More Draft Talk

[Dry Rot]

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Sorry people if this is annoying to some, so please just ignore it if you want. But for me and im sure a few others, i can't get enough of it!
Please use this thread to post ur top 10's and who you think the bulldogs should take with their respective picks. cheers.

There's some excellent discussion about this here.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Draft & PSD Strategy

* What about using a late pick on a more experienced player. It wouldn't surprise me if Eade does this. A player like Mark Johnson from Essendon as a replacement for Monty perhaps. We usually reserve this pick for a highly speculative youngster. However we have lost a lot of experience this year and a player llike this could have some value for us.

Firstly, loved your post Doc.

Yes, I am of the same opinion using a late pick in the PSD for a more experienced player, a bit of extra experience & knowledge in the team would be good considering the guys that retired at the end of the seasaon had strung so many games between them. At the end of the day the Dogs will pick who they think is right for the team, if it is good enough for them it is good enough for me.

[GVGjr]

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We really do need for Clayton to hit the mark here with this draft effort. Our list and game plan was exposed and we need add a bit of size and strength to the squad. A draft that nets us a better overall balance should be the main aim.

I'd like to see us get (in no particular order) a key forward, a creative forward, an emerging ruckman, a hard working in an under midfielder and an exciting running player. I think this can be achieved whilst still sticking to roughly the best available principle with the early selections.

To top it off if we could add a player with some senior football experience then that would be great as well.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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As you've suggested GVGJr - Robert Hadrill is someone who would be is at the right age where he could contribute for 5 years, hes also struck me as a pretty reasonable defender when he's played with a good safe pair of hands.

I have a vision of him as not that disimilar to James Clement - perhaps not as nimble

Is he capable of playing on both talls and smalls?

[LostDoggy]

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what are his quick stats?
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[Go_Dogs]

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Interesting to read today that Brad Ebert was not interviewed by us.

[Mantis]

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Interesting to read today that Brad Ebert was not interviewed by us.

Why??

Unless one of the highly fancied midfielders slides and I probably mean Cotchin or the like I would suggest that our first pick will be someone who can fill the role in years to come as a tall forward.

[LostDog]

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Todd Grima is the brother of Australian Opal Basketballer Hollie Grima.

Grima is a former Basketballer himself, would be worthy of a shot in the PSD by us

[The Underdog]

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Interesting to read today that Brad Ebert was not interviewed by us.

Expect us to pick him then...
Seriously though, I'd imagine we aren't spending a lot of time on midfielders that will be gone by pick 19, especially if Clayton's targetted 2 (tall?) players he is pretty sure will be around.
I'm not saying he won't do due diligence on players he likes and might be available as a back up plan, but as the report on last year indicated, he seems to target players fairly specifically according to when they are likely to be picked up. Also maybe Clayton just doesn't rate him that highly.

[Go_Dogs]

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Why??

Unless one of the highly fancied midfielders slides and I probably mean Cotchin or the like I would suggest that our first pick will be someone who can fill the role in years to come as a tall forward.

I tend to agree, but surely if players are going to be around the mark for our selection, they should at least get an interview.

[southerncross]

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Just been having a look at inside football's special draft edition. They are still indicating Lachlan Henderson

[Mantis]

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Just been having a look at inside football's special draft edition. They are still indicating Lachlan Henderson

I think if we have learnt anything from the past 2 years Scott Clayton doesn't tend to pick who the so-called experts believe we should. He goes with who he believes is the right player. This process has worked very well with our last two 1st rd picks (Higgins & Everitt)

[The Underdog]

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Just been having a look at inside football's special draft edition. They are still indicating Lachlan Henderson

It's not necessarily the most accurate of publications. There's always a number of errors in there, although I always buy the draft ed to get my head around the names, type of player etc, as I don't get to see them play. Still a long way to go too.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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I think if we have learnt anything from the past 2 years Scott Clayton doesn't tend to pick who the so-called experts believe we should. He goes with who he believes is the right player. This process has worked very well with our last two 1st rd picks (Higgins & Everitt)

But as soon as we expect him to do that then picking the guy everyone thinks we are going to pick is unpredictable

Surprised we didn't speak to Ebert but only hindsight

[LostDoggy]

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It's not necessarily the most accurate of publications. There's always a number of errors in there, although I always buy the draft ed to get my head around the names, type of player etc, as I don't get to see them play. Still a long way to go too.

I agree. You would have to think that we need to select a couple of key positions players with our first three selections though. McEvoy, Henderson and maybe Grant for the first pick and I'm not sure of the others but if we end up with 4 undersized midfielders I don't think it will a great return for us. A couple of good talls and a couple of strong midfielders plus a ruckman will be a good day for us.