2021 Draft thread

[Rampsation]

Time to bring in 6 youngsters. I wouldnt trade any of our picjs. Go to the draft and get a new generation of kids.

[georgies31]

Time to bring in 6 youngsters. I wouldnt trade any of our picjs. Go to the draft and get a new generation of kids.

Said it from day one with the picks and hand we got kids are there.

[pmac21]

Time to bring in 6 youngsters. I wouldnt trade any of our picjs. Go to the draft and get a new generation of kids.

Yes. 100% agree

[Diocletian]

I'm all for hitting the draft hard but still think we badly need another ready to go clearance player/extractor too....Dunstan FA won't effect our hand ..ready made KPD's too but we can easily find decent experienced ones - better than Garthwaite at least- in the state leagues...hope we're still looking at Tom Green's brother as a rookie too.... have a feeling we're considering giving Freeman a lifeline after Hardwick mentioned him a few weeks ago...

[Tigeritis™©®]

We need some genuine ball winners in the guts hopefully we can find some.

At the moment our future stocks are not very exciting. Besides Bolton we don’t have much coming through.
CCJ - looks ok but occasionally pulls out of contests.
RCD - I’m not convinced on all I have seen so far. I’ve got the occasional soft vibe from him and nothing he’s done fills me with any warm fuzzy feeling to rest on moving forward. Looks to be an ordinary battler fringe player from the games he’s played.
Dow - looks like he’s a bit of a panic merchant. He also hasn’t done anything that fills me with much hope.
Martyn - I think he’s still cleaning the skiddies from his undies from that one game he played.
Ross - if we can’t get the original back then move the kid on.
Chol -  no tank, no ticker and no footy brain.

[Francois Jackson]

Other than CCj and possibly RCD the rest are pretty average.

[Diocletian]

Dow has shown AFL traits...kids are going to be up & down ..don't forget it's also effectively the first season proper for the likes of him & Ralphsmith after a year of scratch matches....RCD also lost a year of development, shown he can play...as implied Ross just needs to bulk up again and be moved back on the ball....would've re-signed him before Martyn with that in mind...

[Diocletian]

Actually thought CCJ looked pretty decent in the ruck tonight too btw....

[one-eyed]

Hardwick post-game last night:

"From my point of view it will primarily be the draft. That's not say that talent we admire we won't bring in but our list management team Blair Hartley and Matty Clarke did a wonderful job last year probably realising we had some talent we weren't playing last year at this stage and so banked a pick. We've got that pick this year."

6:20 min mark: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/999796/round-22-hardwick-post-match

[one-eyed]

LISTEN: Who are the top 40 draft prospects?

Cal Twomey reveals the NAB AFL Draft prospects climbing up the ranks.

This week's episode guide…

0:45 – We go in-depth on the four tall forward prospects who enjoyed big games in Western Australia last weekend and an update on the NAB AFL Under-19 Championships.

3:30 – Which Victorian prospects will be playing this week in the NAB League?

5:50 – Cal breaks down the top flight of the draft class this season with a closer look at the top-10 chances.

8:30 – Which players need big national carnivals to boost their chances of being an early pick?

10:00 – We name the top-40 players in the draft pool and the prospect with great bloodlines who is shooting up the ranks.

14:15 – South Adelaide midfielder Arlo Draper joins the show for a chat.

Listen here: https://www.afl.com.au/news/663077/listen-who-are-the-top-40-draft-prospects-

[one-eyed]

Our current drafts picks: 8, 17, 25, 26, 40, 44, 80, 98, ....

17 - Geelong's 1st.
25 - St Kilda's 2nd.
40 - Gold Coast's 3rd.

[Andyy]

Fully expect the club to use at lease those top 6.

If they nail this one then it will set us up for 5-10 years.

[Tigeritis™©®]

I’ve heard some good things about Connor McDonald.

Apparently Hawks and Brisbane in to him big time.

[one-eyed]

Our current drafts picks: 8, 16, 26, 27, 41, 45, 81, 99, ....

16 - Geelong's 1st.
26 - St Kilda's 2nd.
41 - Gold Coast's 3rd.

If the Saints win today then it would change to 7, 16, 26, 27, 41, 44, 80, 98, ...

[Andyy]

If the Saints win today then it would change to 7, 16, 26, 27, 41, 44, 80, 98, ...

They won't though, as Freo need to win to get into the top 8, although they could fall out again if Dons best Pies.

Shame the Dons/Pies game isn't first so that Freo have nothing to play for.

Anyway I'm hoping the saints have a crack for no reason.