MadAsHell

Now there's a club who's midfield can't take the loss of a player like Gibbs.

Richmond winners there coming away with Pick 26! By the time Wells & Mayne compo is done along with Vickery & Brisbane's Priority Pick, our 2nd Rounder suddenly becomes Pick 30! Will Essendon still accept?

In theory they can do that. But pretty sure the way the rules are set up would see them go into recession for the 2017 draft. I don't have the formula in front of me, but lets say GWS stock pile a bunch of top 20 picks and only a few late ones. Come draft time a team bids Pick 25 on a GWS Academy player and pick 25 = 500 points. Now after the 20% discount etc lets say with the picks GWS has left, GWS find themselves 200 points shy of the points required. Well they can still take said player, but they'll loose 200 points off their first draft pick next year. So Pick 17 may become 18 or 19etc. That's my understanding of how it's supposed to work as anyway.

Too good for VFL, but as previously mentioned, will get more opportunities in a weaker team. I hope he finds another club in 2017.

I did notice he kicked about 20 goals in the NEAFL this year which is promising. Maybe Spencer to West Coast West Coast on trade to GWS Downie to Melbourne On top of that we still draft my man Darcy Cameron!

I thought this was the guy:

What are our thoughts on Amon as a cheap pick up for some outside run?

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Will be interesting to see where he sits in Goodwin's pecking order.

Doubt it. I think Brisbane have cooled on Dunn and are red hot into Frost!

And they get it! AFL hypocrisy of the highest order!

We really need to draft Darcy Cameron as a mature age player in the draft. May need to bite the bullett and use our first pick to ensure we land him. He's exactly what we need.

Choo Choo!

An important part of our midfield group. Should have another solid 8 years ahead!

Best big man in the comp, but we still need to give him some proper support.

Best of luck for the future Dunny. I'll remember him as a player who got the most out of himself with a thumping kick and the ability to get under the oppositions skin, Will also also remember his debut on a Friday Night in the wet in 2006 with Neitz & Miller out of the side, Dunn came in and kicked 2 in an impressive debut.

Better yet, Col Garland & Pick 62 for Tom Downie & Aidan Corr?

According to the below from the AFL website, we may not get Clarke either: Ruckman Zac Clarke appears more and more likely to turn his back on free agency and play on with Fremantle despite rival interest. Clarke and the Dockers have yet to work out the terms of a new deal, but the 26-year-old has a great opportunity over the next few years to establish himself as Freo's No.1 ruckman once club great Aaron Sandilands retires. Clarke's manager, Jason Dover of Stride Sports, told NAB AFL Trade Radio his client would decide his football future in the next couple of days after a "very positive" exit interview with the club on Tuesday.

Which rookies are we upgrading to play the 2nd Ruck/Forward role?

You have our attention?

Personally i think he's a better option then all of them as he has much more scope to improve. Problem is there's no way of ensuring we get him. Just becomes a lucky dip in the draft.

Weid needs at least another season at Casey and should only play when either Hogan or Watts are missing or when he's banged the door down.

I think it impacts it severely. They have young tall backs they'll want to get games into. Gardiner, Andrew, Hipwood, Paparone & Cuttler spend some time back and Sam Skinner coming off his knee reco. Dunn may need to look at an option like Port instead to replace Carlisle. Otherwise he'll likely be holding down full back at Casey.

Fair comment. He had a lot of injuries at Hawthorn and when he did finally get free of injuries, McEvoy & Hale didn't miss to many games, plus Ceglar was also there. Having said that in the one game he did play, he booted 3 goals. At Adelaide Jacobs & Jenkins have been a hard combo to dislodge, yet he still kicked over 20 goals in the SANFL. If the club was to recruit Vickery, I'm not about to go and drive a dump truck of manure to AAMI Park or anything, but I don't see his ruck work being any better then Dawes. Lowden or Zac Clarke or Shaun McKernan I see as being players that can ruck at least as well if not better then Spencer can now, but also compete better then Spencer forward. I'd have Vickery on about par with Andrejis Everritt as simply forwards who can pinch hit ruck as they're more expendable then Watts.

Billy Longer and the forward line is a marriage that will end poorly. Also St Kilda would want a 2nd round pick for him minimum. They probably initially ask for a 1st Round Pick.