11 hours ago, demoncat said:

As it closer closer to draft night most were predicting Langford or Tauru and then a Lindsay or Allan

I feel phantom drafts go from "what do clubs need?" in October to "which recruiters like which players?" in November.

6 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Or Harry Armstrong last year and yet looked how that got out.

Its all guess work with zero substance and no research or insight into our list make up.

It would be a massive blunder if we picket Schubert. Its like watching Lucas Cook/Josh Schache all over again.

It seems to me your second line and third line can't co-exist. Though, maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

I think if we want to, there should be a way we can convert 7, 8 and 37 into a mid (Sharp/Cumming), a HB (O.Taylor/Lindsay) and a small forward (Dovaston/LSP) with some creative pick trading.

1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

It seems to me your second line and third line can't co-exist. Though, maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

Not if you have great research and significant insight into our list ...

In a shallow draft I think it's more important than ever to pick best available.

The idea of picking on needs is fraught.

The phantom draft gurus can go for needs or what they perceive as needs, we need to take best available.

We can't get too cute.

Draft for talent, trade for need

Based off the fox sports article, which is still a long way out so take with a grain of salt, we are...

Linked

Robey - but would have to trade up

Sharp

Cumming - states likely Essendon or Melbourne

Dovaston

Not linked

Farrow - linked with one of bombers two picks then hawthorn next

O Taylor - Bulldogs, Giants and crows interested 1st round parties

Greeves

Barker

Guess work

X Taylor - hard to see slipping past this point in the draft

Schubert - if we want a tall he'll be considered

Grjl - hard to see slipping past this point in the draft

Lindsay - might be considered but range likely to start from hawks/gws picks

Marsh - would melbourne consider him

Pickett - could the dees consider him with on night one, whispers that we could are doing the rounds, has interest from bulldogs and hawks.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by Random Task

Based off the above, and assuming we can't get up for Robey, I wouldn't be surprised if we did some pick swapping that would land us say one of Cumming/Sharp + Dovaston and Pickett.

How early is too early for Max Kondogiannis? 7/8 seems too early but no way he gets to 37. Just looks a rock solid footballer.