Pick 6 now guaranteed

[Owl]

I agree with everyone  FACT

[gerkin greg]

they should just start trade week now and have the draft tomorrow. stuff the cats, aints, flogs and filth, i'm bored. surely the club could throw us a delisting aperitif? make mcmahon walk the plank! andrew krakouer could swing past on a rope and save him with his sandover medal between his teeth.

[Judge Roughneck]

so - you reckon Benny Gale did not know who Aston Martin was untill after draft day?

[Infamy]

so - you reckon Benny Gale did not know who Aston Martin was untill after draft day?

Bit of a difference between knowing who a player is, watching a highlight reel and being a full time recruiting expert

[Hellenic Tiger]

so - you reckon Benny Gale did not know who Aston Martin was untill after draft day?

Nope. Do you reckon Smorgon or Eddie or Prattie knew who their first draft picks were and looked like until after they got drafted? Please fellas Benny is great for the club we all know that but not in that capacity in influencing recruiters on who we should get. I thought those sort of days were behind us.

[mightytiges]

so - you reckon Benny Gale did not know who Aston Martin was untill after draft day?

Nope. Do you reckon Smorgon or Eddie or Prattie knew who their first draft picks were and looked like until after they got drafted? Please fellas Benny is great for the club we all know that but not in that capacity in influencing recruiters on who we should get. I thought those sort of days were behind us.

Spot on Tucky. Benny Gale admits he doesn't involve himself in footy dept. decisions such as recruiting. The CEO isn't there to micro-manage the footy dept. The days of the old club secretary are long gone. The CEO employs a footy manager, a list manager and recruiting staff and lets them do their roles (albeit they are answerable to the CEO and the Board football subcommittee). Gale may have known like all of us that Martin was potential top 5 pick but he wouldn't have watched him as a junior footballer to make a judgement. That's the recruiting staff's job who see these kids play live every week and have every stat and detail analysed.