List Mgmt. Contract, Trade & Draftee Discussion, 2023: Picks 1,20,34,39,53 ,58

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[Cornelius Roy]

Curtin playing well but the ball movement from the allies into their forward line has been first class, they are a well oiled machine that will test Vic Metro.

Walter the beneficiary of two pretty soft free kicks for goals so far. Has been doing a pretty good job on him.

 

[Draco Malfoy]

Very poor so far the WA boys - nothing much to see there. Kelly has been ok, Clay Hall also, not much else. Sanders is the one, was great in his last game and is tearing up this game too.
Can't see any WA prospects worth splitting pick 1 for. Curtin or Edwards don't do it for me.

Don’t have to be looking at WA boys just to split though?

There is two excellent Tasmanian players that you could build your midfield around.

(I am a keep Reid atm too just for clarity)

 

[ziad]

WA woeful ball movement has cost them multiple scoring opportunities, no composure and poor decision making.

Curtin playing well but the ball movement from the allies into their forward line has been first class, they are a well oiled machine that will test Vic Metro.

All the better players in the first half has been allies.

• Sanders
• McKercher
• Rogers

Putting on a clinic of how to play the midfield role.

Very disappointing effort from WA in the first half.

Particularly as the Allies are cobbled together from a few programmes to > a well oiled machine. Just goes to show it about tallent more than anything

 

[Monocle]

Surprizing that our boys are getting done for run and agility - the Sandgroper boys are usually reknown for that. The Allies
are bigger and stronger too, it seems. Disappointing output from us so far.

The benefit of already being in the AFL System ......... It's why the Northern Academy's are a huge advantage to the respective Clubs.

 

[Biggie]

I won't pretend to know anything about anyone in this game.

But gee WA football is hard to watch currently.

 

[Nuffington Post]

I won't pretend to know anything about anyone in this game.

But gee WA football is hard to watch currently.

If this trend continues, its hard to see any WA players in the top 10 of the draft


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[Eaglemaniac]

WA must have a West Coast Eagles coach working with them as their plan going forward is to bomb it long and hope.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

This Walter kid gets marks paid to him whether he controls it or not.

 

[Godfather32]

If this trend continues, its hard to see any WA players in the top 10 of the draft


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Yeah no chance....not much to like out there for the WA team today.

 

[TerryFilk]

If this trend continues, its hard to see any WA players in the top 10 of the draft


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I don’t like any of the WA top end prospects much this year

I’m not as high on Edwards or Curtin as most seem to be, I wouldn’t even consider splitting picks for them, Hall is solid but doesn’t move me that much and I like Tholstrup but not enough to split picks for him, he could even make his way to our 2nd in the end imo

Reid, Duursma, McKercher, Watson and Caddy are probably my 5 favourites right now

 

[steve hucka]

How high do we think Sanders will go ?
Mckercher and Sanders are such a good duo in the middle for the Allies !!

 

[Godfather32]

Going to be a fair bit worse than Venables over SPP

Johnson’s ability last night to stand up in tackles and dispose cleanly in the wet, under Richmond’s pressure, is what our team needs much MUCH more of. And it was sitting right there

It's not like we could do with a young, ball winning midfielder either is it?
F**k me I wish our recruitment team would stop thinking they're operating on another level to everyone else and that they can outsmart the other teams

 

[ROO DOGG]

WC should target key position players in the draft and trade for an established but young enough ruck a year down the track.

Please no, we need mids and silky half forward flankers, i can't stand to see 3 more years of 100 point losses. Free agent the talls they take too long and we dont have the time.

 

[Godfather32]

I don’t like any of the WA top end prospects much this year

I’m not as high on Edwards or Curtin as most seem to be, I wouldn’t even consider splitting picks for them, Hall is solid but doesn’t move me that much and I like Tholstrup but not enough to split picks for him, he could even make his way to our 2nd in the end imo

Reid, Duursma, McKercher, Watson and Caddy are probably my 5 favourites right now

Hall's going to be a dominant, ball winning midfielder.....in the WAFL

 

[Monocle]

Only players showing that the are draft worthy from WA today are:

Edwards
Curtin
Hardeman
Hall

 

[ArdentEagle]

McKercher reminds me a bit of Sam Walsh

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Sam Walsh

Age

24

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

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[TerryFilk]

Hall's going to be a dominant, ball winning midfielder.....in the WAFL

Yeah can definitely see him just being a good state league player, there’s guys like him every draft

 

[Hook461123]

It's not like we could do with a young, ball winning midfielder either is it?
F**k me I wish our recruitment team would stop thinking they're operating on another level to everyone else and that they can outsmart the other teams

Thing is I thought they were geniuses when they traded down, got ports 2nd and he was still on the board. That quickly changed to disappointment when we didn’t take him.

 

[Nuffington Post]

My word Sanders is a gun


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[ronpingwins]

**** me Ryley Sanders. He and McKercher are putting on a clinic

 

[DanWCE]

The Colonel is dominating

 

[Avalor]

Don’t have to be looking at WA boys just to split though?

There is two excellent Tasmanian players that you could build your midfield around.

(I am a keep Reid atm too just for clarity)

Exactly, that's why I said 'WA boys'. Stanley and McKercher would be excellent gets from the Tassie boys - I am sure there will be terrific prospects out of Vic too.

 

[TerryFilk]

Thing is I thought they were geniuses when they traded down, got ports 2nd and he was still on the board. That quickly changed to disappointment when we didn’t take him.

Me too, we were guaranteed one of Hobbs or MJ, we netted a nice extra 2nd too, I was feeling very good, then Chessers name was called out lol.

By no means saying Chesser will never amount to anything but what we’ve seen so far has been pretty bloody grim in essentially every aspect of football

 

[Eaglemaniac]

What has happened to WA football?

 

[Cursedsword02]

Rookieme had Sanders in the late teens of their May ranking. Based on what I'm hearing, he may be this year's late Top 10 bloomer like Humphrey and Ginbey last year. Wouldn't mind picking him up if we do decide to split Pick 1.