Unofficial Preview 2020 Draft Discussion

[KermitJagger]

I haven't heard one person talk about the prospect's downsides. They're all super stars!

You mustn't have been watching the top 10 when the fox guys compared Zach Reid to Adam Tomlinson

20

Adam Tomlinson

Age

30

Ht

194cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.5

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

5.8

3star

M

4.8

4star

T

2.3

3star

D

15.5

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.3

4star

. That's a bit of an insult.

 

[Pessimistic]

Smitch would have been top 10 in a normal year

 

[hardway]

Anyone know when our next pick is, I need to go to work in the morning.

 

[The hands of stone]

Lightening quick , good kick and high footy iq.......could be a very good get on that alone

 

[Roby]

Before anyone loses your sh*t over that pick...

Take a deep breath...

Count to 10...

Repeat, "Will Day

12

Will Day

Age

22

Ht

191cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.5

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.5

2star

D

17.5

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.5

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.0

2star

CL

0.5

3star

D

17.5

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.5

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.5

3star

"...

You mean repeat Mitchell Lewis

2

Mitchell Lewis

Age

25

Ht

199cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

5.9

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.3

3star

G

1.2

4star

D

4.3

1star

K

2.8

1star

HB

1.5

1star

M

0.8

1star

T

0.3

1star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.6

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

.

 

[threesixpio]

Come on down Sam Mitchell (errrrr) Seamus Mitchell.

Or Eus Mitchell maybe

 

[TylerDurden]

Pies have nailed this.

 

[Roby]

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Reads like a Puopolo replacement ?

That draft profile is on point but he lacks competitveness. You could just selected Poulter and left him up forward and he would've had more impact.

 

[VandoHawk]

Pies have done pretty well. Henry, Macrae, McInness, Poulter and McMahon is a good mix while accumulating points next year for a likely top 10 Daicos bid.

 

[lethalselbow]

 

[Davo-27]

Anyone know when our next pick is, I need to go to work in the morning.

midnight

 

[Bardo State]

Anyone know when our next pick is, I need to go to work in the morning.

Go to bed. Decent chance it's just a Downie match then we pass.

 

[roy0001]

the picks are starting to come in quicker than fox footy can attempt to 'analyse'

 

[Messenger]

Anyone know when our next pick is, I need to go to work in the morning.

Around 4am.

 

[Rushed_Behind]

Honestly, what would you do to improve it?

5 minutes is way too long to decide on a pick. 3 minutes is the absolute maximum needed.

 

[Books]

Anyone know when our next pick is, I need to go to work in the morning.

January 20th.

 

[matsta1975]

Seamus Mitchell is a clever small-medium forward from Bendigo Pioneers who has had limited exposure at NAB League level, but has come through the pathways as a nice developing talent. Standing at 181cm and 74kg, Mitchell had anticipated to play more up the ground having predominantly been that half-forward player in his five games for the Pioneers last year. In that time, Mitchell booted six goals, and it was his creativity and footy smarts that stuck out. While he needs to improve his cleanliness at ground level and consistency, Mitchell shapes as a nice prospect in this year’s AFL Draft.
STRENGTHS:

• Speed
• Athleticism
• Footy smarts
• Kick penetration
• Creativity
• Upside

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Cleanliness at ground level
• Defensive pressure
• Midfield development

Mitchell is an interesting prospect in this year’s AFL draft, providing clubs with the potential for a high-upside small-medium forward who has scope to progress into the midfield. He has a penetrating kick to go with those athletic traits, and has the footy smarts to use the ball well inside and outside the forward 50. His creativity is largely his greatest weapon with ball-in-hand, which lends itself to his footy smarts.
Looking at his ability with ball-in-hand, Mitchell has a short, sharp, penetrating kick that is highly effective when piercing through opposition zones looking for a target inside 50. When he has the ball, he can set plays up and given his burst speed – recording 2.88 seconds on the 20m sprint at the Victorian Draft Combine showing that off – he can also escape the clutches of opposition players.
He has similar top-end athletic traits with his vertical leap – 91cm running – and his agility as other features that stand out. Basically as good as he can be with ball-in-hand, his athletic traits are what make him eye-catching on the field. He is not a huge natural ball-winner, though it has to be said he played purely as a forward last season in his bottom-age year with the hope of pushing up and spending more time on a wing in 2020. Whilst that did not happen, and he does need to add that string of midfield ability to his bow, Mitchell has shown enough to suggest he could easily be that forward at the top level.
For all his strengths, Mitchell still has a number of areas to work on. He can be a bit fumbly at ground level, which he himself said in a preseason interview with Draft Central he wanted to work on. As a ground-level player, Mitchell will want to be a one-touch talent and it is a way to build his impact inside 50. Secondly, Mitchell only averaged the 1.8 tackles last year, which is not terrible, but for a smaller forward, defensive pressure is all the rage and while Mitchell has those skilful ball-in-hand traits, he can certainly add to his off-ball work, particularly given his set of athletic capabilities.
If his off-ball work can match that of his ball-in-hand work, then Mitchell has a lot to offer at the next level, given he has already produced a strong foundation to work with going forward.
DRAFT PROJECTION: Late/Rookie
At this stage Mitchell is likely to be a later draft or rookie selection, having had the limited exposure at the levels, though has successfully maintained his place in the pathway systems over the past few years. If he can clean up his ground level work and add more strings to his bow such as developing more of a midfield and defensive game, then he could loom as a value pick late in the draft.
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HIGHLIGHTED TESTING RESULTS:
Victorian Draft Combine:
20m sprint: 2.88 seconds
Running vertical jump (R/L): 91cm/77cm
2km time trial: 6:56 minutes
OTHER CONTENT:
Q&A with Seamus Mitchell
Top 10 AFL Draft Combine results
NAB League Boys

Season	Team	K	HB	D	M	CP	UP	T	HO	CLR	I50	R50	GL	GM	K	H	D	M	HO	T	G	DC
2019	Bendigo Pioneers	28	25	53	12	23	32	9	0	3	14	2	6	5	5.6	5.0	10.6	2.4	0.0	1.8	1.2	49
Total	-	28	25	53	12	23	32	9	0	3	14	2	6	5	5.6	5.0	10.6	2.4	0.0	1.8

 

[Roby]

They've done brilliantly on paper.

The fire sale seems to make more sense now.

 

[blackheart]

the picks are starting to come in quicker than fox footy can attempt to 'analyse'

Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

Age

47

Ht

182cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.8

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

3star

breathes several sighs of relief.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Would have preferred that we trade up to get Bailey Laurie. However obviously patience and optimism are the keys to the draft so we’ll wait and see how Smitchell progresses with us.

What number is our next pick? I assume it won’t happen until after midnight of course.

 

[Mojo]

You mustn't have been watching the top 10 when the fox guys compared Zach Reid to Adam Tomlinson

20

Adam Tomlinson

Age

30

Ht

194cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.5

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

5.8

3star

M

4.8

4star

T

2.3

3star

D

15.5

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.3

4star

. That's a bit of an insult.

Tbf, no one outside of Shifter actually knows what they're talking about on Fox.

At least the AFL.com cast (Cal Twomey/Riley Beveridge) are quite knowledgable on the prospects.

 

[MJA33]

Yeah pies have cleaned up, played it very well. Stocking picks 15-30 was a good plan.

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

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Looking at the top results on YouTube, he looks like a machine

Charge your phone.

 

[Snoref]

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Reads like a Puopolo replacement ?

So a small forward who has issues with being lazy...not a good combo

 

[On Topic]

Anyone know when our next pick is, I need to go to work in the morning.

Whenever the Downie bid arrives. Even if we want to take another player, our next one is gone due to the bid.