2020 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel
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Crouch just isn't that good, wouldn't be in the top 30/35 midfielders. Doubt any club will give him enough $ and years to get Band 1 compo.Comment
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Too early to tell. Even truer with Campbell.
Jury still out. Certainly not going to be getting excited for September action in five years time on the back of Florent, Stephens, Bell, Clarke, Warner and an 18 year old we haven't drafted yet.Comment
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Meg, I read the article and was wondering if you could clarify something? One paragraph states:
Does this mean that there is no discount for NGA matched bids?
If it does, then Ugle-Hagan, rated pick 1 in this draft, is tied to the Western Bulldogs. He seems certain to be bid on by the 2nd pick at the latest. Matching the bid by the Bulldogs would wipe out all their points in the current draft and put them into deficit for next year. I still think they will match the bid, but there has to be some question about it.
It's not out of the question that if the ladder stays where it is, Adelaide will take their local kid Thilthorpe without bidding of Ugle-Hagan, but I'm sure we would bid on him. Then it would be with the Bulldogs whether they would be willing to go into deficit for next year. Or course, they may trade away a player to get the points they need to match the bid with this year's points.
I suppose I'm just saying that Ugle-Hagan is not out of the question for us.
Pick 1 is 3000 points. With the discount, that becomes 2400 points. Depending on where they finish, the Bulldogs would only need to scrape up a few hundred points to avoid a points deficit.
The sides with the first couple of picks should consider a bid on UH, just to make the Bulldogs tap out their picks. However, it may be unwise for Sydney to do so. Sydney would also be looking to gain more draft points as insurance for Campbell and Gulden. We would be competing with the Bulldogs for spare picks. On the other hand, if UH isn't drafted in the top 3, the Bulldogs may be looking to offload surplus draft picks in a live pick trade. Not bidding on UH may also allow us to trade with the Bulldogs to gain picks to draft Campbell and Gulden without difficulty while retaining our early pick."Unbelievable!" -- Nick Davis leaves his mark on the 2005 semi finalComment
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Simpkin has had a big year, stepping up to fill the void in the midfield with the absence of Cunnington.
Florent has been eased slowly into the midfield. I'm much more upbeat about his progress than some on here. I think he's having a pretty good year.Comment
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For people thinking otherwise, be worth having a look at the 2016 Draft, picks 1 and 2 are clear standouts, more than happy with Ollie over the rest of the top 15. Tim Englidh at 19 the draft stealComment
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Yes. It was a tossup in my mind as to who we should take. I thought we made the right choice at the time, since Florent had a strong finish to the season and Simpklin was out most of the year with injury, even though he came into the season rated in the top 3 players in the draft.
Simpkin has had a big year, stepping up to fill the void in the midfield with the absence of Cunnington.
Florent has been eased slowly into the midfield. I'm much more upbeat about his progress than some on here. I think he's having a pretty good year.Comment
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Florent is developing yes, but is 22 now and still so far from where we need him to be. What if he doesn't improve his consistency, and these 15 possession games full of mostly missed kicks and missed tackles just never go away?
I could see us reaching a breaking point with Ollie where the bad will outweigh the good, and we will trade him. He is offering less than Jetta in 2015, Mitchell in 2016, Hanners in 2018, and Jones last year, and we let all of them go. Don't be surprised if Florent isn't any different if in a few years time we think we can improve the list without him on it.Comment
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Florent is developing yes, but is 22 now and still so far from where we need him to be. What if he doesn't improve his consistency, and these 15 possession games full of mostly missed kicks and missed tackles just never go away?
I could see us reaching a breaking point with Ollie where the bad will outweigh the good, and we will trade him. He is offering less than Jetta in 2015, Mitchell in 2016, Hanners in 2018, and Jones last year, and we let all of them go. Don't be surprised if Florent isn't any different if in a few years time we think we can improve the list without him on it.Comment
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