Good Times Grimes

Last year we had picks #2 & #3 that seemingly couldn't have gone any other way, given that St. Kilda selected McCartin. Brawyshaw and Petracca were no brainers. This year at #3 & #7 there were always going to be different opinions as to who we should select, and a fair bit of strategy involved as to who would go to Essendon and Gold Coast before #7. I think that Oliver really adds to the uncompromising midfield core that we're building and will fit in at the MFC nicely. Weideman obviously has some injury concerns, but he has been rated very highly by those in the know. Taylor has given us no reason to not have 100% faith in him, so if I were you I wouldn't be too hung up on missing out on Parish/Curnow/McKay/Whoever else you wanted until we've actually seen what all of these players can do.

The articulatest?

I almost want us to not select Oliver just to see Olisik's reaction.

It's funny...I thought that Oliver was one name that Demonland would be unable to screw up. It seems as though the misspelling of his name in the thread title has gone undetected for nearly a month and a half.

Massive Leafs fan. I've been very impressed with them this year and what Mike Babcock has managed to achieve in such a short period of time. They're finally playing as a team, and are seeing the benefits of it. Nylander looks the goods...his hands are unbelievably quick. I don't think playoffs are in the equation this year, but it's nice to see competitive efforts, and for once having a few decent prospects. I can't recall the last good player that the Leafs drafted and developed. Nice to have a fellow Leafs fan around!

I seem to remember that the only major knock on him was that he wasn't able to accumulate enough possessions. He managed to fix that, too. He's probably my favourite non-Demon to watch...absolute freak.

Fortunato Caruso...now that's a household name.

Nope, wasn't comparing Parish and Toumpas...just a bit of a tongue in cheek comment.

The fact that he comes from Collingwood royalty yet didn't support them growing up tells me all I need to know about his character.

You are correct.

That's what we've got Toumpas for

Would this qualify as draft tampering? Or perhaps just "bringing the game into disrepute"?

I think you're memory is letting you down, Song. This time last year, we thought we were going to be getting McCartin & Brayshaw. Petracca was the consensus number 1 right up until the eve of the draft. I do agree that all of the possible permutations are hard to keep track of, and I'm just looking forward to it all being over and knowing who we've got.

Just take it one breath at a time.

As nice as it would be to see him re-sign soon, I don't think that there's any reason to worry until at least this time next year.

I agree that everyone is capable of bulking up, but some find it MUCH harder than others. It is also quite hard for some footballers to maintain the weight that they do put on as once they begin running they shed it off more easily than others. Most footballers nowadays have larger frames that are more suited to carrying muscle, but there are some players that are not built in a way that they are able to pack it on (think Garlett).

That's the end of that. Matt Harvey pitched a gem for the Mets and convinced his way into pitching the 9th inning only to be pulled after allowing two base runners, who would eventually score the tying runs. KC was by far the best team in the playoffs and a deserving champion.

Sydney have the benefit of a lot of young-gun academy recruits coming into their team to further boost their already strong list. While I agree that the Buddy-Tippett signings will make it hard for them to fit everyone into their salary cap, they've so far managed to retain everyone that they want (bar Jetta), and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them become a force again in the not so distant future.

Hard to see them passing on Weitering, who looks like an absolute gun, but stranger things have happened. Brisbane desperately need Schache...a good young player that wants to play for them.

Well, it's now 3-1 for KC, with every game do or die for the Mets. I really hope they can at least make things interesting by winning the next one.

The draft experts' order always shuffles around a bit before the draft, with the last week in the lead-up usually yielding fairly accurate predictions. Last year Petracca was #1 right up until the 11th hour when McCartin suddenly took his place. I think we'll see the "experts" change their predictions a few times yet.

Up 2-1 in the 5th now. They're looking good, although KC just went to their bullpen, which means that they're unlikely to score any more runs. They'll have to hold off the Royals offence in order to win it. Come on, New York!

My money will be on Petracca to give us two in two years!

Wow...looks very impressive. Decent overhead mark as well, by the looks of it.