Player Watch 2021 AFL National Draft - NOT FOR TRADE DISCUSSION

[Strapping Young Lad]

Let’s stick with a basic rule for this thread, that it’s for draft watch and discussion only.

It’s not for trade hypotheticals, who you think needs to be delisted or traded, how many games you think we will win, some other team will win, how many picks you want in the 1st round or discussion of current HFC players.

It’s about youngsters who are eligible for the draft in 2021.


Key dates to look out for:

• NAB AFL Draft Combine: TBC
• NAB AFL Draft: Wednesday November 24 - Thursday November 25
• NAB AFL Pre-season and Rookie Drafts: Friday November 26

 

[TDS7]

Butler & Motlop, 2 small forwards for our other 2 picks in 20s.
Still think if we had more picks to pick up guys like Taylor, Howes, Knevitt, Bazzo better value than just Ward.
Anyway as the heading suggests draft bats deep.

I think its more of a big board than mock draft, but I would hope we don't get more than one small forward. Give Brocky time this year, let the other simmer in the VFL and grab another midfielder for our inevitable injury stretch. I'm warming to Howes though, especially if we lose one of Gunner/Breust. Ward, Taylor (Johnson or Roberts if they slip) and a JvR, Williams, Bazzo or Howes that can be forwards but provide some utility.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Stratton24]

Gives us a better mid if GWS take Andrew at 2 so hope GWS hold onto 2 - we need to let it be known we are interested in him at 5 so Richmond don't jump ahead of us and take a mid.

 

[TylerDurden]

Gives us a better mid if GWS take Andrew at 2 so hope GWS hold onto 2 - we need to let it be known we are interested in him at 5 so Richmond don't jump ahead of us and take a mid.

Correct. Tiges having a crack at Ward.

 

[Stratton24]

Correct. Tiges having a crack at Ward.

or is that Hobbs? If they get to two you would think they take Callaghan

 

[Stratton24]

Andrew is perfect for Gold Coast - paired with Chol would sort their rucks for a long time

 

[theiaofseed]

Gives us a better mid if GWS take Andrew at 2 so hope GWS hold onto 2 - we need to let it be known we are interested in him at 5 so Richmond don't jump ahead of us and take a mid.

Andrew wont last until pick 9, Richmond are no threat for the GWS pick.

 

[chopflop]

Who are Jordan Pinto and Dan Batten?

Reporters who read bigfooty draft boards

 

[danielG]

Andrew is perfect for Gold Coast - paired with Chol would sort their rucks for a long time

Chol as a ruckman is not a solution in my mind. And I am not sure GC have 4-5 years to wait for Andrew to become the star he may become. I am also not sure they have the player development to bring it out of him. Think he'd be a great option in tandem with Reeves. Andrew the Mobile follower, Reeves the Big body that's spend the bulk of time in ruck. I think GC would go for Hobbs or Gibcus, but could be wrong.

 

[chopflop]

Correct. Tiges having a crack at Ward.

Reckon you are right. Trying to move up for him or Hobbs. We could leverage that situation on draft night potentially

 

[Burtman]

or is that Hobbs? If they get to two you would think they take Callaghan

I think Hobbs is the one they’d be after. They need a high production, contested/clearance winning mid and he’s the best in the draft. Cotchin is shot and prestia can’t get out on the park. Cupboard is pretty bare for young mids there

 

[TylerDurden]

Reckon you are right. Trying to move up for him or Hobbs. We could leverage that situation on draft night potentially

I want Ward. I'd say stiff shit, and call his name.

We need him more than they do.

 

[chopflop]

I want Ward. I'd say stiff sh*t, and call his name.

We need him more than they do.

Agree. If ward is there. Take him. Hobbs, I would pick up the phone! Lots of good contested mids in the second round (Knevitt and MacDonald)

 

[ahhhhhh]

Take Mac Andrew if available

 

[rei154]

Pretty exciting that we'll get access to at least three of these players this year.
Ward's value going well up given he got the nod over Daicos for captain.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[daniel23]

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Pretty exciting that we'll get access to at least three of these players this year.
Ward's value going well up given he got the nod over Daicos for captain.

No goater is surprising. I really like zak Taylor seems very underrated.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

No goater is surprising. I really like zak Taylor seems very underrated.

Without having watched any games of his, the reports about him make him seem like a Josh Ward-lite.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Hobbs seems like a better fit for Richmond to me (compared to Ward). Though I imagine they'd take either if they do happen to trade up.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Good mail that one of the key recruiters at a club in the top 5 of the draft sees the mids in this order.

Daicos
JHF
Finn
Ward
Hobbs
Rachele
Erasmus
Sonsie

Then you’ve got to account for where Andrew, Amiss, Gibcus might fall in amongst those picks.

Circling back to this from last night, I’m quite ok with 1 of Ward, Hobbs, Rachele or Erasmus.

2 of them would be better of course.

 

[Hawk the Talk]

Circling back to this from last night, I’m quite ok with 1 of Ward, Hobbs, Rachele or Erasmus.

2 of them would be better of course.

Ward + Rachele would be enormous

 

[Bugs1977]

Ward + Rachele would be enormous

I would like that very much if we can somehow pull that off

 

[TDS7]

Circling back to this from last night, I’m quite ok with 1 of Ward, Hobbs, Rachele or Erasmus.

2 of them would be better of course.

The good value in all three is that we can play them forward while they develop. Ward is a better midfielder than all three, and it seems that is pretty consensus now with the exception of maybe Hobbs, but Hobbs is a great mark and a bull on fire that we can throw at half-forward, Erasmus is obviously an ariel threat with silky and explosive movement to get himself in good positions (he is a natural forward) and Rachele may as well be Toby Green but less punchable. While I greatly prefer Ward for his midfield skills, the utility when these guys present makes them great consolation prizes.

 

[The Cleaner]

..obviously an ariel threat..

Amazing how many times this one turns up. Disney princess syndrome?

 

[TDS7]

Amazing how many times this one turns up. Disney princess syndrome?