2021

It wasn't me posting this, but was DL: Riley Beveridge reporting on SEN Crunch Time that the AFL are going to recommend an assistance package to North Melbourne of: - End of first round pick in 2023 - End of first round pick in 2024 - End of second round pick in 2024 - No priority access to Riley Sanders ** Pick 3 compensation for McKay is a separate issue. Will “likely happen” but won’t have anything to do with assistance package.

Apparently they are no longer going to get pick 11, which is good news for us

Initially I thought they were going to get 3, 11 and Sanders. Then I thought they were going to get 3 and 11. So I think this is a pretty good result for us, all things equal. We can draft Sanders if we want (if he's not gone already), and that pick 11 won't come before our natural first rounder.

In a recent podcast, Cal pretty much said North won't get special access to him. Good news for us, another good player to potentially draft with our first pick.

If this is true, I bet the afl just give them pick 3 anyway

I missed this, in an article by Cal Twomey, 4 days ago: " Sanders, who has an Indigenous background, is yet to be added to the AFL's Next Generation Academy list. Under NGA rules, clubs can't match bids on prospects inside the first 40 picks of the draft, but there has been a view that the Roos could be given access to match a bid at any point for Sanders as part of their assistance package. However, with just over a week to go before the AFL Commission meets, there is a growing feel among rivals that Sanders, a certain top-10 pick, will more likely be in the open pool. " Hopefully this happens, as it would be good news for us, as he may end up being the one we draft with our first pick.

Can understand that he's leaving for more game time. Can't hold that against him

Does the Roos getting pick 11 mean they don’t get additional access to Ryley Sanders?

There is an article titled “Allen? McKay? Lord? Where Dees could spend $2m war chest” in the Herald Sun. Could anyone give a summary?

R.I.P. Ron, a true legend of the Mfc

Not looking great, with North probably getting 2 early picks before us, and getting access to Sanders (let’s hope not). Also Suns pick before us up for grabs. Can only hope we get it!

Is it realistic that we get 11 from Sydney?

F@&k..what a waste. Now on to find a key forward and new forward coach (and hope that helps!)

The SEN show this was on, is all about encouraging people with their wild, made up rumours. The Lynch one was never treated as legitimate, as much as I would have liked it to be.

Cal had him at 6 in his latest draft

You would think North would threaten to take Curtin at 2/3, so our Pick 5/6 would be pretty useless to West Coast

He does have a 4 year offer on the table from Port, but hasn’t signed on yet

I hope we draft The Wizard, him and Kozzie in the same forward line would be a problem.

Toby Greene is the first name that comes to mind. Would be a massive name if he played in Vic.

Such a pity about Petty. Hopefully TMac/BBB can save the day. I can't see Grundy working, but maybe we will give it another try. Would love to be proven wrong in regards to Grundy though.