The Jackson FIX

Were we linked to Windsor in his original or late phantom last year?

The hair and the red jumper probably leading the witness somewhat but to me Tauru moves like Heeney; his leap, his timing, his pace, his clean hands

I personally think that is a bit of a stretch…. Probably more likely they think there is no point building a draft strategy alongside a scenario that may or may not happen…

Draper has gone from being the late darling of this draft to the forgotten man pretty quickly…. Wasn’t it just last week Voss & co were flying to Adelaide to speak with him?

Lolll. This post pretty much sums up pre-draft Demonland.

maybe the Tauru part is just keeping Norf honest so they don’t trade away #2 in the hope he slides down further?

Has he put on size? In rehab or with main group?

He’s back! Dees buzz back!

Using this logic, I’m just glad we had the courage to select Christian Petracca at #2 after the failure of the #2 Jack Trengove pick in the past

One name not mentioned anywhere is Josh Blanksby who left MRC recently. He was mentioned when Richmond were hunting for a CEO. I don’t think he is right (no footy background and he seemingly was a big part of the botch-job of the Caulfield redevelopment) but I am surprised he hasn’t been floated due to his intimate knowledge of Caulfield/the Trust and our clear ambitions there.

I understand this. You completely missed what I was saying

Personally I reckon it’s more that a) he needs to publish a new article for eyeballs/clicks/$ and b) he’s starting to hear some whispers about who might go where (but not enough whispers to confidently publish a phantom)

Cal’s a bit half pregnant with this latest edition: he is too much of a coward to call it a phantom draft yet not a ball has been kicked between his last release and this one… How could a players’ ‘ranking’ change with zero games of footy?

I have had a little (very little) bit to do with him on the sponsorship front several years ago. Nice guy but didn’t strike me as ‘Australia’s oldest sporting club who needs a home base and a culture overhaul’ level of guy. Important to remember the Storm are privately owned (Tripp and friends) and the governance is different. Important also to remember that they have Bellamy who is the driver of culture in that joint and has done a phenomenal job almost solely doing that for a very long time.

CRACK CRACK oh look now he’s 7 ft 3 why didn’t we do that earlier?! That is just not how the human body works.

Well that just ruined my recent-weeks Dees buzz.

If they were on the fence about a mid v. tall with pick 9 and Jeffy comes back looking bigger, runs a PB and has sticky mitts in skills sessions then maybe that might push them down a path? Having said that I have no idea how they think about list strategy so it might be completely irrelevant

I wonder how much Goodwin/Lamby looks at the condition/headspace Jeffo comes back in before making a call on what to do with #9 (or even 5)… perhaps too frivolous but if Jefferson doesn’t look like he wants to grab the bull by the horns this year I would be looking to an Armstrong/Shanahan with that #9

Didn’t Clarry say on a podcast (pre-kerfuffle) that he was planning to start training with the 1-4 years?

I’d consider him with our 9, just for the name.

Not sure I’m on the same page as you on May…. Reckon he might be more of a leadership problem than a talent in our side, particular outside of game time. I acknowledge however he looks like a leader on game day in the backline with the way he works with Lever to hold the structure together (whether that is valued or loathed by the club and his teammates I am unsure… guessing a bit from column A and a bit from column B though).

Would’ve thought Sparrow just needs to focus on developing his game. Has stalled and is at risk of not being a regular firsts player next year unless he improves.

Putting 2 + 2 together it appears to me the club review uncovered that they need to relax and have more fun in their approach to footy. That was Hawthorn last year and it sounds like Goody was told to lighten up. Maybe we should get Fev & Capper down to the club on a consulting basis?

“The recent club review identifying a void under the 5 year skipper”…. First I have heard this…

The 6ers butchered some drafts. Like Essendon.