List Mgmt. 2020 Draft Thread

[piemad1]

Dont see us picking 5/6 players in the draft with the list cuts.

we should be cutting hard and with retirements we can. we have a lot of driftwood on this list. perfect chance for a cleanout

 

[partypie]

we should be cutting hard and with retirements we can. we have a lot of driftwood on this list. perfect chance for a cleanout

List spots aren't the problem - draft picks are.

Unless my counting is off we'd need two first round picks and another 4 picks inside of pick 35 (probably three of them inside of pick 30 given the names you're dropping) to make all that happen, whilst also needing to bank enough future later round picks to cover an early bid for some random kid we might be looking at in the 2021 draft maybe.

 

[piemad1]

List spots aren't the problem - draft picks are.

Unless my counting is off we'd need two first round picks and another 4 picks inside of pick 35 (probably three of them inside of pick 30 given the names you're dropping) to make all that happen, whilst also needing to bank enough future later round picks to cover an early bid for some random kid we might be looking at in the 2021 draft maybe.

Correct. phillips, hosking elliot, elliot, thomas, sharenburg. plenty can out for picks.

 

[jonmacTrag]

Correct. phillips, hosking elliot, elliot, thomas, sharenburg. plenty can out for picks.

And what sort of picks do you imagine they would attract?
Phillips, gut runner with little other value?
Hoss may attract something.
Elliott great player with a dodgy back and getting on a bit?
Shazza a brilliant prospect destroyed by persistent injuries?
Thomas? At his best a flukey player and currently almost invisible?
PFFFT.

 

[piemad1]

And what sort of picks do you imagine they would attract?
Phillips, gut runner with little other value?
Hoss may attract something.
Elliott great player with a dodgy back and getting on a bit?
Shazza a brilliant prospect destroyed by persistent injuries?
Thomas? At his best a flukey player and currently almost invisible?
PFFFT.

Spare me mate. Elliot and Phillips would get good value. Hoskin Elliot ok value maybe. Thomas can be thrown out for not much. Elliot getting on. Please.

 

[jonmacTrag]

Spare me mate. Elliot and Phillips would get good value. Hoskin Elliot ok value maybe. Thomas can be thrown out for not much. Elliot getting on. Please.

Dream on then.

 

[piemad1]

Dream on then.

Phillips and Elliot worth nothing. Rocks in your head. Anyway jog on

 

[legendstatus]

Looks to be a strong draft this year
Callow, Baldwin, Cox & Chapman - gee wouldn’t that set up a team for the future

Need to trade into first round for a couple of picks


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[gouki88]

Spare me mate. Elliot and Phillips would get good value. Hoskin Elliot ok value maybe. Thomas can be thrown out for not much. Elliot getting on. Please.

I think Elliott and Phillips only have value to really particular teams, which might limit their value overall. Would be hard to generate enough value to get all those guys, but even if we just nab Reef (duh), one, or maybe even two of Chapman / Reid / Cox / Callow and Laurie I'd be happy. I also like the look of Kalin Lane, but he's not ranked very highly. Got some serious size.

 

[manicpie]

I think Elliott and Phillips only have value to really particular teams, which might limit their value overall. Would be hard to generate enough value to get all those guys, but even if we just nab Reef (duh), one, or maybe even two of Chapman / Reid / Cox / Callow and Laurie I'd be happy. I also like the look of Kalin Lane, but he's not ranked very highly. Got some serious size.

I'd be very happy with that also

 

[manicpie]

And what sort of picks do you imagine they would attract?
Phillips, gut runner with little other value?
Hoss may attract something.
Elliott great player with a dodgy back and getting on a bit?
Shazza a brilliant prospect destroyed by persistent injuries?
Thomas? At his best a flukey player and currently almost invisible?
PFFFT.

Spot on, Phillips and Elliot would get a mid second rounder at best, the others are not worth much

 

[gouki88]

I'd be very happy with that also

We can dream! Hopefully we're not too disappointed..

 

[manicpie]

We can dream! Hopefully we're not too disappointed..

Surely we could get at least one of those, they are all serious footballers

 

[Jen2310]

Best mids in 2020.

ELIJAH HOLLANDS – MURRAY BUSHRANGERS

190cm, 85kg

Inside midfielder/forward

Highly touted draftees often fall down the order after suffering season-ending injuries, but Elijah Hollands hasn’t missed any under-18 football due to the cancelled NAB League season.

Hollands remains a potential top-three pick despite rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in February, and has attacked his recovery with the same dedication and professionalism he has displayed throughout his time at the Murray Bushrangers.

Hollands, the son of former Richmond player Ben, is the modern prototype midfield/forward: he wins the ball in the clinches, possesses a penetrating kick, is a dangerous marking presence and hits the scoreboard.

In his bottom-age year, the versatile 190cm prospect showed promise as a key forward at the national championships – against 2019 draftees – and capped it off with a powerful midfield display in the under-17s All Stars game at the MCG on AFL Grand Final day.

He was arguably best afield that day after finishing with 24 disposals and two goals. A proven match-winner with speed and a strong tank, Hollands was given the nod as Bushrangers co-captain despite being sidelined for the season – speaking volumes of his leadership qualities.

The only thing standing between him and senior footy next year is his knee injury, which is tracking well. The blow has allowed him to hit the gym and add strength to his frame.

Bushrangers talent manager Mick Wilson says: “He’s very similar in many ways (to Patrick Cripps and Marcus Bontempelli). He’s just such a talented player, I don’t think he’ll drop down (the order) too far at all.”



TANNER BRUHN – GEELONG FALCONS

182cm, 73kg

Balanced midfielder

Tanner Bruhn is a natural footballer with great game sense and tidy skills on both sides.

The Falcons product played just two NAB League games last season – juggling school footy for Geelong Grammar and overcoming a knee injury – but impressed in both, averaging 17 disposals, 12 contested possessions, five clearances and 115 SuperCoach points.

Bruhn has had limited opportunities to show off his talents since his exemplary form in the national under-16 carnival due to a bad run with injury.

He wowed talent scouts last season with a standout display against Dandenong Stingray, slotting two classy goals in congestion and providing x-factor.

Likened to Port Adelaide star Travis Boak by Geelong Falcons talent manager Michael Turner for his ability to make things happen on the inside and outside, Bruhn also possesses strong leadership qualities and shapes as a potential top ten selection.

Bruhn is more likely to play as an outside midfielder in the early stages of his career while he develops his slender frame.

The 182cm midfielder will need to build on his size, speed and endurance at the next level but has the talent and football IQ to have an impact at senior level in 2021, fitting in seamlessly training with Geelong’s AFL side during the pre-season.

Turner says: “The benchmark game for him was against Dandenong … every time he got it, something happened. He was ready to go for the start of the season and I’m sure he would have had a good season.”


WILL PHILLIPS – OAKLEIGH CHARGERS

180cm, 79kg

Inside midfielder

The expectations were sky-high for Will Phillips as the number one midfielder at the Chargers – without Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson stealing his thunder this season.

He proved to be a prolific ball-winner in his bottom-age year while stuck behind the top-two players in the 2019 draft pool, averaging 22.1 disposals, four clearances, four tackles and 103 SuperCoach points.

Phillips’ major strength is his ability to win the ball inside but he can also play as an outside midfielder or up forward, where his creativity comes to the fore.

His performance in the under-17 All Stars game last year was a testament to his two-way running, laying a whopping 14 tackles to go with 21 touches and a goal.

The Chargers midfielder also showed his versatility up forward in the NAB League Grand Final with two running goals.

Phillips has strong leadership traits and has the physical make-up to have an impact from the get-go at AFL level. He is viewed as a top-10 selection and is set to be a popular KFC SuperCoach pick in 2021.

Chargers talent manager Jy Bond says: “If he gets an opportunity he’ll definitely play next year. Long-term he can probably hold down one of those key-mid positions once he gets older and his body fills out.”

FINLAY MACRAE – OAKLEIGH CHARGERS

184cm, 75kg

Midfielder/forward

Finlay Macrae, the brother of Jack, shares a number of similar traits to the Western Bulldogs star.

He is a smooth-moving playmaker with clean hands, and was a consistent performer in a stacked Chargers line-up last season – tallying between 20 and 22 disposals in four of his seven games.

Biding his time mostly up forward due to the Chargers’ midfield logjam, Macrae was set to play all over the ground in 2020, with his delivery by foot giving him the ability to play a range of roles.

The reliable midfielder-forward was one of Team Dal Santo’s best players in their loss in the Grand Final curtain raiser last year. A talented cricketer like his brother, he is tipped to improve significantly at the elite level as a full-time dedicated footballer and has a lot of development left in him.

Chargers talent manager Jy Bond says: “He’s just a really good, consistent top-level player. Like his brother, once he gets to that next level he’s going to get better with better players around him.”

REEF MCINNES – OAKLEIGH CHARGERS

192cm, 84kg

Inside midfielder/forward/defender

Reef McInnes is one of the most versatile players in the pool, filling gaps all over the ground for Oakleigh last season. Collingwood have priority access to this exciting talent as a member of its Next Generation Academy, and he is very familiar with the Holden Centre.

Arguably his best form came an inside midfielder in 2019, averaging 26.7 disposals, five clearances and 137.6 SuperCoach points across a three-game stretch late in the season.

McInnes was slated to fulfil this role in 2020 and the Chargers were bullish about what he could have produced.

The Indigenous prospect has a ferocious attack on the ball both on the ground and aerially, showing his worth as a lockdown defender and in the forward arc as well.

One of the youngest 2020 draft eligible players, McInnes finished the season with a stress fracture in his back, related to his growth, meaning he has scope be even taller than his 192 centimetre stature.

Both McInnes and Macrae loom as mid-late first round fancies.

Chargers talent manager Jy Bond says: “I love the way he attacks the contest. I think he might have played with a stress fracture in his back last year – the kid’s tough.”


ZAVIER MAHER – MURRAY BUSHRANGERS

184cm, 82kg

Inside midfielder

Zavier Maher is a strong bodied inside midfielder with power and explosive speed.

He also has a raking kick and strong leadership skills, selected in the Bushrangers’ leadership group alongside Elijah Hollands.

The Shepparton product played just six games at NAB League level last season after a promising under-16 carnival for Vic Country.

Instead, he caught the eye of recruiters in the talent-laden APS competition for Caulfield Grammar, claiming their best-and-fairest award as a 17-year-old.

Maher showed glimpses in his bottom-age season for the Bushrangers, averaging 10.5 disposals (58.5 per cent of those won in a contest), 3.2 clearances, three tackles and 65 SuperCoach points.

He had the opportunity to play under-18 footy in the Goulburn Valley League this season but came into the clash underdone after undergoing wisdom teeth surgery the week prior.

Maher trained with Richmond during the pre-season and looms as a second or third round chance, and is one who could push up the order with strong results at the draft combine.

Bushrangers talent manager Mick Wilson says: “He’s explosive and powerful. He’s of excellent character and his work rate is exceptional away from footy.”

BEST OUTSIDE OF VICTORIA
BRAEDEN CAMPBELL – SYDNEY ACADEMY

180cm/73kg

Inside midfielder/forward

Braeden Campbell brings genuine x-factor with his elite speed and piercing kick through the middle.

The Swans Academy talent is damaging forward of centre, regularly hitting the scoreboard and can do so from long range – as he did on the big stage in the U17 All Stars clash.

Campbell finished with the best-on-ground medal draped around his neck, logging 14 disposals and three goals. Since then, he has impressed in Sydney’s Academy Series against Greater Western Sydney and at local level in New South Wales.

He appears likely to follow the lead of fellow Swans Academy graduates Nick Blakey, Callum Mills and Isaac Heeney in becoming a first round pick with a bid set to come early.

Swans Academy midfielder/forward Errol Gulden may also attract a bid in the first round after dominating their recent matches with GWS.



ALEX DAVIES – GOLD COAST ACADEMY

191cm/85kg

Inside midfielder

Gold Coast have another promising midfielder on the way in Suns Academy prospect Alex Davies.

The Suns can nab the potential first-round pick outside the open draft due to their draft concessions – the same way they took small defender Connor Budarick in 2019.

Hailing from Cairns, Davies is a 191cm-clearance machine who thrives at stoppages, using his clean hands and distribution in traffic to find his teammates in space.

An elbow injury sidelined Davies for the second half of the season, missing their Academy Series clash with Brisbane.

Davies played seven NEAFL senior games as a bottom-ager with his best performance coming against Sydney’s reserves side, winning seven clearances and 14 contested possessions.

He averaged a formidable 18 disposals, 9.3 contested possessions and 104 SuperCoach points in four NAB League games in 2019.

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[TradeDraft]

 

[SchuPie]

That review makes me not want him at all

Strengths
- able to out-body 17 year olds his main strength

Weaknesses
- athleticism
- agility

Sounds Billy Morrison-like

 

[TradeDraft]

That review makes me not want him at all

Strengths
- able to out-body 17 year olds his main strength

Weaknesses
- athleticism
- agility

Sounds Billy Morrison-like

Well Callow not seen as a Top 10 Pick like Billy Was

 

[Pedro]

That review makes me not want him at all

Strengths
- able to out-body 17 year olds his main strength

Weaknesses
- athleticism
- agility

Sounds Billy Morrison-like

Did say he was doing it at senior level. Sounds a bit like the kid at Adelaide just based on his so-called strengths. Or he could be another Morrison. If he lands at the Pies, lets hope he is the second coming and not a man-child flop.

 

[unplugged]

All I want for Christmas is Will Phillips.

 

[Jen2310]

All I want for Christmas is Will Phillips.

Eddie trying to sell him to essendon on the FC at the moment is not appealing lol But he said he is a collingwood fan?

 

[Apex36]

That review makes me not want him at all

Strengths
- able to out-body 17 year olds his main strength

Weaknesses
- athleticism
- agility

Sounds Billy Morrison-like

100kgs already. He’s a freaking monster. The profile did mention however, that he’d also been performing against men in the TSL, so it’s not like he’s only been bullying junior kids like Tom Boyd did back in the day.
I’d be happy to grab him as a later pick. Nothing to lose.

 

[Quicky]

That review makes me not want him at all

Strengths
- able to out-body 17 year olds his main strength

Weaknesses
- athleticism
- agility

Sounds Billy Morrison-like

This is the TSL seniors grand final last year. It isn't just kids he's bullying.

 

[BEEG]

Pies really need to get early pick using next years 1st.

Imagine coming away from the draft with a top 10 pick, Reef and then Daicos to come.

 

[BEEG]

Reef quick?

 

[Robroy22]

This is the TSL seniors grand final last year. It isn't just kids he's bullying.

He's got a raw something, bit like Checkers