2009 AFL Draft

[Francois Jackson]

our big problem is our forward line. gee i hope Butcher slips through. Jack and co need help and need help if we are to be competitive

one thinks the dees will take him and Scully. His a Melbourne boy and they need a forward with Robertson retiring.

id say its a done deal.

I'll tell you something Daniel, i'm pretty sure we are drafting a mid-fielder with our first pick so i'm told.
Personally i would take Butcher first if he was still around, good key forwards are hard to come by and mid-fielders are around every year.
We need to build a spine and work from that.
Our second pick could still get us a good mid-fielder.

i just hope thats pre hardwick talk about using our first pick on a mid. If Butcher is available he has to be our man.

we need a forward its as simple as that and i cant see the Dees passing on him. They will take Scully and then Butcher to compliment Watts.

They have tanked beautifully and created a great spine in the years to come. The benefit will be for all to see from next year on. If the dees really tried this year they would have won 5-8 games.

if we want another 3 years of hell then continue with the forward set up of Morton and Jack. They need help its as simple as that.

[mightytiges]

I think everyone would agree that under no circumstances should we even think for a milli-second about trading away picks 3 or 19.

No trading picks away full stop  .

I think we need to look at deals that may get us say Freo's pick 20 or Port's pick 24

Does Port still want Sarge?!  

I think targetting clubs who think they are not far away will be more interested in trading picks for players than those rebuidling.

I agree WP I can't see anyone giving up there first round pick either. Trading for Sydney's pick would be useful but I doubt even a Daniel Jackson would make them even blink.

And if St Kilda really want Jordie I say fine pick 33 for Jordie and our pick 35 

We are all desperately keen to offload him  .

[Francois Jackson]

you got to ask yourself when the talk of recruiting Jordie began out of the saints camp.

it was around the time, uum let me think when the Saints were sitting on top of the tree without a loss.

I can bet you now they aren't thinking about McMahon and very much doubt anyone would pick him up.

Only Richmond are that stupid and to be frank even the Dockers have woken up to themselves and recruited well of late.

McMahon wont go anywhere  except to the Dingley tip where he came from.

[WilliamPowell]

Daniel

Let's dare to dream that someone wants Jordie 

[WA Tiger]

Still reckon Trengove is better than Butcher, lets hope he is there at pick 3.

[peggles]

Still reckon Trengove is better than Butcher, lets hope he is there at pick 3.

looking at the demons' list.  i can see them taking scully and butcher and leaving us with trengove.  though my preference is for us to pick up butcher

[Smokey]

Still reckon Trengove is better than Butcher, lets hope he is there at pick 3.

I'm with you WAT.  Trengove is my 'want' - Damien Street's 'overflowing hamburger' theory.  Key forwards are quite impotent without decent supply while average forwards are made much better with a Rolls Royce midfield.

[Stripes]

Still reckon Trengove is better than Butcher, lets hope he is there at pick 3.

I'm with you WAT.  Trengove is my 'want' - Damien Street's 'overflowing hamburger' theory.  Key forwards are quite impotent without decent supply while average forwards are made much better with a Rolls Royce midfield.

I agree smokey - even though our forwardline is very light on if we continually lose out of the middle then it doesn't matter how good your forwards are they will never see the ball. Our backline also looked ordinary against West Coast but that was because of the constant flow into the area and the quality of the delivery to the forwards for their midfield. We need to add further skills, grunt and class to the middle of the ground and make sure this is our first focus before we have the luxury of recruiting quality into our forwardline.

Stripes

[Chuck17]

I agree smokey - even though our forwardline is very light on if we continually lose out of the middle then it doesn't matter how good your forwards are they will never see the ball.

Or even when we are losing they are thrown in the backline, ie Schulz and Riewoldt.  Schulz probably played us much in the backline as he did in the forward line.

[JVT]

Butcher or Trengrove is a big win for Richmond! We would not be disappointed with either of those 2!

For mine, if I had pick 1 I would go for Trengrove over Scully, and that is purely based on the footage I've seen of both.

[camboon]

Dont dismiss Mortobino (sic) -could be fit both the forward and midfield

[Danog]

Morabito is said to be Pavlich-like.

[tigersalive]

Morabito is said to be Pavlich-like.

An very raw Pav compared to Pav when drafted.  He'd be persecuted at RFC for his questionable foot skills by the end of his first year.

[Judge Roughneck]

Morabito is said to be Pavlich-like.

Who is the most Fiora like? 

[Infamy]

I don't think Morabito's kicking is that bad, its just not as elite as others.
Remember Pavlich was a mature aged recruit, he was overlooked the year before