The 2023 Draft Thread

Apologies mate…I didn’t know you and eDPS were the same person (assuming that’s what the comments were inferring)!

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Not sure about Wilson, have heard mixed reports.

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No apologies needed mate all good

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charlie Edwards looks like lewis taylor.

I don’t think it’s realistic to expect a kid who was 66kg as a 17 year old and is now 75kg to continue to grow exponentially.

It sounds like he’s done his main growth spurt

I think Wilson and Windsor both seem like good quality but they don’t have anything that makes them stand out above the other boys in that first group of 15. That’s what I’d be concerned about.

Leake and OSullivan are the hope for us now
Tall, potential x-factor, high ceiling.

Possibly the most accurate post in this whole thread.

(Leaving aside 66kg to 75kg is not exponential growth). (Or if so it is only to the power of 1.03).

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I dunno. 12 month for a kid that age. It’s not impossible. Depends on what he had been doing previously or when hormones kick in and to what extent.

Hint: look up what “exponential growth” means.

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Fair enough. I just looked at the 11kg’s.

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I havent seen enough of any of the players.

But on the “best bits on the internet” i think wilson and windsor could be nice players as much as Leake and OSullivan.

I really think they are all in our first pick region for a reason and the club could pick on need.

I wouldn’t mind getting tholstrup at pick 9. Big bodied mid

We don’t do that at essendon.

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Admittedly I haven’t really been keeping up, but I thought he’s mostly played as a mid-sized forward?

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Leake. Pick him.

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Just pick players with pun-worthy surnames.

Would love to get Ryley Sanders, just so we can call him “the Colonel”.

James Leake? As a defender? Come on, that’s gold.

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Agree. Nice write-up and seems good value.

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Someone on BF suggested Leake’s nickname could be wiki.

I gave a hearty chuckle.

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“Uncooked” is a good sign. Puts him in front of the majority of our list.

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