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From Paige Cardona The winners in this draft...... 1 .MELBOURNE 2 Daylight.....

Pennant St Dee Trident

Pennant St Dee   11,649

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We should be very happy with what we picked up. Really consolidated our midfield depth (and talent) and got the developing key back we needed.

Agree Chaser I like the style and type of players we have targeted. Certainly won't be any more bruise free footy from our boys.

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I didnt wanna get too excited as we MFC supporters have been burned so many times

But then I saw the interview with Petracca and Brayshaw

Never seen two freshly drafted kids that excited going to any club before, let alone the MFC

Is there a link to that anywhere?

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Agree Chaser I like the style and type of players we have targeted. Certainly won't be any more bruise free footy from our boys.

Spot on. Need to have guys who can win their own ball before worrying about drafting flair players, and we got three of the best inside ball winners in the draft. In doing this we've also helped the cause of Jimmy Toumpas no end. Really solid drafting strategy this year.

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Melbourne really needed to do well in this draft, 4 mids and a key defender is spot on what we needed and they are all really outstanding football players as well as genuinely competitive types.

Alex Neal-Bullen was a steal and of anyone watched his pick me, he threw the words "loyalty and competitive" just what we need.

Can be the start of an imposing midfield group.

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What a draft!

We acquired the two highest rated mids, one arguably the drafts best talent.

We then stole Neil-Bullen, arguably SA's best midfielder in a team that won the National Carnival. Knightmare also ranked him at #24.

Then again another steal with a tall in McDonald who Knightmare also ranked highly at #26.

This is the exact kind of thing I love and ask for. The recruiting team selected the best available and then played the odds to our favour by selecting players with excellent preexisting outputs.

Well done to the recruiting team my hat goes off to you! and congratulations to our new draftees - let the hard work begin. :)

GO DEES!

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A question...what happened with Jetta's upgrade? I don't see it mentioned anywhere. Is there a different process for upgrading rookies.

AFL changed process, rookies confirmed prior to draft and would not be formally announced at the draft.

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A question...what happened with Jetta's upgrade? I don't see it mentioned anywhere. Is there a different process for upgrading rookies.

I watched the live version and they stated before the start of the draft that the list of all evaluated rookies was released publicity (website) and that they were essentially skipping the formalities.

He has still been upgraded to the senior list. :)

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Seems like one of those drafts where the right things just fell into our laps.

3rd rounder for SOS.

Pick #3 for Frawley.

Saints take McCartin, leaving us Petracca to go with Brayshaw.

ANB & McOz slip to 40 & 53 respectively.

Is it MFCSS to ask: Too good to be true??

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I guess history will be the ultimate judge but what do those that were miffed we gave up ND23 for Frost, 40 and 53 think at this point?

We look to have secured Frost, Alex Neal-Bullen (an impressive inside mid the 'experts' say) and Oscar McDonald (and impressive tall the 'experts' say).

All for ND23 (and Barry and Evans of course).

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I guess history will be the ultimate judge but what do those that were miffed we gave up ND23 for Frost, 40 and 53 think at this point?

We look to have secured Frost, Alex Neal-Bullen (an impressive inside mid the 'experts' say) and Oscar McDonald (and impressive tall the 'experts' say).

All for ND23 (and Barry and Evans of course).

Certainly think Neal-Bullen would have been worthy of pick 23 in his own right, so to get both he and Frost for 23 is a very good result.

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