So today’s the day when it all unfolds and the Demons pick up four new players.

Follow the day and night’s action here.

TV - Fox Footy Channel from 6.30pm

Radio - SEN from 6.45pm

Melbourne’s first pick is likely to be read out at some time after 8.00pm. 

Can't understand why I'm excited about it.

I'll be sitting on the edge of my couch when our picks come around, heart rate climbing, maybe a bit of sweat on the brow, in nervous anticipation of picking up 4 blokes I have never heard of, and know nothing about.

 

 

The whole draft system is now characterised by enormous speculation, anxiety on the selections left available and the final return as the draft itself continues and ends. The end-products as far as the clubs are concerned have few guarantees, if any, as we all attempt to get the best value/s in potential players based upon the system's in-built redundancies - the hierarchy of selection order. As far as the MFC is concerned, I'd say that we have had good opportunity and success in our recent experiences over the past few years and that these players, with considerable preparation in senior games experiences are now ready to 'burn' for the red and blue onfield. This may not be a great selection year due to our selection sequence but past successes can be more telling in our rush to the finals in 2018. Therefore, we should not lose hope, at all, whatever our outcomes at the end of this day. 'Carna Dees!

Draught day

Just watched the Cal Twomey interview on afl.com.

Interesting to know if Jaiydn Stephenson were to slip to the second round whether we'd put our foot on him prior to Geelong with pick 35 (even though he could go as high as pick 6). Seems ridiculously open.

 

 

8 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

Seems ridiculously open.

 

 

The only reason he’ll slide that far will be because of his recent health condition that clubs are now aware of.

Based on his talent alone, I can’t see how he’d last to our first pick and if he did, we’d have to take him.

My ideal draft scenario sees us landing Zac Bailey,  Sam Hayes, Toby Wooller and Gyran Miers. 

Edited November 23, 20178 yr by juzzk1d

13 minutes ago, juzzk1d said:

My ideal draft scenario sees us landing Zac Bailey,  Sam Hayes, Toby Wooller and Gyran Miers. 

Nice. I' buy a tatts ticket if that happened. Unlikely though.

I have no idea who we'll take with a draft that is so open, but I kind of like that.  The only thing I think we'll do is take Fritsch with our last pick in the 30s.  Outside of that we could get anybody.

1 hour ago, stevethemanjordan said:

The only reason he’ll slide that far will be because of his recent health condition that clubs are now aware of.

Based on his talent alone, I can’t see how he’d last to our first pick and if he did, we’d have to take him.

On talent alone he would be a top 5 pick.

A club will pull the trigger on him early and take the chance.

I think the Saints with 2 picks will have a go at him.

I can't wait to form an opinion on each of the draftees based on their 3 minute highlight clips and then stubbornly refuse to change it for the rest of their careers.

28 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

I can't wait to form an opinion on each of the draftees based on their 3 minute highlight clips and then stubbornly refuse to change it for the rest of their careers.

It's even more fun if you do that before they're even drafted!

Foxsports Phantom just out has us taking Spargo, Houlahan, Garner and Fritsch.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2017-fox-footys-full-top-50-phantom-draft/news-story/fb03f7cc10948dcf2f465211f3e85446

Just cant get excited. 

Every club will talk up their selections for marketing reasons.

It will all be idle speculation until one or more of our draftees get on the park, and, in particular, are selected for their first game of AFL footy.  We have seen plenty of our past draftees play out the season at Casey and not make it beyond.

I have no doubt that our people will make the right decisions at the time of draft selection but we have a long time to wait to see if the selections bear fruit. 

The most important thing is that our young boys from 2017 go the next step and develop into great players in 2018.  

2 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

I can't wait to form an opinion on each of the draftees based on their 3 minute highlight clips and then stubbornly refuse to change it for the rest of their careers.

Some posters will even have a glowing opinion written already, with only the 4 new names to be inserted.

Can we please draft at least one out side mid, pretty please.

1 hour ago, hemingway said:

Just cant get excited. 

 

That's not the Melbourne way, Ernest!

I'd love Cam Rayner but understand that there's a small chance he may get snapped up before our pick 29.

I know nothing of the players this year but know we need outside speed and class. I will be more excited by type and back in that Taylor has picked the best of that type. If I see two speculative talls and two inside mids I will be deflated. 

Edited November 24, 20178 yr by big_red_fire_engine

4 hours ago, rjay said:

On talent alone he would be a top 5 pick.

A club will pull the trigger on him early and take the chance.

I think the Saints with 2 picks will have a go at him.

Can't recall what his source was but Peter Bell mentioned on ABC Perth this morning that the Eagles would swoop at 13 if still available as he's rated top 3 prospect by them.

Guess we'll see.

I haven't been following the U18s this year as I spent the majority of the season thinking we'd most likely not have a first or second round pick.  Excited to see who we pick up tonight and will enjoy the theatre and hyperbole of it all.

The openness of the draft beyond about pick ten works to our advantage in my opinion. It's no compensation for a first rounder but to have three second round picks could still land us some good player particularly now that we're much better at developing them than we were 5 to 10 years ago.

 

6 hours ago, faultydet said:

Can't understand why I'm excited about it.

I'll be sitting on the edge of my couch when our picks come around, heart rate climbing, maybe a bit of sweat on the brow, in nervous anticipation of picking up 4 blokes I have never heard of, and know nothing about.

 

 

And that is what makes it exciting.

The excitement I get with late picks like these is hoping blokes we want to slide actually slide. Gets quite nerve-racking when it's very close to our pick and the player you want is still available! 

Without knowing the players, I'm most interested in the type of player we pick up and those that others pick up.

I feel like it's instructive about the future of the game and what our club is trying to do in relation to it.