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[TigerTime88]

Anyone know what time tomorrow to expect twomey’s phantom draft?

Think he said tomorrow night

 

[sr36]

"Tauru at either 4 to North but definitely Melbourne at 5."

So B-grade journo who's job it is to create chatter and sell ad space makes a non-committal statement, and you're running with it as fact.

Right...

Journo rumours not up to it, you came here looking for a different standard of rumour?

 

[stavro#4]

Jay Clark -

Lalor 1

FOS or Tauru at 2

FOS Jagga Draper at 3 (FOS Favourite)

Draper or Langford if crows hold 4

Midfielder left over or Tauru 5

Smillie 6

Clark thinks Draper a chance to slide to the saints at 7

The Saints are also in talks to trade one of the picks for two later selections in the first round, with Greater Western Sydney able to consider a deal with picks 15, 16 and 21.

 

[Rich01]

Jay Clark -

Lalor 1

FOS or Tauru at 2

FOS Jagga Draper at 3 (FOS Favourite)

Draper or Langford if crows hold 4

Midfielder left over or Tauru 5

Smillie 6

Clark thinks Draper a chance to slide to the saints at 7

The Saints are also in talks to trade one of the picks for two later selections in the first round, with Greater Western Sydney able to consider a deal with picks 15, 16 and 21.

Nah mate. Read the story again. There’s no new news.

Oppo recruiters don’t know what Hartley will do at the top of the order.

North in a quandary regarding Tauru and picking the best mid. Or they could trade down. A bit every way.

Carlton could have three they are choosing from, with nothing clear. How did you get FOS favourite from this?

Adelaide may pick Draper or Langford at 4. Or they may climb to 2.

Melbourne look set to pick the best mid. Tauru not mentioned. Not sure how you pinned him here?

It’s a nothing article. Surprised you got such definitive outputs from it.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

No certainty, sure, but that win did cost them Pick 5 at the end of the day, which Im sure they would rather have.

It will be exacerbated especially if North take Tauru at Pick 2.

well what else did you want for them to go and try and loose the game?

 

[LB2Snake]

Jay Clark -

Lalor 1

FOS or Tauru at 2

FOS Jagga Draper at 3 (FOS Favourite)

Draper or Langford if crows hold 4

Midfielder left over or Tauru 5

Smillie 6

Clark thinks Draper a chance to slide to the saints at 7

The Saints are also in talks to trade one of the picks for two later selections in the first round, with Greater Western Sydney able to consider a deal with picks 15, 16 and 21.

Cant open that link, paywalled. Sounds like Each Way Jay is giving his usual pearls of dog turds. Nothin.

 

[dazzledavey36]

Melbourne look set to pick the best mid. Tauru not mentioned. Not sure how you pinned him here?

It’s a nothing article. Surprised you got such definitive outputs from it.

Mate not sure which part were you reading but it clearly states Taura as a possible option at 5.

"Melbourne has been linked to whichever top-line midfielder slides to the Demons at pick five to add another young first-class ballwinner or a Jake Lever replacement in Tauru if he slides past North."

 

[Makeshift Park]

You're better off putting faith in the general vibe of a blaisee or stavro#4 post than an article by Jay Clark I reckon.

 

[stavro#4]

Nah mate. Read the story again. There’s no new news.

Oppo recruiters don’t know what Hartley will do at the top of the order.

North in a quandary regarding Tauru and picking the best mid. Or they could trade down. A bit every way.

Carlton could have three they are choosing from, with nothing clear. How did you get FOS favourite from this?

Adelaide may pick Draper or Langford at 4. Or they may climb to 2.

Melbourne look set to pick the best mid. Tauru not mentioned. Not sure how you pinned him here?

It’s a nothing article. Surprised you got such definitive outputs from it.

Carlton has pick three and are strongly considering O’Sullivan – who is Sam Walsh’s cousin, as well as South Australian midfielder Sid Draper, and Oakleigh ball magnet Jagga Smith.

Adelaide at pick four could overlook the local talent Draper if he was still available for big-bodied 190cm onballer Harvey Langford to help give the Crows some midfield size and strength.

Melbourne has been linked to whichever top-line midfielder slides to the Demons at pick five to add another young first-class ballwinner or a Jake Lever replacement in Tauru if he slides past North.

 

[blaisee]

You're better off putting faith in the general vibe of a blaisee or stavro#4 post than an article by Jay Clark I reckon.

As always

If you agree with the article it’s true

If you do not it’s garbage

 

[stavro#4]

You're better off putting faith in the general vibe of a blaisee or stavro#4 post than an article by Jay Clark I reckon.

Or we could follow the opinion of any old North fan and think your getting a bounty for every pick you own and each kid you select is the next superstar in a north side that again doesn’t escape the bottom 5 in 2025

 

[xroddddddddddddd]

As always

If you agree with the article it’s true

If you do not it’s garbage

Caveat with Jay Clark articles. Irrespective if you agree with it or not, it’s still garbage

 

[Makeshift Park]

As always

If you agree with the article it’s true

If you do not it’s garbage

Look at this language mate.

Rival clubs expect Richmond to select powerhouse midfielder and fend-off machine Sam Lalor to help kick-start the club’s rebuild with the prized first pick in Wednesday night’s national draft.

(...)

It leaves North Melbourne considering the safety of well-rounded midfielder Finn O’Sullivan or the upside of fast-rising intercepting backman Alix Tauru.

Tauru, whose game has been likened to Hawthorn captain James Sicily, is the bolter of this year’s draft for his brilliant athleticism and matchwinning aerial ability in the back half.

It is a quandary for the Kangaroos who are already flush with gun midfielders and are weighing up the reliability and consistency of O’Sullivan against Tauru’s rebound game.

The Kangaroos could shuffle back from pick two in a swap with Adelaide where Tauru could still be available if North elects to take the backman over another jet midfielder.

Its less specific than the book of revelation or Blonde on Blonde.

No citations, no categorical statements, just a vibe reading masquerading as journalism.

With his track record of predicting nothing well, why anyone reckons he has the credentials to be respected on this is beyond me.

 

[Rich01]

Caveat with Jay Clark articles. Irrespective if you agree with it or not, it’s still garbage

It all sounds true as he’s given multiple options for several clubs. You can’t lose when you provide almost every option.

Recruiters have told him Hartley is giving little away. Then he has a bob each way with each pick up to 8 based on no new information.

 

[Rich01]

Or we could follow the opinion of any old North fan and think your getting a bounty for every pick you own and each kid you select is the next superstar in a north side that again doesn’t escape the bottom 5 in 2025

There’s a difference though.
Clark is paid to write articles based off actual journalistic work. Bigfooty fans are just punters that love football.

You’d expect there to be a clear disparity in the quality of output from both.

But in this case, Jays article could very well have come from one of our very own in this thread.

 

[Makeshift Park]

It all sounds true as he’s given multiple options for several clubs. You can’t lose when you provide almost every option.

Recruiters have told him Hartley is giving little away. Then he has a bob each way with each pick up to 8 based on no new information.

He's absolutely the lowest tier of AFL journo that exists for a mainstream outlet and I assume he must be running a scheme akin to that dude in Billy Wilder's The Apartment to remain employed.

 

[stavro#4]

There’s a difference though.
Clark is paid to write articles based off actual journalistic work. Bigfooty fans are just punters that love football.

You’d expect there to be a clear disparity in the quality of output from both.

But in this case, Jays article could very well have come from one of our very own in this thread.

He has had a good strike rate with stkilda news since Ross came back.

So if all you want to take from it, is;

Lalor at 1
Smillie at 6
And the saints and giants talking a trade for pick 8.

Then you’ll probably be happier.

It’s unlikely we get anything 100% definitive until 6 tomorrow when Twomey drops his. Even that some people in here will still carry on.

 

[sr36]

He has had a good strike rate with stkilda news since Ross came back.

So if all you want to take from it, is;

Lalor at 1
Smillie at 6
And the saints and giants talking a trade for pick 8.

Then you’ll probably be happier.

It’s unlikely we get anything 100% definitive until 6 tomorrow when Twomey drops his. Even that some people in here will still carry on.

Wednesday night for that. Cal doesn't seem confident of his intel this year.

 

[stavro#4]

Wednesday night for that. Cal doesn't seem confident of his intel this year.

I reckon he nails everything from pick 1 up to and including the saints pick 7.

I think 8 gets traded so it all goes to shit from there.

 

[saintmike65]

Cant open that link, paywalled. Sounds like Each Way Jay is giving his usual pearls of dog turds. Nothin.

The journos don’t know how the cards will fall…most of the list managers probably don’t have a full picture either for that matter!
That’s why draft night this year will be so intriguing

 

[danster168]

At the end of the day, it all comes down to will North trade down or not. Until that's known, mock drafts are absolutely pointless.

 

[sr36]

I reckon he nails everything from pick 1 up to and including the saints pick 7.

I think 8 gets traded so it all goes to shit from there.

I think 2 will go to Adelaide and it's out from that point. I hope for Saints sake they do get a good trade for 8 - I think it's the right play.

 

[Rich01]

He has had a good strike out with stkilda news since Ross came back.

So if all you want to take from it, is;

Lalor at 1
Smillie at 6
And the saints and giants talking a trade for pick 8.

Then you’ll probably be happier.

It’s unlikely we get anything 100% definitive until 6 tomorrow when Twomey drops his. Even that some people in here will still carry on.

That would be great for Richmond.
I’m a fan of both Lalor and Smillie.

But I’m struggling to see how he pins those two players to us considering he said that Hartley has given little away and oppo clubs are in the dark as to our intentions.

It confuses me that some would be so naive that you could make the assumption on Richmond that you have from the article.

‘Recruiters on Sunday said Richmond talent boss Blair Hartley had given away few hints about his intentions, keeping clubs in the dark about the likely order on Wednesday night.’

It’s lazy ‘journalism’ that relies on readers giving him credibility for content that should probably better belong in this thread, than a news publication.

 

[xroddddddddddddd]

I reckon he nails everything from pick 1 up to and including the saints pick 7.

I think 8 gets traded so it all goes to shit from there.

I also think after pick 7 Cal will put some of the jigsaw pieces in place (e.g. who goes for Armstrong, Travaglia, Allan etc.) Armstrong particularly will have a ripple effect on the rest of the first round

 

[stavro#4]

I think 2 will go to Adelaide and it's out from that point. I hope for Saints sake they do get a good trade for 8 - I think it's the right play.

I also think after pick 7 Cal will put some of the jigsaw pieces in place (e.g. who goes for Armstrong, Travaglia, Allan etc.) Armstrong particularly will have a ripple effect on the rest of the first round

He was the reporter who broke the Roos and Crows pick swap talks.

So again, I think he will land it.

But once that pick 8 trade goes down, unless it’s obvious like Travaglia. It could be out the window.

The other pick I think will be a big divergent point is if the tigers go Armstrong or Whitlock. Who they are rumoured to love.