2016 Draft Watch

[GVGjr]

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Does anyone have some outside of the box type selections we might be interested in with later selections?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Who do you hope we draft with our first couple of picks GVG?

[boydogs]

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Good too see some focus on Gallucci

Gallucci looks zippy and productive but at only 183cms I'm not sure he's a great fit for us, with a few smaller guys already in our side

183cm's is 6 foot, not what I would call small. He's 1cm taller than Libba. He also broke the standing leap record at the combine

If a midfielder only being 183cm is the only reason not to pick him, I would say he's a pretty good choice

[Throughandthrough]

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Does anyone have some outside of the box type selections we might be interested in with later selections?

I haven't seen Jason McCartney at one Glenelg game this year, some I'm out!

[GVGjr]

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Who do you hope we draft with our first couple of picks GVG?

I like Powell-Pepper but I don't think we will select him so Gallucci, Berry, Hayward and Venables would be good additions if available.
Marshall is a long term prospect and like a few have mentioned he perhaps carries a bigger risk than most but sometimes you have to back in your ability to develop players. With Cloke around for a couple of years it's not like we would need to rush him.

For the 2nd pick there are a number of players I think would be great additions. Cumming, Macreadie, Ridley, Cedric Cox and Brennan Cox (no relation) could balance things out with our 1st pick.

Despite the fact that I think 'best available' with early picks is the right way to go I hope we get players with a point of difference to players we already have on the list. If it's a midfielder or two with the early selections then I hope they are either athletic, fast or a good user of the footy which I think would compliment our already seriously good midfield.

The most interesting selections will be the two later ones and I suspect there might be a surprise with the last pick.

[chef]

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After watching his interview on the news I'd be pretty happy to grab Cedric Cox. Seems like a great kid.

Not that ive seen any of these kids play.

[Twodogs]

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I like Powell-Pepper but I don't think we will select him so Gallucci, Berry, Hayward and Venables would be good additions if available.
Marshall is a long term prospect and like a few have mentioned he perhaps carries a bigger risk than most but sometimes you have to back in your ability to develop players. With Cloke around for a couple of years it's not like we would need to rush him.

For the 2nd pick there are a number of players I think would be great additions. Cumming, Ridley, Macreadie, Cedric Cox and Brennan Cox (no relation) could balance things out with our 1st pick.

Despite the fact that I think 'best available' with early picks is the right way to go I hope we get players with a point of difference to players we already have on the list. If it's a midfielder or two with the early selections then I hope they are either athletic, fast or a good user of the footy which I think would compliment our already seriously good midfield.

The most interesting selections will be the two later ones and I suspect there might be a surprise with the last pick.

So we will have plenty of options with our first two picks then? Sounds like there will be some quality kids who will address needs in our squad. Dalrymple will pick the right players and the more he has to choose from the better.

[The Doctor]

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Todd Marshall looks to have a lot of potential but as some on here have pointed out he might be a risky selection. He could he be that Justin Westhoff type that develops into a versatile forward or could he be more like a Cameron Wright who struggled. The truth is he could be somewhere in between but if we were to select him he would have to be regarded as a long term investment.

Marshall is a far superior footballer at this age than Wight who was probably a superstar in Clayton's Bizarro world. God I hated that selection.

I'd rather go Marshall than Cox at our first but think we should keep an open mind. Who knows who might slip through?

I'm more nervous about Cox. Lovely skills but not from the elite pathway and I don't like us being speculated with players who haven't proven themselves consistently against their peers at the highest level. He is also a year older than this year's group and had a shocker in the All Stars game. Thats a massive concern for me.

The most intriguing player in this draft for me is Harrison Macreadie. Touted as a potential top 5 selection last year and now? Hardly a word spoken about him and certainly very little speculation if any about him being a top 30 chance. So What's happened. The sceptic in me thinks GWS have kept him under wraps knowing they have all these hotshot midfielders available to them this year and need draft points. Why move him to Kings School? thats a school devoted to rugby union for Tony Abbott type toffs in Parramatta, which is in the middle of rugby league heartland. Go figure.

Last year he was considered a KP defender at 196cm and now a flanker, or potential midfielder? Would Dalrymple see another Bont type selection here, but a bigger version???? Interesting.

[GVGjr]

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I'm more nervous about Cox. Lovely skills but not from the elite pathway and I don't like us being speculated with players who haven't proven themselves consistently against their peers at the highest level. He is also a year older than this year's group and had a shocker in the All Stars game. Thats a massive concern for me.

I don't see that one game as a massive concern at all and the fact that he is a year older is just because he hasn't followed the traditional pathway. I see him more of a pick 26 option than 18 anyway. I watched him a few times this year, he's not a huge possession winner but I think he will catch-up quickly.

The most intriguing player in this draft for me is Harrison Macreadie. Touted as a potential top 5 selection last year and now? Hardly a word spoken about him and certainly very little speculation if any about him being a top 30 chance. So What's happened. The sceptic in me thinks GWS have kept him under wraps knowing they have all these hotshot midfielders available to them this year and need draft points. Why move him to Kings School? thats a school devoted to rugby union for Tony Abbott type toffs in Parramatta, which is in the middle of rugby league heartland. Go figure.

Last year he was considered a KP defender at 196cm and now a flanker, or potential midfielder? Would Dalrymple see another Bont type selection here, but a bigger version???? Interesting.

I suspect a bid at 26 might be matched but given the lack of genuine KP players he should be someone we consider.
You're right that he is now being touted as a flanker or even a midfielder but I think he's a key defender. Perhaps GWS have tried to play everyone for silly buggers. Good luck to them for trying, more fool to those who fall for it.

[The Doctor]

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I don't see that one game as a massive concern at all and the fact that he is a year older is just because he hasn't followed the traditional pathway. I see him more of a pick 26 option than 18 anyway. I watched him a few times this year, he's not a huge possession winner but I think he will catch-up quickly.

That one game was against the best of his peers and he had a bad game no matter which way you look at it. This was a match where all players were on show in front of all recruiters. he had less than 10 possies didn't he? As I said nice skills but!

i'm more for players who are good players over those who might be in the first few rounds of the draft.

[GVGjr]

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That one game was against the best of his peers and he had a bad game no matter which way you look at it. This was a match where all players were on show in front of all recruiters. he had less than 10 possies didn't he? As I said nice skills but!

i'm more for players who are good players over those who might be in the first few rounds of the draft.

I get what you are saying but I don't think I can be as definitive to the negative based just on one game unless it really was that bad. Plenty of players have a quiet game or even poor ones here and there.

[The Doctor]

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Earlier in the year Emma Quayle had Macreadie as the GWS no 1 academy prospect,

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-season-2016-greater-western-sydneys-next-giantsized-crop-of-draftees-20160405-gnyupr.html

Callum Twomey also thinks so

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-05/giants-academy-set-to-produce-another-big-group-of-draft-prospects

now he's gone from All Australian & no 1 Academy prospect to nobody. Something doesn't smell right here.

[bulldogtragic]

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Earlier in the year Emma Quayle had Macreadie as the GWS no 1 academy prospect,

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-season-2016-greater-western-sydneys-next-giantsized-crop-of-draftees-20160405-gnyupr.html

He's gone from All Australian to nobody. Something doesn't smell right here.

GWS like to hide players...

[The Doctor]

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GWS like to hide players...

Why wouldn't you if you know you can get away with it. If GWS have a weakness on their list it is in the tall defenders dept.

[GVGjr]

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Earlier in the year Emma Quayle had Macreadie as the GWS no 1 academy prospect,

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-season-2016-greater-western-sydneys-next-giantsized-crop-of-draftees-20160405-gnyupr.html

Callum Twomey also thinks so

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-05/giants-academy-set-to-produce-another-big-group-of-draft-prospects

now he's gone from All Australian & no 1 Academy prospect to nobody. Something doesn't smell right here.

You can also add that he didn't really test at the combine. Perhaps he was carrying an injury but I think it shows teams are sufficiently interested in Macreadie and if GWS have gone to some lengths to hide him away then they will most likely match any bid for him even going into deficit next year if they have to.

Has a decision been made about if they are going to lose some draft currency as part of the Whitfield penalties? If they lose picks 15 and 37 as was being touted it will certainly show the players they are committed to and how badly they want Macreadie.