Analysis 2024 National Draft

[Aphrodite]

 

[GoBlues!]

One more possibility is the bid comes in quite early and we can ONLY match with 38.

Quite unlikely, but it is a possibility.

In general I think we will probably get to use 38 at the draft.

Otherwise trade it for a Future 2nd and then back in is my guess

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Good thing St Kilda‘s picks are 7, 8, 32, 47.

Earliest bid from SOS would be #32 you’d think which we could cover using later picks - after trading #38 for a F2.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Diesel had one too.

Would get better intel then Kernahan and Bradley given his current role.

 

[TerryWallet]

I doubt he is for us, but Lalor is fascinating. Where do you draft a bloke whose floor is maybe Zurhaar and could have a ceiling in the Dusty range. His highlights are great. I have doubted his body of work, but in fairness his injury issues could have impacted as much as FOS or Draper.

The professional recruiters will have more insight, but being linked to Pick 1, is a big vote of confidence.

IMO, Lalor is a level or two above the rest.

Lalor


Draper
O'Sullivan

Reid

Langford

Lindsay
Smith
Travaglia

Smillie

Allen

 

[Blueboy23!]

Is this including Lalor, or just considering that he’ll definitely be gone before our pick?

Lalor done deal.



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[Blueboy23!]

Sticks??

Close but no.



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[GT619]

An earlier article said we're possibly looking at Charlie West, and our recruiters are heading over to SA to have a chat with him. No doubt they would have popped in to visit Draper for a cuppa while they were there - so there's a chance the HUN article today may have blown things out of proportion a wee tad.

Our recruiters would have interviewed all the potential players around pick 3 on a number of occasions. Even last year, they headed down to the Mornington Peninsula to interview Billy on more than one occasion.

did brodie eat all the snakes and teddy bear biscuits

 

[Benaly28]

I’m betting this is our draft board:

1. Lalor
2. FOS
3. Draper
4. Smith

If I’m wrong, I’ll post some discussion in the Bluemour No Discussion thread.

I’d say that most teams have that same board.


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[Osc1]

when in doubt - go for the big bloke.

Scarred from the little midfielder runts we’ve picked up over the years mate?

 

[BolshyAust]

I chop and change like the rest of us on here do

One minute fos one minute Albert proud

Why is this person an acceptable long term joke?

What he did certainly doesn't accord with Carlton Respects or anything that I respect.

 

[teknodeejay]

Um.

Yikes.

They got pick 8 for Battle
They have no right to complain about anything
their list is cooked they aren’t going anywhere up the ladder anytime soon

 

[JuddgementDay]

IMO, Lalor is a level or two above the rest.

Lalor


Draper
O'Sullivan

Reid

Langford

Lindsay
Smith
Travaglia

Smillie

Allen

Why do you rate Smith so low?

 

[juzza316]

Why is this person an acceptable long term joke?

What he did certainly doesn't accord with Carlton Respects or anything that I respect.

Good on you for calling this out. What he did to his girlfriend was abhorrent.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Not sure it's worth putting any stock in fan-phantoms when it comes to estimating where a bid might come.

I might be biased, but I don't think they're that far off the mark.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

I wouldn’t read to much into Sid Draper following Carlton on Instagram, he follows every team except for Hawthorn for some reason lol

 

[TerryWallet]

Why do you rate Smith so low?

It's not really that i rate Smith low. I see it more that i rate Reid, Lyndsay and Travaglia a bit higher than most. I think the quality this year is great for future AFL players.

Reid can do it all imo. Gets the ball, uses it really smartly, isn't slow, kicks and sets up goals, and to top it off is a big moments player.

Lyndsay has a left leg weapon and stepped right up at every level.

Travaglia has the eye of the tiger imo. Is good overhead and a powerful runner. Could very well be a very good No2 mid or a Vlastuin quality defender.

And i like Smith as an accumulater. Have a slight doubt on hurt factor. But he could very well be very good at the next level too.

Top crop of mid types.

 

[SurreyBlue]

I wouldn’t read to much into Sid Draper following Carlton on Instagram, he follows every team except for Hawthorn for some reason lol

Refuses to wear the colours???

 

[Michael Jezz]

I find it strange people can't get behind midfielders who kick goals.

I would sure like to get behind the goals, when tbey kick 'em

 

[Juice030103]

Good on you for calling this out. What he did to his girlfriend was abhorrent.

I apologise I actually wasn’t aware of what he did I had to look it up

 

[BlueDomain]

Any thoughts on who is the better KPD possibly available around pick 38?

 

[reubsblues]

I'll put money on Smith will become a better Afl player than Draper

 

[Juice030103]

I'll put money on Smith will become a better Afl than Draper

Would say it’s likely but I’d say Draper is the better fit for us

 

[Juice030103]

Thing that impresses me about Sid is that he averaged 25 a game in the champs LAST YEAR. If he didn’t have the injury interrupted year I’d imagine he’d have averaged close to 30

 

[Dunna Heartknee]

Would say it’s likely but I’d say Draper is the better fit for us

Not unless he becomes a goal kicking mid, I struggle to see the value he brings to our side without it.

 

[Juice030103]

Not unless he becomes a goal kicking mid, I struggle to see the value he brings to our side without it.

Fair enough

I think his hands at ground level combined with his elite speed and agility is game breaking.


Also think he would instantly be our best pressure mid. Goal kicking I agree would be handy, in that case FOS is your man

 

[Opium]

FOS won't get past North at 2.