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I’d be disappointed if we don’t hold 5&9 in what seems to be an even draft at the top end It’s not like there are a couple of Harley Reid’s available that would justify trying to push higher up the draft board

Clearly forgotten how good he was in 2021 He will be back once he gets a good run with injury and his confidence returns He is definitely AFL quality imo

You would assume our interest in Sharp is to 1. allow midfield rotations for Windsor or 2. use his speed and running capacity to replace the HFF role that nibbler did effectively

I’d like Lalor and Tarau with 5&9 thanks 🙏

If he shows form in 2025 and plays some AFL games then he will be offered another contract potentially a better one than he would get if he negotiated it now His challenge is to push into a GWS team that has more depth on the list for players like him If I was him I’d be still wanting to move next year either way as they haven’t exactly acted in good faith given the circumstances

I certainly hope that if Lalor or Tauru is still available at our pick/s we don’t end up with Kako

Agree, the more I see the more I like Tauru - love to get him into our list

Sure you’re not confusing debits and credits ?

Is Kako really that good? I have been underwhelmed looking at the footage available Is it just me ?

I flagged him as an interesting option a few weeks back and agree he looks the goods At that stage I thought he was a sneaky chance to drop in the late teens or early twenties but he is definitely firming as a likely inside top 10 pick

Lots to like about Lord but can’t see the Power letting him go unfortunately

Possibly too much leeway Time for a number of our players to repay the faith that the club has put in them through very lucrative contracts Lets see why you get the big $$$ fellas

Cornes seems to delight in bagging the MFC The other more mature interpretation of this trade is the the MFC is doing the right thing by a loyal and highly respected member of their team that has given 10 years service Any comparison with the trade done for McAdam seems rather irrelevant to me

If they trade away their future first this trade period how do they have 2 first rounders next year ? Is the AFL giving them priority picks for being so cringeworthy 😂

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Yes sorry misunderstood what you said - I agree

Pretty sure that trend started with our short folly with Fabulous Phil Carmen

You mean unlikely right?

Fullerton is not a ruckman and never will be - he should be told that if he is to remain on the list he needs to focus on becoming a KPF or KPD Its really that simple - his 2024 was ruined by injury and not being played in the positions he is most suited to I’m prepared to reserve judgement on Tom until the end of next season hopefully he gets a good run with injury and they abandon the ruck experiment now Campbell is on the list

Maybe just maybe some others could get as fit or more fit now that ANB has left

I suspect the early dialogue with Houston was when the MFC was travelling better on the field - as we started to falter later in the season it was clear we weren’t a contender in 2024. Events since have further compounded the doubts about or future His cooling and refocusing on other options that appear on the surface a safer bet is not that surprising imo

Suggests to me Collingwood think they have no chance of getting him in 2026 I would have thought

Smith looks a bit like Kynan Brown to me - still haven’t decided how I feel about that Does Brown have more upside than many think on here or is Smith a tad over rated by some

Maybe they should give the bloke a game if he has so much going for him From what Ive seen of GWS he is a long way back in the pecking order - he will likely spend another year languishing in the 2s Not sure he’s in our best 22 but closer than GWS imo - not great player management from them tbh

I think most of us here have serious concerns over our recent recruiting decisions - hopefully our form improves dramatically on this front