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2015 AFL National Draft prospects: The next batch


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#3 Oliver... bulldozing mid

#7 Weideman... classic tall marking forward

#42 Mason Redman... skilled goalkicking fwd (Gunston like)

#46 Gach Nyuon... Ruck

Close to what I was thinking. Hoping we go for Nyuon, could use another developing ruckman.

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Look, at this stage it's impossible to tell which of Parish or Oliver will be a better player in 3 years time. Not to mention whether either of them will become superstars in time.

Although nothing's more certain than the fact that whoever picks the better player in 3 years time will be hailed as a genius and whoever picks the other will be damned as an idiot.

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Look, at this stage it's impossible to tell which of Parish or Oliver will be a better player in 3 years time. Not to mention whether either of them will become superstars in time.

Although nothing's more certain than the fact that whoever picks the better player in 3 years time will be hailed as a genius and whoever picks the other will be damned as an idiot.

Really? What happens if they both are good players in 3 yrs time?

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It's still Parish for me. I don't see our need of an Oliver type as great with Viney, Brayshaw, And Vanders (all bullocking players with skill- Vanders taken in the rookie draft FFS), our need for a quick minded player who can lower the eyes instead of the long bomb is needed more right now.

It doesn't make sense to upgrade 6 to 3 for a player in Oliver that wasn't on the radar. It does for Parish who by all accounts was a target for the druggies who had 4&5.

Go Parish, find the "in and under" depth with a latter pick.

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I can't believe anyone thinks Oliver is a better kick than Parish, in the game i watched him play, he had 16 kicks and i remember 4 hitting a target, he just bombed it long and hoped.

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Before Academy Selections:

#3 - Oliver (where there's smoke..........)

#7 - Weideman (hopefully he'll be available, if he is we need to pull the trigger)

#45 - Lovell (our draft pick will go up a fair few places, his height could see him slide - though it really shouldn't)

#49 - Gach Nyuon (we need some more ruck support and he may not be there come rookie draft time)

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A surprise was that Carlton and Ess did not bid for any academy players.

Early on I thought GWS/Lions were going to get their top players for nicks!

Thankfully GCS and Richmond came to the rescue.

Fair chance Carlton and Ess were positioning themselves to trade up for the academy clubs early picks next year!

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Did the Bulldogs blow pick 25 on Dunkley?

They expected Sydney to match the bid and they didn't.

Beveridge sure looked confused and uncertain!

Not surprised Sydney didn't take Dunkley.

He nominated them last week only after he saw where he might be drafted.

That doesn't show much desire to really commit to the Swans.

Could have been seen as just being opportunistic...not the Swans type

If Bulldogs expected Swans to match the bid they didn't do their homework very well.

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It doesn't make sense to upgrade 6 to 3 for a player in Oliver that wasn't on the radar.

what do you mean he wasn't on the radar ? how do you know that?. the journos had Melbourne and Essendon interviewing and all over Oliver. just because he came on in the second half of the year doesn't mean clubs did want him. sounds to me if we didn't take him, he was gooooone by pick 9.

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Pick 39 to Brisbane Mach5,

So he went well outside the top 20? What a shock.

They're assembling quite the rag tag bunch of moronic loose cannons up there.

Mathieson, Mitch Robinson, Allen Christiansen, Dayne Beams...

They just need to bring Beamer & Sylvia out of retirement.

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