in a pack
Guys like Aliir, Andrews, Comben, Lobb who are interceptors and not necessarily lockdown types take a lot of contested marks because they're confident in the air and get to those situations.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Doubt we have the assets at the going rate Port need a KPF too they won’t sell cheap. They’d ask for more than our two to trade up
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
You are overrating North’s mids and Tahru is not worth pick 2, he’s just not. Pick 6-10 yes
Aliir aside, they're 2m or above which helps.
Aliir is probably the most apt comparison and he only gets 1.3 contested marks per game. Tmac got 1.1 this year, Paddy was 1.1 in his full year.
And again I'm not sure that Trainor does this either.
I think we need a bigger lockdown type because we seem to have decent interceptors and more developing/incoming. In fact our intercept and turnover game was what made us look so good in the first half of the year.
This is why I'm surprised so many here saying we shouldn't be taking a KPD as one of our first two selecions because we will be taking Cochrane. The fact that he may slide through to the rookie draft doesn't instill confidence in me that he will be the answer to our defensive needs.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Not against a KPD just not with those two picks if we went with our third go for it. We need a KPF and a small forward right now especially the SF
Swans still very keen on Kennedy with lower pick , the interesting thing is that you know i call bullshit on some of these so called journo idiots , well a couple have had him down for GWS and he hasn't even been spoken to by them . It's full of shit
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Our 3rd seems a great sweet spot for Kennedy
Family happy for the Swans and like HA don't want St Scum
While Cochran has played in defence I'm not sure that's where his long term future lies. I think his first season will be all about developing skills and trying things (at least I hope so!).
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
I’d be thrilled if we take him with our third and hopefully get a 4th before that bid on Cochran. That’s my ideal draft
