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How many talls will or should we draft?

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Would be interested to get a general consensus opinion on how many talls ie 190cm+ players will we or should we draft.

IMHO think we need at least 1 but I dont like the idea of going for too many ie 3 ... so I suppose 2 is the compromise.

Would be interested to see who people think we will get as our tall/talls ... assuming we miss on Butcher.

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    We should take the best available player at that stage in the draft, regardless of position or height.

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    It's been interesting seeing a bit in the papers recently about Hawthorn's policy of drafting for needs. I'd suggest the key forward position is an area of need for us as we look to build a premiership contender, with someone of size required alongside Watts and Jurrah. Given that two midfield dynamos are a virtual lock for 1 and 2, I'd be very interested in securing the second or third best tall in the draft at 11. I'm no expert on the U18s players and I couldn't tell the difference between Aaron Black and Barry White, but if he or one of the other very few highly-touted key forwards in this year's draft pool are expected to become a gun, then I'm in. Beyond that, I'd not be so specific about 'needs' at 18 but would be looking tall again at 34 IF there was suitable tall timber available. If we want a gun forward in this year's draft, then we're going to be settling for less if we wait 7 picks until 18 I reckon.

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    The more I think about the more I think that we should use pick 11 on a midfielder even if we do grab Ball is the PSD. We have the worst midfield in the league and have just lost McLean. Obviously we will get Scully and Trengove but that gives us only 1 more midfielder I think we need to grab at least 1 to 2 more midfielders especially in a midfielders draft. Lucas, Melksham, Tapscott, Stevens, Moore and Sheppard appeal to me.

    If Butcher slides to 11 then go for him cause he could definately play a key post. There doesn't seem to be much of a difference between the rest of the talls. We should be able to get a promising tall at 18. Some talls like Carlisle, Black, Taylor, Talia and Griffiths could still be around by pick 18.

    I hope we don't pick up a ruckman before pick 34. Ruckman are just talls that can't play a key post. They are the least necessary players on the ground unless they are against a shocking ruckman they usually cancel each other out.

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    Could be three. 1 &2 S & T.

    11 Best Key Forward or Talia.

    18 Best Key Forward or Ruck Forward.

    34 Ruck or someone like Dylan Grimes.

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