List Mgmt. 2024 GWS Giants List Management - Academy, Free Agent, Trade & Draft

[PaythePerryman]

Honestly if Twomeys phantom is accurate, I'd love to see us trade 15 or 16, with 37, for a pick next and a late 20s/ early 30s Pick this year, with a haul of Hotton, Oliver and Gross. I do love Jack Whitlock, but don't think he's worth taking at the detriment of additional midfield depth

Interesting. I kinda think Whitlock gives us a pretty good look at having a solid forward line once Hogan and Stringer are gone.
If in 4 years our forward line is
Cadman Whitlock Gruzewski
Gothard Daniels Jones

I think we would be in a very strong position.

I personally quite like the idea of a spread of players and don't think any in our current range are going to move the needle in the next two years so am happy to invest. (Of course if something wild comes up for that price....sure)

 

[Mors]

After thinking about it.
If we get Taj and Oliver, I'll be happy with whoever the other guy is.

I feel like we are right in the spot of the draft where we can't go wrong. There's no pressure for us to pick from one of the top 5, 10 prospects and I feel we are almost guaranteed a good player sliding to us, plus clubs will likely be offering future first/equivalent to get back into the draft around our picks.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[Mors]

Would anyone happen to have a 'cheat sheet' for the players we might pick up with our first few picks? My mum wants to watch the draft but she has absolutely no idea about any of the players we might pick up. I'm not terribly knowledgeable either so I figured I'd come here to see if someone has something she can follow.

 

[PaythePerryman]

Would anyone happen to have a 'cheat sheet' for the players we might pick up with our first few picks? My mum wants to watch the draft but she has absolutely no idea about any of the players we might pick up. I'm not terribly knowledgeable either so I figured I'd come here to see if someone has something she can follow.

TMBG are doing a watch along

 

[Giant Strides]

Would anyone happen to have a 'cheat sheet' for the players we might pick up with our first few picks? My mum wants to watch the draft but she has absolutely no idea about any of the players we might pick up. I'm not terribly knowledgeable either so I figured I'd come here to see if someone has something she can follow.

Perhaps have a look at Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft. It describes all of the players (that he thinks will be selected in the first round), so even if Giants select a different player, you/she can read the description. His PD is probably as close to what's likely to play out as anyone's, and the GWS selections have alternatives that we might look at (although a few of those are a bit shocking IMHO! e.g. Ned Bowman in first round).

 

[Giant Strides]

Personally, I'm ambivalent about selecting Jack Whitlock (simply because I think we have a full group of KPFs), but the commentary from Kingers about selecting "best talent available rather than needs" indicates he'd be in the scope at those #15, #16 picks.

In that case, I'd be happy with Cal's selections of Whitlock, Taj Hotton and Harry Oliver. There's obviously a risk with selecting Hotton, but if it pays off, we could get the bargain selection of this draft.

If different players get through to our picks, then I'm still big on Xavier Lindsay, albeit as a "safe" pick, but whose skills absolutely would fit into our team's needs (and I'd have him an early talent anyway). Murphy Reid is tipped in some mock drafts to slide, and he'd be another that I'd happily snap up as an alternative. Notwithstanding the detractions on his athleticism, I think his skills are top notch.

If Logan Smith isn't bid before our #37 pick, then I'd be keen on a more pure midfield type, so someone like Jack Ough or Hugh Boxshall would fit for me. Tom Gross too, if he happened to slide.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

If the club is assuming that both Aleer and Derksen are gone at the end of '25, and maybe Kingsley has lost faith in both Brown and Riccardi given they were stuck in the twos. Then going for a tall isn't surprising.

 

[Orange crush]

If the club is assuming that both Aleer and Derksen are gone at the end of '25, and maybe Kingsley has lost faith in both Brown and Riccardi given they were stuck in the twos. Then going for a tall isn't surprising.

Lots of ifs there

 

[PaythePerryman]

Lots of ifs there

Kinda. But also the Saints came after Aleer with a big offer...I'd imagine they or someone else will try and get him.

Brown and Riccardi certainly have solidified their spot and that will get harder with Stringer joining.

Looks like decent risk mitigation to me

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Kingsley's full interview on Gettable

Kingsley on GWS sanctions, what Stringer will bring

GWS coach Adam Kingsley joins Cal and Riley on Gettable Draft Countdown

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