Jump to content

THE 2024 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT - DAY ONE

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Happy with the outcome 

All the nonsense predictions were poor. We picked a string hard mid and a flexible skilled outside player

Perfect outcome 

Langers could be the player of this draft

  • Quote
    • Like 3
     
    45 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Maybe 2025 is finally the year Hoges goes back to defence, gotta find room for the Pheonix..

    FF: Toby G Lachie Keeffe Gothard
    HF: Thomas Cadman McMullin
    C: Angove Toby B D Jones
    R: Briggs Hannaford Daniels

    Heaven 

  • Quote
    • Love 1
    4 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    FF: Toby G Lachie Keeffe Gothard
    HF: Thomas Cadman McMullin
    C: Angove Toby B D Jones
    R: Briggs Hannaford Daniels

    Heaven 

    Would make a decent indoor soccer team

    Keefe keeper

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
     
    1 hour ago, Beetle said:

    You assume correctly

    ”we don’t need more midfielders”

    Wowee. Really? Probably the same nuffies that yell "just kick it!" from the MCC. Drive me nuts.

  • Quote

    😍

     

    Edited by Demon Jack

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Windsor, Tholstrup, Langford and Lindsay. All good users of the footy and competitive yet compliment each other well with their individual traits. Our future midfield is taking shape.

  • Quote
    • Like 9
    1 minute ago, Nascent said:

    Windsor, Tholstrup, Langford and Lindsay. All good users of the footy and competitive yet compliment each other well with their individual traits. Our future midfield is taking shape.

    Whether we've consciously done it or it's simply been how the cookie has crumbled, we've been able to take 4 very differently styled (and versatile) mids

  • Quote
    • Like 6
     

    I would have hoped that we'd see an interview with JT up tonight on the MFC website...

  • Quote

    What an absolute CRACKING outcome! Barring a left field result I think this is absolutely too-shelf best result we could ask the left-footers that OOZE class , loose and domination! Cloud #9 RN was so so glad we took Lindsay — right call & more I watch him the more he looks like a Butters/Gulden/Windsor hybrid.. Could be a momentous night in our clubs history — but even if it’s. It, it’s exciting times when you consider young talent now at our disposal!

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    49 minutes ago, Tolstoys Nudge said:

    What an absolute CRACKING outcome! Barring a left field result I think this is absolutely too-shelf best result we could ask the left-footers that OOZE class , loose and domination! Cloud #9 RN was so so glad we took Lindsay — right call & more I watch him the more he looks like a Butters/Gulden/Windsor hybrid.. Could be a momentous night in our clubs history — but even if it’s. It, it’s exciting times when you consider young talent now at our disposal!

    Our best 22 next season might include pick 2 (tracc), pick 4 (oliver), pick 5 (langford), pick 7 (windsor), pick 9 (salem), pick 9 (melk), pick 11 (Francis), pick 12 (kozzie), pick 13 (Kolt), pick 15 (Jefferson) and pick 19 (JVR).

    Our best 22 with six top 10 picks and 10 top 20 picks.

    And that doesn’t include the winner and runner up in last year's bluey.

    Not bad.

    Edited by binman

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Clap 1
    2 hours ago, Roger Mellie said:

    Kudos to anyone who can sit through this [censored] until Pick 83 tomorrow night.

    Kill me now

    on memory, its a alot faster ont he second night. 

  • Quote

    Anyone else just put the house on us to win the flag??

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    Pretty wrapped about the drafting. It’s going to be tough when Tasmania impacts the draft and feel like we’ve secured our midfield.

     

    Deal of the year has to be Richmond getting North’s future first for pick 27 and future second. Big gamble from North and you’d be pretty [censored] off if you were the AFL and they struggled again next year.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Shocked 1

    10 hours ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Media trainers aren't going to be out of a job any time soon 🎤

    Langford is definitely media ready judging by his interviews.

    Leo Lombard on the other hand. Needs to learn that interviews aren’t done at the pub or at your mates house.

  • Quote
    6 hours ago, DubDee said:

    Anyone else just put the house on us to win the flag??

    Sure did, put your house on the line 😜

  • Quote
    • Haha 1

    North felt Tauru was a reach at pick 2, but spent a future top 5 pick on pick 27 of this year's draft

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 2
    1 hour ago, adonski said:

    North felt Tauru was a reach at pick 2, but spent a future top 5 pick on pick 27 of this year's draft

    Big picture:  North offered future 1st to every club bidding after #9 so clearly wanted a key fwd and probably rated Whitlock much higher than #27.   After all there were a few 'bolters' last night.  Given their list they could afford to go for 'needs'.

    They received Rich future 2nd back- probably 19 or 20 both will be premium picks as they will be first up at the start of night 2.

    North have given up pick 4-6 for 19-20 and a key player; one who probably would usually be taken higher except there were many exceptional midfielders at the pointy end. 

    Looks fine to me; not fantastic but an important deal for them. 

    Edited by Lucifers Hero

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    Just now, Lucifers Hero said:

    Big picture:  North offered future 1st to every club bidding after #9 so clearly wanted a key fwd and probably rated Whitlock much higher than #27.   After all there were a few 'bolters' last night.  Given their list they could afford to go for 'needs'.

    They received Rich future 2nd back- probably 19 or 20 both will be premium picks as they will be first up at the start of night 2.

    So North have given up pick 4-6 for 19-20 and a key player; one who probably would usually be taken higher except there were many exceptional midfielders at the pointy end.

    Looks fine to me; not fantastic but an important deal for them. 

    I reckon it looks [censored] house

  • Quote
    • Shocked 1

    11 hours ago, BAMF said:

    Port gave up 16 and 45 for West Coast pick 15 based on what was displayed on the fox telecast. 

    It doesn't make sense to me. Port give away pick 45 for nothing unless they knew west coast were going to take Berry which seemed unlikely with Bo Allan on the board.

    @Nascent gave a very good explanation of this strategy re Essendon trading similarly with Geelong last year to get Caddy.

    Some other team was probably pitching a deal to WC for the pick to take Berry and Port needed to beat them to it.

  • Quote

    Well done to JT and the gang, I'm really happy with the result.

    Wasn't sure when it came to pick 11 but there was a gut feeling it could be XL once things played out that way. I'm not totally convinced that it would have been Tauru had he been available, it may have been, but I'm just really glad we went bold and addressed a need instead of going KPP in someone like Armstrong or Murphy Reid who I honestly wouldn't have minded but could have been another Bailey Laurie kind of pick. 

    Bring on 2025, I think there's a bit there to work with.

  • Quote
    11 hours ago, binman said:

    Our best 22 next season might include pick 2 (tracc), pick 4 (oliver), pick 5 (langford), pick 7 (windsor), pick 9 (salem), pick 9 (melk), pick 11 (Francis), pick 12 (kozzie), pick 13 (Kolt), pick 15 (Jefferson) and pick 19 (JVR).

    Our best 22 with six top 10 picks and 10 top 20 picks.

    And that doesn’t include the winner and runner up in last year's bluey.

    Not bad.

    as in (francis) Xavier Lindsay?  Is that a nick name?

  • Quote
    •  
    15 hours ago, Young Blood said:

    It will be Lindsay.

    Langford - Inside mid who can push forward

    Lindsay - Outside winger who can play outside mid or HB

    FLEXIBILITY

     

    Very good blend ... some intensive training to come, some body development, some experience of the level and speed required, some improved teamwork from the regulars ... all seems like a strengthening of the team, to me.

  • Quote
    13 hours ago, adonski said:

    Whether we've consciously done it or it's simply been how the cookie has crumbled, we've been able to take 4 very differently styled (and versatile) mids

    Rivers, Tracca, Clarry, Viney to boot. Perhaps, a chastened, improved Sparrow, as well. Something smells frigging awesome. 

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • REPORT: Gold Coast

      From the start, Melbourne’s performance against the Gold Coast Suns at Peoples First Stadium was nothing short of a massive botch up and it came down in the first instance to poor preparation. Rather than adequately preparing the team for battle against an opponent potentially on the skids after suffering three consecutive losses, the Demons looking anything but sharp and ready to play in the opening minutes of the game. By way of contrast, the Suns demonstrated a clear sense of purpose and will to win. From the very first bounce of the ball they were back to where they left off earlier in the season in Round Three when the teams met at the MCG. They ran rings around the Demons and finished the game off with a dominant six goal final term. This time, they produced another dominant quarter to start the game, restricting Melbourne to a solitary point to lead by six goals at the first break, by which time, the game was all but over.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Gold Coast

      Coming off four consecutive victories and with a team filled with 17 AFL listed players, the Casey Demons took to their early morning encounter with the lowly Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium with the swagger of a team that thought a win was inevitable. They were smashing it for the first twenty minutes of the game after Tom Fullarton booted the first two goals but they then descended into an abyss of frustrating poor form and lackadaisical effort that saw the swagger and the early arrogance disappear by quarter time when their lead was overtaken by a more intense and committed opponent. The Suns continued to apply the pressure in the second quarter and got out to a three goal lead in mid term before the Demons fought back. A late goal to the home side before the half time bell saw them ten points up at the break and another surge in the third quarter saw them comfortably up with a 23 point lead at the final break.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Rd 17 vs Adelaide

      With their season all over bar the shouting the Demons head back on the road for the third week in a row as they return to Adelaide to take on the Crows. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Clap
        • Haha
      • 57 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      The Demons did not come to play from the opening bounce and let the Gold Coast kick the first 5 goals of the match. They then outscored the Suns for the next 3 quarters but it was too little too late and their season is now effectively over.

        • Haha
      • 231 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      Max Gawn has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award ahead of Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kysaiah Pickett. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Sad
      • 40 replies
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

      It's Game Day and the Demons are back on the road again and this may be the last roll of the dice to get their 2025 season back on track as they take on the Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium.

        • Haha
      • 546 replies
      Demonland
    View All