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.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Saints love players with questionable character.

 

[Roby]

St. Kilda bite the bullet

Possibly generational talent at pick 62

 

[Bugs1977]

What's the chances of the Pies taking Chad?

 

[CD Xbow]

Saints love players with questionable character.

Yeah, no surprise the dwarf burning, dik pikng, party boys took him.

 

[Tony3163]

What's the chances of the Pies taking Chad?

None

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Gee wouldn't want to meet this mob after a few drinks. Looks like a one punchathon

 

[RoughysMullet]

How many random players are Geelong drafting geezus

 

[ShoveYourCOLA]

sO WhO wON teh dRAFt!?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

How many players are Geelong drafting geezus

They're cooked otherwise. Need to hit the draft

 

[Mercy Seat]

sO WhO wON teh dRAFt!?

D+

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

sO WhO wON teh dRAFt!?

Essendon. 3 Votes.

 

[Kuuz]

Jesus how many picks are Geelong taking

Up to 6 now

 

[kirbatron]

sO WhO wON teh dRAFt!?

D+

 

[RoughysMullet]

sO WhO wON teh dRAFt!?

“Essendon won the draft by far and dodo is the greatest expert in draft history
Also Norf and suns are geniuses for taking the gifts they were given” - Fox sports

 

[QuietB]

Geelong do love a mature age recruit.

 

[VandoHawk]

Really like our draft even if it was fairly standard.

Watson is a marketable A-grade small that adds firepower.

McCabe has really high upside with his movement and skills for a KPD. He looks skinny but is 86kg, don’t think he’ll have trouble bulking up.

Bodie Ryan a bit of a surprise but I like it. Very tough, very courageous and can intercept. Has good mobility. Very reminiscent of Blake Hardwick

15

Blake Hardwick

Age

27

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.8

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.1

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

264.7

4star

D

13.8

3star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.7

3star

MG

264.7

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.4

4star

and you can't have enough of that type.

Calsher a longer shot but a very romantic story. Has the tools, especially contested marking, but didn’t put it all together. Late season form was good. A project player in an area we're lacking depth.

 

[H00t]

Geelong haven’t worked out they can pick up players in the mid season draft who are over 18 years of age.

They love their overagers late in the draft.

 

[Jet_black]

Just saw this on the HFC app - it was from 10 hours ago?? Something strange or pre-prepared!

 

[Roby]

AFL clubs again generally ignoring the best kicks in the draft. I think AFL clubs overrate their abilities to improve players kicking abilities and tend to still go for power and speed.

 

[VandoHawk]

AFL clubs again generally ignoring the best kicks in the draft. I think AFL clubs overrate their abilities to improve players kicking abilities and tend to still go for power and speed.

Schoenmaker has multiple problems that detract from his kicking ability.
He has no defensive side. I've watched him a decent amount, his defending is very very average.
A lot of his rebound is generated from kick ins.
Combined with rumours of a poor character and it's no surprise he slid.

From a Hawthorn perspective Watson & McCabe are two of the better kicks in this draft.

 

[Books]

So we traded for 2 F4 picks. Anyone know who they were tied to?

 

[Bugs1977]

So we traded for 2 F4 picks. Anyone know who they were tied to?

Pretty sure Swans + Port

 

[VandoHawk]

So we traded for 2 F4 picks. Anyone know who they were tied to?

Port and Sydney.
Not really great but we were always just taking Calsher so effectively brought in 2 future fourths for nothing.

 

[Roby]

Schoenmaker has multiple problems that detract from his kicking ability.
He has no defensive side. I've watched him a decent amount, his defending is very very average.
A lot of his rebound is generated from kick ins.
Combined with rumours of a poor character and it's no surprise he slid.

From a Hawthorn perspective Watson & McCabe are two of the better kicks in this draft.

He has a defensive side. He played full back. He's also also 194cm+. Sicily didn't have a defensive side when he was drafted and he's fine now.

 

[Books]

Port and Sydney.
Not really great but we were always just taking Calsher so effectively brought in 2 future fourths for nothing.

Exactly. Smart move, I thought.