jackovich did say that he was 'hearing' that wc favoured rich because of the need to replenish the midfield
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Wow - what will be Jako's next bombshell?
I thought our plans to rebuild our midfield were a closely guarded secret.
Get Rich or die trying
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I thought that we started rebuilding our midfield LAST draft ( (Masten, Ebert, Scott Selwood, McGinnity) ? Rich would certainly be usefull, but I don't know that we need to target four more midfielders this draft.What we are rebuilding our midfield, thanks for that Jako.
While Masten, Ebert & Selwood will become very good players for us none are in that Rich category so to speak. Rich will be a Superstar.
If we're serious about another tilt with this bunch of senior players (Cox, Kerr, Glass) then it has to be Rich.
We need AFL ready, to peak in 3 years, not development prospects.
Love the Kerr to Melbourne idea - based on this season, I'm not sure what Kerr adds to the midfield.
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We need AFL ready, to peak in 3 years, not development prospects.
Love the Kerr to Melbourne idea - based on this season, I'm not sure what Kerr adds to the midfield.
Prepares to be howled down
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I am not questioning the idea of us getting Rich with our first pick if we can. What I am saying is that, if we can't get Rich, we should look at other positions, particularly the ones that need filling, before we target midfielders. We don't need four or five extra midfielders that are all of the same standard as Masten or Ebert !
Thought of another reason for Rich: encourage Melbourne to take Natanui and then when his contract runs out in 3 years and he's a bigger-bodied player, back a truckload of cash up to his door and play the "come home" card.
Win-win!
Win-win!
We only need one more midfielder to complete our A-grade midfield ranks. The pattern is you need 3 A-grade midfielders to compete for a title tilt. Unless ofcourse you are Sydney and you only have 1 but the talent is evenly spread across the board.
Current we have 1 in Kerr, then we have 1 who has the potential to be an A-grader, Masten, Rich would complete the set and he is surely going to be an A grader.
Look at it this way.
Top tier of mids (The midfielders who will hurt the opposition and lift the team when the need be)
Kerr, Masten, Rich.
Second tier of mids (Chip in and help the top tier of mids and their job is to hurt the opposition while the focus isnt necessarily on them)
Ebert, Scooter, Priddis, McNamara, Davis ( I am sure I am missing a few here
)I dont think a midfield relying on Kerr, Masten and Ebert would win you a premiership.
Ofcourse when Rich is drafted the next thing we will be looking for is a HFF/crumber.
That's how I can explain it to you.
I can definitely see the Eagles taking Rich because he is exactly what they need, but I would have also thought they would need a marking forward. With all due respect to Lynch he is fairly incosistent and doesn't have the potential to be one of the best forwards in the competition.
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I agree with a lot of this, if we don't win enough games there are two picks around the 17 mark that could be used on decent mids. It is a def a tough tough decision, but without Seaby there is really no alternative to Cox in the ruck, what if he gets injured and actually can't play? Or what about being able to give him some rest, or play him in the frw for periods?
On the other hand the middle is really where we are falling down (but that should improve as Masten/Ebert etc grow).
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Doesnt matter. Whoever we pick our development coaches will turn them into a star. Its what we do. We could pick up a Finnish midget and he would probably win the Coleman 3 years later. Eagles dont make draft mistakes and havnt this decade. Why would we start now
It is a def a tough tough decision, but without Seaby there is really no alternative to Cox in the ruck, what if he gets injured and actually can't play?
Not sure it matters - ruckmen generally not such a big factor anymore.
Not sure it matters - ruckmen generally not such a big factor anymore.
Hartlett.
Will be better than Rich.
I have NFI about either player, other than what I read on here. But I thought I'd contribute to the thread along with the other 37-odd draft experts
Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit who we pick up? The WCE recruiters will pick the player they think is the best, and who are we to dispute that?
Will be better than Rich.
I have NFI about either player, other than what I read on here. But I thought I'd contribute to the thread along with the other 37-odd draft experts
Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit who we pick up? The WCE recruiters will pick the player they think is the best, and who are we to dispute that?
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We only need one more midfielder to complete our A-grade midfield ranks. The pattern is you need 3 A-grade midfielders to compete for a title tilt. Unless ofcourse you are Sydney and you only have 1 but the talent is evenly spread across the board.
Current we have 1 in Kerr, then we have 1 who has the potential to be an A-grader, Masten, Rich would complete the set and he is surely going to be an A grader.
Look at it this way.
Top tier of mids (The midfielders who will hurt the opposition and lift the team when the need be)
Kerr, Masten, Rich.
Second tier of mids (Chip in and help the top tier of mids and their job is to hurt the opposition while the focus isnt necessarily on them)
Ebert, Scooter, Priddis, McNamara, Davis ( I am sure I am missing a few here
I dont think a midfield relying on Kerr, Masten and Ebert would win you a premiership.
Ofcourse when Rich is drafted the next thing we will be looking for is a HFF/crumber.
That's how I can explain it to you.
Watching the game on foxsports on saturday night.
Im not sure who it was but they said that within the inner sanctum, ebert is ranked higher than masten.
In what way do you reckon they meant it, leadership wise or playing ability?
Would have to be leadership wise, I rate Masten's playing ability more than Ebert's.
Though Masten is a pretty decent leader aswell.
Who said that comment?
Though Masten is a pretty decent leader aswell.
Who said that comment?
Exactly. Look at Andrew McDougall.
Freo take naitanui? i think they would much prefer a running midfielder like daniel rich to bloster their midfield with the likes of aron sandilands and warnock if they manage to retain him
masten will also be a superstar, he was taken at number 3 last year dont forget
Rich for sure. If not Rich, then Watts.
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the money is on warnock leaving, hence nat would be freos pick.
Rich is on another level.
You'd think a pacy and skillful midfield like Rich is what we'll go for but I guess that might not happen. Really depends where we end and whos available.
Draft day sure is gonna be an eventful day for us!
Draft day sure is gonna be an eventful day for us!
