Do we need another Key Forward

[B.M]

Caminiti a possibility to play in defence?

Tauru will be developed imo a bit like Nate Caddy was
A bit of time in the VFL - also like Arie last season
A lot harder for talls to come straight in and impact - in a key position

King is obviously the Power Forward - he is prone to injury

We have hybrids
Owens, Sharman
Who are general forwards nor than key forwards?

Who are the key forwards at Sandy
Keeler is a forward-ruck

We have lost Membrey (AFL) and Allison (VFL) as key forwards


The 10 best left on the board
Mids
Moraes, Gross, Davis
Tall Forwards
Shanahan, Whitlock, Gerreyn, Sims
Ruck
Dodson
Key Defenders
Mraz, Barratt

My guess
28 Rich Alex Dodson
29 WB Christian Moraes
30 WCE Hamish Davies/Jack Whitlock
31 WB Tom Gross
32 StK Jobe Shanahan

I’d expect Bids come in the 40s or 50s for Hoffman and Cole

And I do think we will take Boyd from the SANFL with the last pick


Which means
Of 6 selections in the ND we will have taken zero mids
But
In the trade period we brought in a starting mid
We signed Jack Carroll as a DFA
And could sign Elwood Peckett as a Rookie
Max Hall will have a pre season under his belt

Hopefully Clark, Jones and Dow won’t be fked by injury during the pre season like last year

Not sure wtf is going on with Crouch

[cwrcyn]

Unless there's a mid we rate highly, I'd have no problem pick another key forward. If Shanahan is available I'd take him.

Genuine key forwards are the hardest thing to find. To put an extra one on your list is a good idea.

There's been talk of Caminiti going to CHB. If that's the plan, then picking Shanahan seems a really good idea

[chook23]

According to reports Essendon looking to trade next years first round for tigers pick tonight

Pick 28

To land Shanahan

PS
He kicked goals for Ess reserves late in year

[B.M]

That would leave us Dodson imo

[St Dave]

I'm not convinced Hammer makes it yet, averaging a goal a game basically so needs to have a big year coming up. So adding some more potential there is top of the list I think.

[B.M]

He is only 20yo though. Yes, he is raw and come from a long way back. But he’s a powerful lad who’s shown glimpses

I’m keen to see if he can play a bit at CHB

[St Dave]

He is only 20yo though. Yes, he is raw and come from a long way back. But he’s a powerful lad who’s shown glimpses

I’m keen to see if he can play a bit at CHB

He has only kicked more than two goals in a game once in 33 games.

I hope he does make it (like I hope everyone in a Saints guernsey does), just based on the last couple of seasons he will be at or over 50 games by the end of the year. Not many players get 50 games to find their feet so like I said, he needs to have a big year.

[B.M]

Key position players do

[B.M]

Some KPP forwards hadn’t debuted by his current age

[Otiman]

Yes but interesting we went for Barrat over Whitlock. I guess we got scared of goalkicking yips.

[St Dave]

Some KPP forwards hadn’t debuted by his current age

I will defer to your knowledge of kpp who hadn't debuted by 20/21 (which he turns in 2 weeks). Care to name a few from the modern era because I can't think of any who ended up making it.

[B.M]

Off the top of my head

Harry McKay