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my son goes to school with the grandson of a filth great. he was with him when the trade of picks for 7 came through....lets just say, smiles were infectious particularly as CP is a former student and close friend

CP? Petracca

 

my son goes to school with the grandson of a filth great. he was with him when the trade of picks for 7 came through....lets just say, smiles were infectious particularly as CP is a former student and close friend

Weideman?
 

I expect we won't bid for GWS academy players with 3 or 7, that's gotta be part of the deal.

I hope it's not in writing.


I would not pick Weiderman since he will be like Howe and try to get to Collingwood asap, it is in his DNA.

Weideman?

Has to be, as both Petracca and Weideman have both gone to Whitefriar's.

Plus Weideman is the only notable grandson of a Pie great in this draft i would've thought.

I would not pick Weiderman since he will be like Howe and try to get to Collingwood asap, it is in his DNA.

Well he happens to barrack for Richmond, if that helps in any way
 

I would not pick Weiderman since he will be like Howe and try to get to Collingwood asap, it is in his DNA.

school football ties may be stronger than grandfather ties methinks..my son was pretty chuffed as a suffering dees boy since birth and a close mate of W

I would not pick Weiderman since he will be like Howe and try to get to Collingwood asap, it is in his DNA.

We've detailed our plans to Hogan to convince him to sign a long-term deal. If recruiting Weideman or another KPF helps him sign the dotted line, i'd do it every day of the week.


The as yet undefined 2016 1st round pick for 2015 no.3 is champagne worthy for mine. Even if it turned out to be pick 3 next year; we'll have a talented player with a year in the system rather than a shiny new player. It's more likely to be in the region of no. 10 next year hopefully.

Nice to see you keeping a lid on expectations there, Nasher...

Giving up the first rounder in 2016 says to me that the club is backing itself in to be competitive next year. After so many years of being in the doldrums, it's nice to see the club being confident about its prospects. Hopefully it rubs off onto the players and it turns into more wins.

Giving up the first rounder in 2016 says to me that the club is backing itself in to be competitive next year. After so many years of being in the doldrums, it's nice to see the club being confident about its prospects. Hopefully it rubs off onto the players and it turns into more wins.

the thing is even if we stagnate or only win 1 or 2 more then the deal we made will still be a breakeven or better

I'm confident there's more to this than what we think.

I wouldn't be surprise now that we do trade for Prestia. 3 + a player or later pick.

I wouldn't be surprised if we do 3 and 7 for two players. I wouldn't rule out trading both these picks just yet.

I would not pick Weiderman since he will be like Howe and try to get to Collingwood asap, it is in his DNA.

The ghosts of 58... the sins of the Grandfather and all that...Would be ironic if he ended up playing at the Dees in a premiership.


:rolleyes:

So do the top picks have a pretty good idea of who's going where?

Not really, Pick 1 has a fair idea, but they're not usually told until the day before (obviously the AFL, and the club's themselves don't want too much given away). Lots of conversations are had about whether a club will take a player at a pick 'if available' but it doesn't always pan out that way... much to many supporters angst when armed with the benefit of hindsight.

It is not impossible we trade 3 & 7 for 4 & 5.

Depends on who we really want and who Bombers believe we want and they want.

Could be another pick upgrade or player involved.

Highly unlikely, but possible.

We will know in less than 6 hours.

I wouldn't be surprised if we do 3 and 7 for two players. I wouldn't rule out trading both these picks just yet.

Indeed if the hit rate for top picks to get to 100 games is as low as calculated

Giving up the first rounder in 2016 says to me that the club is backing itself in to be competitive next year. After so many years of being in the doldrums, it's nice to see the club being confident about its prospects. Hopefully it rubs off onto the players and it turns into more wins.

Yep, this is the heart of the matter for me too Devo. MFC have more than hope for 2016, they have a specific aim with strategies all worked out. When the club via PJ said they were aiming at finals in 2016 it was not just hopeful spin, it was a genuine declaration of intent. It looks like they are a fair way along a 2-3 year specific list-management plan and so far this trade period has been a major part of its success.


Wonder if we'll still sneak in a trade later on.. wouldn't mind Tomlinson but looks as though he is headed to Carlton.

Would really like Tomlinson. Might mean less pressure for us to draft a tall (Francis/Curnow) with that 3rd pick.

Wonder if we'll still sneak in a trade later on.. wouldn't mind Tomlinson but looks as though he is headed to Carlton.

For some reason we haven't been interested in him. I guess he hasn't really shown enough as a player to date and is a bit like Watts, a player without a position.

 

Haven't we basically turned our first round pick next year into pick 7 this year?

yep, along with upgrading 6 to 3 this year

or as I look at it we slid from 6 to 7 and traded 2016 first rounder for pick 3 this year. We only need to fininsh out of the bottom 4 next year to be infront.

basically 3 this year instead of 10-12 next

And to those that say "but isn't this years draft shallow?!"

Shallow implies that it is not very deep - good thing our picks are in the top 7 then...


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