Ted Lasso

Watched him first hands and in that game his attack on the ball was Viney-like, I was there with my father and some mates and we all commented on how hard he was going at it, mind you at the time we had no idea who he was thank god for the footy record

Very confident mccartin and Petracca are more likely than Wright

Heard from an influencial bushies member the dogs are a big chance to take marchbank

I reckon pick 2 goes to the Giants for Shiel I reckon pick 3 goes to the Suns for picks 11 and 15 pick up Duggan and Wellar with those picks

I wonder if Brayshaw is more suited than Petracca to the Roos game plan? Petracca is very much a burst player, Brayshaw is much more steady and consistant having said that petracca looks a very capable forward and could easily rest there with bursts through the middle

Geelong getting frawley concerns me, they are well known for underpaying players

His all Australian selection to me shows he can be damaging enough that would should take him

I think you need a mix, you need players winning the ball on the inside and damaging players on the outsde, but I think the pre requisite of any player should be for our club that if the game is a slog every single player has to be capable of winning the ball in a contest

I agree, I think Dom Tyson is a less essential player so they're happy to swap him for Josh Kelly but a bloke like Cameron is going to be a far more significant loss, if they feel they are no chance to keep him and we offer a couple of top 5 picks I think they will take it and run, I also agree that I don't think the saints will finish last, I think last will more than likely be decided by who wins out game against the Lions

The rumours are of homesickness, so I think that probably rules out Brisbane, the Saints would be the ones to beat in terms of a trade but we could offer financially a very good long term deal and a couple of top 5 picks, i'd personally say picks 3 and 4 would trump pick 1 or 2, although I have heard they are very keen on Petracca. Personally I can't see the saints passing up a forward like McCartin for a midfielder, so i'd say Petracca will slide to at least pick 2

If saints or lions finish last I am about certain they will take mccartin

Would we consider taking Peter Wright as a developing forward/ruck?

the bidding process takes place before the trade and draft period so we have to commit to the pick we are going to use before that time.

Liam Duggan and Paul ahern look as good as brayshaw imo

Nev will be elevated with a pick, I personally would also elevate Georgiou to the senior list, so that's two later picks

Sam Mitchell would be one, not sure other than that.

To be totally honest Ahern interests me a little more than Brayshaw, wouldn't be upset if we pull the trigger possibly a little early on him. what draft range to people see Wigg going? would our second rounder be in the frame?

He was, commented that he felt Luke Hodge at the time was a far more complete player, but reckons Gary Ablett Jr is currently the best player of all time

I'm not sure on that one mate, I think there is a huge possibility they're going to back themselves to keep him regardless of what we offer, but if we offer a really good deal like that there is an outside chance they will at least look at it, anxiety over losing players for nothing will become much more potent a weapon in this sort of situation once the compo is scrapped altogether and it becomes a prospect of getting nothing for a star player.

I found it to be a strange comment on his part, surely McCartin the likely number 1 pick has been more impressive than Goddard, a bloke who will possibly slide outside the top 15

Sorry Pennant, are you referring to Durdin or Goddard?

If we were to look to replace Chip via the draft Durdin would be the obvious choice for mine did anyone else on here watch on the couch this week? Michael Turner saying Hugh Goddard is on par with Luke Hodge as the best two prospects to come out of the Geelong Falcons in his opinion, could very easily prove to be a bargain pick, was rated top 5 besides his poor champs

I Reckon that's a good idea, the top of the draft doesn't inspire me any more than the teens, the trade you suggested to the suns I think would be a huge win for both parties, if we could get that done with the frawley compo and add perhaps Corey Ellis and Lachie Weller, a couple of players who I think will be solid B+ for 200 games, Ellis has a really good left foot and can create off half back, Lachie has a really good turn of pace, but is also more than capable of winning the inside ball, the beauty of the paul roos game plan is every pick doesn't have to be a superstar, the player just have to be able to play a consistant role for the team

I rate Treloar higher than Shiel personally, if it came to a choice, i'd happily take both

Phil Hughes is a bit of a flop isn't he