Adam The God

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.

I have as much clue about Stephens as you mate and probably being slightly provocative, but he appears to be a soft outsider with neat skills. I don't see the love for him and his SANFL stats of basically 18 touches a game doesn't do much for me. I'm probably a bit burnt by Trengove and Toumpas, whose experience in the SANFL failed to translate to the top level. Once again, if our guys rate him, I'll trust them, but he doesn't seem like a 'Melbourne' player to me.

If Kemp is gone by 10 and it leaves the Ben Newton clone in Stephens, I'd split with Geelong for their two late first rounders and try for Gould and Pickett or another small forward we rate highly.

I reckon it's more likely a strategic falsity being planted by our recruiting team and FD to enable us to take our real target in Green. Mere speculation though at this stage. Will be interesting to see who we go with.

Particularly as we'll most likely have a plug and play in Green or Jackson at 3. It enables us to select best available at 10.

You managed to judge his character by watching him basketball on YouTube? Come on. I'll back whoever we pick but it seems relatively safe to say we'll be picking out of Green and Jackson. The post that said they'd prefer Jackson running it out of the stoppage because Green is a handball king, the ball travels a lot quicker when you kick or handball rather than run and carry. If Green is an Oliver clone and we can get him, that's an A grade midfield for the next 10 years. That's how you build a dynasty. We want sustained success and it's all built from the midfield. I'd also add Kemp if possible to that midfield in a few years time.

This has been said multiple times recently but in the age of future picks, trades should rarely be looked at in a vacuum. This seems like an okay trade to me and let's see how the next two drafts play out. I just hope we haven't handed Freo Robertson and Henry. I don't have an opinion on Henry, but Robertson seems like an interesting type at 10. And then there's Kemp.

I'd play Petty back if we got Jackson to fill a KPF role. And of course you don't draft a Cox at pick 3 @DeeSpencer. I'm talking about the idea of Jackson saying forward in his first year or so and what that could mean for our forward structure in 2020. We'd want Jackson to eventually replace Max and possibly play as even a mid.

Completely agree. Having seen Jackson's recruitment in a new way (via Mach's post in the Jackson thread), I'm coming around to the idea of Jackson as a tall target forward and a tackler inside forward 50 with his mobility.

Interesting post this, mate. Collingwood's forwardline has functioned around Cox's height and merely competing for the better part of two seasons now. Cox is a good kick, but not as mobile as Jackson. I don't mind the idea of deploying Jackson in our forwardline in a similar way. It enables, as you imply, Tmac to play up the ground and Weideman to play second or third fiddle, whilst also play a few smalls around them. Jackson just has to compete and ensure the opposition can't run it out of our forward 50 easily. His mobility will help here.

I take it this means you wouldn't bid on Green and would prefer Jackson, mate?

I assumed Green was off the table. If not, that would be delicious. Oliver and Green. ?

I don't think it matters a great deal, but he comes across as a really good bloke in that video. I have had a question over his ball use (even referred to him as a butcher in the past), but I'm looking forward to seeing how he plays for us. I hope that with another pre season under his belt and more kms in the legs, he'll be less impacted by lactic acid induced by gut running, and as a result improve his ball use.

I like this idea, mate. Mostly because I think Kemp could be a star and if he's the second player we pick, the risk is lessened.