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What to do with what is now Pick 74?

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On 10/20/2019 at 6:38 PM, MikeAlphaTango said:

Malcom Rosas Jnr is expected to be a late draft/rookie prospect.

Kicked 2 goals in the Casey vs Australia U18s game earlier this year also.

Now available to Gold Coast as part of the AFL’s assistance package rort.

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    According to this article - How many picks will your club use in the 2019 draft? - “AFL.com.au has found there is likely to be a minimum of 62 picks and a maximum of 74 picks in the national draft.”

    That means that by the time the draft comes around, pick 97 will not really exist and our last pick will be in the early 70s if in fact we use it at all in the draft. We could use the selection as a rookie upgrade if the club decides to go down that path. 

    Therefore, I wouldn’t concern myself with #97 at this stage.

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    Emerson Jeka, Tyrone Thorne 

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    1 hour ago, Dee Watcher said:

    Can we split the pick....

    That joke has been split 4 times already...

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    Probably a hypothetical but if we keep pick 3 and 8,

    and take Murray as DFA & Bennell as SSP rookie

    we actually might get the last two live picks at the end being around 74 and 75. 
     

    BTW there’s the saying that it does not matter where you are drafted, pick 1 or 81, you go on an AFL list and try your hardest.  
    Harmesy missed out on being drafted but went in the rookie draft. It’s the heart and work ethic that determines the outcome sometimes. 

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    2 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Probably a hypothetical but if we keep pick 3 and 8,

    and take Murray as DFA & Bennell as SSP rookie

    we actually might get the last two live picks at the end being around 74 and 75. 
     

    BTW there’s the saying that it does not matter where you are drafted, pick 1 or 81, you go on an AFL list and try your hardest.  
    Harmesy missed out on being drafted but went in the rookie draft. It’s the heart and work ethic that determines the outcome sometimes. 

    I think it’s already been explained elsewhere but we have 5 vacancies so based on your scenario, there would only be one vacancy left if we took 3 & 8, Murray as a DFA and Bennell as a SSP Rookie.

    BTW, if this happens, the chances of us also pursuing Jack Martin much further are diminished.

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    No - we have 5 vacancies (plus room for 2 Category B Rookies*)

    5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    I think we have 6 vacancies

    Primary list 

    1. Oskar Baker 
    2. Toby Bedford 
    3. Angus Brayshaw 
    4. Bayley Fritsch 
    5. Max Gawn 
    6. Mitch Hannan 
    7. James Harmes 
    8. Michael Hibberd 
    9. Marty Hore 
    10. Jayden Hunt 
    11. Neville Jetta 
    12. Nathan Jones 
    13. James Jordan 
    14. Kade Kolodjiashnij 
    15. Ed Langdon 
    16. Jake Lever 
    17. Oscar McDonald 
    18. Tom McDonald 
    19. Steven May 
    20. Jake Melksham 
    21. Alex Neal-Bullen 
    22. Aaron Nietschke 
    23. Clayton Oliver 
    24. Christian Petracca 
    25. Harrison Petty 
    26. Braydon Preuss 
    27. Christian Salem 
    28. Charlie Spargo 
    29. Joel Smith 
    30. Tom Sparrow 
    31. Adam Tomlinson 
    32. Aaron vandenBerg 
    33. Jack Viney 
    34. Josh Wagner 
    35. Sam Weideman   
    36. -
    37. -
    38. -
    39. -
    40. -

    Category A Rookies

    1. Kade Chandler
    2. Kyle Dunkley 
    3. Jay Lockhart 
    4. Corey Wagner  

    Category B Rookies

    1. Austin Bradtke 
    2. -
    3. -

    * these are subject to special criteria for selection that are outside the drafting rules

     

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    3 hours ago, The Great Pretender said:

    No - we have 5 vacancies (plus room for 2 Category B Rookies*)

    Primary list 

    1. Oskar Baker 
    2. Toby Bedford 
    3. Angus Brayshaw 
    4. Bayley Fritsch 
    5. Max Gawn 
    6. Mitch Hannan 
    7. James Harmes 
    8. Michael Hibberd 
    9. Marty Hore 
    10. Jayden Hunt 
    11. Neville Jetta 
    12. Nathan Jones 
    13. James Jordan 
    14. Kade Kolodjiashnij 
    15. Ed Langdon 
    16. Jake Lever 
    17. Oscar McDonald 
    18. Tom McDonald 
    19. Steven May 
    20. Jake Melksham 
    21. Alex Neal-Bullen 
    22. Aaron Nietschke 
    23. Clayton Oliver 
    24. Christian Petracca 
    25. Harrison Petty 
    26. Braydon Preuss 
    27. Christian Salem 
    28. Charlie Spargo 
    29. Joel Smith 
    30. Tom Sparrow 
    31. Adam Tomlinson 
    32. Aaron vandenBerg 
    33. Jack Viney 
    34. Josh Wagner 
    35. Sam Weideman   
    36. -
    37. -
    38. -
    39. -
    40. -

    Category A Rookies

    1. Kade Chandler
    2. Kyle Dunkley 
    3. Jay Lockhart 
    4. Corey Wagner  

    Category B Rookies

    1. Austin Bradtke 
    2. -
    3. -

    * these are subject to special criteria for selection that are outside the drafting rules

    Hence, there are some alternate possibilities -

    1 In this scenario, we upgrade Jay Lockhart from the rookie list to enable Harley Bennell to be listed as a rookie in March. No trades or splitting of picks 

    36. Pick 3
    37. Pick 8
    38. Pick 97
    39. Sam Murray
    40. Jay Lockhart (rookie upgrade)

    Category A Rookies

    1. Harley Bennell 
    2. Kade Chandler
    3. Kyle Dunkley
    4. Corey Wagner  

    2 In this scenario, we opt for a primary list of 39 and Bennell becomes the 5th rookie 

    36. Pick 3
    37. Pick 8
    38. Pick 97
    39. Sam Murray

    Category A Rookies

    1. Harley Bennell 
    2. Kade Chandler
    3. Kyle Dunkley
    4. Jay Lockhart 
    5. Corey Wagner  

    Then there are other scenarios that would involve trading/splitting of picks and even going for a primary list of 38 + 6 rookies.

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    Thanks. I thought we had 6. 
    outs - Lewis Maynard TSmith Frost Jkh stretch Garlett Keilty 

    ins - Langdon Tomlinson 

    I guess Dunkley now is an addition officially. He had to become listed as his mid year selection was actually because of injury list replacement for Nietschke. 
     

    so it’s 5 more !!

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    On 10/26/2019 at 8:24 AM, Pink Freud said:

    Now available to Gold Coast as part of the AFL’s assistance package rort.

    Can say that again PF.  Throwing good players after bad.

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    Ryan sparkes from gippsland power is one i hope the club has a eye on, in some games with power he looked just as talented as serong and flanders.

    He is a smooth moving wingman, always seems to have more time with the ball.

    I see alot of upside in him 

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    Fraser Phillips from Gippsland Power who trained with the Dees at the start of the year is someone I'd like to really consider if he is still there.

    Talented left footer who brings X factor and someone who I think is very underrated in this year's crop.

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    I'd love to see us again have a really good look at the state leagues and get a mature age player. we've done pretty well so far with that approach. another Bailey Fritsch or Vanders for pick 97 would be a great result. 

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    With all of the picks used for the academy players so far I see that our fourth pick in this years draft has moved up to 74. No doubt this will move up more tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if this ends up in the 50’s or 60’s.

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    Yes draft pick will fall to around 65-70

    but I think there is 5 spots available pre draft

    now down to 3

    That’s pick 30 and then Bennell and Brown as rookie/SSP Listings. 

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    18 minutes ago, Hampton 22 said:

    We could get smart and trade for 99. 

    Yes split 97 and next years 43 for 86 and 99. 

    Edited by Earl Hood

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