Game Day 2024 Draftmatmas live celebration and melt thread

[energyquant]

Just out of interest, I looked at every draft pick taken after ours (excluding Kako as a matched bid):
2) FOS
8) Tobie Travaglia
15) Joe Berry
16) Bo Allan
22) Jesse Dattoli
24) Cody Angove
29) Lachie Jaques
59) Tyler Welsh

**** me, I would be devo if that had been our draft haul. Blair nailed it.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

His dad was devastated.

He didn’t look happy

 

[Tigerbob]

I think we burnt that bridge judging by his dad lmao

What a sook up that was.

 

[Morro]

Has anyone ever seen Law1770 and tiger_tough in the same room? havent seen this level of dumb campaigner for a few minutes.

 

[4tune8]

I see what they did. So many first round worthy talls. So they just built a spine up front. Add in 2 big strong angry talented mids and you have the core of a contending team. Hotton and Alger = speed, crumbing and skills. Not what I was expecting. But if we get 2 top 5 picks next year we complete the midfield. Then 2026 is getting best available.

And we cna FA to fix any issues.

I suspect our FA dreams for the next few years are gone now. We have enough talented talls, and will get the mids. So the $ will go on buying draft picks.

If our mature guys can stay fit then we might have a slow burn but very effective build. Bit terrifying if we get this right. So much talent and we're just stockpiling it into a solid core team (if fit). Lovely

More than one way to go about acquiring players.

FA (1), Draft (2), OOC (3), contracted (4)

The important thing to remember is that we can target contracted players, look at Rioli and Bolton as prime examples.

2 years of futures can be used next year although it's too early, 2026 maybe, 2027 & 2028 when Tassie pillage the draft and OOC players, definitely.

We'll also have the ability to purchase picks via the salary cap (5)

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

 

[Azzleberry]

Levi from Brisbane was so filthy not being picked first. Whatever mate

Real FIGJAM type

Saw Draper at the airport looks the same with a mix of sooky Tanner Bruhn added in

 

[Meteoric Rise]

More than one way to go about acquiring players.

FA (1), Draft (2), OOC (3), contracted (4)

The important thing to remember is that we can target contracted players, look at Rioli and Bolton as prime examples.

2 years of futures can be used next year although it's too early, 2026 maybe, 2027 & 2028 when Tassie pillage the draft and OOC players, definitely.

We'll also have the ability to purchase picks via the salary cap (5)

Now we have our key areas sorted out we can go back to taking handy peripheral players like Mansell, Pickett, Trezise or risky upside guys like Stack with our SSP & Rookie picks, most of which will be very early picks in the next few years. We will get a couple of decent players that way. We will be in the van to take any of our own VFL guys, think D'Ambrosio, Durham for eg.

 

[Neen]

We broke the draft and the CFL will be forced to change the rules.

Recruiters nailed the draft and we will have the first two picks next year after we finish second last. The last two days has also been amazing reading the oppo flogs go nuts. Everyone knows that this group (and next years 2 picks) are leading us to greatness.

We won't be waiting 37 years, but we need to be patient for 2 years and support the coaching group as there will be pain before the gain. Credit to the club for being bold and letting players go, and credit to the recruiters. I'm stoked. I remember Lid's and Dusty's first games and I can't wait to watch this group develop.

 

[dirtybizza]

CNN Breaking News


"Listen, let's talk about this Luke Meehan, okay? They call him a butcher, but not because he's any good with meat, I tell you that. This guy was supposed to keep the Richmond Tigers in shape, right? But what do we see? Players dropping like flies, injuries all over the place. It's a disaster, a total disaster. So, what do you do? You fire him! Boom! Out the door. This isn't some kind of charity, this is high stakes football, and if you can't hack it, you're gone. They should've called him Weak Luke, not Butcher, because he butchered their fitness. But you know what? The Tigers, they're going to be back, bigger and better"

 

[tigs2010]

 

[tiger_tough]

Has anyone ever seen Law1770 and tiger_tough in the same room? havent seen this level of dumb campaigner for a few minutes.

Try looking in the mirror *******.

 

[Azzleberry]

When was the last Victorian star to move to another Victorian club?

Goddard to Essendon?
Dal Santo to Norf?

Saints probably shouldn’t encourage raiding across Melbourne clubs

Higgins to Saints

 

[BKM78]

The system?
We got one pick like everyone else based on our ladder position and the rest we traded for? What exactly is wrong with the system? Do they not want us to be allowed to trade for draft picks because of recent success?

IIRC, didn’t Blair say that players like Bolton and Baker asked to be traded out or looked at being traded a couple years back and that we asked them to hold off until now. Blair has been eyeing this draft for 3 years. It is not the system. Blair is playing chess…

 

[Morro]

Try looking in the mirror *******.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

CNN Breaking News


"Listen, let's talk about this Luke Meehan, okay? They call him a butcher, but not because he's any good with meat, I tell you that. This guy was supposed to keep the Richmond Tigers in shape, right? But what do we see? Players dropping like flies, injuries all over the place. It's a disaster, a total disaster. So, what do you do? You fire him! Boom! Out the door. This isn't some kind of charity, this is high stakes football, and if you can't hack it, you're gone. They should've called him Weak Luke, not Butcher, because he butchered their fitness. But you know what? The Tigers, they're going to be back, bigger and better"

Jesus Christ AI really needs to be banned, that thing looks awful.

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

Real FIGJAM type

Saw Draper at the airport looks the same with a mix of sooky Tanner Bruhn added in

Levi definitely throws off the FIGJAM vibes...

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Levi definitely throws off the FIGJAM vibes...

Bit harsh I reckon. Speaks incredibly well for a 17yo.

 

[TiggerDK]

Is it possible to trade a draftee after only 1 year? Didn’t think this was allowed. Would be glorious to include Norf F1 in a trade for FOS in 2025.

 

[KimKershaw1959]

FJ liked upside 05-09

Edwards, Cotchin, Martin, JON (although was he an FJ or March pick?), Conners, Peterson, Gourdis, Troy taylor

Then 10-13 went on this weird solid role player kick

Conca, Bachelor, Bellis, Vlastuin, Lennon, Arnot, Kmac, Gordon

14 was Cellis as safety then it was just speed after that Menadue, butler, drummond etc..

Then 15 onwards (I think 16 was FJs last year as head recruiter) the club went back to high upside

Rioli, Bolton, Balta, CCJ, RCD, Dow, Gibcus etc..



It wasn’t my dream draft but impossible to fault our picks at basically each point given who was available. 14 for Faull might be the one as Allen, Berry, Reid, Hannaford, Oliver but fair to hope one slips.

Nice to see GWS finally drafting flankers though, instead of trying to pigeon hole inside mids to the flank.

JON was a Greg Miller selection .. He picked him because he liked JON's eyes

 

[tigs2010]

Bit harsh I reckon. Speaks incredibly well for a 17yo.

Definitely has FIGJAM face though. It's a thing

 

[Azzleberry]

For those who haven't seen it yet, relive the hilarity here:

Review - 2024 National Draft Thread Part Deux - Welcome FOS, M.Whitlock, L.Urquhart & River Stevens

F1 for both Whitlocks on sequential picks, maybe?

www.bigfooty.com

I just went back there to like some more posts

#dontletthemforget

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Is it possible to trade a draftee after only 1 year? Didn’t think this was allowed. Would be glorious to include Norf F1 in a trade for FOS in 2025.

Yes, well within the rules. This happened with Horne-Francis.

 

[T4P]

JON was a Greg Miller selection .. He picked him because he liked JON's eyes

FJ's first year was 2006, definitely was a Miller pick

 

[gunnagunnagunna]

CNN Breaking News


"Listen, let's talk about this Luke Meehan, okay? They call him a butcher, but not because he's any good with meat, I tell you that. This guy was supposed to keep the Richmond Tigers in shape, right? But what do we see? Players dropping like flies, injuries all over the place. It's a disaster, a total disaster. So, what do you do? You fire him! Boom! Out the door. This isn't some kind of charity, this is high stakes football, and if you can't hack it, you're gone. They should've called him Weak Luke, not Butcher, because he butchered their fitness. But you know what? The Tigers, they're going to be back, bigger and better"

Can't not read this with Trumps voice

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