Lord Nev

Not sure where to start with all this tbh. No reason to take him at pick 3 if he's likely available at our next pick. Bizarre comment. The draft is for talent, it's selected in that order. Appreciate your in-depth analysis of watching his highlights, but better footy minds than yours (and mine) made the suggestion he could play round 1.

Club is very keen on Jackson. Word is he could very well lineup as a forward in round 1 should we land him. Not sure if it's part of a pick split plan or not, but this is a very very real possibility.

Oh yeah, look not having a crack at Viney, he's one of my favourite players on and off, more just talking about areas we need help with as far as leadership goes and weaknesses (IMO) that I'd love to see him improve upon. FWIW I think Viney will still be a co-captain next year, along with Gawn, and I hope we improve the support for him with more 'directional' type leaders and Jack himself starts to work on that area.

Champion Data had a very detailed and contextualized stat about effective kicks inside 50, Viney was rated as the worst in the league. Disposal efficiency is a very poor stat that has very little context around it and technically you can have a turnover count as an "effective disposal" in certain circumstances. Sure, we can't hear what he says, but being at games you can see that he doesn't talk to other players very much, and I've rarely seen him giving direction on the field. Just my opinion, but "bleeding for the club" is close to last on the list as far as our leadership needs go.

For mine, directing players and showing what we should be doing are the first things we need in a captain. Bleeding for the club doesn't improve our delivery inside 50, turnovers or spread. Great that he's doing a Beamer in the offseason, but I'll be more happy when he starts to communicate well on the field and stops being the worst user inside 50 in the comp.

Could also be why the coaching department has shrunk somewhat. Adding Brukner, Burgess and Richardson might have meant a tighter squeeze in the 'soft cap'.

Maybe, or maybe our trades, delistings, draft picks etc etc were influenced by not getting Elliot.

"Melbourne, which holds the second selection, reached out to Martin’s management last week but was told the talented forward remained steadfast on linking up with the Blues. It’s also been reported that Carlton has more cap space than Melbourne after it also missed out on Tom Papley, meaning Martin could price himself out of the Demons’ range." How Gold Coast Suns can still ‘trade’ Jack Martin to Carlton — outside the AFL trade period

1. Angus Brayshaw How will he respond? What role will he predominantly get? If he's deployed as a tagger again then I see his MFC career at the crossroads in 2020. Has SO much ability & talent, and by all reports a ripper fella, but from an outsider's perspective he doesn't seem to have the right attitude just yet. 2. Steven May All eyes on his offseason I guess. Think the whole fitness thing was a bit oversold, and time trials won't tell us much, but his ability to stay on the park in 2020 will be of massive importance to us. Will provide that "at all costs" type of leadership that is always handy for us. 3. Jake Lever Gone under the radar a bit (externally) as far as expectations go. Some of it is just luck, but also needs to find a way to become less pure interceptor and get a bit more key defender about him for us to progress IMO. 4. Tom McDonald A bit like the club in general, needs to show that 2018 is the benchmark and not just a fluke. Backing him in to come out firing but the foot/feet are still a concern given the lack of mature key forward backup for him. 5. Sam Weideman Has the attitude and tools, lacks the confidence. I like a lot about him and the sight of his face after the Adelaide loss has stuck in my mind this year. He's one bloke I would love to see set loose a bit and told to go out and enjoy his footy. Special mention - Joel Smith, vandenBerg, Kolodjashnij, Jetta. How will their injury luck pan out in 2020?

Tomlinson doesn't have pace but will help us. Think people have oversold our need for "pace" a bit this year. Gray is a genuine goal sneak who we can get for free. With Garlett gone, I don't think we have any genuine small forward goal sneak types, and IMO it's a weakness for us in our list (as it stands pre-draft). Would have been our equal 3rd goal kicker this year.

Not sure the facts back that up totally mate. In 2018, he did have some high number games against poor sides (Suns, Carlton), but he also had good games against all of Geelong, GWS, West Coast, Collingwood and Hawthorn, who were all top 8 sides. Not all those games were wins either.

Could still be a chance to come to us IMO. Port Adelaide small forward Sam Gray still garnering rival interest as possible delisting looms

"Jaguar Land Rover has been going through some tough times. The sales have taken a hit across global markets. In fact Jaguar Land Rover retail sales slumped 0.7 per cent to 128,953 units in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. Jaguar's retail sales for the quarter were 37,323 units, down 1 per cent compared to the same period in the last fiscal. On the other hand, Land Rover retail sales were at 91,630 vehicles, 4.2 per cent up compared to the same period of last year." "Tata Motors itself has had a tough year and car sales are down by a huge margin and recovery will take some time. Jaguar Land Rover too has had to announce a $3.2 billion savings programme and cut several jobs in globally. In fact the company is closing its UK factories for a week to correct the demand and supply curve." Source ?

Definitely seems a good idea if we believe he can be a capable forward option for a few years. Still would have liked some mature KPF support as we're pretty stuck if TMac goes down again, but should we add Jackson and some "x-factor" types over the draft/rookie draft/PSD and delisted free agency period then it feels like a much better mix than last year.

Does he strike you as the type that could play as a key forward also?

Thanks mate. Just feels like 3 logos (plus the NB one and club one) is a lot for the front of a polo!

The club have interviewed this kid, who is meant to be an amazing prospect, but I have mixed feelings about us taking a ruckman with a top 10 pick. Anyone know more about him? K"Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle are among the clubs who have been linked to Jackson with top-10 picks and are glad the 18-year-old decided last year to give away a promising basketball career to focus on his football." Class of 2019: The young ruck who could be the 'drought breaker'

Hertz have upped their deal, which is a great get IMO, especially given the length of term. Not sure what that means for Zurich and/or Jag though, as you wouldn't have 3 major sponsors would you? Hertz elevates partnership with Melbourne

Heard rumours, but not ones I'd hang my hat on just yet, so a little from column A and a little from column B.

Is that including Langdon and Tomlinson? Murray and Sam Gray are both decent chances to join us as delisted free agents IMO.

Pretty much tbh. Dirt cheap big body that hopefully won't play too often.

Seems an obvious replacement for Tim Smith's spot/role on the list for mine.

I think you have mate. Buried deep in most of the articles is the actual facts around this and how it doesn't actually make any difference. The ban still stands. The Brownlow result sill stands. Nothing has changed.

This is not factually correct. It was listed, it just wasn't on their website. It's still up to the club and/or players to contact them before injecting themselves. You've been sucked in by the headlines.

Don't know anything, but given the recent meetings with the AFL and how much help the Suns are getting, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a financial incentive for us to pass things on to GC.