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Reading between the lines, we have plenty of talls in our top 10 wishlist. Couple that with Cal Twomey's belief that we'll take Tauru with our first pick if Langford goes to the Crows and that makes things very interesting. I trust JT, but leaving Draper on the board seems ludicrous on the face of it. You could easily argue that he is the best mid available in the draft. In that scenario, we could end up taking two key pos players. This is the most intriguing draft I can remember.

I suspect that's around what they're looking for. Reading between the lines, I think they're ok with what Max brings when he goes forward but they need Brodie to be at least at that level, when he's resting forward, otherwise he becomes a liability. He's been great as a ruckman and imo, has exceeded expectations but the issue was always going to be where we hide him when Max is rucking.

Anyone have any info from today's praccy match?

Love this post and reading between the lines of Tim Lamb's presser last week, I believe there is a strong chance this happens. I can't remember his exact words but in response to a question on why we weren't targeting tall forwards, he suggested they had an unorthodox or suprise move planned for the our forward line. I still think a healthy Joel Smith can fill the back line role if Petty goes forward.

He's been brilliant for us for two years and is only scratching the surface. He's going to be a huge loss.

Are we really talking down Jacko here? If I could have any 20 and under player in the comp, it would be him. He's a couple of years away from being the most dynamic player in the competition. There has yet to be a 200cm + player with his skill set and IQ to play our game.

He's marking much better than last season and is developing that skill well for his age. I agree that he's a mid but I don't think that strategically works for us yet on balance. There's no way he's pushing Viney/Oliver/Petracca out of the centre bounce until they're sure his body can handle it on a weekly basis.

A gun whose best is ahead of him. The problem would be salary - 650k won't be doable for us.

Yep. 32 seconds between the first and third goals. First at 0:47, second at 0:30, third at 0:15. The stuff dreams are made of.

I don't generally agree with Dermot but I also think Richmond are still a threat. They had a horrible run with injury and have the right system to continue winning. If they stay fit, they are in the top 4 mix.

I don't see getting rid of Ben as a bad move for North. They were/are a long way off and needed to get games into Larkey, Zurhaar etc. The part that is bewildering is the fact that they lowered his value by making it seem as though he was done. They had every chance to keep their plans under wraps and get maximum trade value for him. To be fair, they also may have genuinely believed that his injury concerns would be ongoing and that any potential suitor would share that view (post-medical).

Agree with the sentiment here - Ben is just a top-shelf human being.

He has his place as a TV performer but he should be doing light-hearted stuff and definitely not calling games. For the most part, ex-players shouldn't be calling the big moments. A bit of colour commentary here and there is fine but leave those moments to the professionals.

As a hypothetical, what happens if we use 17, then Mac is available at 21? Do we have the points to match or will we need to make a bunch of draft-day pick swaps to make it work?

Yep. Harris Andrews was also nowhere near his best and we're still more than competitive.