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OK, final prediction time. 5. Langford 9. If Allen available, we trade pick 9 to West Coast for 12 and 26 West Coast get their local boy and we and we pick up a nippy goalsneak (eg Berry, Reid, Hotton) with pick 12 (15ish) Then 🙏 PLEASE, hopefully Alex Dodson is still on the board and we snaffle him with 26 (30ish) I then receive the Demonland Nostradamus Award, or request the mods delete this post. 😬

It's funny. I came away thinking that perhaps Berry was being considered too. Three times he mentioned small forwards with mids and talls as possibles. Maybe he was just deliberately broadening the field to give absolutely nothing away.

Doubt it. Risky and potentially costly. Top 10 picks get paid more.

Sam Mitchell didn't finish the 20m sprint until the next day, but he did allright.

But the Eagles do have 12 and 26......😉

Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft: Top 30, late picks, whispers

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1253636/afl-draft-explainer-what-is-the-draft-order-compensation-picks-father-son-academies-rookie-pre-season Most of us know most of this, but it's handy to have it all in the one place

JT is being interviewed on this tomorrow morning. LIVE from 9am Monday: Gettable Draft Countdown is back - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1256018

We must be looking at a different player. In the u18 Championships, he took every mark one grab. It really stood out. His school coach, Matthew Lloyd, says he's the best one grab mark he's ever seen as a junior. Whatever knock you want to put on Armstrong, marking is not it.

[censored] off Geelong. I saw him first! Well, me and old55 😉

The latter

Magnificent work Lucifer. You just need to swap the days for rounds 4 and 5. Dates are correct.

OMG! He was there! 🧘🏻‍♀️🙏

Exactly what I see BA. I try to tell myself that at least Smith will be a more damaging, upgraded version, but I just can't unsee the same 'posession first' mentality. I'm sure he still would be a good pick up, but there maybe more genuine match winners available at pick 5.

Inaccuracies of ruckman names aside, your suggestion we wait and hope another year to replace Max concerns me. Max turns 33yo next month. Ruckman, traditionally need time. Will Verall is a fair way off atm and is 'only' 199cm anyway. I recommend you look at vision of Alex Dodson in the u18 Championships. He is a very mobile, high possession, 203cn ruckman. He really only concentrated on football this year, being a top level basketballer. He is the best teen ruck prospect I've seen in years. The great depth of talent this year is the only reason he's not being touted top 10. Even then, I think he will get picked higher than many predict. If we can't manage a pick split, I would still seriously consider him at 9, which will end up at 11 or 12 anyway.

Don't get too hung up on the pick number, 'cause that's all it is at this stage, a number. If we feel there are a couple of players we really like (and suit our needs) that are gettable with later picks, we will look at splitting pick 9.

There seems to be no intention of Fox replaying any u18 championship games. Every avid footy fan is interested in who their club will pick in 17 days, but all we see on Fox Footy are repeat upon repeat of AFLW games and/or the same 'classic' games ad nauseam. They broadcast the u18 games live so they have them to show. It's just lazy broadcasting. I contacted Fox weeks back to suggest they show them and was told my suggestion would be passed on. Yeah, sure.

I really hope we find a way to get an early 20's pic (I previously put forward a way in the draft day thread). This kid is not your usual awkward tall teen. Meet the basketball convert putting up extraordinary numbers

Needs to have completed at least a level 2 to coach himself. 🙃

No ruck coach in '25? Presumably TBA.

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Absolutely my take on it also. Never saw it as offensive or antagonistic. I can't believe the mods would have done this themselves, surely? That would be 🤪 I would understand if the vomit emoji was removed, but not the thinking one.

In the post prior to yours, of the top 30 picks, 24 are Victorian, 1 is West Australian. PLEASE MFC, pick the Vic's!!! Eliminate at least one reason why players will want to leave us. 😭 P.S. Only 10% joking

According to those that know, 24 or 23 in this draft more valuable than usual, including next years. Also, phantom drafts differ wildly, as I'm sure you know, so there is no obvious order. Because of the depth of talent, even if we lose the clubs next higher rated player in one of those swaps, I expect the next option would only be a 1 or 2% rating behind. All hyperthetical of course and I'd be happy if it did or didn't happen. Just slightly happier if it did.

Agree. That's why I was editing when you posted. I'd prefer 24 over 23 for that reason, but 23 would still be great. 😁