Draft Talk....

[GVGjr]

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We need to pick up Sean Tighe damnit!

I think he would be well worth a late pick or a rookie spot.

[Mofra]

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IŽd prefer a KPD in the first round, although those who know more than me suggest that this is a good year for mids.

A small goalsneak/chasing & tackling forward wouldnŽt go astray either - The Brow is developing into a gun backman, Lynch is in no mans land and weŽll be drafting two potential guns next year

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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IŽd prefer a KPD in the first round, although those who know more than me suggest that this is a good year for mids.

A small goalsneak/chasing & tackling forward wouldnŽt go astray either - The Brow is developing into a gun backman, Lynch is in no mans land and weŽll be drafting two potential guns next year

Agreed. I suppose the age old best available v team needs will be assessed at the time of our pick, though. I don't think we'll draft tall for the sake of it but if a solid KPD is available we should take him.

Is Wallis or Libba capable of playing outside roles? If so, maybe we don't need to draft one quite yet. We'll be able to focus on picking up another HFF/FP option.

[comrade]

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Early October next year, F/S bidding occurs immediately prior to trade week.

Nice pick up - it's another bonus of having F/S selections that they're able to start pre-season training earlier than your standard draftee.

[Mofra]

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Is Wallis or Libba capable of playing outside roles? If so, maybe we don't need to draft one quite yet. We'll be able to focus on picking up another HFF/FP option.

Some of the more astute u/18 wathchers have suggest Wallis can, which means we are getting 2 mids who compliment each other whilst everyone else gets screwed by the GC17 concessions. Life is good.

[hujsh]

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Maybe we should look at getting a mature KP defender on the rookie list who could fill a role if/when Williams is injured.

[LostDoggy]

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Maybe we should look at getting a mature KP defender on the rookie list who could fill a role if/when Williams is injured.

Williams is due for a change of luck, if he can stay fit, almost like another recruit.

[Mantis]

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Maybe we should look at getting a mature KP defender on the rookie list who could fill a role if/when Williams is injured.

Do you have someone in mind?

[mjp]

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Jetta ticks a lot of boxes for us, firstly he is a ball carrying midfielder who provides speed. Secondly he has the ability to come in and have an impact straight away, I understand that he is still very light and he hasn't specifically played the forward pocket role before but I think we all acknowledge it would be a role he could easily adapt to with his attributes.

Similarly to Rioli he has the potential to come in and fill a void in our list for the moment as a forward and in the long term we would plan to develop him into a midfielder.

All this will depend on whether Dalrymple believes there are any quality talls still floating around and whether Jetta lasts to our pick.

Getting Jetta is a good idea...but if we try and play him as a small forward and it doesn't work out - that is our fault, not his.

The problem I have with the whole 'stick him in the forward line' option for young players is that trying to play as a permanent fp is just about the toughest gig in footy - yet as supporters we seem to have an expectation that youngsters who have spent their lives playing up the ground can just come in and fill what we would all agree is a critical role in their first couple of seasons.

Do I think Jetta could do it? Probably not. We would see maybe an average of 10-12 touches and 1 goal a week from him playing as a permanent forward...if we did the same thing with Aker we would expect 16-20 touches and 2 ==> 2.5 goals per week...

I know what way I would go with the small-forward.

[Mantis]

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Getting Jetta is a good idea...but if we try and play him as a small forward and it doesn't work out - that is our fault, not his.

The problem I have with the whole 'stick him in the forward line' option for young players is that trying to play as a permanent fp is just about the toughest gig in footy - yet as supporters we seem to have an expectation that youngsters who have spent their lives playing up the ground can just come in and fill what we would all agree is a critical role in their first couple of seasons.

Do I think Jetta could do it? Probably not. We would see maybe an average of 10-12 touches and 1 goal a week from him playing as a permanent forward...if we did the same thing with Aker we would expect 16-20 touches and 2 ==> 2.5 goals per week...

I know what way I would go with the small-forward.

The draft is a futures market where you are trying to, without the use of a crystal ball, look at where player 'X' will be in 5 years and try to determine what type of role they will be filling.

Using your own crystal ball what type of role will Jetta be suited to in 5 years from now?

[mjp]

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Yeah, but Mantis the problem is the average career is THREE years...a five year crystal ball is no good.

To me, Jetta is ready to play and play in the midfield. Wing? Fine. I would be happy playing him off half-back as well. Yes he is skinny - but so what? Can he play? Yes. Will he get bigger and stronger? A bit...but I suspect he is going to be pretty lean for a few years yet.

He probably wont be there at our pick anyway so it is kind of irrelevant really. Then again, he is 20 years old and recruiters do make interesting decisions.

I will say if he was in the US he would still have a year of college to go and would be the consensus number 1 pick - he has done things at a senior level that no-one else in the draft has...

[hujsh]

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Do you have someone in mind?

I don't have the state level knowledge to suggest anyone but if a suitable option is available i think it would be a good fit.

[LostDog]

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I'd Love Jetta (could be our Junior Boy)
though I think we need a Key Position Back
with the Wonder Twins in Libba and Wallis coming next year we don't need any more midfielders

[Jasper]

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I'd Love Jetta (could be our Junior Boy)
though I think we need a Key Position Back
with the Wonder Twins in Libba and Wallis coming next year we don't need any more midfielders

I admit I've only seen Wallis and Libba in the TAC GF but neither looked overly quick (their dads weren't if genes are an indicator).

Apart from Harbrow who is out and out fast in our team....Aker...Eagle?? I feel the need...the need for speed. A good kick would also be handy. Have a look at Jetta on the Utube embedded in this BF thread it shows some X factor that I think we need in the SANFL WAFL state game. He is very quick...footy smart and not a bad kick. Ideally we need a player who could slot in next year with Saints and Hawks getting quicker, we need to as well.

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[The Bulldogs Bite]

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I admit I've only seen Wallis and Libba in the TAC GF but neither looked overly quick (their dads weren't if genes are an indicator).

Apart from Harbrow who is out and out fast in our team....Aker...Eagle?? I feel the need...the need for speed. A good kick would also be handy. Have a look at Jetta on the Utube embedded in this BF thread it shows some X factor that I think we need in the SANFL WAFL state game. He is very quick...footy smart and not a bad kick. Ideally we need a player who could slot in next year with Saints and Hawks getting quicker, we need to as well.

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Certainly need to draft a player with pace and good foot skills in this one. I suspect we'll weigh up the options though. A CHB is crucial and considering GC/WS will be taking all the quality for the next few years we'll be hard pressed to find another opportunity to draft one in. If a player like Talia is available (I've only read reviews admittedly) then we'd need to take him. Lake won't be around forever, Williams can't string together more than five games and Boumann is raw.

However, I really hope we draft a quick player with our second pick. Whether it's as a HBF, midfielder or HFF - it's a must.

We'll need to be clever in our list management over the next 4 years. To ensure we're still playing finals, we need to find replacements for the likes of Hahn/Gia/Murphy/Gilbee/Hargrave. It's been a while since we've drafted players who primarily play off a HFF or a HBF. I suspect that may change in this years draft.