A good kpf is easily the most difficult position to find. If we nail 1 or 2 out of those then you can quickly build a team around that.
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2024 Draft Thread
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Because elite midfielders, Dyson Sharpe, Ollie Greeves and Dursma potentially available to us next year, yes there are a couple of promising talls next year too but the mids look certainties. In the mean time we will have had a year of development into Faull & Armstrong who could solve some forward problems?
Sure we did it with Maric & Nank but that was when we were in that 5-8 bracket, we're not a destination club anymore, much better to grow our own in this current situation.
I am not sure if i am being unrealistic, but i would hope to trade the 1st pick for maybe Power F1 and their next pick- about 34, then trade that to the Cats for their F1 and their next pick (or no next pick. both those teams would be hoping for top 4 at least so they would be giving away about pick 20. If there are players they want they might bite.
I would almost prefer this than say the Bombers F1.
Add Tom Burton to that list,he was impressive in the game l seen him in .
It is quite Compromised though next year,with academy player's,even the Magpies have a good F/S in Mcguane.
I am really really hoping the AFL tighten the screws on academy / NGA / freebies next year.
I reckon we still are. Last night's kids' expressions showed it with our premiership players presenting and spreading the word.....like passing the baton. I've always wanted to grow our own in ruck but it has been a failure since General Lee.....a long, long time ago.
I can't see us taking any more KP players, possibly a ruck, but not even sure we will do that.
Last season we started with 13 KPP's (including rucks - including the 2 Cat B's). We ended with 15 (as we added Blight and Gray and we currently have 15 on the list.
Any more, and we create a big list imbalance. Almost certain the last 2 on our list with either be mids or smalls.
I was just referring to the said forward line of the team specified. Too lop-sided with talls.
Am hoping for something similar but with the bombers. Their F1 and 37 for 28 which will give them Shanahan which by all accounts they are pretty keen on.
Early days Blair actually worked in the meat department of the old Safeway in Eltham as a butcher.
Greeves is a bit of a Smillie clone though. Don't think we need another of that type.
The points system changes next year l think ,and the discounts are reduced ,,so clubs might have to keep their first rounders .
I like that explanation mate. I'm a bit clueless when it comes to all the draft shenanigans, (some might even say I'm clueless when it comes to most things!)
So I put my trust (and hope) in those whose job, is to do their job.
I used to have 3 but it got too much old man. You remember those days don't you ? Hmmm. Maybe not. Forget that.Good to see you showing your girlfriends a good time Robbie
I know its been beaten to death but if it aint father son there should be no reason why clubs dont have to pay actual worth in draft picks for these players. Whether its next years or the years after F1, F2 etc then so be it. Marshall was exactly what we needed yet wasnt available and we basically owned the first round.
Port don't have a F1, but I like the idea.
I think it could be something like:
Hawks F1 and 35 for 28
Then
Geelong F1 and 42 for 35
Maybe I'm being too unrealistic too, but that would put us in a great position.
An alternative could be something like
Saints F2 and 32 for 28
Then
Geelong F1 and 42 for 35
Not too much difference in there unless the Saints jump right up the ladder, but both good outcomes for us. The next group that are expected to be drafted are talls and we now have a lot on our list, and we need to either play them in either the AFL or VFL sides, so can't see us drafting any more, otherwise we run the risk of stunting their development by not being able to play them.
