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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Well let's not mention the father/son picks(EDIT:i.e.What Bruce said).......but look at the "assistance" most of the other premiers this decade have recieved through either concessions (Sydney & Brisbane) given for failing to attract supporters, players and being basket cases both on & off the field, or draft picks gained from deliberately losing (West Coast & Hawthorn).
Not to mention challengers like St.Kilda and up & comers like Carlton, Freo & Melbourne.
I'd rather us get a few more wins over pick 4 any day of the week. Who's to say pick 4 is going to be better than say pick 6 8 15 etc...
I still think we can finish at least 14th people forget that the Crows Roo's and Eagles are just as ordinary as what we have been if not worse (seeing as they have more experienced players) than us this year.
I hope the club doesn't think that way. Would be just so dumb and typical Richmond.
Winning meaningless games against other shit or middle of the round teams that have put the cue in the rack for the season that costs us better picks/more picks (P.P). We still have the worst list in the comp, 1 win doesn't change that. Some cheap wins later on in the season that hurt us long-term will do us no good. Just like 2008/2009. All that winning culture crap that people go on about is absolute B.S. It does nothing if you don't have the talent.
You wont keep any talent if we keep losing all the time just to get a pick. Winning culture does more than what you think. If we finish bottom get pick 4 he turns out to be a dud we are back where we started.
We have a better chance of getting a good player at pick 4 than pick 6, pick 8, etc. Also another chance to add another quality youngster to the list with the extra pick (P.P). If a player wants to go they will go, one or 2 meaningless wins at the end of the season agaisn't other crap sides won't suddenly sway them.
I understand that we have a better chance of getting a good player at pick 4 but we have just as much chance of getting a good player at 6 or whatever other ones are available in the top 15.
But if we can at least get a handful of wins by seasons end it will give the lads much more confidence in their ability going into next season.
our first round pick at 4, 5, 6, or 7 will add pure quality to the future success of RFC!
It also suggests that having pick 4 gives you a better chance of picking who you want than if you had pick 6.No we don't. Logic suggests earlier pick = better chance of getting a good player.
That's what people were saying in 2008 when we won 8 out of the last 11. How did 2009 turn out? Did alot for their confidence....
That's what West Coast supporters were saying at the end of last year. Did their confidence a lot of good didn't it? They could've had an extra first-round P.P and picked up 2 quality youngsters like a Scully AND Trengove similar to what Melbourne did if they didn't keep winning meaningless games. As I said before, this "winning culture" crap means nothing if you don't have the talent in the first place to build on.
Having said this getting confidence from match wins is absolutely rubbish. These youngsters have come into their club because of the competitiveness largely so they know how to win. You only have to see the way Martin goes about it he isn't going to roll over. !
It also suggests that having pick 4 gives you a better chance of picking who you want than if you had pick 6.
they have 1,2,3,5,7,9.
None of those players listed are close to the quality of the player we will be able to get at 4, except for Sam Day who will be gone by then.
Bennell or Parker will suit me just fine.
We will finish bottom and we won't need to tank to make it their either.
Hear hear.I' sick of coming last. I think each spoon should cancel out a flag. Then we'd see which club has a better record. We don't actually have many spoons, but one more is one too many for me.
Hear hear.
Worst thing about modern footy, that winning the spoon has become a good thing.
I wouldn't be too stressed about losing pick 4 vs. winning a few matches then handing over the spoon to the Cows. Guys, in SA alone, the Draft is predicted to produce six youngsters that are likely to deliver a pot of gold to prospective clubs, according to media reports. This includes the following potential 1st Round Draft Picks playing in the best comp outside of the AFL:-
*Brodie Smith (Woodville West Torrens) 188cm 79kg UTILITY.
*Scott Lycett (Port Magpies) 202cm 95kg RUCKMAN/KP.
*Patrick McCarthy (Glenelg) 194cm 79kg UTILITY.
*Daniel Gorringe (Norwood) 198cm 85kg KP.
*Jared Polec (Woodville West Torrens) 188cm 77kg MIDFIELDER.
*Sam Day (STURT) 195cm 90kg KP.
Compared to last season where Trenogove and Howard were picked at no's 2 & 15 respectively, SA will deliver a talent pool deep enough to ensure our first round pick at 4, 5, 6, or 7 will add pure quality to the future success of RFC!
lol talk about the here and now. what happens next yr when all indicators suggest we are in for another lean yr.