Preview 2024 National Draft Preview Thread

[Reagan Smash]

Pick 2 is a premium pick.
Top shelf. Black label
You want it? Pay for it and not with some average picks that will net us the Ben Hobbs and Eramus’s etc of this draft

 

[giantroo]

 

[tommy_uman]

I'm sold.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

from a list balance perspective he is a far better fit compared to Tauru imo.

 

[Passmore]

It's ok mate I hadn't actually heard of the apparent offer of 2 and a F1 for 6&11 until I googled it.
Surely North wouldn't do something that crazy with swaps.

I’m not sure if it’s an actual offer or just musings from footy writers looking for content. Nothing from the club has actually said we’d look at doing that. Just that we’d look at trades for 2 and/or F1.

 

[MagicDaw]

from a list balance perspective he is a far better fit compared to Tauru imo.

Both would be nice, but as another poster mentioned before, Tauru does have similar trades to BGZ.
Maybe it's all smoke and mirrors by us and we are after Armstrong and Smilie?

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

from a list balance perspective he is a far better fit compared to Tauru imo.

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

The one thing I am most confused about in the proposed trade of 2 + F1 for 6 + 11 is why we wouldn't be demanding pick 10 instead of 11? Are we really going to let Richmond pick the 2 best mids in the draft and then let them have the pick before us at 10 which they are guaranteed to take Armstrong or whichever best key position player we don't take at 6? So we trade pick 2 + F1 and end up with Tauru and someone like Lindsay or Travaglia? Our F1 for another mid or flanker? Makes zero sense

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

The one thing I am most confused about in the proposed trade of 2 + F1 for 6 + 11 is why we wouldn't be demanding pick 10 instead of 11? Are we really going to let Richmond pick the 2 best mids in the draft and then let them have the pick before us at 10 which they are guaranteed to take Armstrong or whichever best key position player we don't take at 6? So we trade pick 2 + F1 and end up with Tauru and someone like Lindsay or Travaglia? Our F1 for another mid or flanker? Makes zero sense

In saying that, surely we could get a deal with Melbourne or Saints that is more preferable if that's the case. 2 + F1 for 5 + 9 or 7 + 8.

 

[Footywizard]

Another delusional Tiger supporter...

Again, if you could somehow compute this into your tiny little brain. You are not getting pick 2 for picks 6 & 18. It will be 6 & 10 or 11 or it will be nothing.

We’ll be just fine with pick 2 so buzz off back to your own board and don’t come back.

Hey relax no need to call him stupid. I personally think there’s no way we get 6 and 10 or 11 for 2. He’s smack on the money.
Just because you don’t like what someone is saying doesn’t mean it’s not on the money

 

[r_boy]

I like Tauru. He projects as a key forward I reckon

 

[LB2Snake]

Hey relax no need to call him stupid. I personally think there’s no way we get 6 and 10 or 11 for 2. He’s smack on the money.
Just because you don’t like what someone is saying doesn’t mean it’s not on the money

Then we 100% should walk away. Why isn’t 2 worth 6+10/11? Has been worth that or more in other drafts. There’s no guarantees this is a better draft than previous. There’s no dominant forward or KP player for a start. Premierships are built around those types.
Armstrong and Tauru sound like our targets, if we can’t achieve it why would we do it?

 

[Footywizard]

Then we 100% should walk away. Why isn’t 2 worth 6+10/11? Has been worth that or more in other drafts. There’s no guarantees this is a better draft than previous. There’s no dominant forward or KP player for a start. Premierships are built around those types.
Armstrong and Tauru sound like our targets, if we can’t achieve it why would we do it?

1-Because we are the ones desperate to shop it.
2- you can throw a hat over the top end…..there’s no standout.

Unfortunately for us….which seems to happen in every situation….its not in our favour.

 

[Junk yard]

1-Because we are the ones desperate to shop it.
2- you can throw a hat over the top end…..there’s no standout.

Unfortunately for us….which seems to happen in every situation….its not in our favour.

makes sense to take the best tall at 6, instead of two and have another late first.

 

[Bren]

How many list spots are available now? I think I seen Coops re-signed?

 

[DuckYeah]

I don’t mind north like I don’t mind saints but you guys need belief I actually don’t think your bottom four next year but that’s me. Also some posters in here want Jagga??? I don’t see how that helps you but okay. 6&11 you get the two best key position players we get Lalor and FOS. I dare say it’s the best offer available unless Melbourne pull the dirty absolute basket case of a club.

There we go. Found one sensible Richmond supporter who sees the 2 for 6 n 11 as a fair and reasonable trade, good onya

 

[LB2Snake]

There we go. Found one sensible Richmond supporter who sees the 2 for 6 n 11 as a fair and reasonable trade, good onya

The only problem with 6 AND 11, that I can see, is we have the Demons picking before us and then Tigers picking before us, and they could both take Armstrong AND Tauru. That’s an issue if that’s what we’ve manoeuvred to try and achieve.

 

[Footywizard]

makes sense to take the best tall at 6, instead of two and have another late first.

Yep agree bud

 

[THE_GUN]

The only problem with 6 AND 11, that I can see, is we have the Demons picking before us and then Tigers picking before us, and they could both take Armstrong AND Tauru. That’s an issue if that’s what we’ve manoeuvred to try and achieve.

If a deal gets done with Richmond im pretty sure these things would be discussed and agreed upon who the target is.
I doubt Richmond would look at Armstrong to be honest all the noise has been about Faull / J.Whitlock

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

The only problem with 6 AND 11, that I can see, is we have the Demons picking before us and then Tigers picking before us, and they could both take Armstrong AND Tauru. That’s an issue if that’s what we’ve manoeuvred to try and achieve.

If we held 6 and 11 but Melbourne took Armstrong at 5, then we could still take Tauru at 6. We don't have to miss out on both of them just because Melbourne left a decent mid on the table.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

If a deal gets done with Richmond im pretty sure these things would be discussed and agreed upon who the target is.
I doubt Richmond would look at Armstrong to be honest all the noise has been about Faull / J.Whitlock

Hmmm... the last time Richmond took the 4th or 5th tall forward, they ended up with the best one by far. 2006, Richmond got Jack Riewoldt at 13 after Scott Gumbleton, Lachie Hansen, Mitch Thorp, and Anrejs Everitt had all been selected. Ben Reid, Nathan Brown and James Frawley also went before Riewoldt but played almost exclusively as key defenders.

 

[Its a Process]

If we held 6 and 11 but Melbourne took Armstrong at 5, then we could still take Tauru at 6. We don't have to miss out on both of them just because Melbourne left a decent mid on the table.

Surely Melbourne are going to go for mids - extraordinary skinny midfield with Harmes, Brayshaw and Jordan gone and some element of doubt over both Oliver and Petracca.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

If we held 6 and 11 but Melbourne took Armstrong at 5, then we could still take Tauru at 6. We don't have to miss out on both of them just because Melbourne left a decent mid on the table.

This is my stab in the dark…

Brisbane: Ashcroft (bid)
Richmond: Lalor
Richmond: FOS
Carlton: Smith
Adelaide: Draper
Melbourne:Reid
North:Tauru
Essendon:Kako (stk bid)
St Kilda:Smillie
St Kilda:Travaglia
Melbourne:Armstrong
Gold Coast: Lombard (rich bid)
Richmond: Allen
North: Berry/Trainor/Shanahan

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

I’m not sure if you realise, but your post has a smiley face and ‘raper’ due to the auto emoji. Luckily it doesn’t come up on quotes, but still worth correcting.

Edit: it does come up on posting

I just realised. Edited. Thank you

 

[Crow till I die]

Sorry for intruding but if North are considering a trade down with richmond, i wonder if a trade with Adelaide first could work. Where we obtain a F2 and then trade 4 + f2 for 2 (keeping north inside the recognised top 4 players in this draft) which would offer north an extra pick and then they look to trade 4 with richmond for 6 + 18 so you get 6 + 18 + f2 for 2 in the wash.

Personally if i was North i'd hold 2 and grab one of FOS, Lalor, Draper or Smith and keep boosting the midfield.

Thanks in advance and looking forward to the boards thoughts?