Who would you take Pick 1?

[Freak 100]

rich > watts...with early picks, the clubs needs should not be considered, best available..and rich that is

[danboyle99 2]

rich > watts...with early picks, the clubs needs should not be considered, best available..and rich that is

Rich showed that he couldnt handle the pressure during the carnival and payed only 1 good game. He had been battling all year in the WAFA and meanwhile Watts was named man of the carnival as a CHF. How can you say Rich > Watts

Watts is still the obvious choice

[sylvinator 96]

If we get pick 2---which is most likely--- WCE will take Rich for 3 reasons

1) they are desperate for midfielders with Judd and Cousins gone

2) Rich is from WA

3) Rich is gonna be a brownlow medal winning star. he is a safest bet in this yrs draft. He has the score on the board, ppl shouldn't base purely on National championships. many highly rated recruiters have considered him the best midfielder to come out of a draft in years.

In that situation, we will pick up Watts with pick 2. This suits us quite nicely because Watts is the key forward we need!!!

If we get pick 1, i'd pick Daniel Rich because with pick 1 you have to go best available.

With either pick 1 or pick 2 it would be gutsy to go with Naitanui. But if they go with him i'd respect it, because they are backing themselves to turn his athletisism into superstar football ability

[Roost It 1,434]

watts pik one

warnock pik one of pre season draft

and straight swap - sylvia for alwyn davey!!

id be happy with that!!!

Not bad. I'm a big fan of col, but that looks alright

[Freak 100]

Rich showed that he couldnt handle the pressure during the carnival and payed only 1 good game. He had been battling all year in the WAFA and meanwhile Watts was named man of the carnival as a CHF. How can you say Rich > Watts

Watts is still the obvious choice

the same reason why trent cotchin was picked up at number 2(after a shocking u18 carnival) and morton was picked up at 4(who won the medal for best player of the carnival). Cotchin is regarded as the better of the 2. The carnival is important but recuiters have been watching these kids play for 5 years. they have seen alot more than just 3 games.

[Yencks 8]

Saw the schoolboy game today. Every time he got a 1 on 1 or a 2 on 1 he marked it. Marked pretty well but had 4 on him all day. didnt do too badly considering the mass of opponents on him. Would be dissapointed if we didnt take him. Kick 1.4 which wasn't great but is usually a magnificent kick.

are you a brighton boy?

i thought he was good but the opposition purposely didnt put more than one player on him..the midfielders just ran back to cover the space.

[sylvinator 96]

and straight swap - sylvia for alwyn davey!!

id be happy with that!!!

MFC will not trade for any player over 22 yrs old... Alwyn is 24. even though that's extremely young, we want all our young guns coming through together.

Any trades that involve players over 22 will not happy imo

[Dee tention 616]

Correct

MFC Forward line 09

Aaron Davey Miller Bate

Woanners Watts Alwyn Davey

Has a lovely look to it really, pace, skill, hardness, agility, power and SUCCESS!!!!!!!

You cant forget Russell Robertson surely!

I dont think Essendon would trade Alwyn Davey. Dee's had there chance to get him in the draft and missed him.

I think the forward line could be;

Bruce Miller Bate

Robbo Watts Aussie

I think Aaron Davey could be used in the midfield, however can rotate with Bate. Bate is likely midfielder also.

[Damo 3,362]

Rich.

It is a Sophies choice and I will accept whoever we get but we need a midfielder more than any other team.

We have one truly decent mid in McLean.

Although I have always been in the camp of pick the good big man over the good smaller player, Rich is the safest bet.

We also need a quality forward, but we have a couple that are mediocre and have some hope.

Even if we dont get Warnock, I am luke warming to Jamar and to a lesser extent PJ.

If it was this time next year, I believe I would be cursing missing out on Rich more than I would be anxiously waiting for the ripening of NikNat or Watts.

[rpfc 28,530]

We have no KP depth.

Midfielders aplenty.

Look at the most promising Tall Fwds vs the best midfielders and see what is in better shape.

Tall Fwds: Miller, Bate, Newton, and Morton.

Midfielders: McLean, Jones, Batram, Moloney, Davey, Dunn, Grimes, Valenti, Sylvia, and Buckley.

Both have significant problems but Miller and Newton are inconsistent, Morton may not develop into a KP, and Bate is incapable of dynamic movement required to be a great tall fwd.

Take Rich, but don't say our mids are worse than our tall fwds because that is a faulty argument.

[sylvinator 96]

We have no KP depth.

Midfielders aplenty.

Look at the most promising Tall Fwds vs the best midfielders and see what is in better shape.

Tall Fwds: Miller, Bate, Newton, and Morton.

Midfielders: McLean, Jones, Batram, Moloney, Davey, Dunn, Grimes, Valenti, Sylvia, and Buckley.

Both have significant problems but Miller and Newton are inconsistent, Morton may not develop into a KP, and Bate is incapable of dynamic movement required to be a great tall fwd.

Take Rich, but don't say our mids are worse than our tall fwds because that is a faulty argument.

which one of our mids are super players. any good side needs a couple of superstar mids. we lack any

[tooly 0]

I think that good tall foward make midfield

look good.

I would take Watts with our fist pick, then

two midfield players with our next two picks.

[Deeoldfart 8,033]

....................... If it was this time next year, I believe I would be cursing missing out on Rich more than I would be anxiously waiting for the ripening of NikNat or Watts.

Probably agree Frankie, but we are all aware that the big guys take longer to mature / develop.

I'd be looking at a 3 year minimum of NikNat or Watts to 'ripen', but the longer-term rewards may be greater. How good / valuable will all of them be at their peak? ....... that's the key question.

Geez I'm glad it won't be my decision!

[Yencks 8]

after saying what i said...i wouldnt be upset if melbourne took watts because we havent had a pavlich/reiwoldt mobile type player in years. there is a lot of work ahead of him but you can still see a lot and i mean a lot of potential when he takes big pack marks