Preview 2024 National Draft Preview Thread

[LB2Snake]

If that’s the case should just use 2 on him. It’s not that much of a reach.
But yeah I’m sure there scoping out every possibility.
Hold the pick until draft night then you will see who’s real keen when the whips are cracking

Yeah I agree. Tauru looks like he could be unbelievable. I’m all in on him.
I do like my idea, , of trying to trade our F1 for Crows 4. Don’t think it’d be straight swap, but think it’s got merit. We might need to sweeten the deal…..sounds nuts I know.

 

[Passmore]

Carlton want Draper. They’ve got no shot either way.

Carlton want O’Sullivan, Smith , Lalor and Draper so I’ve read. campaigners can’t have them all.

 

[Passmore]

Yeah I agree. Tauru looks like he could be unbelievable. I’m all in on him.
I do like my idea, , of trying to trade our F1 for Crows 4. Don’t think it’d be straight swap, but think it’s got merit. We might need to sweeten the deal…..sounds nuts I know.

I love your idea.

 

[Footywizard]

Yeah I agree. Tauru looks like he could be unbelievable. I’m all in on him.
I do like my idea, , of trying to trade our F1 for Crows 4. Don’t think it’d be straight swap, but think it’s got merit. We might need to sweeten the deal…..sounds nuts I know.

Doesn’t sound nuts……but I’m not sure the crows are in a position to miss an early pick this year. Not sure we’d have enough sugar to sweeten this deal lol

 

[LB2Snake]

Carlton want Draper. They’ve got no shot either way.

Do they? I thought they wanted FOS.
This is where shit could get crazy on draft night. Crows should be the spot we are targeting. We’d need Tigers to be all in on FOS for my plan to come fruition. Would see Lalor slide but right where Tigers would want him too. We should be talking to Richmond about helping them get the 2 players they want and them helping us get ours.
Tigers take FOS
We take Tauru
Blues take Draper
Crows?? - our F1 and F2/F3
We take Langford/Armstrong
Dees take -Lalor/Langford
Tigers take - Lalor
Saints - Smith
Saints - who cares.

 

[LB2Snake]

I love your idea.

Don’t tell the crows. I could be saving Richmond 2 top 10 picks here. Maybe they could throw us 23 somehow.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Do they? I thought they wanted FOS.
This is where shit could get crazy on draft night. Crows should be the spot we are targeting. We’d need Tigers to be all in on FOS for my plan to come fruition. Would see Lalor slide but right where Tigers would want him too. We should be talking to Richmond about helping them get the 2 players they want and them helping us get ours.
Tigers take FOS
We take Tauru
Blues take Draper
Crows?? - our F1 and F2/F3
We take Langford/Armstrong
Dees take -Lalor/Langford
Tigers take - Lalor
Saints - Smith
Saints - who cares.

No way Smith gets to Saints. I would rather get Smith/FOS/Lalor at 2 than reach for Alix.

 

[spurs]

Carlton want Draper. They’ve got no shot either way.

I want Draper

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Been back and watched a fair bit more footage of Tauru. I understand the excitement, especially with his contested marking, competitiveness and athletic profile but for mine I’ll be really disappointed if we reach for him with a pick inside the top 15 let alone the top 5.

As a forward he doesn’t have the natural forward instincts and craft to be a gun at AFL level. I think those traits are integral for a key forward to be successful. In recent years I can’t think of one raw athletic tall who has gone on to be a gun key forward that didn’t have heaps of exposure as a forward in juniors? Maybe Aaron Naughton

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Aaron Naughton

Age

25

Ht

196cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

4.9

5star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

6.3

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.3

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

0.8

1star

G

0.5

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.0

1star

might be the only exception.

I really rate his marking and closing speed in the back half but his kicking is dead set below average. You can’t be spending premium picks on kids that can’t kick regardless of athletic profile and potential upside.

 

[The Talent Scout]

NM Out: #2 & #F2
NM In: #10, #11, #23.
RICH In: #2 & NM F2.
RICH Out: #10, #11 & #23

Personally don't like trading out F1 rather F2 to get back into this draft.
Picks 6 & 10 would be ideal for #2 but l think the Tiggers will want another top 10 pick before Saints 7 & 8 picks.
If this scenario plays out:
#10 - Allan/Lindsay.
#11 - Trainor/Tauru.
#23 - Gerreyn/Shanahan.

Well ohmygewd that is certainly different! You must remember that Brady has said that we would be available to trade back a few spots if we got the right deal, our player might not be there in this scenario, I think 8 spots is a little much.

 

[chubbspeterson]

If we don’t take Tauru at 2 I’m tipping he’s gone at 5 to the Dees.
Hope we are exploring a way to get 4 and some change off the crows. Wondering if we’ve floated our F1 to the crows. Surely we have. Puts them in a great spot possibly for Sharp next year. They’d listen you’d think.
2 and 4 would be a decent haul to play with. FOS and Tauru.
Even Tauru and Armstrong.
Tauru and Langford.

Rival clubs would just be guessing on what we might do. We might be keen on Tauru at pick 11-14 for all we know, or maybe it's misdirection and we lowkey want Armstrong/Shanahan/J Whitlock/Trainor. Lots of games being played.
I think Dees take one of Langford/Smillie/M Reid at pick 5, getting a better quality mid and go for a tall at pick 9.

 

[LB2Snake]

That would be a great scenario for us, but it would cost Adelaide any shot at Draper this year, and no guarantee they get Sharp next year.

It’s a dream theory I know.

 

[Sphynx]

So not that different to Will Phillips...

No, more like trading Wardlaw.

He had genuine value at the time.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Rival clubs would just be guessing on what we might do. We might be keen on Tauru at pick 11-14 for all we know, or maybe it's misdirection and we lowkey want Armstrong/Shanahan/J Whitlock/Trainor. Lots of games being played.
I think Dees take one of Langford/Smillie/M Reid at pick 5, getting a better quality mid and go for a tall at pick 9.

You may be giving Rawlings, Viney and Thursfield a little too much credit.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Seriously, why the **** do they let some crap like this go to print. That trade is a joke or he is a Richmond or afl head office supporter

WILL TIGERS, ROOS DO A PICK SWAP?​

Much intrigue remains over whether Richmond and North Melbourne will do a deal which could land the Tigers the first two picks in this year’s national draft.

It is believed that the Kangaroos are open to trading pick two and a future first-round selection to Richmond, in exchange for picks six and 11 in this year’s draft.

Such a deal would still leave the Tigers with seven early selections this year — at picks 1, 2, 10, 19, 20, 23 and 24 — along with two first-round picks next year.

Could the Tigers be planning a major move? Picture: Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos via Getty Images
It would also give North Melbourne access to a second high-end talent in this year’s bumper draft as the club looks to accelerate its rebuild.

The Kangaroos have said publicly that they would “entertain a slide” from pick two, with their focus not being on some of the high-end midfielders at the pointy end of this draft.

North Melbourne has been heavily linked to Gippsland Power utility Alix Tauru, who the Kangaroos could likely still snag at pick six.

 

[DuckYeah]

Seriously, why the **** do they let some crap like this go to print. That trade is a joke or he is a Richmond or afl head office supporter

WILL TIGERS, ROOS DO A PICK SWAP?​

Much intrigue remains over whether Richmond and North Melbourne will do a deal which could land the Tigers the first two picks in this year’s national draft.

It is believed that the Kangaroos are open to trading pick two and a future first-round selection to Richmond, in exchange for picks six and 11 in this year’s draft.

Such a deal would still leave the Tigers with seven early selections this year — at picks 1, 2, 10, 19, 20, 23 and 24 — along with two first-round picks next year.

Could the Tigers be planning a major move? Picture: Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos via Getty Images
It would also give North Melbourne access to a second high-end talent in this year’s bumper draft as the club looks to accelerate its rebuild.

The Kangaroos have said publicly that they would “entertain a slide” from pick two, with their focus not being on some of the high-end midfielders at the pointy end of this draft.

North Melbourne has been heavily linked to Gippsland Power utility Alix Tauru, who the Kangaroos could likely still snag at pick six.

Trawling BF for opinions

 

[Only Forwards]

I want Draper

I don't tend to watch a lot of draft vids.

The ones I have of him I reckon he looks a lot like Wardlaw with his intent.

2 players like Wardlaw would make us chaotically good.

If we retain pick two he is who I want.

 

[Kanga Glory]

 

[dazzledavey36]

Rival clubs would just be guessing on what we might do. We might be keen on Tauru at pick 11-14 for all we know, or maybe it's misdirection and we lowkey want Armstrong/Shanahan/J Whitlock/Trainor. Lots of games being played.
I think Dees take one of Langford/Smillie/M Reid at pick 5, getting a better quality mid and go for a tall at pick 9.

Yep, you can absolutely bank that we will take a mid at pick 5.

 

[XU1-ROO]

What pick would Tauru, Armstrong, Trainor worth or think they will go at

 

[The Nostradamus]

What pick would Tauru, Armstrong, Trainor worth or think they will go at

6-12 range

 

[krakouers]

Trawling BF for opinions

*Trawling one board on BF for options

Our first this AND next year? For pick 6 & 11?
Someone has been smoking something

 

[LB2Snake]

What pick would Tauru, Armstrong, Trainor worth or think they will go at

10,11 and 15 IMO

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Seriously, why the **** do they let some crap like this go to print. That trade is a joke or he is a Richmond or afl head office supporter

WILL TIGERS, ROOS DO A PICK SWAP?​

Much intrigue remains over whether Richmond and North Melbourne will do a deal which could land the Tigers the first two picks in this year’s national draft.

It is believed that the Kangaroos are open to trading pick two and a future first-round selection to Richmond, in exchange for picks six and 11 in this year’s draft.

Such a deal would still leave the Tigers with seven early selections this year — at picks 1, 2, 10, 19, 20, 23 and 24 — along with two first-round picks next year.

Could the Tigers be planning a major move? Picture: Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos via Getty Images
It would also give North Melbourne access to a second high-end talent in this year’s bumper draft as the club looks to accelerate its rebuild.

The Kangaroos have said publicly that they would “entertain a slide” from pick two, with their focus not being on some of the high-end midfielders at the pointy end of this draft.

North Melbourne has been heavily linked to Gippsland Power utility Alix Tauru, who the Kangaroos could likely still snag at pick six.

That one is mind-numbingly stupid.

 

[The_General#1]

6-12 range

Taru or Armstrong would be sweeeeeet.