2024 Draft Thread.

[Mat Mann]

Draft Period, November 20–21

• Round 1 of the National Draft: Wednesday, November 20
• Round 2–end of the National Draft: Thursday, November 21
• Rookie Promotions: Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• Delisted Free Agency Period (3): Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• List Lodgement 3*: Friday, November 22, 10am (optional; required for those participating in the PSD)
• Pre-Season Draft: Friday, November 22, 3pm
• Rookie Draft: Friday, November 22, 3.20pm

 

[Leap of Faith]

We can match it though, can’t we?

I’d rather get a good F/S than worry about our picks.

That’s right isn’t it? We can match any bid on him with a collection of late junk picks if we have them, just like other clubs who are landing father/sons. That’s the go is it not?

 

[Dr Spaceman]

If he's bolting that much it's a great sign. How good if we finally land a gun father son

And it only took Frankie to have 48 kids to finally get one that can play.

Meanwhile Peter Daicos and Luke Darcy only have to go to the hoop once or twice for their old clubs to score

 

[HeavenlySources]

Hello all, I have just travelled into the future where I consulted Ross, SOS, Gubby and Dalrymple and they provided me the exclusive rights to the top 11 draft picks of 2024.

Some housekeeping first:
Pre-draft traded/Live picks swaps

Father/Son and Academies bids excluded
Richmond trade Dan Rioli and package of later picks to Gold Coast for Pick 6
Richmond trade Shai Bolton

29

Shai Bolton

Age

25

Ht

176cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.0

1star

and Liam Baker

7

Liam Baker

Age

26

Ht

173cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

222.2

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.9

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

191.9

3star

D

14.4

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

MG

224.2

4star

to Fremantle for Pick 9
Richmond trade Pick 6 and 9 to North Melbourne for Pick 2
St Kilda get Band 1 Free Agency compensation for Josh Battle

26

Josh Battle

Age

26

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

196.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

142.8

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

175.6

3star

receive Pick 8
Adelaide trade Pick 4 and 25 to West Coast for Pick 3

And here we are the 2024 AFL Draft top 11:

1 Richmond - Finn O'Sullivan
2 Richmond - Jagga Smith
3 Adelaide - Sid Draper
4 West Coast - Josh Smillie
5 Melbourne - Harvey Langford
6 North Melbourne - Luke Trainor
7 St Kilda - Sam Lalor
8 St Kilda - Murphy Reid
9 Essendon - Harry Armstrong
10 North Melbourne - Matt Whitlock
11 Fremantle - Bo Allan

 

[Remboy]

That’s right isn’t it? We can match any bid on him with a collection of late junk picks if we have them, just like other clubs who are landing father/sons. That’s the go is it not?

Yes, that’s right. Father sons can be matched regardless of where they are bidded on. But we do have to match using our next available pick.
So if Peckett is bidded on at 23 we have to use 24 to match, we can’t match with our third and fourth picks.
Most likely his bid will be well after our second, so the worst case scenario will require our third to match.
I’ve checked a few phantom drafts and nobody is mentioning him.

 

[stavro#4]

We can match it though, can’t we?

I’d rather get a good F/S than worry about our picks.

That’s right isn’t it? We can match any bid on him with a collection of late junk picks if we have them, just like other clubs who are landing father/sons. That’s the go is it not?

Yeah we can match wherever and I have no concern with our picks being used.

Was more shocked how far in he was coming.

Last 2 months have been great. But top 30 is where clubs want to strike as that is the elite talent pool in most drafts.

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

Honestly, just take whoever’s next on Mike Sheahan’s draft board and save the cash on talent scouts.

Can we ask Higgins to vacate the #1 for Elwood please.

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

Can we get him to tank the combine? We’re taking him anyway.

 

[Remboy]

Can we get him to tank the combine? We’re taking him anyway.

Just need to leak details about his back ‘injury’.

 

[Miha]

Hang on a flipping second, aren’t the FS bidding changed in for next year? The only immediate change was for the Next Gen academy picks

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Norf WILL take Smilie if he’s there at their pick.

You seem suspiciously certain

 

[Barrels]

You seem suspiciously certain

 

[Barrels]

Has something you just can’t teach.

 

[botts]

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Has something you just can’t teach.

He’s a star and we should draft him. People that think otherwise don’t know anything. Il die on this hill

 

[stavro#4]

Some bigfooty scuttlebutt here…

But North fans seem to think they’ll trade pick 2 for 1 top 10 pick and a later first rounder.

 

[Barrels]

Some bigfooty scuttlebutt here…

But North fans seem to think they’ll trade pick 2 for 1 top 10 pick and a later first rounder.

Rumours floating around that they want Armstrong and a key forward, or possibly both Whitlocks.

They have a midfield already, but their key defensive spots are rank, and Larkey needs a mate.

 

[botts]

Rumours floating around that they want Armstrong and a key forward, or possibly both Whitlocks.

They have a midfield already, but their key defensive spots are rank, and Larkey needs a mate.

It was from this article.
Pick 7 and the crows second rounder for pick 2

 

[Tommy Wigs]

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Has something you just can’t teach.

He’s an absolute fascination. Incredible stuff that he pulls. Imagine how much fun Richo would have had with him. BP tagger?

 

[stavro#4]

Rumours floating around that they want Armstrong and a key forward, or possibly both Whitlocks.

They have a midfield already, but their key defensive spots are rank, and Larkey needs a mate.

That could change up the mock drafts

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Some bigfooty scuttlebutt here…

But North fans seem to think they’ll trade pick 2 for 1 top 10 pick and a later first rounder.

I imagine if their reward is only a late first, then the other pick would have to be about pick 4. No way I would be doing otherwise if the shoe is in the other foot.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I imagine if their reward is only a late first, then the other pick would have to be about pick 4. No way I would be doing otherwise if the shoe is in the other foot.

They are targeting actual real life players , not just picks with points valuing .
If they can get the 2 players they want it makes no difference if its 4 or 10.

People like Trout and Pelican see numbers, people who are good at drafting see players.

 

[BigMonty]

Makes sense for Richmond who get pick 6 for Rioli from GCS and most likely Baker to WCE for Hawthorn pick 14 for Barrass.
Then they most likely get 9 and 16ish from Freo for Bolton.

Swap 6 and 9 for 2. Norf get Trainor and another tall. Rich get 2 picks of the litter FOS and Smith. Ade swaps with WCE to get Draper, WCE and Melb who knows but leaves us with a choice of a few mids left out of
Smilie most likely going to WCE leaving Langford Lalor Reid to choose two from.

Not the worst problem to have.

Just need someone to take a tall ahead of us and we will get 2 we'll ranked mids how they turn out is anyone's guess.

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[Barrels]

 

[Tommy Wigs]

They are targeting actual real life players , not just picks with points valuing .
If they can get the 2 players they want it makes no difference if its 4 or 10.

People like Trout and Pelican see numbers, people who are good at drafting see players.

Ok. There is a market for them to sell to. They won’t need to take 10 and 18 or whatever the irrelevant numbers are. They can do better than that and so they will.

 

[TheJackal]

Some bigfooty scuttlebutt here…

But North fans seem to think they’ll trade pick 2 for 1 top 10 pick and a later first rounder.

Pick 7 and Battles end of first round compensation pick? /s

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Makes sense for Richmond who get pick 6 for Rioli from GCS and most likely Baker to WCE for Hawthorn pick 14 for Barrass.
Then they most likely get 9 and 16ish from Freo for Bolton.

Swap 6 and 9 for 2. Norf get Trainor and another tall. Rich get 2 picks of the litter FOS and Smith. Ade swaps with WCE to get Draper, WCE and Melb who knows but leaves us with a choice of a few mids left out of
Smilie most likely going to WCE leaving Langford Lalor Reid to choose two from.

Not the worst problem to have.

Just need someone to take a tall ahead of us and we will get 2 we'll ranked mids how they turn out is anyone's guess.

On SM-S916B using BigFooty.com mobile app

I imagine WC may look at a different type than Smilie given their most recent picks have been big bodied Reid and Ginbey. But who knows who they love I guess.