List Mgmt. Part 3- And on it goes: The trade and draft megathread

[Monocle]

I see Valente as a pretty safe bet.

Not vanilla but similar to Duggan when drsfted that you are fairly certain he will be good enough to succeed at the top level.

Agree with this and unlike Duggan I am confident that Valente is a genuine midfielder.

So with our picks we should have a bet each way.

O'Halloran and Valente are my dream draft duo for us. Bingo.

But one of those plus a Smith or Hill would still be a great duo.

 

[Obeanie1]

Go back even further to the time of " Jus Primus Noctis ", when wealth and Title had its own set of responsibilities and it was indeed Good to Be The King.

Bet you are a Game of Thrones fan aren't you?

 

[bl4ke]

Surely with Rioli, Ryan, Cripps, Venables, Petreculle and Cameron as those HFF type options, Hill isn't much of a priority.

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Looks a good option on the cheap.
Plays a bit like Dean Cox in that he floats forward to kick goals and reads the play well to drop back and take intercept marks in defence. Also a couple of nice pieces of ground work and obviously a good ruckman- 205cm helps.
Well worth looking at with a pick in the 70s or rookie draft.

How old is he

 

[ZergMinion]

Go back even further to the time of " Jus Primus Noctis ", when wealth and Title had its own set of responsibilities and it was indeed Good to Be The King.

Tony Stark likes this.

 

[Suma Magic]

Draft Machine out this week is a joke. They should have planned to have it up and running as soon as the trade period was over.

Surely with Rioli, Ryan, Cripps, Venables, Petreculle and Cameron as those HFF type options, Hill isn't much of a priority.

Yeah probably not a priority, would be just if he was best available.

I wonder if they will try Petrucelle on a back flank next year in the WAFL. You figure they have to give him a shot there to see how he goes. Sometimes defence is easier to play for those who are reasonably new to the game.

 

[bl4ke]

Draft Machine out this week is a joke. They should have planned to have it up and running as soon as the trade period was over.



Yeah probably not a priority, would be just if he was best available.

I wonder if they will try Petrucelle on a back flank next year in the WAFL. You figure they have to give him a shot there to see how he goes. Sometimes defence is easier to play for those who are reasonably new to the game.

Petrol's pace out of the bigger goal squares could be handy

 

[FatPizza]

Petrol's pace out of the bigger goal squares could be handy

They're not making the goal squares bigger.

 

[bl4ke]

They're not making the goal squares bigger.

I stand corrected. Still, the new rules regarding the goal square could suit someone like him

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Here I was thinking I cracked a joke in response to Monocle's joke? Did the winky emote not turn up in some people's browsers or something?

Anyway...here's me raising my hands in a non threatening manner and backing away slowly.

Ha ha it was clearly a joke . People are so sensitive

 

[mattyc75]

I see Hill as ahead of Cameron but the gap has narrowed significantly. I can see us taking both and that would be ok.

Here are 3 scenarios
A) O’Halloran, Valente, Cameron
B) Hill, Valente, Cameron
C) Hill, Valente, pick 61 because of early Cameron bid unmatched

I would go for A slightly over B and well ahead of C. A and B are both good outcomes. And OK to vary the mids in A we take ie Smith Kennerley etc

Yeah its a tough call
The only 2 young pure mids we have on our list currently are ainsworth and brayshaw,both inside mids so this could play a part in the recruiting teams strategy come draft day

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[Dark Sharks]

This thread reminds me of the ABC

 

[Doashuey]

How old is he

25 I beleive.

 

[squashface]

I want to know what Waleed thinks of this thread.

 

[WCErevival]

Feels like the dullest draft/trading period I can rememver

 

[ZergMinion]

Feels like the dullest draft/trading period I can remember

Largely because we're the reigning premiers and we no longer need to draft that one kid that's going to make all the difference.

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Yeah its a tough call
The only 2 young pure mids we have on our list currently are ainsworth and brayshaw,both inside mids so this could play a part in the recruiting teams strategy come draft day

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I dont know why brayshaw is even being talked up . Treacle slow and not in the mould of his brothers. He will be delisted next year

 

[mattyc75]

I dont know why brayshaw is even being talked up . Treacle slow and not in the mould of his brothers. He will be delisted next year

Maybe but if he can play he'll get his chance and my point remains, we dont have any outside mids currently not in the best 22

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[Suma Magic]

Run and carry is definitely how I would describe our most pressing draft need.

 

[LittleGreekGod]

I dont know why brayshaw is even being talked up . Treacle slow and not in the mould of his brothers. He will be delisted next year

I watched Brayshaw play three time this year and he reminded me very much of Tom Rockliff.
I'm not a great fan of Rockliff but he can play the game.

 

[mattyc75]

Run and carry is definitely how I would describe our most pressing draft need.

Just watched fraser turners highlights on YouTube.. sign him up!!!

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[Suma Magic]

Just watched fraser turners highlights on YouTube.. sign him up!!!

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He looks great. I'm not sure we will have a pick in his range but he's definitely got the vibe we need.

 

[Suma Magic]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-07/podcast-eagles-nominate-lions-brother-cameron-as-nga-pick

Rohan O'Brien on the road to the draft podcast. It was a good listen.

Comments on players:
- venables: hopefully he can progress into the midfield
- rioli: had liked for 3 years.
- ryan: wasn't ready for the system in '17
- brander/oscar: wanted them to play back and forward this year for development
- lycett: only knew he was leaving after the GF
- kelly: Wells is a campaigner, we will try again next year. we had tracked him for a few years.

this year's draft:
- amazing talent at the top of the draft, top 8-9. after that it's a good draft, but most drafts are good.
- order is reasonably set, some last minute adjustments for medical
- working through some draft day scenarios
- 1-2 interviews still to do
- we aren't locked into any types of individuals. we will just have our rankings in order.
- the new dimension is trading on the night. this may present opportunities for us on the night. we have planned scenarios around trading for picks if there is a player that we want there. we are open to any deals that benefit us.
- will use 3 or 4 picks, most likely 4.
- have nominated Jarrod. will make an assessment on matching on the night. he has done some good things this year. we mostly left him alone this year to develop

Draft generally
- worry the draft is getting too compromised, e.g. if someone is getting a benefit then someone is paying (at this point I loudly shouted "Amen!")
- draft age is fine

 

[eaglesnutcase]

25 I beleive.

Too old youd think to take a punt on.

 

[Chris_6678]

Looks like we have nominated Cameron officially now.