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[Heaps of fun]

I'm more stressed that's we'll take someone off the board at our first rounders like we've done over and over again under Beetson. We just flat out suck with first rounders.

We'll take your pick 20 for two F3s, Beatson probably takes the next Corey Warner and Rowbottom with them.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I think you should come with Parker to North mate.....you get it......probably easier to change your team than your username. Get on board. You are ready!

Weirdly I don't actually hate North anyway feel you have been unlucky and I feel for you guys having dealt with a rotton egg in TT. Yes I have issues with taking JHF but the club can be excused a bit. Plus no one can hate watching Sheezel or Wardlaw the latter is probably my favourite player to watch period

 

[stavro#4]

Have you seen how bad their midfield is? They may take one, it won't be at pick 5. Pick 9 maybe. Jefferson is developing fine, he isn't the first tall to have a couple of years to develop and work on their game. He will play next year in all likelhood.

You are way to focused on Viney Petracca and Oliver.

The reason they are BPA is because they do have a nice coverage of 25< year olds that can go through that midfield.

Which is why they don’t necessarily need to go midfield at 5.

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Saying otherwise is just a personal belief. Not a fact.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

We'll take your pick 20 for two F3s, Beatson probably takes the next Corey Warner and Rowbottom with them.

I say this with love you can have Corey, I really hope you mean Chad. Rowbottom was an early second round selection that was the funny trade with WCE after the Blakey bid- still funny

 

[LukeParkerno1]

You are way to focused on Viney Petracca and Oliver.

The reason they are BPA is because they do have a nice coverage of 25< year olds that can go through that midfield.

Which is why they don’t necessarily need to go midfield at 5.

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Saying otherwise is just a personal belief. Not a fact.

they can literally do both, but you are nuts taking the tall first. A Langford suits them to a tee, or a Josh Smillie, actually feel they take Smillie nothing more than a gut feel than anything. May look to fill a need at 9, or trade down and grab the two later GWS firsts fill the key tall in there with a slider on top.

 

[LB2Snake]

Weirdly I don't actually hate North anyway feel you have been unlucky and I feel for you guys having dealt with a rotton egg in TT. Yes I have issues with taking JHF but the club can be excused a bit. Plus no one can hate watching Sheezel or Wardlaw the latter is probably my favourite player to watch period

Just come on over mate....it's nice in here

Have always loved how Parker went about it.......he's got a bit of nastiness, which we haven't had in a long time. Think he's going to be exactly what Wardlaw needs

 

[Heaps of fun]

I say this with love you can have Corey, I really hope you mean Chad. Rowbottom was an early second round selection that was the funny trade with WCE after the Blakey bid- still funny

Shit. We would get stuck with Corey. Add him to the list with Lachie Young, Joel Tippett and Sam Power.

 

[stavro#4]

they can literally do both, but you are nuts taking the tall first. A Langford suits them to a tee, or a Josh Smillie, actually feel they take Smillie nothing more than a gut feel than anything. May look to fill a need at 9, or trade down and grab the two later GWS firsts fill the key tall in there with a slider on top.

Again, that’s your opinion.

Tauru is looking very much like 4th or 5th highest rated kid in this draft based on north and now Melbourne + talk of Richmond and my mob pouncing if they don’t.

If Melbourne’s approach is truly BPA as per Taylor’s comments. Then they take him.

 

[xroddddddddddddd]

May 33 next year
McDonald 32
Lever 29

Fritsch is 28 and plays taller than he is.

And don’t give me this development crap for Jefferson. First round draft pick hasn’t debut in 2 seasons.

They need a tall and Tauru can develop at either end before settling him down into a permanent role.

The notion they DONT need a tall doesn’t have a strong argument. Yes they need mids. But they have 2 picks, which is why the Tauru link is there at 5.

Firstly don’t understand the knock on Jefferson. Nothing that surprising about a later first round KPF to not debut until his 3rd year.
Second, you’re ignoring that we’ve also got Petty (25) and Turner (22) who are defenders by nature and are every chance of returning there in the near future.
Lever is also 28, and McDonald wasn’t getting a game until early-mid last year. Your arguments also aren’t very compelling.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Just come on over mate....it's nice in here

Have always loved how Parker went about it.......he's got a bit of nastiness, which we haven't had in a long time. Think he's going to be exactly what Wardlaw needs

At worst even if he plays no games which he won't he installs training standards and that cannot be underestimated. Half the thing of being successful is making sure you get the training stuff and off field things right. He will do that in spades

 

[Scythe94]

May 33 next year
McDonald 32
Lever 29

Fritsch is 28 and plays taller than he is.

And don’t give me this development crap for Jefferson. First round draft pick hasn’t debut in 2 seasons.

They need a tall and Tauru can develop at either end before settling him down into a permanent role.

The notion they DONT need a tall doesn’t have a strong argument. Yes they need mids. But they have 2 picks, which is why the Tauru link is there at 5.

Lol, here we go again. These are the talls on our list:

• JVR - developing nicely
• Jefferson - was always going to be a project, led Casey's goal kicking this year
• May - granted, only a year or two left
• Petty - is the long-term KPD, and was a bloody solid player at that end previously
• Adams - another development project as a KPD
• Gawn - re-signed until 2027
• Lever - still has four years left at least
• Fullarton - VFL depth
• Turner - has looked promising at both ends at AFL level
• Campbell - Gawn backup
• Verrall - long-term Gawn replacement
• McDonald - nearly done
• Kentfield - development project KPF

So that's basically a third of our list as KPPs, and it's looking likely that we'll also add Riak Andrew (academy) in the rookie draft and Kalani White (F/S) next year in the ND. You could also argue that Fritsch, Hore and Howes are 'talls' too.

We don't need another young, developing tall. We've got plenty.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Shit. We would get stuck with Corey. Add him to the list with Lachie Young, Joel Tippett and Sam Power.

He he can't be worse than Stephens I'll give him that

 

[stavro#4]

Firstly don’t understand the knock on Jefferson. Nothing that surprising about a later first round KPF to not debut until his 3rd year.
Second, you’re ignoring that we’ve also got Petty (25) and Turner (22) who are defenders by nature and are every chance of returning there in the near future.
Lever is also 28, and McDonald wasn’t getting a game until early-mid last year. Your arguments also aren’t very compelling.

3 players taken in the first 20 picks of the 2022 draft haven’t debuted.

Konstanty who just got traded and was deemed not up to it by Sydney

Busslinger - who had some serious bust vibes before showing signs late last season

And Jefferson.

You can call it development. But it’s not Normal for pick 15s to not have played a game after 2 seasons.

Each to their own. But this entire Jefferson angle isn’t a strong argument.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Again, that’s your opinion.

Tauru is looking very much like 4th or 5th highest rated kid in this draft based on north and now Melbourne + talk of Richmond and my mob pouncing if they don’t.

If Melbourne’s approach is truly BPA as per Taylor’s comments. Then they take him.

I get why you want them taking the bloke, Melbourne have so many talls, whether you rate them or not they are there. Very highly regarded key tall coming in next season too

 

[stavro#4]

Lol, here we go again. These are the talls on our list:

• JVR - developing nicely
• Jefferson - was always going to be a project, lead Casey's goal kicking this year
• May - granted, only a year or two left
• Petty - is the long-term KPD, and was a bloody solid player at that end previously
• Adams - another development project as a KPD
• Gawn - re-signed until 2027
• Lever - still has four years left at least
• Fullarton - VFL depth
• Turner - has looked promising at both ends at AFL level
• Verrall - long-term Gawn replacement
• McDonald - nearly done
• Kentfield - development project KPF

So that's more than a quarter of our list as KPPs, and it's looking likely that we'll also add Riak Andrew (academy) in the rookie draft and Kalani White (F/S) next year in the ND. We don't need another young, developing tall. We've got plenty.

And BPA approach would say your recruiters probably think you do.

Really can’t be bothered arguing this.

You take him. You don’t.

 

[Wild Bill]

Lol, here we go again. These are the talls on our list:

• JVR - developing nicely
• Jefferson - was always going to be a project, lead Casey's goal kicking this year
• May - granted, only a year or two left
• Petty - is the long-term KPD, and was a bloody solid player at that end previously
• Adams - another development project as a KPD
• Gawn - re-signed until 2027
• Lever - still has four years left at least
• Fullarton - VFL depth
• Turner - has looked promising at both ends at AFL level
• Campbell - Gawn backup
• Verrall - long-term Gawn replacement
• McDonald - nearly done
• Kentfield - development project KPF

So that's more than a quarter of our list as KPPs, and it's looking likely that we'll also add Riak Andrew (academy) in the rookie draft and Kalani White (F/S) next year in the ND. You could also argue that Fritsch, Hore and Howes are 'talls' too.

We don't need another young, developing tall. We've got plenty.

Also FA and trading - like for May and Lever is a good chance for the Dees. Posters are over stating the need for the Dees and KPP.

 

[Scythe94]

Really can’t be bothered arguing this.

My dude, this is all you've been doing for weeks lol

 

[stavro#4]

Also FA and trading - like for May and Lever is a good chance for the Dees. Posters are over stating the need for the Dees and KPP.

No one needs to overstate anything.

Their recruiting manager just said it’s best player available. Not a preference on a particular type.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Also FA and trading - like for May and Lever is a good chance for the Dees. Posters are over stating the need for the Dees and KPP.

Exactly bigger clubs can address those needs via FA. It's why I have an issue with the FA thing in essence but I won't clog this thread with that

 

[stavro#4]

My dude, this is all you've been doing for weeks lol

Arguing melbournes list needs? For weeks?

North maybe.
Essendons pick 9. Definitely.

You blokes? Nah. Your board gets a post every 30 minutes. I’d be arguing with myself on there.

 

[richoatthedisco]

10 and 18 are better to keep for your rebuild you will need some keys too, Armstrong or Shanahan at one of those suits more than that

Hard disagree.

Shanahan is a dud.

FOS > Armstrong

 

[4tune8]

Lol, here we go again. These are the talls on our list:

• JVR - developing nicely
• Jefferson - was always going to be a project, led Casey's goal kicking this year
• May - granted, only a year or two left
• Petty - is the long-term KPD, and was a bloody solid player at that end previously
• Adams - another development project as a KPD
• Gawn - re-signed until 2027
• Lever - still has four years left at least
• Fullarton - VFL depth
• Turner - has looked promising at both ends at AFL level
• Campbell - Gawn backup
• Verrall - long-term Gawn replacement
• McDonald - nearly done
• Kentfield - development project KPF

So that's basically a third of our list as KPPs, and it's looking likely that we'll also add Riak Andrew (academy) in the rookie draft and Kalani White (F/S) next year in the ND. You could also argue that Fritsch, Hore and Howes are 'talls' too.

We don't need another young, developing tall. We've got plenty.

It's interesting.

Tigers currently have 17 talls on the list, yet some have us taking 4 talls in the draft, that would take us 50% of the list.

Granted, some of those talls might be/are busts, but we're going to have a very strong bank and access to plenty of draft capital to buy players, even if they're still contracted.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hard disagree.

Shanahan is a dud.

FOS > Armstrong

Then take the next best tall or even a Hotton, berry, Lindsay. Personally makes zero sense for Richmond trading anything until they get to pick 18 where they can flip one to next year (whether it be 18, 20, 23, 24). Pretty sure with list spots you have to move one, could be wrong there but you know your sizes more than I do and what number you run with.

Tigers probably look at the talls from 11 onwards, 11 being the high end, feel you take 1-2 talls max.

 

[bulldogs201616]

What time can we expect Cals phantom draft?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

What time can we expect Cals phantom draft?

Isn't it usually really late this afternoon?