Demon Jack

Adelaide selects Draper. Langford here we come.

Still holding out hope that Tauru slips to our second pick. Otherwise will be thrilled with Langford and either Lindsay/Allan/Berry

I'll be happy with any of Tauru, Allan, Lindsay or Berry at pick 9. I think all of them would slot into our round 1 team.

Sweet! Match turning performance in a GF here we come!

We picked up pace last year with Windsor. No issues if Langford is our first selection.

Poor Spargs had a year from hell with his achilles. I imagine the club will be very cautious in his return to full training.

If we draft Tauru, I think it shows how much optimism the club has that both Petracca and Oliver will both be back to their best next season.

I just watched Allen's highlights and there's some good attributes there. Solid in the air and physically he looks close to AFL ready. I wouldn't be upset if we snag him at pick 9. Hopefully the 'go-home factor' isn't an issue.

I'm bullish on either Petty or Turner eventually replacing May provided Jeffo comes on to fill the forward spot.

They did a great job in highlighting 'the scorching sun' as this is painful to look at.

His best year since '21. He and Windsor will be a formidable wing duo next year.

Hope that SEN phantom draft isn't a sign of things to come Selecting both Smillie and Shanahan would be disappointing if all of Langford, Tauru, Reid and Travaglia are available at picks 5 and 9.

Potentially the most intriguing playing on our list. He has all the tricks and will only get better with another pre-season. I still remember watching his debut live at the 'G at the start of 2023 when he'd seemingly come from nowhere after he had a great pre-season. Straight away you could see that he was a smooth operator. How about the baulk on Libba at 1:17? 👇👇 This year, you could see that his teammates were looking to get the ball in his hands more often when we were exiting 50. He took some great scalps as a small defender as well. He looked a little bit lost when we moved him into the midfield but I think the potential of him playing there is huge.

Still our most important forward. Managing 41 goals in a season as a medium forward when he wasn't 100% fit, alongside our poor forward entries is an impressive feat. I loved watching him tear Hawthorn apart in the final quarter earlier this year. I think he kicked 3.1 and took a ripper over Sicily in the space of six minutes. The dribbler to seal the win against Geelong was another obvious highlight.

He still has his moments but seems to have lost a fair bit of confidence and his body. The penetration in his usual 'laser like' kicking has also been lacking over the last couple of years. Hoping for a TMac like renaissance next year as he there's still plenty he can provide as we continue to blood the next generation.

First forward we've had since Hogan who isn't afraid to crash a pack. His goal tally for this season would be pushing 40+ if he wasn't forced to play as a second ruck.

Watch Geelong turn him into Stengle 2.0.

I think choosing to play an undercooked Petty as first ruck over a fit Fullerton sadly shows where he's at.

I for one applaud the return of Daniel Nicholson as kicking coach. In all seriousness, I'm sure this relates to the talks we had with N.Jones a couple of weeks ago.

Kynan's VFL stats from Casey vs Frankston earlier this season 27 Disposals 24 Tackles 1 Goal 175 Fantasy Points

Have heard whispers from a source close to me (he usually has good intel) that North are leaning towards selecting Josh Smillie with pick 2 (pick 3 after Ashcroft).

I'd take either Langford or Reid over Tauru at 5 and pray he's still there at 9.

I'd personally keep pick 9 and draft a Tauru/Travaglia. I don't hate the idea of drafting Armstrong but he's a 3–4 year project player whereas there are plenty of options who look AFL ready now. Considering we've jettisoned our first pick of '25 off to the Bombers, I think we'll be looking at guys who'll make an impact pretty quickly.

He clearly has talent but 15 games since the start of 2021 has red flag written all over it.