Analysis Our first selection in the draft [confirmed - selection #4]

[Flawed Genius]

...will be no worse than pick 4, unless it is traded.

What would you do with it?

Mind, we are still a chance to pick at 2, 3 or 4, depending on results from today and tonight.

Subsequently, we will also pick at 4 in the rookie and pre-season drafts.

 

[Gasometer]

...um

 

[Saintly_]

Kelly.

Shit result for us, but expect if to happen.

 

[Firestarter]

Keep it.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Pick 4 and something for Kelly

Or One of Dow, Rayner, Stephenson or LDU are left

Brander, Cerra and Jack Higgins would be in the mix also

 

[Roo Beauty]

Giants.

 

[SnowRoo]

Welcome to North

Jaidyn Stephenson

 

[generalleftfield]

Welcome to North

Jaidyn Stephenson

My worst fear

 

[Mixed Results]

Is anyone able to sell us on Jaidyn Stephenson, Adam Cerra and Jack Higgins? Pick 4 is officially when the draft enters the "flanker zone", but the three afforementioned names all seem like they have a lot of talent.

Although if history tells us anything, one of Luke Davies-Uniacke, Paddy Dow and Cam Rayner will be there at pick 4.

 

[kangaspurs]

Hope Kelly chooses to leave GWS and use it on him.

 

[the big lebowski]

Is anyone able to sell us on Jaidyn Stephenson, Adam Cerra and Jack Higgins? Pick 4 is officially when the draft enters the "flanker zone", but the three afforementioned names all seem like they have a lot of talent.

Although if history tells us anything, one of Luke Davies-Uniacke, Paddy Dow and Cam Rayner will be there at pick 4.

A lot of people rate Cerra the best true mid in the draft. The big problem? He's not quick. The upside is he runs a 15+ beep. Nice kick off both feet. Recently hurt shoulder and out for rest of season.

Stephenson is a winger or half forward. He's tall and very quick. Very inconsistent imo. I'd be very disappointed with him at 4.

Higgins is a star in the making in my view. He's racked up disposals this year as a mid, but can go forward and kick goals as well as most. Knock on him is his height. He's probably around the same as hrovat but more a genuine mid. Footballers footballer. Kicked 7 today apparently.

 

[king rising]

some inside midfielder who's slow as a wet week, iffy kicking skills at best, no awareness and an unwillingness to put in a shift defensively. get to work recruiters, can't wait to see what you've got in store

 

[Heaps of fun]

some inside midfielder who's slow as a wet week, iffy kicking skills at best, no awareness and an unwillingness to put in a shift defensively. get to work recruiters, can't wait to see what you've got in store

C'mon that's such an outdated stereotype. Our first pick is most likely to be a player recovering from a serious injury with no known position and only a passing interest in football.

 

[WA ROO]

Trade it to Hawthorn

 

[Donkey Chop]

Cerra

 

[nicko74]

We need a match winner. Genuine superstar! Becomes less likely at pick 4

 

[Kciza]

Hoping that LDU sneaks his way down to 4

 

[The Filth Wizard]

We need a match winner. Genuine superstar! Becomes less likely at pick 4

The last six pick ones are McGrath, Weitering, McCartin, Boyd, Whitfield and Patton.

The last six pick fours are Ainsworth, Oliver, Pickett, Bontompelli, Toumpas and Hoskin-Elliott.

Only one of those is a current top ten player in the league and he isn't from the first group.

 

[kangaspurs]

We need a match winner. Genuine superstar! Becomes less likely at pick 4

We might not even have it anyway if we trade for Kelly.

But there would be as many superstars taken at 4+ than 1. People are significantly overrating draft picks here. A top 4 pick isn't 'middle of the road,' it's a chance to get elite talent.

 

[kangaspurs]

The last six pick ones are McGrath, Weitering, McCartin, Boyd, Whitfield and Patton.

The last six pick fours are Ainsworth, Oliver, Pickett, Bontompelli, Toumpas and Hoskin-Elliott.

Only one of those is a current top ten player in the league and he isn't from the first group.

And Oliver is closer to being a top 10 player than any of the first group as well imo.

 

[Shinboner roo]

The last six pick ones are McGrath, Weitering, McCartin, Boyd, Whitfield and Patton.

The last six pick fours are Ainsworth, Oliver, Pickett, Bontompelli, Toumpas and Hoskin-Elliott.

Only one of those is a current top ten player in the league and he isn't from the first group.

Toumpas?

 

[Shinboner roo]

We might not even have it anyway if we trade for Kelly.

But there would be as many superstars taken at 4+ than 1. People are significantly overrating draft picks here. A top 4 pick isn't 'middle of the road,' it's a chance to get elite talent.

Yep the top 5 this year could go in any order

 

[Arden_Fast]

Pick 4 can't really backfire on us because it is in "next best" territory.

Previous pick 4's.

Ben Ainsworth
Clayton Oliver
Jarrod Pickett
Marcus Bontempelli
Jimmy Toumpas
Stephen Coniglio
Andrew Gaff

We'll get a good player with pick 4.

 

[Arden_Fast]

The last six pick ones are McGrath, Weitering, McCartin, Boyd, Whitfield and Patton.

The last six pick fours are Ainsworth, Oliver, Pickett, Bontompelli, Toumpas and Hoskin-Elliott.

Only one of those is a current top ten player in the league and he isn't from the first group.

Mini draft. Coniglio was the 4th player chosen overall.

 

[Deleted member 98541]

The positive is that we'll at least get heaps of media attention in 8 seasons time when we offer the bloke we could've drafted at 1, 1.5 million a season to come across. Good times.