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Corey Wagner signed on. Ex Kangas listed and played 8 AFL games with the Roos over 2016 and 2017. To play with his brother Josh plus to show he has some small forward role to play. Very handy player.

Trengove wanted to play AFL and Port have given him the chance. Casey should offer a role to Lachlan Hansen. At 29, he is too good to retire and would be good for him to come back home to the shire. Like Hutchins, he would really lift Casey up. Casey only have Weideman and Smith as key forwards and hopefully Weideman plays 11-12+ games at in MFC in 2018.

Back 6 Jetta. Omcd. Lever Salem. Frost. Hibberd Assume Lewis may step into half back role with Salem moving into midfield/wing type role. Obviously Hunt on a wing is a similar move

Demons will improve because - Hogan hopefully plays a full year - Gawn hopefully plays a full year - Salem hopefully plays a full year - Viney hopefully plays a full year “pain free” - Oliver can still get better with his decision making - Petracca can get better and tear several games apart - Jake Lever now on board - Weideman will continue to develop - omcd gets another summer in the gym - Bernie Vince will not be guaranteed a game and no excuses for stupid turnovers or ill discipline - progress of Hannan, Stretch, ANB & Harmes - Fritsch can fit in as a very handy smart forward

Many of us picked Harmes and Maynard to shift jumper numbers. Great judges here. I like the new allocations. Fritsch at #31 = to his draft pick was as predicted poetic.

Col was a great bloke. Never picked up the responsibility of adulthood. Highly talented. Wasted.

Certainties in life - death, taxes and footy injuries. Unless it’s the Richmond footy club in 2017 when only one player, Nathan Drummond, was injured for more than 2 weeks!

Will Collis. I think Dylan Collis is a bright young player and will give Casey a crack again.

They play with a local club until they get the call up. Likely train twice a week at Casey. It’s a tough call for the fringe like Mitch Cox and Jordan Moncrieff. Some will just stay in local footy or tryout at Frankston

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Agree with Vince and 5-6 fringe players, we will have a few spots to fill.

Dees got Lever & 2nd round Crows 2017 (Petty) & 3rd round Crows 2018 Crows got 1st round Dees 2017 (D Fogarty) & 1st round Dees 2018 & 4th round Dees 2018

Thomas Murphy off to Kangas. Quigley is still the young man that Casey needs to get onboard

With Weideman to #9 and Harmes to #27 Spargo into #4 Petty into #26 Fritsch into #31 Baker into #43

it takes 4-6 years before you can grade a draft my vote is ‘time will tell’ spargo - ok. Would have selected Constable but young Spargo has the competitive streak that appeals fritsch - a yes vote 7 days a week petty - not so sure given he is a pure negator. Would have selected Houlahan baker - like the punt ... pace is needed. Let the ginger ninja loose

After the draft, 3 TAC players who missed out and may not get a rookie chance Tom Murphy - Stingrays Reece Piper - Stingrays Aiden Quigley - Power I’d invite down to Casey for a tryout and consider the MFC Casey pipeline.

Best 25 Jetta. Omcd. Lever Salem. Frost. Hibberd Melksham. Viney. Hunt Petracca. tmcd. Brayshaw Gartlett. Hogan. Hannan. Gawn. Oliver. Jones Tyson. Lewis. Vince. Pedersen To move into best 22: Harmes Stretch Anb to Step up in 2018: Weideman Balic J.Smith Maynard That’s 29 within the core team Alot to do -(last chances) 7- Bugg. JKH T Smith. Kent Vandenburg Wagner McKenna Development - 4- M.King Kielty D.Johnstone Filipovic New kids- 4 - Spargo Fritsch Petty Baker

Great story on MFC Website about young Oskar. Had to overcome adversity. I like his style to take on the game with his pace. Don’t be surprised if the ginger ninja gets a spot in the team in early rounds of 2018.

Excellent call. Each have had challenges. None are the sliders that we may have hoped for. 12 months ago Spargo was top 20 material. Still amazed we skipped Charlie Constable.

That’s cruel. After no 1st rounders in 2016 and 2017 Draft, we have traded out again of the 1st round in 2018. We have put the chips into Weideman and Lever who cost us 2016-18 1st rounders. History will judge us like the 2007-15 junket of Top 10 & Top 20 picks.

Agree. Amazed. Pick 29 Charlie Constable why? 1/ He is a gun mid. Gets the footy. Good size. 2/ best mates with Brayshaw FFS

Sorry Constable was the slider. Predicted top 8-12 selection and we passed him. ??? Spargo - yes. But I had the choice of 5 available Fritsch - yes. Cut off the Eagles Petty - hmmm. Tom McDonald type. Not sure. Prefer Hayes or Houlahan at 3rd pick Baker - needed pace. He fits the bill. Though amazing that Garner went at 60

Rapt for Dom. I met him as a youngster and was disappointed he moved back up north. Hope he goes on

Yes and Houlahan was there for the pick. I rated Houlahan at 20-25 so amazed he lasted longer than our selections. Wanted Houlahan at 36.

Agree he is big and strong. I still shudder at the Luke Molan big and strong selection from 2001. I thought we would pick a Ruck like Hayes or runner like Wooller or Garner. He might actually develop into a ruck as he is apparently still growing.