Brisbane Lions to consider asking AFL for priority draft pick to rebuild their threadbare list

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-to-consider-asking-afl-for-priority-draft-pick-to-rebuild-their-threadbare-list/story-fnp04d70-1227451366387

Edited July 21, 201510 yr by The Song Formerly Known As

Please, they have a strong midfield and developing keys, they are horribly underperforming and leppa should be nervous

Well it's not us asking for it so that means they will get it.

IMO that's AFL logic!

Brisbane's midfield now: Beams, Rockliff, Hanley, Redden, Rich, Zorko, Christensen, Taylor, Aish, Mayes

Melbourne end of 2013: Jones....Viney..............

They traded away Patfull when they had he and Merrett as experienced tall defenders. Everyone knows they need tall forwards but they aren't the only team in the competition with that problem.

If they want AFL assistance they should get it like the suns in someone to sort out their fitness department and some money to run a good footy department. That will do more for them than a priority pick.

What a joke

Im sure the AFL will look after one of their beloved interstate teams though

They'll get it.

Didn't they nearly make finals a couple of years ago about the time they sacked their coach?

In case you missed it, the AFL bankrolled Greg Swann as their new CEO last year and you're kidding yourself if you don't think he's been demanding draft assistance since arriving.

And, naturally, being an interstate team they'll get money on a tap from the AFL and the draft picks along with it. The injury list won't even be mentioned in the commission's report.

Edited July 21, 201510 yr by Lamashtu

Brisbane Lions to consider asking AFL for priority draft pick to rebuild their threadbare list

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-to-consider-asking-afl-for-priority-draft-pick-to-rebuild-their-threadbare-list/story-fnp04d70-1227451366387

Is that Saty in his youth?

Relax. Some judges had them threatening for a place in the eight this year with their midfield and the reason they're down is their huge injury list. They thrashed Port Adelaide at home earlier in the year and with seven rounds to go already have two wins which the AFL said was more than enough to exclude draft assistance in 2013. Based on the precedent set with Melbourne's applications over the last two years, they will be told to reapply in 2025.

haven't they got an academy that gives them priority?

They got Dayne Beams and Christiansen this year, and they want a priority pick? FFS

They just lost to us. We got Buckley's of getting a priority.

They sack their coach possibly more to come there. Maybe Swann can get Tippett back for them.

Justification my a******s.

I’ll happily trade them any of our gun mids/high draft picks for the 2001-2-3 premierships.

Inb4 leuy compo is pick 3

Just wait till olisik reads this. He'll [censored] his pants.

Hard to feel sorry for a team that won back to back to back flags in 2001, 2002 and 2003 when the vast majority of MFC fans have never seen a flag in their lifetimes and those who have seen one have had to wait 50 years and counting for another one.

Brisbane deserve some time in the cellar, stuff them.

Hard to feel sorry for a team that won back to back to back flags in 2001, 2002 and 2003 when the vast majority of MFC fans have never seen a flag in their lifetimes and those who have seen one have had to wait 50 years and counting for another one.

Brisbane deserve some time in the cellar, stuff them.

Don't forget, our "recent" Grand Final appearance (where we lost) was cited as one excuse not to give us a priority pick last year.

Brisbane won THREE in a row in the years that followed. This application is laughable.

Just wait till olisik reads this. He'll [censored] his pants.

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Edited July 21, 201510 yr by olisik

Its a disgrace.

100% guaranteed to get it.

They reminded me a bit of Fitzroy on the weekend . . .

Brisbane were amongst the loudest in opposition to us getting a pick, and now they're going to ask for one because the talent on their list 'looks skinny'?

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I have no problem with them applying for a PP. We did the same for the last 2 didn't we.

I'll have much more of a problem and be mightily pi$$ed off if the AFL grants them one though, not at the Lions but the powers that be at AFL house. FIFA has got nothing on the AFL when it comes to corruption.

I wonder if this is really about them losing future picks in matching the inevitable bids that come for Keays and Hipwood. Both first rd quality. Fair chance they get unders for Aish too.

Let 'em redraft Ted Fidge.