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I reckon he was a steal. His coach also said he's a really hard trainer, and you can see that although he's struggling a bit with the long runs right now, he's already added definition to his shoulders and arms in a short period of time. He showed great development this year in the SAFL, and his run and agility will break games open in a few years time. If he develops properly under the new coaching staff, he'll be an Isaac Smith/Brad Hill for us. Really excited by Billy!

We nailed this draft. This is the first time in a few years I can look at every single player we took and think we got it dead right. Petracca and Brayshaw give more confidence than previous high picks purely because they're beasts! They're both already 90kg and would love to smash into a pack and do everything they can to tear the ball out. They'll both be decent players at worst purely due to their size and aggression, but it just helps they're both very skilled ball winners and goal kickers too! Neal-Bullen and Mcdonald both slid and are good pick ups. NB is a beast, and while he's not as big as the other two high picks, he's as tough as they come and loves tackling and ripping the ball out of others hands. McDonald will wind up just like his older brother. And then Stretch adds elite endurance, agility and skills off the wing. He'll hopefully turn into a running machine like Isaac Smith or Brad Hill. Then we already added a giant monster in Frost, and two damaging runners with senior experience in Lumumba and Garlett. Seriously stoked with this draft. Best draft period I can remember! 2015 looks a bit brighter now!

I like Peter Bampton from SA. He's a tough midfielder with good endurance and leadership. Would be a good rookie option to add to depth and help drive good standards and culture.

Would like Bampton from SA as a Pre-season or rookie option. Hard midfielder with good leadership.

Great get at 53! Was said he would go in the 20-30's, so great to land him with a late pick. He plays just like his older brother Tom, so we add some good depth and add a bit more of a family connection with the club which is nice to see.

McDonald at 53! What a steal! This has been a superb draft for us. Now we just have to develop them!

Surprised we didn't pick McDonald. Thought he'd be gone in the 20's!

Cmon Mcdonald

Laverde pick 20! Big slider!

Early teens to Adelaide or Freo you'd think

What a combo! Two big bodied mids who are ready to go and have some fire in them. GO DEES!

Very happy to land Petracca. Going to add grunt and X-Factor to our midfield and forward line. Great draft for us!

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Glorious!

I miss watching TJ, Neitz, Whelan, Yze, Doggie Brown, Leoncelli, Rigoni, Bruce, Green, Wheatley and the rest of the Daniher group play. We were an exciting team to watch and won more often than not. It's been far too long since we were that good. Can't believe we haven't made finals since 2006 now!

Absolutely crazy this has happened. One of the most horrible things to ever occur in sport. RIP Phil and condolences to his loved ones.

Can't wait to see him in red n blue!

There is a "highlight" package of his which shows a few shanks. Try this one instead to see how powerful and skilled Petracca is. If we land him and Brayshaw it'll be a great draft for us!

Had a dream last night that Saints took McCartin with Pick 1, we took Petracca with 2 and Brayshaw with 3. I don't often have dreams that make any sense so I'm quietly excited for draft time now!

Don't mind if Howe goes and we get a high pick like #7. I'm more worried about Nathan Jones. I don't want him to drag out contract talks all year and then bail under free agency. He is our captain and the sole of our club at the moment. We need him to sign on!

Ah righto my mistake then. Plenty of time for the deal to get done then. I started worrying thinking we had less than 24 hours left and hadn't heard anything.

Duggan will be one of the best players to come from this draft. It's probably a bit of a stretch to take him at 3, but he will be taken first round. IMO he is one of the best kicks and decision makers in the draft. He looks like the kind of player Hawthorn would draft with their first pick and then in a few years time he is borderline All Australian and everyone is asking how they got him. I think we should still take Brayshaw and McCartin, but IMO Duggan will be a very good AFL player.

No more news? Delisted Free Agency ends tomorrow afternoon from memory. I'm really hoping we sign this guy as he would add more depth to our midfield and goes hard at it. We need more ball winners!

Brayshaw and Mccartin is the most likely combo I feel. I'll be fine with that. Both are hard at it, and Brayshaw in particular is a lock to have a solid career at worst IMO. I really wish we had another pick in the early 20s to pick up another midfielder. There will still be some class available there but will be all gone by our pick at 40 or whatever it is. Shame we missed an opportunity.

We have the worst midfield in the league. We should try tog get him. At worst he provides midfield depth and a hard body.