2 hours ago, Gator said:

His kicking looks bog ordinary to me with a high ball drop and a propensity to get too close to the man on the mark.

I don’t think he has a high ball drop. If anything, when he kicks for goal, he doesn’t drop it high enough. Those kicks come out low which is why it seems like he’s too close to the mark.

But he did kick 22.7 for Centrals this year and 22.12 last year so it certainly doesn’t seem like it’s much of an issue.

3 minutes ago, Axis of Bob said:

I don’t think he has a high ball drop. If anything, when he kicks for goal, he doesn’t drop it high enough. Those kicks come out low which is why it seems like he’s too close to the mark.

We have different eye sight.

2 hours ago, Roddog said:

Thing with Nairn is, if no one else is targeting him in the top 15ish, why wouldn’t you just try to trade into the draft with Gold Coast’s future 1? The Herald Sun also had us taking Nairn, but with pick 34 (37 being moved up a few slots due to bids). I know JT has a good eye for a bolter but this seems like quite a long bow that could easily leave egg on our face

That's a big if. So far we've been going off reporter rankings which obviously will have a large discrepancy with recruiters.

The Windsor to dees mail came fairly late and not long after our interest was known it came out GWS was also eyeing him off.

On 16/10/2025 at 18:18, Tom Dyson said:

I'm getting WA go home ptsd.

I know its not JT's drafting philosophy as he has always usually targeted the best available talent but id love to take two victorians and eliminate any go home factor.

However if the vic boys have a lesser skill set you lose out in winning games. I am with JT take the best available and if they turn out to be very good so be it. Lots of drafted players want a change after 2 -3 years be they Vics or not. Hopefully we will have the Caulfield training site under way that should impress a lot.

For comparison, Marc McGowan has us taking Josh Smillie and Harry Armstrong in last year's phantom draft..

Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

For comparison, Marc McGowan has us taking Josh Smillie and Harry Armstrong in last year's phantom draft..

Yikes

Thank [censored] we didn’t do that 🤣

2 hours ago, Gator said:

His first kick at goal at 20 seconds.

His kick at 1 min 21.

Just 2 quick examples.

What do you watch when you look at a player video ?

23.8 in the SANFL and 9.3 in the carnival. I think the kicking in to the man on the mark is a strange outlier from his first hit out in state colours.

In general he kicks very straight and it’s less of a ball drop problem and more an awkward gait.

Nairn reminds me of another awkward skinny medium forward who grew up on a farm outside Victoria who had a rare ability to time his jumps for marks. But that outcome is so preposterous I don’t even want to name him.

We may absolutely love Nairn...at pick 37

In 2021 Twomey knew we loved Howes and had him to be selected by us at the pick we took JVR

I think it's quite funny how people here are concerned we might pay overs for someone we know little about based on "draft experts" opinions.

I will trust our recruiting team ahead of these lot any day of the week.

...and another thing; Just thinking as I typed above - who was the female reporter that had a good rep on the draft a few years back and what ever happened to her???

9 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

In general he kicks very straight and it’s less of a ball drop problem and more an awkward gait.

Chicken or the egg.

The ball drop is an issue.

10 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

23.8 in the SANFL and 9.3 in the carnival. I think the kicking in to the man on the mark is a strange outlier from his first hit out in state colours.

In general he kicks very straight and it’s less of a ball drop problem and more an awkward gait.

Nairn reminds me of another awkward skinny medium forward who grew up on a farm outside Victoria who had a rare ability to time his jumps for marks. But that outcome is so preposterous I don’t even want to name him.

Comeon DeeSpencer you know you want to.😁👍

The talk of trading the future GC pick is crazy to me. This is supposed to be a weak draft, and we already have a lot of draft capital in picks 7 and 8. I don't see why we would trade future capital for a mid first round pick in a weak draft.

If we rate Pickett or Nairn high enough to take we should. Otherwise I think we just take the best two players available and move on. From what people are saying there is very little appetite from other clubs to trade multiple picks to move up, so sliding back doesn't really seem an option.

Edited November 7Nov 7 by Willy's Warriors

Just now, rjay said:

I think it's quite funny how people here are concerned we might pay overs for someone we know little about based on "draft experts" opinions.

I will trust our recruiting team ahead of these lot any day of the week.

...and another thing; Just thinking as I typed above - who was the female reporter that had a good rep on the draft a few years back and what ever happened to her???

Emma Quayle? Works at GWS now as a recruiter

1 minute ago, rjay said:

I think it's quite funny how people here are concerned we might pay overs for someone we know little about based on "draft experts" opinions.

I will trust our recruiting team ahead of these lot any day of the week.

...and another thing; Just thinking as I typed above - who was the female reporter that had a good rep on the draft a few years back and what ever happened to her???

Emma Quayle. She started working for an AFL club.

I don't get concerned about ''paying overs'', but I'm aware they get picks wrong.

1 minute ago, DeeZone said:

Comeon DeeSpencer you know you want to.😁👍

5 minutes ago, rjay said:

I think it's quite funny how people here are concerned we might pay overs for someone we know little about based on "draft experts" opinions.

I will trust our recruiting team ahead of these lot any day of the week.

...and another thing; Just thinking as I typed above - who was the female reporter that had a good rep on the draft a few years back and what ever happened to her???

Emma Quayle?

She is on GWS recruitment team full time.

8 minutes ago, rjay said:

I think it's quite funny how people here are concerned we might pay overs for someone we know little about based on "draft experts" opinions.

I will trust our recruiting team ahead of these lot any day of the week.

...and another thing; Just thinking as I typed above - who was the female reporter that had a good rep on the draft a few years back and what ever happened to her???

I think it was Emma Quayle man - she’s on the GWS recruiting team

Edited November 7Nov 7 by demoncat

2 hours ago, Gator said:

His first kick at goal at 20 seconds.

His kick at 1 min 21.

Just 2 quick examples.

What do you watch when you look at a player video ?

He doesn't excite me at all for a first round prospect, but when I'm watching goal kickers, I look at their ball drop.

1 minute ago, Adam The God said:

... but when I'm watching goal kickers, I look at their ball drop.

Just not well.

Let's get Emma Quayle's thoughts on Nairns ball drop

That ball drop is very awkward. Almost as if there’s a disconnect between his brain and foot in that he almost holds onto the ball for so long with one hand, his foot is half asleep before waking up and rushing to catch up before it hits the ground.

1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

That ball drop is very awkward. Almost as if there’s a disconnect between his brain and foot in that he almost holds onto the ball for so long with one hand, his foot is half asleep before waking up and rushing to catch up before it hits the ground.

Don't say that. You'll offend people.

42 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

23.8 in the SANFL and 9.3 in the carnival. I think the kicking in to the man on the mark is a strange outlier from his first hit out in state colours.

In general he kicks very straight and it’s less of a ball drop problem and more an awkward gait.

Nairn reminds me of another awkward skinny medium forward who grew up on a farm outside Victoria who had a rare ability to time his jumps for marks. But that outcome is so preposterous I don’t even want to name him.

32.11 seems like the kind of accuracy we could use.

The rookie me clips filmed at ground level actually provide a really good look at his set shot. At 0:53, 2:03 and from behind at 2:23.

Yes it probably could come down and out infront a few inches to be smoother. But he seems to have a very repeatable action that’s also in a straight line. That’s the basis for most goal kicking results.

There’s plenty of quality in his field kicking too. Especially when combined with quick decision making.

I think the crucial factor with Nairn is determining how raw he is as a country kid, possibly (I can’t verify) without a quality school footy program and with lots of development with both skills but particularly with athleticism. He has a big tank, how much speed and strength has he done?

8 hours ago, Mickey said:

Marc McGowan (The Age) has us taking Cameron Nairn and Doveston

AFL national draft predictions 2025: How the top 30 could fall and who your club will pick

First I’ve hear of Nairn anywhere near the top 20. He looks good but I think there are better options in the top 10