Trade talk - from September 2025 (Part 8)

Football Discussion Trade week Duursma head in
2105

We are going to have all theese picks in a shallow draft that drops off after the first 20 or picked

Also the top end there arent really any standouts a kid thats rated top 10 would proably be just as good as one picked later in the draft

2106

Thankfully we’ll have 4-5 picks inside the top 15 in a strong first round.

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2107

So that’s a good thing right?

2108

Flogging this dead horse as usual nino. Deadset i hope we draft guns just so we can fire back up at you their entire careers

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2109

Yes and no the top end is not really rated this year

2110

Some clubs reckon it’s pretty good

2111

I hope we farking do nothing would make me more happy

2112

We need some to become stars and cal reckons there arent any

2113

The midrange of the first round is strong.

So we are positioned perfectly with multiple picks

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2114

Ok.

Some clubs (one in particular) don’t agree with Cal. And knowing this club, I will happily take their word for it ahead of anyone else.

The best players just aren’t in front of our nose as much.

2115

If Cal says so​:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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2116

I meant that what you were saying was a good thing, it looked as though you were framing it as a bad position to be in.

2117

Hope they are right last thing we want is draft all these players and they just become soild average players

2118

Cal thought Tsatas was a star.

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2119

Yeah. So perhaps instead of repeating the same thing over and over again like it’s fact, bear in mind there are some people who do this for a living, and very well, who disagree.

2120

Same as Davey

2121

Cal wouldn’t have a clue, he just parrots what clubs tell him

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2122

What are you saying the club said to you? That they rate players that aren’t in talks for the early picks?

2123

Whilst I don’t think his the gods gift to talent ID in the AFL, if he doesn’t have a clue no one else in the media is even watching the right sport.

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2124

No.

That the rise of SA over what VIC has produced this year suggests the talent is limited in VIC, but what they believe is the talent is still good in VIC but SA has produced a bumper that produced great cohesion, which dilutes the perception of VIC talent and as a result the draft in general.

The draft is still good, but it’s just geographically slightly different and given footy is still VIC centric it impacts how the whole draft is perceived.

This from a recruiter from Geelong, and he said it’s a reasonably broad view.

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