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2022 Draft Thread
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Quoted for truth.
Like we've said many times, no idea why Mitchell and the Crouch Potato keep getting brought up as viable options.
They simply don't play our style of football. And we nearly always take players whether draft or trade that will suit that.
Can pretty much guarantee Blair would have had a line through them for years.
Sorry Bully Tom Mitchell wouldn't be in our stratosphere of thinking. He's a crab.
Transitional midfielders.
Transitional midfielders.
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Taranto will probably give you a similar return if set in the midfield, I don't see any standout features that makes him better than Mitchell.
I don't mind a cheap crab at the market, he's been a good player & he's a good bet for a late pick.
They might give a similar return on a stat sheet.
Be will be miles apart on where at actually counts - making the team better on the field.
Ask yourself why Mitchell is being shopped on the cheap but no one is interested.
How u feel about our off season thus far if we keep 30? is the draft plan then to go tall at 30 & rookie a back up ruck or DFA if any are worth looking at?
I think Lemmey is a good player to get, not sure he lasts with a mid forties pick, I think there's a better chance for Knobel in that range.
I'd add that if we manage to get a decent KPF in the next yr or 2 via FA then these moves are genius. a flag in that time no1 will be talking about the outlay, as per J.Cameron now. Getting Lynch was a multi yr project so we'd have to have someone we are working towards getting now i'd imagine.
ditto short & baker being able to play their preferred roles
I may have posted this previously but when talkng on 360 about his extension Jack mentioned we'll be looking to draft a key fwd.
Because they are the only ones stupid enough to take on a 29 year old slow midfielder on $800K.
I think it's because of the Taylor Adams injury. Looking for cheap cover. No one will pay 800k though.
Gunna guesstimate the obvious and you're meaning key forwards Bully, as we're well set up for small to mediums, Dusty, Shai, Moju, Cummerbund, Georgie n Clarko
Lynchman's still gunna be the number one key forward for a few years n Jaaack'll most likely be cooked by the end of next year. Streamed a few VFL games this year n while there's always a large step up to seniors, Delilah looked very competent at full forward when he wasn't rucking. Bauer bird played some decent forward footy for a mid season draftee n theoretically should have more to give off a full pre season. Both Funky n Biggie have been used forward at times during this season, probably more in a suck it n see role than anything. Next year n possibly a few more they are still going to be learning behind Lynchman n Jaaack so perhaps the key forward positions might not be quite as dire as you are thinking. Balta n Gibber are another couple of talls who've been fudged around the forward mix with some moments of impact.
Are they? Nothing has come from the Pies. Only media.
If your open to listening, Leysy will explain why your theory on targetting Mitchell and Crouch Potato is not aligned (or up with) those currently employed at our club (and nearly, if not all, clubs in the country).
You say Mitchell can deliver what Taranto can next year and keep pumping out stats and such. On just stats he might, but that is only one part of the game. The other is true impact on the scoreboard. Then the other is when your side doesn't have the ball, which you need to watch football to understand.
Transition two-way running is everything now. Richmond, Geelong now, Collingwood, Sydney etc - You can't have purely stoppage to stoppage midfielders in your system. They need to get back and help, then sprint forward and do the same. Hence the Potato and Mitchell are on the outer at their clubs. Conversely Meatball is world class at that balance.
Taranto (and full disclosure would have preferred Dunkley), is an endurance beast. For a big guy he keeps running. Full running numbers are hard to get but in 2021 he averaged 14.36km a game. All our elite runners Graham (14.06) Broad (13.86) Lablett (13.63) Short (13.61) were behind him. Think about that - Leysy has no doubt that was near the number 1 thing that sold Blair and Co's to him.
He's a modern footballer who also has the other massive advantage over Mitchell - size/strength at a stoppage. His physical qualities to block opposition walking out from any type of stoppage is far above Mitchell's.
If the game was played on Footywire Leysy would agree with you BH. But guess what, it ain't.
Leysy's not holding his breathe, but maybe some of that resonates why you're thinking isn't aligned with our (and most) clubs on slow inside mids and is either blinkered, out of date, or both.
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