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Curious if that’s the case - I have him ranked third after Smith and Langford (excluding Ashcroft) I think those four have been the most consistent and are the most bankable at AFL level - would be disappointing not to grab any of them

Surely we wouldn’t pass on Draper at 5 if Crows take Langford? 😱

Langford at 5 and one of Allan/Tauru at 9 would be ideal No Tauru at 5 though pls

I had the same thought I hadn’t watched much of FOS because I always assumed he’d be gone before our pick, but after watching some highlights I have to say I was underwhelmed He clearly has some elite athletic traits and class when in space, but I also saw a lot of up and under kicks and some hacking it on the boot in congestion I don’t want to be too harsh on the kid, but if it’s between him and Langford I’m on Langford all the way

Intel @BLWNBA?

Goodbye Jagga, we hardly knew ye

Very curious as Hynes to me looks very much a JT pick and I’m surprised he’s not rated higher in all of the power rankings I wouldn’t be surprised if we did end up taking him at 9 and he’s the first real bolter of the night McGowan with the inside word perhaps?

At least they linked us to Hynes and Allan at 9… r-right?

Welp, let’s just hope Adelaide and North come to a deal for pick 2 so that Tauru is off the board before our first selection I’ll be sick if we take Tauru over Langford at 5

They have us taking Langford and Armstrong Interestingly they have FOS slipping to the Saints, with Jagga being taken by Carlton

Bad draft choices are always a chance when Stephen Silvagni is your list manager

I’ve had the same thought about Smith and Langford, and as unlikely as it is there are scenarios where we get both I think it relies on us taking Smith at 5 though as reporting suggests he won’t last past the Saints (whereas this hasn’t been explicitly stated for Langford) Smilie has been heavily linked to Richmond at 6 so presuming they take him, it would depend on the Saints and their own internal rankings It’s not impossible that they rate say Tobie Travaglia or Bo Allan higher than Langford, and/or go with a tall such as an Armstrong More likely they just take Langford with one of their picks, but I’ll be doing cartwheels if not

I reckon Adelaide will pull the trigger on a deal with North for Pick 2 to get him

Hearing that Someone with a funny name is rated very highly by JT 👀

Two elite picks* Very different from two ‘decent’ picks

Some of those kicks are *chef’s kiss* From the footage I’ve seen I reckon his physical limitations are overstated, wouldn’t be against taking him with 9 at all

As good as Sanders is as a midfielder, he is very vanilla and can’t play any other position, hence why he didn’t get much game time Compare that to the top 5 or 6 of this draft - Lalor and Langford could come in and rotate forward/midfield, Smith could come off half back or even play a small forward role, FOS is dynamic enough that he could play anywhere from wing to half forward Not hard to see all of those guys playing most games next year Having said that I do agree that a couple of draftees - however good - won’t significantly change our fortunes next year as we’re still very reliant on Trac and Clarry playing at an elite level to be contending for the flag

Every night I wake up in a cold sweat after having nightmares that we take Armstrong

It still feels more like speculation than anything concrete But I won’t be sleeping easy until Cal’s Phantom Draft drops next week We’ll know then whether to panic or not 🙃

Agree Adonski, it’s almost like only 5% of people don’t repeat what they read or hear Like me

5 - Jagga Smith I was on Langford for a long time (and would still take him if Jagga isn’t there) but I’ve come round to Jagga in a big way the past few weeks 9 - Allan or Smilie This presumes we take Jagga and we look to pair him with a big bodied mid If we take Langford at 5 I’d love Lindsay or Reid here

If I could lock that in now I would!

Good point - although he did average around 20 possessions this year playing both half back and midfield, so there is some ball winning ability there I guess you’d just hope that you’re drafting an athletic football player, not an athlete trying to play football (if that makes sense)

He has a very high ceiling I reckon If he can improve his decision making and kicking he’ll be right up there with the best of this years crop Plus something in my gut is telling me he’s right at the top of JT’s list for pick 9