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I agree. It's not the first time he has teased like this, but then he stays put.
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I agree. It's not the first time he has teased like this, but then he stays put.
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100%, those two clowns make a living by specialising in verbal diarrhoea. The amount of people that think they actually know what they are talking about is frightening.
I have to say I had a bit of a chuckle when I heard Pickett to WA. I don't understand why you are so keen to swap the best kick in the comp for a flakey million dollar excitement machine small forward who'd play about 10 games per season if he was in a Port jumper.
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I don’t think anyone is actually keen to trade Houston out. I know I am not. But if he chooses to leave I think we would be better served picking up a player that could have an immediate impact like Pickett rather than a pick that might take a couple of years or more to make a significant difference.
Because the gap between Houston and a replacement (Burton, Evans, Sinn) is about minus 0.2-0.5 goals a game while the difference between Pickett and McEntee/Evans is about +1.5-2.0 goals per game. Nets out a massive win to Pickett.
Other thing to consider is we will be losing Houston regardless, it’s not necessarily a case of Houston only going if Pickett comes in
I can’t see him landing at Port, am not that keen on Luko also.
I’m thinking more likely Perryman and Richards.
If Dan does go we’re off to the draft.
I’d be happy enough with that and save the money to keep some of the players we got.
All except his son Jimmmy.Apart from cRowie who has everyone going to them
I have the same opinion too. Take Perryman, Richards and we were linked to Riley Garcia too. Perryman is a starter but the other 2 provide much needed depth.
If Houston leaves, take the 2 top picks and refresh the list with high end talent. Our focus for the next 3 years should be drafting and signing free agents.
Unless of course someone like a Pickett wants to come to us but don't trade picks for players like Luko unless it's cheap.
Focus on re-signing Butters and Bergman in the off-season.
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He could go anywhere from 1-10.
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The big question is, why does Girling like weird campaigners so much?
The idea that the next guy in is only marginally behind Houston in terms of impact is very naive.
Ball users like Houston are about the most impactful players in the game right now.
Sinn could have a break out year next season and we’re still not close to being even.
That doesn’t mean we don’t let Dan go, if we wants to go and we can get what we want we do it.
And yes Pickett is a massive upgrade on Evans or mcintee, both of which are only getting games thanks to injuries this year, but small forward is the least impactful and least important position In the sport. Of course we take Pickett if we get a chance, he improves the team
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I actually think small forwards are more important than ever. Having guys that are quick, skillfull enough to create goals out of nothing in congestion but still put pressure on suits the modern game.
Low and I'd prefer if we don't
Crows are very keen on Draper
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Richmond will likely choose between one of the 3 well rated vic mids, north will take one that Richmond passes on, then west coast are choosing between the 3rd rated vic metro mid and the Sa mid in Draper.
Draper is a Monty to be taken by west coast in that scenario unless there’s lots of go home noise around him.
Eagles pass and crows pounce at 4.
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Langford too?
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Why not? I'm no draft expert so this is a genuine question.
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I knew the EV MG was a mistake.
He's got speed and ability to get out of stoppages and clean hands too but his kicking worries me. And he's also highly rated because of his incredible consistency but I personally don't see the point of difference or the x-factor. I do think the 2 SA club's boards overrate him simply because he's from SA. For Port, I'd take Langford, Smilie, Reid, Armstrong and Lalor ahead of Draper. Think those players just suit our needs and mix better than what Draper does for us.
Not a knock on him, I think he'll go top 4 but just that there's other kids that would give us a different look.
If Houston does leave and we get that pick 7, the draftee to replace him would be Murphy Reid. Excellent ball handling skills and a good decision maker. Long term probs ends up in Midfield, some of his highlights remind me of a certain R Gray
Langford is a left foot midfielder who can go forward and impact the scoreboard (recently had a game of 33 disposals and 4 goals). A left foot midfielder is something we currently don't have in midfield so there's a point of difference.
Smilie is that 194cm big bodied midfielder that has become important in AFL these days. And we have none so another point of difference.
Armstrong is the best KPF in this draft and could be our Dixon replacement.
Lalor is that De Goey sorta player so would be someone who would split MID/FWD role with JHF.
He's got speed and ability to get out of stoppages and clean hands too but his kicking worries me. And he's also highly rated because of his incredible consistency but I personally don't see the point of difference or the x-factor. I do think the 2 SA club's boards overrate him simply because he's from SA. For Port, I'd take Langford, Smilie, Reid, Armstrong and Lalor ahead of Draper. Think those players just suit our needs and mix better than what Draper does for us.
Not a knock on him, I think he'll go top 4 but just that there's other kids that would give us a different look.
If Houston does leave and we get that pick 7, the draftee to replace him would be Murphy Reid. Excellent ball handling skills and a good decision maker. Long term probs ends up in Midfield, some of his highlights remind me of a certain R Gray
Langford is a left foot midfielder who can go forward and impact the scoreboard (recently had a game of 33 disposals and 4 goals). A left foot midfielder is something we currently don't have in midfield so there's a point of difference.
Smilie is that 194cm big bodied midfielder that has become important in AFL these days. And we have none so another point of difference.
Armstrong is the best KPF in this draft and could be our Dixon replacement.
Lalor is that De Goey sorta player so would be someone who would split MID/FWD role with JHF.
That’s your idea, but the reality is very different.
Teams get stoppages and then use mids, where they’ve moved all their better stoppage players / dangerous users anyway.
I love the idea of small forwards crumbing goals galore but the reality is small forwards are often up the ground, or if they’re back inside 50 there’s a lot of players there anyway and it’s just Tom stewert / lever taking intercept marks.
Every position on the ground is worth well more than small forwards, this isn’t just my opinion from observing the game, the entire afl has held this opinion for a long time. any small forward that’s capable will get moved up the ground, hell people talk about Pickett being able to play midfield where he’s not even remotely close to the good mids much less the elite mids.
If he’s one of the top 5 or so small forwards in the game, but wouldn’t even be a top 5 mid in our team, why does he get moved into the midfield ? The reason is because melb , and other teams that seek to do the same, view impact in the midfield as more important.
Again, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get good or gun small forwards where you can, they absolutely can make a difference, it’s just not as important as other positions.
