Preview 2024 National Draft Preview Thread

[The Nostradamus]

Better get used to it, GC have another big lot of talented academy kids coming through in 2024 & 2025.

They need to change the academy rules asap

Only match bids outside top 40 for all academies not just vic ones

 

[The Nostradamus]

Jayden Nyugen would make a great small defender, dashing, makes good decision.

Kako...we can't miss again on a clever, crumbling and pressure small forward.

Worried about them being Essendon NGA...whatever, they won't change the NGA rules this year so suffer in ya jocks scum, don't think they'll be there at pick 41, at least not Kako.

Smillie was average, not bad but not great maybe the conditions regardless, if he is to be No.1, he should have been better.

Jagga continues to prove to me he is the best pure midfielder in this state at least. Yeah he has defensive deficiencies but he's a distributor not a grunt.

Trainor and Shanahan would be great targets.

Bring on Country v SA

Kako hopefully at our second pick in the 20s

 

[Fart Cummings]

rough day for Smillie guys

 

[kangatragic]

River Stevens

 

[Groucho]

Goal to River

 

[roos_fanatic08]

How’d trainor go?

Didn’t have much of an impact. The first half was pretty wet and he dropped a few marks that he’d usually swallow. Little bit less composed from compared to previous outings.

They need to change the academy rules asap

Only match bids outside top 40 for all academies not just vic ones

They won’t do that for GC/Syd/GWS or Brisbane. They’ve invested too much in those areas and the AFL wants to see the reward for that continual investment. The best you can hope for is that they have a cap on the number they can take or the remove the 20% discount.

Kako hopefully at our second pick in the 20s

Would be ideal but I’m certain he’ll get taken closer to 10 than 20.

 

[shinboner magic]

NGA should not be able to be matched inside the top 10 for anyone

 

[Nate1993]

River seems to around it, but not getting in to get it. Naturally moves well, slight of frame but seems agile

 

[JGreezy]

If nobody really separates themselves, or if that player has more value to other sides than us, then we should be trading back.

 

[kangatragic]

River seems to around it, but not getting in to get it. Naturally moves well, slight of frame but seems agile

Definitely covering a lot of ground.

 

[nelroo]

So Rivers strengths are said to be agility, elite kick, good tank, reads the play well, smart and tough as nails. Good signs.

Very slight and underdeveloped body so lots to like for the future..

 

[The Nostradamus]

If nobody really separates themselves, or if that player has more value to other sides than us, then we should be trading back.

Smillie has already separated himself in the first half of the year

He can coast now

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Two of my favourites in this draft Langford and Travaglia are having an impact on this game. Travaglia is completely blanketing Evan Bradley who was one of SA’s best in their first game.

 

[giantroo]

Vic Metro too strong for Allies in wet conditions -
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1147907

 

[nelroo]

Welsh is fat.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

He can coast now

Coasting is his biggest problem. There isn’t that much intensity about him, especially defensively.

Smith is quickly catching him and I’m tipping O’Sullivan will do the same once he gets back on the park.

 

[DesertRoo]

Smillie has already separated himself in the first half of the year

He can coast now

He’ll fit right in at north..

 

[The Nostradamus]

Coasting is his biggest problem. There isn’t that much intensity about him, especially defensively.

Smith is quickly catching him and I’m tipping O’Sullivan will do the same once he gets back on the park.

Doubt it

smith won’t catch him, just an accumulator with little hurt factor

Smillie is number 1 even if he doesn’t play rest of the year

 

[desie]

They need to change the academy rules asap

Only match bids outside top 40 for all academies not just vic ones

Because the clubs are going to continue investing their own money into the northern academies so they can get access to no one who’s any good.

Makes sense.

 

[King Hansen]

Doubt it

smith won’t catch him, just an accumulator with little hurt factor

Smillie is number 1 even if he doesn’t play rest of the year

Going to be wrong like you were with Wardlaw and ttastasdasa

 

[The Nostradamus]

Because the clubs are going to continue investing their own money into the northern academies so they can get access to no one who’s any good.

Makes sense.

Afl should be the ones investing the money not clubs

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Doubt it

smith won’t catch him, just an accumulator with little hurt factor

Smillie is number 1 even if he doesn’t play rest of the year

Smith had far more hurt factor than Smillie in the first half today.

Talking to people in the industry I can guarantee you that Smillie isn’t the certain number 1. As I’ve mentioned there is big concerns about his defensive efforts, his ability to cover the ground and what his game translates to at AFL level considering he isn’t a huge contested player.

 

[kangatragic]

River Stevens not getting a lot of it but gee he has a massive tank. Doesn't stop running and has been burnt by his teammates a few times when he was free up forward

 

[Souup]

Smith had far more hurt factor than Smillie in the first half today.

Talking to people in the industry I can guarantee you that Smillie isn’t the certain number 1. As I’ve mentioned there is big concerns about his defensive efforts, his ability to cover the ground and what his game translates to at AFL level considering he isn’t a huge contested player.

FO'S.

 

[The_General#1]

rough day for Smillie guys

I tuned it on in the last qtr. Dis he get injured or was he just quiet?