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

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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

We’re really pulling in the big names

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100% agree But I would also say that you need your inside ball winners to be at least decent kicks Neale and Dunkley won’t be hitting lace out passes but they’re both able to kick to advantage and are good decision makers Neale especially is so good with his hand balling in close to set up the outside runners that he doesn’t need to be the one delivering inside 50 all the time Contrast that to Trac, Clarry and Viney over the past few years who consistently missed kicks and caused turnovers going inside 50 I think unfortunately we had clearance dominant mids who just couldn’t hit the side of a barn which massively impacted our scoring potential And FWIW I don’t think Sharp fits into this category - in fact his kicking seems pretty solid for his role

There definitely seems to be a herding effect once Cal drops his phantom It also seems to be the most “common sense” ranking of the top 10 or so picks, so you’d be brave to deviate too much unless you had really strong intel that a club has a surprise up their sleeve

Consensus across all phantom drafts (AFL.com, the Age, Herald Sun and ESPN) is Farrow and Nairn Think we can lock those two in unless there’s is a shock with Richmond or Essendon that causes a domino effect

Our second round pick looks like it could net us a really good slider based on who’s not excited to go in the first round (according to Cal anyway)

I don’t think there’s any chance we take Pickett with one of our first two picks unless there’s some real shenanigans with the picks before ours But as you say, maybe that’s what he wants us to think 🤣

That would mean Cumming or Robey slips through to us then and I just can’t see that happening Of course this is all presuming Richmond takes Farrow which seems very unlikely (but stranger things have happened)

Could that be worse for us? Tigers - Cumming and Farrow Richmond - Robey and Taylor Us - Nairn and…

WHERE’S THE PHANTOM DRAFT (LATE MAIL EDITION) CAL!?

He’s going to look great playing for Freo in 2029

I’d be taking Sharp before Farrow or Nairn that’s for sure Yes we’ve got Viney and Steele but he would compliment Langford, Lindsay, Windsor, Rivers, Kozzy etc beautifully long term I think Essendon just take him at 5 or 6 anyway so it’s probably a moot point, but I also can’t understand people’s hesitation with him

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