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THE 2018 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT

Dr.D
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I think Twomey has got a very very good insight once again. 

Crows and Eagles next picks. 

Leaves us with choices around pick  #23

Bailey Williams

Xavier O’halloran 

Ed McHenry 

Ely Smith

Then probably look at these guys with pick #28

Tom Mckenzie

Fraser Turner

Jacob Kennerley 

Riley Bowman (if we don’t get Bailey Williams). 

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    DAY ONE DRAFT ORDER (Pre Draft Meeting)

    ROUND ONE

    1. Carlton
    2. Gold Coast
    3. Gold Coast (received as compensation for losing restricted free agent Tom Lynch to Richmond)
    4. St Kilda
    5. Port Adelaide (received from Brisbane as part of Sam Mayes trade)
    6. Gold Coast (received from Melbourne for Steven May and Kade Kolodjashnij; received from Fremantle as part of Jesse Hogan trade; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Port Adelaide as part of Sam Mayes trade; originally received from Fremantle in a pick swap)
    7. Western Bulldogs
    8. Adelaide
    9. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon as part of Dylan Shiel trade)
    10. Port Adelaide
    11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap; received from North Melbourne as part of trade for Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard)
    12. Geelong
    13. Adelaide (received from Sydney via Carlton as part of trade for Mitch McGovern)
    14. Fremantle (received from Greater Western Sydney as part of Rory Lobb trade)
    15. Port Adelaide (received from Hawthorn as part of Chad Wingard-Ryan Burton trade)
    16. Adelaide (received from Melbourne in 2017)
    17. Richmond
    18. Brisbane (received from Collingwood as part of Dayne Beams trade)
    19. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; received from West Coast in 2017)

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    Talking of things not going to plan: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-worry-as-rehearsal-abandoned-in-shambles-20181122-p50hlt.html

    Live trading was trialed last night, then abandoned because the internet kept crashing.

    " The AFL told clubs on Wednesday night they would fix the problem but a back-up plan would be for the clubs to lodge their picks by pen and paper with AFL-employed runners scuttling  along the corridors from club boxes to the AFL hub."

    That will make for entertaining viewing, Not.

    Beggars belief that they left it until the Eve of the draft to trial the system in 'real-time'!

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    8 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Talking of things not going to plan: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-worry-as-rehearsal-abandoned-in-shambles-20181122-p50hlt.html

    Live trading was trialed last night, then abandoned because the internet kept crashing.

    " The AFL told clubs on Wednesday night they would fix the problem but a back-up plan would be for the clubs to lodge their picks by pen and paper with AFL-employed runners scuttling  along the corridors from club boxes to the AFL hub."

    That will make for entertaining viewing, Not.

    Beggars belief that they left it until the Eve of the draft to trial the system in 'real-time'!

    Not really Lucifer.

    Often think that professional sports bodies appear to be very professional but the reality is often very different. 

    Look no further than AFL, CA, FFA, NRL etc.  

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    14 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    Not really Lucifer.

    Often think that professional sports bodies appear to be very professional but the reality is often very different. 

    Look no further than AFL, CA, FFA, NRL etc.  

    True.

    I may be getting old earnest - there was a time, not that long ago, when new systems would be tested under various conditions and scenarios over and over again before declaring them 'ready to go'.  Smacks of incompetence to leave the 'real-time' trial to the last minute.

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    1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Talking of things not going to plan: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/aWfl-draft-worry-as-rehearsal-abandoned-in-shambles-20181122-p50hlt.html

    Live trading was trialed last night, then abandoned because the internet kept crashing.

    " The AFL told clubs on Wednesday night they would fix the problem but a back-up plan would be for the clubs to lodge their picks by pen and paper with AFL-employed runners scuttling  along the corridors from club boxes to the AFL hub."

    That will make for entertaining viewing, Not.

    Beggars belief that they left it until the Eve of the draft to trial the system in 'real-time'!

    Will there be runner cam? What happens if the runner does a hammy and doesn't submit the pick in time?

    Maybe the NGA bids can be settled by whichever club's runner gets to Gill first. Would be better than the GF sprint.

    I think I prefer this system tbh...

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    Does anyone know if it is going to be streamed through the AFL live app? I have nothing so far.

    Edit: with the live pass that is.

    Disregard, it's up.

    Edited by ignition.

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    4 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Talking of things not going to plan: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-worry-as-rehearsal-abandoned-in-shambles-20181122-p50hlt.html

    Live trading was trialed last night, then abandoned because the internet kept crashing.

    " The AFL told clubs on Wednesday night they would fix the problem but a back-up plan would be for the clubs to lodge their picks by pen and paper with AFL-employed runners scuttling  along the corridors from club boxes to the AFL hub."

    That will make for entertaining viewing, Not.

    Beggars belief that they left it until the Eve of the draft to trial the system in 'real-time'!

    I hope those runners obey the new rules, and only enter into the fray, when play has stopped.!

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    Those poor young boys sent up to the Gold Coast for 2 years

    And being forced to play for Carlscum because you have been labelled “Really Good”

    What an awful scenario....

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    5 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Carlton about to ask for extra time on pick 1.

    They can't count past 1?

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    9 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Those poor young boys sent up to the Gold Coast for 2 years

    And being forced to play for Carlscum because you have been labelled “Really Good”

    What an awful scenario....

    Haha. Just saw this over on reddit:

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    Just now, John Demonic said:

    Haha. Just saw this over on reddit:

    a03jo6kj8uz11.jpg?width=674&auto=webp&s=

    Haha ? 

    it’s so true...

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    1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Lukosius after 2020: I’m a young star, get me out of here. 

    Gold Coast pick two SA guys.... it's like a horror movie on repeat

    I suppose the thinking is that there are only two clubs likely to poach them whereas there are 10 for the Melbourne lads.

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    18 minutes ago, ProDee said:

    Worst coverage ever.

    Just get on with it.

    In the same camp, never thought Gills ego would get even bigger.

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    ah.. the afl web based drat tracker has crashed.... well done guys !!

     

    PS.. back again

    Edited by Diamond_Jim

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