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Honestly some of the stuff in that Slobbo article borders on parody. We need to be "feared and respected". The same stamping the foot tantrum stuff we've had for decades. What do they want to do, start swaggering about and acting tough? Demanding people take us seriously? It's the sort of Eric...

Just in case, let's make sure we target Willem in the 2025 draft. We need to maintain a clear Duursma advantage in the next trade window.

The first time he does a little dribbler soccer kick goal from the boundary I'll be disappointed if Gerard doesn't pull out a Kaká reference.

He admittedly wasn't on my radar before but I'm loving the footage of this kid. Has that Ginnivan knack of dropping the shoulder and inviting the head high free kick. Going to send oppo supporters troppo I'd reckon.

I know all the talk will be about monster offers coming for Richmond's pick, but I wouldn't be surprised if they hold it and grab someone like Mraz. Would complete a spine rebuild, Sheeds style. Faull, Armstrong, Lalor, Trainor, Mraz. Feels pretty set and forget for ten plus years.

A lot of Mick Ablett smooth brained stuff in the last 15 pages of this thread. "Hindsight" doesn't show we did a bad pick trade. That's not how counterfactuals work. The way the first round panned out vindicated Rosa's strategy. We've cut some good deals and are now positioned to bring in some...

I've seen this sentiment around a bit and I think it fails to recognize that incentives are different in the counterfactual. If a Kako bid now comes at say, pick 13, that doesn't mean it wouldn't have come earlier if we still held pick 9. Assuming he's in the mix of players Saints like at their...

That's one scenario, the other is we take the 4th at the back-end of the draft or take an extra rookie pick/SSP. The good thing about this draft is Rosa has multiple "good" options and can just see what eventuates and what deals are offered on the night/who slides to where, and kind of play it...

Still think we may trade both the second rounders out. Let's say we trade both out looking for a F1 or couple of F2s. Really bolster our 2025 war-chest. A Kako bid comes at 13 (969 points) or later, we can match with: 40 (429), 46 (331), and 53 (233). If it comes earlier, we can use pick 54 as...

Would be surprised if it isn't something like this. If no Kako bid by pick 8, trade out 28 and 31 for either two (2) F2s, or to one person for a (likely late) F1. Match Kako bid using the rats and mice picks we have at back end of draft. Trade back in when we see someone we like , either...

Surely we have Rotham train on over summer and trial for the SSP spot(s). If he can show more than Baldwin (or if Baldwin does another knee or bust his spine or something) then good luck to him and welcome Josh. But if Kaine is fit and looks good over summer, can't see why Rotham would make any...

We have enough back-end picks to match Kako, now have two first rounders next year, and we can parlay 28 and 31 into significant value either this year or next, depending on when the bid comes. That is a much better position than we were at the start of the draft, where we were looking at either...

Jones will be an effective third tall for us I reckon. Smart leading patterns, a decent pair of dukes, and can be that link up target between arcs. Caddy is the CHF in training. What we lack is a genuine big bag goal-kicking forward. Wright is a liability defensively and as good as Langford has...

Stringer is part of what makes our forward line leak like a sieve. He'll do much better at the Giants where blokes like Daniels can pressure and tackle to cover his hands on hips schtick.

Best case scenario (with a good dose of nuff-nuff) trade week plan: Laverde to Saints for 46 (can cover the Battle-sized hole until Van Es is ready to step up) Stringer, Shiel and 31 to GWS for 21 and Stone F2 to Hawks for Maginness Net Result: Shiel gets a chance at some more AFL footy in...

Has Rosa landed any fish yet.

Saints having a sook about the draft is pretty rich given how many high picks they've had over the journey and squandered. The AFL policy is for equality of opportunity not equality of outcome. You still need to run a good ship. That's what keeps the Sydneys and Geelongs up there abouts and the...

If the sales pitch is "bigger bodied Will Snelling" I can maybe get behind this recruiting.

Just to play devil's advocate, while from what I can see, Finn can't hit the side of a barn door by foot, maybe we're not coaxing him over for midfield minutes but rather AFL minutes generally? His style of footy and fitness base seem ideal for a lock-down back pocket type (which McGrath seems...

If the Swans do end up wanting Stringer, what gets it done? 28 and Stringer into 19 (either on the theory that it'll ensure we don't go into deficit to match the bid or, best case, a bid comes after 19 and we end up getting to use it)? Otherwise maybe a future 2nd (given likelihood Sydney finish...

Can't comprehend keeping Weid. He can't play AFL-standard footy. Forward, back, anywhere. Looks good in the VFL: great, let's sign him to our VFL squad.

Hobbs and Tsatas haven't found their ceiling. Both show attributes that may, with time and opportunity, translate at the top level. Would be a bit much to trade them this year when we have so much actual deadwood to trim. Can't go too deep in a single year. If you're AFL standard or potentially...

I completely get the logic of Baldwin being too injury prone to keep on the list, but what gives me pause is the idea that Weid might get another year as depth. The thing of it is, Weid has shown he simply isn't up to AFL level. Not only is he not up to it, he was a liability out there for us...

I recognize the wisdom of "don't cut too deep too quickly", but I think we could very easily cut Kelly, Laverde, Menzies, Shiel this off season (together with the Goldy and Heppell retirements) and see an instant list improvement, and the only real impact re: leadership/experience would be the...

If Adelaide are happy to put pick 4 on the table as part of a Draper deal, you'd take it and run. I'm skeptical they would though. His best is great, but his best happens maybe one quarter out of every 12.

McGrath needs to put the kicking away for a spell. Stop trying to be a rebounding flanker. He looks his best when he just focuses on locking down the best small forward. Tackle, run, tag. No need to worry about possessions. Just use your fitness base to wreck a bloke's day. Kelly, Laverde...

We could have dropped Kelly and just not played anyone else. Gone in with 22. Really make Fagan think.

Channeling Purple: IF... this isn't a 15 goal + win for Brisbane THEN... it'll be a ~15 point win to Essendon One or the other. Nothing in between. Such is the mana of Essington. It's in the bones of the Hanger.

List management goal should be to recruit the sort of players that ensure we never need to play Kelly, Laverde, or Menzies in the 23 again. Strong agree. Given our next pick gets eaten up by the Kako bid anyway, I'd happily take a future 2nd which we either hold for next year or us to try and...

Menzies, Kelly, Laverde, Weideman. Can a team carry four spuds and still beat the ladder leaders? Tune in this weekend to find out.