Don't think Mitch Thorp fits our needs
Strategy Who you hope your club does not draft...
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- Jul 24, 2013
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Absolutely no to foley
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why not? out of curiosity
- Jun 14, 2014
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Since May left, we're actually pretty desperate for a tall defender. We're basically relying on Rory Thompson to remain completely uninjured in 2019 and retain his 2018 form (his sole good year, honestly), otherwise we're relying wholly on an underwhelming Jack Leslie. Our depth past this point is makeshift options like Sam Day or Charlie Ballard, but if they're injured as well, what we're left with are some really horrible alternatives like sending a hilariously undersized Harbrow on the opposition's best tall and other weird match-ups that'll just make us cry.
We also recruited Sam Collins and Burgess from the state leagues who are physically ready. Lukosius can also play back but will probably start on a flank. King shapes as a super key defender down the track. Problem with Ben King is that he won’t have the body to play as a KPD for another 2-3 years. We all saw what languishing in the reserves did for Scrimshaw. He sooked up and left.
- Jun 14, 2014
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Well, it's not like we can just stop recruiting KPDs for fear they'll sook and leave. Rory Thompson is 27 and not getting any younger. Collins and Burgess are about on the same level as Leslie. We'd be kidding ourselves if we didn't see them as anything more than KPP depth while we wait for Lukosius and King to develop. Basically, KPPs were our top priority and I can't knock our recruiters for drafting them over midfield talent.
That’s debatable. Really we need a bit of everything, KPPs, mids, small forwards and defenders, you name it. Cameron said they considered mids but went for best available which is probably right given the other options available at that pick. I’ve still got some hope for Leslie. He’s a great size and has only played 28 games being in and out of the team. Just hasn’t been given a decent shot at it to get some continuity. Anyway it’s Cameron’s first draft with us, so until he goes all Scott Clayton on us and recruits skinny flanker after skinny flanker, we’ve got to back him in with this decision. It’s done now and no changing it... until Ben King requests a trade
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Yeah, it's really not debatable. King was the best performing KPD in this draft and we needed a KPD more than anything else (Thompson, who'll be 28 by next season, is all we have - and I'm not so quick to forget how bog-average he was before this year). I like Leslie, but if I was pressed to choose our second best KPD, I'd rate Collins higher... and Collins was a fringe player at Fremantle.That’s debatable. Really we need a bit of everything, KPPs, mids, small forwards and defenders, you name it. Cameron said they considered mids but went for best available which is probably right given the other options available at that pick. I’ve still got some hope for Leslie. He’s a great size and has only played 28 games being in and out of the team. Just hasn’t been given a decent shot at it to get some continuity. Anyway it’s Cameron’s first draft with us, so until he goes all Scott Clayton on us and recruits skinny flanker after skinny flanker, we’ve got to back him in with this decision. It’s done now and no changing it... until Ben King requests a trade
Mind you, thank god the days of flashy flankers are gone. Right about that.
I’m not overly keen on Valente mainly as his not the type we need. However Jason Taylor says he’s going best available and that he wants the next layer of mids coming through.
The "I don't want to draft player from another state because he might go home" thread.
What a sad state of affairs the AFL has become when we worry about our players leaving because they're all mentally weak minded and can get home too easily.
What a sad state of affairs the AFL has become when we worry about our players leaving because they're all mentally weak minded and can get home too easily.
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No to Delaney and Hanna
He's probably fine but just seems a bit vanilla to me. Knows where the ball is though.
- Jun 27, 2013
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Was happy both the Kings were gone before our pick
They gave me some bad Ayce Cordy feels...
They gave me some bad Ayce Cordy feels...
- Jun 27, 2013
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We would've copped dud brother for sure on either of them
- Jun 27, 2013
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- Jun 27, 2013
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He rated Reece McKenzie really high one year
Sometimes he's right, sometimes he's not
Wait and see with Quaynor
No you won't. Your getting this instead....
Round one clash, just added a bit more fun.
