Recruiting AFL Draft Watch 2024 - What do we do, we don't have a top 10 pick?

[Milanista28]

Caddy.

Early, but I hope so! Has looked promising.

 

[ant555]

Early, but I hope so! Has looked promising.

Well he is from the first draft the new team did and now you add Rosa. The old is gone. Now we get to see if the new guys are any good.

 

[jdstorm]

Caddy + Roberts both as trade up guys is looking very promising so far

 

[Zach Package]

The price isn't important, the player is. Hawks over payed to grab Weddle, the Cats did for Holmes, doubt they care now.

Do you trust our team to get it right and draft a gun?

 

[Yoda_]

ant555

Ball users or runners, what’s your preference ?

 

[Atavistic]

Runners with good ball use.

 

[ant555]

ant555

Ball users or runners, what’s your preference ?

Both. We need to look at this over a three / four year period. There is no one year answer to the question. We started last year by targeting our CHF. We will get our top end small forward this year along with something else. We just have to draft the best competitors that hopefully have a decent combination of skill and endurance or target one of each. We can not fall into the Dodoro trap of not building specific strengths over a few drafts.

 

[Agronomus]

The price isn't important, the player is. Hawks over payed to grab Weddle, the Cats did for Holmes, doubt they care now.

Do you trust our team to get it right and draft a gun?

Nope

 

[Agronomus]

Hope we can't trade back in and keep our first rounders for Archie Ludowyk at full forward next year

 

[faible]

Both. We need to look at this over a three / four year period. There is no one year answer to the question. We started last year by targeting our CHF. We will get our top end small forward this year along with something else. We just have to draft the best competitors that hopefully have a decent combination of skill and endurance or target one of each. We can not fall into the Dodoro trap of not building specific strengths over a few drafts.

Archie Roberts is a good example of the kind of player we can find later in the draft still and that we're screaming out for more of. He can play an outside role on a wing or flank since he's got a good tank and disposal, and take some pressure off Merrett being the only guy capable of kicking the ball good.

 

[Vindicater]

Reckon we need to draft a bunch of flankers.

 

[faible]

Reckon we need to draft a bunch of flankers.

Somewhat ironically for a club that was often accused of solely drafting flankers, we actually do need flankers!

 

[jdstorm]

Somewhat ironically for a club that was often accused of solely drafting flankers, we actually do need flankers!

This.

The Wishlist this draft is likely Kako + 3 guys about 192cm. One who plays HHF/3rd tall/wing, one that plays HB/3rd tall and another that’s a balanced inside/outside mid