BAMF

Do you hold an official role within the club now?

That's fair and the most likely outcome. I think a number of us who have focused on the draft since the end of the season are happy with the top picks but also wishing we had another pick around the 20s. Pushing pick 9 back a few places wouldn't be bad if we were still getting our target (similar to the Pickett situation).

Not even 1? Jesus. Imagine how good he would be if he had normal knees

Very hard to place where he will go. Both he and Armstrong have come from nowhere to be in the top 15 of most phantom drafts. Tauru looks to be the better footballer of the two to me, he attacks the ball so well, but looks better as a defender than a forward. I'm Tipping that Richmond will take him with one of there top 10 picks or that North will split pick 2 to go back in the draft a bit to pick him or Armstrong up. There is every possibility that they pick either Armstrong or Tauru with pick 2. If he was there at pick 9 then we would have to consider him heavily.

A very real possibility here. I reckon he could play round 1 at HBF with Rivers pushing into the middle. Good size. Excellent footy IQ.

Sam was always going to take time. The more time that went on the more he seemed to get in his own head which worked the other way. His first year at Casey looked great and then it all went downhill. Sam had that awesome elim final against Geelong. I'll always remember him for that mark over Blicavs in the first and the look of shock on Blicavs face. I was there that night with 95k people and reckon I've watched the highlights a minimum of 50 times This is how I will choose to remember him.

Highlights

100% agree. It is probably the hardest position to fill though. A player around 200cm tall who needs to be good enough as a tall forward to warrant selection. Jackson and the DeKonning boys are the standouts. Sam Darcy for bulldogs. Hayden McLean for Swans. Then you start moving into the Mason Cox territory.

I thought 49 was slightly unders myself so understand the f3 swap. Personally I thought we should have gotten something more back from the Essendon trade.

Nailed it

They didn't want pick 13, Atkins or Lukosius. Big winners.

Port the immediate losers. Pies did ok. Suns did well.

So to fix the mistake of paying overs they pay overs again? Let's hope so.

Home team plays games at home. Ok.

Essendon were involved. It was shown. Probably wouldn't be if it was us and Goldcoast.

Meh. I would remind GWS that we were easy to deal with and reasonable to deal with when we traded Bedford to them. If they don't trade Derksen for a packet of chips then I hope we dig out heals in the next time it comes to trading with them.

We all thought it was 2 years, but the list management pinned thread (which is fantastic) has a bit of chatter that it was three years due to a trigger of some sort. Either way, he is off the list which is a great result.

Max Gawn was drafted in 2009. 2010 = 0 games 2011 = 4 games 2012 = 0 games. 4 games in three years before he went on to develop into one of the best ruckman of all time. Rucks take longer.

McHenry? I hope you washed your hands after you posted this. 🤮

We also need to consider the benefit of bringing in a player a year earlier and having them in our system developing for 12 months. If we believe our window is open now then sooner would be better than later. Especially if we are considering a tall like Tauru or Armstrong. What's more value, pick 13 this year with 12 months development, or pick 6 next year? I would be very hesitant to trade next year's first as it could very well be a top 5 pick.

Super happy that we have a backup ruck. A good result. Hoping he takes the primary ruck spot at Casey and rotating with Verrall in the forward line. Verrall looked decent as a forward at times this year. If that plays out then we will have a very tall forward line. I'm tipping that Fullarton will be sent to the backline which hopefully resurrects his career.

Maybe. I owe some people on here and apologies and I realise how rose coloured my views have been. Looking back I can see how I've stuck my head in the sand and thought thing would just turn out alright. I'm as disappointed as everyone else.

Michael Gleeson has reported on it. Read the article. One of the few journalists who has maintained credibility over a long career and doesn't chase a controversy for the clicks. He's weighed in because he firmly believes what he has heard. It's the club that has started this. Clayton is on the market for the second year in a row at the clubs request. Clubs don't trade their best players for no reason, Clayton being traded is what the club believes is the best idea. He has less value now than he did last year and we will get unders in return. As reported, the club is in crisis. It's time for us to accept it and stop trying to blame McClure, Morris and Gleeson for telling us the truth. A sad time for the club, but the club lives on and the sun will rise tomorrow.

If I get another email from Gary Pert I think I'm going to throw up.

This gets done. You don't hold depth players who want out who aren't likely to get a game next season. Hogan, Cadman and Ricardi are all options ahead of him already playing. Max Gruzewski got a few games this year too.