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and take Shanahan if available with a late pick, another friend of Hogan's, kill 2 birds with one stone. By getting another mid and creating a tight knit group of players

Have been talking him up all year from what I have seen and he will be available at 40 Tom Shanahan, if Patrick Cripps lasts that long in the draft he would also be a very good get. As others have said we need mids and a lot of them. IMO Dean Kent has shown enough to suggets he can play as the small forward with an ability to rotate through the middle

That is absolute carp I have watched him closely over the last 2 years and whilst he has improved his fitness and leaned down he can not rotate through the midfield. Absolute stupid statement. However if he is there at Pick 40 and Roos thinks it will assist the team than he would be worth the gamble with that Pick. Personally I would take a future mid who you can play as a forward with occassional rotations till he builds up a tank, similar to Christensen or Stokes. Dean Kent will be able to peform this role soon enough.

Week 1 Friday: North Melbourne vs Essendon - Etihad Saturday: Carlton vs Port Adelaide - Etihad GWS vs Sydney Sunday: Fremantle vs Meth Coast - Subiaco Week 2: Friday: Collingwood vs St Kilda/Adelaide - Etihad Saturday: Geelong vs Adelaide/St Kilda - Skilled or whatever it is Gold Coast vs Richmond - Metricon Sunday: Hawthorn vs Brisbane - Launceston Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne - Etihad Every State gets a game in Round 1 except for South Australia who have requested a Showdown for the Opening of the Adelaide Oval wihich also falls under the Cricket Ground issue. If AFL are looking for exposure on Friday night I think they will go with North vs Essendon on the first week and either of Pies vs St Kilda or Adelaide, I have not seen the AFL.com article so not sure whether Cats vs Crows is set stone. The above draw provides a good spread of games in Victoria over the two weeks.

They would have played together in the WA junior squads Sheed is a country boy from Kalgoorlie/Goldfields which is in the Subi zone Hogan came through Marist Junior Footy Club in the Claremont District Zone

I would not be surprised to see them take Acres, Beau Waters is shot and Acres could immediately slot in as HBF who can rotate through the middle, he is a good user of the football and sets up play across half back. West Perth colts used to find the ball and always look for Acres who would set up their plays. This was one of the main reasons he is so highly rated and has been well regarded for many years coming through the junior ranks, regularly getting high possessions and maintaining a presence. Will not find it as easy to accumulate at AFL level but the kid can run & carry is not shy at demanding the footy or going in where it hurts if needed. Disposal is also very good. IMO he is a better player than Sheed but that is to say they are both good but Acres has more tools and they should with all luck forge long careers. Meth Coast always keep their cards close to their chest so whilst Sheed has been training with them my mail is no promises have been made and they have stated they will take who they feel is best available. We will all find out in another 6 weeks

I thought the same old dee but he just continues to belittle us despite netting Roos and Jackson. His most ridiculous call has been that Hogan, Clarke & Dawes can not play in the same forward line but Paton, Cameron and Boyd can. A forward line of Clark, Dawes and Hogan is no different to the Meth Coast forward line a couple of years ago which had Lynch, Kennedy & Darling. That worked very well for them He is a [censored] there is no doubt about it

Seen very little of Sheed he is hard at it and a good player who will play from Round 1 next year. Hard to judge the effect he will have at the next level, stood out in the colts with his ball winning ability and I wanted to have a real good look at him after the championships but with the broken collarbone and already having the knowledge he would go first round Subiaco put him in cotton wool for the season as they had no chance of making finals. Stevie Armstrong is his coach at Subiaco Colts. On what Iittle I saw of Sheed I would describe him as almost a carbon copy of Matt Priddis, only he has a better kick. Speed could be a question mark but has excellent hands and is better around goal than Priddis

IMO I believe we can get this possibly at Pick 53 with Thomas Shanahan, big improver over the season and not really talked about much due to injury having a large impact on 2012 for him and he also missed U/18 State Selection. Like Kent was under the radar Shanahan is the same, inside grunt, very clean hands and good foot skills. He is a friend of Jesse Hogan and I think they may have went to Newman College together and came through the ranks at Marist JFC. Lennon for me at 9 if available and Shanahan at 53 if he is there

I agree with this once we keep Pick 9, may also need to keep Sylvia compo pick now and offer a player/s and Pick 36(or whatever it is) for Vince

The reason he is not worth pick 9 C & B is his age and also the Crows will accept Pick 20 for him

If picking up the likes of Vince, Cross, Michie, Lyons and/OR Myers means we improve sufficiently to make players coming out of contract stay because they see we are heading in the right direction, I am happy to wear the price. This is a big plus if Frawley signs an extension next season because we are on the improve

Yep bluff them and offer the pick to other sides, what have Port offered for it, I think what is clear in all this is GWS have no intention of trading Pick 1. At the end of the day happy to take a Kelly or Aish at Pick 2

Well that is not the case now, seen him play at Peel a few times very solid worker wins the ball and works hard to receive and/or provide options. Really happy to get this kid plenty of upside and we basically gave up nothing for him Welcome aboard Viv

May be just me because I am a big Shiel fan but I would say no to the two players on offer, I want Shiel and if they want Pick 2 that bad give us Shiel and pick 9, leave that hanging with them till last day of trade and they may come back with forget Pick 9 here is Shiel which I would take

Zaharakis was never injected due to a fear of needles and wasn't Kommer only drafted this season so was not there in 2012

You kidding mate, have you seen any games, I have seen both levels and little difference in both. I think WAFL defeated VFL in a close one this year

Without knowing contract situations I would look at the Option of maybe not taking Miles and trading out players who they consider surplus for late draft picks you are not going to utilise, I would also take Blake Acres over Zac Jones at Pick 21 if available but don't think he will be there

we can't pick everyone and a few months ago weren't you calling for us to pick Sheed at 2.

2 for Shiel 22 for Vince 36 for Lyons 54 for Michie delisted FA . Cross psd:Anthony Miles add #21 Zac Jones #70 Tom Shanahan#78 Clisby (rookie upgrade) I would like that this is 9 list changes plus Hogan 10 changes which provide some midfield depth

I have been watching the kid all year and he has continuously developed. Whoever takes him is getting a very solid player who will make the grade IMO. Just continues to improve and anything is possible for him

Pick 2 & Blease (or another player we may trade) to GWS for Pick 1 Pick 1 to St Kilda for Steven & Pick 3 How badly to Saints want Boyd and if GWS are not going to take Boyd(Big if) they lose nothing and gain Blease

Brad Ebert probably the only other one I can think of

Big no from me, plenty of off field issues and IMO will end up being another Sampi or Nathan Krakouer who leaves the game early or lets himself go.

This is not the case, Michie played 16 games in WAFL this season and won Peel Thunder BNF, was very impressive in the games I saw him play and Freo's top quality midfield was more of the issue than Injury for 2013