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Pick 6: Ginbey or Phillpou 24: George or Keeler Later picks: Teal, Bond, Magor

With the closeness between the time he signed the contract retiring himself from brisbane and forfeiting his contract and then signing with essendon IMO it appears likely that he would of had contact with a club before he signed off with brisbane. Of my reading of events Brisbane didnt...

Im not sure how our early picks were any more (or less) surprsising than a many number of clubs. Should be on bay 13.

Thing is, to be can every club get what they want in player type? I mean is it possible to get a phantom draft where every club supporter is happy? Im sure on saturday there'll be some supporters saying why did we get 3 talls, I wanted mids etc. Look burgatron may be a bit off with actual...

Why is dowler being suddenly rated behind clarke by most posters. He was never expected to do much this season as he recovered from his injuries but considering the hawks took him you would expect they believed him to be a superior talent. Furthmore didnt greg miller come out saying he reckoned...

Decent review. Would be interesting to see them do it for say the last 3 years drafts as most first year draftess dont get a go at afl level in ther first year so its really a bit early to judge.

Although seems at present a pretty good gamble - bailey ended up basically being first ruck for box hill senoirs all season and cracking a few senoir games. I guess the convential wisdom is continually getting updated about drafting reflecting the changing state of the game. Guys who are 200+...

Agree, but we're not really comparing how a draftee would go in todays game but assuming rucks take a few years to develop, your looking at the type of rucks that a player will be facing in 3-5 years. The trend appears to be towards mobile 200+ players, with a number of clubs having these...

I think the young brisbane ruck he meant was cam wood - whos 204cm. With a lot of teams having ruckman at 200+ cm the question still remains how is ryder going to get his hand on the ball? Jeff white who used to be top line ruckman and of a similar size to ryder but has struggled with the...

Macca, what does jetta have that proud and djerrka dont? Just from the profiles of read it sounds like jetta may have more flair and a fraction more pace but but struggle to see why jetta is top 5 by some while proud and djerrka are 2nd rounders. Or is he just on a different level with what he does?

Sellar seems the unknown quantity - a few really rate him, but the rest are not so sure where he fits in the top 6-7.

Agree with some of your sentiments, but would WC supporters rather have a gun midfielder in ben cousins or an average solid player in licuria? If a player can consistently perform on the field , then the off field stuff isnt as much (but still is a fair bit) of a worry for clubs or supporters...

Two questions, Why didnt jetta blistering pace and agility show up at draft camp? And have you had time to write a full profile on josh kennedy yet?

As there now past the F/S selections, just a question for the pickers, would any of you taken josh kennedy before pick 40 in an open draft/how do you rate him? I s it possible for LH15/someone whos seen a bit to do a quick profile on him, thats more than hes a strong bodied hbf/inside mid?

Basically its whether pick 8 < pick 13 and polak. We'll have to wait to draft day and round 22 to assess. Secondly, adding to macca69's point about thorp, most of the top fwds are almost as mobile and quick as a ruck rover anyway (brown, tredrea, hall, reiwoldt, pavlich etc) and use this...

At the same time young players who are big fish as u/18 footballers can get their heads pulled in pretty quick in the right club environment. Franklin's attitude and work ethic has supposedly improved heaps since he first joined the club.

Firstly, overall great effort, great to see some new opinions on players. One thing to note though I think your assumptions on the hawks are slightly off - since pelchin has been in charge (last draft) there appears big shift towards a premium on pace, decion making and skills. 'Our type' as...

I thought the mourish medal was best player in the TAC? Correct me if Im wrong. To be rated one of the best in the All Australian u/16s or u/18 is a far greater indicator of talent than best in the TAC cup/or best in victoria. I agree that recruiters look to what players will look like in 5...

Sorry Phil if we fail get a deal for spider after a reasonable offer was on the table for a 33yr old ruckman with attitude problems who couldnt get on the park this season due to injury problems then despite all this talk about us making a statement blah, blah we have stuffed up. Its...

Everitt to hawks for pick 33 Hawks offer 33 and fringe player to carlton - carlton says no and thornton stays a blue.

Well the debate seems to be has he really?

What does this mean for the 2nd half of round 2 - just back to normal draft quaility? and what about rounds after -is there really this supposed depth that everyones been talking about?

Your prob fishing but seems just as much negative postings about thornton ability as positive ones. Not really sure what the hawks will get if we trade for him.

Considering I reckon Lonie had one of his best seasons since moving to PA, maybe its not such such a bad idea to look at him - would cost nothing and you think would get a very late pick but if managed well could play a role in PA side like lonie has this year.

Re: Saints want Polak If freo and stkilda swapped their first round picks and saints added a late pick could be true. Straight swap for 9. No fn way.

Theres no way we'd give up pick 6 like that. So everitt and pick 6 for malceski and thornton? Seems a fair bit over the odds. We'd be getting screwed. Would be more happy with: Everitt+ Lewis for Malceski, pick 15 and say 3rd round pick

Re: Draft Camp Results Im not sure if this has been answered elsewhere but where is jetta's name on these top 10 lists? I thought he was supposedly lightening quick? Is he injured?

Find it hard to fathom that a supposed top 10 talent (rated by some on these boards) in a super draft would be completely unknown by most clubs. If hes that good u'd think wc or freo would have had an eye on him (maybe theyve tried to hide him?) Is he just unknown by people on the draft...

In a draft of v strong kpp we should be looking at planning for the future and getting a long term replacement for croad. It generally takes 4-5 years for a kpp to hit their straps and by this time croad will be on his last legs. Regardless, apart from dowler, franklin and roughead and maybe...

footyman, it your opinion if a the hawks did go for a midfielder at pick 6 (outside of the usual names of hurn, murphy ellis) who do you rate as good enough? (ie not where you reckon they'll get picked but on talent/potential - following on from Higgins example from above). For me Swallows...