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WTF re signing Short to that length of contract...........................campaigner responsible needs a flogging ffs
As I’ve said previously on here a few times is that teams have shied away from the idea of investing heavily into numerous first round picks in one draft because of the log jam it can potentially create in salary cap.Yeah, why not? I get all the reasons and there’s plenty of them, but as long as it’s taking guys who we’ve prioritised rather than just greedily loading up because you can I don’t really care how many.
Seems like an unprecedented draft. Might as well grab all our favourites
times are different now. We actually have a recruiting department nowI remember when we had 5 top 20 picks
We can have all the picks in the world, if we don't nail them then we are ****ed!!!
I agree with you but i think this draft is different. Its a very deep draft and i think if we had 5 top 20 picks theres a good chance they all make it. They might not all be stars but they dont have to be.I am concerned about putting our eggs in to one draft. Everyone knows you don’t build a premiership list from 1 draft.
You are lucky to nail 2 or 3 picks from the same draft. Here is our history of our premiership team from drafts
2004
Deledio (traded to GWS)
2005- Bust
2006
Riewoldt, Edwards
2007
Cotchin, Rance
2008- BUST
2009
Dusty, Astbury, Grimes (Rookie)
2010
Houli, Grigg trade
2011
Ellis
2012
Vlastuin, McInosh
2013 -Bust
2014
Butler. Short, Lambert, Soldo, Castagna all Rookies
2015
Rioli, Broad,
2016
Bolton, Graham, Stengle (Cats Premership) Nank, Prestia, Caddy (trades)
2017
Higgins, Balta. Baker (Rookie)
2018
Ross
Do think it's time to take a calculated risk and go deep into the draft.I agree with you but i think this draft is different. Its a very deep draft and i think if we had 5 top 20 picks theres a good chance they all make it. They might night all be stars but they dont have to be.
and oakley eyejacketsWe should bring back matrix men
Well lets see, even with our recruiting department we haven't nailed many first round picks lately.times are different now. We actually have a recruiting department now
that port jumper was a million times better than the trash they have nowThis is the game cleve Hughes kicked 6 goals in. I remember being very excited by him
Agreed. Lets just go for it.gut the list, go full Norf
difference is that we can get 5 picks inside the first round in a draft that has potential to be a superdraft.
if ever there was a time to do it, its now. by the time the tassie draft comes around it'll be too late
Would cause some serious contract chaos in 2026-27Curious to see how the exercise would look.
Baker and Bolton to Freo for 7, 12 and 16.
Rioli to GC for 6 and 20.
Graham to SA for pick 22 (compo).
Later picks to Brisbane for 17.
Leaves us with 1, 6, 7, 12, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 22.
#1 - Richmond - Sid Draper
#2 - West Coast - Finn O’Sullivan
#3 - Brisbane - Levi Ashcroft - Matched NM bid
#4 - NM - Luke Trainor
#5 - Adelaide - Toby Travaglia
#6 - St.Kilda - Josh Smilie
#7 - Richmond - Sam Lalor
#8 - Richmond - Jagga Smith
#9 - GC - Leo Lombard - Matched Melb bid
#10 - Melbourne - Harry Armstrong
#11 - Essendon - Xavier Lindsay
#12 - West Coast - Bo Allan (Hawks pick for Barrass trade)
#13 - Essendon - Isaac Kako - Matched Rich bid
#14 - Richmond - Harvey Langford
#15 - Geelong - Jack Whitlock
#16 - GWS - Murphy Reid
#17 - Carlton - Cooper Hynes
#18 - Richmond - Joe Berry
#19- Richmond - Tom Gross
#20 - Sydney - Matt Whitlock
#21 - Sydney - Christian Moraes
#22 - Richmond - Jobe Shanahan
Rd 2
#23 - Richmond - Thomas Simms/Jonty Faull
#24 - Richmond - Taj Hotton
Seniors
B: Gibcus Miller Tresize
HB: Short Balta Vlastuin
C: Ralphsmith Taranto Banks
HF: Lefau Koschitzke Campbell
F: MRJ Lynch Mansell
Foll: Nankervis Hopper Prestia
Int: Ross Broad Brown Draper
VFL
B: Smith Blight Young
HB: Gross Bauer Clarke
C: McIntosh McAuliffe Langford
HF: Green Shanahan Sonsie
F: Gray Simms Hotton
Foll: Ryan Smith Lalor
Int: OHB Pickett Berry Fawcett
Trade: Rioli, Baker, Bolton
FA loss: Graham
Delist: Colina (Cat B), Dow, Coulthard & Cumberland
Retire: Grimes, Martin & Naismith
Pretty sad when one of the players your building around is Kozi.So now the question is who do we delist to free up the extra spots to take the picks we could be gaining?
If we remove Baker Bolton & Daniel, that's 3 spots. Grimes & Naismith retired makes 5.
That leaves Prestia Martin Graham Smith McIntosh Pickett Maurice Cumberland Green & Dow as senior listed players currently without contracts for next year, with Prestia reportedly going on in 2025.
For mine I'd go Martin(retired) McIntosh Pickett Cumberland.
That would give us a senior core of 12 to buid around:
Vlastuin
Prestia
Ross
Taranto
Short
Lynch
Koschitzke
Balta
Hopper
Nankervis
Graham
Broad
I don't think we'll push anyone out but if they want to leave, I reckon they'll get their wish.We are getting all excited about nothing, our club will say no. Only players leaving will be Baker and Dusty.
Massive opportunity wasted.
Reckon the club leaked to Twomey to get our reaction.We are getting all excited about nothing, our club will say no. Only players leaving will be Baker and Dusty.
Massive opportunity wasted.
we will deal with that come 26/27Would cause some serious contract chaos in 2026-27