Menzel/Stringer types

[Sedat]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

Yep. Good pick up. Was also a period where many of the young players were getting OP but that seems to have dropped right off. I think Jordan McMahon had some injury concerns when we drafted him.

While we're on a Hawthorn roll, Max Bailey was recovering from his 23rd knee reco when the Hawks drafted him. He's since had another 14 knee recos.

[KT31]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

Weren't there concercerns on Buddy ?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

Brian Harris / Lake had some issues in his final year of junior footy. Can't recall exactly but something that affected his sleep. Meant he was discounted entirely by most teams.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

Weren't there concercerns on Buddy ?

I think that was more attitude and off field shenanigans. They were right, would have still picked him though in hindsight.

[GVGjr]

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From memory didn't Christian Howard come with a hip issue?

[jeemak]

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From memory didn't Christian Howard come with a hip issue?

Identified as an issue by the club prior to the 2009 draft (if you believe it), and meant Howard had surgery when he arrived at the club keeping him out for the majority of 2010.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

Why was Simon Black a pick in the early 30s?

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

Jake Carlisle?

[chef]

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Any chance we'll take both?

[The Underdog]

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Any chance we'll take both?

Some I'd imagine. It's been fairly strong most of the way that we're into Stringer and now there's some seemingly strong rumours that we're into Menzel. They might be just rumours and it'd be a risk but seemingly both are talented enough to be considered around our picks.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

Some I'd imagine. It's been fairly strong most of the way that we're into Stringer and now there's some seemingly strong rumours that we're into Menzel. They might be just rumours and it'd be a risk but seemingly both are talented enough to be considered around our picks.

I'd heard that the Giants were leaning towards Stringer, as they can afford the high risk/high reward policy with the current state of their list. Which would, assuming Melbourne don't take him, leave Menzel for us.

[GVGjr]

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Don't see that we can risk both top 10 picks on kids with injury doubts. One perhaps, but not both. If that went wrong it would make a lot of our previous 1st round fiascos look tame given the potential quality available to us in this draft.

[The Underdog]

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Don't see that we can risk both top 10 picks on kids with injury doubts. One perhaps, but not both. If that went wrong it would make a lot of our previous 1st round fiascos look tame given the potential quality available to us in this draft.

It'd be ballsy but to be honest, if they think they are the 2 most talented I've got no problem with them doing it. It'd be far easier to go the safe route and pick someone you think has less upside but hasn't got the injury history but I'm happy if they go against the conventional thought in this case if they think the upside is worth it. There's nothing to say that whoever they pick doesn't get injured anyway down the track and let's face it nearly all players miss some relatively significant time during their careers.

[chef]

Re: Menzel/Stringer types

It'd be ballsy but to be honest, if they think they are the 2 most talented I've got no problem with them doing it. It'd be far easier to go the safe route and pick someone you think has less upside but hasn't got the injury history but I'm happy if they go against the conventional thought in this case if they think the upside is worth it. There's nothing to say that whoever they pick doesn't get injured anyway down the track and let's face it nearly all players miss some relatively significant time during their careers.

Agree. If Dalrymple thinks they are the 5th and 6th best players available then we should draft them both.

[W W Biscuit]

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Billy Morrison was supposed to be the next big thing in the KPF stakes about ten years ago but slid to pick 17, from memory, because of dodgy knees. Collingwood picked him up and he never played a senior game.