Game Day The 2024 Draft Day Thread

[Keys]

Draft Day is here

Unlike last year when the excitement of adding No.1 pick Harley Reid to our list was palpable (and also near certain), this draft is uncertain and viewed with equal parts excitement and trepidation

We go into the first night with pick 12, which is expected to slide to 15 after academy and Father Son selections and a lot of guesswork on who we’ll take. Or even if we actually use that pick with rumours circulating that we might trade up or back

Night two we have pick 26 (subject to change) along with a gaggle of late picks. Again, there’s the possibility of trading into the draft with another pick using one of our later future picks and even less certainty on who we might pick

The one near guarantee is that NGA product, Malakai Champion, will be an Eagle at some point over the next couple of days

So sit back and watch to see how the draft unfolds whilst praying we don’t do something stupid

 

[neng]

The melts in this thread are hilarious. We turned pick 3 into a net gain for next season and beyond and in the box seat to get Chad Warner

1

Chad Warner

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

4star

CL

0.0

1star

in next season. Settle.


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[Happy Mastenator]

Tigers will take Shanahan surely

 

[Farang83150]

I don’t get why Liam Baker didn’t give Bo Allan his jersey. After all the only reason he got picked by us is because of him

Yeah yeah, your like a broken flipping record ้้้้้้้้, give it a rest or move on.

 

[xLeCrAs2x]

So the dreaded pick trade is now Jagga Smith vs Allen, Baker, Owies and pick 45?

Be interesting to monitor

Butterfly effect, nobody will ever know if we would’ve taken Jagga or not, also if we did he may have become Chris Judd for us and not for Carlton

 

[fullbull]

In regard to Murhpy Reid that's exactly why i didn't want to take him unless left with no choice. They can say all they like in interviews about being happy to travel anywhere but wheres there's smoke there is fire and the word about him not wanting to travel has been around for awhile now and boy did he look gutted, Dad and mom looked gutted. Huge flight risk. Good luck with that Freo.

Whilst Bo Allan's disposal is pretty iffy i get a different vibe from him than i did with Reuben. He looks to attack the ball with a little more veracity so i have more of a hope we can transition him to a full time mid.

Banked an extra pick, took the home grown talent with zero flight risk and ****ed Freo twice.

That's about as good as i could have hoped for.

Brilliant summary. How would we all be feeling if Reid looked like that on stage holding a West Coast jumper? I reckon we’d feel pretty flat - that wasn’t the face of a bloke who’s playing 200+ games for Freo. This played out about as well as we could’ve hoped, all things considered.

 

[eaglevision]

With thanks Richmond.

 

[DRK_13]

Damn, it was wishful thinking to think Trainor would last I guess

 

[Eaglemaniac]

That's it for us. I think it goes up to pick 26 tonight.

Thank you. I’ll go do something else then. Cheers for the info.

 

[footy_basis]

West coast still should have kept pick 3. Terrible by West coast

 

[Doashuey]

Didn’t see the details as it happened dick head, so just asked why.
Get back in your box

What details are there to see dickhead?.We trade back 1 spot when we have 2 players we would be happy with and pick up 45. Not that hard but for a dinosaur that still thinks the draft is a complete lottery its not surprising.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

In regard to Murhpy Reid that's exactly why i didn't want to take him unless left with no choice. They can say all they like in interviews about being happy to travel anywhere but wheres there's smoke there is fire and the word about him not wanting to travel has been around for awhile now, He looked gutted, Dad and mom looked gutted. Huge flight risk. Good luck with that Freo.

Other issue is his plan to depend on the club helping him to settle interstate.
Seems like he's not a very independent person, which is forgivable at his age but projects differently to others that are sincerely happy to move away from home.
He said similar stuff the other day on the draft show.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Luke Trainors excitement is just that he isnt coming to the Eagles it seems

 

[Farang83150]

He probably fits a game style Mini will try and implement. He loves the contest and is quick and athletic as you mentioned.

Well done, you picked it

 

[Corkintheocean]

Brilliant summary. How would we all be feeling if Reid looked like that on stage holding a West Coast jumper? I reckon we’d feel pretty flat - that wasn’t the face of a bloke who’s playing 200+ games for Freo. This played out about as well as we could’ve hoped, all things considered.

On the flip side, if he is a gun, he plays 3 years then you back up the truck for offers from all the big Vic clubs (ala Cerra).

 

[Mop]

Feel quite a bit better after the Reid - Freo reaction myself.

 

[The Gtrain]

Do Freo try and screw us with an early champion bid at 30?

 

[maverick001]

Someone bid on Marshall, wipe out those 2x Brissie picks in front of our 45

 

[Lazzas]

Bo will be fine

 

[ronpingwins]

30 - Hamish Davis
45 - Hugh Boxshall

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Yeah yeah, your like a broken flipping record ้้้้้้้้, give it a rest or move on.

I’ll never let this go. I don’t ignore stupid decisions and move on when we make them

 

[pantskyle]

Do Freo try and screw us with an early champion bid at 30?

Haha they can have him then.

 

[Smotie2]

So pick 3 got us the following.

Bo Allen.
Liam baker

3

Liam Baker

Age

26

Ht

173cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

222.2

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.9

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

191.9

3star

D

14.4

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

MG

224.2

4star

Matt owies
Pick 45

You have to be happy with that surely.

 

[dinnaz]

Trainor is STRESSING.
If we picked him up he may actually have passed out

 

[bzparkes]

What details are there to see dickhead?.We trade back 1 spot when we have 2 players we would be happy with and pick up 45. Not that hard but for a dinosaur that still thinks the draft is a complete lottery its not surprising.

I think you're getting a bit worked up by someone asking why Port would pay 45 to move up one spot.

I mean, I was confused also, until someone mentioned Freo would've been trying to move up and we played Port against them.

 

[DRK_13]

Other issue is his plan to depend on the club helping for him to settle interstate.
Seems like he's not a very independent person, which is forgivable at his age but projects differently to others that are sincerely happy to move away from home.
He said similar stuff the other day on the draft show.

His old man seems to like Crown towers.
Safe to say he wont bother looking for a permanent house and just stay at the Towers for 18 months until they move back to Vic?