Unofficial Preview 2020 Draft Discussion

[Steven Tyler]

Midnight Oil back in concert?

 

[TazHawk15]

I have a feeling if the Crows pass on Thilthorpe then we may very well have the choice between him and Phillips and maybe DGB, I think Holland’s will be gone by our pick.

To be honest if it did turn out that way I am torn who we should take, would be wrapped with any of them.
The young tall SA fella looks to have a well developed body already and by all accounts is fantastic below his knees and can take a grab and as others have said Phillips has leader written all over him. DGB looks like he will become the key plank of a backline.

It’s going to be a tough decision barring a unlikely selling off of our first pick, we are going to get a potential gun.

 

[Glebehawk]

I have a feeling if the Crows pass on Thilthorpe then we may very well have the choice between him and Phillips and maybe DGB, I think Holland’s will be gone by our pick.

To be honest if it did turn out that way I am torn who we should take, would be wrapped with any of them.
The young tall SA fella looks to have a well developed body already and by all accounts is fantastic below his knees and can take a grab and as others have said Phillips has leader written all over him. DGB looks like he will become the key plank of a backline.

It’s going to be a tough decision barring a unlikely selling off of our first pick, we are going to get a potential gun.

Agree. Think North take Hollands, we’ll have the Tilthorpe v Phillips dilemma. In which case I’m all in on Phillips. I can imagine GC would love it to fall the other way.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I have a feeling if the Crows pass on Thilthorpe then we may very well have the choice between him and Phillips and maybe DGB, I think Holland’s will be gone by our pick.

To be honest if it did turn out that way I am torn who we should take, would be wrapped with any of them.
The young tall SA fella looks to have a well developed body already and by all accounts is fantastic below his knees and can take a grab and as others have said Phillips has leader written all over him. DGB looks like he will become the key plank of a backline.

It’s going to be a tough decision barring a unlikely selling off of our first pick, we are going to get a potential gun.

I'm torn as well.

Literally all of the 'fab 5' offer us something we need. In one way it feels like we can't go wrong. In another way it's stressful because it's so difficult to pick 1 favourite.

I'm starting to think we'll be left with the choice between Phillips and Thilthorpe. If we can trade 23 up into the teens I'd be inclined to take Thilthorpe then use that next pick on the best available midfielder. Just a personal preference though.

If we ended up with Thillthorpe, Macrae and Downie i'd be ecstatic.

 

[S Rioghal Mo Dhream]

I'm torn as well.

Literally all of the 'fab 5' offer us something we need. In one way it feels like we can't go wrong. In another way it's stressful because it's so difficult to pick 1 favourite.

I'm starting to think we'll be left with the choice between Phillips and Thilthorpe. If we can trade 23 up into the teens I'd be inclined to take Thilthorpe then use that next pick on the best available midfielder. Just a personal preference though.

If we ended up with Thillthorpe, Macrae and Downie i'd be ecstatic.

Landing those three plus a small forward like Will Papley would be bloody fantastic

 

[Tomohawks]

I'm torn as well.

Literally all of the 'fab 5' offer us something we need. In one way it feels like we can't go wrong. In another way it's stressful because it's so difficult to pick 1 favourite.

I'm starting to think we'll be left with the choice between Phillips and Thilthorpe. If we can trade 23 up into the teens I'd be inclined to take Thilthorpe then use that next pick on the best available midfielder. Just a personal preference though.

If we ended up with Thillthorpe, Macrae and Downie i'd be ecstatic.

I'm not sold on Macrae as i think he's a poor mans version of his brother. However if we could snare Laurie or Ford in his place I'd be happy with the haul above.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I'm not sold on Macrae as i think he's a poor mans version of his brother. However if we could snare Laurie or Ford in his place I'd be happy with the haul above.

Basing this off nothing but his highlights and player descriptions, Macrae to me looks like a guaranteed, unassuming 200 game player, somewhat in the Liam Shiels

14

Liam Shiels

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.2

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

3.4

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

12.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

5star

mould (but with a tad more finishing class). That vibe does make him appealing.

In saying that, Laurie was one of my early favourites when I started doing draft research. Ford looks wonderful too.

I'd only be inclined to take a solid midfield option like Macrae before those two if we went Thilthorpe at 4. If we snag a Hollands or a Phillips then I'd love that Laurie or Ford type with our second pick.

 

[Roby]

Spent an hour on putting attributes on the five players which are not JUH or Campbell.

I'd be happy for anyone discuss these attributes if you seen game footage.

Logan McDonald	196 cm	86 kg				Overall
Physical	14	Mental	13	Technical	13	13.25
Acceleration	13	Aggression	17	Kicking	16
Agility	11	Bravery	12	Handballing	12
Balance	12	Composure	14	Hands	19
Jumping	11	Concentration	15	Goalkicking	15
Stamina	18	Decisions	13	Marking	17
Speed	14	Flair	8	Body Work	13
Strength	16	Leadership	10	Tackling	12
Durability	14	Off the Ball	14	Kick Distance	17
		Positioning	12	Two sided	8
		Teamwork	7	Spoiling/Punching	9
		Vision	13	Ruckwork	8
		Work Rate	17
		Clutch	17
Elijah Hollands	189cm	86kg
Physical	14	Mental	16	Technical	16	15.44
Acceleration	13	Aggression	14	Kicking	20
Agility	14	Bravery	12	Handballing	18
Balance	17	Composure	19	Hands	20
Jumping	13	Concentration	18	Goalkicking	16
Stamina	16	Decisions	19	Marking	16
Speed	13	Flair	17	Body Work	17
Strength	15	Leadership	14	Tackling	15
Durability	8	Off the Ball	14	Kick Distance	19
		Positioning	15	Two sided	20
		Teamwork	13	Spoiling/Punching	12
		Vision	20	Ruckwork	5
		Work Rate	18
		Clutch	14
DGB	195cm	80kg
Physical	17	Mental	15	Technical	14	14.91
Acceleration	18	Aggression	19	Kicking	12
Agility	18	Bravery	20	Handballing	14
Balance	16	Composure	13	Hands	20
Jumping	17	Concentration	17	Goalkicking	12
Stamina	14	Decisions	12	Marking	20
Speed	16	Flair	16	Body Work	15
Strength	16	Leadership	15	Tackling	14
Durability	12	Off the Ball	12	Kick Distance	11
		Positioning	17	Two sided	10
		Teamwork	15	Spoiling/Punching	14
		Vision	12	Ruckwork	8
		Work Rate	15
		Clutch	15
Riley Thilthorpe	201cm	100kg
Physical	13	Mental	15	Technical	14	13.75
Acceleration	11	Aggression	15	Kicking	13
Agility	10	Bravery	14	Handballing	14
Balance	13	Composure	14	Hands	13
Jumping	13	Concentration	16	Goalkicking	13
Stamina	16	Decisions	15	Marking	14
Speed	12	Flair	12	Body Work	13
Strength	14	Leadership	13	Tackling	15
Durability	13	Off the Ball	13	Kick Distance	12
		Positioning	13	Two sided	15
		Teamwork	17	Spoiling/Punching	16
		Vision	16	Ruckwork	14
		Work Rate	19
		Clutch	14
Will Phillips	180cm	80kg
Physical	16	Mental	17	Technical	13	15.17
Acceleration	18	Aggression	20	Kicking	14
Agility	19	Bravery	18	Handballing	18
Balance	19	Composure	14	Hands	17
Jumping	9	Concentration	17	Goalkicking	12
Stamina	16	Decisions	17	Marking	8
Speed	14	Flair	13	Body Work	14
Strength	15	Leadership	19	Tackling	20
Durability	14	Off the Ball	19	Kick Distance	13
		Positioning	13	Two sided	10
		Teamwork	19	Spoiling/Punching	12
		Vision	18	Ruckwork	6
		Work Rate	19
		Clutch	14

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

****ing Tom McDonald

25

Tom Mcdonald

Age

32

Ht

195cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.7

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

261.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.6

1star

MG

135.6

2star

D

13.8

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

.

 

[daniel23]

You could probably just simplify it and go with skills/physicality/ character/ athleticism.

 

[rei154]

Spent an hour on putting attributes on the five players which are not JUH or Campbell.

I'd be happy for anyone discuss these attributes if you seen game footage.

Logan McDonald	196 cm	86 kg				Overall
Physical	14	Mental	13	Technical	13	13.25
Acceleration	13	Aggression	17	Kicking	16
Agility	11	Bravery	12	Handballing	12
Balance	12	Composure	14	Hands	19
Jumping	11	Concentration	15	Goalkicking	15
Stamina	18	Decisions	13	Marking	17
Speed	14	Flair	8	Body Work	13
Strength	16	Leadership	10	Tackling	12
Durability	14	Off the Ball	14	Kick Distance	17
		Positioning	12	Two sided	8
		Teamwork	7	Spoiling/Punching	9
		Vision	13	Ruckwork	8
		Work Rate	17
		Clutch	17
Elijah Hollands	189cm	86kg
Physical	14	Mental	16	Technical	16	15.47
Acceleration	13	Aggression	14	Kicking	20
Agility	14	Bravery	12	Handballing	18
Balance	17	Composure	19	Hands	20
Jumping	13	Concentration	18	Goalkicking	16
Stamina	16	Decisions	19	Marking	16
Speed	13	Flair	17	Body Work	17
Strength	15	Leadership	14	Tackling	15
Durability	9	Off the Ball	14	Kick Distance	19
		Positioning	15	Two sided	20
		Teamwork	13	Spoiling/Punching	12
		Vision	20	Ruckwork	5
		Work Rate	18
		Clutch	14
DGB	195cm	80kg
Physical	17	Mental	15	Technical	14	14.91
Acceleration	18	Aggression	19	Kicking	12
Agility	18	Bravery	20	Handballing	14
Balance	16	Composure	13	Hands	20
Jumping	17	Concentration	17	Goalkicking	12
Stamina	14	Decisions	12	Marking	20
Speed	16	Flair	16	Body Work	15
Strength	16	Leadership	15	Tackling	14
Durability	12	Off the Ball	12	Kick Distance	11
		Positioning	17	Two sided	10
		Teamwork	15	Spoiling/Punching	14
		Vision	12	Ruckwork	8
		Work Rate	15
		Clutch	15
Riley Thilthorpe	201cm	100kg
Physical	13	Mental	15	Technical	14	13.75
Acceleration	11	Aggression	15	Kicking	13
Agility	10	Bravery	14	Handballing	14
Balance	13	Composure	14	Hands	13
Jumping	13	Concentration	16	Goalkicking	13
Stamina	16	Decisions	15	Marking	14
Speed	12	Flair	12	Body Work	13
Strength	14	Leadership	13	Tackling	15
Durability	13	Off the Ball	13	Kick Distance	12
		Positioning	13	Two sided	15
		Teamwork	17	Spoiling/Punching	16
		Vision	16	Ruckwork	14
		Work Rate	19
		Clutch	14
Will Phillips	180cm	80kg
Physical	16	Mental	17	Technical	13	15.34
Acceleration	18	Aggression	20	Kicking	14
Agility	19	Bravery	18	Handballing	18
Balance	19	Composure	14	Hands	17
Jumping	9	Concentration	17	Goalkicking	12
Stamina	16	Decisions	17	Marking	8
Speed	14	Flair	13	Body Work	14
Strength	15	Leadership	19	Tackling	20
Durability	14	Off the Ball	19	Kick Distance	13
		Positioning	13	Two sided	10
		Teamwork	19	Spoiling/Punching	12
		Vision	18	Ruckwork	6
		Work Rate	19
		Clutch	14

huh, I'm now interested in AFL D&D
thanks!
how'd you work it out?

 

[Roby]

huh, I'm now interested in AFL D&D
thanks!
how'd you work it out?

Just from watching them play full games. Scored them out of 20 for each attribute.

Just wanted to show a breakdown of what kind of player will get.

 

[Roby]

Big effort - good stuff.

Logan McDonald - I think his marking is overrated, often very-two touch fumbly and from what I have seen, takes many of his marks on the chest. Henry for example has much better hands (a little bit Sicily like) whereas McDonald is more Tim O'Brien

22

Tim O'brien

Age

30

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.9

4star

MG

163.8

3star

D

5.9

1star

K

4.4

2star

HB

1.4

1star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.1

3star

MG

119.4

2star

D

7.2

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

MG

307.0

5star

(not as severe though, cause' TO is in his own orbit when it comes to butterfingers). Also don't rate his body positioning, unless he is working into space out the back. Can't jump sideways into packs to impact, in general, a very vertical player - either it's in front on the chest, or it's out the back and he has used good body to protect the dangerous space - and will take these on his chest also.

Granted occasionally he takes a good mark or two - but the number of takeable grabs he drops is a huge red flag.

Overall happy to see relative to the others, you haven't rated him that highly.

Other things - i'd give Phillips a perfect for handball and McDonald probably higher for work-rate. That's one thing he absolutely does do very well.

I had McDonald 12 for positioning, so agree with you.

If you think he's marking isn't that good it's fair enough, he does drop a fair few, but I feel that's more because he's going at full speed.

I can see a lot of Diesel in Phillips so I can see why you rate him as perfect in handballs, I did have him at almost perfect at 18

 

[WWSD]

1. Hollands
2. Phillips
3. Grainger-Barrass

That’s likely the order regarding who will be available with pick 4.

McDonald and Tilthorpe are now all but certain to go 1 and 2 respectively. Which player Sydney choose with pick 3 will have a huge barring on who we select with pick 4.

 

[Stratton24]

1. Hollands
2. Phillips
3. Grainger-Barrass

That’s likely the order regarding who will be available with pick 4.

McDonald and Tilthorpe are now all but certain to go 1 and 2 respectively. Which player Sydney choose with pick 3 will have a huge barring on who we select with pick 4.

North a big chance to take Hollands at 2 and Sydney Phillips at 3 if Adelaide take McDonald a 1.

 

[S Rioghal Mo Dhream]

North a big chance to take Hollands at 2 and Sydney Phillips at 3 if Adelaide take McDonald a 1.

Which is why we need either Adelaide or North to bid on Campbell and keep them honest

 

[TylerDurden]

North a big chance to take Hollands at 2 and Sydney Phillips at 3 if Adelaide take McDonald a 1.

Would be a huge backflip then. Both teams are crying out for quality talls.

 

[Stratton24]

Would be a huge backflip then. Both teams are crying out for quality talls.

Both are also crying out for quality mids

 

[TylerDurden]

Both are also crying out for quality mids

I reckon both are covered in that area. Plus next years pointy end is stacked with mids.

I'd be rapt if we get the choice of those 2 talls.
Very keen on Thilthorpe for us. Considering we have no real tall fwds and our ruck stocks are dire.

 

[Falco131415]

Isn't it great again to be so heavily invested in the draft after so many years.
Love it reminds back to the days of getting the early to mid 2000's talents into the club.
Just a BTW what time is the draft on exactly on the 9th December EDST please.

 

[SSSSSS]

Spent an hour on putting attributes on the five players which are not JUH or Campbell.

I'd be happy for anyone discuss these attributes if you seen game footage.

Logan McDonald	196 cm	86 kg				Overall
Physical	14	Mental	13	Technical	13	13.25
Acceleration	13	Aggression	17	Kicking	16
Agility	11	Bravery	12	Handballing	12
Balance	12	Composure	14	Hands	19
Jumping	11	Concentration	15	Goalkicking	15
Stamina	18	Decisions	13	Marking	17
Speed	14	Flair	8	Body Work	13
Strength	16	Leadership	10	Tackling	12
Durability	14	Off the Ball	14	Kick Distance	17
		Positioning	12	Two sided	8
		Teamwork	7	Spoiling/Punching	9
		Vision	13	Ruckwork	8
		Work Rate	17
		Clutch	17
Elijah Hollands	189cm	86kg
Physical	14	Mental	16	Technical	16	15.44
Acceleration	13	Aggression	14	Kicking	20
Agility	14	Bravery	12	Handballing	18
Balance	17	Composure	19	Hands	20
Jumping	13	Concentration	18	Goalkicking	16
Stamina	16	Decisions	19	Marking	16
Speed	13	Flair	17	Body Work	17
Strength	15	Leadership	14	Tackling	15
Durability	8	Off the Ball	14	Kick Distance	19
		Positioning	15	Two sided	20
		Teamwork	13	Spoiling/Punching	12
		Vision	20	Ruckwork	5
		Work Rate	18
		Clutch	14
DGB	195cm	80kg
Physical	17	Mental	15	Technical	14	14.91
Acceleration	18	Aggression	19	Kicking	12
Agility	18	Bravery	20	Handballing	14
Balance	16	Composure	13	Hands	20
Jumping	17	Concentration	17	Goalkicking	12
Stamina	14	Decisions	12	Marking	20
Speed	16	Flair	16	Body Work	15
Strength	16	Leadership	15	Tackling	14
Durability	12	Off the Ball	12	Kick Distance	11
		Positioning	17	Two sided	10
		Teamwork	15	Spoiling/Punching	14
		Vision	12	Ruckwork	8
		Work Rate	15
		Clutch	15
Riley Thilthorpe	201cm	100kg
Physical	13	Mental	15	Technical	14	13.75
Acceleration	11	Aggression	15	Kicking	13
Agility	10	Bravery	14	Handballing	14
Balance	13	Composure	14	Hands	13
Jumping	13	Concentration	16	Goalkicking	13
Stamina	16	Decisions	15	Marking	14
Speed	12	Flair	12	Body Work	13
Strength	14	Leadership	13	Tackling	15
Durability	13	Off the Ball	13	Kick Distance	12
		Positioning	13	Two sided	15
		Teamwork	17	Spoiling/Punching	16
		Vision	16	Ruckwork	14
		Work Rate	19
		Clutch	14
Will Phillips	180cm	80kg
Physical	16	Mental	17	Technical	13	15.17
Acceleration	18	Aggression	20	Kicking	14
Agility	19	Bravery	18	Handballing	18
Balance	19	Composure	14	Hands	17
Jumping	9	Concentration	17	Goalkicking	12
Stamina	16	Decisions	17	Marking	8
Speed	14	Flair	13	Body Work	14
Strength	15	Leadership	19	Tackling	20
Durability	14	Off the Ball	19	Kick Distance	13
		Positioning	13	Two sided	10
		Teamwork	19	Spoiling/Punching	12
		Vision	18	Ruckwork	6
		Work Rate	19
		Clutch	14

Someone has been playing football manager

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[TylerDurden]

Perkins at 4???

Here we go.

 

[Stratton24]

Perkins sounds exactly like what we need the most

 

[TylerDurden]

Perkins sounds exactly like what we need the most

Or is this a GW decoy leak??