The Billie Smedts Thread

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Reasonable case put forward. Although, on the flipside with Cheney being traded, McNamara delisted our depth for down back has eroded a little. Strauss is no guarantee either to make it - I hope he does.

Nothing against Darling, Lynch as I'm sure they are in the mix. As I've stated previously I think these two might go before pick 12.

Any chance we might rookie Tommy Mac? Can we?

[e25 5]

We can & we might.

[H_T 3,049]

Any chance we might rookie Tommy Mac? Can we?

As E25 stated ^... we could.

[Carlos Danger 380]

Draft combine:

7th in kicking assessment

9th in 20 metre sprint

1st in agility run

10th in standing vertical jump

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16674/Default.aspx

Would be a massive bargain at pick 12 but I think GC will snap him up pretty quickly.

[Satyriconhome 10,879]

Ah hindisight.....as young Billy is given the heave ho by Carlton

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

Made me look up who in fact we took at 12 in 2010 and it wasn't pretty.

On a positive that 2010 first round has not exactly excelled itself as a class ... perhaps 4 or 5 good ones out of the 27 first round picks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_AFL_draft#2010_national_draft

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,510]

That draft was a shocker and there wasn't a lot of stars available at pick 12.

In fact, emerging from that train wreck with McDonald and Howe make doesn't make it too bad for us in retrospect.

[spirit of norm smith 16,589]

Reopen the Jack Darling thread. Or the Lucas Cook thread.  It was a shocker. Salvaged Howe and McDonald luckily. 

Darling was a killer.  Discipline issues apparently!! Top 5-10 draftee who slipped 26.

7 years. 150 games.  270 goals later. 

[Engorged Onion 10,223]

5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Reopen the Jack Darling thread. Or the Lucas Cook thread.  It was a shocker. Salvaged Howe and McDonald luckily. 

Darling was a killer.  Discipline issues apparently!! Top 5-10 draftee who slipped 26.

7 years. 150 games.  270 goals later. 

Mmmm, id put the context of J Kennedy taking the best forward week in week out, as helpful to those aforementioned stats...vs being in our rabble...Jimmy Magner drilling it down his throat...*cough* 

[JV7 2,354]

Thank god this isn't a thread on someone suggesting we pick him up.. I would have deactivated my account if it was

Edited October 31, 2017 by JV7

[picket fence 17,526]

4 minutes ago, JV7 said:

Thank god this isn't a thread on someone suggesting we pick him up.. I would have deactivated my account if it was

Yes thank God.... Alby Smedts however, could be a possibility! LOL

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,882]

15 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Reopen the Jack Darling thread. Or the Lucas Cook thread.  It was a shocker. Salvaged Howe and McDonald luckily. 

Darling was a killer.  Discipline issues apparently!! Top 5-10 draftee who slipped 26.

7 years. 150 games.  270 goals later. 

A few other pretty handy late pickups though too Luke Parker at 40, Viv Michie at 44, Paul Puopolo at 66, Jeff Garlet at 85 (promoted rookie), Cameron Pedersen as a rookie (for North), Jeremy McGovern as a rookie, Michael Hibberd in the pre season.

Ahhh, the old draft lotto at it's best.