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It is curious we didn’t take a single midfielder I know we’ve got two first rounders next year we could potentially use on them, but we must have a lot of faith in our current group (or at least want to see who is likely to make it after King’s first year)

Says a lot that teams are passing with players like Greeves and HH on board I would have taken the swing at that point but I’m sure we have our reasons

This is the way Or Kye Fincher if Saints don’t match

In all likelihood this will be a very late first round pick, but improvement isn’t always linear You only need to look at us in 2019 and Fremantle in 2023 as teams who broke a finals drought and then plummeted back down the ladder the year after Let’s hope the Suns 2026 season is another such case!

We seemed to have Pickett locked in by Tuesday, so I’m guessing we would have only taken one of Taylor or Farrow to keep balance (one def/mid and one small fwd) Also we supposedly rated Robey, Cumming and Taylor the highest, so perhaps Farrow was actually further down our draft order than suspected 🤷

As someone who has been sceptical of taking him with one of our first two picks, I think it helps to think about it in terms of “what gets us closer to our next Premiership” There will naturally be questions on whether we should have taken Sharp as the next “best available”, but as much as I rate him as a player it’s possible that he doesn’t get us closer to our next flag when compared to Pickett For instance, Sharp as a great and dependable inside mid probably gets Essendon closer to their next flag, but that type of player might not help us get there based on our current personnel and the style of game King wants to play Pickett on the other hand might be surplus to needs for other clubs, but for us we desperately need a small forward with X factor who can pressure and hit targets, and because of that he has the potential to make a far bigger impact than Sharp would for us over the next few years There’s a good chance that Sharp will end up being the “better” player, but clearly JT and co thought Pickett was the “better” player for us

As an aside targeting 37 from GC in the Trac trade has proven to be a shrewd bit of business considering how much it’s come in / who is still on the board

Take whoever we think is the best midfielder at 30 and I reckon we’ve done well for ourselves for draft

Absolutely stoked to land XT! He’s tough, skilled, quick and has plenty of attitude - plus he already comes with his own demon tattoo I really thought we’d fall just outside the top picks in this draft, but Grij going to Richmond and Farrow to Essendon really opened the door for us to land who I reckon is the most bankable player in the draft Couldn’t be happier 😈

Welcome Latrelle! Gut reaction that it was overs to take him with pick 12, but seeing Kozzy come on stage and hand him his guernsey absolutely warmed the heart And there’s no doubt we need a small fwd with X factor, which he has in spades As always will back in JT - and hey the last time he “reached” for a small forward at pick 12, it worked out pretty well

XAVIER TAYLOR YOU SAVED MY LIFE

XAVIER TAYLOR COME ON DOWN

GRIJ TAKEN BY RICHMOND THIS IS NOT A DRIJ

Pickett at 7 or 8… not sure about that one 😬

RIP Mac Andrew

If any club should benefit from their rucks’ lineage it’s us

I’d like to get in early and say I always predicted who we’d take at 7 and 8 I’ve always rated their work and actually had them ranked higher in my own mock draft Everyone else drafted spuds

Thanks - I very much hope so And FWIW I actually think Grij would compliment Cumming and their current mix beautifully But of course I rate Grij a lot (and wish we were more interested tbh)

Does this have legs? Surely they’d want to try and secure a trade with a team like us so that they can still take Grij while banking an extra pick or two

You can but not in the same year it was originally traded

To be fair he also had back to back 30 disposal games on the wing late in the season which seems to have caused his rise I don’t think you’re taking a crafty medium forward at 7 or 8 - you’re taking a player you project can become threat up the ground, whether that’s as a wing, half forward or even inside mid And FWIW I don’t know if I’m convinced yet either, but JT and some of the clubs picking after us clearly are

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Welp Farrow and Nairn it is I’d like to say I’ve always been a massive fan of both