Yes, I would be very happy if we got Rantall with our second pick. He has obvious athleticism, the ability to win contested possessions and he also lays plenty of tackles. Apparently the knock on him, is that he can spray kicks. But since he's a fairly recent basketball convert, I doubt if his inaccuracy is set in stone. More something that will continue to improve.
Also, I'm not sure why a few phantom drafts have Serong as a slider? When he was playing, all the phantom drafts had him 3, 4 or 5. Now that the season is over, some are saying that he's around 9 or 10. Don't know what new information they're going on? Or have they now decided that his 178cm is a problem? I'd certainly be pleased if we took him with our first pick. To me, he's exactly the sort of player we need: a highly skilled contested ball winner, with the speed to escape congestion.
I hope so; although when I looked, I couldn't find any statement saying that he was. Which doesn't mean that he isn't, just that I couldn't find the evidence. And Rantall is an uncommon surname.
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A bit before my time, but obviously, you don't get to be the longtime Swans games record holder, if you're not a quality player.
For those who love watching draft prospect footage leading up to and even after the draft (like me!), the draft prospect video's are now up on the AFL website!
Enjoy playing recruitment manager and dreaming of which next champion we should be selecting on draft night! Lol. Looking forward to hearing people's opinions after getting a look at some of these highlights!
AFL Draft Prospects - AFL.com.au
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I'm warming to the idea of taking Luke Jackson if he's available at pick 5.
Another idea worth considering is trading down, sending picks 5 and 44 for either:
- Picks 14 and 17 - Geelong
- Picks 12 and 18 -Port Adelaide
I'm thinking that 2 players in the teens is worth more than who might be available at pick 5, Jackson being the exception as he brings something different and hard to find.
It will be interesting if Jackson is still available at pick 5, because I think both GWS and Geelong would be very interested in securing that pick. So If we're not interested in Jackson, trading down could be beneficial.
I don't think there will be a pure inside midfielder around pick 5 unless we get Green or reach for Robertson. So we may end up targeting best available even if they are an outside player, hydrid midfielder or ruck. And then target an inside midfielder with our second and third picks.
I would not want to trade down too much. Fremantle's pick 10 might not be too bad. Because there is likely to be at least two of Serong, Ash, Kemp, Robertson, McAsey or Stephens still available to choose from.
I would not mind Jackson if we think we will play two rucks. It would give him opportunity to get game time as a Forward/Ruck. Otherwise we would have a young WA player sitting in the reserves for two years like Darcy Cameron. I also like the idea of Young if Melbourne don't select him. A good attacking kicker like Dawson off wing or half back makes a difference.
When thinking about pick swaps it's important to remember that our pick 5 will almost certainly be pick 6 and teens picks will have drifted at least two and possibly three with matched bids by GWS, Freo and Hawthorn.
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