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Drafting is my safe space

Feel like we can't lose with a top 5 pick this year.

One grand final win at the MCG please.

According to rookie me the top 8 mids are; Smith O'Sullivan Smillie Draper Reid Lalor Allen Langford

"Kysaiah Pickett's evidence will come via the form of a statement. This means he will be unable to be questioned under oath about Christian Petracca's future."

The Dees say they're not guilty based on Adrian Anderson's three reasons: 1) When Pickett elected to bump, not likely to cause injury 2) Pickett contesting ball and reasonable to contest in that way 3) High contact couldn't reasonably be foreseen with Moore dropping to knees

If nothing else the impact should be downgraded from severe to high or medium. He wasn't knocked out and stood up quickly to take his kick. How anyone can call that severe is beyond me.

So it's Max vs xerri and Cameron. Well done on yet another AA jacket gawny

This could be how we land Houston and keep a first round pick.

Ah yes, no footy in September and discussion on high first round draft picks. Feels like home.

This is my vote, wouldn't be surprised if he's gone before our pick.

Love a sanger

I'll be there as well split between a saint and bagger friend. I'll be on the other side of the fence on this game, sorry 31. Hope it's a good game.

Don't disagree. I strongly dislike the sub role in general. Hoping we see improvements out of Laurie, Woewy, K Brown and AMW inside the 22 next year.

I wouldn't be completely opposed to this so long as we don't pay more than a 3rd rounder and we get a good report from the Richmond doctor. Likelihood is his body is cooked so I'd be incredibly wary. $1.5mil is a huge price to absorb but that would come off immediately at the end of 2025 then we could make high price offers again to say a Finn Callaghan who's out of contract. Lynch JvR, Turner forward. Petty returns to defence alongside May and Lever. Can Lynchs body stand up to some relief ruckwork or does that still fall on JvR?

Woewodin played 16 (10 as sub) games this year, Laurie played 6 (3 as sub). We don't have to jump off either but both clearly have flaws in their game that have prevented them from cementing a best 22 spot.

Every player turned the ball over horribly on Friday, turnovers are a part of the game. You can't expect perfection, particularly in the conditions they played in. Any comments on what he did well? Like him beating both Daicos brothers and sidebottom at the ground ball contest and gettingthe clearing handball to ANB? His in-board left kick showing his ability to be dual sided? Or his handball to Viney resulting in a centre clearance. All in the highlights below. Check out Bailey Laurie's Highlights from MELB v COLL, Rd 24 2024 https://www.afl.com.au/stats/stats-pro#/Watch/CD_I1012826/CD_M20240142406 FYI I don't think he's best 22, but I think he should be pushing hard for it next year. And just on that turnover after watching it again, Petty looked flat footed and neither committing to a lead forward or back. Kicking error is still on Laurie but I don't blame him for trying to draw him to the ball rather than kick it 55+ over the top in the rain. Edit: not sure why the link doesn't take you to the highlights but can be found via the AFL app

I'd be very surprised if Lombard goes top 5. More likely 10 - 20 range.

Though the did beat Geelong and Sydney not long ago

Their starting point in negotiations.

Exactly. We've been trading out our future first most years for the better part of a decade. This time it could be for an established best 22 player. Given the depth of this years draft pool, it makes absolute sense to me to trade our future first for a quality player like Houston or someone as equally likely to be best 22 and an upgrade on what we have. Then take pick 5/6 to the draft (if we haven't split it) and still bring in a couple more kids with 2nd and 3rd rounders. What's not to like? There's risk involved, sure. But I'd rather upgrade our list as best we can with established talent and simultaneously bring in another 2-3 kids.

Bold prediction, sadly unless they work out how to cryo-freeze humans we will never know.

This tigers v suns game is sub-standard

Get a 200 point win Geelong and make it so Harley Reid wants out. And that's the last time I'll encourage Geelong on anything.

I'm bullish on Tholstrup developing into a serious on-baller. Has power and thirst for the contest. Probably won't move there full-time for a couple years though. If we get a top 5 pick I hope we use that at the draft, or worse case split it and keep at least one first rounder while bringing an established best 22 player.