Adam The God

Sounds like I could have made training today @Harvey Wallbanger ...

Wasn't sure where to put this, but it seems appropriate enough here. Mods, please feel free to move if need be. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1932890/inside-the-draft-room-access Some great access. I'd prefer it was visual, but I'd suggest this is coming at some point down the track. The most interesting thing of note is this bit: "8:04pm Lamb’s phone rings, it’s a short call. A pick trade is floated by another club, which Lamb shuts down. That’s not part of the Dees’ plan tonight. The draft rolls on. " I wonder which club it was and what they offered.

Cripps-like but with pace.

I completely agree. Bloody Caulfield. Same with all the APS schools.

Some great Demonland posters as well.

Thanks mate. Saw this after I posted. Also think I saw Mentha in a video a moment ago, jumping all over him after taking a speccy in 2024, so could be close with all of them.

Thanks Bailey. Look forward to seeing you in the red and blue in 2027 as well.

When I heard he was from Gippsland and Moe, I immediately thought of Humphrey. I also thought of Xavier Lindsay and even Mentha out of Gippy recently. I wonder if the latter two are close too.

I would have loved Cooper Hynes. Maybe Harvey is mates with Sinnema...

Minus concussion, NHH would surely be a top 20 selection. He can kick them from anywhere, has good trickiness and game awareness. I wonder firstly whether he'll get to us and then secondly what JT thinks of him.

So who do we rate that's left over?

No idea. Just know he missed games this year due to concussion. Would be a huge red flag for most I would have thought.

I assume the NHH slide is due to the history of concussion?

I haven't listened to Gettable yet but was told Cal said Richmond and Essendon are likely not to pick Grjl and that if he gets to Melbourne's pick, he won't get any further. ie we will pick him.

I still want a Grlj up.

Or did the crocodile get it?

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I think given the game style we want to play and the dearth of small x factor players we have forward of centre, we should be desperate to take both Dovaston and Pickett. Getting them both could go a long way to transforming our x factor forward of centre if we rate them both. Might allow us to play Chandler through the midfield too, @Slartibartfast . Dovaston JVR Salem Mihocek Fritta Pickett

Spargo does not hace the same explosiveness or agility as Dovaston. Their likenesses end at height.

Me too. No brainers for his professed game style.

Yeah, nah. His ball drop is fine.

He doesn't excite me at all for a first round prospect, but when I'm watching goal kickers, I look at their ball drop.

All I've watched of him is two packages. He has a low ball drop, not really sure where you got the high ball drop from, but he doesn't kick through the ball, he stabs at it.

You keep missing the point. The players Cal has linked us to have not been invited so far, which could suggest he doesn't have a real read on who we'll take. Go check out Cal's 2019 power rankings 3 weeks out from the draft.

Which is the same thing. He doesn't know, that's the point.