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Sps wasn't slow. His hamstrings died and then he became slow. Wasn't an incorrect draft choice. Was an unlucky one.
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After just watching those highlights I don't think he'll get to our pick. I think he goes 1 or 2. Guts, dare & class from what I just saw.
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He had a ripper game or two that showed his potential. Unfortunately never worked out.
Agree with you, one would be very happy with any one of O'Sullivan, Smith , Lalor or Draper.
Yup unfortunately have to agree, Finn will become an absolute jet Afl footballer no doubt just like his cousin Sam.
Ahhhh....Debating about who will we take at Pick #3.
Takes me back to the good old days when we were shite !! Like a comfortable old pair of shoes.
Takes me back to the good old days when we were shite !! Like a comfortable old pair of shoes.
That's the best vision I've seen of FOS. Impressive. I don't think we'll be disappointed in getting any of the touted top 4 somehow.
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SPS should have made it
One would be happy with anyone of O'Sullivan, Smith, Lalor or Draper at our pick.
Sure, but
1. #2 is worth more than #3
2. We offered the same deal to North and were rejected
3. We got a special deal with West Coast because they snookered themselves (or we snookered them with our brilliant Hawks trade)
4. The picks have washed out now, clubs know what they’ve got, and
5. 3 clubs chasing #2, there’s a market now.
I agree, I’m probably not doing the deal if I’m Richmond, but maybe they really, really want their top 2?
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If the demons are going tall, north might want to hold onto pick 2 *crosses fingers.
Sounds that way though I personally think the Tigers should take Smith if they get pick 2. He's the type of guy you build your midfield around. High floor, bust proof, will impact from day dot. I'd pair him with one of FOS/Lalor who are higher risk / higher reward types that might take a bit longer to get going. Even once they do, they are probably more likely to fade in and out of games whilst Jagga racks up his 30+ every week.
For a club just commencing a rebuild Smith is perfect. Just like Walsh was for us.
Don’t remember him having hamstring issues whilst with us?
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Word is the Dees like Tauru. Though that could be a ploy to get North to take him at 2 rather than split the pick and let a midfielder slide through.
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Agree, all look likely types. But to me the one we draft needs to add that missing piece to our midfield - speed and elite foot skills. It may be unreasonable to expect a draftee to be elite by foot, but IMO speed is a non-negotiable. Anyone watching our team can tell, we have zero spread and very limited defensive running. Need someone in the Warner mould, with line-breaking quickness.
No matter how good they are, if we draft another extracting bull midfielder it will be negligent list management.
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Spot on mate! It’s a must point of difference
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It was some constant issue. Not traditional hammy tearing but like a chronic weakness caused by something. Forget the exact medical words. Could also be complete bullshit but was told by a club dr related to me.
SPS also had no tank and struggled to find the ball even as a junior. Those 2 issues plus his slight body size meant it was always going to be an uphill battle for him to make it as an AFL mid and he didn't have the tricks to be a forward. Halfback probably his best chance given his ball use, but he was a neat kick more than a particularly damaging one.
I agree. Sam Mitchell, Lachie Neale, Tom Mitchell, Jack Viney, Dion Prestia, Greg Williams. There is room in our side for a shorter midfielder of this calibre that is for sure. SPS and Fisher simply not strong enough or hard enough at the contest. The direction given to list management has not been clear enough and good enough in the past when selecting onballers.
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I’m still annoyed that we took SPS over Tim English that year.
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1. Lalor
2. Tauru
What are we doing?
FOS or Draper?
Jagga in the conversation at all?
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2. Tauru
What are we doing?
FOS or Draper?
Jagga in the conversation at all?
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Given the hype and media around the kid he'll obviously go high but i'm just not seeing the hype.
In that vid took some good marks and laid some good tackles, otherwise missed both shots on the run and most if not all his inside 50's were to contests or missed targets.
Does find a lot of his ball just off the contest and showed agility but didn't see any speed of note, didn't see any runs of note, didn't seem to have a very penetrating kick or at least never used it and put other players under pressure with his disposal on several occasions.
If I compared him to Smith in and around the contest it would be chalk and cheese Smith's way.
Just what I saw in that vid vs other's i've seen of the other top rated kids.
A few Doggies supporters calling in to SEN (today) not happy with Tim English.
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