2024 AFL Draft: DAY 1 REACTION

[@ZirraTheGamingKaiju]

As a Richmond man, I’m stoked. Some insight on our “bolters”: Hotton is speed and agility personified, and is the perfect Bolton replacement, however he’s got a lot more upside because he’s defensively sound. Loves to tackle and apply pressure, which I feel Bolton lacks in his game. The ACL may seem an issue short term, but with the plethora of picks we had it was somewhat smart to pull the trigger early. I had him going to GWS. Faull is confusing a lot of people, however what he possesses ahead of other Key Forwards in this draft is his contested work. He loves to wrestle and jostle for position, whereas Armstrong (who we took later) is more of a on the lead type of forward, and has longer range. I feel they’re going to complement each other well. All our other picks were minty clean, and the heist of North’s R1 Pick was icing on the cake!

[@kaeltaylor430]

I ain't reading all that but Richmond did well . Fingers crossed

[@MrBlackxbull]

Youll regret not getting one or both of the whitlocks, lock it in

[@RobMac2411]

Gee Richmond have nailed their picks. Spread their picks out across the ground well

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

Richmond really tricked North thats for sure

[@Fiasco3]

Very jealous of the amount to players and talent headed to Richmond.

[@BDub2024]

Eagles genius. Picked up a pick in the 40s and still got Bo Allen. They wanted him earlier anyway so have played it well. Richmond sensational. Now they have another top 5 pick next year courtesy of North.

[@LPW638]

Genius?? He's a top 10 talent. Looks like he must've tanked all his interviews with non-WA clubs to me...

[@AndrewDenny-Tassielad]

​@@LPW638Yep no doubt Tiges knew Allan didn't want to leave WA

[@_..Justin-Case.._]

@@AndrewDenny-TassieladJacob Blight made a post with Bo after he got selected captioned “he ain’t leaving” so yeah I reckon Richmond might’ve known he really didn’t wanna leave WA.

[@BDub2024]

@@LPW638 Eagles genius to still get the man but at same time get much needed extra pick in the 40s. Maybe he turned up to all the interviews with his blanky.

[@Eaglesjohn24]

Bo Allan is a great pickup for West coast eagles

[@MarkQuigley-vj2lt]

Really enjoyed your whole lead up to the draft, I’ve never tbh followed drafts before but your analysis made it interesting 🤙🏻

[@TrueFootyAFL]

Thanks Mark appreciate it!

[@kellywatts6227]

Well it was a good night for the pies imo 😁Very pleased as a Rich supporter huge thanks to North 😊🙏

[@johnscarce4557]

North couldnt trade the pick 2 but were so desperate for a tall forward they felt they had to do something. It makes sense

[@Dani-jq6db]

Do something they got their 👖 pulled down

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

It makes no sense at all FOMO

[@stubsy13]

Port trading ahead of West Coast felt like the Campbell Chesser situation all over again.

[@jameshotchkin8438]

North have their mids now. Getting a tall player now instead of next year's draft is wise in the sense of development, rather than waiting another year. Face value they screwed themselves but look at the context of their build. Instead of getting Tauru at pick 2 they now have O'Sullivan and Whitlock.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

Whitlock is nowhere near worth a top 10 possible top 5 pick, he is behind Trainor and Tauru as key backs. Terrible move from North.

[@jabyrne3849]

Whitlock with a year under his belt would most likely be a top ten early teens pic next year if he was in that draft plus a future late 20s pick next year - i like it - well done north

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@jabyrne3849 well with a year under his belt Whitlock would not be eligible for next years draft because he would have a year of development in the afl system 🤭

[@coreygibbard5997]

@@user-ln8we1ud9c um it adds another Key Forwar beside Larkey

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@coreygibbard5997 yes Whitlock - a raw unproven key forward/back, compared to a likely star top 5 pick in next years draft

[@carlocarbone2859]

Crows to get Draper has been a long nervous wait at first thought the Eagles were going to take him then Carlton came into the frame saying if FOS isn't there they will take him. In the end he was there for the taking an sometimes the easy choice is the right choice love the fact his pre game superstition is spag bol makes me want to go make a batch right now.

[@tomaspayet8658]

From a Richmond supporter I am absolutely over the moon and hopefully we can squeeze another team for another pick next year

[@cjcrrazy]

West Coast must have known Port keen on Berry , must have threatened to swap with Freo who were keen also, so Port jumped in. Little bonus, nothing lost for Eagles.

[@lowrezclint5565]

How many big forwards do we need, we have a guy named Archer Reid, by all account everyone at the club cant wait to see him in action next year.

[@lukeryan7735]

Great job mate 👌🏼

[@mitchelltidball6944]

Cant believe saints didnt pick up a midfielder

[@TrueFootyAFL]

Likewise!

[@ZirraTheGamingKaiju]

@@mitchelltidball6944 I’m not surprised, at all. We’re talking about Ross Lyon, here. Mr. Defence.

[@roo1773]

They fucked up more then anyone picked 2 key position talks ahead of needing mids and had 5 to pick from at those picks

[@trouta8728]

I would wait to judge the North decision until after the second night of the draft.

[@BDub2024]

its hard to know about Port and Berry, the West had spoken about the Eagles chasing Berry. Mind you, the expectation was that Allen would have gone earlier in the draft. It came about because Dockers and co were after the Eagles pick, which would have meant that Eagles would have got Berry.

[@shaneo8312]

Freo wanted berry and no doubt tried to trade up as well imo

[@shaneo8312]

Very happy we got berry

[@fergulator7297]

Happy with Port getting Berry, hopefully they can get a tall forward with an early pick tomorrow night

[@YvonneMcLay]

One of Shanahan or Jack Whitlock will probably be on the table.

[@shaneo8312]

@@YvonneMcLayhope so .. but surely gone before port pick

[@StuAus]

Happy with Allan, should suit Mini's style of play. Murphy Reid looks like a bloke keen to get back to Vic. Plus West Coast don't need any more small forwards.

[@john-murraynewman-scotch6567]

Bo Allan devastated.

[@trex-king7158]

Both Reid’s will be in Melbourne in a couple of years 😂

[@marko9463]

I know a mate who knows reid and hes not really the type of guy who’s that reactionary

[@S10xxxx]

He isn't a small forward lmao he is a midfielder. Stop trying to shun these players for being dual position, And he's a way better technical player than Bo Allan, Murphy uses the ball much better and Freo will make you look stupid on that deal imo looking back.

[@LomuHabana]

It is wild that people are already talking about M. Reid going home because he wasn’t jumping around like crazy for being drafted. First of all, he probably was expecting to be drafted higher. Secondly, moving interstate is always a hard thing for a 18 year old bloke. Maybe he isn’t super excited now, but once he has settled in Perth and at the dockers, he wil be fine I reckon. Some people want to go back, but a lot stay at the club, just look at their list. Or maybe he is just more of a reserved and composed lad. Bo Allen and Murphy Reid are both absolute steals in this draft for me. Both clubs can be really happy with their first round picks.

[@serj7740]

Would've liked one more mid from the tiges then realised that pick 1 next year is probably a better mid than bo Allen at 11 or whoever was left at 18, so overall pretty happy. North are due to rise, and this trade is them gambling on it happening now, I don't imagine clarko survives if they bottom 2 again, so the trade wont be his problem then!

[@seanchristie7150]

Fantastic analysis, the Port trade stuns me, not mad about it though, but that North trade is definitely a head scratcher. Looking forward to tonight, hoping we puck a back or at the least a mid back 💙💛🦅🏆

[@roo1773]

Head scratcher us it ok let me ask do north need another midfielder with its first pick next year in a midfield stacked draft? I'll answer it's no so trade it to get into a draft that has loads of key defenders and forwards so picked up Whitlock a key defender who switches forward. Comban will play chf he was drafted as a forward. So trading to get what you want plus a future early 2nd round pick is good business

[@seanchristie7150]

@roo1773 No problem, it just baffled me and most of the AFL too

[@MarlonCain-wu7wf]

I’m a North supporter and I’m stoked with our picks, especially FOS. Let haters hate as opinions are like arseholes.. That North midfield looks mighty fine now. It will be the envy of every single club soon. Alix went pick 10, thank goodness we didn’t waste pick 2 on him. That would’ve been a travesty. I believe West Coast have scored one of best mids with Bo. Love the defensive side of his game. He’ll pair up nicely with Harley.

[@endakis1]

yeah amazing for North this midfield

[@paradigmystic3123]

How many North midfielders does it take to make a Marking Forward or Defender? Answer: no-one knows so they keep getting more, whilst losing more games and repeating in following years until they figure it out. .. doing the same things and expecting different outcomes, is a sign of what?... 2 good players, but poor net team balance progression, leaving serious defensive concerns.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@paradigmystic3123 You can only play so mids in one team dont North realise this ? These mids wont automatically be stars in other positions, they are mostly mids, terrible list management

[@user-rk6nn8gh9i]

@paradigmystic3123 what are you talking about? We've got Comben, Dawson, and now Whitlock. 200cm, athletic and can all take a catch

[@jarradbaker8200]

Trading there future first out was just dumb whichever way you look at it

[@elbowoffthetop]

Richmond are laughing!!! Nailed it and now they still get the first pick on dsy 2 which is also a big deal.

[@DanMcPharlin88]

As everyone has mentioned, the West Coast trade isn’t confusing at all when you realised they were playing Freo and Port against each other in the battle for Joe Berry. If that’s true about North offering their F1 pick, I’m surprised Freo didn’t take them up on it after missing out on Bo and Berry. If Murphy Reid doesn’t become the next Adam Cerra and succumb to homesickness (which based on his draft reaction, looked likely) then this pick could work, though Freo bat very deep in the midfield, and Reid would already be behind Serong, Brayshaw, Young, and then Johnson, Erasmus, maybe even Brodie and Fyfe for that last inside mid position. That said, we could try him as a Half Forward to start with. North deserve the criticism of that last deal, but picking up FOS at 2 will look good in hindsight if LDU doesn’t resign and McKercher gets a Godfather Tassie offer. Don’t know how they fit him into the side come round 1, unless they start him at half back like they did in Sheez and Colby’s first years, though you’d imagine Caleb Daniel would have a lock on one of those positions.

[@threestumps7560]

I wonder if Essendon try to trade Melbourne F1 for Richmond pick 28 for Shanahan, I don't think it is enough. Might have to throw in pick 37 as well.

[@297fihsy]

I’m probably taking that as a Tigers fan, don’t think Melbourne make finals next year

[@widesreentv]

I could see a later pick aswell so richmond could pick up davidson

[@HP-sk3sm]

Surely not, that’s a massive overpay

[@widesreentv]

@HP-sk3sm I could see next yrs first and then maybe a pick swap to get a later pick to get Davidson in this yrs draft

[@STEALTHREX]

I already know west coast will get John cena for their next draft pick

[@biggi3st3v3]

I dunno, how are players going to pass to someone they can't see?🤔

[@STEALTHREX]

@@biggi3st3v3 me neither

[@spindoctor6385]

Great day one wrap. You mentioned the list of players goes beyond what will be drafted. It goes WAY beyond. There are 1044 players nominated. I was going to analyse the numbers a bit until I discovered the full list. I expected maybe around 200, not 1000+

[@TrueFootyAFL]

1044...that's insane! I think all delisted players might be automatically nominated? Not sure, either way that's insane

[@hehehheheheheehehehehehe6476]

How much pain can a fan go through Jessie

[@TrueFootyAFL]

I feel ya mate. The sun will rise tomorrow, you'll be excited by round 1!

[@ConCreter]

The value of a pick is completely different to every club. Getting a key forward in this year and putting work in now with Darling and Larkey could be huge for Whitlock - Or Logue, Corr etc if they make him a Key Back. No point waiting another year for a key position player if they liked the look of this one. Everyone gets far too caught up in value of picks, who knows what will happen next year, North might bounce up to 9th-12th on the ladder this year and factor in FS and academy, that pick might end up 9-13, could also end up with a round 1 priority pick if Davies-Uniacke leaves. Revisit this one in 3-4 years, as a North supporter watching us not make bold trades and going nowhere for the last 5 years, I hope it works.

[@Fiasco3]

North were warned ahead of the draft by their loyal fans, not to squander their 2025 high draft pick, which they promptly rushed off to do.

[@Eaglesjohn24]

Eagles trading pick 3 is not to bad since they got baker owies Allan and pick 44

[@zac9155]

so after this trade/draft period we: lost darling and barrass and delisted a few gained jack graham, liam baker, matt owies, Bo allan, pick 26 and 44 plus the later ones

[@biggi3st3v3]

​@@zac9155We didn't gain 26(which is now 30) its our natural 2nd rounder. U also didn't mention all the future picks we gained

[@jackwebster9246]

It seems like everyone got what they wanted! North needed to get a young tall in and they did! Why wait another year of development, when the smalls across the team are already playing? Great for Adelaide, we are stoked to have this game breaking speedy Gonzalez!

[@MakeCakeNotWar]

100% the clubs have all the info and rankings. The talls this year are good, they might not rate any from next year

[@LomuHabana]

I’d rather see this speedy Gonzales at the Blues but happy that he gets to play for his boyhood club.

[@jackwebster9246]

@@LomuHabana Jagga is pretty quick himself!

[@LomuHabana]

@@jackwebster9246 taking the state factor out of it, would you have been as happy with Jagga as with Sid pure in terms of type and talent? I know, Jagga might be a little bit more talented overall. But I just fell for the speed and explosiveness that Sid combines with his high footy IQ, agility and ball use skills. It’s so much fun watching him. And I believe the Blues really needed that kind of player.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

North got badly tricked by Richmond, Richmond sure bent them over

[@jasoncottam3537]

Hey Bro you should apply for the Fox Footy team that they advertised before draft. You would be great. Give it a go.

[@TheMichaelMills]

16:53 - What's going on there? 😂 Geez, that was an interesting first night after the first dozen or so picks.

[@TrueFootyAFL]

Hahahaha thats me leaving my mic on

[@TheMichaelMills]

@TrueFootyAFL too funny. We'll just call it an Easter egg for those watching the video the whole way through. 😆

[@dragonballfan1909]

As roos fan i know we paid overs but thats all to still be determined by these lads futures...ppl forget Talls generally take longer and take time to develop so now the time to get em with our elite core mids waiting another yr just delays everything and both brothers were highly rated I wouldn't ve sad if we gave Richmond back there future 2nd and even the dogs future 2nd we holding for 28 tonight and snag his brother jack..

[@scottbennier1335]

Personally, I would like Port to pick up Kayle Gerryn , an athletic strong bodied ruck/forward……and Clancy Dennis (KPD) with their next 2 picks.

[@ShadowLight-kn7rl]

Extremely happy with how North went on night 1 of the draft. FOS is a genuine star and takes the TT position to greater effect fir the calibre of player FOS is. ☑️ The Whitlock trade is a great for what North are after. Trading our F1st unlocks the premium needed to get into the first round and more so to get the man we're after. North's been heavily linked to the Whitlock brother's fir majority of tbe year and I wouldn't be surprised if we went after Jack too tbh. Sure it's most likely a top 6 pick. BUT that's another Midfielder. North don't need Midfielders after last night so by trading our F1st for a Tall Key position utility, Norths nailed it. Especially since Matt will most likely play as CHB to release Comben into the forward line. Then they'll just rotate as Utilities do. Crème de la crème selection right there and it's the bold risk we at North must be prepared to make.

[@michaels3969]

Totally agree

[@eggeggeggeggeggeggeggegg]

There are 3 key forwards in next years draft that assuming they continue progressing as imagined, will be better talents than this years key forward crop. You’ve just traded one of them away for the 3rd highest rated key defender in this draft….

[@ShadowLight-kn7rl]

@@eggeggeggeggeggeggeggeggprojected top 6 pick. It's a midfielder at the top end of the draft and North don't need that. Plus, North get a one year head start on any of whomever they could have gotten in 2025 draft. North got their man in Matt Whitlock. That's what matters in terms of this trade.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@ShadowLight-kn7rl I think North could have given away all their picks and you would still find positives your just one of those supporters who is not objective by the sounds of it. Most people who follow the draft had Whitlock outside the top 20 and as the 3rd best defender, North panicked realising they had drafted in too many mids and did a god awful panic trade. FOS is a star, but you did not need another mid, keep sugar coating it though, keep telling yourself its all good we got the man we wanted all along, what a croc. Reality is some of those mids are going to get frustrated and leave due to opportunities or being played out of position. Youve likely given up a top 5 pick suggesting it would be a mid anyway in next year's draft is also wishful thinking. North had the worst night of all and most agree.

[@ShadowLight-kn7rl]

@@user-ln8we1ud9c sounds like you got more of a problem with me than you do about your own rabble. Best wipe the chip off your shoulder

[@garykruger28]

Ok so whats north gonna do with that pick next year if they kept it? Select another midfielder in a mid draft or select a KPP and a position of need and develop them. Sure pick 2-5 is huge but considering Whitlock is a top KPP player in this deep draft, he would be THE KPP player in next years draft most likely. We'll have to see how it turns out of course

[@jackcrook4435]

I would hate to not be a Richmond fan right now

[@JasmineRGBLights]

Feels like North drafted Matt over Jack Whitlock because they intend to play him in defence? Certainly they were desperately short in that area this past season. Definitely a one-sided trade but I do think they need to get competitive sooner rather than later so they can compete with LDU/Simpkin/Xerri/Larkey/Zurhaar still in the side rather than having rising and then plateuing as those guys lose their edge - potentially also worried about taking too long and losing some of their younger talent to other rising teams.

[@zedzeddius8445]

We rated Whitlock top 15, got him at 27 and have 1st pick on day 2 of 2025 draft. If we improve and can finish in the 10-14 range I'll be happy

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

It was a terrible trade for North Whitlock is not worth that much. Twomey had him way back.

[@Uptheeagles]

@@user-ln8we1ud9c And in 2015 Twomey had Dunkley and Rioli as the 26th and 27th (he had Whitlock as 24 this year) best players in the pool. I don't think it was a great trade but it could still end up going well for north melbourne.

[@superclasico8757]

Wild from North. Irresponsible trading, but we all know the AFL will help them out again with priority picks in a few years

[@mauriciocg6996]

It's not really that crazy from a north point of view, next years draft is compromised plus north don't need another first rounder full of mids they needed a key right now and not waste another year on drafting and developing one, plus with two second rounders next year they can try trade down. Had to come a time they made a big balls move for the now.

[@UnKnown-wh5ly]

What players did they get from priority picks? Enlighten me

[@bomberwarren]

​@@UnKnown-wh5ly I've been asking this question for a long time, they never answer

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@UnKnown-wh5ly its North own fault if they did not take advantage of all their free compo mate, typical self-entitlement,

[@thegoochinc5359]

North Trading a future first is smart. They don't need anymore top end mids with Sheezel, Wardlaw, MCkercher, Duursma and now O'Sullivan. Next year's draft is considered much weaker and has plenty of GC academy picks at the top of the draft.

[@pletsas6243]

Lol next years draft isn't considered weaker at the top where their pick will be. It's just not a super deep draft.

[@westsportTV]

Apparently next years draft has a heap of elite talls, which North needs

[@LomuHabana]

Don’t think it was smart and don’t think it was thoroughly planned. They probably expected to be able to trade down and split pick 2, and when that didn’t work, they were probably confident enough that someone much higher up the draft order would take the deal. Now it they traded a potential 2025 top 5 pick for pick 27 this draft and a 2025 second rounder. They could have waited a year and just drafted the most elite key position player/defender in that draft. What I have heard the top end is pretty elite there as well.

[@jailuff6634]

😂

[@bomberwarren]

​@@LomuHabananorth cannot keep waiting, they need to do something now.

[@paradigmystic3123]

Bang! 💥 Bang! 💥 Fizzle! 💤 The sounds of North shooting themselves in the foot and head followed by Future P1 made into a blank. Despite 2 very talented takes, FOMO picks were made that weren't in line with gaping holes in team balance, with better choices needing to have been made... and oh, at what draft cost! D+ considering the initial hand at trade commencement, made worse at draft day 1.

[@user-rk6nn8gh9i]

@@paradigmystic3123 broken record

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@user-rk6nn8gh9i Your team got FOMO

[@paradigmystic3123]

​@@user-rk6nn8gh9ielaborate

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@user-rk6nn8gh9i Your in denial

[@westsportTV]

Bulldogs don't particularly want for talls but Jack Whitlock or Alex Dodson are too good to let go. Two of the first four picks tomorrow, grab one of them and Gross or Moraes.

[@fergulator7297]

Was talk Freo were gonna trade for pick 15

[@Andy-o2f]

What's with the "pick 27" next year thing mate? You don't think North have plans to trade that one out tonight also? What if North turn an F1 in to Whitlock + O'Farrell/Mraz/Dolan/Burmeister?

[@TrueFootyAFL]

27 next year is approximately it's current value. They may be successful in doing so for sure, although I'm not sure any of those names turn it into a win for me

[@Andy-o2f]

@@TrueFootyAFL Did you adjust pick~5 accordingly?! North's time to leave the draft cycle is now so take this next point on board from an older head...."draft pick valuations are highly dependent upon respective list development time lines". There is NO even application of draft pick reasoning which applies to 18 AFL teams at some isolated point in time. None! Brand this universal truth in to your footy mind and keep it there forever.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@Andy-o2f North trade was terrible brand that into you mind, Jesse is being fair and your having a meltdown

[@Aka_daka]

I'm shocked Harry Armstrong slid to pick 23, would have been happy with him with our 2nd pick, I thought it was wishful thinking he'd be there at our pick 10-11 never in my wildest dreams did I see him falling to pick 23. I heard his interviews were poor or something but does that really override the talent that much? jeez

[@patlogic9512]

Suspect Roos will look to trade up again perhaps trading 2 future 2nds for a pick + a later future 2.

[@griteom4538]

CROWIES GOT THEIR STARBOY CARN CROM

[@jakeharris6502]

North probably know LDU leaving and they will get there picks next year lol

[@scottwhitt9379]

Richmond had a great day. Like there picks and the North deal. As a Roo supporter I think they over reaches. Needed something more, at least a 3rd.

[@bomberwarren]

If north can do something with that future second it could be a master stroke

[@bomberwarren]

You cant talk about picks like that just accept that a lot of players arent available in the opne draft and never will be available in the open draft. Yes we have a bidding show but its pretty clear to see that nearly all clubs match a bid. The system is broken. North also need to change something to not become the revolving door trap of first round draft picks that gold coast have become.

[@odjiragaming5778]

I swear north melbourne hate their supperters. Midfield is stacked, backline and forward line in shambles. So we get another mid to play out of position, and then piss next year's draft up the wall to help richmond out. What a joke.

[@ausman05]

When you cant trade down you take best available, the kid we got at 27 could be great and he now got Jack Darling to teach him to use his size as he bulks up.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

@@ausman05 I am sure North have had better opportunities to draft a key defender over the years though

[@paradigmystic3123]

NMFC trade bunnies & nuffies, Richmond figured that early.

[@ma3stro681]

Every Sydney bolter has been a failure so far (jury still out on Gus Sheldrick who must play a full season in 2025) though Bowman’s highlights reel looks good. Sydney better draft some talls tonight, or the Club is in complete denial of the weaknesses on the lost, and Beatson has to go …

[@themarkedman72]

west coast make another confounding trade...I cant make sense of what the eagles are doing this off season.

[@Uptheeagles]

How? We got pick 45 and picked the player we wanted. The only person we lost accesss to was Berry and we were never going to pick him.

[@Michael-mr9yr]

I like the conviction of the north trade. Id love to see them grab Jack tomorrow to pair up the Whitlock boys.

[@rotuanti35]

I don’t think Roos have a pick until like 70 or something so they’ll be at different clubs I think

[@Michael-mr9yr]

@@rotuanti35 They do have 2 future 2s next year to use if they want with one likely to be the top pick in round 2 (Richmond). Likely they are going to be split up, but would be nice to grab them both.

[@rotuanti35]

@ I wonder if they will want to give up much more after giving away their future first. Maybe this is a line in the sands moment where they give up picks to get their people and this new chapter focused around who they have and they back them in. Fingers crossed they can make it work

[@Dani-jq6db]

Could be top 4 pick let's not forget

[@Michael-mr9yr]

@@rotuanti35 Looking at the North Melbourne list, they are pretty loaded after having tons of picks the past few years. They made their move this off-season by bringing In experience to pair with the kids. Moving out of next year's draft that is heavily compromised is not a terrible idea, but the main goal is to get those last few pieces into the side so they can get coached up, game experience and start working on winning games instead of winning the draft. I like their direction a lot and think they will finish outside the top 8.

[@jasonleung7515]

Hawthorn future first and our future third for pick 28 and get shanahan or Whitlock. Then our pick 30 we get Tom gross

[@LomuHabana]

I believe North were panicking. They couldn’t find a good deal to trade down this draft, butwouldn’t “waste” the number 2 pick on a key defender so they offered a future first, but no one was willing to trade until Richmond. So they get a future 2 rounder as well as pick 27 in this years draft. I don’t know how comprised the next draft is but there is a big chance this future first will a top 8 if not top 4 pick. That is a hefty price they paid. Both WA’s clubs have done great imo. As well as Brisbane. Bids were matched later than they should have been. And Richmond of course, although that was to be expected.

[@user-rk6nn8gh9i]

@LomuHabana whitlock was rated 10 on norths draft board. And evidently they see higher value in getting Whitlock than a top pick in next year's,

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

Agree North have definitely panicked, they offered their future first to everyone club that's how desperate they were, but with each rejection the deal got worse and worse till eventually Richmond accepted the deal which had become heavily lopsided against North for a player who is project player at best, what a disaster!!!! NO way North rated Whitlock at pick 10 on their draft boards either, utter garbage from north supporters trying to sooth the wounds.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

I feel sorry for Whitlock North fans will expect him to play like a top 5 pick poor kid, he is pick 27. North were desperate for key back. Worst trade I have seen in a long time.

[@Andy-o2f]

The Tauru @2-6 thing was officially revealed as absurd. Folks are overrating the North trade thing, as North had the pick on the table with plenty of other clubs that didn't want it either & Richmond had already done North a big favor when they chose a Jake Stringer clone over Finn O'Sullivan.

[@endakis1]

Little more switched on than Stringer will see Lalor go alot further

[@user-rk6nn8gh9i]

@@Andy-o2f North were always intending to grab either Tauru or Whitlock, both in their top 10 draft board.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

You dont give up a top 5 pick for a raw unproven tall, its desperate FOMO stuff, Whitlock is a project player who will take years to develop and who knows how good he will be whereas there is a high chance the pick given up by North will be a star, dumb move and its ironic the main ones who think the move is good are North supporters in denial lol lol lol

[@user-rk6nn8gh9i]

@user-ln8we1ud9c it's not a top 5 pick yet, talk about bed-wetting and jumping at shadows. You are literally crying over hypotheticals, have a lie down mate

[@Andy-o2f]

@@user-ln8we1ud9c You strike me as someone whose football analysis education extends to a teenage level understanding of supercoach. GWS weren't tempted in taking it at 18, 19 0r 24. You do know that Richmond knocked the pick back 4 times before they took it? If that's the case then where do you reckon they rate the pick? Let's wait & see what North does tonight.

[@domonicsheridan5347]

When I saw north was trading I thought it was going to be 27 and 28 and a future 2nd they stuffed up, recon essendon should trade up for 28 to get shanahan

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

Your exactly right, only ones who think North trade was good are North supporters trying to convince themselves they got a good deal lol and they needed FOS when they didnt lol.

[@charlesca5763]

North basically traded pick 2 for Caleb Daniel. Completely inept

[@user-rk6nn8gh9i]

@@charlesca5763 nah

[@DeadEnd-b4b]

As a North supporter, I'm done with them.

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

I would be too, its a loser team

[@timmcbrien]

As a North fan, I recommend the bombers...please ho there!

[@DeadEnd-b4b]

@@timmcbrien I don't hate myself that much

[@GTR-co4oq]

I wanted west coast to get Murphy Reid. I feel Bo Allan is very similar to Ginbe.

[@bensheridan7907]

Fair but he will be better than GINBEY

[@Flynno77]

Yeh I felt the same way

[@lawlordummett2851]

Get ready to learn Canberranese Kangas

[@spinkscapes775]

West Coast just need to take Shanahan. Don't overthink it.

[@ilovecardman222]

i feel bad for matt whitlock

[@mauriciocg6996]

Have you seen him since? Been nothing but excited

[@TheAlphaDingo]

@@mauriciocg6996 bit of a difference between relief and excitement, he and Jack were breathing hard when the cameras showed them late in the broadcast - last pick of the first round and he's going to a basket case that isn't going anywhere AGAIN. Unlucky!

[@mauriciocg6996]

@@TheAlphaDingo so I'm taking it you haven't seen him since, I'd recommend checking out all the clips and with that midfield north will be up there in a few years hard not to

[@user-ln8we1ud9c]

huge pressure on the poor whitlock kid having to live up to top 5 pick status good luck with that

[@ilovecardman222]

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