Player Watch 2022 AFL National Draft Discussion - read the pinned post

[Strapping Young Lad]

National AFL draft Monday November 28(first round only).
All other selections to be held on Tuesday November 29.
The pre-season and rookie drafts will then take place at 3pm (AEST) on Wednesday November 30.

 

[Brant]

A Hawks man.

Knowing that he's a Hawks fan helps confirm a number of important traits:

• good character
• good decision making etc.

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

I still cannot believe the varying views about who we should take with our 1st.

You would think the majority of us would be able to agree on 2 or 3 players but there is 6-7 mentioned regularly.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Just can't see scum not taking tsatas.

 

[Brant]

Just can't see scum not taking tsatas drugs.

Agreed.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Agreed.

No no, I meant taking tsatas then putting him on the gear. I just can't see it NOT happening.

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

A Hawks man.

Love this guy already he will be a cult figure.

Did some reading and he looks to be a super talent.

 

[smish]

Just can't see scum not taking tsatas.

I was thinking the same until recently. They're already stacked for outside/uncontested accumulating mids, they badly need a Phillipou/Humphrey

 

[The German Hunter]

A Hawks man.

Love the cut of his jib

 

[TylerDurden]

Love this guy already he will be a cult figure.

Did some reading and he looks to be a super talent.

Talking about his old man kicking bags for fun. Gold!

 

[Dewnior]

No no, I meant taking tsatas then putting him on the gear. I just can't see it NOT happening.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Talking about his old man kicking bags for fun. Gold!

His old man was a big name in GV footy in the 90’s just like Lachie Ash and Josh Rachele’s.

 

[chopflop]

TWOMEY: In-demand powerful mids dominate draft crop - https://www.afl.com.au/news/861116

Time to find a partner for the best young power mid in the league. Get ourselves a devastating 1-2 centre square punch. Tsatas or Humphrey for mine.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

“Tsatas is an inside/outside ball-getter who showed he could be a clearance specialist as well as an outside runner. At 186cm, he has physical development left in him, too.”

We won’t pass him up if he slides.

 

[marhalls hawks]

The highlights packages seem very ordinary this year Humphrey can’t hit a target but rated so highly. Tsatas doesn’t look much better Ginbey looks like he can play as does phillipou in my opinion just of the highlights. But what does it say about the draft when the highlights packages are So poor are the players ordinary or is it just poor editing by whoever put the highlights packages together

 

[TylerDurden]

The highlights packages seem very ordinary this year Humphrey can’t hit a target but rated so highly. Tsatas doesn’t look much better Ginbey looks like he can play as does phillipou in my opinion just of the highlights. But what does it say about the draft when the highlights packages are So poor are the players ordinary or is it just poor editing by whoever put the highlights packages together

Wardlaw looks the pick of em for mine. Sheezel also. Pity both going to Kangas.

I've got faith in Tsatas being a gun. Let's hope he's there.

 

[grumbleguts]

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In the theme song for the show, family ties, it says "there aint no nothing we can't love each other through."

a quadruple negative...

 

[toomanysquibs]

Where are these accounts that suggest he was injured during the combine

I tend to look at this site during the late evening my time and might have a wire crossed on this, but I'm pretty sure I read it on these forums?

 

[flinchfree]

“Tsatas is an inside/outside ball-getter who showed he could be a clearance specialist as well as an outside runner. At 186cm, he has physical development left in him, too.”

We won’t pass him up if he slides.

I think he'd be a gun addition to the team and Club, but you're not concerned that we won't have a single follower with elite foot skills to help get the footy to our forwards?
I like all of our kids, and we shouldn't be butchers, but that top class to put a sherrin in exactly the right spot makes such a difference to a leading forward or in creating deadly counter attack.
I had hopes Wardy would be that, and he's ok, but not sure he's that guy either.

Reckon Amon will be wing more often than not, and am really hoping we can find a mid who's part of that first chain of possession around stoppages that is so clean we are at clear advantage when the ball leaves his boot.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

I think id like us to take Matteas Phillipou. The youngest in the draft, has a lot of growth and upside left in him. An seems the complete all round package. Brings class, speed and skill.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Love his foot skills

The more and more i see of him the more and more he reminds me of Shaun Burgoyne at Port.

Super quick, explosive and agile with evasive skills.

But he's silky, classy and a beautiful user of the ball and is an absolute beast around the clearance and stoppages.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I think he'd be a gun addition to the team and Club, but you're not concerned that we won't have a single follower with elite foot skills to help get the footy to our forwards?

We’re talking about a kid that has never been seen to be anything less then a top 3 pick in the draft.

 

[tommyk72]

We’re talking about a kid that has never been seen to be anything less then a top 3 pick in the draft.

I’m not that answers the question. Top 3 is always only in comparison to other players. It didn’t mean they have an objective level of skill. There will also be a reason why he drops, if he does. Interested to know if he does have that ability to lower eyes and hit the forward pieces or whilst under pressure. I don’t have any questions on the clearance work.

I personally am pretty keen on Philippou from what I’ve heard. Given he’s mixing it up so well with all these other more developed players makes me keen to see him go on from there whilst in hawks colors.

 

[FB19]

The problem with being early in rebuild lots of gaps to fill so more conjecture on who to take. Likely we end up taking 4 picks 6,24,36,41 plus vickery and Lawrence I think. My thoughts to give us 3 options at each pick tho choose from
Preference: philippou jones magor aloia
Second picks: Mackenzie george Ryan leary
Third: tsatas konstanty Allan schuback
Others considered for last pick - lemmey gilbey macdonald binns long (although ruled out 2 as we already have a MacDonald and long).

 

[chopflop]

The problem with being early in rebuild lots of gaps to fill so more conjecture on who to take. Likely we end up taking 4 picks 6,24,36,41 plus vickery and Lawrence I think. My thoughts to give us 3 options at each pick tho choose from
Preference: philippou jones magor aloia
Second picks: Mackenzie george Ryan leary
Third: tsatas konstanty Allan schuback
Others considered for last pick - lemmey gilbey macdonald binns long (although ruled out 2 as we already have a MacDonald and long).

Good idea to bring our later picks into the discussion.

Disclaimer - I haven't seen all of the prospects but I think a player like d'aloia in the third round would be ideal for us. Tackling machine, contested/clearance animal and imo was more impactful than phillipou in the first quarter of SA vs Vic Metro.

I would love to see a draft of

Tsatas/Humphrey
Jones/Weddle/hotton
D'aloia
Munkara (for the upside and the LOLs)

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I’m not that answers the question. Top 3 is always only in comparison to other players. It didn’t mean they have an objective level of skill. There will also be a reason why he drops, if he does. Interested to know if he does have that ability to lower eyes and hit the forward pieces or whilst under pressure. I don’t have any questions on the clearance work.

I personally am pretty keen on Philippou from what I’ve heard. Given he’s mixing it up so well with all these other more developed players makes me keen to see him go on from there whilst in hawks colors.

He’s told clubs he’d like to stay in Melbourne, so that rules out Suns, the top 3 picks in the draft have now shifted, due to Giants making the play to get Cadman at 1, with Sheezel and Wardlaw rumored to headed to North.

Players don’t really get thrown up as a potential Number 1 pick without these traits that are bolded above, and Tsatas is really only a chance to slide because of some rumours of the specific needs or wants of clubs in the top 5, and even then he might still not make it passed pick 3.