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The curse of pick 6 and why Leo Lombard must save us

DeeSpencer
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So we have pick 5. But a bid for Levi Ashcroft is surely coming. If not before us then for the sake of the competition we must do it. That will push us back to pick 6.

6 is not a good number. Look at it. It's bottom heavy. It's slow. It's both too full and incomplete. The history of the AFL draft has made it's thoughts crystal clear on the value of 6. 5 is more streamlined. 7 is fast, angular, dynamic.

Pick 5: 130 games
Pick 6: 69 games
Pick 7: 125 games

Since 2001 the following players have played 200 games

Pick 6: Gary Rohan, Chad Wingard (who fell because he wouldn't leave SA), Jack Macrae
Pick 7: Hale, Mackie, Lewis, Ryder, Selwood, Rich, Sheppard, Haynes, Wines

The following guys (and sorry to be rude) can be considered what some would call the b word:

Pick 6: Sampi, Williams, Dowler, Thorp, Myers, Scharenberg, Marchbank, Francis, probably Stephenson and SPS, McAsey, DGB
Pick 7: Kane Tenace, Paul Ahern (dodgy knees), Hunter Clark.

Having traded up with Essendon there's no way we bid on Kako. But fortunately the Gold Coast have an extremely athletic high quality young midfielder by the name of Leo Lombard who they are ready and willing to match a bid on. By all reports he's a great young man and I'm sure by getting to the Suns he will be well equipped to handle the curse of pick 6.

We must bid with pick 6 on Leo Lombard and therefor slide to pick 7.
 

 

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    6 is not a good number. Look at it. It's bottom heavy. It's slow. It's both too full and incomplete. 

    Since when have you been funny? 🤣 

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    So we bid on Hector Lombard to make it harder for GC? Honest question. 

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