We are getting pick 4 or 5

[Saintmatt]

There are still plenty of good mids to pick up. Pies picked up Stephenson at pick 5 for example. We got just as good kids at pick 7 and 8.

Walsh best in draft what we need
No more second rate cloggers
Need elite
Not interested in compromise

Agree we need elite , but not worth tanking to get him.
Damage to the psyche and the culture is too great.
Likely to get pick 4 as the OP said. Bulldogs are better than us so will probably beat us. Gold Coast will rally for one more win and so will Lions.

We could possibly get pick 3.

If we end up with pick 2 ...do we take Lukosius if hes there?

Bris and GCS always surprise a couple of teams in July / August - normally Melbourne ones - when they go up to SE Qld to play. The main reason being (a) it's muggy hot and the Melb teams just run out of juice (b) it gets seriously dewy and slippery at night and the Qld teams who train in that and are better at handling it. If the Qld teams play a bottom 6 team up there in July / August - get on 'em (if you're inclined to have a punt).

[SaintPav]

on form the only game we look a chance is the carlton matchup. i'd expect up to finish 16th at best. and quite likely also at worst.

One more win for the year sounds about right, hence no need to tank.

Not sure what all the fuss is about.

[asiu]

the Admin might have outsmarted us all

talk finals
(convienently forgetting the 'final two' bit)

maybe they did read ss last season

[Teflon]

There are still plenty of good mids to pick up. Pies picked up Stephenson at pick 5 for example. We got just as good kids at pick 7 and 8.

Walsh best in draft what we need
No more second rate cloggers
Need elite
Not interested in compromise

Agree we need elite , but not worth tanking to get him.
Damage to the psyche and the culture is too great.
Likely to get pick 4 as the OP said. Bulldogs are better than us so will probably beat us. Gold Coast will rally for one more win and so will Lions.

We could possibly get pick 3.

If we end up with pick 2 ...do we take Lukosius if hes there?

You definitely won’t get a choice to take Lukosius if you finish with 5 and above...

[asiu]

i'm not Torn

[asiu]

not Woke either
... but thats another story

[parkeysainter]

Injured draft gun to do rehab at Saints - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-25/inj ... -at-saints

Hopefully he slips down to our 3rd rounder.

[SMS]

Injured draft gun to do rehab at Saints - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-25/inj ... -at-saints

Hopefully he slips down to our 3rd rounder.

wont have to we will pick him up at 5

We will use yet ANOTHER FIRST ROUND TOP TEN PICK ON A BROKEN BLOKE!! FFS ARW WE FOR f****** REAL!????

[parkeysainter]

Injured draft gun to do rehab at Saints - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-25/inj ... -at-saints

Hopefully he slips down to our 3rd rounder.

wont have to we will pick him up at 5

We will use yet ANOTHER FIRST ROUND TOP TEN PICK ON A BROKEN BLOKE!! FFS ARW WE FOR f****** REAL!????

Said who?

Broken? Are you for real? Same as when both of Judd's shoulders were busted up when he got drafted. Get off the pills SMS.

[samuraisaint]

I can’t see Carlton winning any more games - ditto for Gold Coast - but Brisbane are playing some okay football and they may jag some more wins.

I also can’t see us beating anyone other than Carlton and I reckon we’ll end up with pick 3. Dogs, North, and the Dopers all look way better than us.

Sometimes teams bob up in the last few games of a season and surprise you. We'll beat Carlton though, and we'll beat the Doggies too. Reckon we could beat GWS too, depending on what happens tomorrow night at the tribunal with Cameron. If he doesn't play against us I reckon we'll get 'em. On exposed form you'd say that we probably wouldn't win more than those, but form is a fickle mistress and we might improve after the bye. Melbourne are gettable this week.

Brisbane aren't that bad and they could win a few up there. If we don't perform they could, and probably should, overtake us on the ladder. They have got a side with as much talent as Melbourne but have had rotten luck, and the tide will turn for them at some point.
Wouldn't write off Gold Coast as far as more wins for the season is concerned either; they've had a shocking fixture with no home games before round 11, and now that they're playing some matches at home will win a few games.

Think we'll finish bottom three - and Lynch to stay at Gold Coast.

[kalsaint]

regardless of who we get, if he doesn't cure cancer, walk across water or at the very least win the rising star, brownlow and our B & F in his first year will be considered a spud on this site

Not with every poster MadDog.

Mad Ddog only if theres not a good burst of consecutive game form. Currently we have 2-4 year players not beating a 1 in a row quality game performance. Thats the issue.

[jaxons]

Rankine is a must take.
A freak and exactly what we need.
Will be there for us too.
Think Nicky Winmar at his most exciting combined with Chris Judd explosive speed and a Robert Harvey sidestep.
The most exciting player to be in a draft since Buddy Franklin.

[Teflon]

Rankine is a must take.
A freak and exactly what we need.
Will be there for us too.
Think Nicky Winmar at his most exciting combined with Chris Judd explosive speed and a Robert Harvey sidestep.
The most exciting player to be in a draft since Buddy Franklin.

Wow big call
Watch us stuff this with Hughes round the table

[parkeysainter]

Walsh is our best pick right now.

[Teflon]

Walsh is our best pick right now.

Walsh will go top 3
If we have 5 forget it

[asiu]

a first nations boy

He is Adelaide-born but a member of the Ngarrindjeri community and Ronald Sr hails from the tiny southeast town of Raukkan.

Rankine, 17, has been to Raukkan quite a few times to see aunties, uncles and learn about more about his lineage.

and then there's something about Japanese heritage
(but its firewalled)

mum ?

[jaxons]

Walsh is our best pick right now.

I like Bailey Smith better than Walsh.
Just my opinion by the way

[ace]

If GC lose Lynch as a free agent we could get pushed out to pick 5/6 depending on the Bulldogs and their form/fixture/game against us

We must ensure that we remain beneath Gold Coast.
Shouldn't be too hard.

[Crossy66]

Walsh is our best pick right now.

I like Bailey Smith better than Walsh.
Just my opinion by the way

Sounds like atleast four number one picks in this years draft

[Crossy66]

Rankine is a must take.
A freak and exactly what we need.
Will be there for us too.
Think Nicky Winmar at his most exciting combined with Chris Judd explosive speed and a Robert Harvey sidestep.
The most exciting player to be in a draft since Buddy Franklin.

Just think through that. The best of Winmar the best of judd and the best of harvey rolled into one body. Goes number one in any year then

[parkeysainter]

Bailey Smith does seem very impressive. Very dedicated to becoming an elite footballer. Read this article. Wow.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/obs ... lculations

[DJ Higgins]

https://www.afldraftcentral.com.au/2018 ... june-2018/

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/06/25/ ... ock-draft/

Based on these and other articles the top 10 is starting to take shape. My opinion is that most have Jack Lukosius at one. The 2 king brothers will feature in the top 5 if a club wants to take the risk on Max's knee. Sam Walsh, Thomas, Blakey and Rankine rounding out the top 5. Thomas & Blakey are academy players or linked to other clubs so we can’t get them so they are excluded
Assuming no compo pick in the top 5 for any club, this is who I think we will get depending on our pick.

1. Jack Lukosius. Moot point as we will not come last, Carlton really suck. Honestly crazy not to on his current form. Trade away Bruce or even Paddy to make way for him and give him the #12. He looks good

2. Sam Walsh. best mid who can play on the outside. Get him please.

3. we really need an outside mid but if Walsh is gone we have an issue. The next outside mid is outside the top 10 players at present and we don’t want another inside mid or hbf who might become an outside player (Smith) so we will settle for a King or Rankine. There are arguments for any of these as both Max and Ben can play forward but Ben is more of a defender who can swing forward and Rankine is an exciting small forward but Max seems to be better. If our medical staff say Max's knee is good to go we will pick him because his stats are great.

4. Max King or Rankine. Whoever is left

5 Onwards. Now this is where things get bad. IF the top 4 are gone then the next best player is Ben King but he is a defender who can swing forward but if we pick another f#%king defender I will go to Ashley and Martin, regrow my hair and then pull it out. Bailey Smith is a good inside mid, inside being the key word as is Hatley. We don’t need any more inside mids. The next outside mid is Rozee who has potential but not a top 10 on anyone’s list and that is a huge gamble in a super-draft to use pick 5 on him. I would not be surprised if our recruitment team look to trade our pick 5 for 2 picks later in round one or say pick 10ish and a second round pick.

Thoughts?

[Teflon]

Rankine is a must take.
A freak and exactly what we need.
Will be there for us too.
Think Nicky Winmar at his most exciting combined with Chris Judd explosive speed and a Robert Harvey sidestep.
The most exciting player to be in a draft since Buddy Franklin.

Just think through that. The best of Winmar the best of judd and the best of harvey rolled into one body. Goes number one in any year then

Yep but we’d have to drop a few to get him.... u in?

[Devilhead]

Rankine is a must take.
A freak and exactly what we need.
Will be there for us too.
Think Nicky Winmar at his most exciting combined with Chris Judd explosive speed and a Robert Harvey sidestep.
The most exciting player to be in a draft since Buddy Franklin.

Just think through that. The best of Winmar the best of judd and the best of harvey rolled into one body. Goes number one in any year then

He must be getting 30+, kicking 3 and taking speccys every week then in the SANFL .......or least in the U18s ...... or maybe not??

Dick Tambling says hi

[Devilhead]

Highlights of Max King kicking 8.5 in Round 2 TAC Cup vs Oakleigh - before he did his knee