What Three Positions would you like to fill from the draft?

[Bails 0]

CHF!

CHB!

and a fast midfielder with polish!

[Gouga 566]

1 x CHF/FF

2 x Midfielder

1 x Ruckman

1 x CHB/FB

...in that order.

[Mousey 47]

CHF

FF

Speedy Midfielder or 2

[H_T 3,043]

This is like asking what presents do you want for Xmas this year: -

Dear Santa,

Umm can I have a FF, CHB/FB and gun midfielder please with pace & skill.

Watts, Hurley and Rich would be very nice. If I can't have Rich (if he's sold out), I'll take Zaharkis please!

Thanks Santa.

[Pates 9,659]

Pacey Midfielder

Ruckman

FF

[torpedo 33]

1. superstar

2. 200 gamer

3. 150 gamer

Using the draft to fill positions is destined for failure unless you're talking picks 40+, PSD or rookie draft

[ChaserJ 5,005]

Ideally a FF/CHF (Watts), a speedy midfielder with good skills (Walters and/or Blease please) and either another tall (Jordan Lisle, Cornelius, or Johnstone if he slides) or best available midfielder (Swift, Suban).

High chance of Tom Swift being available, and he is definitely worth a punt. Rated higher than Rich before injury kept him out of Under 18 champs, and is just coming back from injury on a half back flank for Claremont's colts side. Great inside midfielder who racked up some phenomenal stats in the state Under 16's comp a couple of years age. Probably will slide because of knee injuries (maybe due to a 7cm growth spurt, now listed as 190cm), but no more severe than Vickery and Lynch (who both had solid carnivals) and both will go high.

[titan_uranus 24,970]

FF

FB

Rover

[praha 11,232]

1. Fast midfielder.

2. KPP

3. KPP

[rpfc 28,253]

Watts, we had a bad experience taking talls early but we should punt on Watts.

Picks 17, 19 and 35 (if we use it) should be pacey mids/fwds, but its so difficult to tell who is going to be a good footy player at such a young age.

I'd love to be a recruiter, but I'd hate to be recruiter... If you know what I mean.

[45HG 1,539]

rpfc, if you were a recruiter i'd hope to god that you would use pick 35!

Has a team ever passed up a top 40 pick?

[ChaserJ 5,005]

rpfc, if you were a recruiter i'd hope to god that you would use pick 35!

Has a team ever passed up a top 40 pick?

I thought rp was making reference to the possiblity of the pick being traded. Hard for me to see us trading any picks higher than that.

[Freak 100]

i think the picks will roughly be these. This is what I want ideally but at the end of the day i'd rather a quality player (any position) over an average player that fills a need. But anyway:

pick 2- watts

pick 18- midfielder (best available)

pick 20- midfielder (best available)

pick 36- key forward

pick 52-key backman

[JACKATTACK 17]

I would love to get Ranga Edwickrama (surname is a complete guess). If he can play he could be an easy way into the fairly sizeable Sri Lankan Population of Melbourne. I doubt he'll slip to 17-18 though.

[H_T 3,043]

i think the picks will roughly be these. This is what I want ideally but at the end of the day i'd rather a quality player (any position) over an average player that fills a need. But anyway:

pick 2- watts

pick 18- midfielder (best available)

pick 20- midfielder (best available)

pick 36- key forward

pick 52-key backman

Watts may not even nominate this year.

[Bails 0]

has to be a CHF

and a strong bodied defender.... tall and quick preferably

and a polished fast ball magnet midfielder so we can use bruce on the flanks... he is not hard enough for the guts

[H_T 3,043]

and a polished fast ball magnet midfielder so we can use bruce on the flanks... he is not hard enough for the guts

Agree with the polished fast ball magnet midfielder,.......but by the time he's in the guts for Melbourne on a regular basis after some development, Bruce may be finished on the flanks by then.

[ChaserJ 5,005]

I would love to get Ranga Edwickrama (surname is a complete guess). If he can play he could be an easy way into the fairly sizeable Sri Lankan Population of Melbourne. I doubt he'll slip to 17-18 though.

Edi's tied to Geelong through the NSW Scholarship scheme. Can't see them passing on him.

[re draft molan 1]

Watts, we had a bad experience taking talls early but we should punt on Watts.

Picks 17, 19 and 35 (if we use it) should be pacey mids/fwds, but its so difficult to tell who is going to be a good footy player at such a young age.

I'd love to be a recruiter, but I'd hate to be recruiter... If you know what I mean.

Totally agree. The club is under huge pressure to get this RIGHT. This draft I think is the MFC's most important to date. But having said that, I believe we are in good hands.

[deefuture 1]

Edi's tied to Geelong through the NSW Scholarship scheme. Can't see them passing on him.

Power forward-J Brown Pick 17 and a player- 4yr deal

Marquee Mid- Cousins or Kerr. Otherwise Rich/ Prismall Swop of pick order ie 18 for 25.

Ruck- Hopefully Warnock (PSD)

We have no power forward and J Brown will be there to assist us grow for a challenge in 3 years time. This will allow us to develop Newton, or Watts etc.

Midfield desperately needs a gun- Cousins, Kerr. Rich/Prismall to develop.

Ruck- Warnock seems most acheiveable.

IMHO we are desperate for a power forward and elite mid.

[Bruce Almighty 0]

Watts may not even nominate this year.

Yes he will, otherwise he will be shipped off to the Gold Coast. And he would much rather play in Melbourne.

[Rogue 585]

The two main priorities:

# KPPs

# Quick mids

Via low picks/rookie draft:

# Rucks

[rpfc 28,253]

rpfc, if you were a recruiter i'd hope to god that you would use pick 35!

Has a team ever passed up a top 40 pick?

It was a reference to the fact that elevating Wonna and Valenti, and having an opening in the PSD means that 3 places are taken from potential draftees.

Deletions at the moment look like Neitz, Holland, Yze, White, Weetra, and Bode. That is 6, therefore leaving only 3 picks in the national draft.

Trades may alter this, or Valenti or Wonnas may agree to be on the Rookie list for another season to keep pick 35 open.

[H_T 3,043]

Yes he will, otherwise he will be shipped off to the Gold Coast. And he would much rather play in Melbourne.

Would he?

[H_T 3,043]

The two main priorities:

# KPPs

# Quick mids

Via low picks/rookie draft:

# Rucks

I think this is the way to go. Agree with the ruck route. Sorry Naitanui fans...