Pickett2Jackson

Remember when we plucked a mature aged recruit named Allen Jakovich out of the SANFL.

Where has all the talent gone in this country?  No wonder the state of the game gets worse every year.

Everyone freaking out about that other wing spot, while I am just chilling knowing it belongs to Trent Rivers.

5 hours ago, rjay said:

Collingwood, St Kilda and Geelong will struggle...

I think West Coast will too.

39 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Ned Guys’ response below when asked about how confident contracted players can be that this wont happen to them. 

"We won't be trading anyone out until next years trade period"

FMD, absolute train-wreck of an interview. 

Is that David Brent?

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Summed it up. Phillips was the one that got away. Pick 65!! The bargain buy of the draft by the Hawks. 

Maybe hes just not that good?

Trump is going to win.    LOL @ anyone who thinks Biden got this many vote legitimately.

I will be back to gloat at a later date.

Spoke to a Collingwood mate today who has been a member for decades, never missed a season, and he is now thinking of switching teams and he was dead serious.

Thats how angry their supporters are.

Much like Hibberd in 2019,  he had a poor season

Hibberd bounced back and I think Melksham will too.

22 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

So you expect us to finish 14th - 18th ?  Don't think so!

 

We went from 4th in 2018 to 16th in 2019.

I expect us to do well in 2021 but wont be surprised if we crumble.

5 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

I've gone and developed a genuine draft-crush for the first time in years.  Archie Perkins will likely go in the middle of the first round, so we need to get into that range.

Possible Targets:

Essendon:

6, 7, 8, 44, 77, 85, 87

Lots of list spots to fill.  Some top picks but then dross.  They might be enticed by some combo of 19+ 28 to keep them participating meaningfully.

Fremantle 12, 32, 55 Doesn't seem likely, but hey, it is Fremantle. GWS 10, 13, 15, 20, 29, 52, 74, 88 What the hell are they going to do with all those picks? That's just selfish.  Again. Unfortunately they look all set for drafting early and then burning late picks for academy points. North Melbourne  2, 11, 30, 39, 71, 81 That 11 is 'ours' anyway, isn't it?  I can see it happening, once they've got their draftee star they'd love to be able to point to as many young guns as possible coming through the system, so a pair of later first rounders may have value. Adelaide 1, 9, 22, 23, 40, 56, 66, 80  Nine would do the job for us nicely, but they might not see the point in adding 18 or 19 to their 22 and 23.  But 18, 19 and 28 for 9 and 23 might start a conversation. Collingwood 14, 16, 65, 70, 75, 92 Offer them 18 and 89 for 14 and 92 and see if they are still drunk, but only if Archie is still available at 14.   And that's every pick from 6 to 16 covered in just six clubs.

Essendon owning those 3 picks will really hurt our chances of trading into the top 10.

The Saad trade and their compensation for Daniher were both disgusting outcomes.

Pick 7 and 8 for Daniher and Saad.  FMD

Out:   Treloar, Phillips, Stephenson, Atu, pick 39, pick 42

In:    Pick 14, future 2nd, pick 65, pick 70

3 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

It will be a mature ruckman.. I would use pick 50. If we get Phillips we won't use 50.

Ok yeah, I thought you meant another 18 year old ruck. We do need a mature ruckman. 

2 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

The type of players I would go with the 4 picks are:

Ruckman

Small forward

wingman

halfback

Hope we dont waste a pick on a ruckman.    We already have two developing young rucks.

6 minutes ago, ben russell said:

That highlight reel on the club’s website is unreal. I’ve seen Benny play on many occasions but I didn’t realise how crafty he can be around the goals.

 

If thats the same one they just  put on the AFL website yes it is unreal. 

Where have they been hiding those highlights?     Brown will be amazing.

Western Bulldogs off season grade (including the Ugle draft pick)  -    A+++  

Theyre in the box seat for another flag.

3 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

Time to see Tommy get himself incredibly fit and have a crack at knocking Tommlinson out of the CHB position. 

This is the best case scenario.

This could destroy the Pies culture.  Every chance they go the way of Essendon.

Beautiful.

Impossible to say until we know what Mahoney does with the picks we landed.

Very concerned that we traded away our 1st rounder in 2021.   That could easily be a top 5 pick.

We had better have something in the works to move into the top 10.

Next years draft will be much better and we just traded away out 1st rounder.   This years batch of kids didn't even play all season.

Good deal.  Very good actually.

Now lets break the premiership drought.

Pick 8 for Adam [censored] Saad.... you can not be serious.

The AFL are clearly helping the Bombers behind the scenes.

I guess Christian Salem would get us a top 3 pick then if Saad can get pick 8.

A shock move out of the blue that hasn't been rumoured about or known well in advance....  like how it happens in every other sport in the world.

I know thats high hopes for the world of AFL where the players/AFLPA control everything but you never know.

7 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/pies-north-at-odds-over-stephenson-s-worth-20201111-p56drk.html

Late Wednesday, North was still unable to come to terms with Melbourne on a trade for key forward Ben Brown, with the Demons yet to offer the Roos one of their second round choices - a situation that surprised North, since Melbourne had three picks in that round including the one acquired from Greater Western Sydney for Braydon Preuss.

Maybe we are trading up into the top 20.

A future 2nd for Brown should suffice.

2 minutes ago, Meds said:

My prediction - a good couple of pages of angry Demonlanders after it's announced today that Brown is joining us for a couple of 2nd rounders.

Anger will be justified.   Pick 31 is enough and pick 33 could be another Trent Rivers.  Jason Taylor will be angry too if we do it.

We had better not give picks 31 AND 33 for Brown.

One of them is fair.