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I dunno if anyone ever read the book Deadly Anna but Keeler reminds me of the ruckman 'Thumper' in that book. Stars at that level and looks powerful but I do wonder how he will mix it with the big boys.

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The ever impressive draft guide from the team at Rookie Me Central. Fills the void left by the old Inside Footy Draft Guide:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I wonder when some of these height and weight measurements are done. The height and weight stats for some players varies markedly, especially for key position players and ruckmen.

The player in our range who impresses me is Busslinger. I have the feeling that, provided he recovers from his surgery, he could walk into a key defensive position more readily than a Jefferson into a forward line, even at Melbourne. If the club does experiment with Petty as a KPF then Busslinger might be worth a try.

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On 11/2/2022 at 8:14 AM, layzie said:

I dunno if anyone ever read the book Deadly Anna but Keeler reminds me of the ruckman 'Thumper' in that book. Stars at that level and looks powerful but I do wonder how he will mix it with the big boys.

Jackson mark2 imo.

 

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Busslinger is a great reader of the ball mid-flight. Wouldn’t be opposed to drafting him if available (doubt it). It would free up Petty, though I still reckon he is best as a backman.

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On 10/29/2022 at 9:10 PM, Nascent said:

Highlights of Elijah Hewett from his game against Vic Metro for those that are interested. 

Quite an enjoyable chat on SEN radio. Not lacking confidence but seems like a nice kid.

Draft prospect has “big shoes to fill” after Martin, Petracca comparisons
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/11/07/draft-prospect-has-big-shoes-to-fill-after-martin-petracca-comparisons

 

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Sounds a decent kid Hewett. I’m hoping he’s there at our pick and he’s top of our list. He’s got the traits to be a mid/forward type who impacts games, and he seems physically ready to contribute in the near future during our window too.

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Happy to take Hollands, Hewett, Phillipou or Allan with our pick.

 I reckon at least one of them will be there

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1 hour ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Happy to take Hollands, Hewett, Phillipou or Allan with our pick.

 I reckon at least one of them will be there

And if not, someone else will be.

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On Cal Twomeys latest draft video he mentioned Busslinger has received an invite to draft night but Hewett at this stage had not. His comments suggested that invites were directed at top 10 hopefuls rather than for the first round in general.

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From SEN yesterday:

Melbourne is clearly in the premiership window, but with several stars tied to long-term contracts, the club would expect to be in contention for some time. 

With pick 13 as the Demons' first pick, one thing that is likely is list manager Tim Lamb won’t look to take a key position prospect. 

That leaves Melbourne set to take the best player available, preferably a midfielder who can lead the next crop coming through. 

Cam Mackenzie and Ollie Hollands look to be the two Melbourne could target. Both are likely to be around the mark of pick 13 and both are Victorian boys. 

If the club goes with an on-baller, they’ll have the best in the business to learn from in Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca and Jack Viney.

It could be seen as an opportunity to put significant time into a youngster because the likely outcome is they won’t break into Simon Goodwin’s best 22 next year.

I think either of these players would be a good get.

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8 hours ago, Matt said:

From SEN yesterday:

Melbourne is clearly in the premiership window, but with several stars tied to long-term contracts, the club would expect to be in contention for some time. 

With pick 13 as the Demons' first pick, one thing that is likely is list manager Tim Lamb won’t look to take a key position prospect. 

That leaves Melbourne set to take the best player available, preferably a midfielder who can lead the next crop coming through. 

Cam Mackenzie and Ollie Hollands look to be the two Melbourne could target. Both are likely to be around the mark of pick 13 and both are Victorian boys. 

If the club goes with an on-baller, they’ll have the best in the business to learn from in Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca and Jack Viney.

It could be seen as an opportunity to put significant time into a youngster because the likely outcome is they won’t break into Simon Goodwin’s best 22 next year.

I think either of these players would be a good get.

Article just contradicts itself throughout 

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20 hours ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Happy to take Hollands, Hewett, Phillipou or Allan with our pick.

Ditto.  Hollands, Hewett, Phillipou or Allan. Well played PSD 

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On 11/7/2022 at 11:40 PM, Demon Disciple said:

Busslinger is a great reader of the ball mid-flight. Wouldn’t be opposed to drafting him if available (doubt it). It would free up Petty, though I still reckon he is best as a backman.


I wouldn’t be opposed to it. We need to start succession planning for Steven May eventually. I think we were on the lookout for an opportunity to get Gibcus last year for the same reason (idle speculation). If he has a series of hammy issues again, it’d put a serious dent in our credentials.

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9 hours ago, Matt said:

From SEN yesterday:

Melbourne is clearly in the premiership window, but with several stars tied to long-term contracts, the club would expect to be in contention for some time. 

With pick 13 as the Demons' first pick, one thing that is likely is list manager Tim Lamb won’t look to take a key position prospect. 

That leaves Melbourne set to take the best player available, preferably a midfielder who can lead the next crop coming through. 

Cam Mackenzie and Ollie Hollands look to be the two Melbourne could target. Both are likely to be around the mark of pick 13 and both are Victorian boys. 

If the club goes with an on-baller, they’ll have the best in the business to learn from in Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca and Jack Viney.

It could be seen as an opportunity to put significant time into a youngster because the likely outcome is they won’t break into Simon Goodwin’s best 22 next year.

I think either of these players would be a good get.

Cam Mckenzie.  Wow. He’s all class.  Unlikely to be available for us.  Should go to the Saints at pick 9-10.  

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58 minutes ago, Mach5 said:


I wouldn’t be opposed to it. We need to start succession planning for Steven May eventually. I think we were on the lookout for an opportunity to get Gibcus last year for the same reason (idle speculation). If he has a series of hammy issues again, it’d put a serious dent in our credentials.

I think all talk of 'succession' planning for blokes like Brown, McDonald, May and Gawn is premature and not really needed.

Given the level of talent we have on our list we can easily go pluck mature players as they become available to fill these holes.

I'm not saying we shouldn't draft key position players if they are best available, just we shouldn't be panicking about it now given things can change in one off season. Who knew 1 year ago we would replace Jackson with Grundy!

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I have seen so many experts picking Jefferson for Pick 13 but some like Brayden George because he has a bigger upside, I am sure that JT will have a left field pick in mind al la Luke Jackson or Kysaiah Pickett.

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11 hours ago, Matt said:

From SEN yesterday:

Melbourne is clearly in the premiership window, but with several stars tied to long-term contracts, the club would expect to be in contention for some time. 

With pick 13 as the Demons' first pick, one thing that is likely is list manager Tim Lamb won’t look to take a key position prospect. 

That leaves Melbourne set to take the best player available, preferably a midfielder who can lead the next crop coming through. 

Cam Mackenzie and Ollie Hollands look to be the two Melbourne could target. Both are likely to be around the mark of pick 13 and both are Victorian boys. 

If the club goes with an on-baller, they’ll have the best in the business to learn from in Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca and Jack Viney.

It could be seen as an opportunity to put significant time into a youngster because the likely outcome is they won’t break into Simon Goodwin’s best 22 next year.

I think either of these players would be a good get.

Reading this confirms that it's just guess work by SEN and not from a credible source.

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3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Reading this confirms that it's just guess work by SEN and not from a credible source.

If it's not coming from Cal Twomey, it's not worth listening to. Happy to read analysis of players from everywhere, but I reckon Cal is the only guy who has any idea of what teams are thinking.

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59 minutes ago, durango said:

I have seen so many experts picking Jefferson for Pick 13 but some like Brayden George because he has a bigger upside, I am sure that JT will have a left field pick in mind al la Luke Jackson or Kysaiah Pickett.

Agreed, and I think it’s going to be Ed Allan

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4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Cam Mckenzie.  Wow. He’s all class.  Unlikely to be available for us.  Should go to the Saints at pick 9-10.  

Surely couldn't get him ...will be gone by 10 let alone 13 

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The Crows have decided not to nominate Keeler as an NGA. I suspect it won't matter as he'll likely be drafted before pick 40 when he'd become eligible to them.

What would be the logic of not nominating him? Surely it's a free hit for a decent prospect later in the draft...

https://www.afl.com.au/news/864695/key-forward-in-open-draft-pool-as-crows-opt-against-nga-nomination

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