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From that list Weid and Smith are in full training 

Well done on getting Jason Taylor on the podcast guys. Good stuff.

I like Jason Taylor. Comes across as a good guy. Plays his cards pretty close as he has to but full credit to him coming on. 

Would have liked to know his thoughts on the media knowing our selections at 3 & 10 a week or so out from the draft. 

26 minutes ago, It's Time said:

Out of interest can anyone explain why we didn't pick him in the Rookie draft where we had several picks and didn't use them and then just a few days later pick him through the SSP as a rookie. On the face of it a bit strange. I thought the point of the SSP was to have players train through the whole summer so you could make a decision on them on 6 March. 

I am guessing that he didn't nominate for the draft. If he had have other clubs could have selected him. Obviously had a deal with the Dees worked out. 

I don't mind it for a rookie spot. Can play forward or back. Had a decent year last year. Will plug a hole for us if needed. Solid list management. 

16 minutes ago, Lord Ivanhoe said:

Agree with many , this kid can be anything. Gotta love Preseason at Demonland, hope rules!

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/trent-rivers/

That’s a very impressive write up! Makes you wonder how he got through to 32. I guess if he played midfield at the champs he would have gone a lot higher. 

Very happy to have him. Looks good. Good size. Nice skills and looks like he plays with aggression. Dominated playing midfield in the Colts by the looks. 

Love the look of his kicking. Dual sided and absolutely perfect technique. Reminds me of Lewis Jetta and Jarrod McVeigh 

I would rate it an A

Jackson looks good to me with so much upside. Moves so well. Glad we took him as he is a very unique and players like him don’t come around that often. Playing basketball for Australia speaks for his talent and should not be underestimated. I am hoping he makes it as a full time forward and plays along side Weideman in the years to come. Pruess can take over from Max

Pickett we obviously rate him and you see why from his highlights. Excited to see him play. 

Rivers write up is very good and Taylor seemed happy he was still on the board. All you can ask I think. 

Taylor seems to have taken somewhat of a risk here but I like his style. He did draft Oliver after all. 

I like that Taylor drafts players that often do not align with the ratings of the media. He looks at the future not at the now as much. And with all due respect to the media if they were that good you would think they would be working at a club. 

Where would have Kyle Dunkley gone in this draft? 

Wasn't a fan of this when it was first murmured as I was very keen on Young.

Although early highlights were a touch underwhelming  I warmed to it as I knew Taylor is not silly and you could see his athleticism and heard about his growth potential. Then bang that latest highlights package hits and shows me everything I wanted to see - some big big athletic marks and a very decent kicking technique.

Very very happy with Jackson and Kozzie 

Welcome Kozzie!  Very nice highlights package. Wrapt with this he is exactly what we need. 

Brave calls from Taylor tonight. Nailed it. Love it. 

I believe this is Taylor’s first round drafting history at Melbourne -

Salem, Petracca, Brayshaw, Oliver, Weideman 

Pretty solid. I am backing him in tonight 

Have to love Pickett’s aggression and power. Also like how he uses both feet in the highlights. Can see why he is on our radar with pick 10. 

Jackson and Pickett are far from the safe combo but I am actually beginning to like it. 

Kossie at 10 seems a stretch but I don’t mind a bolter. The top 10 rated kids going into the draft are never the top 10 players a few years down the track. 

Finding it hard to get overly excited about Jackson and I am in the prefer Young camp. But there is too much noise about us taking him at 3 for that not to happen now I believe. 

I would like to see another highlights package with some decent kicking and a few big marks. But as a ruckman he does look good with his follow up and athleticism.  

I take positives from the fact that he played basketball for Australia (must have massive talent) and when Nic Nat was drafted to WC Cox was 27-28 year old. Very similar age to Max. Develop under Max and then hand over and lose nothing in that area. 

I also get comfort in that Taylor knows what he is doing. 

14 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

The Age is reporting Adelaide about to trade pick 4 to GWS crows-set-to-trade-pick-no-4-to-gws for 6 and GWS 2020 first.  Pretty good deal for Adelaide as the player they want at 4 will most probably be there at 6.

GWS holding pick 4 puts the pressure on us as they are known to want Jackson and probably need him more than another albeit elite midfielder, in Green. 

If we bid Green at 3 it is uncertain if GWS will match and they could just take Jackson at 4.  If we don't take Jackson at 3 there is little chance he will get past Freo at 7 so we miss out. 

If we don't bid Green GWS will get him cheaply.  

I think we need to pick the player we really want rather than second guess what GWS will do.   If they get Green cheaply so be it. 

Adelaide think they have done well swapping for 4 for 6 and 15 ( approx next year) .

But the silly Crows has basically given GWS picks 4 & 5. Short sighted. Hope the Dees skittle their plans. The comp needs us to. 

14 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Is the the talk of us picking Jackson with pick 3 a ruse by someone hoping we will waste it so they move higher up the order and get someone they want or get an extra pick in the top 10 in the case of Freo?

The Blues wanting to make more certain they might grab Kemp?

Freo wanting us to use 3 on Jackson hoping we don't bid on Henry and they get another pick in the top 10.

The crows wanting to grab Young stepping up a rung with pick 4?

Surely Taylor (Goody) aren't looking to grab another ruckman with such a valuable pick given we don't need a third?

Nobody in their right mind would be that foolish.

I don’t like it but invariably where there is smoke there is fire. Oliver came from the clouds but the media were all over that. Same here.  

Maybe in this the time of live trading it is all smoke.  Who knows. Doesn’t make sense to me. Seems like a massive gamble. We will soon know 

Taylor has more minerals than me if he takes this bloke at 3. Did I read Billy Longer was the last Ruckman to be taken inside top 10? All I will say 

We need guys that can kick. And then after that we need guys that can kick. Preferably left footers. 

Young at 3. We need his kicking. 

And I am now warming to Weightman at 8. It may seem a bit early to take him ahead of who ever falls through (Serong, Ash, Stephens or Kemp) but I do like him. Has a real athletic look about him, especially in the legs. Could really develop physically. Excellent set shot at goal, technique seems near perfect, kicks both feet, can take a grab, has X factor with the way he moves and he fills one of our biggest list needs. 

Anyway which ever way we go I have total trust in Taylor. Selecting Oliver at 4 the last time he had an early pick must give him so much belief in his work 

From that video May is looking good. Def leaner. Good signs. 

Gee I hope he can get through 22+ games this year. The media are all over him waiting/hoping for any little failure.

All the best Maysie. Prove your worth. Due some luck. Can play. 

The way he accelerates whilst bouncing the ball really impresses me. Some very nice goals in that vision. 

Look forward to seeing a bit more vision when released in the next week or so 

4 hours ago, whelan45 said:

Will they have leftover picks to trade with Freo? Surely they are all used to match the pick 3 bid?

 

From my calcs if GWS split picks with Geel or GC both picks will be needed to match bid and they will get something in the 30’s back. Doesn’t leave them with much to get pick 10 from Freo

GWS will get more points by splitting but will also hand a competitor pick 6. If it is Geelong this could hurt them, GC less so. I hope they just cop it sweet and pony up pick 6 when the times comes. 

Trading out picks on draft night to maximise points for academy bids might bring a layer of intrigue but it is a bad look for the sport. It will only get worse from here. 

Young looks like the one for me at 3 by a fair margin

Fantastic instinctive kick and decision maker and actually looks quite good in the contest with his hands. Doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty by the looks. Could push up into the wing and midfield. But his kicking of half back will really add to our team. 

Captain of the Stingrays is another plus too

22 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

But isn't the AFL article today saying that they can do this shuffling?

I reckon the 5 minute switcheroo shouldn't be permitted. Once a player is bid upon, match it or don't.

Yes I agree, I don’t like any of it. AFL just need to make a rule such as live trading cannot be done with any connection to academy points shuffling/maximisation.

Live trading does work for the Stocker type trades and is good for the game 

Trading of picks for points sake does nothing for the game. Just two clubs conspiring against the rest.  Stamp it out Gill.

After the 'rort' Sydney and West Coast  pulled with the live pick trading last year with the Nick Blakey acquisition does anyone know if the AFL have changed the rules on that this year?

From memory once Blakey was bid upon Sydney traded out pick 22 for a future 3rd round selection to West Coast. Once the Blakey was acquired  West Coast traded back pick 26 to Sydney for a future 2nd round selection. Sydney got Blakey and  kept a pick in 2nd round of the draft.  Very sneaky indeed. 

If the AFL haven't changed the rules around this I can see GWS and Freo doing something very similar this year as it will suit both their agendas with their academy selections.

-  Say Adelaide bid on Green at 4. GWS will then trade out pick 6 to Freo for say picks 22, 58 and future 2nd round pick

- GWS match the Green bid with picks 22, 40, 58, 59....  ect

- After Green is acquired. Freo will trade out pick 10 to GWS for a future 1st round pick

End result Freo get pick 6 & 7 and avoid having to use pick 10 on Henry. GWS get Green and Pick 10. Both clubs may go into draft deficit points wise but not sure that is a big deterrent.  

This would be a bad look for the AFL and they need to do something about as this was not the intention of the live pick trading. This sort of trading could become more prevalent in the years to come

The consequence for the Dees on this sort of deal is that either pick 8 becomes pick 9 as GWS' pick 6 is not gobbled up by Green bid matching or Freo will not look to swap Pick 10 and 22 for pick 8 with us as they avoid a Henry bid this way. 

Be great if someone had some information on why this cannot happen? 

Sounds like an absolute class act to me. 

Early call I know but looks like a masterstroke appointment to me.

Unbelievable get to get someone with his resume.