Player Watch 2024 AFL Draft Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

Same rules as every other year.

This isn’t the thread to talk about your ladder predictions or declarations of how interested you are in the draft in response to a win/loss, nor is it the thread to declare who you want to trade for.
Those posts will be deleted.

Talk about the kids in the draft.

 

[hfc70]

Have heard there will be some hidden gems from pick 30 onwards

 

[hawkinoz]

Have heard there will be some hidden gems from pick 30 onwards

Cal's top 30 is out and Hamish Davis who we seem to have an eye on doesn't make the top 30.

Our pick 33 will be 35-37 on Day 2

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' October ranking

AFL.com.au's draft guru Cal Twomey delivers his fourth Phantom Form Guide ahead of the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft

www.afl.com.au

 

[TylerDurden]

Anderson not in the 30 either.

 

[Brant]

Cal's top 30 is out and Hamish Davis who we seem to have an eye on doesn't make the top 30.

Our pick 33 will be 35-37 on Day 2

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' October ranking

AFL.com.au's draft guru Cal Twomey delivers his fourth Phantom Form Guide ahead of the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft

www.afl.com.au

Reminds me of Will Day

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Anderson not in the 30 either.

Successfully hidden him away it seems.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Anderson not in the 30 either.

Anderson has some deficiencies similar to Worpel in a lot of ways

 

[derp de derp]

Have heard there will be some hidden gems from pick 30 onwards

Quite a few talls according to the early mock drafts.

Thomas Sims looks like a great value pick in the 30s.

 

[TylerDurden]

Anderson has some deficiencies similar to Worpel in a lot of ways

I've been told we'll take him.

 

[number23]

Pick a winner: Who your team will target in the AFL draft

We now know the ins and outs, the draft picks and the list spots that are available, so what will your club’s strategy be?

www.theage.com.au

Arrivals: Josh Battle (free agency), Tom Barrass

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Tom Barrass

Age

29

Ht

197cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

6.1

5star

T

0.9

3star

MG

158.5

3star

D

10.1

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

2.1

2star

M

5.6

5star

T

0.3

1star

MG

139.6

2star

D

11.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

0.4

3star

MG

160.0

3star

(trade)

Departures: Denver Grainer-Barrass (delisted), Cooper Stephens (delisted), Jack O’Sullivan (delisted), Ethan Phillips (delisted), Clay Tucker (delisted), Chad Wingard

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Chad Wingard

Age

31

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.2

3star

(retired)

Draft picks: 33, 71, 77

Uncontracted: Josh Bennetts

Contracted: 41 (one category B rookie)

The Hawks have committed to adding basketball convert Jaime Uhr-Henry, a ruck prospect, as a category B rookie for 2025, with the second of those spots potentially for Bennetts, if they choose to re-sign him. They will use two picks at this year’s draft, and their selection in the 30s could unearth a good player, given recruiters believe this is a deep draft class. A number of promising key-position types may still be on the board for Hawthorn, with the likes of Noah Mraz and Thomas Sims potentially among them. Other possibilities in that range could be talented winger Christian Moraes – the Hawks have a strong relationship with his Talent League club Eastern Ranges – or tall Claremont utility Hamish Davis.

 

[TheFourPillars]

I've been told we'll take him.

Yep we did take worps as well

 

[daniel23]

Reminds me of Will Day

I'm sold .

 

[MazHawk]

My read is that there are no genuine freaks, and a whole bunch of B graders

Whereas other drafts go a small handful of A+'s then some B's then you hit the C's outside the first dozen, this draft looks like no A+'s quite a few A's then a solid group of B/B+'s going into the thirties.

 

[tl92]

Cal's top 30 is out and Hamish Davis who we seem to have an eye on doesn't make the top 30.

Our pick 33 will be 35-37 on Day 2

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' October ranking

AFL.com.au's draft guru Cal Twomey delivers his fourth Phantom Form Guide ahead of the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft

www.afl.com.au

By my read our pick should come in slightly if anything with Essendon and Brisbane using multiple picks in the 20s to match on players.

 

[Scrads]

By my read our pick should come in slightly if anything with Essendon and Brisbane using multiple picks in the 20s to match on players.

There are only 3 picks they have before ours between them and they get a new pick when a bid is made, so that is only +1 spot if they were to hold the picks they currently have. Also GC will match a bid who don't have a pick before ours so if everything stays as it is now, our pick will stay exactly at 33.

However, I think what will likely happen is Brisbane and Essendon doing further trades with those picks and potentially having none before our 33 at the time of matching, meaning it will be pushed out slightly.

On the plus side, our picks in the 70s should come into the late 50s after all the bid-matching

 

[Hawk Vision]

I've been told we'll take him.

Has he got any elite qualities?

 

[CHUBBSS]

"What is your biggest weakness?"
"Honesty"
"I don't think that's a weakness?"
"I don't give a **** what you think!"

I had someone apply to a marketing role and he responded to that question “well I’m not a mechanic” can’t fault his answer haha

 

[Alite]

If we hold Carlton's F1 my hopes will be on the Hawks selecting Thomas Sims at pick 33.

Thomas Sims, 199cm, fwd/ruck, Combine: Agility: 8.13 (9th), Running vertical jump: 90cm (7th).

At AFL level he would be a KPF who can relief ruck. He has a frame that you know will put on muscle.

Here is footage of his involvements-in-the-play for his best game of 2024.
11 shots at goal for 7 goals 4. The kid is a one touch mark, which this armchair analyst loves. But just as good ...is his play from 30sec in the vid where he splits a pack leaving 2 players on the ground, he follows up to get the ball and then ankle breaks the oppo chasing (refer to his combine agility result). He misses the shot a goal from the boundary but DAMN it was good play. And his soft touch passing by foot ... is also impressive

 

[Hawkspot]

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide October extra: The 10 next best

AFL.com.au's draft guru Cal Twomey looks at the players who were unlucky to miss being in October's Phantom Form Guide

www.afl.com.au

Hamish Davis, Sims, and James Barrat all look interesting to me and are likely around at our pick.

Are the club looking at list needs or picking purely best available? Tricky spot at 33, and we have pretty good depth everywhere.

 

[TylerDurden]

Big wraps on Barrat I'm hearing.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Big wraps on Barrat I'm hearing.

Huge

 

[Hawkspot]

Big wraps on Barrat I'm hearing.

He’d be my pick if available.

It’s not major, but he’s still 17 so he’s 6-8 months behind many other key position players in the draft. That’s a long time for teenagers.

We know Sam and the club love a versatile player too.

 

[SSSSSS]

Has he got any elite qualities?

Anger.

 

[HawthornHawk]

Has he got any elite qualities?

From what I saw in his game with Box Hill and a few highlights on youtube his defensive pressure is elite, tackles to hurt, knows how to find the ball and kicks goals.

His skills need some work.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Big wraps on Barrat I'm hearing.

Very nice