Adam The God

You're right. I get more excited by mids or KPFs than I do by anyone else. Incidentally, I'm intrigued by Rivers for his potential of rolling through the midfield.

No chance we could get the title of the thread correctly written is there? It's triggering my OCD.

Sometimes, but Richmond's predictability hasn't hurt them, nor did Hawthorn's.

Fritsch could be yes. Smith isn't a footballer. He's an athlete. Maybe he can bring some pressure in the forwardline, but his decision-making leaves a bit to be desired. All opinion of course.

Agreed, but I think we need to get far more creative with our set up. Think Richmond 2017. Over a single pre season, they managed to completely rejig their forwardline and the only gun they had was Riewoldt, so they built around him, added Caddy and then a bunch of speedy contributors. I'm not suggesting this is necessarily our best way forward (we don't have enough pace), but we certainly need to play to a better/different forward system. One that enables forwards to create space (and quick ball movement will help with this), but also enables us to play predictable football so that everyone is on the same page.

If Jackson can stay in contests (due to his lack of bulk), we can absolutely play him alongside Weideman and Tom. My concern would be more around Weideman and although he is quite good below his knees for a big fella, his pace is not great. This means, to me, he remains easy to rebound against. Meanwhile, Jackson doesn't appear to be as easy to rebound against. We've seen his agility, so it's almost like playing a zippy small or mid sized player. It's just that he happens to be 200cm.

Good post mate, but Jackson doesn't have the body size to play the number 1 KPF IMO. Defenders will easily (if they're smart) body him off every contest. His agility at ground level is what might enable him to contribute. He needs to get to contests and when it hits the ground (if he doesn't mark it), he needs to get to work. If he can do that, he's a chance to be helpful, but even then he'll need a bit of size. Still think McDonald is our number 1 target.

Seems a ripper bloke, but there will be now questions over him from Demonland regarding his photography. We all know what happened to the last photographer we had.

Haha. So we could draft Robert Harvey, Robert Flower and Tony Lockett, and you'd still be unhappy because although superstars, they never won a premiership. I guess you're right, mate. I'd prefer we drafted Mitch Morton and Steven Armstrong (again).

I really like your posts mate, but you do have a tendency to overrate players, particularly when compared to where they end up being drafted.

Hahaha, brilliant. Seems so long ago now. We've had a few handy West Aussies over the years, not only on the field, but on Demonland. PSD, ET, Steve and the wonderful list goes on.

Geelong won't be a threat in 2-3 years time. Carlton will be.

Sharp seems to have a bit of Bernie Vince about him, but a bit quicker and with a bigger tank. Am I ballpark at all with that comparison, mate?

Urgh. Anyone but Carlton. He's going to be a gun I reckon.

He was a freak. Tore it up for Scotch a few times.

I'd be happy to look further afield (ie not another mid) if we land Green at 3, otherwise I'd be okay with Robertson or Kemp at 10 if we select Jackson at 3. But at the end of the day, you should always select best available IMO.

I'm going purely on highlights, but the 1%ers seem very Selwood and remind me too of the sorts of desperate things he does in game. Will be fascinating to see if Freo pass him up twice. I doubt it. You don't average 30 touches in the Championships if you're a mug.

Pity the press can't help themselves. Just leave him alone.

I'm still trying to work out why this guy isn't a top 5 rated prospect. He's a nice kick on both sides of his body, he can win it in close, get it on the outside, does the 1%ers and has the leadership to influence in the big moments. The guy looks like a Selwood clone and an absolute gun that could play Round 1, 2020. Am I missing something with him?

I think it's more likely ducks and drakes. All the clubs should be doing it 24 hours out from the draft. They're not particularly clever if they're not.

Me too. I came home early from a meeting to watch it. Popped the TV on and realised it's bloody tomorrow night! It's the AFL's Instagram page that confused me. They were banging on all day about the 2pm start. You're not alone, mate.

So maybe's worth thinking of him as a mid. His stoppage work is what people are commenting on. His agility and size makes him a potential weapon at a stoppage. Don't get too caught up in the ruck label or the KPF label either. He can contribute in those two areas, but he's more likely to excel from stoppage.

Any chance at all Freo don't take Robertson, mate?

I think we're talking cross purpose or misunderstanding each other here mate. Melbourne couldn't put plays together in 2019 because our fitness was puss. Flashback to 2018, with a higher fitness base, and we were seeing very regular end to end team plays. Our skills also looked a lot better. I'm a layman so there's not much use in my selections, but I'd love Green at 3 and Kemp at 10, but am excited by the prospect of Jackson too. What about you?

Ball use is overrated. I don't know how many times I've posted this now but people continually seem to think being an elite kick will solve problems. It's all about work rate and being able to work to space to make targets easier. Salem is a beautiful kick but it hasn't made him an A grader.