BigFooty Official 2021 OFFICIAL BIGFOOTY PHANTOM DRAFT

[PMBangers]

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Pick 1 - North Melbourne - Jason Horne-Francis
Pick 2 - Western Bulldogs MATCHED BID - Sam Darcy
Pick 3 - Collingwood MATCHED BID - Nick Daicos
Pick 4 - GWS - Josh Gibcus
Pick 5 - Gold Coast Suns - Neil Erasmus
Pick 6 - Adelaide - Finn Callaghan
Pick 7 - Hawthorn - Ben Hobbs
Pick 8 - Fremantle - Josh Rachele
Pick 9 - Richmond - Josh Ward
Pick 10 - Fremantle - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
Pick 11 - St Kilda - Matthew Johnson
Pick 12 - West Coast - Josh Goater
Pick 13 - Essendon - Tyler Sonsie
Pick 14 - Port Adelaide - Josh Sinn
Pick 15 - GWS - Mac Andrew
Pick 16 - Brisbane - Jye Amiss
Pick 17 - Richmond - Jacob Van Rooyen
Pick 18 - Sydney - Darcy Wilmot
Pick 19 - Melbourne - Campbell Chesser
Pick 20 - Brisbane - Mitch Owens

Pick 21 - Fremantle - Mitch Knevitt

Pick 22 - North Melbourne - Tom Brown
Pick 23 - Hawthorn - Rhett Bazzo
Pick 24 - GWS Giants MATCHED BID - Josh Fahey
Pick 25 - Geelong - Arlo Draper
Pick 26 - Hawthorn - Conor Macdonald
Pick 27 - Carlton - Angus Sheldrick
Pick 28 - Richmond - Zac Taylor
Pick 29 - Richmond - Cooper Murley

Pick 30 - Richmond - Blake Howes
Pick 31 - West Coast Eagles - Toby Conway
Pick 32 - Geelong - Sam Butler

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Pick 33 - Sydney - Ned Long
Pick 34 - Geelong - Leek Alleer
Pick 35 - Adelaide - Matty Roberts
Pick 36 - Geelong - Brady Hough
Pick 37 - West Coast Eagles - Jesse Motlop

Pick 38 - Melbourne - Judson Clarke
Pick 39 - Sydney - Paul Curtis

Pick 40 - Brisbane - Alastair Lord
Pick 41 - North Melbourne - Jack Williams
Pick 42 - North Melbourne - Arthur Jones
Pick 43 - Melbourne - Charlie Molan
Pick 44 - Collingwood - Kai Lohmann
Pick 45 - Geelong - Kade Dittmar
Pick 46 - Essendon - Shay Linke
Pick 47 - Brisbane - Hugh Jackson
Pick 48 - Collingwood - Taj Woewodin
Pick 49 - Essendon - Corey Warner
Pick 50 - Melbourne - Youseph Dib
Pick 51 - Collingwood - Lachlan Rankin

Pick 52 - Hawthorn - Joshua Browne
Pick 53 - Brisbane - Miller Bergman
Pick 54 - Fremantle - Anthony Caminiti
Pick 55 - St Kilda - Bailey Rogers
Pick 56 - Port Adelaide - Sam Breuer
Pick 57 - Carlton - Luke Polson
Pick 58 - Western Bulldogs (Darcy bid residual points) - Morgan Ferres
Pick 59 - Hawthorn - Jake Soligo
Pick 60 - St Kilda - Jack Avery
Pick 61 - St Kilda - Charlie Dean
Pick 62 - West Coast - James Tunstill
Pick 63 - Fremantle - Eric Benning
Pick 64 - Sydney - Justin Davies

Justin Davies

Age

41

Ht

184cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.4

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.2

2star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

4.0

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

Pick 65 - North Melbourne - Sam Banks
Pick 66 - Port Adelaide - Harvey Harrison
Pick 67 - Port Adelaide - Oscar Adams
Pick 68 - Adelaide - Jordan Lukac
Pick 69 - Brisbane - Marcus Windhager

(Selections to meet minimum of 3 criteria) note: this is for the phantom only, in the real draft rookie upgrades and such will happen to meet the minimum criteria

Pick 70 - Gold Coast Suns - Jase Burgoyne
Pick 71 - Carlton - Isaac Birt
Pick 72 - Gold Coast Suns - Ethan Regan
Pick 73 - Western Bulldogs (Darcy bid residual pick) - Luke Nankervis
Pick 74 - Western Bulldogs (Darcy bid residual pick) - Hugh Stagg
Pick 75 - Western Bulldogs (Darcy bid residual pick) - Dante Visentini
Pick 78 - GWS (list spots left after Fahey bid) - Ronald Fejo Jnr

Rookie Draft (1 Round for fun xx)
RD Pick 1 - North Melbourne - Jahmal Stretch
RD Pick 2 - Collingwood - Lukas Cooke
RD Pick 3 - Gold Coast Suns - Max Chipper
RD Pick 4 - Adelaide - James Willis
RD Pick 5 - Hawthorn - Toby Murray
RD Pick 6 - Carlton - Mani Liddy
RD Pick 7 - Richmond - Lewis Rayson
RD Pick 8 - Fremantle - Luca Whitelum
RD Pick 9 - St Kilda - Blake Schlensog
RD Pick 10 - West Coast Eagles - Lochie Paton
RD Pick 11 - Essendon - Dylan Landt
RD Pick 12 - Sydney
RD Pick 13 - GWS - Corey Preston
RD Pick 14 - Brisbane - Oscar Morrison
RD Pick 15 - Geelong - Kaden Harbour
RD Pick 16 - Port Adelaide - Zavier Maher
RD Pick 17 - Western Bulldogs - Zac Becker
RD Pick 18 - Melbourne - Jamieson Ballantyne

Bids in more detail
Pick 2 - GWS bid on Sam Darcy - (Requires 2014 points to match, Dogs use 23, 43, 44, 45, 52. Gain 2, 60)
Pick 3 - GWS bid on Nick Daicos - (Requires 1787 to match, Pies use 36, 38, 40, 43. Gain 3 [pretty sure this is about bang on])
Pick 24 - Geelong bid on Josh Fahey - (Requires 690 to match, GWS use 46 and 65. Gain 24. 200-odd point deficit)

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yes he could be best available for our pick but in this case I would rather go with the next best available if he fills a need. No point drafting players that you already have a good supply of, especially since the half backs we have are also on the younger side so they won't need replacing for quite some time.

Rather go for an inside mid if we are not in the mix for a defender. Either an inside mid or one of the the defenders should be the go and not a half back, a KP defender. I'd say half back would be the last on our needs list

 

[RUNVS]

Who is in the plethora that can play lockdown and also rebound that will be there in the next 5 years?
Players that have been defenders or apart of the backline.
Rampe - close to the end
Fox - a bit part player, isn’t a long term answer.
Mills - moved to the midfield
Carruthers- delisted
Gould - hasn’t been given a game in 2 years, question marks whether he’ll make it.
Dawson - gone
Campbell- will eventually end up in the midfield or forward in a year or 2.

McInerney and Blakey, not to mention Campbell who isn't in the team yet.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Who is in the plethora that can play lockdown and also rebound that will be there in the next 5 years?
Players that have been defenders or apart of the backline.
Rampe - close to the end
Fox - a bit part player, isn’t a long term answer.
Mills - moved to the midfield
Carruthers- delisted
Gould - hasn’t been given a game in 2 years, question marks whether he’ll make it.
Dawson - gone
Campbell- will eventually end up in the midfield or forward in a year or 2.

If you want to replace Dawson you do know he basically played as a wingman right?

I actually like the player, just not sure he's the type we need. Better not be 3 defender types for the 3 picks, that would be an average outcome.

 

[andleanback]

McInerney and Blakey, not to mention Campbell who isn't in the team yet.

Mcinerney is a winger.. he ain’t playing lockdown defender in the back pocket. Blakey will take dawsons role. Completely different players to Wilmot, who fills a need in the Sydney side and would play games early next year.

 

[andleanback]

If you want to replace Dawson you do know he basically played as a wingman right?

I actually like the player, just not sure he's the type we need. Better not be 3 defender types for the 3 picks, that would be an average outcome.

Dawson has played half back and wing over the past 2-3 years.

 

[eDPS]

Pick 19 - Melbourne - Mitchito O……wait maybe I shouldn’t be petty as Melbourne couldn’t have their own NGA player

The real pick

Pick 19 - Melbourne - Campbell Chesser
186cm 83kg - Balanced Midfielder/Half Back

Was between he and Wilmot for this Pick and since Wilmot went the pick before it made this selection very easy

Chesser was very unlucky getting injured at a bad time, he was superb in a practise game at the start of the year and was one of the better players in Round 1 blockbuster against Oakleigh. Although he hasn’t been able to show that dash he was known for in under 16s he still showed some impressive form as a hardworking and classy wingman who barely made a mistake showing great composure with ball in hand and his heat map would likely involve touches all over the ground despite playing on a wing for most of it.

Seeing Chesser slide this far shows that people either don’t remember his under 16s form or didn’t see it and didn’t watch him in Round 1 before the injury. Could be the steal of the draft he he drifts this far in the real thing, a footballer with great all round athleticism should be a big tick for recruiters.



ModernArtillery

 

[RUNVS]

Mcinerney is a winger.. he ain’t playing lockdown defender in the back pocket. Blakey will take dawsons role. Completely different players to Wilmot, who fills a need in the Sydney side and would play games early next year.

Nope, Blakey was playing half back towards the end of 2021 and he was really good at it. We have tried Blakey as a key forward, a winner, even an inisde mid for a short period, none of it worked, but the moment we moved him to half back it just clicked and he was an entirely different player.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Mcinerney is a winger.. he ain’t playing lockdown defender in the back pocket. Blakey will take dawsons role. Completely different players to Wilmot, who fills a need in the Sydney side and would play games early next year.

He wouldn't get near the side next year, as it is we have Campbell not in the side and Warner didn't make our finals side.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Dawson has played half back and wing over the past 2-3 years.

His best football coincided with him being a full time winger basically this year, pushing forward. Blakely coming in across HB helped that transition. Was close to the best winger in the comp in the last half a year (him or Seedsman take your pick).

As I said really like the player but why not trade back if that's the target, just feel he's not the player that suits us that's all.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Pick 19 - Melbourne - Mitchito O……wait maybe I shouldn’t be petty as Melbourne couldn’t have their own NGA player

The real pick

Pick 19 - Melbourne - Campbell Chesser
Write up to come



ModernArtillery

Huh. Where is that footage from - 2019 U16 champs? Any idea if that's still available somewhere?

 

[PMBangers]

Huh. Where is that footage from - 2019 U16 champs? Any idea if that's still available somewhere?

Players/ coaches would likely have access via HUDL

 

[botts]

Don’t do it modern artillery

 

[Gosaints12]

Pick 19 - Melbourne - Mitchito O……wait maybe I shouldn’t be petty as Melbourne couldn’t have their own NGA player

The real pick

Pick 19 - Melbourne - Campbell Chesser
Write up to come



ModernArtillery

You know. That would’ve been twice in two drafts.


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[eDPS]

You know. That would’ve been twice in two drafts.


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I wouldn’t get ahead of yourself just yet

 

[andleanback]

His best football coincided with him being a full time winger basically this year, pushing forward. Blakely coming in across HB helped that transition. Was close to the best winger in the comp in the last half a year (him or Seedsman take your pick).

As I said really like the player but why not trade back if that's the target, just feel he's not the player that suits us that's all.

I know that, I was one of the first on the dawson bandwagon, one of my favorite players to watch.... hence saying have been apart of the backline in the past, no so much the season just gone. He’s still been a half back option if needed. Van rooyen was the number 1 target to play as a defender but got taken the pick before. Wilmot will go around this mark on draft night, highly rated player.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Pick 19 - Melbourne - Mitchito O……wait maybe I shouldn’t be petty as Melbourne couldn’t have their own NGA player

My wife teaches Owens... And has never heard anyone call him anything other than Mitch..

 

[andleanback]

He wouldn't get near the side next year, as it is we have Campbell not in the side and Warner didn't make our finals side.

What’s Warner got do with playing back pocket.. both those players don’t play the role wilmot can/will. So they don’t really coincide with each other in the depth chart.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I know that, I was one of the first on the dawson bandwagon, one of my favorite players to watch.... hence saying have been apart of the backline in the past, no so much the season just gone. He’s still been a half back option if needed. Van rooyen was the number 1 target to play as a defender but got taken the pick before. Wilmot will go around this mark on draft night, highly rated player.

Each to their own, just feel Sydney are the least likely to take a general defender we have quite a few. Inside mid or a KP defender. I'd actually be annoyed if we went too different to that in the draft, and that isn't saying Willnot isn't a good player. Just don't see how he'd even go close to getting a game and that's not just this year.

 

[Big_Newon]

My wife teaches Owens... And has never heard anyone call him anything other than Mitch..

Is he a good kid?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

What’s Warner got do with playing back pocket.. both those players don’t play the role wilmot can/will. So they don’t really coincide with each other in the depth chart.

We have players that will fit in that role, and players just outside the side as it is. We don't have a million free positions and that is even with Hewett and Dawson going, we will also fit Ladhams in somewhere. Can't see him playing early, there would be plenty ahead.

 

[eDPS]

My wife teaches Owens... And has never heard anyone call him anything other than Mitch..

That’s what I thought aswell but had people like Cal Twomey referring to him as Mitchito so I’ll follow suit.

 

[ModernArtillery]

Pick 20 - Brisbane - Mitch Owens
190cm
Sandringham Dragons

I'm sorry Saints fans. I'll try and shift the blame to andleanback & eDPS who took the two players I wanted at this pick.

I am a big Owens fan though and as much as I think he'll probably end up at the Saints, it's hard to justify having him so high on my board and not taking him here. I was very close to going in another direction but I'll keep that under wraps in case something crazy happens later in the draft.

Owens has a pretty intriguing skill set. I see him as a defensive winger early days where I can see his intercept marking being a real asset. I think it'll be important for him to really build up his tank and so the first few preseasons will be really key for him. The defensive part of his game is solid so I think that raises his floor. The real value comes if his offensive output develops even further.

I've quoted a short comment from after the Victorian Challenge game below which highlights a few other features of his game that I really value.

Owens was a late in to the Victorian Challenge game but made the most of his opportunity. He's got good size and athleticism which allows him to be a real threat aerially. He really attacks it in the air and can intercept and pull down some contested marks. What also impresses me is his ability to follow up and impact the contest when the ball goes to ground. He's pretty fearless in his attack on the footy and is willing to put his head over it and fight for the contested ball. He's a pretty safe user by foot and can be a pretty craft finisher around goals. Owens has some really appealing tools.

Chris25

 

[botts]

Pick 20 - Brisbane - Mitch Owens
190cm
Sandringham Dragons

I'm sorry Saints fans. I'll try and shift the blame to andleanback & eDPS who took the two players I wanted at this pick.

I am a big Owens fan though and as much as I think he'll probably end up at the Saints, it's hard to justify having him so high on my board and not taking him here. I was very close to going in another direction but I'll keep that under wraps in case something crazy happens later in the draft.

Owens has a pretty intriguing skill set. I see him as a defensive winger early days where I can see his intercept marking being a real asset. I think it'll be important for him to really build up his tank and so the first few preseasons will be really key for him. The defensive part of his game is solid so I think that raises his floor. The real value comes if his offensive output develops even further.

I've quoted a short comment from after the Victorian Challenge game below which highlights a few other features of his game that I really value.



Chris25

I hate you

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Pick 20 - Brisbane - Mitch Owens
190cm
Sandringham Dragons

No reason, I just wanted to watch the Saints supporters world burn.

Chris25

At least you're honest.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Is he a good kid?

Yes, really good kid from a great family.. Same with Jacob Edwardes who went to North in the mid season draft said they were both lads who loved a joke but were always respectful.