Preview 2024 National Draft Preview Thread Part Deux

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[My Left Foote]

What are the odds that we were one of the 2 clubs that didn't speak with them?

Not the Kings or McKays: Meet the anti-twin big men who had 16 AFL clubs visit their country home

Matt and Jack Whitlock were born two minutes apart, are each almost 200 centimetres tall and will be first-round picks in the AFL draft – but they want to be known for more than being twins.

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It was reported recently that we’d been speaking to a lot of players around that late first round range. I’d be very surprised if we haven’t spoken to both of them.

 

[Lomas]

I'd like to see ancestry dot com weigh in on this.

 

[shinboner magic]

It was reported recently that we’d been speaking to a lot of players around that late first round range. I’d be very surprised if we haven’t spoken to both of them.

But Brady doesn’t like tall guys

 

[My Left Foote]

I no longer thank we are sliding back to 6 or 7. We are taking this kid at 2, or at best 4.

In a draft where there isn’t a clear number one the media need someone to create some hype around in the lead up to draft night and a blonde haired, high-flying Swede with a catchy nickname ticks a lot of boxes for them. I’m not convinced we take him.

 

[My Left Foote]

But Brady doesn’t like tall guys

Yes, but Will Thursfield does.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Hard to get too excited until we know if we’ll be using Pick 2 or two other completely different picks on the night.

I’d love us to use 2 but also trade our future first out for a couple of other top 15 picks on the night. That would be fun.

 

[roos 10]

Hard to get too excited until we know if we’ll be using Pick 2 or two other completely different picks on the night.

I’d love us to use 2 but also trade our future first out for a couple of other top 15 picks on the night. That would be fun.

On tigs board saying they knocked back 2 and future 1st for 6/11 please

 

[The Nostradamus]

Tigs supporters are delusional

 

[ohmygewd]

Could wing be an option for Jagga? The Ollie Hollands role, similar build?

No, waste of this talented on baller, imo.
Not often do you find a kid at u17 then u18 dominate, consistently find the ball, read the tap work, read the play, slippery and always constantly moving and such a sharp football brain...if he can adjust to the speed of the AFL game, whoever drafts him will have a star in the making.
Slight frame, whatever that's what strength and condition coaches are there for.

 

[krakouers]

Is it just me or are they really trying to get him in the first 5 picks?

 

[Karanicolas]

If we draft him, we will need to bring in Gunny Highway to toughen him up.

 

[NMFC49]

Is it just me or are they really trying to get him in the first 5 picks?

Pretty bloody obvious. Tauru is the side story. Ashcroft will be the headline.

 

[perplexed]

It's probably whether you prefer two players in this draft or two players next year. Clearly the hype is for this year & we have to stop drafting players eventually.

I see it more as borrowing money to spend up on luxury goods when the pantry is empty.

 

[Merlin007]

Imagine if their only job was to say in interviews pick trades need to be good for us. Probably why nobody has any idea who we might draft.

Mate I didn’t intend it to be a
shot at thursfield, who I reckon is doing a good job; my gripe is - like many others I suspect - how the whole thing is dragged out as click bait. I mean a trade period that goes for 2 weeks and anything of substance gets done in the last 30 minutes? Great for Riley and Cal but for the rest of us ….