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You're very likely correct, it seems to be the most realistic reason. Blues will need to balance their points carefully for this draft with Dean, and next year with Walker. In fact, from memory the points next year are restricted even further and Walker is anticipated to be one of the best players in the crop, so they would very likely be analysing and projecting on the GC finishing positing cf. North.

I don't know and I don't pretend to know either. It could be for a myriad of reasons. Maybe the club has changed tact, maybe they think obtain a similar player they were targeting in ancillary manner without burning capital. Correct - things can change in a relatively short period of time. Maybe they have a decent understanding of where this sits now and want to make it a priority.

The updated 'Hun Phantom no longer has HH in the Top 30 either...

Yes.

Taylor, Nairn and NHH would be an awesome return in this years draft.

Do you suspect his role as a utility and inability to definitively bed-down a position has adversely impacted on where he'll go? That's assuming this slide occurs...

NHH would be an absolute fantastic get at 33. I’ve been very bullish on him, would love to get him in the side, could see him filling a couple of spots very nicely.

That's the million dollar question.

The Gold Coast pick from next year has been on the table, along with Pick 37, in order to get back into this years first round.

That's strange, I would've thought that those picks would really hit the mark with the general vicinity of first round picks we'd want to target. I could be wrong, but I thought I heard it mentioned somewhere last night that although nothing had agreed on, it was likely those pick selections would be formalised today?

I haven't listened to it yet, so this is just my opinion, but it reads as though he's talking explicitly about 7 & 8 (I stand to be corrected). I'd imagine we're still looking to move another pick into the mid first-round, likely from next year. Of course, that would also be an interesting move if we genuinely see ourselves in the hunt for Bailey.

I'd be thrilled with either of Lindsay or Pickett - you can throw XT into that mix too. Can't say I really know much about Nairn, had to look him up when @BC_1718_DC came through with the mail last week, but I like the look of him. I think if we get Nairn plus any of those others we'll be pretty well set and do well out of this year, even if it wasn't overly what I was expecting from us draft-wise.

I had that thought too, especially given the timing of all this.

Tonight on afl.com.au

Bombers speaking to Latrelle Pickett today - potentially coming into consideration for one of their picks.

I’d be ecstatic at that. Personal preference this season was for us to get Grlj and Lindsay in, given it looks like Taylor and Robey will be gone. Lindsay would go a long way to addressing our ball movement issues. As you said, I’d be somewhat sceptical at this though.

I’d say there’s zero chance we’d be taking Dovaston if Pickett still on the board, even at Pick 8. Sadly, I think we can put a line through Grlj too.

Would you think it would likely move to Nairn + Pickett, assuming Farrow is gone and the order largely falls as expected prior?

It was brilliant. A true captain’s goal.

That’s a win to be bloody proud of. The girls responded when challenged, kept composure and never gave up. On ya, gals!

Encouragement, leadership and voice from XL is astounding for such a young player. JVR continues to impress with his pace, led most laps comfortably for his running group. Heath already looks fully integrated and one of the boys already. Langford wearing #4; also looks slimmer than last season.

JVR looks remarkably more confident marking. Taking quite a few nice marks at full stretch.

Chaplin: “as soon as the ball comes back (into the forward line) we move with speed! Move with intensity.” Current exercise is a full ball movement exercise. Fritsch just slotted a pearler from the boundary. Jefferson with a lovely pass to JVR who was sprinting at full pace. JVR looked far quicker to an I’ve previously noticed, though I doubt the offseason has made any difference. Chandler’s kicking has stood out for me, some lovely passes that have hit targets in the f50. Constant encouragement from the line staff to “get to the cones”. McDonald being used as a linking player outside of the D50 along the win. Being told to “get forward”.

Pickett’s ball movement is sublime, some very fancy footwork. Tholstrup definitely looks leaner; agree with previous observations.