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I've seen some of the media personnel try to paint a picture on our salary cap, with the figures for all our players constantly changing. For example, in this article it states that "right now, Clayton Oliver’s on $1.7m through to 2030, Christian Petracca really similar." https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-trade-news-rumours-2025-melbourne-demons-offer-kysaiah-pickett-sevenyear-contract-extension-ross-lyon-comments-on-nasiah-wanganeenmilera-future-latest-news/news-story/25d2f4f23776b176f533875d820806f3 While the articles when both of these players signed are completely different, with them both estimating that they signed for $1m a year or less. Clarry: https://www.afl.com.au/news/789697/demon-for-life-clayton-oliver-signs-massive-contract-extension Trac: https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2021-christian-petracca-contract-melbourne-free-agent-new-deal-net-worth-how-much-money/news-story/916d148703bf5e714f4db9911e2666aa Really goes to show how the media has no idea how much the players are being paid and how the contracts are structured; they're just pulling numbers out of thin air.

I reckon the FD want to try him up forward but think he can move into defence. Seems to have a very similar athletic profile to Steven May like others have said, at pick 68 you’re always going to take someone speculative, so in JT we trust.

Dan Gorringe had Dylan Alexander on his podcast earlier today (I believe that some of his phantom drafts have been posted on this thread. The bloke seems very knowledgeable in terms of draft prospects.) He has us taking Jagga Smith with our first pick, and Harvey Langford sliding to our second pick (because of his lack of pace). Highly doubt this happens, but it would be almost the perfect result.