Our first pick next year

[Banger9798]

From Knightmares top 10

Our first pick should be one of these kids:

5. Josh Rachele
A goalkicking midfielder, Rachele is a capable ball winner who possesses an explosive burst of speed out of stoppages. Rachele was awarded the Kevin Sheehan Medal for the best Division One player during the Under-16 Championships in 2019. At this stage, Rachele plays his best football across half-forward, though this year, he will be aiming to spend more time in the midfield. Rachele averaged 18 disposals while kicking eight goals during his four NAB League matches in 2019 and has continued to hurt opponents with his play forward of centre during the early stages of this season with his contested ball winning, scoreboard impact and forward pressure. Rachele drops one spot as Daicos and Sonsie push past him on the back of strong starts to the NAB League season.

6. Josh Sinn
Captain of Vic Metro's Under-16 premiership winning group, Sinn looks at his most damaging across half-back. Sinn generates meaningful drive from defence with the way he takes on the game with his run and dare and is a suitable kickout candidate. Sinn will accelerate, stop on a dime, then accelerate in another direction, wrong-footing opponents and bursting past them at speed before delivering cleanly on his left boot to a target. While arguably best at this stage generating drive from defence, he can push up through the midfield and win his own ball while providing silver service delivery to targets inside-50m. Sinn's numbers have been solid, but with how he impacts games both in defence and through the midfield, he moves up one spot as Matthew Johnson drops.

7. Matthew Johnson
A tall, ball winning midfielder at 192cm, Johnson combines ball winning capabilities with composure, class and evasion in traffic. Johnson plays a style of football that follows the Pendlebury mould, sharing many of the same rare gifts for a tall midfielder. By hand and foot, Johnson is an effective user of the football, displaying vision on his kicks, lowering his eyes to find leading targets inside-50m and making sound decisions in traffic with ball in hand. Johnson enjoys the hard components of the game, winning a high proportion of his ball in contested situations and connecting on his tackles. With Johnson's first two WAFL Colts games quieter than expected, he has dropped below some of the others who are in the early draft conversation, though the strength of his WAFL League debut on the weekend ensures he holds his spot inside the top seven.

8. Connor MacDonald
A goalkicking midfielder, McDonald has several weapons. McDonald is a high-volume ball winner and combines this with acceleration, a high work rate and good skills. When used forward of centre, MacDonald presents an aerial marking threat and hits the scoreboard, averaging one goal per game so far in the NAB League despite playing predominantly through the midfield.

9. Hugh Jackson
A classy midfielder, Jackson is averaging 33 disposals through his first five SANFL Under-18 matches this season. Jackson possesses good skills, moves well and has developed a strong contested side to his game this year after playing a more outside style of game previously. His skills by hand and foot stand out in traffic and he makes sound decisions under pressure while on the outside he's just as damaging. His kicking inside-50m is among the best in the pool with how he places his kicks out in front of the leading targets.

[Scollop]

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2021/04 ... k-round-2/

The above is about Connor. Below link is latest round for the hopefuls

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2021/06 ... s-round-7/

[MC Gusto]

We’ll take the HBF for sure

[Vortex]

We'll trade our first pick for the next ageing star looking for a retirement package.

[Banger9798]

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2021/04 ... k-round-2/

The above is about Connor. Below link is latest round for the hopefuls

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2021/06 ... s-round-7/

Looks good. 184cm goal kicking and tackling machine

[older saint]

BEST AVAILABLE PLAYER Please... who isn't another HBF

[saynta]

We actually might get a pick earlier than pick 5 the way we are going.

[B.M]

Just take a genuine fkn midfielder

[Ghost Like]

Johnson or MacDonald for me on those summations.

[footynut]

Just take a genuine fkn midfielder

Best player...

[mad saint guy]

Genuine midfielder for me as well. No more flankers who hope to transition to the midfield.

Must-have qualities

1 - Midfielder who wins contested possessions
2 - Good disposer of the ball
3 - Can run

Nice-to-have qualities

1 - Explosive pace
2 - Strong overhead
3 - Goalkicker

Get me a player who hits all three of the must-haves and preferably two of the nice-to-haves

[Saintmatt]

We actually might get a pick earlier than pick 5 the way we are going.

Honestly Saynta - I hate losing but, really - when your season is for all intents and purposes shot (maybe not right now but after the Adel game - our draw is horrendous again) then trying to get some games into the unknowns and fringe isn't a bad idea. The Dawks are doing it really, really well.

I've always maintained that in a system where mediocrity and poor performance is rewarded via a draft and salary cap - you might as well finish 17th than 2nd. I'd be happy to play all of the young ones that are available and see what they've got. And if that happens to help land us a genuine gun young midfielder - so be it.

[Vortex]

I hope our plan is to tank. This cue went back in the rack many games ago so let's just plan for 2024 and beyond. We need draft picks and players.

[Ghost Like]

We actually might get a pick earlier than pick 5 the way we are going.

Honestly Saynta - I hate losing but, really - when your season is for all intents and purposes shot (maybe not right now but after the Adel game - our draw is horrendous again) then trying to get some games into the unknowns and fringe isn't a bad idea. The Dawks are doing it really, really well.

I've always maintained that in a system where mediocrity and poor performance is rewarded via a draft and salary cap - you might as well finish 17th than 2nd. I'd be happy to play all of the young ones that are available and see what they've got. And if that happens to help land us a genuine gun young midfielder - so be it.

The other aspect to that saintmatt is that playing the young ones is an investment in the unknown. The players who miss out in that scenario are known list cloggers whose upsides are proven mirages.

[Teflon]

Sonsie sounds ok good user and can go forward and kick goals with but of toe...

[Wayne42]

Sonsie sounds ok good user and can go forward and kick goals with but of toe...

Keyser Sonsie, i hope he's not one of our usual suspects.

[Banger9798]

Would you trade Billings and our FRDP for Ben King and a second rounder?

[CarlD]

Would you trade Billings and our FRDP for Ben King and a second rounder?

Short answer from the Gold Coast - no.

[The_Dud]

Would you trade Billings and our FRDP for Ben King and a second rounder?

Short answer from the Gold Coast - no.

No way.

Another big forward wouldn’t have helped tonight.

A quality mid would have.

[Enrico_Misso]

Someone who can hit a target would be a novelty!

[Ghost Like]

Would you trade Billings and our FRDP for Ben King and a second rounder?

How do people sh!t can a player yet expect the world for that player?

I'd love to make a living producing turds and selling them as caviar, alas that is the world of the dreamers & the delusional. Good luck with that.

[ace]

We actually might get a pick earlier than pick 5 the way we are going.

One more win each to Carlton & Gold Coast and we are looking at pick 4.

[Impatient Sainter]

An elite midfielder or two are absolutely crucial to us improving...

[Banger9798]

Would you trade Billings and our FRDP for Ben King and a second rounder?

How do people sh!t can a player yet expect the world for that player?

I'd love to make a living producing turds and selling them as caviar, alas that is the world of the dreamers & the delusional. Good luck with that.

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Where have I ever s*** on Jack Billings

If we end up with pick 4, he would potentially attract pick 5 as a Free Agency compensation pick....pick 4 & 5 for Bing and a second rounder is not remotely unreasonable.

I'm of the view that we get the best midfielder we can, and if we were to let JB go, get the next best midfielder with the compo pick, but the temptation to have the King Towers would also be huge, and the cost high.

[Ghost Like]

Would you trade Billings and our FRDP for Ben King and a second rounder?

How do people sh!t can a player yet expect the world for that player?

I'd love to make a living producing turds and selling them as caviar, alas that is the world of the dreamers & the delusional. Good luck with that.

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Where have I ever s*** on Jack Billings

If we end up with pick 4, he would potentially attract pick 5 as a Free Agency compensation pick....pick 4 & 5 for Bing and a second rounder is not remotely unreasonable.

I'm of the view that we get the best midfielder we can, and if we were to let JB go, get the next best midfielder with the compo pick, but the temptation to have the King Towers would also be huge, and the cost high.

I do know that B9798 but this belief we'd get a pick as high as 5 is misguided if everyone in the football world believes JB is as bad as his own "supporters" believe him to be.

I'd love the twin towers but we may need to get a bit more creative than trading Billings, a RFA. In my opinion we cannot win with JB as a RFA.