Draft Review 2013 - Redo the 2013 AFL draft

[citizen-erased]

2013 Draft - Originally
Pick 1: Tom Boyd (GWS)
Pick 2: Josh Kelly (GWS)
Pick 3: Jack Billings (St Kilda)
Pick 4: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Pick 5: Kade Kolodjashnij (Gold Coast)
Pick 6: Matthew Scharenberg (Collingwood)
Pick 7: James Aish (Brisbane)
Pick 8: Luke McDonald (F/S - North Melbourne)
Pick 9: Christian Salem (Melbourne)
Pick 10: Nathan Freeman (Collingwood)

This one is tough,. There are some genuine absolute STARS in this draft list.

In my opinion - 2013 REVISED Draft

Pick 1: Marcus Bontempelli - 84 Games
Could have gone either way with 1&2 - Both absolute stars of the league. Bont has a flag, so he wins out. Just.

Pick 2: Josh Kelly - 80 Games
WILL win a brownlow,. I have no doubts about it. Absolute star.

Pick 3: Zach Merrett - 79 Games
Bit down for parts of 2017, but Zach Merrett is again an Elite midfielder already - Pick 26!! Bargain.

Pick 4: Jack Billings - 63 Games
Different to the other midfielders in this list as he kicks bucket loads of goals playing a mid/fwd role, I see him getting better and better with age.

Pick 5: Patrick Cripps - 59 Games
Crucified by injuries, but when he is fit Cripps is in the argument to be as good as anyone on this list. (other than maybe Bont and Kelly)

Pick 6: Tom Boyd - 49 Games
Am I rating him too high because of his Grand final efforts? Probably, but hey - who doesn't like a guy who steps up on the big stage, will get more consistant with time. At his best, is a justified pick 1.

Pick 7: Matt Crouch - 68 Games
I'll start by saying I'm a crows fan,. but there is little argument that we got a weapon with pick 23. Turning into a Priddis/Mitchell type, love him in our midfield.

Pick 8: Ben Brown - 76 Games
Old Sideshow Bob. 18, 32, 41, 56* <-- that's his goals per season so far. Can't argue with that. Could and Should continue getting better, in a good side 80-90 goals in a year is not out of reach.

Pick 9: Rory Lobb - 51 Games
Can be up and down, but I think he is about to explode into one of the best Ruck/Fwd players in the comp.

Pick 10: Orazio Fantasia - 46 Games
Some people won't agree with this one, there are loads of other options (L.Taylor probably the stiffest to miss) But Fantasia has that X-factor and at 21, is already kicking 40 odd goals from 20 games!,... as a small sized forward. I see him getting better and better living off Daniher scraps.

Guys like Taylor, McDonald, Kolodjashnij, McStay, Z.Jones, Nankervis, Impey, Sheed and Hartung probably fill out the top 20

I pull Boyd from the top 10. Its harsh, but a single game (even if it is the GF) just doesn't cut it given the level of talent from this draft.

Kelly
Merrett
Bont
Crouch
Cripps
Brown
Billings
Fantasia
Lobb
Sicily

How i take them at the moment.

 

[chaelsonnen]

If I had to re-pick the draft tomorrow, I would choose:
Top 10:
Bont
Merrett
Kelly
Brown
Cripps
Billings
Crouch
Fantasia
Laird
McDonald

Top 11+
Hunt
ZJones
Rampe
Lobb
Sicily
Nankervis
Dunstan
Acres
McCarthy
Sheed
Taylor
Dumont
Salem
Boyd

Just my opinion and who I would choose in that order. This 2013 draft is up there with 2001 and 2007. Given the trend, 2019 should be a ripper.

 

[ManOfClay]

Ceebs tagging all the BontemSmelli fanboys but clearly quite a few agree with me that he is severely overrated.

How old are you?

 

[Holy Rioli]

If I had to re-pick the draft tomorrow, I would choose:
Top 10:
Bont
Merrett
Kelly
Brown
Cripps
Billings
Crouch
Fantasia
Laird
McDonald

Top 11+
Hunt
ZJones
Rampe
Lobb
Nankervis
Dunstan
Acres
McCarthy
Sheed
Taylor
Dumont
Salem
Boyd

Just my opinion and who I would choose in that order. This 2013 draft is up there with 2001 and 2007. Given the trend, 2019 should be a ripper.

I'd have Sicily between Hunt and Jones (though Rampe would be higher). Will be an elite half back intercept player, and has been for the last 10 weeks or so excluding the Carlton game.

 

[citizen-erased]

I'd have Sicily between Hunt and Jones (though Rampe would be higher). Will be an elite half back intercept player, and has been for the last 10 weeks or so excluding the Carlton game.

Top 10 with a bullet this season.
Has found his nous at chb. Kid has a serious kick on him too.

 

[Wild Bill]

1) Kelly
2) Bont
3) Merrett
4) Cripps
5) Brown
6) Laird
7) Rampe
8) Crouch
9) Billings
10) Sicily
11) Fantatia
12) McDonald
13) Hunt
14) Jones
15) Sheed
16) Acres
17) Lobb
18) Dunstan
19) Taylor
20) Impey

 

[WallyStringhaus]

Bont, Kelly, Crouch, Merrett and Brown in AA squad of 40.

 

[Dennis Trumpet]

Who's the player that averaged More Disposals, Marks, Goals and Goal Assists whilst Committing fewer clangers than Bontempelli this year

Spoiler

 

[the rooboy]

Who's the player that averaged More Disposals, Marks, Goals and Goal Assists whilst Committing fewer clangers than Bontempelli this year

Spoiler

Oliver


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[the rooboy]

I would say if this draft was done tomorrow Brown would go number 1 only because key gun forwards are harder thing to come by. Though some of those mids are juicy


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[chaelsonnen]

I'd have Sicily between Hunt and Jones (though Rampe would be higher). Will be an elite half back intercept player, and has been for the last 10 weeks or so excluding the Carlton game.

Oh yep thanks, missed him EFA. Top 15

 

[MaxHunt]

I would say if this draft was done tomorrow Brown would go number 1 only because key gun forwards are harder thing to come by. Though some of those mids are juicy


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No chance.

 

[ManOfClay]

Who's the player that averaged More Disposals, Marks, Goals and Goal Assists whilst Committing fewer clangers than Bontempelli this year

Spoiler

Nathan lonie probably averaged more too in his day. Lonie would have even won a few more hard balls than billings

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Bontempelli's impact goes well beyond raw stats. I like Billings but no recruiter is taking him over Bont.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Got to remember that Billings is doing it in a better team too. Hard on the Bont with no assistance.

 

[adammania9]

Got to remember that Billings is doing it in a better team too. Hard on the Bont with no assistance.

 

[liz]

Rampe was taken in the rookie draft at the end of 2012, not in 2013, so he doesn't belong in this discussion.

 

[Heaps of fun]

1) Kelly
2) Bont
3) Merrett
4) Brown
5) Cripps
6) Billings
7) Laird
8) Crouch
9) Fastasia
10) McDonald
11) Sheed
12) Sicily
13) Hunt
14) Taylor
15) Salem
16) Jones
17) Barrass
18) Dunstan
19) Nankervis
20) Dumont

 

[the rooboy]

No chance.

Yeah your right Brown is garbage mids are hard to find


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[Skipper_]

Got to remember that Billings is doing it in a better team too. Hard on the Bont with no assistance.

Based on the ladder, their teams are practically equal with each other. Still rate Bontempelli higher though.

 

[ManOfClay]

Based on the ladder, their teams are practically equal with each other. Still rate Bontempelli higher though.

Plus bulldogs flogged st kilda this season

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Nathan lonie probably averaged more too in his day. Lonie would have even won a few more hard balls than billings

Jack Billings contested possessions in career 393

Nathan Lonie contested possessions in career 299

The numbers say otherwise.

 

[burningdwarf]

Am I going nuts or was Laird around before 2013?

 

[MaxHunt]

Yeah your right Brown is garbage mids are hard to find


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There is no chance that if this draft was redone tomorrow as you said, Brown would go No.1. Zero.

 

[the rooboy]

There is no chance that if this draft was redone tomorrow as you said, Brown would go No.1. Zero.

I wouldn't say zero key position players are worth more. That's a fact I have given reasons why he would or potentially would go 1 you can't even give a reason I'd like other people's thoughts. Bont and Kelly are better players now but key position guns are worth a lot more in my opinion.


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