Preview 2024 National Draft Preview Thread Part Deux

[FootySmartSimpson]

Like rumblings from earlier in the year, I've heard that we put a bit more time into Noah Mraz in recent weeks.

Yet another key defender?

 

[stavro#4]

Supposedly.

I was just talking purely on best value for pick 2.

The slide back to 4 with Adelaide on the face of it, with their current picks is shit.

Yeah but 2 things play into that.

1. However this Tauru stuff got leaked it’s hurt your ability to hold out for better assets as now Melbourne are boxing you in and Carlton have no interest in moving. So it’s P2 or Adelaide - The player himself is now apparently a top 5 lock either way

2. The talent is great in this draft. But there isn’t the elite talent of a Reid or Naicos and thus no one wants to sell the farm to get up and are happy to stay put.


And yes I get you can just take a mid. But it’s been weeks of this Tauru crap. It’s clear that he is who you want

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Yeah but 2 things play into that.

1. However this Tauru stuff got leaked it’s hurt your ability to hold out for better assets as now Melbourne are boxing you in and Carlton have no interest in moving. So it’s P2 or Adelaide - The player himself is now apparently a top 5 lock either way

2. The talent is great in this draft. But there isn’t the elite talent of a Reid or Naicos and thus no one wants to sell the farm to get up and are happy to stay put.


And yes I get you can just take a mid. But it’s been weeks of this Tauru crap. It’s clear that he is who you want

It is not clear he is who we want. The media are just assuming it. How would they have seen our draft board? Answer is they haven’t.

 

[stavro#4]

It is not clear he is who we want. The media are just assuming it. How would they have seen our draft board? Answer is they haven’t.

Sure.

Or the fact the link has been strong since before trade period tends to point to the fact your deadset on this kid

 

[chubbspeterson]

GWS traded Pick 6 & F1 for Adelaide's Pick 4 to get ahead of the Tom Green bid.

6 and 11 for 4 (Pick 17 points difference). GWS had a real need to move up the order though to pay that premium.
We don't quite have that level of demand yet. Who Tigers call out at 1 might change things.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Out Pick 2
In: Pick 4 and F2 (currently Pick 40)

That's not enough.

Why put ourselves behind Carlton for a future pick which is in the carpark.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Why are the Saint and tugger posters still here lecturing us?

 

[backtothedraft]

Sure.

Or the fact the link has been strong since before trade period tends to point to the fact your deadset on this kid

Regardless of who the player is, it seems increasingly obvious that the player we are likely to take at 2 will be available at 4. If we’re set on taking said player (whether people agree on the player or not) any asset we pick up by sliding back is a bonus. A F2 seems worthwhile, particularly if it allows us to get back into the top 30 of this years draft.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Yeah but 2 things play into that.

1. However this Tauru stuff got leaked it’s hurt your ability to hold out for better assets as now Melbourne are boxing you in and Carlton have no interest in moving. So it’s P2 or Adelaide - The player himself is now apparently a top 5 lock either way

2. The talent is great in this draft. But there isn’t the elite talent of a Reid or Naicos and thus no one wants to sell the farm to get up and are happy to stay put.


And yes I get you can just take a mid. But it’s been weeks of this Tauru crap. It’s clear that he is who you want

Herald Sun today says our recent attention had turned to FOS which is along the lines of what I’ve been saying, Tauru is our guy at 6 but if we need to hold 2 there are stronger mid options with potentially Lalor, FOS and Draper to pick. It’s been a no risk scenario just without the potential win we could have had in previous seasons trading back 2.

Last year we put a ton of effort into Curtin late if we got a trade back done with Melbourne, it fell through so we just took the guy top of our list at 4 in Duursma. Very reminiscent of our last few weeks this year. We might well take Tauru at 2 but it won’t be the bookies favourite.

 

[Jasemon]

Out Pick 2
In: Pick 4 and F2 (currently Pick 40)

That's not enough.

If that deal was to go ahead would you, via a pre-arranged pick swap by Brady and another club consider exchanging our F1 and that hypothetical F2 for another top 10 pick in this year’s draft? Or is that too much?

 

[stavro#4]

Regardless of who the player is, it seems increasingly obvious that the player we are likely to take at 2 will be available at 4. If we’re set on taking said player (whether people agree on the player or not) any asset we pick up by sliding back is a bonus. A F2 seems worthwhile, particularly if it allows us to get back into the top 30 of this years draft.

I think you’re spot on.

I know many on here won’t be happy with that. But your getting the same player with an asset attached.

Similar to us grabbing Wilson by sliding back a pick for a F2 last year.

 

[shinboner magic]

I’d rather pick Tauru at pick 2 than trade down for a pick 40 ,that probably goes out even more with nga next year

 

[The Filth Wizard]

I think you’re spot on.

I know many on here won’t be happy with that. But your getting the same player with an asset attached.

Similar to us grabbing Wilson by sliding back a pick for a F2 last year.

And funnily enough based on today’s buzz being frozen for the draft that player that slips to 4 is FOS.

 

[stavro#4]

And funnily enough based on today’s buzz being frozen for the draft that player that slips to 4 is FOS.

Yeah and potentially he is the one.

But isn’t he slipping because of perceived lack of effort/commitment and poor interviews?

(Or the rumour is he is)

Whereas Tauru is projecting as a raw talent who had a massive impact late whilst carrying an undiagnosed back stress fracture and has a sky high potential.

 

[Horace]

Well its nice to know that draft picks are now known as "assets'. Must give potential draftees a warm and fuzzy feeling deep inside, that terminology.

Anyway, on a Balance Sheet, there are always liabilities as well.

I'm looking forward to *essendon and port adelaide, sharing all the future "liabilities" between them, in equal measure. That's what those two clubs deserve.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Sure.

Or the fact the link has been strong since before trade period tends to point to the fact your deadset on this kid

They don’t have a legit source. It was said we were interested according to Cal Twomey and it’s merely been parroted ever since. Did Cal ask Brady? No? So he doesn’t know.

 

[shinboner magic]

And funnily enough based on today’s buzz being frozen for the draft that player that slips to 4 is FOS.

LDU levels

 

[Lomas]

Regardless of who the player is, it seems increasingly obvious that the player we are likely to take at 2 will be available at 4. If we’re set on taking said player (whether people agree on the player or not) any asset we pick up by sliding back is a bonus. A F2 seems worthwhile, particularly if it allows us to get back into the top 30 of this years draft.

Having that F2 allows us to trade our F2 too. If we still have it, I’ve lost track.

 

[backtothedraft]

Having that F2 allows us to trade our F2 too. If we still have it, I’ve lost track.

We’d be able to trade both F2 and could look to enter the draft in the early 20s perhaps targeting one of GWS’ picks. As was previously suggested in this thread sliding back from 4 again could be a viable option and getting another asset. Plenty of options if we’re willing to be open minded

 

[Lomas]

We’d be able to trade both F2 and could look to enter the draft in the early 20s perhaps targeting one of GWS’ picks. As was previously suggested in this thread sliding back from 4 again could be a viable option and getting another asset. Plenty of options if we’re willing to be open minded

Or we could trade out F1 and F2 to Richmond

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Yeah and potentially he is the one.

But isn’t he slipping because of perceived lack of effort/commitment and poor interviews?

(Or the rumour is he is)

Whereas Tauru is projecting as a raw talent who had a massive impact late whilst carrying an undiagnosed back stress fracture and has a sky high potential.

He won’t slip much further but both have their pros and cons.

 

[stavro#4]

He won’t slip much further but both have their pros and cons.

Look mate. I just want Tauru taken and I get one of those mids and I haven’t lost a future first to do so

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Having that F2 allows us to trade our F2 too. If we still have it, I’ve lost track.

Second rounders and future second rounders are like the most toxic form of pass the parcel for North. Just assume we don’t have one in 25, or any other year for that matter.

 

[hsquid]

They don’t have a legit source. It was said we were interested according to Cal Twomey and it’s merely been parroted ever since. Did Cal ask Brady? No? So he doesn’t know.

Not true. We have live footage of Brady planning for the draft.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Getting anything from the Crows (2XF3) and drafting Langford at 4 would be shrewd.

Then attaching one of those future thirds with our F1st for Tauru.

Walk away with two powerful and dynamic 190cm+ players.