Im well and truly ready to lose my hsite tomorrow. Don't let me down FJ and can please pick duds like you usually do. This draft event only comes up once a year so its important for us to continue with our policy in here of slaughtering our recruiting records. Please start with the kid that only kicks at 49% and has a rooted foot. Im so looking forward to tomorrow and please don't get any bright ideas and start recruiting good players. That's not how we roll at Tigerland. Its dud, moneyball cheapskates and then more duds. Please!
You're ready to lose your poo over Richmond drafting a kid who I presume you've never seen play live?
I never watched
Burn
Jon
Heppell
Conca
Play live either
Just saying, you've formed a pretty conclusive assessment of this kid's ability based on a 3 minute highlight package filmed in a year he struggled with injury, and didn't show a lot of his pack work (clearances are boring highlight fodder).
FWIW I'd prefer others at pick 12 too but I don't believe the gap between Ellis and those I prefer is very large, if there at all. I'll trust the guys who've watched these kids play for thousands of hours over my own (and many others') judgement.
Would you agree that we need another classy inside mid?
I've not concluded anything
Nor have I watched the video
I would just rather a slider' than 'reaching'
We need an inside mid but we probably need an outside on that not a squib more. And a tall and ruck wouldn't hurt. Hence id like best available
Sorry, got you confused with Rampstar.
I agree we should be going best available, and IMO that'll be Weller. But for whatever reason, he's flying down the order. There must be something to the story that we're not seeing. I'll be sick if he ends up at Essendon though, ugh.
I'm defending Ellis because I feel most have an ill formed view of what kind of player he is. Don't take those highlight packages as a prime example of his ability - you can make anyone look like a star or a dud with those things. The best player comparison for him in my view is probably Simon Black. Not saying he is or will be at that level, but he's a similar style of player, composed and tough inside with deadly skills on the outside.
Also agree that we need a KPD and a ruck, but I'd be looking at the rookie draft for those, particularly state leaguers. Two I like are Michael Hartley, ex Collingwood now Coburg KPD, and Sam Baulderstone, Norwood Ruckman. Reckon both would be available in the RD.