Roddog

There probably is in Arki Butler. That said, there are probably better midfielders in next year’s drafts than who we will be targeting this year, it doesn’t mean you pass on them because of a prospective talent. In many ways each draft is a lottery and you can’t win without buying a ticket

I’m also fairly confident Dovaston will be a Dee, but am also (like others) keen to stress that, although he is the best small forward in this draft, he isn’t of the Nick Watson ilk. The Papley comparison I think was spot on.

B: Salem Petty Lever HB: Jiath Turner Bowey C: Windsor Viney Lindsay HF: Langford Mihocek Chandler FF: Fritsch JvR Melksham FOL: Gawn Rivers Pickett INT: Langdon Culley Steele Tholstrup Heath Adams, Jefferson, Kentfield, Howes, McAdam*, AMW, and our 2 draft picks right on the fringe of best 23 for me. Time to move past May and Sparrow imo. *He was looking very good last preseason prior to the Achilles tear. I know a lot have written him off but I’m hoping against hope that he can become a decent half forward

Would be surprised if Lindsay isn’t right in the frame for one of these picks. Dovaston probably a reach at 8 (I know it becomes 12) but I think as it stands those two would be my preference. Again it’s not the greatest draft we’ve ever seen but hopefully we can snag a couple.

I’d be playing May at Casey based on his end of season form FB: Lever Petty Salem HB: Bowey Turner Jiath C: Windsor Viney Lindsay HF: Fritsch Mihocek Culley FF: Melksham JVR Chandler Foll: Gawn Kozzy Langford Int: Rivers Steele Langdon AMW Tholstrup with potential for one or both of Picks 7 and 8 to come in I was quick to criticise lamb but overall I think he did a pretty good job - 8/10 for the trade period

If it’s a 2026 first rounder that’d actually be a reasonable deal. 2027 🥴

If it’s true we’re giving Trac, 24 and 28 for 7+8 and a future Suns’ pick, that’d better bloody be their future first or Tim Lamb can hand his resignation in at 7:31pm

The calibre of this draft is the real shame. If in any other draft Gold Coast just needed points for academy players so were willing to trade out 2 top 10 picks this would be a massive win-win. They even gave up pick 6 last year for Dan Rioli. Unfortunately timing couldn’t be worse.

We knew it was coming but it’s now confirmed. Humphrey is not going to be traded.

Yes because the medical certainly didn’t happen

Demon4Life joined last Wednesday. Very likely a troll

When Gold Coast hoist the premiership cup in September next year, I do hope they acknowledge us for helping in their list build.

If it ends up being picks 7 and 8 for Trac, [censored] sending Gold Coast back pick 24 to assist with their academy products. If they’re not going to pony up and give trade Humphrey who clearly wants out, why should we have to help them secure their neatly packaged path to a premiership. It’s more the principle than thinking pick 24 is a future superstar, I am so sick of this club just rolling over.

I don’t hate the Suns but I don’t like being bent over by them and pleasing their every wish. I know it’s just the way the system works at the moment but we’re being used as their dumping ground so they can offload two draft picks that they don’t want or need so they can accumulate points with second and third rounders so they can take a superstar of the competition and 2 of the top 5 players in the draft crop (which only bats about 6 deep). Woe is me but I hate it

Can anyone in this camp explain how losing a future 250 gamer in McVee and Petracca for what will be picks 10 and 11 in a weak draft is actually a good result? Or is it just the (justified) pessimism where we expect to be shafted at the trade table?