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[Ura]

Not saying all those players will be better than all of this year's mids. Of course they won't. But all were higher rated in their draft years. It is time to invest elsewhere on the field.

Yes, Duursma won't be a full time mid, you only need one or two of these, but we would be expecting him to spend most of his time there or we wouldn't have drafted him.

Duurs had the view long term of pinch hit in the mid maybe high half forward. He will be scary good if he develops as he should and drags his oppenent into the square. I think With a player like Tauru if he develops as a forward him and Duurs wilkl be a great contested marking pair. Both with capacity to move up higher on the ground.

 

[roos 10]

Port trying to move to pick 10

Might be
Rich out 6/10
In 2/ future north 2nd

Port out 13/29
In 10/62

North out 2 / future 2nd
In 6/13/29

That would be nice

 

[perplexed]

Duurs had the view long term of pinch hit in the mid maybe high half forward. He will be scary good if he develops as he should and drags his oppenent into the square. I think With a player like Tauru if he develops as a forward him and Duurs wilkl be a great contested marking pair. Both with capacity to move up higher on the ground.

I may be on my own here. But I don't really see Duursma as a contested marking forward. He will take some classics, but he relies on his leap more than his size, and as a forward he will get bigger opponents who regularly body him off the line or stop him jumping. I think he will be more dangerous floating into contests on the wing like Nat Fyfe used to - Jordan Dawson is a similar around the ground marking threat. Just needs a couple of serious pre-seasons.

 

[LB2Snake]

I may be on my own here. But I don't really see Duursma as a contested marking forward. He will take some classics, but he relies on his leap more than his size, and as a forward he will get bigger opponents who regularly body him off the line or stop him jumping. I think he will be more dangerous floating into contests on the wing like Nat Fyfe used to - Jordan Dawson is a similar around the ground marking threat. Just needs a couple of serious pre-seasons.

We’d take peak Nat Fyfe wouldn’t we. Love that. I have always agree with the Hird comparison. But Fyfe and Hird both a bit similar at their best. I like the Fyfe thoughts

 

[NMFC TID]

Port trying to move to pick 10

Might be
Rich out 6/10
In 2/ future north 2nd

Port out 13/29
In 10/62

North out 2 / future 2nd
In 6/13/29

That would be nice

Wonder who they are after…. Armstrong?

 

[roos 10]

Wonder who they are after…. Armstrong?

Someone said bo Allen they want get in front of west toast

 

[LB2Snake]

Port trying to move to pick 10

Might be
Rich out 6/10
In 2/ future north 2nd

Port out 13/29
In 10/62

North out 2 / future 2nd
In 6/13/29

That would be nice

I really do feel like we are giving up a fair bit, but always interesting to see what could happen. Like that we end up with 29 as well though.
Where was this posted roos 10 ?
Tigers supporters will say it’s too much you’d think. Pick 2 is the same as pick 6 in this draft, apparently. Or even if pick 2 better than 6, not worth giving up another mid/late first rounder to move up for. I don’t agree. Big difference in pick 2 and pick 6 to me.

 

[roos 10]

I really do feel like we are giving up a fair bit, but always interesting to see what could happen.
Where was this posted roos 10 ?
Tigers supporters will say it’s too much you’d think. Pick 2 is the same as pick 6 in this draft, apparently. Or even if pick 2 better than 6, not worth giving up another mid/late first rounder to move up for. I don’t agree. Big difference in pick 2 and pick 6 to me.

Some one on port board said port looking moving up to 10 for Allen and I just trying work out what the deal would be

 

[Shinboner1]

Port trying to move to pick 10

Might be
Rich out 6/10
In 2/ future north 2nd

Port out 13/29
In 10/62

North out 2 / future 2nd
In 6/13/29

That would be nice

We'd have to delist someone to the rookie list unless we're going to take Stevens with 29..

 

[LB2Snake]

Some one on port board said port looking moving up to 10 for Allen and I just trying work out what the deal would be

Oh righto. I think tigers want to somehow magically keep pick 6 but still have pick 2. Because there’s not much difference in pick 2 and 6

 

[LB2Snake]

We'd have to delist someone to the rookie list unless we're going to take Stevens with 29..

Nostra could be right and we aren’t necessarily definitely taking Stevens.
29 is Gerryn territory. Or he may be gone by then.

 

[The Dingrel]

My answer is no.

Prefer one of the gun mids at 2 or Armstrong if we split!

 

[roospur]

Nostra could be right and we aren’t necessarily definitely taking Stevens.
29 is Gerryn territory. Or he may be gone by then.

We are 1 million% taking River

 

[sacrilecious]

Alix Tauru seems a lock now to be the first key position player taken in the upcoming national draft. Here we see one of his most impressive performances for the season, particularly in the air where he was dominant and disruptive consistently taking intercept marks throughout the game. We also saw where his area for improvement will need to come with his disposal and decision making causing a couple of costly turnovers.

An elite Intercept mark with poor decision making and disposal?? Absolute fools gold

 

[trooroo4life]

Nostra could be right and we aren’t necessarily definitely taking Stevens.
29 is Gerryn territory. Or he may be gone by then.

Twomey just said today we’d be nominating River before the deadline. We are picking him, we were never not going to pick him.

 

[gustaaf]

At first I thought the Saints were a good option to split #2 with by also using our F2, but I've since read that they currently only have 30 on their senior list and need to get to the minimum 36 with only 4 draft picks available. Undoubtedly they have their eyes on some delisted players including Curtis Taylor

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Curtis Taylor

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1star

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3.0

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HB

3.0

3star

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1.5

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

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6.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

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3.0

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1.5

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, but I doubt they would reduce the number of picks they take into this draft under those circumstances.

I'm still hoping we can find a way to split #2 on our terms because I don't want to burn our F1 on a pick in the mid teens. Our F1 is valuable and I think we'll regret frivolously trading it away. A three way deal might be the most likely way we end up splitting our #2.

 

[Ura]

I may be on my own here. But I don't really see Duursma as a contested marking forward. He will take some classics, but he relies on his leap more than his size, and as a forward he will get bigger opponents who regularly body him off the line or stop him jumping. I think he will be more dangerous floating into contests on the wing like Nat Fyfe used to - Jordan Dawson is a similar around the ground marking threat. Just needs a couple of serious pre-seasons.

I will agree with you on that. I would hope over time he develops more body work not to rely on spacing for his marks. In his Jnrs I was always surprised how open he got so often. I think he has high footy IQ, elite vertical and clean hands.

 

[Ura]

An elite Intercept mark with poor decision making and disposal?? Absolute fools gold

I would hope that’s where his development comes from. I would suggest we will see him as a forward. Decision making of when to jump and spoil and timing is elite. As a 1:1 defender he rarely losses. I could almost see similar to Mac Andrew for me.

 

[sacrilecious]

I would hope that’s where his development comes from. I would suggest we will see him as a forward. Decision making of when to jump and spoil and timing is elite. As a 1:1 defender he rarely losses. I could almost see similar to Mac Andrew for me.

Sounds like forward would suit his skill set better. How is his set shot? Decision making/footy IQ and skills aren't things you can train to get from poor to elite imo.
If we want that interceptor would much prefer Trainor

 

[aussierulesrules]

At first I thought the Saints were a good option to split #2 with by also using our F2, but I've since read that they currently only have 30 on their senior list and need to get to the minimum 36 with only 4 draft picks available. Undoubtedly they have their eyes on some delisted players including Curtis Taylor, but I doubt they would reduce the number of picks they take into this draft under those circumstances.

I'm still hoping we can find a way to split #2 on our terms because I don't want to burn our F1 on a pick in the mid teens. Our F1 is valuable and I think we'll regret frivolously trading it away. A three way deal might be the most likely way we end up splitting our #2.

We have picks 7, 8, 32 and 47, but we also have our two NGA guys, Cole and Hoffman, and F/S Peckett, so we’ll probably be taking 6, or maybe even 7, from the national draft, if they get bid on there.

I think a swap of say 7 and our F1 for 2 and your F2 could work really well for both parties.

You guys presumably get your man Tarau at 7 and can perhaps trade back into the first round or so with our F1, and we get to grab one of the guys with speed and skill from the pointy end of the draft, which we badly need to compliment what is likely to be a terribly one-paced midfield next year.

I think everyone wins and goes away happy with that.

You guys get to move up from R2 to R1 next year, just for moving back to get the guy you actually want this year.

While we move back from R1 to R2 next year, to move up this year to get the guy we want.

 

[the big lebowski]

We have picks 7, 8, 32 and 47, but we also have our two NGA guys, Cole and Hoffman, and F/S Peckett, so we’ll probably be taking 6, or maybe even 7, from the national draft, if they get bid on there.

I think a swap of say 7 and our F1 for 2 and your F2 could work really well for both parties.

You guys presumably get your man Tarau at 7 and can perhaps trade back into the first round or so with our F1, and we get to grab one of the guys with speed and skill from the pointy end of the draft, which we badly need to compliment what is likely to be a terribly one-paced midfield next year.

I think everyone wins and goes away happy with that.

You guys get to move up from R2 to R1 next year, just for moving back to get the guy you actually want this year.

While we move back from R1 to R2 next year, to move up this year to get the guy we want.

If we do split 2 that would be a fair outcome agreed.

I would prefer we go best available at 2 however.

 

[The Talent Scout]

Which four? Care to put them in order?

1/ Harry Armstrong
2/ Alix Tauru
3/ Kayle Gerreyn
4/ Jack Whitlock

Harry is everything you want in a young key forward and more, he is a deadly shot for goal, can take a huge pack mark, his second and third efforts are cat like the way he gets back up and goes after the ball, his leading patterns are good but can be improved even more at an AFL club and his teamwork is very good at times for bringing other players into the game.

Alix, "The Flying Viking" his aerial ability is quite simply, outstanding, his kicking is good, though at times as has been pointed out his dinky little short passes do have too much hang time and give the opposition time to intercept, but that is neither here or there and I'm sure will be tidied up when he gets to a club. A real defender if ever I've seen one, + has the ability to go forward and cause havoc when he gets the chance, recruiters love boys that are versatile.

Kayle, can virtually be anything and like Harry could be that next "someone", like all the draftee's has a few things to work on but his potential is completely off the charts. A key forward or a ruckman, or both? He has presence but in terms of how to use it to his advantage as well as being more damaging I think will come in time, hard work, learning and instilling that into his game will be the making of him and when he figures that out, look out AFL.

Jacky, Jacky, Jacky, while there were some that weren't impressed by his draft year, if you look at it at face value it wasn't that bad, played some good footy at the end of the year and I know I probably do harp on it a bit but his game in that "final" was good, forget the stats, if you watch that game, watch for those moments that he comes to the fore, that is his potential right there and let me tell you that its only going to get much better.

That is my top 4 for this national draft, I said key position players because even though we need key forwards, on potential, Alix must go in there, no questions asked. On the rest of the key forwards in order I would go:
Jonty Faull
Jobe Shanahan
Thomas Sims

I think we need to grab two of that first four, but that won't be easy, with picks #2 and #62, we will attempt to trade in a future first or second and we could just grab one of these tall key positional talents while with pick #2 we finish off our midfield with either Finn, Sid, Sam, Jagga, Josh or Harvey. I would love one of the star mids and one of these talls but I think now is the time to grab two key positional talents IF we are going to trade in a future pick.

One thing I have been saying for a while leading into this draft is that there wouldn't be that many changes, I probably expected one or two more, but from everything the club has said early in the year, one word stood out even when posters were calling out big list changes I never forgot that word, that word, stability.

Its again just my opinion, but with some teams iffy on trading for our pick #2 that might change after we see who Richmond take with their first pick and the other five players that are left, but in the end we have to get two of those boys, forget unders & overs for a minute as well as next year because if we nab two of the above in that first list, our major drafting is complete and will be well worth it, in my opinion.

 

[chubbspeterson]

Langford is another Ziebell.

Love Jack, but not sure if that player type fits modern football.

Don't agree. Sure he's tough and strong like Ziebell but pretty sure Ziebell couldn't run 2km in 6:26.

 

[The Talent Scout]

Won’t it be funny when all the good mids are gone by the two saints picks

Which is completely crazy from where I stand, what would be great for their club would be one of the star mids but like some other supporters they are too worried about using all their picks instead of getting quality over quantity they are thinking the reverse, that is wht draft night is going to be so captivating, what do the clubs actually do?

 

[chubbspeterson]

Who has the best kick. We need another good kick of a footy.. im too harsh to judge em

FOS, Jagga, Lindsay, Berry and Oliver stand out to me as good kicks. Armstrong is a very good kick for a key forward.
Langford, Trainor and Smillie have the potential to be great kicks with good penetration on them to hit some lasers, but can shank a couple per game I think trying to hit the absolute perfect kick..