Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

[GVGjr]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

The strangest selections for mine were GWS taking M'zungu and De Boer from Freo. Did they really need two depth midfielders who were fringe players at Freo? Given some of the young quality they have parted with, really odd list additions.

Yep it's strange but it could be an acknowledgement that their midfield isn't as deep as they would like it to be. Maybe they think that Lyon didn't give them a fair go. Deledio and the two Freo players give them a lot more experience if they all play.

[Twodogs]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

Geez I would have liked Deledio.

[chef]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

Geez I would have liked Deledio.

Would have cost us Tim English. No thanks.


Dal had him as the 7th best player in the draft so essentially its like we had pick 7 to him. Lids isnt worth that.

[Twodogs]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

Would have cost us Tim English. No thanks.


Dal had him as the 7th best player in the draft so essentially its like we had pick 7 to him. Lids isnt worth that.

So true. We didn't have a clacker full of low draft picks to play with.

[comrade]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

So true. We didn't have a clacker full of low draft picks to play with.

We also don't have a sham academy where you can use low end picks to pick up quality players due to the rigged bidding system.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

so if we went to the draft with pick 7, we would have taken English. Is this correct?

[soupman]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

so if we went to the draft with pick 7, we would have taken English. Is this correct?

Assuming the prior 6 drafted players were also our top 6 then yes

[chef]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

Yep. Dal rated him the 7th best and was very chuffed to get him at 19. Would love to see his list.

[Twodogs]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

We also don't have a sham academy where you can use low end picks to pick up quality players due to the rigged bidding system.

We have an academy. We were the ones to come up with the idea of a F/S Academy in the first place. We just didn't think of wrangling draft concessions out of it. Ours is more tutoring and getting together once in a while at Whitten oval for qualified F/S kids. I haven't seen them down there for a while but Libba and Wally and Hunter and Darcy Mac at Brisbane and Mick Romero and Jayden Foster and Rhlee West and Kellet Jr and a few others have been in it. I don't think there's any material benefit like help with schooling or that though.

[choconmientay]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

The Age rating of club lists

After the 2016 trades and drafts, which AFL clubs have the healthiest playing lists?
Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson


W Bulldogs − unchanged
Western Bulldogs win the Grand Final. 2016 AFL Grand Final at the MCG Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs- ??1st October 2016. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO
The Western Bulldogs are well stocked but staying on top is a challenge in itself. Photo: Joe Armao

In: Travis Cloke, Tim English (19), Patrick Lipinski (28), Lewis Young (49), Fergus Greene (70), Nathan Mullenger-McHugh (rookie)

Out: Jed Adcock, Luke Goetz, Joel Hamling, Nathan Hrovat, Will Minson, Koby Stevens.

WHAT THEY GOT: The best ruck prospect in the draft, English, who'll take some time and so was the right player for the right pick at selection 19. They have the list to be able to give him time. Another versatile option in Lipinski, who is good enough to play next year. Some raw developing talls for their forward line. And, of course, Cloke.

IMPACT: They lost Hamling but expected Marcus Adams to reclaim his spot anyway. Cloke if he can rediscover his best would be an enormous benefit; if he doesn't, he plays VFL. Crameri likewise. He was adequately covered when out, now it's on him to reclaim his spot. Nothing in the changes suggest they go backwards, but when you are top staying there is challenging enough.


Other clubs:
Adelaide − unchanged
Brisbane ▲ Up
Carlton − unchanged
Collingwood ▲ Up
Essendon ▲ Up
Fremantle ▲ Up
Geelong − unchanged
Gold Coast − unchanged
GWS − unchanged
Hawthorn ▼ Down
Melbourne − unchanged
N Melbourne ▼ Down
Port Adelaide ▼ Down
Richmond ▼ Down
St Kilda ▲ Up
Sydney − unchanged
West Coast ▼ Down

Let me know if you have issue accessing the article, I could copy/paste the whole thing here.

[choconmientay]

Re: Club-by-Club draft. How did we go?

afl.com.au:
The draft dissected: Which club did fans say 'failed' the draft?

- We got an A rating from the fans.
- We got the tallest player of the draft
- shortest ever No.1
- Carlton got 8 of ex- Giants