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Curtin, seems like a nice intelligent young bloke, I don't like that.
Who DON'T you want your team to draft? 2023 Edition
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Lol. I stand by my assessment given the information available then though. His marking was completely and a nice surprise, as is composure and game awareness. Happy to admit I got it wrong!A new staple of the DTFA board heading into the draft, lets hear about the players you don't want your team to take with their first 1 or 2 picks. Some personal highlights through the years;
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The premise has been done before and is pretty simple. Who DON'T you want your club to draft with your first Pick or 2. I remember i replied Blaine Friggin Boekhurst in his corresponding year and believe me i was still getting likes from no doubt wellwishing oppo fans years later. So have at...
Nick Watson, Koltyn Tholstrup or Riley Hardeman
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With our first two picks: Ollie Murphy
With any of our picks: Moir, Schoenmaker, Jiath
With any of our picks: Moir, Schoenmaker, Jiath
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No to O'Sullivan or Murphy.
Not because I don't think they will be okay players but just not what we need with our top pick. Much higher priorities.
Not because I don't think they will be okay players but just not what we need with our top pick. Much higher priorities.
Sanders has poor foot skills?
I thought he was one of the best users by foot out of the mids
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'Poor' may be a bit harsh, but that's the first time I've heard him referred to as one of the draft's best users by foot. Have seen his ball use questioned somewhat regularly in scouting/profile reports, and that's reaffirmed by watching some of his tapes.
Doesn't have a ton of penetration in his kicking and can be a bit untidy at times. As I said, still expect him to be a good player at the top level, but his traits aren't really aligned with what Melbourne needs.
PMBangers my dear friend, would you argue against that assertion re Sanders' kicking?
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I agree he's not the most penetrating kick, but in terms of creativity and accuracy when he's not under pressure I think he's really good, it's just that he doesn't try and break from congestion atm so is often handballing as a first priority or dump kicking. I forget which round it was but against Northern Knights at Trevor Barker Oval late in the season he displayed some really good kicking
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That's a much better way of putting it, thank you! I suppose the kicks I've seen on some of the tapes have been those dump kicks under pressure, which reminds me of Melbourne's entire midfield, haha.
Sounds a bit like Oliver was coming into the league – he eventually learned to break away from congestion, but his kicking never really improved alongside that burst from stoppages. Will be interesting to see how Sanders develops.
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They’ll target McKercher first. Sanders has been living/playing in Melbourne hasn’t he?
I think it is likely they will target both. Assuming they want to go I don't think the Tasmanian team will have trouble getting them for unders.
A team drafting both of them likely has to back themselves and say "in 4 years time this kid won't want to go back to Tasmania"
Any key back for me.
Wingers too. Happy with martin, duursma and durham with others able to chop out too.
Was a need but duursma filled it
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I think another hard runner who can play wing or one of the flanks is still needed.
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Koltyn Tholstrup or Daniel Curtin
Tholstrup game wont transition to AFL unless something drastic happens to his running game and Curtin just wont be anything more then that okayish 3rd tall. Id be surprised if either end up the best W.A player in this draft
Tholstrup game wont transition to AFL unless something drastic happens to his running game and Curtin just wont be anything more then that okayish 3rd tall. Id be surprised if either end up the best W.A player in this draft
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Duursma. Very talented but just don’t need another marking forward. Not hyped for Curtin either as I’m not sure he has a defined best position.
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I have a mate who works in the junior development in WA and he has the almost opposite view of Tholstrup but fairly same view as Curtin.
He said Curtin will play straight away and be a solid 150-200 game player but that Tholstrup will be a slower burn who will end up the best of the WA players from the draft
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