2012 Draft - Who do you like?

[Mofra]

I'd be very surprised if Stringer was still there at 21. All of a sudden the Brian Lake trade with swap of picks is sounding better! Pick 21 instead of 26!

The Hun are reporting that Geelong are keen on Stringer at 15 and you'd expect if they pass on him than the Pies, with 3 picks just before ours, would take him.

[azabob]

I would of thought Wines as he's similar to what we have already. If GWS and the Dees don't pick him, do we automatically pick him as he's best available? or do we look at someone else?

I can't see us picking Grundy, but i would think that we would love to have O'Rourke, Toumpas, Menzel and maybe Stringer if any were available.

I am expecting we will come away with Grundy or Wines plus another player.

I have a feeling Melbourne will pass on Wines and go after pace and skill.

[Cyberdoggie]

There's a good interview with Stringer on the AFL website.

Jake Stringer

A very down to earth country boy but i like the way he speaks. He appears very confident, direct, and assured of himself, without being too arrogant.

Doesn't really sound like a kid.

[divvydan]

As it stands our live picks are 5,6,22,51 and 85 (50 Hunter, 98/105 Rookie Elevations).

With other teams having rookie elevations, it puts that pick 85 closer to pick 75/76.

With the gap between the last and 2nd last picks being so large, there must be a decent chance of holding that one over until the PSD.

[chef]

I'll be happy with any 2 of Toumpas, Wines, Grundy, O'Rourke, Stringer or Menzel. We really are in an awesome position.

[Remi Moses]

Just listened to Brett Anderson ( inside football) and Nigel Carmody on SEN.
Couple of points( Dogs have sounded out O'Brien heavily at pick 22)
O'Rourke looks a certainty at 5.
They have stringer going pick 11( massive concern on his running gait)
Menzel's been checked out by each club's doctors!
Brett Anderson has Toumpas possibly sliding GWS massive on Plowmann( possibly Menzel as well)
Wines a lock to Melb.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Just listened to Brett Anderson ( inside football) and Nigel Carmody on SEN.
Couple of points( Dogs have sounded out O'Brien heavily at pick 22)
O'Rourke looks a certainty at 5.
They have stringer going pick 11( massive concern on his running gait)
Menzel's been checked out by each club's doctors!
Brett Anderson has Toumpas possibly sliding GWS massive on Plowmann( possibly Menzel as well)
Wines a lock to Melb.

Thanks for sharing Remi.

O'Rourke and Toumpas would be fantastic.

O'Rourke and Menzel would be a great result too, although obviously there's always going to be a degree of concern with Troy's knees.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Sounds very much like o'rourke at 5 and probably plowman or menzel at 6 depending on who gws take at 3. Still thinking toumpas at 2

[turtle]

I'll be happy with any 2 of Toumpas, Wines, Grundy, O'Rourke, Stringer or Menzel. We really are in an awesome position.

I agree, but this highlights just how massive the handouts to GWS & the suns have been! We are rapt with 2 quality kids. The expansion clubs (assuming they can hang on to most of their kids) will have 10-15 "Absolute A graders" coming through at the same time we would be expecting to make our move. Makes it very very tough for all the other clubs.

[Ghost Dog]

Good point Turtle. But I don't think they will be able to keep them all. I have a feeling the AFL has overstretched itself with GWS in particular. Not hearing great things from some young blokes who have moved to GWS, and a bit of a coaching turnover there as well.
You are right though; if we had one single Patton or Scully, we'd be doing cartwheels.

[BulldogBelle]

As someone posted the success rate of players who were BOG in the TAC Cup is quite high so I like McRae.

Don't know of any other reliable indicators.

[Bulldog4life]

As someone posted the success rate of players who were BOG in the TAC Cup is quite high so I like McRae.

Don't know of any other reliable indicators.

I read about him initially and he seemed like a popular pick. Seems to have slid in subsequent phantom drafts.

[LongWait]

I read about him initially and he seemed like a popular pick. Seems to have slid in subsequent phantom drafts.

I've noticed the same B4L. Not sure why.

As Fossie32 points out - it's hard to go past kids that can take a big game like a Grand Final by the scruff of the neck and dominate. God we've lacked for players like that in previous finals campaigns.

[Remi Moses]

Noticed Quigley on BF had us picking up Jack Frost at 51.
Warning if you read his phantom it's of war and Peace proportions.

[Throughandthrough]

I only discivered the Footy Nation site a few weeks ago

here's there phantom draft

http://www.footballnation.com.au/lat...fl-mock-draft/