Draft Watcher SMYTHE's 2024 Draft Thread

[Wild Bill]

If Richmond and the eagles were going to cook the books they wouldnt let Baker go PSD

They would trade him for F2 and do other pick swaps during the draft like Richmond trade 2 x 2nd rounders to move up 3-4 spots

If they did pay $900k x 5 years the AFL would have to give richmond pick #2 after the perryman & battle fiasco
Graham is a 2 time premiership player in the leadership group same age and same stats

Would the 2 clubs have the gonads to do it as it would certainly cause backlash

So a 500k player gets a 900K contract - so what does Baker get? You going to use nearly 2 million of the cap on players that don't deserve 2 million dollars?

Eagles will need every spare dollar to keep HR.

 

[mattyc75]

If Richmond and the eagles were going to cook the books they wouldnt let Baker go PSD

They would trade him for F2 and do other pick swaps during the draft like Richmond trade 2 x 2nd rounders to move up 3-4 spots

If they did pay $900k x 5 years the AFL would have to give richmond pick #2 after the perryman & battle fiasco
Graham is a 2 time premiership player in the leadership group same age and same stats

Would the 2 clubs have the gonads to do it as it would certainly cause backlash

Baker going to the PSD is exactly what the eagles need to do. Why would they want more of a downgrade on their first pick?
The might split that pick but doing it for baker is ludicrous

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[THE_GUN]

So a 500k player gets a 900K contract - so what does Baker get? You going to use nearly 2 million of the cap on players that don't deserve 2 million dollars?

Eagles will need every spare dollar to keep HR.

Its basically pick purchasing by not giving up #14 for Baker
Eagles will have so much cap space its not funny with their retirements and off loading Darling / Barrass as well as delistings
Richmond & West Coast are effectively looking at $6-$7 million surplus in the cap in 12 months time

 

[Wild Bill]

Its basically pick purchasing by not giving up #14 for Baker
Eagles will have so much cap space its not funny with their retirements and off loading Darling / Barrass as well as delistings
Richmond & West Coast are effectively looking at $6-$7 million surplus in the cap in 12 months time

How will the Eagles players feel about Graham being one of the highest paid players at the club to save a late 1st round draft pick?

 

[THE_GUN]

How will the Eagles players feel about Graham being one of the highest paid players at the club to save a late 1st round draft pick?

Same way every other clubs players feel when new players on large salaries arrive , They dont care and just worry about their own situations. Polec arrived on large salary at the time and north players were fine same with Martin at Carlton

Also West Coast players apart from maybe 5 players the rest would just be worried about staying on the list

 

[Wild Bill]

Same way every other clubs players feel when new players on large salaries arrive , They dont care and just worry about their own situations. Polec arrived on large salary at the time and north players were fine same with Martin at Carlton

Also West Coast players apart from maybe 5 players the rest would just be worried about staying on the list

Sounds like a pick in the late 30s early 40s will happen shortly.

 

[THE_GUN]

Sounds like a pick in the late 30s early 40s will happen shortly.

We shall see , It will be what it will be

 

[9874123]

Take the Baker/Graham nonsense to the trade board.

Smythe, any big movers in your rankings thanks to the combine?

 

[Futbolista]

Smythe, are you ready not expand your list up a bit? The time has come to see who are the bolters, slow burners, wildcards and potential late/rookie picks I reckon. That's where this draft get's interesting. A few recruiters are going to surprise everybody and maybe find some gems I believe mate.

 

[Smythe]

Take the Baker/Graham nonsense to the trade board.

Smythe, any big movers in your rankings thanks to the combine?

I will be posting a top 50 tomorrow after spending a lot of September rewatching games. A few have moved up in my rankings (not due to the combine), and a few have gone up when it comes to mock drafts.

 

[Smythe]

Smythe, are you ready not expand your list up a bit? The time has come to see who are the bolters, slow burners, wildcards and potential late/rookie picks I reckon. That's where this draft get's interesting. A few recruiters are going to surprise everybody and maybe find some gems I believe mate.

We posted at the same time, yes it will be expanding to 50.

 

[bungalow_bill]

IMO..
Reid
Draper
Ashcroft
McKercher
O’Sullivan
Smith
Lalor
Langford
Sanders
Smillie

Where would you have Logan Morris in a redraft?

 

[Smythe]

Where would you have Logan Morris in a redraft?

I don't get into re-drafts, but he went around about the mark that I thought he would.
When you look at the draft that happened, north really should have got him with one of those picks that they had at 20 or 22, he had shown more last year than what Goad and Dawson had shown in my opinion.

 

[Smythe]

October Rankings

1. Sid Draper
2. Levi Ashcroft
3. Finn O’Sullivan
4. Sam Lalor
5. Harvey Langford
6. Jagga Smith
7. Murphy Reid
8. Leo Lombard
9. Tobie Travaglia
10. Bo Allan
11. Alex Tauru
12. Luke Trainor
13. Josh Smillie
14. Xavier Lindsay
15. Harry Armstrong
16. Joe Berry
17. Isaac Kako
18. Sam Marshall
19. Taj Hotton
20. Cooper Hynes
21. Jobe Shanahan
22. Matt Whitlock
23. Jack Whitlock
24. Alex Dodson
25. Oli Hannaford
26. Tom Gross
27. Harry Oliver
28. Lachie Jaques
29. Jonty Faull
30. Jesse Dattoli
31. Angus Clarke
32. Noah Mraz
33. Adrian Cole
34. Christian Moraes
35. Thomas Simms
36. Hamish Davis
37. Ben Camporeale
38. Tyler Welsh
39. James Barratt
40. Jack Ough
41. Hugh Boxshall
42. Harry O’Farrell
43. Kayle Gerreyn
44. Will Hayes
45. Gabriel Stumpf
46. Phoenix Hargrave
47. Rhys Unwin
48. Nathan Sulzberger
49. Logan Smith
50. Joel Cochrane

 

[Wild Bill]

October Rankings

1. Sid Draper
2. Levi Ashcroft
3. Finn O’Sullivan
4. Sam Lalor
5. Harvey Langford
6. Jagga Smith
7. Murphy Reid
8. Leo Lombard
9. Tobie Travaglia
10. Bo Allan
11. Alex Tauru
12. Luke Trainor
13. Josh Smillie
14. Xavier Lindsay
15. Harry Armstrong
16. Joe Berry
17. Isaac Kako
18. Sam Marshall
19. Taj Hotton
20. Cooper Hynes
21. Jobe Shanahan
22. Matt Whitlock
23. Jack Whitlock
24. Alex Dodson
25. Oli Hannaford
26. Tom Gross
27. Harry Oliver
28. Lachie Jaques
29. Jonty Faull
30. Jesse Dattoli
31. Angus Clarke
32. Noah Mraz
33. Adrian Cole
34. Christian Moraes
35. Thomas Simms
36. Hamish Davis
37. Ben Camporeale
38. Tyler Welsh
39. James Barratt
40. Jack Ough
41. Hugh Boxshall
42. Harry O’Farrell
43. Kayle Gerreyn
44. Will Hayes
45. Gabriel Stumpf
46. Phoenix Hargrave
47. Rhys Unwin
48. Nathan Sulzberger
49. Logan Smith
50. Joel Cochrane

Found this interesting in the H/S:

Richmond currently holds the prized No.1 selection and is widely tipped to use it on Sam Lalor or Harvey Langford.

 

[Smythe]

Found this interesting in the H/S:

Richmond currently holds the prized No.1 selection and is widely tipped to use it on Sam Lalor or Harvey Langford.

Well, there are 4 players everyone thinks/knows they are looking at, so they wouldn’t be far off. They are; O’Sullivan, Lalor, Smith and Langford.
BUT, it is the H/S, a fictional picture book best used for toilet paper.

 

[T4P]

Well, there are 4 players everyone thinks/knows they are looking at, so they wouldn’t be far off. They are; O’Sullivan, Lalor, Smith and Langford.
BUT, it is the H/S, a fictional picture book best used for toilet paper.

Great comment, although I find it is better as compost, even wiping my ass is too much engagement with the H/S for my liking