Review 2024 National Draft Thread Part Deux - Welcome FOS, M.Whitlock, L.Urquhart & River Stevens

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Here it is.

The annual ‘northern academies are important in growing the game’ sermon from an AFL mouthpiece.

 

[The Nostradamus]

bid on malakai champion

sucks up the eagles next pick at 45

 

[JGreezy]

They are going to bid on River, aren't they?

I reckon we should let him go if they do

 

[thumping]

Wasn’t Moraes rated as an elite prospect at the start of the year?

Just never came on?

Work with his old man and he said that he suffered with a few niggles this year after a huge 23.

 

[Roosurgence]

Carlton lodging a complaint on why they don’t lose pick 59 and gain pick 59

 

[speedy]

Wait till our pick, get River then shut up shop, we got our TWO TARGETS, vamoose!

Nah, pick another kid. Put Stevens on the rookie list.

 

[Roonescape]

One of the best parts????

 

[Souup]

Twomey or Beveridge or someone said clubs offering future firsts to get in tonight. Clubs love this draft for some reason. No on his biting

I think it suggests something more than just the strength of the draft. I reckon there's a shift in perspective in list management.

The shift is that clubs are willing to give up 'value' in the future in order to get something now, even if on surface value it appears they're losing out on objective value. I'm aware of 2 other clubs that tried to trade into the back end of the draft last night for future 1's and were knocked back.

Most of the giving a pick now for next year will be clubs that are trying to dodge a bid that swallows up their pick ALA * with Kako.

We'll have to wait until next year to see whether this is true or not, but I'm getting the impression that it's more to do with a shift in perspective rather than the perceived strength of this draft.

 

[jay317]

Anyone worth it left?

 

[TopEndRoo]

Needed the Cats at the pointy end of the draft.. Bid on Ashcroft, bid on Kako.. make em pay!

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Wasn’t Moraes rated as an elite prospect at the start of the year?

Just never came on?

Yep was looking like a top 5 pick early days, had a pretty decent year but his disposal and decision making really lets him down. No obvious position either.

 

[speedy]

Weren’t the camporeale brothers higher rated than this at some stage? Or is this more f/s shenanigans?

 

[Shermanator]

Tom Gross = The ewwwww

 

[perplexed]

I reckon we should let him go if they do

Boooo!!

 

[JGreezy]

Boooo!!

We can add him in 12 months

 

[Shermanator]

Yep was looking like a top 5 pick early days, had a pretty decent year but his disposal and decision making really lets him down. No obvious position either.

Said on the telly he goes at 56% would that be right?

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Gaggin for a pick. Dont really mind who.

 

[The Talent Scout]

Anyone reckon there will ever be an uncompromised draft other than f/s

No!

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Weren’t the camporeale brothers higher rated than this at some stage? Or is this more f/s shenanigans?

Ben has one of the most awkward kicking styles in the history of the game and Luke is soft as butter

 

[Shinboner roo]

I like that St kilda took another defender

 

[FlyHigh18]

What even is this

 

[chubbspeterson]

Saints just traded a F2. Wow.

 

[Roostorm]

Saints trade f2 for 45

 

[The Nostradamus]

dons scoring big with that deal

 

[Disco Dew]

What even is this

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Ralphy is such a weird campaigner