Late Draft Mail....

derkd · Joined: 29 May 2013

an article on the Herald Sun...so please everyone have a BUCKET of salt ready.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-phantom-draft-2014-jay-clark-and-sam-landsberger-predict-who-your-club-will-pick/story-fnp04d70-1227132256899

It said....EDIT: and it seems they have removed the comment... That Melbourne were going to throw a curve ball into the draft by taking Brayshaw and Wright with picks two and three. Meaning, one would imagine, that GWS would jump on Petracca. in that event who would Collingwood take? a juicy conundrum

Dave The Man · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:50 pm

Brayshaw would be the one that would get to Pick 4

derkd · Joined: 29 May 2013

I would have thought so too dave. even if that is the case, would make for a interesting pick.5 Jarrod Pickett???

derkd · Joined: 29 May 2013

makes me wonder if more then a few teams are foxing with regards to Wright...lots of teams like him but no one is willing to say it out loud.

swoop42 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:59 pm

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-26/late-mail-top10-bolter

derkd · Joined: 29 May 2013

Rick · Joined: 11 May 2008

I have sneaky feeling Petracca will slide to pick 4, maybe 5 if we're lucky.

1. McCartin
2. Brayshaw
3. Lever/Wright
4. Pickett/Petracca

Podpicken · Joined: 28 Oct 2006

Petracca no chance of sliding past 3.

swoop42 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:35 pm

Petracca needs to join in with the schoolie celebrations tonight and wake up in a police cell in the morning to have any hope of sliding to pick 5.

I suggest he does.

Dave The Man · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:38 pm

Neil Appleby · Joined: 11 Feb 1998 Location: Melbourne

Emma Quayle has a very good record on picking the top ten and tonight she went for:
1. McCartin
2. Petracca
3. Brayshaw
4. Pickett
5. DaGoey

woftam · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:13 pm

Dave The Man · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:54 pm

Dave The Man · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:54 pm

Az · Joined: 25 Sep 2013

I wouldn't be shocked if Petracca got past Melbourne's picks. The rumors suggest they are more keen on Brayshaw, and with guys like Tyson, Viney, Toumpas, Vince and Jones, they certainly have enough to build a midfield without having to take two top midfielders. With Frawley gone, and lets face it Dawes is only meant to be a 2nd tall, they would have to be mad not to take say a Wright or Lever. Hogan and Wright are the makings of a serious forward line for them along with Gawn.

GWS are in a very interesting boat here. They could benefit greatly from a player like Pickett who along with a quality key back (who I assume they will go after with their pick 6) seems to be the missing link for them. Obviously they boast one of the best young midfield's in the game and a lot could be made for the case that they don't necessarily need Petracca, however I think if they decide to take him it's going to have more to do with their fears of the potential walk out of Treloar/Shiel etc.

If they are confident they can retain their midfield in the coming years, it's not too crazy to think Petracca or potentially Brayshaw could slide down to our pick.