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I always wanted Langford for us. His height is a POD for our midfield and also his marking will be valuable. Potentially able to swap roles with Trac during the game seamlessly.

What's this whole attitude we can't draft 2 of the same type of players? Langford and Smillie for example. What height gives them is flexibilty to play anywhere on the ground if they don't turn out best in the midfield. In juniours the best players play midfield and it's not until there last couple of seasons they may be moved forward or back as they join the best of the best of their age. If there was a Pettracca clone we would draft him etc.

5- Lalor/Langford 9- Smillie/Lindsey/Reid

How many list spots do we have? Is Tomlinson staying or delisted? Like some have said, splitting pick 9 is a bad idea. Go through the last 10 years of drafts. Compare success rate of picks 1-5 to that of 6-10 and so on. 2019 (I think) was the deepest of the lot as I suspect this one is. Most drafts picks 1-5, 7/10 are decent or better. 6-10, 4/10. 2019 was deep so 11 out of the top 13 were decent or better (IMO). I'm no draft expert but the numbers don't lie on just how important 2 top 10 picks in a deep draft is. Of course you have to be a good recruiter to not get it wrong, it has to be easier than plucking one in the 40s though. History is against the talls. Particularly forwards in the top 10. Personally would like a mid with some size. Langford ideally. Has the versatility to be a forward too if he failed to be a mid. Pick 9, next best mid.

I wish we could play mind games with North and Tigers and say we are targeting a 'utility' at 5. Green has already come out and said we are prioritising the midfield. Could still try...

His profile does read very nicely.

Pick 5 I want a tall, well built mid. Both Cripps and Bontempelli pre-draft profiles are particularly similar to Langford and Smillie. However the slightly shorter more versatile Lalor edges both out for me. These 3 can also hit the scoreboard regularly which besides Trac we desperately need as well as to add some youth to an ageing midfield profile. As for 11 I hope say Smillie slips. If not next best mid available. Hotton sounds like a potential gun.

The last few years we've tried trading up. For Watson last year (I think). Humphries year before. Really wouldn't surprise if we go for Norths pick 2.

I really believe we can't pass up on best available mid for at least pick 5 in this draft. I hope s mid for pick 9 too. Stuff putting Mcvee, even Rivers in mids. They can play back and we draft quality mids. Another reason is we still believe we are in the window and I doubt Armstrong helps like Windsor did this year. Looking back at previous drafts, it's rare to have depth going to pick 10ish. Top 5 picks have roughly a 7/10 chance to be decent. Picks 6-10 is far less, around the 4/10 mark. This is a massive opportunity to get 2 star players and a gamble on Armstrong is just wrong. JT picked Weideman over McKay and Curnow, plus the other fails and questions over Jefferson who right now has a serious question mark of being a pick 15. Our success with talls has come late in drafts. Petty, Turner, even JVR pick 19. Before JT, Gawn and McDonald.

I hate the idea of going for a specific type of player in the top 11 picks of a great draft. Best available. I'm sure we can fit them in whatever "type" they are. Every year I have flashbacks to hearing Gysberts name called at 11 (I think). Was sure we were taking Talia. Another thing stuck in my head. SANFL form means nothing. Aka Toumpass and Trengove. Body type means nothing. Tapscott cough... Key forwards. Apart from Hogan (who's taken 19 years to have an impact). I don't want another Cook or Weideman.

In my experience I really hate the whole setup of boards. They generally have no idea what's going on in day to day operations. They get there information glossed over by one source, normally the ceo, who is just looking out for themselves. I knew a great CEO that was replaced and the culture went toxic, very quickly. It took at least 5 years for the board to get an inkling that something was wrong with the culture and that CEO was the fault. In that time I'd say more than half the workforce quit. There wasn't anyone making the CEO accountable and that lost link of accountability caused the downfall of everything. This is where we should never of failed. We need everyone accountable but preferably by more that 1 person. Transparent from top to bottom.

Hi Fan, shh. I don't want Courtney to know I am alive and living the quiet life in country Victoria.

I read somewhere that in a study the top 10% of players from varies global sporting codes where 50-60% likely to have ADHD. They reckon they are just super focused energy bunnies when competitive.

Best available for the 2. Hopefully mids. We are so overrated in the mids now on past efforts. Question marks over our best 2 plus Gus going. It's stale as twisties left out overnight. Let's not get picky either. We overlooked Wines because he was the same type as Viney, yes no one complained that Toumpas slipped, but I'm disappointed our recruiters didn't see even a risk Toumpas was no good, or the upside in Wines was greater.

You would be a bad list manager if you didn't at least inquire about him. Considering a top-line key forward has been our number one need for years i'm sure we've asked every year. Apart from May, Lever or Grundy have we really landed any stars? Personally I would of put Max at FF start of last year. We our in win premiership mode again next year so expect our club to offer everything pick wise for a key forward.

I spent a good hour on it. No where near guessing that answer. Thanks for the brainteaser @Demonstone, Look forward to another.

Is it something to do with their siblings?

No, so yeah not a fact.

1. Reid 2. Walter (Bid matched) 3. McKercher 4. Duursma (Has said he has a pretty good idea where he's going. North or Hawks. Thinking only Hawks if a deal for Reid gets done.) 5. Watson if not Sanders or Curtin 6. Sanders if not Watson (Dogs likely not going for a tall, as already stacked and have Croft coming) 7. Curtin if there if not Watson or Sanders. Curtin been told we will take him if still available. Sounding about right? I'm probably missing something.

My gut feels we will look to add someone who can have immediate impact. We are in the flag window and going full tilt at immediate improvement. Pick 6, praying for Watson (apart from a Reid trade) feels like the best choice to help our struggles forward. Pick 11, best available with a bias towards a quality tall def/frwd which will be desperately needed in 2-3 years. If not a ready made mid pick 11.

27ish picks in 1st round this year. 2nd rounders have less value now.

Keidean Coleman is the perfect example for any footballer. Looks up straight away and his eyes never stray from scouting his delivery options.

Gawn, perhaps the best contested mark in the game has to be at full-forward. A mark, tap to advantage or 50-50 ground ball to Kossi/Fritta has to be high odds. Especially if there are no obvious targets, just bomb it into Max. Grundy is the ruck.

Personally I think we should recognise this is no longer a Victorian League. It's Australian. It started when Sydney, Brissy, Adelaide and West Coast we're created/re-located. Now we have Freo, GC, Port, GWS and maybe Tassie. That's nine new teams. I'd be annoyed if I was a supporter of them to have Prems awarded to the Victorian teams out of 'History'. It should start from when the AFL was created. The VFL can be looked upon as it's own history and not a contiuation of the AFL.

Sorry I missed inbox for Stynes league and have joined Cordiner League.