AFL National Draft 2014 Picks 2 & 3

[rjay 23,927]

an 18yr old F/F will be no good without high quality ball coming into the forwardline, he's likely take 2 - 3 yrs to be ready.

Pickett on the other hand playing as a quick small could play sometime next year if he's mature enough. not many will match his speed.

as far as talls, there may be others this PSD.... or we can trade one in next trade period. Dawes, Hogan, Pederson, Fitz, Gawn, Jamar, & rookie kids coming thru.

The really, really good ones perform from year one. The "talls take longer" is a bit of a myth for forwards, it's more like clubs will persevere with talls because they are harder to find.

Tall rucks, yep they take time because of the physical nature of their contest. The great KPF's more often than not start well and get better.

[You're Gawn 26]

an 18yr old F/F will be no good without high quality ball coming into the forwardline, he's likely take 2 - 3 yrs to be ready.

Pickett on the other hand playing as a quick small could play sometime next year if he's mature enough. not many will match his speed.

as far as talls, there may be others this PSD.... or we can trade one in next trade period. Dawes, Hogan, Pederson, Fitz, Gawn, Jamar, & rookie kids coming thru.

The longer we wait to get a tall the longer we have to wait for them to be ready. mccartin already has the size to compete at afl level so i'd say if we picked him he'd be in for a debut at some point next year. i

I like pickett too but i don't think he's what we need at the moment. we've already got outside runners in toumpas, kent, jkh, garlett, barry, stretch and even lumumba & watts. even if we did pick him i doubt he'd be playing much next year.

hogan and mccartin would benefit our team more with viney, jones, tyson, vince, toumpas, brayshaw, kent, salem, watts, jkh, cross, michie etc feeding it to them than pickett would with an occasional run down the wing.

[ChaserJ 3,964]

Agree. I'm a big fan of Pickett, but don't think he's the right fit for where the list is at the moment.

We still need to get in guys who will win their own ball pretty much straight away.

While we could stand to add more pace, Pickett is icing on the cake once we are happy with the rest of our list.

[Moonshadow 16,251]

I will run down my street doing heel clicks and yelling yeeeaaah! if Staints take McCartin or Wright at 1.

Imaging Petracca and Brayshaw in red n blue!

[dee-luded 2,958]

The longer we wait to get a tall the longer we have to wait for them to be ready. mccartin already has the size to compete at afl level so i'd say if we picked him he'd be in for a debut at some point next year. i

I like pickett too but i don't think he's what we need at the moment. we've already got outside runners in toumpas, kent, jkh, garlett, barry, stretch and even lumumba & watts. even if we did pick him i doubt he'd be playing much next year.

hogan and mccartin would benefit our team more with viney, jones, tyson, vince, toumpas, brayshaw, kent, salem, watts, jkh, cross, michie etc feeding it to them than pickett would with an occasional run down the wing.

this is the reason I wanted us to take Lachie Henderson the draft of morton, & then Ebert as I new nothing of grimes...

Henderson from down the SthWest of Victoria, & apparently a strong Demons family as well. Ebert as a decent tough player & the bloodlines.

now I think Hendo is out of contract at the end of 2015, the perfect target for us as a ready made tall (196cm) swingman. > http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-swingman-lachie-henderson-close-to-re-signing-with-the-blues/story-fni5f5nx-1226680981923

we should be in his ear from Now, & anyone know his family ???

Edited October 19, 2014 by dee-luded

[P-man 13,224]

I will run down my street doing heel clicks and yelling yeeeaaah! if Staints take McCartin or Wright at 1.

Imaging Petracca and Brayshaw in red n blue!

Naked, I assume. The full moon shadow.

[McQueen 17,864]

I've been told from a credible source that we won't be taking Wright.

Story goes that Roos was very unimpressed at combine interview.

[Bitter but optimistic 21,318]

You'd reckon going into the draft with picks 2 and 3 was win/win. My Optimistic side reckons you'd be a certainty to pick up a couple of guns who'd carry you into the finals.

But my Bitter side is fully in control now. How many times in the last few years have we had top draft picks?

FMD! We are a career ending side. I imagine those young blokes are [censored] themselves at the the prospect of Melbourne drafting them.

FMD!! How will we escape from the [censored] up we are in?

[ChaserJ 3,964]

I'd be staggered if Wright went in the first 3 picks.

[Moonshadow 16,251]

Naked, I assume. The full moon shadow.

Of course P-man, is there any other way? Unless you include the mankini, which comes out when the weather is chilly.

[Moonshadow 16,251]

I've been told from a credible source that we won't be taking Wright.

Story goes that Roos was very unimpressed at combine interview.

Maybe Wright went one better than the Boyd example and told all the lower clubs to GAGF unless they offered big money straight up.

[Demoneyes 562]

I will run down my street doing heel clicks and yelling yeeeaaah! if Staints take McCartin or Wright at 1.

Imaging Petracca and Brayshaw in red n blue!

Yes would like to be there to see that1 Maybe someone can tape for youtube?

[Moonshadow 16,251]

Yes would like to be there to see that1 Maybe someone can tape for youtube?

Thanks for the interest Demoneyes, but I'm married.

[Deecisive 1,652]

this is why IMO a kid like Pickett comes into frame; he has natural polish & speed skills & quick agility. he shows strong run & linkup from the half backline... Roosy want that style according to last years talk.

could be anything. worth the gamble? I think so.

Sorry D but we have done enough gambling with high draft picks to last this club a lifetime, play safe take quality players, we cannot afford more draft failures.

[dazzledavey36 48,890]

Tell you what these Peter Wright highlights are pretty darn good.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-09-14/draft-prospect-peter-wright

[Moonshadow 16,251]

Tell you what these Peter Wright highlights are pretty darn good.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-09-14/draft-prospect-peter-wright

That's an exception set shot technique for a guy of his age.

[dee-luded 2,958]

I will run down my street doing heel clicks and yelling yeeeaaah! if Staints take McCartin or Wright at 1.

Imaging Petracca and Brayshaw in red n blue!

Yes would like to be there to see that1 Maybe someone can tape for youtube?

unfortunately no full-moon on the national draft date in November

[dee-luded 2,958]

Of course P-man, is there any other way? Unless you include the mankini, which comes out when the weather is chilly.

If we get Petracca, will you wear the mankini to Pre-Season training ? WYL would love to see you there. not to mention DC

[CBDees 3,162]

Tell you what these Peter Wright highlights are pretty darn good.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-09-14/draft-prospect-peter-wright

Good leads, good pack marks [albeit against smaller opponents] but exceptionally accurate kicking [and can roost it through from beyond 50]! I like the kid!

[ChaserJ 3,964]

That's an exception set shot technique for a guy of his age.

He has a wonderful kicking technique. Can just drill them from 60. I worry about his tendency to go missing in big games.

Also lacks the footy smarts that McCartin has. McCartin very good at running to the right areas, and involves those around him very well.

Brayshaw, Lever and McCartin seem to have excellent footy nous.

[Demoneyes 562]

Thanks for the interest Demoneyes, but I'm married.

Back to th drawing board then, another few years of misery. Can get through it though after following the Dees!

[Bitter but optimistic 21,318]

He has a wonderful kicking technique. Can just drill them from 60. I worry about his tendency to go missing in big games.

Also lacks the footy smarts that McCartin has. McCartin very good at running to the rights areas, and involves those around him very well.

Brayshaw, Lever and McCartin seem to have excellent footy nous.

Christ he's in!! Our blokes struggle to "drill them" from 20!

[demonoid 317]

I don't think we will pick him and I reckon there wi be threads for years to come saying why didn't we pick him and I think a club will get a beauty in him but at the end of the day we can only take two. But on a positive not, every other club can only choose one in the first round. Good times

[titan_uranus 22,463]

I don't think we will pick him and I reckon there wi be threads for years to come saying why didn't we pick him and I think a club will get a beauty in him but at the end of the day we can only take two. But on a positive not, every other club can only choose one in the first round. Good times

I guarantee you that unless the two players we take are top-5 in our B&F next year, at some point there will be complaints on here that we should have taken whoever we end up passing on.

[leucopogon 1,468]

they're some pretty bad highlights right there. Methinks we steer clear of this one.