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[kangatragic]

Just wanting to know what you guys think Alix Tauru's best position might be at AFL level

 

[LB2Snake]

Not sure the relevance of the question. Geelong have a well balanced team. I'm suggesting that compared to us Geelong, and many top teams, have invested very little in their midfield. They have spread their assets across the field. We seem to have this idea that we must have a perfect midfield before we can invest anywhere else.

Think you are being a bit facetious there perplexed
We need all the class we can get. If we end up with pick 2 would be madness to reach for a player projected to go 8 onwards. There is nothing but downside with that decision if we did it.
Brisbane is stacked with great ball users all over the ground. It’s the new normal. We will be able to fit FOs or Lalor in somewhere I reckon.

 

[BrownPaperBag]

Not sure the relevance of the question. Geelong have a well balanced team. I'm suggesting that compared to us Geelong, and many top teams, have invested very little in their midfield. They have spread their assets across the field. We seem to have this idea that we must have a perfect midfield before we can invest anywhere else.

Our midfield isn’t that perfect tbh

 

[LB2Snake]

Our midfield isn’t that perfect tbh

Yep. Still quite a few seat fillers in our side IMO. Can think of 6 blokes I don’t want kicking the ball without even trying
Bailey
Jy
Fisher
LMac
Archer - though has improved a lot
Tucker

 

[the big lebowski]

Just wanting to know what you guys think Alix Tauru's best position might be at AFL level

Absolute best case

Charlie curnow

Second best case

Tom Stewart

Likely case

Ridley

Too competitive to not make it imo

 

[Footywizard]

Our midfield isn’t that perfect tbh

Despite what everyone says it certainly isn’t. Probably would have been if Phillips was a hit and Thomas wasn’t a douche.

But at some point we just need to pull the trigger on some high end talls. This yeah has to be the year.

Can easily add to the midfield compared to decent talls.

 

[Footywizard]

My preferences are still Shanahan, Gerreyn and Armstrong (if available)

Gerreyn not just as a big key forward but also his tap work in the ruck is class.

Shanahan will be a beast. Could play from round 1. I’d use the future first to get in as soon as we can and grab him.

Armstrong has Logan mcdonald vibes…..can’t see him being that guy

 

[shinboner magic]

Despite what everyone says it certainly isn’t. Probably would have been if Phillips was a hit and Thomas wasn’t a douche.

But at some point we just need to pull the trigger on some high end talls. This yeah has to be the year.

Can easily add to the midfield compared to decent talls.

If TT fulfilled his potential the midfield would be set

 

[LB2Snake]

If TT fulfilled his potential the midfield would be set

We also, quite possibly , wouldn’t have pick 2 but more like pick 4.

 

[DuckYeah]

Cant make my mind up. I think im now on the Lalor train for pick 2

 

[LB2Snake]

Cant make my mind up. I think im now on the Lalor train for pick 2

We gunna be fine with either IMO. Lot to like about Lalor though. Got “beast mode” vibes. Super aggressive player.

 

[Chip Scab1]

If TT fulfilled his potential the midfield would be set

Moreso JHFF, If we still had both, then we could move to other parts of the ground. But we don't.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Absolute best case

Charlie curnow

Second best case

Tom Stewart

Likely case

Ridley

Too competitive to not make it imo

Nothing like Tom Stewart or Siciliy imo. Just doesn’t have the kicking skill and positioning IQ.

Best case may well be someone like Curnow, worst case is a competitive athletic backman who you can’t trust with ball in hand, say someone like Sam Frost.

 

[DunderHead]

Nothing like Tom Stewart or Siciliy imo. Just doesn’t have the kicking skill and positioning IQ.

Best case may well be someone like Curnow, worst case is a competitive athletic backman who you can’t trust with ball in hand, say someone like Sam Frost.

Feels like a Mac Andrew type maybe less athletic but more contested.

 

[desie]

If wet get Asterix (Alix) we should also get Obelix ( Gerreyn)

On Pixel 8 Pro using BigFooty.com mobile app

After the last few years I think we desperately need Getafix.

 

[Heaps of fun]

If TT fulfilled his potential the midfield would be set

Was never going to happen. A ****head that never took footy seriously and all the good judges could tell from miles off.

 

[2OLD 2SLOW]

After the last few years I think we desperately need Getafix.

You already poached Cacofonix from us ...

 

[hilly]

That would only be the case if we were going with 36 on the main list. It appears we will go with 38 on the main list, so 6 rookies is our full allocation (including our 2 extra rookies - otherwise we’d only have 4).

Thanks, wasn't sure how the 'eight' rookies impacted the overall max of 44 across both lists.

 

[stavro#4]

C4[2]Yo`DooR says tigers don’t want to trade 6 or 24

And Port would get 10

 

[LB2Snake]

I'm staying strong on this opinion till we take pick 2 on draft night:

This is what I think will happen.
Picks 6+11+20 for pick 2 and North's F1
Thinks that's a good deal all round, if you guy by the media and draft boards. Which I have for the sake of this exercise.
Risk and reward on both sides, but values our F1 around pick 14-15ish when you combine it back into parts of the 11+20

OR

6+20+RichF1 for 2 and our F1
F1's aren't worth anything in next year's draft, apparently.......so values pick 2 at a little over 6+20.
It's into next year which is worthless* because of this "supa-draft".

*apparently

 

[shinboner magic]

I'm staying strong on this opinion till we take pick 2 on draft night:

This is what I think will happen.
Picks 6+11+20 for pick 2 and North's F1
Thinks that's a good deal all round, if you guy by the media and draft boards. Which I have for the sake of this exercise.
Risk and reward on both sides, but values our F1 around pick 14-15ish when you combine it back into parts of the 11+20

OR

6+20+RichF1 for 2 and our F1
F1's aren't worth anything in next year's draft, apparently.......so values pick 2 at a little over 6+20.
It's into next year which is worthless* because of this "supa-draft".

*apparently

Keep 2 and just trade f1 for pick 11

 

[LB2Snake]

Keep 2 and just trade f1 for pick 11

You'd nearly do that too....but I think it's all about the combo......don't think that gets up. Richmond would say not enough.

If you put everything together, and what the media and tigers supporters, which is kind of one and the same thing, then this is the best result for every body I think.

For arguments sake:
6+20 for 2 is just a bit light on, in Richmond's favour.
F1 for 11, again seems in Richmond's favour, so balancing out with their F1 back to us. Everybody gets what they want.....Tigers supporters will hate it, as they haven't ripped our face off, so it's probably about right. But maybe it gets sorted by us taking their F2 instead of F1...big difference in that trade then though.

 

[dus]

Keep 2 and just trade f1 for pick 11

But we laughed at Wet Toast for trading there’s for 12 and 14. Or whatever it was.

 

[shinboner magic]

You'd nearly do that too....but I think it's all about the combo......don't think that gets up. Richmond would say not enough.

If you put everything together, and what the media and tigers supporters, which is kind of one and the same thing, then this is the best result for every body I think.

For arguments sake:
6+20 for 2 is just a bit light on, in Richmond's favour.
F1 for 11, again seems in Richmond's favour, so balancing out with their F1 back to us. Everybody gets what they want.....Tigers supporters will hate it, as they haven't ripped our face off, so it's probably about right. But maybe it gets sorted by us taking their F2 instead of F1...big difference in that trade then though.

Just think giving up 2 and the tigers losing 6 +20 is laughable.
Probably 6+20+24 for pick 2 or get rid of the 2 20s pick and give us 11
They aren’t giving up their f1 for anything

 

[shinboner magic]

But we laughed at Wet Toast for trading there’s for 12 and 14. Or whatever it was.

Current draft >>>>>> future draft - always pay more for known players