Resource 2024 AFL Draft discussion thread (Wed Nov 20 to Fri Nov 22)

[Jeffcrowe]

Only 19 days to the most interesting draft ever

Definitely most interesting draft ever

Just so many different thoughts due to how even the 70 ish players are

 

[Mutineer]

2025 Mid season draft shaping as a beauty as well

 

[Mutineer]

Rookie Me final draft rankings.

 

[rumour_troll_626]

I think the chances of other clubs taking Draper are…

North 1%
Richmond (if they trade) 10%
Carlton 10-15%

 

[NTRabbit]

Draper's been giving Brad Ebert

7

Brad Ebert

Age

34

Ht

189cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.9

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

8.5

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

5.2

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.9

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.8

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

8.2

4star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.2

3star

"of course they're going to take him/how could you not take him" draft vibes of late

 

[rabidcrow]

Definitely most interesting draft ever

Just so many different thoughts due to how even the 70 ish players are

And yet still only 60-62 picks likely. Lots of good kids going to miss out


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[FR0GGY]

I think the chances of other clubs taking Draper are…

North 1%
Richmond (if they trade) 10%
Carlton 10-15%

Richmond closer to 9%

 

[the big lebowski]

He’s slow but the highest metres gained player in the draft , not as slow as crouch

Not my first choice but he’s a gun

High metres gained from both long kicking and running with the footy. Would have to average more running bounces than the the other top 4.

He certainly doesn’t play a “slow” style of footy

Incidentally he’d also have as good a marking highlight real from u18 footy as Dursma did last year

 

[the big lebowski]

With Travaglia - he’s just a star wherever he plays , his game screams afl player . I reckon he’s terribly underrated by draft media , I expect some clubs to have him rated top 6 or 7

Another speed anomaly imo. Like Langford, Travaglia tested poorly over 20m, but you wouldn’t say he lacks speed in any capacity. Loves to run with the footy and whereas Langford sort of lopes along Travaglia seems to eat the space infront of him quickly.

Reminds me of Mckercher’s 20m time last year. Slower than Dursma over 20m and it wasn’t really close.

But on a footy field he’s a running bounce machine l.

 

[Thunderstruck]

The age (marc mcgowan) has us taken Langford ahead of Draper, with Sid falling to the saints picks.

FWIW his top 40:

1. Rich - Lalor
2. BL - Ashcroft
3. NM - Tauru
4. Carl - FOS
5. Adel - Langford
6. Melb - Smith
7. Rich - Smillie
8. GCS - Lombard
9. Ess - Kako
10. STK - Draper
11. STK - Lindsay
12. Melb - Armstrong
13. Rich - Travaglia
14. Rich - Shanahan
15. WCE - Allan
16. Port - J Whitlock
17. Freo - Berry
18. GWS - Hotton
19. GWS - Hannaford
20. WB - Reid
21. Rich - Trainor
22. BL - Marshall
23. Syd - Dattoli
24. Rich - Alger
25. GWS - Faull
26. Syd - M Whitlock
27. Rich - Dodson
28. Rich - Hynes
29. WB - Gross
30. WCE - Mraz
31. Port - Barrat
32. Freo - Davis
33. Carl - B Camporeale
34. STK - Sims
35. Ess - West
36. Haw - Oliver
37. WB - Moraes
38. Port - Clarke
39. GWS - Unwin
40. Syd - Nicholls

Draper at 10!!! oh my god, he needs to see a priest

 

[FR0GGY]

Draper at 10!!! oh my god, he needs to see a priest

Fantastic we can trade down to 10 and pick up a F1 along the way

 

[Jeffcrowe]

And yet still only 60-62 picks likely. Lots of good kids going to miss out


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2025 mid season draft looking good

 

[1970crow]

Aren't you?

Other than ruck stocks into the future I don't think there's too many holes in our list and some pretty reasonable depth. Peatling, Cumming and ANB certainly strengthens our list. Other than a developing ruck and perhaps another decent young small forward for the future allowing Rankine and Rachele more to concentrate on midfield where else do you see us needing to strengthen through this draft with the picks we originally held?

We really just need to get the best out of what we already have, that's down to the coach and his assistants.

I think we have a Finals contending list with our additions already plus pick 4 and Welsh?

I don't think we have anywhere near enough high end players, particularly in the midfield, to be genuinely contending around the top few for multiple years. But as I said seasons ago, our version of a rebuild was not to contend in the top few, but rather around the bottom of the 8 as soon as possible. And that's where we are.

 

[1970crow]

Some Welsh highlights just because...

i watched about a 3rd of the first one and it was tough going. No wonder he's slipped so far, he's awful.

 

[Cromulant]

i watched about a 3rd of the first one and it was tough going. No wonder he's slipped so far, he's awful.

He's not awful at all, but he's not the finished product

 

[Shifty Crow]

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i watched about a rd of the first one and it was tough going. No wonder he's slipped so far, he's awful.

I’m happy to cut him some slack

When other draft prospects are still playing in junior pathways, Welsh is playing against men for the first time in the best comp outside the AFL


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