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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Let's hope without the gambling and wizz fizz addictionsMore I think about it, Draper has Jack Steven traits
Vanilla probably the wrong adjective, but he certainly doesn't have the same impact with ball in hand that some of the others doYou think Jagga Smith is vanilla?
And what’s wrong with Vanilla anyways?Vanilla probably the wrong adjective, but he certainly doesn't have the same impact with ball in hand that some of the others do
And what’s wrong with Vanilla anyways?
We need to win a premiership with Patrick Cripps - that is the absolute priority. A post Cripps world is not even worth thinking of. Imagine the free agents we'd be able to target in a post-Cripps world after we've won a premiership.When deciding on who we pick I think a large part of it will be how our midfield looks in 4-5 years... Obviously next years impact is also critical but the future is still a priority.
Walsh, Cerra, Lord, Walker, Lalor
Walsh, Cerra, Lord, Walker, FOS
Walsh, Cerra, Lord, Walker, Draper
Walsh, Cerra, Lord, Walker, Smith
Walsh, Cerra, Lord, Walker, Smillie
Walsh, Cerra, Lord, Walker, Langford
To me looking at those, once Cripps is gone we really lack that POD type outside of Cody Walker. Adding Smith is one that sticks out as a bit too vanilla to me.
High class talent but we may run into the same issue we face today with too much likeness across the midfield mix in that projected group.
Langford and Smillie look better in that group but once again, I'm not going near them as long as we have Cripps and Hewett. They'd have to play other roles until those two finish up imo.
Think to me the first 3 are still the best options, Jagga may be just as good next year or even better than the others, but looking ahead I think FOS, Lalor and Draper provide what we need most.
As a club with upcoming academy, and F/S prospects over the next two years … we’d want to play nice when it comes to bidding.
Yes which makes me happy with any of the top 4 mids. Lalor, Finn, Jagga and Draper will all impact in the next two seasons. Can’t lose.We need to win a premiership with Patrick Cripps - that is the absolute priority. A post Cripps world is not even worth thinking of. Imagine the free agents we'd be able to target in a post-Cripps world after we've won a premiership.
I firmly believe we need to pick the player that will make the most impact in the next 1-3 seasons. Now thankfully any player that can make an impact immediately can also make an impact long term so I don't think it's short sighted to target immediate impact. In fact the opposite I think it could be short sighted to target a development player knowing that they may not contribute to a premiership in our window.
If Cripps retires or phases out of the midfield in 3-4 years time we could go out and target any midfield free agent we wanted. Think a Zak Butters who comes out of contract as a free agent at 2026, Matt Rowell OOC 2025 not as a free agent but as a trade opportunity, Noah Anderson or Caleb Serong, OOC 2027 as a free agent - the list goes on from there, Tom Green, Sam Flanders, Chad Warner start to become gettable.
History shows us with Bailey Smith, Adam Treloar, Tom Mitchell, Josh Dunkley, Tim Taranto, Adam Cerra etc there are always chances to land quality first-team midfielders each and every year. That's not including the less successful ones but who would have seemed like quality midfielders at the time like Taylor Adams, Dylan Shiel, Jacob Hopper etc.
If we become premiership winning Carlton, the doors open up so much. We can top up, use our brand to attract players. We need to do everything to win a premiership within the next three years.
Agree. Nothing of the sort.You think Jagga Smith is vanilla?
is that a good thing or bad thingMore I think about it, Draper has Jack Steven traits
Ison being added, Walker is still the only real xfactor mid/forward, so I understand the interest in Lalor and or FOS
I still wouldn't be disappointed in Langford (Dawson like) as he adds a unique POD, or Smith or Draper despite being more pure mids do have burst/pace
Perhaps we look at a POD type at pick 38, or target that type next trade period
is that a good thing or bad thing