demoncat

Prepare to be surprised brother

Agree 100% I know small forward is just about our most pressing positional need, but not if it means reaching for NQR prospects at 7 or 8 Take whoever the best mid/developing mid is with Nairn (who just seems like a lock at this point)

It’s looking more and more likely that Nairn is going to go in the early to mid first round now He’s got an invite to night one of the combine and Twomey said that clubs like Hawks and GWS would be interested in him if we don’t take him Think we’re going to have to take him at 8 unfortunately, but I think there’s a chance we can secure a later first round pick if Pickett is still on the board

That’s what I’m referring to when saying we’ll try and snag an early pick for Pickett (not trading back 7 or 8)

He’s 100% a Dee at 8 Guessing the play is whoever falls out of Cumming or Taylor goes at 7, then Farrow if neither fall Then try and snag an earlier pick to take Pickett

Lock it in Eddie

I don’t think that’s correct - I think it was that if Richmond don’t pick him he’s likely to slide past us and Essendon to around the Hawks pick or later

Why the [censored] are we playing Essendon in Gather Round AGAIN? At least we’ll likely get an MCG matchup against them in the return matchup later next year

That’s the pathway I think Cal also said on Gettable this morning that Essendon might not be as interested in him / might prioritise midfielders (someone may have to fact check that for me though) So if Richmond take Grij the pathway for Taylor to fall to us really opens up

Would love to see our draft boards compared to GWS over the years We both have great taste 😅

Cal said on Gettable this morning that apparently multiple clubs have Nairn in that 12-15 pick range, so it seems that clubs may be rating him higher than the phantom drafts are If so, we may have to bite the bullet at 8 if we want to snag him

We need to pray Richmond take Grij As much as I like him it’s clear we’re not interested and that Richmond is the only club somewhat likely to pick him In that scenario I think Taylor or Cummings slips to us (Robey wouldn’t get past Essendon, and hopefully Essendon rates Sharp above Cumming) Then we could take one of those two and then Farrow

Doesn’t tell us much more than we already knew From a very quick look we seem to be linked to Robey and Taylor (if they slide) and then Cumming, Farrow, Dovaston, Pickett and Nairn

Snap him up if he slips Think it relies on Richmond taking Grij and Essendon going for the SA midfield double of Sharp and Cumming

This We’ve always valued bringing in more talent sooner to allow for more development time The faster we bring in high quality talent - even if they don’t become stars - the faster we’ll begin to improve and attract FAs Besides, we have two firsts next year, so we’re well set from a trade and draft perspective anyway

This is why I’m so big on Grij None of the players who are likely to be available at our picks looks like a “sure thing” So with that in mind, I’d be picking for players who have traits we need and significant upside Grij isn’t the finished product but you can so clearly see the type of player he could become

I could maybe get around this when we move to 20 teams, but having more than half the teams in the comp play finals next year is ridiculous

Because there’s a good chance you could get both of them later while still using one of those picks on a higher rated player JT and the team will have a good idea of where other teams rate those two and that will inform the strategy around trading/not trading picks

I think West Coast would want another pick in that scenario - perhaps GC future first I would do that to get Robey though

I like both but would much rather we try and manufacture a way to take Pickett with a later pick, so that we can still take a Cumming/Farrow type

Do you think we’re any chance of trading 7 or 8 back to take Pickett and Nairn with two later first round picks? I know some will say it doesn’t matter where they go if we rate them, but surely we can find a way to take both with later picks given where they seem to be ranked

Rivers is an obvious one, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some of our young guns like Langford and Lindsay develop into those roles Disco another who has reported leadership qualities I think the more we empower this younger core the better set we’ll be for the future

It’s definitely a big hole, but we have a hole in our midfield too and it seems crazy to me not to pick a developing mid (or at least a player who can develop into a mid) with one of those picks - especially when Grij can do that while also adding the speed we need! I have a feeling I will be melting with the rest of Demonland come draft night 🤣

I can understand that to a degree but when you look past their speed I feel like they’re actually quite different players Windsor while very quick is also is very straight line, whereas Grij has a lot more agility in and around the contest (more ducking and weaving than gaining a step like Windsor does) I also think Grij is a better kick and has more defensive nous based on his time at half back To me there’s enough difference there to justify taking him, and I think Grij’s potential ceiling is very high (although he needs to work on his ball winning ability, which I can understand might temper expectations)

With 7 and 8? Yikes 😬