Hot take but I wouldn't be mad with Kako over Smilie or Trainor
Which might be proven correct in 5 years.
I think Kako has the lowest floor in this entire draft pool.
The problem with Smillie is, he has one of the highest ceilings, which is what recruiters will often favour at the pointy end.
I've no doubt Kako is going to be an AA caliber small forward.
I think his floor as a minimum, is going to be a Willie Rioli level small.
His ceiling is a Cyril/Eddie Betts - the best small forward in the comp.
In fact I think it more likely he's on the Cyril end, than the W.Rioli end of the scale. He just has too many intangibles, he's too clean, too damaging, too powerful not to be a complete nightmare at AFL level.
He's got the body shape that he's going to fill out into pocket rocket like Boomer/Papley also.
I will be very interested to see where Twoomey places him in a few weeks.
If he's well inside the top 10 (which is a possibility given Nick Watson went at #5 last year and Isaac is having arguably a better season), then it is going to be an interesting decision for us.
If he is outside the top 10, we need to do anything we can to get in a position to take him. It would be absolutely criminal if he landed at a finals team. Akin to when Cyril landed at the Hawks.
In fact, he could actually land at the Hawks and a Kako/Watson combo would be sickening.
He's is the one player in and around the top 10 that absolutely nails shut one of our biggest list needs, in his playing style, athletic profile etc.
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