Jay Rantall (40), Trent Bianco (45), Trey Ruscoe (55)

[Presti35]

Nicks will implode if we draft a small.

I like the sound of him, but I think we'll be looking at talls.

[neil]

^Agree rather a tall BUT would totally accept a smaller player who is best 22 than waste it on a tall spud

[jonmac1954]

[watt price tully]

[watt price tully]

I’m hoping we do pick up Sokol; nothing wrong with selecting players who know how to kick a goal

[Dave The Man]

[watt price tully]

[Lazza]

FWIW I say this every year. Pick the best available player. Quality is sometimes not negotiable. We have enough bad luck without knocking back a quality player for a specific positional player. At pick 35 it is senseless not to go for the best a available🥺😗

[Presti35]

I think it's fairly obvious that we wont be signing any delisted players, with 3 senior spots to fill from the draft and 2 rookie spots to fill.

That and we probably cant afford to be offering any contracts to any delisted players and, well, who is left that helps us out that we cant jump on in the RD??

Thinking about Rookie Draft ideas:
(Lynden Dunn will be re-rookied, so really we'll only have one spot to fill there).

Tom Jok (Former VFL player (existing report), 190cm, 22 years old).

Mitch Brown (Emergency KPP. Fitness freak, no injuries. 196cm, 29 years old).

Riley Grundy (Talked about earlier, younger brother, but question marks over his ability. 194cm, 19 years old).

Nick Robertson (Tough and aggressive. Helps cover Greenwood injury as a tagger. 190cm, 24 years old).

Ben Keays (Very highly rated when U19. Medium-Forward, 186cm, 22 years old).

Dale Thomas (Former player, can cover Levi injury. 185cm, 32 years old).

Matthew Broadbent (Another that could fill in for Levi. 189cm, 29 years old.)

Lachie Henderson (Depth FF option. 196cm, 29 years old).

Billy Stretch (Dunno if good enough? 183cm, 23 years old).

Jay Kennedy-Harris (Highly rated in U19. Needs a new start. 175cm, 24 years old).

Cody Hirst (I hope someone gives him a shot. 180cm, 19 years old).

And if you want a quick chuckle; Brendon Goddard (193cm, 34 years old).

Question time:

I guess while we are in the window, do we go for an experienced player? Someone that can fill a role if needed. Or do we go for youth and take a shot on someone that missed out in the ND?

If Levi is a LTI, is there a window for filling his position? Or would that be in the Mid Season Draft next year?

And what's the deal with Harley Bennell? Are Melbourne planning to take him in the PSD? Leaving Carlton clear to jump on Martin? Bennell surely wont last long if he's in the RD.

[RudeBoy]

Unlike most, it seems, I think we need a genuine quality midfielder to develop over the next 3 yrs or so, to fill the major gaps when we lose Pendles, Sidey and Beams.

I'm not sure that Callum Brown or Josh Daicos will emerge as A grade mids, which is what we will need.

[Pies2016]

[Rd10.1998_11.1#36]

[Rogue2k0]

After a smart, quick Aboriginal player - hoping someone like Kysiah Pickett, Tyrone Thorne or Malcolm Rosas.

Also another Tall or 2 - like Ben Kelly (Quick, 200cm and 96kg - defender or ruck) and/or Callum Jamieson (200cm ruck/forward)

With Ned Kelly coming out and saying the Club wants to get experience into the current crop of young players like Tyler Brown, Will Kelly, Isaac Quaynor, Josh Daicos etc..., we could do with some TALLS, especially ones who can play in defence or forward.

Ben Kelly is a good size for that BIG bodied Defender who can play on a Ben King OR Tom Lynch down the track.

[MJ23]

[69 years a MAGPIE]

"Riley Grundy (Talked about earlier, younger brother, but question marks over his ability. 194cm, 19 years old)."
Hey Brodey, how would you like to have your brother as a house mate and on our rookie list?