Player Watch 2023 AFL Draft Pool Discussion Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

Same rule applies to this thread as other years, keep it on topic about the kids.
Don’t get bogged down on what other teams might do or where they will finish.

Trade speculation belongs here.
That's also where you can discuss your mock drafts or pick trades.

Any McCabe, Dear or Maginness talk belongs here.

 

[H00t]

The question marks on Schoenmakers character have pushed him out this far. Will he even get drafted?

I can see a team like * picking him up.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Nice to see KeeperLeague in the room in the back of the Hawks room on his laptop on BigFooty

Front and square middle of the table haha

 

[Mitchell Madness]

We've ended up with a B.Ryan on the list after all!

It's the Mitchell Lewis selection all over again!

 

[hawkinoz]

Think Sam was missing a B Ryan on the list

Welcome Bodie

Supposedly shut down Harley in a game. So that is a WIN.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

No 2J or Lorenz makes me sad.

Don't know anything about Ryan, but based on his profile I imagine we'd have taken 2J if given the chance.

 

[eldorado]

Another half back flanker/3rd tall defender really

**** you Buckenara!

 

[burger09]

Finally a HBFer

Wouldnt be a hawks draft without at least 1

 

[Kuuz]

 

[Blackhawk42]

Bodie Ryan Draft Profile

Glenelg defender Bodie Ryan - the cousin of Jakob - is a resolute interceptor who also helps launch attacks on the turnover.

central.rookieme.com

Strong defensive abilities as well intercepting and rebounding qualities.
187cm.
Compared to Tom Doedee

12

Tom Doedee

Age

27

Ht

190cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

8.6

5star

M

5.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

228.8

4star

D

15.3

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

5.8

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

1.3

2star

MG

228.8

3star

D

19.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

6.6

5star

T

1.4

4star

.
I know people are saying 'really, another back flanker?' but since we delisted Josh Morris

35

Josh Morris

Age

23

Ht

186cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.3

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

2.7

2star

M

1.3

2star

T

2.0

4star

MG

81.0

1star

D

6.3

1star

K

3.7

1star

HB

2.7

2star

M

1.3

1star

T

2.0

3star

MG

81.0

1star

D

6.3

2star

K

3.7

2star

HB

2.7

3star

M

1.3

2star

T

2.0

4star

MG

81.0

2star

we don't really have much lockdown depth in defence for medium or smaller players.
Looks like Bodie has all the modern athlete/football qualities but offers some old fashioned defensive sensibilities.

 

[Alite]

Body Ryan… the junk yard dog of the draft. The guy you want in the trenches.

 

[TDS7]

Very interesting pick. Might have to learn to love it, but he's a hawk now. Plays the way TJ would have played, arguably better and more refined.

Sad at no ZZ or Roberts though.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Liam Shiels

14

Liam Shiels

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.2

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

3.4

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

12.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

5star

learning the ropes of the draft

 

[KermitJagger]

One of my favourite things every draft year is this board getting so fixated on what they think we need and should draft, then getting confused when the list management team seem to have the complete opposite opinion.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

North Melbourne trading out their pick to the Power.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

According to Shifter - Ryan went to a red hot Harley Reid against Vic Country and did a job on him. Sounds good to me.

 

[SSSSSS]

Was hoping for ZZ or Delean but welcome Ryan.

 

[Sixpence]

So I guess that means no Phillips?

 

[peetoo]

I thought mm was probably contemplating a trade

 

[hawkinoz]

Lions traded for the pick just before our next pick at 52 with a F4.

Wonder if we can do same with another club & bank.

Port just traded their F4 for North's pick 48

Maybe both our picks(52,53) for their F3( Greedy I know)

 

[Ned Ryerson]

One of my favourite things every draft year is this board getting so fixated on what they think we need and should draft, then getting confused when the list management team seem to have the complete opposite opinion.

‘Why doesn’t this room full of professionals agree with me, a person who has read 17 phantom drafts and watched some YouTube videos???’

 

[cryptor]

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Reads a bit like a Sicily type

 

[The Chad and I]

Body Ryan… the junk yard dog of the draft. The guy you want in the trenches.

Yup.
He's not going to hesitate going for the hard ball.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I don't know how that kids name rhymes, but it does.

 

[Kuuz]

Just trying to imagine BT saying "Anastasopoulos" without sounding like a post-head impact hospital patient

 

[Ashman23]

Geelong seriously picked a 26 yr old at pick 36. Gotta keep that average age up!