Rookie Draft

[ledge]

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Perhaps he should but he has had a shoulder reconstruction every 8 weeks since he arrived at the club.

A good friend of Reids then

[Greystache]

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For the record, I was only joking about Blake, just pointing out he would be a better ruck option than Mulligan.

Would he not be worth picking up as a mature rookie back up over other VFL players? While mediocre at best, he's proven he can compete at the level.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Might as well have kept Barlow if we were going to draft a hack ruck in a rookie draft. At least Barlow would contribute more around the ground than a Currie or Bass etc.

If we really wanted cover (for a few areas), we should have drafted or traded for Setanta. We didn't. If we go ahead and rookie a 'back up' for a year, then it shows how amateur we are.

[GVGjr]

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He said he retired because he believed no one was going to pick him up, I believe if any club showed the slightest interest he couldn't sign quick enough.

I don't think he would be interested in a rookie spot

[GVGjr]

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The problem of our dwindling rucks stocks have been a few years in the making.
I guess we will try and get a youngster and hope that Minson and Roughead have a healthy season. I like the idea of getting someone with experience but none of the names being mentioned would add much value.

[Raw Toast]

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There's a reason why those players were delisted. I'd rather we draft talent with the potential to still be on the list after two years. Those three mentioned wouldn't -- matue age or not. We aren't going to be in flag contention next year -- worry about picking up a quality ruck in next year's draft (or trade).

Filling gaps with hacks is shooting ourselves in the foot IMO. Especially when we have so many other areas to address.

Have you read the stuff on moneyball - how do you account for the success of the Swans? The rookie draft is a place where youth should be balanced by some relative experience, and the ruck is generally a place where prospects take awhile to develop - see Dean Cox and Aaron Sandilands for example.

Or Aaron Sandilands breaks Cordy in two.

Even Roughead's body couldn't cope with rucking week in week out at AFL level, Cordy would be destroyed.

This throw them in, sink or swim bullshit will do nothing more than destroy their confidence at best, destroy their body at worst.

Exactly. Why break the bodies of potentially good to very good rucks? If Minson goes down, we need someone who can bear some of the load, and the rookie draft is an ideal place to pick them.

[always right]

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I'll be really interested to see if Roughead puts on any size this pre-season. McCartney wants gymn animals so it will be interesting to see if Roughy's shoulders can stand up to all the weight work. God knows he needs to get stronger.

[Desipura]

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Or Aaron Sandilands breaks Cordy in two.

Even Roughead's body couldn't cope with rucking week in week out at AFL level, Cordy would be destroyed.

This throw them in, sink or swim bullshit will do nothing more than destroy their confidence at best, destroy their body at worst.

Is there any need for this? Mods, is this type of response allowed?

[LostDoggy]

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Is there any need for this? Mods, is this type of response allowed?

What wrong with it? It's not directed to anyone in particular.

[Mofra]

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There's a reason why those players were delisted.

There is - in Currie's case, he was behind Mumford, Seaby, White and the year before, Jolly. All those blokes can ruck a bit - before we even consider Goodes as a back up ruckman.

Not a fan of the other mature guys mentioned, but Currie does interest me.

[stefoid]

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Best available in the rookie draft.

If we must go for a ruck purely for injury depth, take one who is a known quantity - 25+ and ready to step in and do a job if required.

Like the ruck version of marcovic, but older because they take longer.

[GVGjr]

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Is there any need for this? Mods, is this type of response allowed?

To be honest, I don't see too much of a problem with it.
It's not directed at anyone,

[LostDoggy]

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Andrew Lovett anyone?

[Cyberdoggie]

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Geelong felt it necessary to draft Orren Stephenson this year from Nth Ballarat,
I'm not suggesting we do what the Jones's are doing but they are obviously concerned for the rucking depths and durability in their squad, and don't mind drafting a player in the twilight of his career despite never playing an AFL game before.

[bulldogtragic]

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cough* Peter Street *cough