The Bullies should be very very pleased, could well win the Premiership and secure the no1 pick, making it 2 years in a row.
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2021 Draft Thread
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I cant see them winning it this year - they are well placed for a dominate era though. Best players are all under 25
Dunno. Must say, I'm a little surprised. Starting doing some research on the crop and it is almost universally accepted he is in the top 20. I still have him firmly in the mix for one of our first two picks at this stage.
What's your take on the first round? Seems to be accepted that Daicos and Horne are a level above everyone else, but how deep are the next tranches of talent?
Without seeing the champs yet, it's still early doors. There are some SA boys who have shown some really good form at SANFL that have me intrigued.
U19 national carnival now put on hold. Even without the champs (and worst case scenario there will be a shortened carnival at the backend of the year) there is way more exposed form than last years draft. That state leagues have all played decent chunks of football and don't look like stopping for too long.
If we were to trade for the Dogs 1st (say trade them 30, 40 and 48 - our 2nd and 3rd and the suns 3rd) and get Pick 17 and their 3rd next year back, we would end up with 11, 15, 17 and 25 I think based on current ladder positions.
Looking at Cal Twomeys list we could get Sonsie, Amiss, Ward and potentially Van Rooyen with that haul. Sounds like they could be handy players for those picks.
Looking at Cal Twomeys list we could get Sonsie, Amiss, Ward and potentially Van Rooyen with that haul. Sounds like they could be handy players for those picks.
an U17 source suggested they'lle try play a series( 2 or 3) ofopportunistic games over the next couple of months.
i suppose dictated by who can travel where?
u19s may do the same.
I am watching the Murray Bushrangers tomorrow, hopefully he will be playing and I can give you some feedback.
metro V country?
Qld V Taz was scheduled for Monday.
Hopefully they can play in the next couple of weeks.
its a real shame. these kids only really have 12 months left to show what they've got, after no 16's last year, they've worked their arses off, overcome injury, sacrificed school and girlfriends etc,
and they're locked up.
I know everyones got Covid hardship and lost opportunity everywhere, and death and funerals are worse,
but some of these kids have really copped it.
and when they do play, they have to play the VFL density rule, which they *smile* hate and really does not help young footballers show what they can do, other than have a talent for musical chairs.
whinge over. debriefed.
I think with six picks inside 50, you can try and address both. You won’t get 6 right but you can take a couple of talls and a glut of ball winning mids. But for me we need the mids first, midfield improvement makes every line look better.
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yep in Balta and Lynch we have 5 years of book ends. we're sorted for rucks.
and we know how to colour in the blank margins with role players with rookies and mid season drafts.
I agree, conjure up the post-Shocking/Dusty forward game plan
and collect the mids that can execute it in the draft,
trade for Jacob Hopper, and draft 4-5 tough mids with engines.
I'd stick with the brief of ignoring the fashionable, polished mids, who get 30 week in week out against other kids.
I hope we keep our concept of blue-chip differentiated from everyone else, within reason.
