AFL National Draft 2014 Picks 2 & 3

[Bang Bang Bang 5,825]

Written by Jay Clark probably?

Honestly, spare us!

What's wrong with Jay Clark? He had some pretty good mail during trade week and almost always catches wind of the top picks in the weeks leading up to the draft.

[dazzledavey36 54,861]

What's wrong with Jay Clark? He had some pretty good mail during trade week and almost always catches wind of the top picks in the weeks leading up to the draft.

Yep.

he broke the Trengove news story about the tigers trade. Don't see any issue with him.

[Machsy 2,858]

Haha fine, you guys can be happy to listen to that lame duck Jay Clark.

He may sometimes get an inside word, but he's a poor journo and has no idea about judging talent.

He just repeats rumours.

[picket fence 17,142]

Sorry folks , but as you know once I have a bee in my bonnet, I can overcook it!!

As referred to in the Paddy Mc Cartin post....

InVINCEable, on 09 Nov 2014 - 2:54 PM, said:

A future forward line of

Kent, McCartin, Howe

JKH, Hogan, Garlett

Doesn't sound too bad.

And in the short term with Dawes still in mix means that we become extremely hard to match up on !

Consider this for next year

Howe, Dawes, Watts

Hogan, Mc Cartin, Garlett

if I was an opposition coach, even though two haven't played yet, if they have even a smidgeon of impact Sheeit a few would take notice. If they hit their straps early,? Gees that's a Forward line with more than a touch of Potency!!

Bring it on!!

I feel like the Coyote chasing the Road Runner!....

I'm salivating!!

[jumbo returns 6,741]

So........in this draft, we can't lose??

*everything crossed.

[DeeSpencer 25,678]

Sorry folks , but as you know once I have a bee in my bonnet, I can overcook it!!

As referred to in the Paddy Mc Cartin post....

InVINCEable, on 09 Nov 2014 - 2:54 PM, said:

And in the short term with Dawes still in mix means that we become extremely hard to match up on !

Consider this for next year

Howe, Dawes, Watts

Hogan, Mc Cartin, Garlett

if I was an opposition coach, even though two haven't played yet, if they have even a smidgeon of impact Sheeit a few would take notice. If they hit their straps early,? Gees that's a Forward line with more than a touch of Potency!!

Bring it on!!

I feel like the Coyote chasing the Road Runner!....

I'm salivating!!

So are you playing Dawes as the second ruck, because he is absolutely dreadful at it and Jamar/Gawn will need a chop out. Or is one of them the second ruck? Or are we sticking with Pedersen?

You've got Watts on a half forward flank. That's every back flank's (including Jamie Bennell) dream match up.

Jeffy Garlett. The softest player in the AFL coming back from a big form slump. Then 2 key forwards who have never played. 1 in McCartin who needs at least one if not a few good preseasons to get to AFL standard otherwise he'll average about 5 touches a game (still kick some goals though).

McCartin excites me. McCartin and Hogan as a duo sounds great. And I reckon in a good side with a lot of forward/midfield rotations you can fit in a mobile second ruck AND Dawes. You can always find room for good players and Dawes can be a good player in the role that suits him.

But as it stands that forward line is decidedly average.

[Demoneyes 562]

Brayshaw & Lever, done deal!

[picket fence 17,142]

So, we pick a player recovering from an ACL who, if you read the HUN might be picked up at about 9 or 10 ???

Sheeit I thought we were picking the best available at pick 3 ??

Sheeit again?? Jimmy Toumpas hasn't taught us anything about drafting players recovering from serious injuries??

????

No wonder we are "Basket Cases"

Edited November 9, 2014 by picket fence

[What 18,810]

So, we pick a player recovering from an ACL who, if you read the HUN might be picked up at about 9 or 10 ???

Sheeit I thought we were picking the best available at pick 3 ??

Sheeit again?? Jimmy Toumpas hasn't taught us anything about drafting players recovering from serious injuries??

????

No wonder we are "Basket Cases"

Nobody here knows who we are taking at pick 3, settle down PF

[Earl Hood 6,086]

Brayshaw, McCartin, for me. Just Me playing the odds, I worry about Lever who has no 2014 form guide. Gee it is lottery when they are 18, picking a kid on his 17 year old form is fraught with danger. The other point for me is his acl has mended but I think he did it just landing awkwardly, it wasn't a collision injury so you wonder could it happen again, a la Menzl etc. Sorry I am just a gun shy, worst scenario sort of MFC supporter. I am assuming Petracca will be gone at one.

[jnrmac 20,058]

22 more sleeps. settle down peeps

[Redleg 40,895]

22 more sleeps. settle down peeps

Actually 18,if you only sleep once a day.

[old55 23,546]

Actually 18,if you only sleep once a day.

you too?

[DeeSpencer 25,678]

Brayshaw, McCartin, for me. Just Me playing the odds, I worry about Lever who has no 2014 form guide. Gee it is lottery when they are 18, picking a kid on his 17 year old form is fraught with danger. The other point for me is his acl has mended but I think he did it just landing awkwardly, it wasn't a collision injury so you wonder could it happen again, a la Menzl etc. Sorry I am just a gun shy, worst scenario sort of MFC supporter. I am assuming Petracca will be gone at one.

ACLs are rarely collision injuries, just thought I'd add that.

And if we took Darling off his 17 year old form we'd have done really well.

Anyway it's all a bit irrelevant. We'll draft who we draft and worry about it then.

[Pennant St Dee 13,171]

22 more sleeps. settle down peeps

Only 1 more for Ben Cousins

[nutbean 8,838]

Ah WRONG my friend, show me where I said WE should select Newton !! I said nothing of the sort. Get ya facts straight!

What I did allude to was that I believed ( still Do) that two Clubs were sniffing around and that he might be required . But Not at Melbourne!

You show me where I said that and if you can ...

That's it I'll stop posting RIGHT NOW!! AND IF YOU ARE WRONG I EXPECT A RETRACTION AND APOLOGY!

oh and one other Thing if Paddy McCartin becomes a Demon . YOU, my friend are gunna LOVE HIM!

I re-read your Newton post and you are correct

"I hope we are NOT one of the clubs interested, However would love him to go somewhere else and play good footy, would put egg on a few faces around here!"

That is just plain bizarre - you want him to succeed but just not at our club. You want him to succeed so you can stick it up other posters ?

If we draft McCartin then good. If we draft Lever or Laverde then good.

I just can't follow anyone's blind faith in an untried under 18's become great footballers when every indicator tells us that whoever we pick, there will be someone better we should have picked.

[nutbean 8,838]

Ah, the insane love for Jimmy Toumpas and his might, could, should sometime in the future maybe !!!

Well let me let you in on a little secret!!!???

Until he gives a sliver, a glimmer of something resembling '"Game changer"......

He will remain another false messiah in the cesspool of failed draft picks!

And yet you trumpet McCartin.

Do you not understand the logic of the argument ??

At draft time Toumpas was considered at top 4 pick

At draft time McCartin is considered at top 3 pick

I am not for a minute suggesting McCartin won't make it - but as it stands now he could be Wines or a Toumpas and I am amused by your "insane love".

[InVINCEable 358]

And yet you trumpet McCartin.

Do you not understand the logic of the argument ??

At draft time Toumpas was considered at top 4 pick

At draft time McCartin is considered at top 3 pick

I am not for a minute suggesting McCartin won't make it - but as it stands now he could be Wines or a Toumpas and I am amused by your "insane love".

Brayshaw is the Wines, Lever is the Toumpas and McCartin is the Lance Franklin/Jonathan Brown/Jordan Roughead/Tony Lockett/Jason Dunstall.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Brayshaw is the Wines, Lever is the Toumpas and McCartin is the Lance Franklin/Jonathan Brown/Jordan Roughead/Tony Lockett/Jason Dunstall.

Please.

[jabberwocky 2,301]

Brayshaw is the Wines, Lever is the Toumpas and McCartin is the Lance Franklin/Jonathan Brown/Jordan Roughead/Tony Lockett/Jason Dunstall.

Jack Watts is the Nick Riewoldt etc

[dazzledavey36 54,861]

Brayshaw is the Wines, Lever is the Toumpas and McCartin is the Lance Franklin/Jonathan Brown/Jordan Roughead/Tony Lockett/Jason Dunstall.

WTF

[InVINCEable 358]

WTF

Because I was deadly serious when I said that DD36...

[Redleg 40,895]

Brayshaw & Lever, done deal!

The only thing I know for sure in this whole episode, is that you are either right or wrong. Simple really.

[DeeMfc 621]

So, we pick a player recovering from an ACL who, if you read the HUN might be picked up at about 9 or 10 ???

Sheeit I thought we were picking the best available at pick 3 ??

Sheeit again?? Jimmy Toumpas hasn't taught us anything about drafting players recovering from serious injuries??

????

No wonder we are "Basket Cases"

West Coast took a player at pick 3 in the 2001 draft that had 2 shoulder reco's..... from memory he went ok.......

[DeeMfc 621]

Brayshaw is the Wines, Lever is the Toumpas and McCartin is the Lance Franklin/Jonathan Brown/Jordan Roughead/Tony Lockett/Jason Dunstall.