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

 

[BrotherDodge]

So pick 3 got us the following.

Bo Allen.
Liam baker
Matt owies
Pick 45

You have to be happy with that surely.

Yep I was extremely sceptical of trading 3 but fair enough, it looks like we've done okay in the end.

 

[Keys]

Armstrong slid a long way

Richmond would be happy he was still there

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

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

Good call, Lions have got away with murder.

Ashcroft bid should've come at 2 or 3 and Marshall way b4 now.

 

[LewyBroome]

What was this big news that Phil was going to reveal?

 

[Coasters7]

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

If we wanted Allen from the start I think we’ve done very well in an even draft.

3 for Allen, Baker, Owies and 45 (Champion?).

Doesn’t sound terrible on review. Then Barrass for Warner potentially next year.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Are the Tigers recruiters all the gear and no idea?
I wouldn't be wrapped with that haul.

Killing it really, Armstrong could have easily been pick 13 and they’d be happy

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Killing it really, Armstrong could have easily been pick 13 and they’d be happy

I would've taken Shanahan over him.

 

[mattyc75]

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.

I reckon that's just his face

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[footy_basis]

Yep I was extremely sceptical of trading 3 but fair enough, it looks like we've done okay in the end.

What about missing out on generational talent at pick 3?

 

[Corkintheocean]

Yep, Tambling over Franklin a prime example.

Aside from the fact Tambling was consensus number 2 pick.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I would've taken Shanahan over him.

I think he will be there at 26 anyway

 

[MaxHunt]

I would've taken Shanahan over him.

Would you take Shanahan for what Barrass brought in?

 

[Deplorable trumpster]

Yeh ok numpty. If it’s not a lottery then please tell the group which players are the next superstars. As of course you know this right?

There might be a couple of people on this board who have a lot to do with junior footy or who work in the industry who have informed opinions on the kids going through a draft. But there are not many . And yet we get reams and reams of pages on here with everyman and his dog playing amateur list manager and offering opinions on these kids when in reality they probably haven't seen anything more than a 2 min highlights package.

I don't know any more than the short blurbs i read in the media, which are always ridiculously optimistic on every kid. Comparing all of them to Ablett or Judd. So i have no opinion on them until i see them on the field myself.

 

[bzparkes]

Are the Tigers recruiters all the gear and no idea?
I wouldn't be wrapped with that haul.

I'd be fairly disappointed also. Missed the best tall(Tauru), then reached for Faull(??), before taking a bloke who already has had setbacks coming back from an ACL.

Edit; Also Trainor, huge concussion risk.

 

[ronpingwins]

I'd be fairly disappointed also. Missed the best tall(Tauru), then reached for Faull(??), before taking a bloke who already has had setbacks coming back from an ACL.

Trainor and Hotton both risks. I guess they could afford to.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Whilst it's quite funny and I wish we could claim it...

I feel all this talk of is "****ing over Cockburn" is a bit over the top, and not exactly accurate.

We hardly ****ed them over. We had the pick, they didn't. At most, we refused to trade with them and allowed Port, who were picking in front of Freo anyway to take Berry.

I don't think we can claim some sort of trolling here. Freo were never in with a chance at Berry without our help anyway, which they were never getting.

If we dicked anyone over, it's Port. Feigned like Freo were a chance at their player when they probably never were.

 

[bzparkes]

What was this big news that Phil was going to reveal?

He's actually Matt Clarke.

 

[illegaleagle]

What was this big news that Phil was going to reveal?

Getting pick 45 wowee

 

[dinnaz]

Aside from the fact Tambling was consensus number 2 pick.

Best div 2 player.
Big fish small pond.

 

[Farang83150]

we played Port against them.

2 absolute AH teams, love what we did to them.

 

[bzparkes]

Aside from the fact Tambling was consensus number 2 pick.

Was he? Don't remember myself but gee, what a miss. They also had something like 5 first round picks that draft also and completely ballsed it up.

 

[LewyBroome]

Angove… interesting

 

[eaglevision]

That is the most classic Caruso pick you’ll see from any recruiter/list boss ever

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Wow. Was not expecting that

 

[Keys]

Angove from nowhere

Wow