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Haha! Me too! We were linked to him by some media people as taking him with one of our early picks and I could not believe it! Jack kicked this ripper for Hawthorn in the dying minutes of a game in 2016. Hawks went on to win. Respect.

Agree. Although I think in this draft you would be pretty happy picking up a Tom Mitchell. I see calls by some supporters to move Viney to the forward line. He is an inside midfielder. Period. Sure, throw him forward for small periods to switch up things within games, but when kids eventually go past him in the pecking order for the inside midfield spots? He wont be getting picked in the best 24 in another position. You cant have too many of those types anymore. We were already struggling having both Viney and Oliver. I do feel its unkind to Sharp to point out his deficiencies based on current trends. Someone is going to pick him up and get a ripping young kid who could become a future captain. The guy is already beating grown men in the SAFL seniors.

The worry is that he is not quick and hasnt got great disposal which isnt the way the modern game is going. I cant help but compare him to a Clayton Oliver type. His pros definitely outway the cons in my opinion, but we already have Viney and now Stelle how are similar types. They wont be around forever but Langford will also move into the middle more who isnt blessed with speed. Having two inside midfielders with limited pace could see us getting beaten by pace. It would also severely limit who we pick up in the future as we would need to compliment them. It would be stupid of Essendon to pass over him. He is exactly what they need and will make an impact from opening round next year.

I really worry about the other aspects of Lindsays game. There is no use having a defender who cannot defend well regardless of how well he kicks. Alas.. I have worries about most players that will be available at our picks.

At the bottom of Twomeys phantom he has club by club summaries. Collingwood keen to trade their future 1st for Sharp. A few posters are worried that Essendon will leave him knowing we wont take him. They could then get him with Carlton's pick. That wont happen now. Personally I would be happy Sharp. I feel his limitations are being exaggerated. All players around our picks have some weaknesses. It would pigeon hole us though. We would be forced to draft a speedy mid to complement him this year or the next.

Anyone mentioned Harley Baker? Went down with an ACL and will be missing most of next year but looks like an solid outside player. Twomey has him 22 in power rankings. I wonder how much his ACL has made him slide.

This could work out very well for us if we have an excellent academy kid in a heavily compromised draft.

His hair has been receding for years now and he does what he can with what he has. Is it really necessary to call it out?

It's funny because I remember Sparrow having an explosive burst was one of his main attributes when drafted. Not that I disagree with anything you said. I would add that his football I.Q looks way higher and his ability to link up through the midfield chains looks much better too.

To be fair to Cal. The majority of players were picked around where he thought they would be.

Of course. Most posters here have a lot of faith in JT and we are always just waiting to see what he will do knowing its the job he is paid to do. You have to remember that the draft period used to be the greatest day of the year for a lot of Demon fans as we had very little to cheer about for a decade. We are conditioned to scouring the draft boards and picking our favorites. We enjoy casting judgement on 3min videos of one or two games. Its all meaningless fun. All our conversations wont change anything and in JT was trust.

Cal Twomey has said that this year will see a record low number of draft picks used. Other media outlets (Herald Sun, ESPN) have said the same thing. It's shallow. There are no standout top talent like other years, like a Harley Reid (2023) or Sam Darcy, JHF, Nick Daicos (2021). There is a real lack of key position players. The WA cohort is reported as the worst its ever been. 2024 was reported to be a stronger/deeper draft with good key position players but was also reported that the there was no standout top picks. That worked out fine for us and all I care about is that our top two picks this year are at the top end before the more speculative picks come into play. I'm really looking forward to see who Jason Taylor will pick. I think the only kid I dont really want is Schubert as he isnt a need. Also intrigued to see if we trade up for Robey. I think the price of the trade might be too much though.

I cant shake the feeling that Mitch Marsh will be one of those players who always carves us up.

Jesus. I hope not

Unsure where this hype came from. If his name wasnt pickett i doubt it would be there. He wasnt drafted in his draft year and has played SAFL reserves for most of the year. Happy to pick him up with our current third pick, but i'm confused where the hype is coming from.

I've gone from being worried about the quality of the players that will be available at our picks to being ok with it. Players like Cumming, Grjl, Sharp, Farrow and Dovaston will all be solid players that I would be happy to pick that should be available. I worry about Lindsays deficiencies. If we take Schubert then it would show that the club has lost faith in Jeffo. Pros Excellent height Good contested mark Can push into the ruck Tall players take longer to develop, could be the best player available long term in a shallow draft Cons Goal kicking accuracy Lack of KPD this year. Who is keeping him honest at the junior level? We already have Jeffo, Kentfield and Johnson as developing KPF as well as White coming in. Thats a lot of players getting in each others way at Casey.

Ah yeah. Melbourne take the developing tall forward because thats what lack and Farrow conveniently makes it through to west coast. I cant wait for this draft to be over.

I've been trawling through draft boards - rookie me central, bigfooty, podcasts for info. If we focus on the negatives then this draft period is going to be pretty disappointing to discuss. This isnt the draft for perfection. All players taken outside of Durrsma and some of the academy picks have flaws in their games that you can point to. Similar to last year where we questioned if Langford was too slow. Roobey - works hard to attack. Maybe not to defend. Kicking isnt elite and isnt the quickest but isnt slow. What he does well is great. Tall midfielder who is a genuine tall threat in attack. Disposal is fine for his position. Pace and tank are fine. There are a few draft watches who arent elevating him above others. If he isnt available at our pick there will be others who they think are just as good or better, but they all seem to have question marks on them in certain aspects. Personally i like the look of him a lot and would be happy if we traded up.

Bah. Sad day. I'll always love you Clarry. It will be hard seeing you with Hogan who i still love too. On the other hand, i'm glad the club has given Steven King a fresh slate.

Yeah. Dont get me wrong. I can see thr broader picture. Hell. I agree that we should move them on. Losing Clarry? It hurts. Regardless of circumstances. Losing him for a late pick. It burns.

Or.. like me, posters understand everything you have said and still are a bit emotional about it? We have lost Brayshaw, Neal Bullen, Clarry and Petracca all way before we would have thought. They were a big part of a era that i loved. There were times that i wished i wasnt as fanatic about this club. I've been through all the rebuilds, the tanking and thrashings. I've read just about every training report on here since 2001. When these guys were drafted i knew we were finally for real as a club and its been a great time. I understand why they are being traded. I dont have to like it.

Hmm.. Does Craig Cameron still have an account on here? What was his handle? @Craig Hi Craig, hope its you. I enjoyed it when you would post on here and give us information. Please give us Humphrey. Edit: @cac1963

I dont know how much more of trade week i can handle. I knew this off season would be a hard one, but losing Oliver really hurts. I think its because we have lost Brayshaw, Petracca and Oliver and that excellent drafting period is dead. For some reason ive been fine with losing Trac for the past 12 months. Losing Oliver for nothing is a real blow. McVee leaving has really upset me too.

No problem with this. I think if these photos were still up once preseason games commenced i might care. Even then, the reason i cared would only be because its a sign the little things arent being done correctly which might seem small but actually matter. Right now? Meh.