Game Day 2024 Draftmatmas live celebration and melt thread

[DontArgue4]

Its going around. The Mrs copped it last week.

Yeh but what about pneumonia tho?

 

[TJTIGER]

Sometimes the best things that these list managers say is what they don't say, and Hartley appears to be an expert in holding the really important cards to his chest.

That was actually a really interesting and informative chat with him, but when you reflect at the end of it Blair hasn't given anything of any substance away when it comes to strategy and procedure. Which is very reassuring from a supporter's pov.

He does say something like we did what other clubs do in researching the needs of other clubs….
Reminded me of the Penguins of Madagascar….”Smile & wave boys, just smile & wave “

 

[tigs2010]

Picks 26 and 27 won't get it done...

Then PSD is what the Eagles fans would say

 

[tigs2010]

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tigs2010 boy!

Not a great start

His poor tank isn't a shock. He belongs to Morro anyway

 

[tigs2010]

The Mrs

 

[Drunken Wookie]

This video and the blues hierarchy reaction to recruiting Jagga seems completely inauthentic and staged

Not sure if this blues fan is happy or sad, he seems really worked up and angry

In any case poor Jagga has a heap of pressure on him, crazy expectations

FMD that was like a full on secret government brainwashing video. Strap you to a chair and pin your eyes open.

 

[tiger_tough]

What can I say, she's a lucky woman.

 

[Groupie_]

if Armstrong can clunk them and kick them half as good as Lloyd that’s a freakin good selection

lloyd would be delisted after 10 games in todays game

his bread and butter was lead and chest mark then goal. slow as farrk and chunky, wouldnt get seperation from todays defenders

some oppo flogs have him better than richo

 

[Azzleberry]

The love in on here for Harley is amazing, although understandable given the qualities he’s displayed, no doubt. But….. who to say that Sharp and Rodriguez or Emmett won’t represent a better package than Harley alone? Or another junior player steps up and demands to be an early pick.
Picks 1 AND 3, I wouldn’t do it if the players I mentioned still look the goods at the end of next season. Rather two very good players than one potential star. Filth went down that path with Judd, (who had easily already announced himself as a superstar,) and gave up early picks AND Josh Kennedy. Still think it was madness, and we almost let Cotchin and Rance go when we stupidly tried to outbid the filth. What a mistake that would have been!!!

Exactly. Just on this draft haul:

I'm taking 1) Lalor & 3) Jagga over Harley alone (especially where we are at as a club).

Save the big $$ trade/FA for when we're rising up the ladder, core group is in the 23-25 age range & we need that extra point of difference.

 

[Groupie_]

why didnt carltoon take smillie to learn the tall midfielder craft from old man cripps

wanilla smith shouldve gone after 5

 

[richoatthedisco]

At this time before his draft year no one would have said Reid was a generational talent.

Everyone was raving about Harley after the Champs in his bottom-aged year. He would have gone pick 1 a year earlier than he did if 17-year-olds could be drafted.

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Twomey confirmed Smillie would have made it to 10. We could have picked Lindsay or Tauru at 7 and got Smillie and Hotton. Also no interest in Faull ahead of the likes of Berry and Reid. FMD!

 

[Morro]

His poor tank isn't a shock. He belongs to Morro anyway

 

[Sir_Loin]

lloyd would be delisted after 10 games in todays game

his bread and butter was lead and chest mark then goal. slow as farrk and chunky, wouldnt get seperation from todays defenders

some oppo flogs have him better than richo

Look sometimes you need to just accept there were good players outside of the tigs

I know it’s hard to rub a couple brain cells together. Just accept Lloyd could mark the pill and kick goals

I haven’t seen a single comparison with Rick totally different players

 

[Sir_Loin]

Look sometimes you need to just accept there were good players outside of the tigs

I know it’s hard to rub a couple brain cells together. Just accept Lloyd could mark the pill and kick goals

I haven’t seen a single comparison with Rick totally different players

Groupie_ wat happen lil buddy giving me a dislike r u ok need a hug campaigner?

 

[GoTigers2015]

Lalor pick 1

WHEN Richmond's recruiting team gathered at Blairgowrie two weeks before the Telstra AFL Draft to confirm its draft order, the Tigers' contingent had a huge decision to make.

Sam Lalor had become their favourite player in the 2024 draft pool – a big, strong, fending-off, powerful midfielder with a physical streak – but his place as the Tigers' No.1 pick still had to be settled. Thinking it was one thing, deciding it another.

They had been weighing him up against Finn O'Sullivan, the midfielder with the fast feet, overhead marking ability and exciting VFL performance late in the year when he auditioned for the Tigers.

They left the mid-week venture on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula with Lalor locked in, ready to make him the club's first top draft selection since Brett Deledio in 2004.

But that was only the first of many big decisions the Tigers had to make as they ruled the first round, using six first-round selections, executing the biggest trade of the draft and walking out with some of the highest-projection players in the draft crop.

Smillie pick 7

Smillie's drafting by Richmond had looked to be one of the top-10 certainties. But if he hadn't have gone at the Tigers' pick No.7, he likely would have gotten through to their next two picks, past St Kilda and Melbourne's selections. However, Richmond wasn't prepared to take that risk – or more accurately, risk another club swooping on one of St Kilda's picks and taking Smillie – and took the 195cm ball-winner at seven.

Hotton and Faull

Lindsay was also right in the frame for Richmond if he was available, while they also strongly considered Allan. While on the clock with their first of two picks in the teens, the Tigers were fielding multiple offers; North Melbourne's future first-rounder (with Harry Armstrong and Matt Whitlock still available for the Roos), St Kilda's first-rounder (as the Saints eyed Berry), a Gold Coast future first-round pick (with the Suns having interest in Taj Hotton, Berry and more) and also a big pick swaps offer from Sydney.

The Swans put forward their two first-rounders this year, plus their future first-rounder, in exchange for the Tigers' pick 12 and two later first-rounders. But the Tigers, knowing the high interest in Hotton in the few picks after them, grabbed the Sandringham Dragon first, before bidding on Kako and taking tall forward Jonty Faull. Faull and Berry were among the players in Sydney's sights, and the Tigers didn't think Faull would make it to their later hand of selections.

Trainor and Armstrong

Richmond, during this period, had taken a breath. But they had to be mindful of a batch of similar clubs having the next group of picks, starting with their own pick at No.21. It was for this reason the Tigers selected Luke Trainor next, knowing Sydney's interest in him with the following pick.

Geelong had floated interest in Richmond's selection, while the Bombers also checked in to see if there was any chance of a move. But the Tigers weren't shifting.

If the Tigers had taken Jesse Dattoli, who was also under high consideration, the Swans would have grabbed Trainor. But Sydney had ranked the small forward Dattoli ahead of the taller Trainor and was glad he was available to them, having already tried to get in earlier to secure him.

Richmond also knew Harry Armstrong was unlikely to be taken by Sydney, so opted to take Trainor first and hope Armstrong got through to their next pick at No.23, which eventuated.

North Melbourne, who had spent more time on the phone than a receptionist, had changed tack at this point. The Roos' offer of a future first-rounder had shifted, with the Kangaroos wanting something decent in return if they did indeed trade out their first pick for 2025.

Armstrong had been on their radar, while Matt Whitlock also remained on the board.

Pick 27
The Swans mulled over picking Shanahan at No.26, having had a gap between Faull and Trainor and their next group of talls, but instead opted for high-flying half-forward Ned Bowman.

Then, with the last pick of the opening night and Matt Whitlock still available, the Roos took one last swing at a deal and finally found a taker. The Tigers, after already securing six first-round picks, were the perfect trading partner.

North Melbourne swapped a future first-round pick for the Tigers' pick 27 and Richmond's future second-round pick, and then selected Whitlock. If the Tigers had held that pick and the Swans opted for Shanahan over Bowman, Bowman was considered a likely selection for the Tigers to add a point of difference to their forward mix.

Sims

The wheeling and non-dealing continued on day two, as Richmond put up its first pick of the night for sale. North looked again – this time to reunite the Whitlock twins at Arden Street – and offered two future second-round picks as part of a deal, but the Tigers' held to take Thomas Sims.

 

[GoTigers2015]

The Swans put forward their two first-rounders this year, plus their future first-rounder, in exchange for the Tigers' pick 12 and two later first-rounders.

 

[Groupie_]

Lalor pick 1

WHEN Richmond's recruiting team gathered at Blairgowrie two weeks before the Telstra AFL Draft to confirm its draft order, the Tigers' contingent had a huge decision to make.

Sam Lalor had become their favourite player in the 2024 draft pool – a big, strong, fending-off, powerful midfielder with a physical streak – but his place as the Tigers' No.1 pick still had to be settled. Thinking it was one thing, deciding it another.

They had been weighing him up against Finn O'Sullivan, the midfielder with the fast feet, overhead marking ability and exciting VFL performance late in the year when he auditioned for the Tigers.

They left the mid-week venture on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula with Lalor locked in, ready to make him the club's first top draft selection since Brett Deledio in 2004.

But that was only the first of many big decisions the Tigers had to make as they ruled the first round, using six first-round selections, executing the biggest trade of the draft and walking out with some of the highest-projection players in the draft crop.

Smillie pick 7

Smillie's drafting by Richmond had looked to be one of the top-10 certainties. But if he hadn't have gone at the Tigers' pick No.7, he likely would have gotten through to their next two picks, past St Kilda and Melbourne's selections. However, Richmond wasn't prepared to take that risk – or more accurately, risk another club swooping on one of St Kilda's picks and taking Smillie – and took the 195cm ball-winner at seven.

Hotton and Faull

Lindsay was also right in the frame for Richmond if he was available, while they also strongly considered Allan. While on the clock with their first of two picks in the teens, the Tigers were fielding multiple offers; North Melbourne's future first-rounder (with Harry Armstrong and Matt Whitlock still available for the Roos), St Kilda's first-rounder (as the Saints eyed Berry), a Gold Coast future first-round pick (with the Suns having interest in Taj Hotton, Berry and more) and also a big pick swaps offer from Sydney.

The Swans put forward their two first-rounders this year, plus their future first-rounder, in exchange for the Tigers' pick 12 and two later first-rounders. But the Tigers, knowing the high interest in Hotton in the few picks after them, grabbed the Sandringham Dragon first, before bidding on Kako and taking tall forward Jonty Faull. Faull and Berry were among the players in Sydney's sights, and the Tigers didn't think Faull would make it to their later hand of selections.

Trainor and Armstrong

Richmond, during this period, had taken a breath. But they had to be mindful of a batch of similar clubs having the next group of picks, starting with their own pick at No.21. It was for this reason the Tigers selected Luke Trainor next, knowing Sydney's interest in him with the following pick.

Geelong had floated interest in Richmond's selection, while the Bombers also checked in to see if there was any chance of a move. But the Tigers weren't shifting.

If the Tigers had taken Jesse Dattoli, who was also under high consideration, the Swans would have grabbed Trainor. But Sydney had ranked the small forward Dattoli ahead of the taller Trainor and was glad he was available to them, having already tried to get in earlier to secure him.

Richmond also knew Harry Armstrong was unlikely to be taken by Sydney, so opted to take Trainor first and hope Armstrong got through to their next pick at No.23, which eventuated.

North Melbourne, who had spent more time on the phone than a receptionist, had changed tack at this point. The Roos' offer of a future first-rounder had shifted, with the Kangaroos wanting something decent in return if they did indeed trade out their first pick for 2025.

Armstrong had been on their radar, while Matt Whitlock also remained on the board.

Pick 27
The Swans mulled over picking Shanahan at No.26, having had a gap between Faull and Trainor and their next group of talls, but instead opted for high-flying half-forward Ned Bowman.

Then, with the last pick of the opening night and Matt Whitlock still available, the Roos took one last swing at a deal and finally found a taker. The Tigers, after already securing six first-round picks, were the perfect trading partner.

North Melbourne swapped a future first-round pick for the Tigers' pick 27 and Richmond's future second-round pick, and then selected Whitlock. If the Tigers had held that pick and the Swans opted for Shanahan over Bowman, Bowman was considered a likely selection for the Tigers to add a point of difference to their forward mix.

Sims

The wheeling and non-dealing continued on day two, as Richmond put up its first pick of the night for sale. North looked again – this time to reunite the Whitlock twins at Arden Street – and offered two future second-round picks as part of a deal, but the Tigers' held to take Thomas Sims.

weve reached for all our picks

 

[Wavvey]

Twomey confirmed Smillie would have made it to 10. We could have picked Lindsay or Tauru at 7 and got Smillie and Hotton. Also no interest in Faull ahead of the likes of Berry and Reid. FMD!

You take the player you want most at your selection, because any team can trade up to select them before your next pick.

 

[tiger_tough]

Twomey confirmed Smillie would have made it to 10. We could have picked Lindsay or Tauru at 7 and got Smillie and Hotton. Also no interest in Faull ahead of the likes of Berry and Reid. FMD!

First of all he said likely, not would. And secondly he said the risk was too great that someone would swoop in for Saints 2nd pick to pinch Smillie. Which given how many 1st round pick offers were being thrown about must've been a real chance.

 

[GoTigers2015]

weve reached for all our picks

Armstrong at 23, was that a reach?

 

[Groupie_]

Armstrong at 23, was that a reach?

nah slid cos hes a bit of a flog

 

[Sir_Loin]

weve reached for all our picks

Hey mate you’re really agitated at the moment and I can see you

Here’s a little YouTube channel that helps me when this entire site starts to shite me

Very soothing. You don’t have to thank me it’s not necessary

Old Time Hawkey

Recipe Teeâs ðâ¬ï¸

youtube.com

 

[GoTigers2015]

nah slid cos hes a bit of a flog

The Count is still gutted that we drafted him

 

[Morro]

There is no way Smillie would have gotten past Saints who are desperate for mids.