Draft Preferences

[nostalgicsaint]

You can't pick and choose if you want to have a high performing/elite/winning culture.

Loser attitude to want us to lose that game to Carlton.

[Otiman]

We really need a top mid, we should be doing what we can to get at least one.
We have 7,8,32 and a full hand of futures.

Carlton got creative and now have pick 3 from nowhere.
We need to make some moves. Another B plus player isn't going to improve us, we need stars.

Carlton mortgaged their future

Did they though? They have a number of highly rated NGA players and a F/S (projected to be pick 1) coming through in the next two drafts.

I think they weighed this up and made a calculated decision that they could afford to trade up in light of the above.

They also managed to trade assets that they deemed to be surplus (Kennedy) to buy back into the second round.

Hoping we realise the depth of the draft and move 32 into the 20’s.

They have no first round pick next year. I'd say that's a hefty gamble.

[santazzi]

Dear Santa

Please deliver these pre_xmass presents to the Saints. They have been good all year.

Draper at 7 and Smillie at 8.

And I promise to be a good old man for the rest of my days....

[cwrcyn]

Of the payers who look to be a chance of getting through to us, my preference would be

Pick 7 John Smillie

Pick 8 Murphy Reid

[damienc]

Dear Santa

Please deliver these pre_xmass presents to the Saints. They have been good all year.

Draper at 7 and Smillie at 8.

And I promise to be a good old man for the rest of my days....

I reckon the first part of what you’re asking is a real chance. It hinges on the following: Crows take Langford, Dees take Tauru and Draper slides to us. Forget Smillie. The tigers get him at pick 6. In any case I’m not sure we are into him compared to others.