Rookie Draft

[KT31]

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I was just watching Catch up with Crameri on the Website.

It looks like Jong in the background during the interview. That may have some relevance on the Rookie Draft. It could be someone else but it does look like him.

Good to see Ayce's hands have in improved, I'm not sure he meant to drop the weights.

[G-Mo77]

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Yep, in the Red. Reckon he's survived?

Well he's a good chance you'd think. When does the rookie list need to be finalised?

Good to see Ayce's hands have in improved, I'm not sure he meant to drop the weights.

[soupman]

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So it appears all the rookies have been retained. Jong is in Arizona, as is Redpath I am led to believe. The Bulldogs twitter posted a picture with Greenwood in it at training today and Goodes has been officially promoted.

Austin is the only one who I have yet to see anything solid about, but you would imagine as the best performed of the rookies in the second half of the year he is being kept on as well.

[azabob]

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So it appears all the rookies have been retained. Jong is in Arizona, as is Redpath I am led to believe. The Bulldogs twitter posted a picture with Greenwood in it at training today and Goodes has been officially promoted.

Austin is the only one who I have yet to see anything solid about, but you would imagine as the best performed of the rookies in the second half of the year he is being kept on as well.

I would have prefered to elevate Austin rather than Goodes. Will be interesting to see what happens over the next 12 months.

I would imgaine quite a few list changes at the end of 2014.

[bulldogtragic]

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I don't really understand any of this. But I'm not in on the master plan.

[soupman]

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I don't really understand any of this. But I'm not in on the master plan.

I think the key to it is that you have to really not rate this draft.

[bulldogtragic]

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I think the key to it is that you have to really not rate this draft.

In isolation, I can see that line of thinking.

From my personal perspective, I can list many good pick ups in the late ND and RD. I would be prepared to gamble losing Greenwood and Redpath for the chance at such a player. From what I have seen live and on TV, I just don't how they've managed another contract.

But I see what you say, they must think the talent pool stops very early in the ND.

[Maddog37]

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Week draft and timing of contracts would be part of the issue. Maybe they also want to give them a chance in our own team as they have displayed a hunger to work and have had injury setbacks.

[soupman]

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In isolation, I can see that line of thinking.

From my personal perspective, I can list many good pick ups in the late ND and RD. I would be prepared to gamble losing Greenwood and Redpath for the chance at such a player. From what I have seen live and on TV, I just don't how they've managed another contract.

But I see what you say, they must think the talent pool stops very early in the ND.

Yep. Agree. Wouldn't have a problem with the club cutting either of them.

[LostDoggy]

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Work this one out:

By my calculations we have 37 of 40 spots max on the primary list - this includes the elevation of Goodes.

We have, after Goodes, four third year rookies on the rookie list. By my understanding we can only have a max of three thrid year rookies on the rookie list.

Surely we'd use three live picks at the ND, taking the list to 40 of 40 primary spots.

That leaves at least one third year rookie too many.

Are these assumptions right? Who goes? If only one rookie we don't go to the rookie draft and PSD. Do we pass on pick 60?

[Missing Dog]

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We have, after Goodes, four third year rookies on the rookie list. By my understanding we can only have a max of three thrid year rookies on the rookie list.

If there is such a rule (I don't believe there is) we could just delist Greenwood and re rookie him. No one will take him.

[soupman]

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We may have promoted Austin.

As that counts as a primary list change (of which we have to make three) we could then draft just 2 players in the ND (actually just one would be enough with Goodes promotion as well), and draft one rookie.

[LostDoggy]

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If there is such a rule (I don't believe there is) we could just delist Greenwood and re rookie him. No one will take him.

Begs the question doesn't it. What has anyone seen in him over the past three years? From what i've seen, and from what i've read of other peoples viewpoints, i don't recall anyone being complimentary regarding his talent.

He'd be my logical choice to be delisted, but if he played with Footscray that'd be it. Wouldn't see the point of re-rookie.

[bulldogtragic]

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We may have promoted Austin.

As that counts as a primary list change (of which we have to make three) we could then draft just 2 players in the ND (actually just one would be enough with Goodes promotion as well), and draft one rookie.

If we did that I would have to question the decision. I just done see a premiership in this group just yet.

[soupman]

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If we did that I would have to question the decision. I just done see a premiership in this group just yet.

I think there are still a lot of players on their last chance next season.

Guys like Howard, Tutt, Pearce, Williams, Jong, Redpath, Greenwood, Cordy etc all need to really take a step forward next year to justify their spot.

I'd rather we give them that chance though and use the spots vacated by the failures (plus Gia and probably one of Boyd/Morris/Murphy) in a strong draft than we deny them that chance and fill their spots with very late picks in what seems to be a very weak draft.

Could also help spread the ages of our sides core players a bit further.