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AFL National Draft 2014 Picks 2 & 3

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I've got a contact at the club who is involved with the recruiting and drafting and I just thought I'd let you know that the issues you've been discussing here are exactly those that are being debated

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This was on bigfooty from a Saints supporter and made me laugh. After I stopped laughing I figured out he was 100% right. "In 9 hours, we find out if Petracca is a very driven, highly talented gun an

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The other interesting thing about Judd that highlights the folly of making black and white calls on 18 year old draftees is that even after a player starts playing AFL and everyone gets to see him, ho

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McCartin up forward will do no more damage next year then what Frawley did. If anything he'll have less of an impact so I don't see big things happening their if we draft him.

Happy to take Brayshaw

I wouldn't be unhappy with a player who in his first year has equal Impact to a seven year player who finished top ten in the club b & f. It would give him the rest of his football lifetime to exceed that and make him possibly a 200+ game player of quality over his entire career.
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McCartin up forward will do no more damage next year then what Frawley did. If anything he'll have less of an impact so I don't see big things happening their if we draft him.

Happy to take Brayshaw

At least he knows how to play forward.

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Brett Anderson tweeted:

"Jake Lever won't be heading to the Dees at pick 3. Would have loved them to take him, but now GWS/Geel/Rich seem likely destinations. #AFLDraft"

His mail is usually spot on so looks like Brayshaw and whichever of McCartin and Petracca the Saints don't take.

I was wondering why we hadn't heard 'Demoneyes' proclaim we'll "certainly be picking Lever" for a while.

Anyway, if true this makes me very happy. There are three standouts at the top of this crop, take whichever two the 'Aints don't select.

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Brett Anderson tweeted:

"Jake Lever won't be heading to the Dees at pick 3. Would have loved them to take him, but now GWS/Geel/Rich seem likely destinations. #AFLDraft"

His mail is usually spot on so looks like Brayshaw and whichever of McCartin and Petracca the Saints don't take.

I wouldn't rule us out drafting Lever.....

I've heard (as of Tuesday) from one senior coach and two recruiters (one Melb based and one interstate) that they still believe we may pick Lever based on PR's apparent love for the kid! Whether this eventuates is still to be seen.

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Angus Brayshaw is this year's Ollie wines, Allen Richardson saw first hand the influence Wines had from day dot, we could end up with Petracca and McCartin yet.

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Not wrong. Predominantly played off half-back.

Story goes that Rendell wanted to see what he was like in midfield and asked the coach to give him a spell in midfield to see how he went.

After Dangerfield dominated, he quickly asked him to get him back to the flank!

The other the thing to consider when reviewing the Dangerfield pick is that the draft rules at the time allowed 17 year olds (turning 18 the following year) to be included in the pool. Dangerfield was a bottom ager in his draft year, and a lot of clubs were inclined to go with older age prospects as safer bets (due to greater exposed form of the older draftees I suppose). Rule changes came in when the new franchises came in (and subsequently given priority access to the best 17 year olds).

I remember him playing a lot out of the goalsquare as a forward, but that may have been post-drafting when he still played in the TAC Cup for a while.

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I wouldn't rule us out drafting Lever.....

I've heard (as of Tuesday) from one senior coach and two recruiters (one Melb based and one interstate) that they still believe we may pick Lever based on PR's apparent love for the kid! Whether this eventuates is still to be seen.

He also loved Jasper Pittard - "best kid interviewed" but didn't take him when had the chance.

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I was wondering why we hadn't heard 'Demoneyes' proclaim we'll "certainly be picking Lever" for a while.

Anyway, if true this makes me very happy. There are three standouts at the top of this crop, take whichever two the 'Aints don't select.

You haven't heard because I never said it!

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SS that is nice but I never said " we will certainly be taking Lever!" Done deal is what I would like!

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I remember him playing a lot out of the goalsquare as a forward, but that may have been post-drafting when he still played in the TAC Cup for a while.

That's right. Adelaide applied for an TAC Cup overage exemption as he was finishing yr 12 in Victoria in his first year on the Adelaide list.

Rule were changed shortly after clubs complained very loudly. Remember him getting a haul of 7 or so that year.

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SS that is nice but I never said " we will certainly be taking Lever!" Done deal is what I would like!

Clint, I think you may be running fast and loose with the truth here.

Just fess up, and say. you got me.

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Although I was against it, I'm realising that McCartin may indeed end up at our club as much as I thought we wouldn't draft him.

As long as this desire to compete and aggro that people speak of is there then it's a positive. Still worry about his goal kicking yips.

And would still rather two mids.

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You're a goose.

I will stick my neck out here. No I'm not flying off the handle but i have had a gander at my responses. So you have put me in a fowl mood and I have realised this thread is for the birds!

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my weekend info from dazzledavey's favourite golf source:

There is some hope Petracca may not be pick one.

The HS this morning from my reading has Petracca pick one as a fait accompli.

In the article Petracca has apparently told the StKilda people - "I won't let you down"

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