Time will tell on the depth front but it certainly helps having 3 goods drafts in a row! No one seems to have Liam O’Connell in their Sandy team…strange! Hey Mike how is Ross travelling, I hope all is well with him. Also Members is a notable omission and would be a massive bonus if he can get it to...

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1468208/thats-a-draft-wrap-all-you-need-to-know-about-our-seven-new-saints Is it just me that gets annoyed at incorrect player stats? Collard is 185cm, not 180 & Hastie is 190cm. That’s my whinge for the day!! On that feed he is 180 & 65 kg 😳 I doubt he’ll be ...

He certainly won't hurt their VFL sides chances. That is a very good point. Hustwaite is fielding huge local offers and is seen as a future coach at what level I don’t know. It’s now highly unlikely he’ll stay at Collingwood VFL if he doesn’t get an AFL list opportunity. Bytel could be that VFL rep...

One man’s trash is another’s treasure.

The kid can play footy, just lacks the running power our club now craves and isn’t going to play in front of Steele, Crouch, Ross & Clark as none of those guys would be deemed particularly fleet of foot.

I hope he gets another crack at it.

The way I would do it is that you have to match within 5 selections. If some one makes a bid at pick 8 you have to come up with a draft pick at 13 or less. No points accumulation would count. You would have to trade picks with another club to get it done. If you want quality you have to pay a fair ...

With all the academy stuff, the first round went for 29 ( or so ) picks. If that is replicated next year, and if we finish mid table, our 3rd rounder is mid 50s. We thus have not given up much.. a bird in the hand… I seriously wish that they used a decimal point convention for father/son and academ...

Obviously we targeted Speed, power and agility We already have great running power Then to land Wilson - elite athlete Collard - agile and quick Hastie - good acceleration Garcia - also good speed This goes along with Henry - very quick Dow - powerful from stoppage They join Hill Wanganeen Milera S...

He didn’t mind playing against us.

Bonner can run and can kick, there is beyond a doubt an undeniable pattern forming.

I’m guessing RTB wants either NWM up on a wing or Sinclair more on ball, therefore looking at some options for run and delivery out of the back half.

Time to get super fit Hunter Clark!

Me suspects they did not intend to take 5 picks but when they realised that Schoenmaker was still on the board they pounced. In German the "E" immediately after the "O" indicates there should be an umlaut on the O converting the sound to "ur" as in Danke Schoen, the Sc...

I feel we are getting ready for a big fish free agent next year, I wonder if it is B.King? I must admit Gold Coast’s first selection did pique my interest and cause me to muse over the question WHY and if it is an insurance policy? I think it is more that the 2nd best player in the draft was an aca...

We’ve all been excited then disappointed over the years. The Clark/ Coffield draft, the Dunstan/ Acres draft to name a couple that looked promising but went pear shaped. What I like about this crop is we got a couple of genuine sliders who (from what I’d read) could have gone higher in Wilson & ...

Epitome of a slider. Late first early second round talent taken with a throw away pick. I agree with other posters, we probably weren’t going to use that pick but saw Schoenmaker was still available and thought he was too talented to not grab him. Even if the rumors are true, I’m not going to hand a...

He possesses a Cannon for a left foot.

Clearly headed in a direction of a speed, agility and endurance team based on running power. Obviously this is the new StKilda under RTB. I guess if you can’t run, you will struggle to get a game. I’d be expecting a huge pre-season coming up, hope the guys come back in good nick or it might not be p...

Yet to see a bad highlight reel, but gee that one is impressive.

Good size, quick, good hands, looks like a player.

Thanks GWS Got our man and got a free pick for next season In Dow Henry Wilson Collard O’Connell ????? 2024 second round pick 2023 pick 27 (moved to 33 after academy picks) Are we better - we are certainly quicker!!! Whether proven right or wrong we have a strategy and it is obviously to bring in g...

https://www.saints.com.au/video/1466512/silvagni-swings-in-for-gettables-draft-countdown-with-saints-latest?videoId=1466512&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1700200965001 That was a very good interview. I’m guessing SOS gave us a list of those players he doesn’t think will be available...

We can trade picks from trade week until the draft closes. We can pick up delisted free agents too. This article appears to indicate trade window for picks closed on 10/11/23, and reopens draft night as live trades. https://www.afl.com.au/news/1062633/national-draft-order-2023-pick-swaps-final/amp

Hasn’t pick trading finished to be resumed on draft night?

Doesn’t make a lot of sense unless there is a player who slides that we really like on draft night and go for it then.

They said that about Luke Parker - who slid to 40 AA Premiership Captain Best and Fairest Luke Parker was possibly the most dominant junior to ever come out of the MPFL, and definitely Langy. To compare DeMattia with Luke Parker is laughable and blatantly ridiculous. I hope we get him and if he is ...

I spoke to a recruiter at a lunch today, he likened Demattia to Aiden Bonar and said he is an early physical developer who he didn’t think would go on to be a high end player. Can’t comment as I’ve never seen the kid play, but my nephew who plays Premier cricket says he’s an absolute gun cricketer. ...

Could get confusing if we recruit a Liam McConnell along with Liam O’Connell.

To difficult, I think we should pass.

What an absolute gift to Collingwood in round two. It's just outrageous fixturing. We get a 5 day break while Collingwood get a 12 day break. We all know how sore teams are after round one so it'll be near impossible to run our that round two game the way Collingwood will. Collingwood will have pla...

Weak as piss whining!

Only matters if you are not good enough.

Teams that win finals have an any place anywhere attitude.