GWS Giants Thread

NicNat > Pick 1, Pick 19, Pick 37, Pick 55, Pick 77 easily

I'd go as far as saying Nicnat > Pick 1, Cameron and Coniglio.

 

I'm genuinely serious. Footy's a business and with the attendances GWS are getting + the interest they seem to have, there is no price to him.

He'd

- Bring interest to AFL in GWS. Nicnat is to AFL what Folau/Inglis is to NRL and then some. He is *that* much more exciting than any other player. It's incredible. Even NRL/Soccer fans would want to see him play.

- Bring interest from other states. He's so well loved, people would adopt GWS as their second team

- Merchandise.

I reckon he'd honestly bring millions in, millions. Double attendances too.

Given the talent at that club, it's priceless.

Also worth noting that he is the best ruckman in the AFL when he takes the field. His agility/athleticism puts every player, let alone ruck to shame and he's a better clearance player than 90% of midfielders. There's not a player in the comp that's better at hitting to advantage; not just advantage but clear advantage such that the receiver has an uncontested disposal. He's the best I've ever seen at that. He's also an incredible contested mark. He's got potential to be the greatest ruckman to play the game. Don't let history overpower you - if you consider the best 10 players in the game, it pretty much means on averages one 'top 10 ATG' would debut every 10-12 years, so theoretically we'd have 1-2 top 10 ATGs running around now so ruling him out because there's a better one in history is stupid - we're going to have some new players become ATGs. I see no better candidate bar Ablett right now than Naitanui. Consider how much Naitanui offers now and consider that most ruckmen of his age are still developing in the magoos yet he's already the best in the league. If he develops at the rate of a normal ruckman, he's still got so, so, so much to improve - it's not a stretch to say he could be the greatest ruckman of all time.

Securing that, the money, the interest - a franchise player - someone everyone will remember GWS by. It's priceless.

They need support. He brings it to them.

 

Disagree re: cameron & pick 1. I'd happily give up Jacobs, our first rounder if we had it and sloane for NicNat. I'd also happily give up Dangerfield and then some.

I don't think you understand just how good he is now in an age where the standard of ruckmen in general has improved drastically. even if he improves at half the rate of most rucks he'll be the greatest ruck to play the game.