AFL Draft Day 2015

[Sedat]

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Found it utterly bizarre seeing the boss of the entire competition coming in stage and reading out 'PASS' time and again. What was he even doing on the stage tonight? Just weird.

[LostDoggy]

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Found it utterly bizarre seeing the boss of the entire competition coming in stage and reading out 'PASS' time and again. What was he even doing on the stage tonight? Just weird.

The whole event is clearly a work in progress with plenty of work needed. I like the ambition of making it a big event, but there is a lot of scope for improvement. Having Gill read feels as squirmy as Brownlow night.

[Bulldog4life]

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Found it utterly bizarre seeing the boss of the entire competition coming in stage and reading out 'PASS' time and again. What was he even doing on the stage tonight? Just weird.

Seeing him coming on and off stage was a bit silly. And as you say Sedat saying "PASS" each time at the end topped it off.Amateur hour.

[comrade]

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What would have happened if we bidded on both and the swans didn't match? Would we have been spewing seeing Collins fall and not been able to pick him?

Had the Lions decided not to match our bid on Keays, I doubt we would have gone for Dunkley.

I think we had a best mid/best KPD strategy for our first 2 picks. If Collins was gone, I wouldn't have been surprised if we chose Adams anyway.

In the end, I think we were lucky that there were so many sliders, meaning Adams slipped through to our third pick. If the likes of Partington, Tucker, Redman etc were off the board, I'm sure one of Freo/WC/Essendon would have pounced before he got through.

[kruder]

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Found it utterly bizarre seeing the boss of the entire competition coming in stage and reading out 'PASS' time and again. What was he even doing on the stage tonight? Just weird.

The whole production was embarrassing.

[LostDoggy]

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So far as I care, the whole thing was frikkin awesome. When's rookie draft?

[GVGjr]

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So far as I care, the whole thing was frikkin awesome. When's rookie draft?

Friday morning, normally by a conference call. It will be over in 30 minutes.

[Ghost Dog]

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The whole production was embarrassing.

He learned this from his former Boss. Vlad used to get a bit too involved in things he probably should have left alone. His PR people probably thought it was a good idea.

[Ghost Dog]

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"To get Josh, who we felt with his leadership, ability to win the ball at ground level, a good mark, and his leadership, was crucial for us. That was a good result that Sydney didn't match that bid." - Simon Dalrymple

I have a feeling he's going to be a good leader, wouldn't you say Simon? Delicious.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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I was happy with this too. Kind of wanted us to take him, although didn't really fit our list. Has massive cult potential at Richmond.

He can use the goal post to launch his attacks on the ball

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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Heard that as well two .
He genuinely was shocked Collins got through, and they threw his name around at 11.
Pretty pleased on the surface with our picks, as we addressed some needs with touted prospects

Very understated, even conservative Remi. Makes me question the unbounded joy I feel at having our needs met as uncritical. Nah, a big bodied, solid as a rock negating defender: gold for the Dogs, a further step on our inevitable march to glory!

[Remi Moses]

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Very understated, even conservative Remi. Makes me question the unbounded joy I feel at having our needs met as uncritical. Nah, a big bodied, solid as a rock negating defender: gold for the Dogs, a further step on our inevitable march to glory!

The lid exploded when the name Kieran Collins was called. Dream result for the club, and the trade for two picks in the 20's worked a treat

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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The lid exploded when the name Kieran Collins was called. Dream result for the club, and the trade for two picks in the 20's worked a treat

Congratulations Simon Dalrymple on trading 11 for the two picks and the subsequent selections of Collins, Dunkley, Adams and another Bailey. Outstanding result!

[Bulldog Joe]

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I must confess that i know nothing about the draftees and have only been able to read what several "experts" and knowledgeable posters have put out there.

I am in awe of those you can actually have the time to be so aware of such a depth of hopefuls.

In a supposedly "thin" draft, everyone seems pretty happy with what we have achieved.

However, on reading the media articles today, I find that there have been several superstars drafted with each club apparently securing someone that will make a material difference to their chances of being competitive/flag contenders etc.

How come from such a thin draft we can have so many apparent stars ?

I guess there is now a need for all teams to spin the capacities of those drafted, where as pre-draft everyone talked it down in the hunt for a bargain.

[boydogs]

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How come from such a thin draft we can have so many apparent stars ?

It was a bit weak after about 40 I reckon. Our pick 48 Bailey Williams didn't play national champs