Welcome to Demonland: Pick 5

[Wizard of Koz 1,084]

On 20/10/2024 at 06:44, Davos said:

Looks to be more Sidebottom than Pendles to me. Good outcome either way!

i would be very surprised if anyone on this site has any clue whatsoever as to how any player will turn out. just wasted energy imo

Edited Tuesday at 12:23 by Wizard of Koz

[Moonshadow 17,672]

Would love to see JTs draft ratings table. Remember in 2019 where the club's draft clip showed he rated Jackson at no 2?

Here's a blow up of the screen grab:

[Adam The God 29,863]

6 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Would love to see JTs draft ratings table. Remember in 2019 where the club's draft clip showed he rated Jackson at no 2?

Here's a blow up of the screen grab:

So he had Tom Green at 3? Interesting. Green's a prototype JT pick in my mind. I wonder how he rates Smilie.

[Supreme_Demon 3,658]

6 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Would love to see JTs draft ratings table. Remember in 2019 where the club's draft clip showed he rated Jackson at no 2?

Here's a blow up of the screen grab:

Hahaha! I actually remember this! 🤣

There's no way Jason Taylor is making this mistake again.

His top 30 for this year's draft will be fascinating though. Easily 3 or 4 players could go number #1 in the 2024 AFL National Draft.

 

The Melbourne Football Club could almost sell "tickets" for behind the scenes access to members before draft day. Join Jason Taylor and the recruitment team on a day doing a mock draft. But the prize winners would probably have to only quietly observe and sign NDAs until a few months after the draft. Anyway, just a suggestion.

[Young Blood 2,491]

On 21/10/2024 at 13:16, Axis of Bob said:

 

I'm having a really hard time working out how I feel about Smilie. He does some things that are really, really offputting for me (laziness, play style, his inability to get his hands free in traffic) which infuriate me, but I also understand that if he can sort these out in a professional environment then he could be a star. There's a really wide range of possibilities for him and I can see how teams in the top 10 will rate him very differently.

Well said. I see the same things with Smilie. I do wonder about his work rate. He can break tackles and use that body to break lines but more often then not he will back track and end up kicking high off balance kicks under pressure.

I've been to a few of his games and its what he does when he doesn't have the ball that worries me as well. Doesn't always stay engaged or work hard for his team mates whether its running hard into space as an option, or defensively, laying sheppards. He doesn't get on the move after disposing the ball and often stands still asking for it back. Not sure if its an attitude thing but time will tell. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I think its these little things that will see him slide to the 7-10 range.

I do however think a lot of these things are fixable. I don't see him playing midfield his first season (or two) but with his size he could start in a different position and build up to playing AFL midfield.

[Mickey 4,599]

6 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Hahaha! I actually remember this! 🤣

There's no way Jason Taylor is making this mistake again.

His top 30 for this year's draft will be fascinating though. Easily 3 or 4 players could go number #1 in the 2024 AFL National Draft.

 

The Melbourne Football Club could almost sell "tickets" for behind the scenes access to members before draft day. Join Jason Taylor and the recruitment team on a day doing a mock draft. But the prize winners would probably have to only quietly observe and sign NDAs until a few months after the draft. Anyway, just a suggestion.

Was it a mistake? I thought this came out after the draft

[layzie 33,659]

I'd rather punt on Smillie than someone like Reid but that's just me. 

[manny100 1,467]

If Draper goes to the Crows Smith may fall through to us at 5/6.

Smith has risen to every level he has played so he should be a good player at AFL level.

Then with luck Tauru falls through to us at 9. 

Twomeys top 10 is usually ok within a pick or 2.

 

Edited Wednesday at 10:50 by manny100

[2021 212]

If we’re not taking the Viking at 5, we have to make out like we are. That way, if North want him, they can’t trade with Richmond, and have to take him at 2. This leaves us with an extra top 5 ranked player to pick from, probably another gun mid.

[BAMF 4,266]

9 hours ago, 2021 said:

If we’re not taking the Viking at 5, we have to make out like we are. That way, if North want him, they can’t trade with Richmond, and have to take him at 2. This leaves us with an extra top 5 ranked player to pick from, probably another gun mid.

[spirit of norm smith 15,921]

Do we bid on Lombard at our pick? He’s a talent and Suns need to pay up. Assume Suns (guaranteed) to match it and would cost them a decent points bounty.  Not sure why clubs delay in bids… surely Ashcroft gets bid at 2 or 3, Lombard at 5 or 6, Kako at 10 or 11, Marshall at 13 or 14 and Camporeale at 15 or 16.  Make the clubs pay the right rate or higher to get these “prioritized” youngsters. 

[Mouseymoo 88]

46 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Do we bid on Lombard at our pick? He’s a talent and Suns need to pay up. Assume Suns (guaranteed) to match it and would cost them a decent points bounty.  Not sure why clubs delay in bids… surely Ashcroft gets bid at 2 or 3, Lombard at 5 or 6, Kako at 10 or 11, Marshall at 13 or 14 and Camporeale at 15 or 16.  Make the clubs pay the right rate or higher to get these “prioritized” youngsters. 

Bloody oath. 

Essendon's telegraphed their intention on Kako so we really should bid @ #5 for the lols

[manny100 1,467]

Plenty of the Dees faithful would be getting a bit obsessed with this draft. In the end we will just have to put our faith in JT.

If we go for Armstrong at 5 one of the factors may be that May and TMac are in the career twilight and we have Petty and Turner who can play back. We will then go a potential gun mid/running back at 9.

I would expect that he play at Casey for a season or 2. Hopefully Jeffo plays regular AFL this year.

Cadman was seen at as reach by GWS when they traded for pick 1.

If we do not pick him at 5 i suspect the Saints will pick him at 7 or 8 and the best mid available with their other pick.

 

 

 

 

[old55 23,263]

4 hours ago, Mouseymoo said:

Bloody oath. 

Essendon's telegraphed their intention on Kako so we really should bid @ #5 for the lols

Not after we traded with them for 9, no way we bid on him.

[adonski 11,379]

Edit: more guess work, another nothing article

A big winner during the trade period, the Demons positioned themselves nicely for the draft by grabbing a second top-10 pick.

They already held pick five, but also managed to nab pick nine from Essendon.

Melbourne gave the Bombers some later selections – as well as their future first-round pick – as part of the deal, but are now well-placed to bring in two top-end talents.

List boss Tim Lamb has declared that “supporters should be really excited”.

With two top picks, the Demons could snag two different types of players.

At pick 5, a gun midfielder like Harvey Langford, Jagga Smith or Josh Smillie would be handy.

At pick 9, Melbourne would surely have to look at Sandringham Dragons key forward Harry Armstong if he was still available.

Measuring 195cm, Armstrong’s best traits are his overhead marking and his accurate goalkicking, while he also has the tank to push up the ground and get back.

The Demons are also considering picking up Gippsland Power small forward Ricky Mentha as a Category B rookie, through their Next Generation Academy.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by adonski