Draft Review 2022 - Revisit the 2022 AFL Draft

[Chaisa]

Is this looming as one of the worst drafts of this century?

I really don't think it's that bad. At the very least there are some elite talents in it. And it's foolish to write off the depth so soon.

We stunk it up pretty bad though.

 

[weltschmerz]

I really don't think it's that bad. At the very least there are some elite talents in it. And it's foolish to write off the depth so soon.

We stunk it up pretty bad though.

Sydney did exactly what they came for, which was absolutely rooting GWS.

 

[Heaps of fun]

I really don't think it's that bad. At the very least there are some elite talents in it. And it's foolish to write off the depth so soon.

We stunk it up pretty bad though.

Where are Konstanty and Vickery at?

 

[Chaisa]

Where are Konstanty and Vickery at?

Both stuck in the VFL and aren't standing out. Reckon Konstanty leaves at the end of the year. Vickery might be better (and is showing improvement I guess) but feels like Matt Ling 2.0.

 

[HeHateMe]

Weddle is top 5 from this draft and thats being conservative. Also his best is as good as anyones.

 

[Wild Bill]

Weddle is top 5 from this draft and thats being conservative. Also his best is as good as anyones.

As good as Sheezel's best? Yeah nah.

 

[HeHateMe]

As good as Sheezel's best? Yeah nah.

Sheezel is ultra constant puts up great performances every week. Love Sheezel great player.

 

[Wild Bill]

Sheezel is ultra constant puts up great performances every week. Love Sheezel great player.

He has also had massive games - 36 disposals, 24 contested and a goal is exceptional.

Weddles good is good - just not Sheezel good as yet.

 

[Iceman!]

He has also had massive games - 36 disposals, 24 contested and a goal is exceptional.

Weddles good is good - just not Sheezel good as yet.

Yeah i love Weddle, his ceiling is very very very high but Sheezel is legit a top 10 player in the league at worst right now. Currently no debate who is better as of this moment.

 

[Wild Bill]

Yeah i love Weddle, his ceiling is very very very high but Sheezel is legit a top 10 player in the league at worst right now. Currently no debate who is better as of this moment.

Was that Weddle’s best game yesterday? His goal was spectacular but its his running power that was just highlighted on access all areas that was really impressive.

 

[Iceman!]

Was that Weddle’s best game yesterday? His goal was spectacular but its his running power that was just highlighted on access all areas that was really impressive.

Yeah i think it was - 3 goals and 18 disposals at 100% disposal efficiency is pretty crazy.

He is one of the best athletes in the AFL if not the best. He can just run all day, an absolute elite tank. Line breaking speed as well. 192 cm and i think possibly actually a little taller. He just has all the tools to make it.

Looks good down back, looks dangerous pinch hitting in the ruck and the very small snippets forward of the ball have been dangerous as well. I genuinely don't know where his best footy will be going forward, could very well be a Goodes style player that just goes wherever needed and excels.

 

[Wild Bill]

Yeah i think it was - 3 goals and 18 disposals at 100% disposal efficiency is pretty crazy.

He is one of the best athletes in the AFL if not the best. He can just run all day, an absolute elite tank. Line breaking speed as well. 192 cm and i think possibly actually a little taller. He just has all the tools to make it.

Looks good down back, looks dangerous pinch hitting in the ruck and the very small snippets forward of the ball have been dangerous as well. I genuinely don't know where his best footy will be going forward, could very well be a Goodes style player that just goes wherever needed and excels.

It was a great move trading up to take him. Would be easily top 5 maybe top 3 if the draft happened today,

 

[Iceman!]

It was a great move trading up to take him. Would be easily top 5 maybe top 3 if the draft happened today,

Yeah at the moment i would say Sheezel is a clear far and away number 1 after that it gets harder.

I would currently have it probably

1. Sheezel
2. Aschroft
3. Weddle
4. Wardlaw

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The rest

I am a big fan of Wardlaw and i think he will get everything out of himself that he possibly can, true heart and soul player. Ashcroft is incredible and i struggle to put Weddle ahead of him at this stage but ask me again in 12 months and i wouldn't be shocked.

 

[HeHateMe]

He has also had massive games - 36 disposals, 24 contested and a goal is exceptional.

Weddles good is good - just not Sheezel good as yet.

Different good, Weddle can be super impactful with lowish numbers because of how dynamic he can be, running the ball end to end, kicking goals from 60 off inception, all while shutting down an opponent at half back.

Sheezel can do both impactful possession and high production, your right he is better and number one from this draft in my eyes.

 

[Wild Bill]

Yeah at the moment i would say Sheezel is a clear far and away number 1 after that it gets harder.

I would currently have it probably

1. Sheezel
2. Aschroft
3. Weddle
4. Wardlaw

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The rest

I am a big fan of Wardlaw and i think he will get everything out of himself that he possibly can, true heart and soul player. Ashcroft is incredible and i struggle to put Weddle ahead of him at this stage but ask me again in 12 months and i wouldn't e shocked.

Yep agree - Ashcroft is bumped on potential and was great in his 1st year before his knee went - and its a raffle for who you could place at 5.

 

[GWS Goose]

He has also had massive games - 36 disposals, 24 contested and a goal is exceptional.

Weddles good is good - just not Sheezel good as yet.

They are not in the.same league.
Sheezel is amazing.

 

[GWS Goose]

Different good, Weddle can be super impactful with lowish numbers because of how dynamic he can be, running the ball end to end, kicking goals from 60 off inception, all while shutting down an opponent at half back.

Sheezel can do both impactful possession and high production, your right he is better and number one from this draft in my eyes.

His attack is excellent.. super dynamic.
He drops defensive a lot.
Jesse Hogan kicked 4 goals on him.
A couple times he was on Daniels and wasn't accountable and it went the other way.
That said the likes of Whitfield and Zorko also get too attack minded as well, so not surprisingly a kid makes the same mistakes.

 

[HeHateMe]

His attack is excellent.. super dynamic.
He drops defensive a lot.
Jesse Hogan kicked 4 goals on him.
A couple times he was on Daniels and wasn't accountable and it went the other way.
That said the likes of Whitfield and Zorko also get too attack minded as well, so not surprisingly a kid makes the same mistakes.

It's up and down had a blinder both ways yesterday.

 

[GWS Goose]

It's up and down had a blinder both ways yesterday.

Any club would want him

 

[Dewyyyyy]

His attack is excellent.. super dynamic.
He drops defensive a lot.
Jesse Hogan kicked 4 goals on him.
A couple times he was on Daniels and wasn't accountable and it went the other way.
That said the likes of Whitfield and Zorko also get too attack minded as well, so not surprisingly a kid makes the same mistakes.

He has bad games defensively sometimes as he continues to adapt to being offensive and defensive. He had a brilliant game on Jeremy Cameron earlier in the year where Cameron said he was the hardest matchup he’s ever had, because he wouldn’t leave his back pocket, and due to his elite athletic ability & tank.

 

[The_General#1]

Both stuck in the VFL and aren't standing out. Reckon Konstanty leaves at the end of the year. Vickery might be better (and is showing improvement I guess) but feels like Matt Ling 2.0.

Must admit I haven’t seen a lot of the swans vfl but what I have seen Konstanty has looked dangerous. Kicked some nice snags.
Vickery where are they playing him? From memory wasn’t he a HB?

 

[Blackhawk42]

One of the strangest draft selections in recent memory has come to a swift conclusion.

Sydney passed on Josh Weddle, instead trading the pick to Hawthorn.
9 Picks later they selected Hawthorn NGA player Cooper Vickery at pick 27, which everybody aside from Kinnear Beatson thought was a big reach.

2 years later and he's already been delisted without getting near a single senior appearance.

 

[freo_leo29]

One of the strangest draft selections in recent memory has come to a swift conclusion.

Sydney passed on Josh Weddle, instead trading the pick to Hawthorn.
9 Picks later they selected Hawthorn NGA player Cooper Vickery at pick 27, which everybody aside from Kinnear Beatson thought was a big reach.

2 years later and he's already been delisted without getting near a single senior appearance.

Sydney did not rate this draft at all, you could tell

They were on the phone trying to trade picks out all the time


Weddle was a massive miss but apart from that they have probably been right around that area of the draft (It's just gonna look bad because they traded out that exact pick)


Weddle probably ends up top 5 in this draft, would be interesting where Sydney had him on their board

 

[The_General#1]

One of the strangest draft selections in recent memory has come to a swift conclusion.

Sydney passed on Josh Weddle, instead trading the pick to Hawthorn.
9 Picks later they selected Hawthorn NGA player Cooper Vickery at pick 27, which everybody aside from Kinnear Beatson thought was a big reach.

2 years later and he's already been delisted without getting near a single senior appearance.

From memory Vickery was a hawks NGA. Kinnear trying to be smart but that backfired.

 

[HeHateMe]

27 was also our original 2nd that we bundled with other picks to move up to 18 and land Weddle. At the time was regarded as an overpay and we also lost our NGA recruit because we didn't have the points or went willing to use them to match.

Very good example why pick trades shouldn't be judged too harshly until a few years past and the results have actually been seen.