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We have recruited two flexible small fwds and a flexible wingman. We have addressed our needs. No gaps on the field any longer. Get them to gel. A bit of experience. A consistent game plan. This is our premiership list.

How did we manage to get that pick swap thru the AFL! We have no pick 1 next year so technically not supposed to trade out any other picks. The 2021 4th round pick was tied to North so if Hawks go up the ladder they have done very well from that pick swap.

Probably trying to trade out our pick (the old #28)

That looked a bit nasty by Collingwood. Traded up to bid on Coleman and as soon as Lions matched they traded down again.

Reports were that we were keen on Angwin and Holmes and both gone just before our bids. Grrr. Geelong knew they had to strike before our bids. They also have a bid before our pick #28 (or whatever it is now)

Is anyone/website tracking the revised draft order as Academy bids are matched. Would like to see what has happened to our #28 and #50.

They wimped it.

Surprised Ess didn't trade out pick 10. Adelaide bid next and if they bid on McInnes it puts pressure on Coll picks 15 and 17. Will they match!

Reports are they tried to swap #2 with the Hawks (4 and 24) but Hawks lost interest.

The early Hawk bid on Campbell will have Sydney scrambling for points - they may want our pick 50 for a future pick to us..

Thank you very much. Have just tuned in to the Fox broadcast ?

That is what I have been watching ?

This is very annoying. Part of the interest was watching the clubs and their deliberations. Does anyone know if it is broadcast on another platform?

They might be but drip feeding the results thru the website broadcast.

I hope they show the club drafting team during their five minutes rather than force us to watch these talking heads with their banal rehash talk. I'm watching on the AFL website. Please don't tell me it is being broadcast on Zoom or some other platform.

Nothing offered re a delay as there isn't one. They have a script to finish. Sounds like they never intended to start at 7.00!! They probably think they are creating suspense. Reality - downright boring.

Archie's manager is doing some back pedalling for him. didn-t-come-out-the-way-he-meant-top-10 "There have been suggestions Perkins' interview was in breach of draft rules. The AFL has been contacted by AAP but they won't be making any comment". Maybe his manager could give him a few media clues before the kid goes on air.

Or maybe the club doesn't want to say if we missed the $1m target (before Christmas) by some margin. Otherwise I see no reason to not put it on the website - they put stuff and fluff up for all sorts of things. The $1m was a key part of being a 'non-assisted' AFL club. They might be a good questions to ask tomorrow night...btw any idea how questions are asked tomorrow night.

I would be happy if we had a consistent game plan before games that players understood. A game plan that suits our list is what Pert has asked of Goodwin. Sure hope he delivers.

Does this kid have an attitude problem? Wants to play AFL but only on his terms? Archie Perkins: “I feel like it would impact me too much and I don’t think it would be in their best interests as a footy club to have me there because I wouldn’t be 100 per cent with it, and couldn’t really commit myself 100 per cent..." i-wanted-to-be-honest-draft-prospect-tells-afl-clubs-he-wants-to-stay-in-victoria Given that the only Vic clubs who have picks in his predicted draft range (5-15) are North, Ess and Coll one could be forgiven for thinking he wants to play for one of the latter two. If karma is against him he may just get drafted by North! Interesting last para: "The AFL, which has anti-tampering rules, has been contacted for official comment". Expect to hear crickets from them. But it does set a poor precedent if kids can control the drafting after contracting to go to the club that selects them, anywhere in Australia.

Some 'recency effect' happening here with folks focusing on pick swaps, pick upgrades and list management 'success'. Looking back over his 13 years, Mahoney was a coach the day we scored 186. He presided over assistant coaching selections and list management decisions during the Neeld years when he was Football Manager and we had a decent swag of top 10 picks. It was only after Taylor came on board and under Roos' guidance that our list improved. More recently he presided over the creation of the most inexperienced line coaching panels under Goodwin, who was himself inexperienced. Last year he presided over a coaching reshuffle and then an EOY review that probably cost him his job as they were repeated this year. So overall I don't view his tenure as a success for MFC. Its easy to be bedazzled by recent fancy pick swaps. Only time will tell if they were worth while. I've always thought his strengths are in administration, contract management etc and he has been excellent representing us in the media. I saw him at the fan forum last year and was very impressed. But it was time to go. I wish him well and hope his new job plays to his strengths.

Great laugh! Thanks. Coincidence? Probably not. Enough comments in this thread that Williams could have joined us last year with the coaching reshuffle which was a failure. Mahoney called the shots last year. He goes and bingo we get Williams. Great result! Would love to know what Goodwin thinks given that Williams was told 'no thanks' last year (based on reports during this thread). Sparks might fly!

Dodoro is GM List and Recruiting ie the job Mahoney vacates at Melbourne (Mahoney had a bunch of other things as well). Mahoney will be GM Football ie the job Richardson has at Melbourne. As GM's they will be peers reporting to the CEO.

Potential Live-Pick trades: top-five-pick-swap-between-north-and-hawks Hawks and Kangaroos have been in talks about a live trade in which the Hawks would move up in the draft order, switching places with North. Geelong and West Coast are interested in trading back into the first round Richmond are open to trading out their first-round pick, which is currently No.17. Melbourne have also indicated a willingness to trade out their third pick, currently No.28. Geelong and WCE still have their 2021 1st rnd picks to put into play. They clearly have their sights on a type of player higher up the draft than their current draft holding.

Moore is excellent. Daicos looks like he will be, as does his brother next year. The Brown brothers are yet to show much. So not sure those F/S are enough to offset an aging list and having to take 6 draftees with 3-4 of them as latish picks in this draft. They will have 2 very good NGA players with McInnes. They would be lucky to have more than a handful of very good players aged 20 - 30. Most of the list is C to B level journeymen. My main point was it has been terrible list management to have to take 6 draftees in a highly compromised draft when they don't have much currency and an uninspiring list.