The Lobster Effect

Herald-Sun article (AFL set to modify rules to protect player heads in wake of Brayshaw Maynard incident)

Did our pick 42 become the pick 33 for the Saints shown here? https://www.afl.com.au/draft/draft-tracker If so it's a shame that we couldn't use it because of our list spots squeeze as you can normally get a decent player around that mark.

Maybe a farm out Casey way for him...

And they missed out on the local boy Lance Collard by one pick

Normally I'd agree with you but Reid is supposed to be a generational player that'll do wonders for their rebuild.

Who would we prefer out of Curtin or Sanders?

Yeah Brodie comes across quite likeable and thoughtful in that interview. Glad he says he doesn't have a bad word to say about the Dees, but that it just didn't work out and that it's the nature of the industry these days (but surely behind closed doors he'd be disappointed).

Or Riak Andrew if he's any good.

If we get to draft night and the picks order hasn't changed and West Coast gets Reid at Pick 1, and then it comes to Pick 6 and Curtins still on the board, if West Coast offered their 2024 first round pick for it would you take it? I.e we'd have a higher pick next year (pick 1 or 2) but would miss getting a year of development in for a player this year...

I think Tim Lamb would have played the bad cop

Surely we'd keep him as Cat B then to give us an extra list spot

It's happened a few times - Gary Ablett Jnr, Trent Croad, Dayne Beams, Peter Bell etc...

Everyone's talking about a hypothetical Haynes and pick 7 salary dump trade but I haven't heard us linked to him? Plus I haven't heard that GWS have salary cap issues like GC last year.

Isn't one of the factors re less players taken at the national draft being clubs now taking players at other times like the mid season draft and during pre-season?

Oct 31 (for father son and also academy selections)

Basketball background!!

Yeah we bid on him at pick 41. Afl.com article - always funny looking back at drafts and who got bid on. Himmelberg and Keays were good value for where they were bid, Matt Kennedy less so.

You are a brave man watching the replay!

Yeah I was wondering this myself. I've avoided Demonland until now as I was too annoyed about the loss so others may have already raised this but why the hell wasn't Schache subbed in for Tmac? If not at 3 quarter time then halfway through the last quarter? I get that Schache isn't the world's greatest player and is not a runner but surely his fresh legs would have been an improvement on Tmac (6 possies for the game) ??!!

We gave up pick 27 for him last year. Unfortunately after a bit of haggling I think we'll only get Pick 40 back from Sydney. He's a year older.

Don't forget Brodie 'working on his forward craft' Grundy

Schache is no chance for JvR yeah?

Good replacement for Melksham

I disagree re inconsistency as he played 40 games in his last 2 years with us. But I do agree re less games if he stayed - he would have lost games this year to McVee.

Yeah it will be on a TV screen or two. There's also the WiFi option if you have kayo although don't know how strong the signal will be!