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If there isn’t a national champs this year I doubt there’ll be draft.
Don't even need to wait for mid-season, leave a spot free for a supplementary pick and bring five undrafted kids on board for training over summer.
True, but there still may be a player or two slipping through the cracks.
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With no footy, what can we rate?
It doesn’t sound like there will be no footy. They seem to be willing to play something later in the year. It will just be less than normal and very different circumstances. We won’t have much to muse over until then through sadly
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Well the Rolling Mock Draft is back, it may not come back for a few months but here it is anyway lol.
Also for anyone wondering about the Luke Edwards selection its my gut feel that he doesn't nominate to be a FS selection for the Crows come the end of the year but that could still change, and again i wont factor the proper bids until late in the year as per usual.
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Also for anyone wondering about the Luke Edwards selection its my gut feel that he doesn't nominate to be a FS selection for the Crows come the end of the year but that could still change, and again i wont factor the proper bids until late in the year as per usual.
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Just two things to say.
First, as long as Riley Thilthorpe is on board, he has to be the Lions first pick.
Second, there are 19 picks in next years first round, and Lions have two first round picks.
I’d be tempted to take two talls with our first two picks, so Jackson Callow would be in consideration if he’s there abouts for you.
Or Finlay Macrae. We still need to add quality to or midfield.
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Wasn’t sure on that pick, still have some medium forwards like Wooller and McFadyen that don’t play so unless you guys are waiting on a decent key position forward to arrive I’m not sure that a key forward is actually what your club is looking for. Bruhn is a safe bet either way who certainly adds more quality to the midfield then again I feel your midfield brigade is strong enough as is.
I went to 18 because I wanted an even number
They RMD will broaden out in the future but for now I’ll leave it at that haha
But, but, but..... Just NoWasn’t sure on that pick, still have some medium forwards like Wooller and McFadyen that don’t play so unless you guys are waiting on a decent key position forward to arrive I’m not sure that position is actually what your club is looking for. Bruhn is a safe bet either way who certainly adds more quality to the midfield then again I feel your midfield brigade is strong enough as is.
I went to 18 because I wanted an even number
I’m not sure Wooller will ever get a game in the firsts.
We genuinely need a ruck or a ruck forward and a genuine marking tall forward. Most importantly they need to have that natural aggression in their game.
We definitely need a number 1 key position forward.
I get the feeling Sam Skinner and Toby Wooller were likely gone at the end of the season, unless they got an extended run in the seniors due to injury, and genuinely showed they belong.
We’ve pretty much loaded up our defence in the last two trade periods, and last draft.
I’d hope Coleman jr. and Saxon Crozier come through, and fill our small forward and outside mid needs.
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I'd be pretty happy with Hollands & DGB/Baldwin/Ford at the end of the year.
Whilst there isn't going to be exposed form to see some bolters rise up the ranks like most years (which potentially opens up some bargains in the middle of the draft), the top 20 prospects have been exposed to recruiters for a couple of years, they know what they are getting.
Irregardless, I reckon the AFL runs a round robbin national u/18 tournament, inclusive of TAC Cup/Northern Academy/SANFL u/18/WAFL Colts out of Melbourne for a few weeks, which then rolls into a rapid national carnival in Oct/Nov/Dec, all out of Melbourne.
This would obviously be after school finishes up.
The draft gets pushed back to January.
Whilst there isn't going to be exposed form to see some bolters rise up the ranks like most years (which potentially opens up some bargains in the middle of the draft), the top 20 prospects have been exposed to recruiters for a couple of years, they know what they are getting.
Irregardless, I reckon the AFL runs a round robbin national u/18 tournament, inclusive of TAC Cup/Northern Academy/SANFL u/18/WAFL Colts out of Melbourne for a few weeks, which then rolls into a rapid national carnival in Oct/Nov/Dec, all out of Melbourne.
This would obviously be after school finishes up.
The draft gets pushed back to January.
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If we don’t get more than a month of footy than how will the draft work?
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November/December is 9 months away.
The AFL is still anticipating getting the season in, even at a later date.
I think the u/18's will be no different.
If we can get 8 weeks of clean air at the end of the year, they will play 3-4 weeks of qualification games, then 3-4 weeks of representative football.
Testing/Interviews can occur in January, draft at around Australia Day.
It's obviously not a full year of exposed form, but it will be enough to see player vs player for recruiters to make some sort of informed decision.
The AFL might even enable draftee's to train with clubs during Dec/Jan, so as they can get a better look than normally possible before the draft.
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It’ll work hand in hand, if there’s no season there’s no draft. But most likely they’ll somehow end up running a season, so there’ll be a draft. Running a national champs is the most important aspect of it.
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I know I'm taking your mock draft too seriously but if dogs do end up with pick 2 and JUH is still on the board they'd take someone else and wait on a bid
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Yeah, that’s properly true. I’m very happy with DGB. Best player in the draft currently in my opinion. Granted not a great opinion.
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Yep and in that case I think they take Hollands
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I'd be on board. We need a good outside mid.
Would JUH then get a bid at 3?
Hard to say.
Tom Green should have been bid on no later than pick 5 this year, but didn’t go until pick 10.
Really depends which teams have the early picks. If a team needs a KPF, he should be bid on early.
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It's also interesting because Baldwin and Thilthorpe are both really good KPFs who aren't tied to a club, and both have their own advantages too.
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