rjay

Our first round pick will probably be pick 18 in 2019, I don't see us getting another top 10 pick for a while 'Lord'...let alone 2.

Ok, let me try and 2nd guess where the club are at with this. With the development league now gone it's harder to have excess ruck stocks on the list. I believe with the extra spot we still have on the list to fill the club have planned to leave it open for a ruck if needed later. WC are in a different position because the WAFL I'm pretty sure still has a reserves comp. They can afford to carry and develop more ruck stocks. Bradtke is in development and this must be at Casey not in the minor leagues so with him and Pruess there wasn't a current spot available. If anyone takes the time to remember back a few years, having the extra ruck hampered the development of Gawn. We had Jamar in the AFL team and they couldn't figure what to do with Max and big Spencer. In the end they stupidly tried to make Max a KPF/relief ruck at Casey. It was obvious to me even back then that Gawn was the far better prospect and he should have been developed as such. Given the restrictions of list size and the disappearing development league, I think our list is as well balanced as any team in the AFL currently. I think you are jumping at shadows. Injuries do come and we will deal with them but no club can cover every eventuality.

His form at AFL level had dropped off considerably in 2018, he really struggled at the level. Despite the romance of 2017, it was time for Pedders....

If you listen to the audio in the background of the highlights I'm pretty sure his teammates were calling him 'Nieta'... Looks like this one might stick 'Redleg'. Lets hope he can live up to the name and pick 53...

Come on 'Pro', we need to have some reason to justify not picking Curnow. To make us feel better. "He's really not that good"...nah, the kid can play. Their 2 best players Cripps and potentially Curnow were draft steals in the teens. I think if Weid keeps improving as we expect then the Curnow talk will fade away. The Oliver and Weideman draft will be seen as a masterstroke. The Oliver part has already paid off.

Yes, it's what I've said on many occasions you don't draft for needs you trade for them and that's exactly what we did. There were no talls available at our picks that we rated, if you want to believe that translated into us drafting needs go ahead and please yourself. Taylor is always going to put the best spin on it. I can guarantee you we took best available.

We obviously didn't rate him... We've gone with best available and he wasn't it according to our recruiting team. Would you prefer we draft for needs again & end up with the list we had under the previous administration? That approach got us Lucas Cook at pick 12 because we missed Lynch who was taken the pick before.

2 x Smith, Fritsch & Petracca can all play a role. Plus the 2 rucks and Bradtke... Then we have Oscar who has played there as a junior, Keilty who has played there at Casey and Frost who can't play there but would be much better at it than any late round pick in this years draft. No point picking a tall for the sake of it, that's how you end up with a Lucas Cook selection.

Probably from 'norm', he's keen on everyone.

Beat me too it 'ProDee'...

I like this, close to going into next years draft and with another year under his belt would have gone a lot higher by the look of him. Good skills and composure. The recruiting staff are really earning their money.

For guitar players, Guitarwank is a good one...http://www.guitarwank.com Bruce Forman & Scott Henderson with Troy McCubbin (Host)...and guests (sometimes). Bruce and Scott are killer players, very different styles and personalities making for very interesting and often very funny conversations. I also like Shane Theriot's "Riff Raff" podcast...Shane is the guitar player with Hall & Oats but his background is from New Orleans and he spent time playing with the Neville Brothers and Dr John to name a couple of legendary acts there. https://shanetheriot.com/shane-s-podcast-the-riff-raff

I suspect something is brewing and very much doubt that we would only have plan A (Yarra Park) unless we had some assurances that it's a goer. It's quite possible we have another proposed site and this is all just part of the long game. The Yarra proposal may well be smoke and mirrors. We brought Pert on for his expertise in these type of projects so lets see what he brings to the table.

Try and get the players out there to train 'old dee'... That move would torpedo any idea of us being a destination club... Arctic & Dingley are right on the Monash, an easy trip from the leafy Easterns. Cranny is a bridge too far.

It really is dumb & dumber 'ProDee'...I just can't figure out which one is dumb & which one is dumber. Our so called political masters leave a lot to be desired.

The forgotten man is Garlett. A fit and in form Garlett is easily best 22.

'jackaub's' world...

If Bytel's medicals are good then we take him with our first pick if he's available...

No.2 on the list 'Pro'... They had him in.

For all the nice words that Josh spoke about Hogan staying on, being happy to etc. The subtext was obvious. Jessie wanted to go home and he was gone, we could have held him another year but it wasn't really in his interest or ours. We wanted May and he was ours this year if we could arrange a deal. Next year he's a free agent but then we are back in the pack with a host of others in a bidding war. Far from guaranteed and adds salary cap pressure. We get a quality defender now when we need him, it makes sense. I know you think we played this wrong 'kall' but only time will tell. To me the logic of the trade stacks up.

They've got guns...don't have to push them out like the others.

Both struggle to get on the park... Menzel is the better footballer but if they're sitting in the stands both are equal.

Thanks for posting this... After listening I was thinking a bit about it and maybe a way to get a more diversified coaching group would be to have some kind of rookie or category system where a club could take on someone. I guess a bit like an apprenticeship. With the current FD cap it makes it harder for clubs to devote money to these type of initiatives but this could be outside the cap. ...and for those wondering what our coaching group has been up to over the break, this gives a bit of an overview of the passion for the game and people Jennings has. It can't hurt the club that he's out there not just in elite pathways but seeking a better understanding of people and cultures. Also good to hear the involvement of Whelan and Jetta...the club is in good hands.

Spot on 'Mach'...