Draft Day 2009

[mightytiges]

Because of Collingwood in 2005 boasting how they deliberately put senior players into surgery early to get Thomas and Pendlebury, the AFL don't want to reward clubs who have one bad year. So because we went spoon, up to ninth and now back down to bottom 2, we not only miss out on the priority pick before the first round we also get punished because other clubs finish with 4 wins or less two years in a row and jump ahead of us  .

[Ramps]

Whilst the draft is vital and in particular our first 4 picks this year (our 4th pick should be in the mid 30s) we shouldnt rule out player for player trades. Nathan Foley seems to be struggling...and he is a mid that can be replaced in my honest opinion. We should put up 1 or 2 name players- and see if we can get a player for player trade. Key forwards are what we need. So every key forward who is out of contract needs to be looked at. If we have luck we will have the 1st pick in the PSD as well. This draft and trade period is probably the most important in a long long time.

[big tone]

Don't rule out West Coast either, though they should win 4+ games.

Melbourne finish bottom with less than 5 wins - they get pick 1, 2 and 17
We finish 2nd last with less than 5 wins - We get pick 3 and a priority for example pick 18 and 20.

We finish bottom with less than 5 and Melbourne 2nd last with less than 5 it's the Carlton scenario again.

We get pick two, Melbourne get 1 and 3

We finish bottom and Melbourne AND West Coast win less than 5 games we get pick 3!! 

Now that is depressing!
How the stuff can a side finish last and not get pick 1. That's a stuffing disgrace!!!!

[mightytiges]

Melbourne scouts are monitoring the progress of Butcher closely.
l have overheard would be glad to have him in the forward-line with Watts as they are building thier side for the future just like Hawks did with Roughhead & Franklin
Pushed hard by his father as well who ya need a crowbar to get him off his back 

It's going to be hard to see the Dees win 4 more games and miss out on the early priority pick. They really only have a chance in the following games and they'll be underdogs in all of them:
R11 vs Collingwood (if the Pies still have their injury woes by then)
R14 vs Eagles at the 'G
R18 vs Us
R19 vs North
R20 vs Freo at the 'G

Worst case scenario for us is they finish with the spoon and end up with the first two picks grabbing both Butcher and Scully. It's still early days so here's hoping another key forward steps big time up in the U18 champs (like Watts did last year) so there's another option or a player slips (Rich for example) to our pick whatever it is. We still ended up with Cotchin last time when Carlton got the early PP so things can still work out for the best.

[one-eyed]

I posted this on the draft board as well but just a reminder that the final two weeks of the U18 Championships will be held in Melbourne with the final round having all 4 games back-to-back-to-back-to-back at Docklands. The AFL are expecting a crowd of 10,000 to turn up  .

Anyone from here planning to go this year?



Remaining fixture:
Round Four
Friday, June 26
NSW/ACT v South Australia at Visy Park, 2.45pm
 
Saturday, June 27
Vic Metro v Queensland at Casey Fields, 11am
Vic Country v Northern Territory at Casey Fields, 1pm
Tasmania v Western Australia at Casey Fields, 3pm
 
Round Five
Wednesday, July 1
Tasmania v NSW/ACT at Docklands, 9.35am
Queensland v Northern Territory at Docklands, 11.40am
Vic Country v Western Australia at Docklands, 1.45pm
Vic Metro v South Australia at Docklands, 3.50pm

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79245/default.aspx

[yellowandback]

Melbourne scouts are monitoring the progress of Butcher closely.
l have overheard would be glad to have him in the forward-line with Watts as they are building thier side for the future just like Hawks did with Roughhead & Franklin
Pushed hard by his father as well who ya need a crowbar to get him off his back 

It's going to be hard to see the Dees win 4 more games and miss out on the early priority pick. They really only have a chance in the following games and they'll be underdogs in all of them:
R11 vs Collingwood (if the Pies still have their injury woes by then)
R14 vs Eagles at the 'G
R18 vs Us
R19 vs North
R20 vs Freo at the 'G

Worst case scenario for us is they finish with the spoon and end up with the first two picks grabbing both Butcher and Scully. It's still early days so here's hoping another key forward steps big time up in the U18 champs (like Watts did last year) so there's another option or a player slips (Rich for example) to our pick whatever it is. We still ended up with Cotchin last time when Carlton got the early PP so things can still work out for the best.

I reckon we need a top 3 pick. That leaves us with a list that has Lids, Cotch, Tambling and xxx as Top 5 picks.
Then we have to get a bit of a break with the pick itself - need a buddy or a riewoldt. And that is in the lap of the gods

[mightytiges]

I'm hoping to go next Wednesday to the Dome. Worth going if you can.

Melbourne scouts are monitoring the progress of Butcher closely.
l have overheard would be glad to have him in the forward-line with Watts as they are building thier side for the future just like Hawks did with Roughhead & Franklin
Pushed hard by his father as well who ya need a crowbar to get him off his back 

It's going to be hard to see the Dees win 4 more games and miss out on the early priority pick. They really only have a chance in the following games and they'll be underdogs in all of them:
R11 vs Collingwood (if the Pies still have their injury woes by then)
R14 vs Eagles at the 'G
R18 vs Us
R19 vs North
R20 vs Freo at the 'G

Worst case scenario for us is they finish with the spoon and end up with the first two picks grabbing both Butcher and Scully. It's still early days so here's hoping another key forward steps big time up in the U18 champs (like Watts did last year) so there's another option or a player slips (Rich for example) to our pick whatever it is. We still ended up with Cotchin last time when Carlton got the early PP so things can still work out for the best.

I reckon we need a top 3 pick. That leaves us with a list that has Lids, Cotch, Tambling and xxx as Top 5 picks.
Then we have to get a bit of a break with the pick itself - need a buddy or a riewoldt. And that is in the lap of the gods

I can't see the Dees winning another game. They might pinch one but that still gives them the first two picks unless the Eagles keep their wins below 4 then they get pick 2 as a PP and we get pushed back in the order even further  .

[WA Tiger]

So is our worst case senario pick 4 then 18 & 19?

[tigersalive]

So is our worst case senario pick 4 then 18 & 19?

No, we're more than likely going to miss the priority pick so it will only be one 2nd round pick.

And if we win a few we could easily end up with pick 5 or 6 if the Kangas and Sydney nose dive abd that would give us about 23-24 in the 2nd round.

[Stripes]

Fremantle could also shut up shop early this year and finish below us 

[mightytiges]

Win 3-4 games on the run home and we could easily end up with something like picks 7, 24, 40, 56, etc. So despite only winning 6 or 7 games for the year it'd be equivalent to finishing 10th if there were no PPs. Sheer stupidity  .

1. Melb (pp)
2. WC   (pp)
3. Melb
4. WC
5. Freo
6. North
7. Rich
....
18. Geel
19. Freo (pp)
20. Melb
21. WC
22. Freo
23. North
24. Rich
....
40. Rich
....
56. Rich

[WA Tiger]

Geezuz MT now I am scared....

[Judge Roughneck]

We finish bottom and Melbourne AND West Coast win less than 5 games we get pick 3!! 

 

[mightytiges]

Geezuz MT now I am scared....

lol

Best case scenario from here now is we stay under 4 wins and hopefully the Eagles (I doubt it as they are tanking) and Freo win more than 4 (two more wins each). I can't see Melbourne not winning the spoon. Leaves us with picks 3, 18, 20, 36, 52.

1. Melb (pp)
2. Melb 
3. Rich
4. Freo
5. WC
6. North
....
17. Geel
18. Rich (pp)
19. Melb
20. Rich
21. Freo
22. WC
23. North
....
36. Rich
....
52. Rich

[one-eyed]

The Herald-Sun's top 4

The Vic Metro and Dandenong Stingrays captain Tom Scully has long been touted as a top draft pick, alongside Vic Country's John Butcher, South Australia's Jack Trengove and Western Australia's Anthony Morabito.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25716346-19742,00.html