just maybe we learned ( as a club ) the Byron lesson !!

Which is?

I think Sampi is a different proposition to Byron.

At 17 he will prob add 2 cm or so, well i hope.

Stopping goals starts from midfield pressure. So i am happy to pick up Morton and Grimes. Maric is touted as a FP who could develop into a mid.

Morton may also eventually bE a KP or able to play mid or KP depending on team needs.

The trend these days is smaller bascks who can run/have pace. We are setting ourselves up nicely here.

i thought we would surely go for atleast one player of true Key position size around 194cm+

No need to worry when you have a natural like Brad Miller who's exactly that size.

At 17 he will prob add 2 cm or so, well i hope.

An inch!!

He can't play a position because he is an inch too short!

WTF!

There's a Simpson quote to reel off, you know, when Bart went for the role of Fallout Boy. Good times.

i thought we would surely go for atleast one player of true Key position size around 194cm+

agreed but there just can't have been any good ones at our picks. CAC may as well stop off at Bunnings on the way home and pick up a 2m redgum sleeper as pick a dud KPP.

if people want to see footage of McNamara (or all the draftees for that matter) there's 1.5 mins of footage on afl.com.au, through the 'draft tracker' link.

he looks very impressive.

picking up 17 year olds who are still growing can pay off massively!

Tom Collier wasn't picked up last year, but this year was drafted early 20s. Pavlich wasn't drafted when he first nominated, next year drafted at pick 4.

Newton, Dunn and Bate were all bottom age when they were drafted, and would have been top10 picks had they waited an extra year to nominate.

CAC is a clever bastard, so at pick 66 this kid could be a steal. we wont know for atleast 2 years.

if people want to see footage of McNamara (or all the draftees for that matter) there's 1.5 mins of footage on afl.com.au, through the 'draft tracker' link.

he looks very impressive.

picking up 17 year olds who are still growing can pay off massively!

Tom Collier wasn't picked up last year, but this year was drafted early 20s. Pavlich wasn't drafted when he first nominated, next year drafted at pick 4.

Newton, Dunn and Bate were all bottom age when they were drafted, and would have been top10 picks had they waited an extra year to nominate.

CAC is a clever bastard, so at pick 66 this kid could be a steal. we wont know for atleast 2 years.

You summed it up very well syv, if he didn't get picked up then he would have probably gone as early as 1st round next year(who knows) but if he can bulk up and grow a little he could be the key defender we need. looking at the footage of him playing he looks quite mobile so there is every chance that he could playing on the tall forwards and the smaller forwards. I think CAC did a good job. i would've been happy with him or Travis Dulic (i really rated this kid)

Which is?

I think Sampi is a different proposition to Byron.

you dont rush to pick players that despite a talent have difficulty focussing on the game and difficluty maintaining fitness.

Wish Sampi well. where ever the sherrin takes him.. happy to pick the blokes we did.

Byron promised much ..and delivered very little on it, pardon me if I shy away from a repeat

possibly....the thinking is he will still add a few cm's and wil fill out as he adds days to his still young age. Maybe this is a good pick looking down the track.. is a bit light for a defender at moment..if to play as the tall.

McNAMARA may well be an understudy for 1 or 2 seasons before filling in for any of Carroll, Miller, Warnock et al...& who knows, maybe forward.

All the talk is of us not picking up KPP's. Morton most likely will end up a KPP. And a very good one at that.