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Buntine will be a good pick-up for Casey. Very happy. I remember Brock Smith being highly touted in his draft year but never heard of him post draft.

Ah yes... the academy zones. Given to us because the states in the north had an unfair advantage. A chance for us to develop some talent and get something back. Except when we do develop the kids the states in the north just draft them anyway. Seems really fair and worth our time and money. So yeah. Let not develop them too well so we can actually have access to them.

The sad thing is that I double checked to make sure I used a 'e' instead of an 'a'

I think both you and Dazzle have valid points. I'm happy we have him as depth but think it was an odd choice for him to choose us.

Im predicting Hibbered will play about 5 -10 games this year and will lose his spot in the 22 to a younger player. He will get a one year extension. Hoping that he can get to 100 games for the club. Currently on 89 and 173 in total.

At the 6:14 mark you can hear the regular Adelaide Demon supporter yelling "Whoo Hoo!" in the background!

Anyone following the NBA will see that this would be a huuuge advantage if all our players got it prior to the season. Difficult with the various strains i guess.

He needs 3 games to get to 200. I bet he will play 3. If he didnt have the supplement saga year off he would have made it to 100 games for the club and become a life member.

I feel like this has been said before. He is contracted for two years so I technically we could be saying the same thing this time next year. I get what you are saying though... if he can't put it together this year then I think even the more ardent supporters will lose patience. What would be the bare minimum pass mark for Weid this year? I think he needs to show that he can consistently kick multiple goals.

Not fair at all. McCrae is a very good player. Is he as good ad Oliver? No. The guy who you quoted doesn't watch non demon games.

I rate him very highly. I would love to have Bailey Smith on the list. I don't think he will ever be the mid who continually pushes back into defence. He does his best work mid and fwd and he would be wasted if he didn't play to these strengths. He didn't have the best grand final but is still young. Gus had an epic grand final. I will love him forever for that game alone.

They had no other choice. If they played Sweet instead the result would have been worse. They took a punt on a 198cm, 35 year old ruckman which cost them very little in trade and salary cap in the off season. He just couldn't stay fit enough to get the job done. It might have paid off if they came up against another club with weaker rucks in the grand final. Personally I thought it wasn't a great pick-up at the time.

The preliminary final... my god.

Pretty sure you have to turn 18 the year of the draft. He is 14 (May), so will turn 18 in 2025.

Received my first order which I did a few hours after the granny. Premiership beanie included. I cant even remember ordering it. Still waiting on the Premiership guernsey which was ordered a week later

Might be time you just blocked him then and moved on maybe.

Tiernan Stynes is the same age and would be eligible for the same draft. I have no idea if he is even playing football anymore. He seems more focused on Basketball.

I would say he just hasn't drafted any which is the main problem. Stretch was an inside mid at junior level. He was a father son and I wouldn't blame Taylor for Billy not making it on the outside. Baker with a later pick isn't looking good. Too early to tell on Rosman. Jordon probably should have been developing as a wing but the club put him into the inside mid role. Taylor simply hasn't drafted any wingers or KPF to make a call in my opinion.

Hopefully they have a list spot and will let him train over summer. Fingers crossed.

MelbourneFc.com.au_JuddMcVee MELBOURNE will be giving Judd McVee a shot at the top level, signing him in the NAB AFL Rookie Draft. McVee was made to wait for his AFL call-up after missing selection in Thursday night’s National Draft, but there was plenty of interest in the defender due to his class off half-back. The 18-year-old is known for providing plenty of rebound from defence and will complement the likes of Christian Salem, Jake Bowey and Trent Rivers at the Dees. Standing at 182cm, McVee has clean hands at ground level and impressed many with his composure for East Fremantle in 2021. The Western Australian becomes Melbourne’s fourth new addition this week, following the recruitment of Jacob van Rooyen, Blake Howes and Taj Woewodin in the National Draft.

We have taken Judd McVee 183cm 68kg. East Fremantle prospect Judd McVee is a smooth-moving defender with clean handling and skills, traits which may bode for more midfield minutes in the future. (other reports ive read say he is a goal kicker. so no idea bout his position yet) https://www.wafl.com.au/player/judd-mcvee https://x.facebook.com/RookieMeCentral/photos/gm.1041382413261822/3058614584376285/?type=3&source=57

We have taken Judd McVee 183cm 68kg. East Fremantle prospect Judd McVee is a smooth-moving defender with clean handling and skills, traits which may bode for more midfield minutes in the future. (other reports ive read say he is a goal kicker. so no idea bout his position yet) https://www.wafl.com.au/player/judd-mcvee https://x.facebook.com/RookieMeCentral/photos/gm.1041382413261822/3058614584376285/?type=3&source=57

I cant keep up with it all either. There are certain rules around how many you can have on your primary list dictates how many rookies you can have. It used to be easy as the rookie list was separate on the Demons official website. I got this from footywire. Rookies - Kade Chandler, Majak Daw, Deakyn Smith, Daniel Turner. No idea if that is right... where is Kye Declase?

We have 1 rookie spot available. We are pick 18. We might pass on the selection to use at a later date. That being a train on player over the summer before committing. I'm not 100% sure but based off what others have worked out.

Oh no..... is there a photo of JVR smiling yet? I've seen this play out before.