Mid season draft 2026

Pies recruited a Puncher…

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Bloody stoked my man Joel Fitzgerald was taken. Sad it wasn’t us but I like the demons more anyway these days

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Demons seem to like their Ruckmen named Max

Good talent ID

Hahaha. I heard the name and thought exactly the same!

So if we would have taken 2 picks we could have taken Herbert as well?

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Sure - but we clearly didn’t want him?

Perhaps we didn’t expect him to be there. I didn’t.

So Hibbins-Hargreaves overlooked again.

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Sure but only if we had the ability to take two picks. We can’t just make a player be an LTI, it requires sign-off.

Obviously clubs do not think he offers enough yet.

I get it. You think Clarke would have been pretty close.

I rated Herbert. Would have loved him.

Anyways.

Good to see neither went. My talent spotting skills are obviously excellent and they’re available for the national draft! :joy_cat:

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Well you do endlessly defend Dodo, so this tracks

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Hopefully Nick Staropoli has another crack at SSP come seasons end

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Thanks Adrian

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He might just go in the main draft, has been selected in the Vic Metro squad so a chance to impress very soon.

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if we used a second pick then Herbert and Fitzgerald would have been available …

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Was at Essendon VFL in 2023.
I was surprised he didn’t return the next season.
Good to see him get a go at an AFL club.

The new Marty Gleeson is Dylan Shiel 99 games…worth 1 game with 5 on the bench next year perhaps?? if we have multiple spots in the mid season draft.