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If we had a good list management team, I'd expect the Crows to use pick 5 on an elite player in an important position (eg midfield)

It's going to be upsetting when we give away such a prized pick on a small forward instead
where does he say he is using pick 5 on rankine? he didnt. this is not star wars. this is not the jedi mind trick
 
Reid clearly said we need to evaluate what we have on our list which is fair we are three year in on the rebuild. Not sure how many year people expect a complete rebuild to take

We'll be perennially rebuilding if we don't draft elite midfield talent. Everything else is secondary.
 
We'll be perennially rebuilding if we don't draft elite midfield talent. Everything else is secondary.
Rubbish.. we came off a GF fail with an old list which we have since cleared out.. in fact by the end of next year will be 90% gone.. premierships are as rare as rocking horse teeth teams rise to there window and fail continually.. it is only the teams that create that one minded attitude that succeed..
 

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  • Bill Sanders and Bob Hammond retiring long time ago I know
  • Andrew Fagans appointment as CEO who admitted he wasnt an AFL fan and was an absolute ******* if you met him
  • Phil Walsh being murdered
  • Jobs for the boys appointments of hass, burton, smart and co
  • Roo, Jamo and others not being qualified as directors
  • A victorian recruiter who is focussed on vic country and tassie
  • A data scientist doing the drafting based on statistical models not football ability
  • A coach that got on the nose beers with the players
  • Tippetgate, the camp, shall I go on?
Give it a rest please.
 
The end game will be midfield imo. IF he transitions then he could be the next Andy McLeod with his skillset. Its up to him how high he can go as he has the talent - does he have the application?

Listening to the podcast interview he did a couple of months ago he seems to want it. I think he will flourish at home

Even listening to Reid today - I think Rankine is over the moon to be playing for us


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Why do people say ND no way in hell that happens it will be psd the reason being psd you have to match terms he puts on himself ie 1 year 1.5 mill nd you only have to match overall deal ie 5 years 4 mill
Went into a bit more detail with a previous post, this response was directly related to ND.

Tbh, I think Rankine would be fine to get picked up in PSD for a couple of reasons (one of which you mentioned) but wouldn't look good to the AFL I guess, not that I care about that. But the AFL cares about the trade period as it gets them so much attention.

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We'll be perennially rebuilding if we don't draft elite midfield talent. Everything else is secondary.
On this ....seems strange that after identifying a need for a big bodied MID ...that we would not pull out all stops to get a Sth Aust big bodied MID :think:

As we know, they don't grow on trees .....and who knows when the next opportunity comes around ....4-5 years
 
Why do people say ND no way in hell that happens it will be psd the reason being psd you have to match terms he puts on himself ie 1 year 1.5 mill nd you only have to match overall deal ie 5 years 4 mill
Nah ... the terms matching requirement in the ALF rules is the same ND or PSD.

Probably more likely Rankine is not willing to chance ND or PSD ... and/or we don't really want to burn pick 5 on Rankine in the ND.
 
"What do people expect?"

We've needed at least two young elite midfielders - with skills, and one with a big body - for five years.

We've done nothing about getting one, let alone two.
Didn't we draft Luke Pedlar at 10?
 
Why do people say ND no way in hell that happens it will be psd the reason being psd you have to match terms he puts on himself ie 1 year 1.5 mill nd you only have to match overall deal ie 5 years 4 mill
I guess because Essendon take him in the PSD, considering they have $3m of cap room and have already made an offer - but teams don't take him in the first 5 picks of the ND.
 

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Some key contributions
  • Bill Sanders and Bob Hammond retiring long time ago I know
  • Andrew Fagans appointment as CEO who admitted he wasnt an AFL fan and was an absolute ******* if you met him
  • Phil Walsh being murdered
  • Jobs for the boys appointments of hass, burton, smart and co
  • Roo, Jamo and others not being qualified as directors
  • A victorian recruiter who is focussed on vic country and tassie
  • A data scientist doing the drafting based on statistical models not football ability
  • A coach that got on the nose beers with the players
  • Tippetgate, the camp, shall I go on?

Binuk doesn't do the drafting, ffs.
 
Once we began our rebuild in 2020 "officially", I genuinely didnt think we would make finals till the latter part of the 2020s. That admittedly may turn on its head, if we acquire, Rankine, Phillipou and JHF and if they deliver on their potential.

I respect your opinion, as I believe a lot of Crows on here believe the same as you do.

Ive always viewed Nicks as our rebuild coach, as to whether he can take us to finals remains to be seen.

Would be an interesting poll, on when posters think when we will play finals? 2023,2024,2025,...2030...? Many on here believed 2022.

I know we are not Carlton, but its been 10+ years for them. Melbourne too, during their rebuild took a long time to reach finals.
I have been saying for a while 2024 is realistic, when most of our playing group have reached 50+ games.
 
Rubbish.. we came off a GF fail with an old list which we have since cleared out.. in fact by the end of next year will be 90% gone.. premierships are as rare as rocking horse teeth teams rise to there window and fail continually.. it is only the teams that create that one minded attitude that succeed..

Unless the plan is:

1. Clear out the list
2. "Create a one minded attitude"
3. ?
4. Grand Finals

... then I'm not sure how this argues against my post that we need to draft elite midfielders and everything else is secondary.
 
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