spirit of norm smith

Yes it seemed split between Young and Jackson. Love the irony in the names. We can always get Young if Jackson decides to go home. That’s going to be the annual discussion after 2021 imo. Hogan was also mentioned each year to go back home and he did.

Agree. It’s just showing that plenty of good options in next 9-10 players available. I rate Jeremy Sharp highly with pace, run and skills. Good size at 187cms 78 kgs and experience at senior WAFL level. Harrison Jones could also be a good option as a young key forward.

Yes draft pick will fall to around 65-70 but I think there is 5 spots available pre draft now down to 3 That’s pick 30 and then Bennell and Brown as rookie/SSP Listings.

A potential mock could be 22 Port - Trent Bianco 23 Lions - Josh Worrell 24 Crows Deven Robertson 25 Crows Will Gould 26 Cats Trent Rivers 27 Swans Elijah Taylor 28 kangas Jay Rantall 29 kangas Hugo Ralphsmith 30 Dees Jeremy Sharp

Wow. Pickett and Jackson. That’s two extremes in height? Get kozzzzy a ladder!!!

Ohhh. 16 and 19 for our 12 and 30

Kemp? Robertson? Pickett? Green? Flanders?

Liken him to Austin Bradtke. Similar background. I don’t expect him to play any senior games in 2020. Jackson is raw, with limited footy skills. He hunts and runs like a basketballer. We should support the pick and hope he develops BUT we will always have the annual media beat up about him going home to the Dockers or Eagles

Agree. Whether us fanatical long suffering Dees members think someone else should be picked, Luke Jackson is now a Demon and we need to support him to deliver us the holy grail.

Hope can be a good thing.

Jackson and Pickett are listed by most footy draft insiders in the media to be our picks. That’s two from left field compared with the prior 10 options in this post. The 3% may hold the money after tonight. Wait and see and then pray for the next 10 years that the picks work out.

Looks like it could be Jeremy Sharp also from WA. He is rated highly by some. Almost top 15-20. Definitely fast skilled runner. If he got him , it’s a Tick imo.

I’m definitely a wrap in this kid. Great skills. Pace. Hard edge. Leader. I’d put the house on him as a 200 gamer. I thought Freo would draft him at their 1st available pick without doubt. Twomey has Freo taking Young and Serong. if Deven Robertson was available at our pick 10 or whatever it is, he’d be a fantastic get ... imo.

Kozzzy is a big risk if we use pick 10. But understand if we think he’s gone by our next pick, how much we might regret it. I think he’s a talent yet I do see others at pick 10 (or 11,12 depending on bids) are better options such as Stephens, Robertson or Kemp.

I agree SD. as per my post, Jackson appears to a risk that JT may take. But it is a mystery really and we wait 5 years usually to judge the outcome.

The only consensus is that opinion is divided on picking Jackson. Raw. Athletic. But footy skills and smarts need to be developed which raises queries and WA origin makes us nervous. Acknowledge JT experience gives us some cautious optimism. Interesting given we all had hoped that after the 2019 disaster that we’d grab a definite top gun youngster. Suns concession robbed MFC as Anderson was almost unanimous when we had pick 2. Young and Green other options but all the mail is Jackson at 3.

It’s 48 hours of predictions. Only JT and Goody know the algorithm of how this plays out. And then we wait up to 5 years potentially for the real outcome!!!!

Petty will settle into CHB most likely. He was a drop in forward. Preuss is more of a ruckman whilst Jackson will need lots of development. Our games without key forwards in the last 5-6 games were shockers.

Looking through our list and vulnerability , the key forwards look light on. Brown can provide experience and proven ability. Definitely good to get him onboard for 2-3 years as depth to cover this. 2019 showed this glaring gap

Agree. We need to use these picks strongly to get pace and footy skills into our transition footy. That’s our key weaknesses. We need players to deliver the footy without killing it. That’s apparently why Frosty was given the opportunity to go elsewhere. How can we get skilful youngsters like Young, Stephens or Kemp onboard.

Agree with all on here. Pick 10 is too high a price. Pick 28 May be too late. He’s a talent and may tempt Dees to split pick 10 if good offers come.

Interesting option in Dylan Williams. Great 2018 as a goalkicking half forward dominant as an underaged. Injury ruined 2019 but is very very good player if his body can get 100%.

Yes it is likely Cats will offer 14 and 17 or Suns offer 15 and 20. Interesting offers but I’d still stick with pick 10. It’s likely to get a slider from the top 4-5 players rated behind Rowell and Anderson. Kemp or Ash or Serong or Stephens could be available.

My reference to Weightman being a “Spargo-like player”’was in regards to being “boys”. They play well as boys but translating that to the AFL against men can be difficult. Dylan Smith was the classic “boy” who was drafted by the Kangas at 4 or 5 yet struggled. He was a gun under 18s midfielder who never got going against men in the AFL. The comparison was not for where they play. I see Spargo as better in a creative midfield role like where he played in his underage years but he may struggle against men. I know Weightman is a different style as he is a lively forward pocket with goal sense. There is youngsters that just look like they can step up as men. Oliver. Cunnington. Cripps. They have the hard edge and bodies to step up. Perhsps I’m still scarred by Addam Maric , another “highly rated lively forward pocket“. But that was in the dark BP years and we do put more faith in JT. I am keen for our youngsters picked to be drivers of future success. IMO I don’t see Weightman being ahead of other youngsters for top 3 as it was or now for the pick 10. It’s my opinion. Happy to be see where the cards fall.

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