Draft Review 2019 - Revisit the 2019 AFL Draft

[Tbonefreo]

Literally no-one:

Freo and Blues posters:

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Real life LOL at this. Good job.

POTW.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Thoughts on North's plans for their bevy of second rounders? A few handy players still on the board, but I'm not sure how many last another 8+ picks.

I'm no expert, can't say I've seen all the prospects, but from what I have seen, wouldn't mind Gould, Roberston, Rivers, however I don't think they'll still be available for our picks.

 

[Young Gun #6]

Miles Bergman averages 12 touches at TAC Cup level and was taken 7 picks earlier.

Much bigger ‘meh’ for mine.

Played with severe shin splints could barely run. You obviously just looked up stats and didn’t actually watch any of the draftees footage?

 

[SOSforPM]

I get it. The bid was always coming at 9 for Henry and it was suggested by plenty of Mock Drafts. Maybe they wouldn’t be so salty if the green bid came before Henry?

Anyway I wouldn’t be salty if I was a Fremantle supporter, they nailed it last night. Best out of everyone I think

Should of been smart and done it themself at 8...didn’t trade ahead of us for the fun of it.

 

[La Dispute]

Played with severe shin splints could barely run. You obviously just looked up stats and didn’t actually watch any of the draftees footage?

You’ve watched plenty of Philp though right?

I did watch one Sandy game live where Maginness, Byrnes and Dean dominated but I can’t say I noticed Bergman at all.

 

[Sin City]

Not so sure about the Hawks reaching.

A lot of recruiting gurus at AFL clubs viewed him as having one of the biggest upsides in the draft pool.

A fact confirmed by KM.

I think the Hawks got a beauty with Day. No one has been able to list any weaknesses apart from being skinny which no one gives a shit about for an under 18 player. Hawks will develop him into a great player.

They get another ripper tonight in Maginess, they've played it very well because he should've gone in the top ten.

 

[Yoda_]

Don't think any bridges were burnt - except amongst some salty fans who lack basic comprehension.

Try being an Essendon supporter and having a polite and respectable conversation with any Hawthorn or North Melbourne supporter. Very few and far between before they resort to petty sniping if not straight up trolling.

BF is appaling now a days.

 

[TazHawk15]

I think the Hawks got a beauty with Day. No one has been able to list any weaknesses apart from being skinny which no one gives a shit about for an under 18 player. Hawks will develop him into a great player.

They get another ripper tonight in Maginess, they've played it very well because he should've gone in the top ten.

Watching the kids highlights I think the Hawks see him developing into a wing or outside mid with height, dash and goo$ footy iq and great foot skills.

You are right about Finn, he looks a ripper.

As does the bloke you guys got in Kemp.

 

[Scotland]

Where is Finn Maginness rated? I thought he was a 10-20 prospect.

Hawks have 43, 50, 53 now which is enough to match any bid from here on in but if the is bid on soon that will wipe out those picks.

 

[ferrisb]

I don't understand the anger from Freo fans.

They traded up specifically to get ahead of Carlton, knowing we liked Henry. They left themselves with a bunch of useless picks that were only really good for points matching.

We forced them to use those useless picks. I have to do the maths, but surely a bid 5 picks later would have used up almost as many points and Freo might have saved a couple of picks in the ~70s being sent to the back of the draft (which hardly counts as a downgrade as their may only be ~65 picks used this year...)

 

[Rod Stroker]

we're losing so far. completely blew the first round.

We just blew the second round as well...

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Next year's draft is not as strong/deep as this year's. Unless North have a few Academy and F/S picks next year, their strategy seems bizarre to me
.

 

[Rod Stroker]

We've lost so badly that even Carlton are laughing at us

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Swans done pretty damn well with their 2nd round picks.

 

[jackenny]

I think the Hawks got a beauty with Day. No one has been able to list any weaknesses apart from being skinny which no one gives a shit about for an under 18 player. Hawks will develop him into a great player.

They get another ripper tonight in Maginess, they've played it very well because he should've gone in the top ten.

The biggest knock on Day is that he isn't an outright flashy player. He's very composed and quick-thinking, but he'll rarely do anything that's individually amazing like break a line / tackle for a freaky goal. He'll clean up his teammate's mistakes and dispose of the ball into space, consistently. Elite "linkman"-type. If that makes sense. I reckon he has the scope to become a big-bodied midfielder if he and the Hawks are lucky. Not like Fyfe or the Bont, more like Pendlebury. That, or he'll become a smart and crafty half-back like Grant Birchall.

Props to Carlton for having the balls to actually bid, of course. More clubs should take a leaf out of Carlton's book there. Green going so late was just ridiculous, a player who averaged 30+ disposals... insanity...

 

[Rod Stroker]

I think the Swans have done really well with the picks they had..

 

[Supersuns]

Tipping Dodoro to pick two unknowns with 33 and 35 and completely avoid our inside mid problem.

Nailed it

 

[tigerwill]

I wonder why only clubs preceding an academy or fs pick can bid?
Why can't any club bid on that player if they have enough points or even have to go into deficit. Just make it open slather bidding on academy/fs selections.
No discounts, clubs only have the right to match.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Next year's draft is not as strong/deep as this year's. Unless North have a few Academy and F/S picks next year, their strategy seems bizarre to me
.

Think trade targets and trading in for high picks. We clearly didn’t rate this draft.

 

[Baird]

flipping hell bros...Collingwood has killed it!

 

[Pykie]

Geelong

How the **** did the AFL sign off that deal?

The Weller deal all over again.

Ban Gold Coast indefinitely from priority picks.

 

[RUNVS]

I think the Swans have done really well with the picks they had..

I am pretty happy with our haul. 4 very different sort of players though.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Next year's draft is not as strong/deep as this year's. Unless North have a few Academy and F/S picks next year, their strategy seems bizarre to me
.

There will be more academy and F/S picks next year, with clubs wanting to trade up to protect those investments. Or we use our picks to bid on those players ourselves. Either way we're looking in pretty good shape. And we'd need to be after that huge fricken question mark over this years haul.

 

[The King!]

essendons off season is rubbish

 

[Goats]

Sydney and Geelong supporters should be wrapped.