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Many good ones still available IMO ...

SA : Colquohoun, Vfl - Osborne , Vic TAC: Pongracic , Hams, Mansfield, Haynes , Ballard WAFL: Nelson, Warrell , Lowrie , Wilkins .

Qld : Boston.

For me, Sam Colquohoun has Elite skills and class, and Jacob Ballard is a ballwinner with a mature build. These guys are unlucky not to get drafted and are "good" rookie options. Plenty of good players have come through as rookie. They take the disappointment and drive harder.

Surprising Colquohoun didn't get drafted, he looks alright and seems to pick the right options. I would say he'll get rookies without any problems and I hope it's us. We get pick 3 in the rookie draft don't we?

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The opportunity cost of the pick is less but the main risk is the potential disruption, grief, bad publicity and use of finite player management resources. That's the same whether he's pick 4 or rook

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Colquhoun not sure how this guy didn't get drafted! Watching his highlights I was really impressed with his decision making and kicking skills. If there was anyone in the draft who has elite kicking it'd be this guy! hopefully pick him up in the PSD. Gartlett would be an interested prospect... would have the skills... not sure about the attitude. Mark Neeld seems very stern in his ways with bringing in talent that has the right attitude so not sure if gartlett would be high on our list.

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I wish the rookie list wasn't reduced. Wanted Luke Tynan to have a shot but you can't really afford to just "give them a shot" anymore.

Yeh there are 36 players less getting a shot a rookie list spot now. mind you this had only been a temporary increase anyway in the last two years with gc and gws...

prob have to go for the internationals if we really want any project players...

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The benefit we have now is we can bring the ones that interest us down and get them training with us to really see how they fit. Maybe not getting drafted will be the shake up that Garlett needs or maybe he is just a bad egg. Either way the risk with a rookie spot after a couple of weeks of intense scrutiny is alot less than taking him in the main draft.

I would look at Colquin, Wilkins, Garlett and Rippon.

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Did Petterd, Bate, Cook, Bennell etc nominate for the draft? Didn't see ex Dees in the selections last night.

Wish them well in finding a footy home in the other drafts.

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We haven't had the senior group to help a kid like that but talent is talent.

Maybe we aren't ready to take on a project like that just yet...

MFC has a poor record in developing difficult project players

In the future maybe not nowplease

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Maybe not getting drafted will be the shake up that Garlett needs or maybe he is just a bad egg. Either way the risk with a rookie spot after a couple of weeks of intense scrutiny is alot less than taking him in the main draft.

The opportunity cost of the pick is less but the main risk is the potential disruption, grief, bad publicity and use of finite player management resources. That's the same whether he's pick 4 or rookie pick 44. I wouldn't touch him.

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The opportunity cost of the pick is less but the main risk is the potential disruption, grief, bad publicity and use of finite player management resources. That's the same whether he's pick 4 or rookie pick 44. I wouldn't touch him.

Yeah, I am leaning towards that.

We just cleared out some projects, we should steer clear.

Posted this in another thread, but why not rookie him on a 'one-strike' agreement. Put the onus totally on him to turn the perception of himself around. No coddling, no special treatment and no senior games in 2013.

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The opportunity cost of the pick is less but the main risk is the potential disruption, grief, bad publicity and use of finite player management resources. That's the same whether he's pick 4 or rookie pick 44. I wouldn't touch him.

Our new club culture is just a baby.

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Posted this in another thread, but why not rookie him on a 'one-strike' agreement. Put the onus totally on him to turn the perception of himself around. No coddling, no special treatment and no senior games in 2013.

Yeah, but instead of wasting energy on him, we could concentrate on getting the most out of 4, 9, 12, 14, 17, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42, and 44.

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I think we should take Garlett as a rookie.

Cos when I think "what does this club really need more of?"... it is especially a player we need to expend energy babysitting and some bad press.

Maybe someone to start a few spotfires, to distract from the "tanking" saga?

FMD.

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I think we should take Garlett as a rookie.

Cos when I think "what does this club really need more of?"... it is especially a player we need to expend energy babysitting and some bad press.

Maybe someone to start a few spotfires, to distract from the "tanking" saga?

FMD.

If Flash can't play this year because of injury we could employ him as a full time baby sitter. Nev could be his minder and knock him back in to shape if he puts a foot wrong.

Or we could just pass like everyone else has.

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