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AFLW 2024 - Round 4 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
just hoping one of sidebottom, swift, hill and blease (in that order) lasts til 18. Naitaa, sidebottom and walters would be fantastic
can somebody who actually has the magazine or whatever actually say something thats in it. ffs!
"their need for a strong-bodied key defender is too great to overlook."6. CARLTON – Michael Hurley
Carlton has put together quite a young talented midfield via recent drafts and now its time to look to another area of concern, a quality key defender. Hurley is a ready-made player with excellent foot skills and smarts and will release Jarrad Waite to play elsewhere. The Blues also like Yarran but their need for a strong-bodied key defender is too great to overlook.
Ben Casanelia's Top 10
INSIDE FOOTBALL’S TOP 10
6. CARLTON – Michael Hurley
In desperate need of a key defender and Hurley is a Melbourne boy.
3. FREMANTLE – Stephen Hill
The real wildcard pick. Most would have Daniel Rich in this position but he is very much like Rhys Palmer so the Dockers go for the outside runner with the silky skills to complement Palmer. Hill’s stocks have rising remarkably after a great display at the Draft Camp.
That would be the Only place you can get it is the News Agencycan you get this at news agencies?
there's no list there. oh wait...its appeared on the 1st page now. weird
TheGeneral;13035388 [B said:We need an inside midfielder with pace [/B]or a key forward as much as we need another big defender.
Dal Santo aint that tall.....Marc Murphy says hi, Trent Cotchin and Rhys Palmer say hi......Lenny Hayes also nowhere near 187.......Ben Cousins if he was around.....Bartel not 187.......Bruce one of the very best mids or in there for his height ?.....Sam Mitchell also says hi....oh Simon Black sends his best regards but wonders why Bruce is mentioned and not him.
People showing how little they watch Carlton...we need a key forward/half forward/quick midfielder than another key defender. Bower and Jamison have shown they can take key forwards and do the job very well.
Seems to be a common thing on Bigfooty with teams defenses not being rated at all...I guess because they aren't flashy the nuff nuffs find it harder to see if a defender has played well or not.
Agree. Don't rate Waite as a back, like his stuff as a forward, and justification could be made either way for a tall back or tall forward IMHO. Can't see the Blues going for a mid.I would've thought you'd like another key defender to free up Waite a bit more? He seems like a far more dangerous player to me when he goes forward - or is that just against the crows? >_>
He is freed up most of the time with Jamison taking the full forward and Bower the lead up forward like Cloke. Waite isn't as good man on man as Bower/Jamison and does better when he can play loose...so I wouldn't start him on a Riewoldt anyway because he most of the time he gets smashed by those types. Not sure why he gets more plaudits than the other two who are better defenders. Waite is good when he can play loose but man on man isn't as good.I would've thought you'd like another key defender to free up Waite a bit more? He seems like a far more dangerous player to me when he goes forward - or is that just against the crows? >_>
People showing how little they watch Carlton...we need a key forward/half forward/quick midfielder than another key defender. Bower and Jamison have shown they can take key forwards and do the job very well.
Seems to be a common thing on Bigfooty with teams defenses not being rated at all...I guess because they aren't flashy the nuff nuffs find it harder to see if a defender has played well or not.
Here is the Phantom first round as compiled by Brett Anderson....
1. MELBOURNE – Jack Watts
Melbourne has so many areas of need but none more than the need for a genuine key forward. Watts will still have to complete Year 12 next year but has been dubbed by Barry Richardson as the best junior player he has seen. Watts is the type of player you can build a team around. Pure quality. O.K
2. WEST COAST – Daniel Rich
West Coasts decision will change the rest of the first round markedly. The loss of Cousins and Judd have left a hole in West Coasts centre like a 5 year old with two front teeth missing. Rich is the best midfielder available, so Rich it is.
3. FREMANTLE – Nicholas Naitanui
Fremantle will be wrapt that Nic Nat was left by West Coast. They will replace the loss of Warnock nicely with Nick.
4. PORT ADELAIDE – Tyrone Vickery
Ports depth chart suggests that both Brogan and Lade are coming to the ends of their careers, once they are gone, it will be all up to Giles alone. I don't think so. That is why Port will go Vickory here. If Freo do something silly, like pick Hill over Nic Nat, Port will entertain the idea of Nic Nat in an instant. Freo can't be this silly though.
5. ESSENDON –Michael Hurley
Essendon have Fletcher coming to the end, and Mal Michael gone, they would be crazy to go past Hurley to combine with Ryder in defence for the next ten years.
6. CARLTON – Steele Sidebottom
They have rucks, they have key defenders, I reckon Eddie Betts and Sidebottom at the feet of Fevola would be a good option. Remember Fev himself kicking a bag of ten V Collingwood on the NYE match, Sidebottom did the same in the TAC Grand Final.
7. BRISBANE – Jack Ziebell
The Lions will toss us between Ziebell and Tom Swift but Voss’ influence will see them go with the player whose playing style closely resembles that of his new coach. Ziebell has a strong body and has the versatility of being able to play any position on the field and can step in straight away and contribute. O.K
8. RICHMOND – Jackson Trengove
Richmond are screaming out for a decent CHB, FB type, and Jackson fits the Tiger mould perfectly.
9. NORTH MELBOURNE – Hamish Hartlett
Best available midfielder in Hartlett. Swallow and Hartlett in Norths midfield in a few years, will be a decent proposition.
10. ADELAIDE – Lewis Johnston
but the talk is very strong that they will take Johnston and look to play him at Full Forward. This pick may not be popular with Adel fans but Johnston will be a good player.
11. COLLINGWOOD – Tom Swift
Collingwood has spent the recent drafts concentrating on building their spine so now its time to turn their attention to the midfield with the recent retirements of Buckley, Burns and Licuria. There are three names on the Pies list; Swift, Sidebottom and Beams. They go with Swift who was a standout under-16 but has missed two years of footy with knee injuries. O.K
12. SYDNEY – Shaun McKernan
Need a key forward, with Barry Hall doing more punching heads, than goals through. Micky O is ageing, and the only other key forwards are Grundy Playfair and White. So a McKernan at this pick will be the best go for Sydney.
13. ST KILDA – Chris Yarran
Genuine pace is the main area of need for St Kilda but they have somewhat addressed that by trading for Farren Ray plus the likely arrival of Ben Cousins. This allows them to take the best available player and that is Yarran. He is a match winner who can turn games in the blink of an eye and will provide the Saints with a real x-factor. Steal of the draft. O.K
14. WESTERN BULLDOGS – Ayce Cordy (F/S)
The Bulldogs nearly got away with what would have been the steal of the draft, only for St Kilda to keep them honest. Whichever way you look at it the Dogs are getting a very good player. At 202cm and 80kg, he will take time to develop, but the overall package will be worth the wait. O.K
15. GEELONG – Sam Blease
An absolute steal at this pick, but there he will slide, and keep the strawberry flowing at the Cats.
16. HAWTHORN – Stephen Hill
Another speedy midfielder to add to there squad. Need to replce Crawford, so Hill seems a perfect fit.
I reckon there are more informed people on here, and EB&W, that would do a ten time better job than what Inside Footy come up with. It looks as though they sat down and done it in 20 minutes, tossed some names around, and forgot a couple.
You're not giving these guys much of a chance, superfreak. A lot of their defenders are still very young and learning their caper ... Bower and Jamison have both played less than 25 games. Hurley won't be an instant fix either and may not even play defence at AFL.
"their need for a strong-bodied key defender is too great to overlook."
"In desperate need of a key defender."
We need an inside midfielder with pace or a key forward as much as we need another big defender.
IF NOT MORE.
Do people keep pulling this opinion out of the recycle bin so they don't have to think and look at our list?
Mark Austin is taller and faster than Michael Hurley.
And can play at both ends of the ground.
All we get is the same old tired opinions on a club's needs and a phantom draft with a few names shuffled around.
Yet this is the only Inside Football issue I buy in a year.
It's a redundant publication due to the internet giving us on demand access to information on the players and football news.
Do Jim Main and Crackers still write for Inside Football?