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2021 Draft Thread
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Jack will retire next year, or at least probably should, Lynch is 30 next year, and I have question marks on how long his body is going to last.
Grimes will be 31, Tarrant 33. Miller and Biggy have big question marks on them, probably more so than RCD, Ross, Dow and Martyn.
You don't think we need a key forward and defender in this draft?
Shocking making a mess of things already at the Scats. He and Salty, a match made in heaven.
not if they think they are worth 200K$150 grand a year can do wonders to a kid's work ethic
Yes, we need a key forward but not a speculative type, Williams doesn't do it for me, think he's not quite the package of previous top ten picks. Next year we can go hard at a key forward but no point trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
There is no doubt we do need to bring in some key position players but unfortunately this probably isn't the draft to do that. The experts seem to thing there will be a lot more viable options next year and if we lose players on decent coin it may even open up a free agent option.
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I have the footage of Salty Scotty after Clark hung up on him
Yes we will know soon enough by our draft selections what Sam Cousens thinks of the likes of Amiss, Van Rooyen, Williams, Benning etc.
Van Rooyen is actually the best type of player you can pick at 26, I picture him in a Heath Grundy role but there is some scope for him to become an Oscar Allen type threat in the forward line. Bazzo made him look amateurish so there's that to consider but his floor is high & he has some real competitiveness about him. In order to nail this draft I think assessing players floors is just as important as projecting their ceilings. For example, I like Goater more than Sonsie because his floor is good, pick 15 roughly the range you start picking off rebounding defenders so the upside can be seen as a bonus and not a make or break situation. Sonsie projects as a more boom/bust type, I think with these picks we must ensure we're adding core players, no room for stuff ups. In saying that, I like Sonsie & I like his dual sidedness and acceleration from the contest. The upside is really good for pick 15, probably too much downside for pick 7. If Goater is off the board then Sonsie would be the player I take.
Might have missed this in someone's post, but didnt know he was a Tigers supporter.
Ben Hobbs has been touted as a potential top five pick in this year’s National Draft.
The Greater Western Victoria Rebels and Vic Country midfielder is a natural ball-winner and is viewed as one of the best prospects of the draft class of 2021.
Speaking on SEN Breakfast, Hobbs, a Richmond supporter growing up, wants to emulate Port Adelaide star Travis Boak, a player he admires greatly.
“I’ve watched him (Boak) a lot,” he said. “Just the amount of little extras he did when no one was watching when I was watching really stood out to me.
How many AFL clubs has the Horsham Demons young gun spoken to in the lead-up to November’s draft?
“Every club but one,” Hobbs replied.
“It’s been pretty good, and I’ve really enjoyed that process.”
AFL Media draft expert Cal Twomey has Hobbs at pick No.5 in the September edition of his Phantom Form Guide.
Ben Hobbs has been touted as a potential top five pick in this year’s National Draft.
The Greater Western Victoria Rebels and Vic Country midfielder is a natural ball-winner and is viewed as one of the best prospects of the draft class of 2021.
Speaking on SEN Breakfast, Hobbs, a Richmond supporter growing up, wants to emulate Port Adelaide star Travis Boak, a player he admires greatly.
“I’ve watched him (Boak) a lot,” he said. “Just the amount of little extras he did when no one was watching when I was watching really stood out to me.
How many AFL clubs has the Horsham Demons young gun spoken to in the lead-up to November’s draft?
“Every club but one,” Hobbs replied.
“It’s been pretty good, and I’ve really enjoyed that process.”
AFL Media draft expert Cal Twomey has Hobbs at pick No.5 in the September edition of his Phantom Form Guide.
Matt Rowell was heads and shoulders above, Carlton wouldve taken him at pick 1 the previous year had he been eligible. Won just about every accolade possible.
They are the new Essendon. Must entitled club in the land, can't stand them. Not a bit.
Reckon there's a couple of factors.
Daicos and Darcy are preselected, so there is not much point talking about them.
And more importantly the Vics haven't played in months.
So nothing to compare to.
how good was HF in the prelim? Daicos or Callaghan havent performed in finals!!! So it's sounds like HF is a superstar, compared against his peers who have done NOTHING all season.
Most media will probably Overrate SA and WA kids, but I'd suspect the recruiters can factor it
I wouldn't be surprised if there was more coming back our way.
For reference the Adelaide pitch was supposedly 3 first rounders, including next year's Melbourne first (eg 17-18)
But it also included North's future 2nd going to the crows, say 21-22.
An upgrade of 22 to 18 isn't a high cost, but it is a 2nd rounder to a first.
The media headline is then 3 first round picks
