Does it matter if the “big 3” talls are gone by our pick 4, as seems plausible?
Do people think we should take the best available player whatever or are they sold on us getting a KP size one even if that means going further down the pecking order?
Ugle-Hagan
MacDonald
Hollands
Thilthorpe
Phillips
Other: Please specify
Does it matter if the “big 3” talls are gone by our pick 4, as seems plausible?
Do people think we should take the best available player whatever or are they sold on us getting a KP size one even if that means going further down the pecking order?
IIRC, the next the next KPF is a fair way down the list, so if the first three are gone, then it should be best available player.
Which is one reason why I'm not totally adverse to making a play for Sideshow Ben. Yes, he does have a silly long run up, and yes, he does get some frees for going down too easily. However, he usually kicks straight at the end of that long run and we could probably harden him up a bit. I also think that he's been harshly treated by North, so he should be keen to prove them wrong. And North have been behaving in quite a desperate manner, so whoever gets him, might end up paying unders. It might even end up a Ted Richards, Craig Bolton type signing.
Given the number of talls in this draft and the need for at least one tall player, I wondered again if we might try and pick swap our way into this draft at the expense of 2021.
I'm worried that with no U18 this year, it is going to be incredibly tough to get picks right. Pick 3 might be as useful as pick 33.
Accordingly, I would be more than happy to trade it away and back our recruiting staff in to find some decent players with later picks.
I agree. This is a riskier draft than usual for that reason, although the SA and WA players have exposed form.
Picking talls that high in the draft carries additional risk.
That’s why I can see us splitting pick 3 or taking a mid and/or trying to get another pick for a bargain tall slider.
The dimensions of North's two home grounds and the SCG:
Marvel Stadium - 160m - 129m
Blundstone Arena - 160m - 124m
SCG - 155m - 136m.
So there's two ways at looking at that. Firstly, the SCG is wider than both Marvel and Blundstone, so there's actually more space inside 50 at the SCG. Or there's a 2.5 metre difference from the centre to the goals, which might mean a very small compression of space, when attacking from the centre, but is largely irrelevant when rebounding.
I disagree and think it’s the other way around. Due to a lack of games, we actually know a heap more about pick 3 than 33. At the top end of the draft we know a lot about because they played significant roles as underaged players in their teams including the championships last year. They also played for the academy and in the grand final day game. Out of the Victorian boys, we know that Hollands and Phillips are good because they have the runs in the board. Sure, pick 33 might be a star too but it is roulette at that point.
That is why I believe we are in a terrific position this year - we will take three players that we know a lot about. One of McDonald, Thilthorpe, Hollands, or Phillips + Campbell + Gulden is a great haul. Don’t get cute with it.
My preference is to trade pick 3 if opportunities present themselves to recruit a good ruckman and key forward. It's hard to say at this point if we can recruit a player like Ladhams, for example.
If the trade period unfolds such that we get Daniher as a FA and someone like Preuss or Wright with a 3rd round pick, then we take pick 3 to the draft and take the best available player.
In general, I feel we can do better using pick 3 for a more experienced player to fill key position roles than starting with an 18 yo, who will take years to get up to speed.
If we were in a premiership window, fair enough. But we're not. Let the team grow together. If you pick a KP at #3, and are able to trade in a ruck, it's alot of boxes ticked. As noted, good KP's are hard to find.
If we get Daniher, you still need 2 KP's... by the time Reid retires, #3 should be ready for to take the mantle.
The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.
Maybe we could do a deal with 2 different clubs and downgrade ourselves in the draft to pick 7.
Give away pick 3 to Geelong for 2 picks in return 11 and 15 and maybe give a lower draft pick back. Obviously Geelong must think that they are going to get an amazing player with pick 3. But may be they have a decent list so they dont need so many picks.
Give the 2 draft picks to Carlton in return for pick 7, 2nd and 3rd rounder. They are going to need 2 picks in first round to get Zac williams and Adam Saad.
Get a good player with pick 7 and not to get into deficit next year with academy bids.
The only problem is that there are teams between pick 4 and 6 - Hawthorn, Essendon, gold coast who may select Braeden Campbell.
So it will only depend on where do our recruiters mark Campbell and what do they think they are going to get before him and is it a big loss if we lose pick 3.
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