What he means by that get the spine right first and then add the components'Recruiting for a premiership team'....well surely we aren't recruiting for a wooden spoon team
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2024 Draft Thread
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It's actually textbook Francis Jackson, it's already looking similar to his picks from 2006-2010.
I heard a great solution to the bidding on Academy and Father Son selections.
The club the player is tied to nominates the position in the draft that they are willing to draft the player and if another club selects prior to that pick the player is theirs. For example, Brisbane nominates that they’re prepared to take Ashcroft at pick 2. As we had pick one we could take him and there’s nothing Brisbane could do about it. If we don’t pick him them Brisbane must take him at pick 2 and pay the associated cost.
It’s the best way to ensure clubs pay a fair price for their academy and f/son picks
The club the player is tied to nominates the position in the draft that they are willing to draft the player and if another club selects prior to that pick the player is theirs. For example, Brisbane nominates that they’re prepared to take Ashcroft at pick 2. As we had pick one we could take him and there’s nothing Brisbane could do about it. If we don’t pick him them Brisbane must take him at pick 2 and pay the associated cost.
It’s the best way to ensure clubs pay a fair price for their academy and f/son picks
That'd be right corrupt AFL screwing us over again - bet if it was Geelong, they'd get the picks....
You said we would only take 5 last night and we took 6 so I’m expecting at least one pick.
You recruit for a wooden spoon team first in order to get the picks to recruit for a premiership team - why do you think we drafted the likes of Dow and recruited Kosi? Big picture.'Recruiting for a premiership team'....well surely we aren't recruiting for a wooden spoon team
High risk high reward is scary and so bad for my blood pressure.
I mean , our hearts will be in our mouths watching Gibcus every time he goes near the ball.
Now it will be the same watching Hotton and Trainor.
Why is Blair and Co so indifferent to the health concerns of us older supporters, who suffered so much during that 37 year horror period?
Naturally I death ride Essendon every week, but imagine doing it when there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow !
Good times !
The good thing is we don't need all of them to be hits, just 4 core players and we've had a successful draft. This approach could work, all the talent has an A grade ceiling, even Armstrong who possesses elite goal kicking. It's a ballsy approach but at least it's consistent, I guess we'll find out in 4 years whether or not such an approach was wise.
Francis wasn't hesitant to take talls even if some we're a bust he understood the spine was important unlike Clarke
Did anyone hear of Levi Ashcrofts take on sliding to pick 5?
"You want to be the best and you want to be recognised as the best and I proved that this year as one of the best, if not the best. Hopefully I can continue to prove that next year."!
With head wobble like that, surely his nickname has to be "The Snipers Nightmare "
"You want to be the best and you want to be recognised as the best and I proved that this year as one of the best, if not the best. Hopefully I can continue to prove that next year."!
With head wobble like that, surely his nickname has to be "The Snipers Nightmare "
No horns though. Vikings didn't have horns.
You'll have to give up hope of being horny.
He knows it's a numbers game too, one tall a year is all it takes, busts to be expected.