To quote Ruxin, I am at full chub.

Did anyone listen to the Roos interview and can give an overview. Thanks

Roos has as good as confirmed on the radio this evening that we will be drafting Brayshaw and Petracca tomorrow. He made this claim on the basis that the interviewers were adamant that McCartin would be picked by St. Kilda. A decent midfield at last? Now all we need is to focus on another tall that might slip through to pick 40!

What were his exact words 'CB'

If it's the bit about Petracca not getting to Collingwood, well all that means as others have pointed out, he won't get past GWS. It doesn't guarantee much else.

Although it is looking like we will pick up the 2 mids.

why ?

I thought your last post was over 0.05. All good...carry on.

Did anyone listen to the Roos interview and can give an overview. Thanks

listen here

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-sport-blog/mccartin-petracca-brayshaw-top-3/20141126-3l97j.html

listen here

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-sport-blog/mccartin-petracca-brayshaw-top-3/20141126-3l97j.html

Thanks 'hh'

Come on guys, Roos is not implying anything about GWS with the Petracca comment. He has tongue-in-cheek declared that if Petracca isn't picked up by the Saints, we will. Gladly. If you can't read between the lines there then get a new hobby!

He also mentions that Petracca, Brayshaw and McCartin are the best 3 players in the draft "at the moment", and that we'll be picking a combination of those two.

My erection is slowly rising.. For it to be accomplished I need to hear Brayshaw and Petracca read out by Jason Taylor.

wow, almost a 24 hour erection for you then

Are Petracca's hips a risk? Could that be why Saints are turning him down?

well im hoping brayshaw , petracca , that be nice but brayshaw mcartin be grouse to , carnt lose here

Come on guys, Roos is not implying anything about GWS with the Petracca comment. He has tongue-in-cheek declared that if Petracca isn't picked up by the Saints, we will. Gladly. If you can't read between the lines there then get a new hobby!

He also mentions that Petracca, Brayshaw and McCartin are the best 3 players in the draft "at the moment", and that we'll be picking a combination of those two.

Yeah any combination of 2 of the 3 means we can at least sleep sound till we find out what combo, thanks Roosy.

Thank you so much for posting that. I'm so excited and I'm going to say it..... Petraccattack!!!!

Come on guys, Roos is not implying anything about GWS with the Petracca comment. He has tongue-in-cheek declared that if Petracca isn't picked up by the Saints, we will. Gladly. If you can't read between the lines there then get a new hobby!

He also mentions that Petracca, Brayshaw and McCartin are the best 3 players in the draft "at the moment", and that we'll be picking a combination of those two.

Yeah any combination of 2 of the 3 means we can at least sleep sound till we find out what combo, thanks Roosy.

That interview made my day/week/draft and trading period. Stoked that we'll be bringing in Brayshaw and McCartin/Petracca.

I thought that would be the case, but my MFCSS tried to convince me otherwise. Happy days lads

Oh you have a gripe? Latched onto media reports? All I was saying there was that it could all be thrown out the window, IF saints take Mccartin. Substantiation? What you want names and addresses of sources? Come on!!!! If no-one reported on here what they heard all you would be talking about is bananas, tv shows and dirty pictures!

I've never heard you talk about bananas ...

wow, almost a 24 hour erection for you then

James?!

Almost tempted to pay homage to Rangey and institute a poll but a simple question will probably suffice.

If hypothetically we grabbed Brayshaw and Petracca, who would actually be upset ??

I wouldnt...seems a good get. Something to work with

go on, do it. Poll, who will the saints f... up over ?

I am pumped.

This is turning out to be a bloody good trade/draft period for us.

Particularly when you add Goodwin and McCartney into the mix.

Go the mighty, fighting Demons. Bring on 2015.

We're back. Almost.

except that the top sides have a way higher strike rate of turning their high draft picks into champions - see the Hawks: Hodge, Roughead, Franklin, Lewis, Ellis, Rioli.. they get full value. Surely you can't pretend that's just luck?

It's good recruitment. It's favouring the right things in players, it's finding out who wants to play football for a living, and whose body will let them do it, and whose style of play means they can win contested footy.

I would say we are getting better at favouring the right things, but I can't deny there being luck involved, they are teenagers asked to immerse themsleves in a vocation they have little idea whether they will excel at.

I am pumped.

This is turning out to be a bloody good trade/draft period for us.

Particularly when you add Goodwin and McCartney into the mix.

Go the mighty, fighting Demons. Bring on 2015.

We're back. Almost.

Just how I felt back in '09 when we landed Scully and Trengove.

Last year she was pretty spot on yeah?

she was.

Ive been reading those saints forums on bigfooty. According to them Christian has gone from the great hope to a the worst pick on the planet.

Some quite ordinary rumours about him being spread on there as well. The general level of foitball knowledge was also quite poor.

Mcmartin is a longer term prospect - petracca's self-belief alone will get him up in his first year.

an article in the yarra ranges paper quotes Bewick hs coach saying that he will be a steal at pick 2.

Yes as Ron pointed out whoever Melbourne get they are going to get the best grounding they could under Goodwin and McCartney.

These blokes appear to be two of the best in the business and are multi faceted.

I also believe in Smokeys after 40 with the team we have....

I am pumped.

This is turning out to be a bloody good trade/draft period for us.

Particularly when you add Goodwin and McCartney into the mix.

Go the mighty, fighting Demons. Bring on 2015.

We're back. Almost.

People have a right to be excited, but let's just wait until these guys play a few games before anointing them savours. Then again, this is November, our favourite month.

Just how I felt back in '09 when we landed Scully and Trengove.

Me too. But I'm over that delusional feeling.

I'm now more logical. The club is being built differently now. Properly built. Resurrected in fact.

For instance, Gartlett and pick 83 for pick 61 and 79. That's simply an outrageous deal.

Previously, we would've traded our first round pick for that. And still been excited.

Are Petracca's hips a risk? Could that be why Saints are turning him down?

It's hard to tell when you're joking or not.

So Saints aren't taking him because of his hips and you think he will leave for Collingwood at the first opportunity because he's not loyal...just wow

Edited November 26, 201411 yr by Ethan Tremblay