Mach5

Because I do, and so it seems does the footy dept. Pedersen was a poor option as forward and didn’t perform. His only value lied in his ability to be a mobile back-up ruckman, and we no longer had the need for that with Preuss coming on board.

It’s the right option if you value Tim Smith as a forward higher than Pedersen, and in my opinion we should, and do.

Spoken would indicate that I was criticising what was said in that moment, not the individual in perpetuity. In any case, you’re pointing a finger at an entire generation as if yours is on a pedestal. Get your hand off it; we’re all scumbags.

Spoken like a boomer entirely lacking in self-awareness. Bravo.

I reckon that’s a bit unfair on the current generation. Previous generations would have been just as bad if the technology was available to them.

1. Kolo to be named in the AA squad of 40 after playing the entire season on the wing. 2. Jones to supplant Lewis as a permanent fixture on the HBF, with Lewis retiring at season’s end. 3. Preuss to play approx 20 games. The matchup against the Goose Duo to strike absolute fear into opposing ruckmen weeks out. Gawn was hard enough on his own. 4. Frost to seek opportunities elsewhere at season’s end, after playing < 3 AFL games. 5. Sparrow to play >5 games, earning comparisons to Luke Parker. Healthy competition for spots means he doesn’t play as many AFL games as he probably deserves to. 6. Joel Smith to entrench his place in the first 22 as a tweener utility that can play anywhere. 7. Jeffy Garlett to retire after not earning a single game for the season. 8. Fritsch takes it to another level.

As handy as Pedo was at times, he was still soft. Happy to move on but thank him for his efforts.

Kolo will have you quickly forgetting that Gaff was even a possibility.

Mate, your biggest issues appear to stem from your use of phrases without actually understanding their meaning... ”at best” ”Aka” (also known as)

Taylor feels like another Ben Lennon. Don’t think we need an under-sized marking forward that can only be a part-time mid at junior level. I’d roll the dice with Bytel’s injuries at this point, but I don’t really have a clue. The important thing is the right cultural fit.

Sydney are masters of this. They’ll take O’Halloran, I know it.

Bugger. With Swans trading back into the 2nd round, I can just imagine them pinching the player we want.

Really depends on whether the “sliders” are high on our list or not.

Good to hear, I feel the same.

I don’t for a second believe that O’Halloran will fall into our laps... however there is a lot of quality left around our pick and I feel like we’ve got a good chance of unearthing a Luke Parker type pick. Hell, O’Halloran will probably be available and we’ll go for someone else. I just feel he’s a can’t miss prospect & should go much earlier.

I would flat out wet my pants if Twomey’s updated Phantom came to fruition. What a time to be alive!

I went to that game and [censored] a lot of people off in the crowd because I was barracking so hard for Freo, but that was only because they were playing against Geelong. I wish them every failure.

Ely Smith doesn’t have half the polish of Clarry. Zac Foot is a really interesting one. Looks great in highlights, although I understand consistency is his issue. Hearing his backstory, he just feels like a Jason Taylor pick. Not sure why most of these “draft experts” don’t rate O’Halloran higher. I think he could easily be taken around the top ten.

Barring a trade, I’d probably give up hope of us getting this kid.

I can’t see us taking McLennan. Looks a great prospect and ready-to-play for mine, but he’d wither on the vine waiting for a chance to play in our backline. Stack is an exciting player, great potential, but doesn’t seem a good cultural fit to me. I get the feeling he doesn’t suit Taylor’s MO.

Interesting? No contest!

Top 5 pick actually, not sure why some continue to relegate him to only top 10 status.

Happy to stick my neck out with a few bold opinions, but I don’t think I’d touch Curtis Taylor or Valente. Not blown away by Jackson Hately, Ely Smith or McHenry either. Collier-Dawkins & Bailey Williams could be anything, but are high risk prospects. Butters could also be one of those if-only-it-clicked types, but I’d roll the dice. Rate Stocker & O’Halloran, I think they’ll be locks for 150+ games. I really like the look of McKenzie if we can get him a bit later. I think at junior level, unless you’re really new to the game, a player really has to have shown an ability to win his own footy & cant purely be an outside accumulator. If you can’t win contested footy as a junior, how will you manage to do it at AFL level? Every player on the list needs to be able to win the footy when it’s their turn, no exceptions.

My semi-realistic preference for pick 23 would be O’Halloran, Butters, Duursma or Luke Foley, whoever slips through. Fraser Turner would be a decent result if the others are gone, as generally predicted. Bailey Williams at pick 28 would be good, but I’d prefer to chase a small with 23. I get the feeling Bedford will be picked up around 35-40.

I’ll put it this way - he may show leadership skills, but he’s more like a poor man’s Luke Dunstan. Would you recruit Luke Dunstan to MFC? I wouldn’t.