Resource 2024 AFL Draft discussion thread

[Mutineer]

That’s a serious game in a final

Such a shame we will trade pick 25 for ANB when this is the draft to get a quality 10 yr small forward like this bloke

Hope we can engineer another pick somehow but I doubt it happens

Poor by us , wanting to get a little bit better short term at expense of alot better in long term

Tough ggressive little bugger hey!!
How about those 2nd, 3rd, 4th efforts there to go with a cuppla nice clearances when he had squirts on ball and 6 snags of course.

 

[Mutineer]

Poor by us - this thing that hasn't happened yet ...

Yet!
Too many of the media pundits seem to be pretty certain that is the case so it won't come as any surprise to anybody.

Like Jeffcrowe has said there are certainly several excellent small pressure goalkicking forward prospects that should be attainable around pick 25 possibly later in this draft.

I guess ANB will have 2 maybe 3 seasons where he will be a decent contributor but will we be a serious finals contender in that period? Ideally we get ANB and one of the small forwards for the future, no guesses what one I'm looking at.

 

[Crow till I die]

Yet!
Too many of the media pundits seem to be pretty certain that is the case so it won't come as any surprise to anybody.

Like Jeffcrowe has said there are certainly several excellent small pressure goalkicking forward prospects that should be attainable around pick 25 possibly later in this draft.

I guess ANB will have 2 maybe 3 seasons where he will be a decent contributor but will we be a serious finals contender in that period? Ideally we get ANB and one of the small forwards for the future, no guesses what one I'm looking at.

If we trade 25 for ANB and say 38 coming back, any chance any of your small forwards may still be on the board around that pick? although getting ANB, I suspect we won't be drafting a small forward.

What about ruck prosects at the late 30's early 40's - anyone good that might still be there?

 

[Mutineer]

If we trade 25 for ANB and say 38 coming back, any chance any of your small forwards may still be on the board around that pick? although getting ANB, I suspect we won't be drafting a small forward.

What about ruck prosects at the late 30's early 40's - anyone good that might still be there?

It's possible but unlikely any of Joe Berry, Jasper Alger or Ollie Hannaford would still be there IMO.

Ruck Flynn Penry would definitely be worth a shot late/rookie though his late season form since resuming from injury could see him having suitors looking for a developing ruck to put time into.
I'd be certain he'd immediately be competitive at SANFL level if we were to move Strachan on, big lump of a lad already.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Tough ggressive little bugger hey!!
How about those 2nd, 3rd, 4th efforts there to go with a cuppla nice clearances when he had squirts on ball and 6 snags of course.

Love the sideways movements and burst of speed

All the traits you want in a small forward

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Poor by us - this thing that hasn't happened yet ...

Where there’s smoke there’s fire

Will be one of our worst moves ever if we miss out on Joe Berry or Ollie Hanna fire because we rushed to give melb pick 25 for ANB

I’m all for getting ANB in but it has to be measured against missing out on a 10 yr quality front half player like Berry Hannaford Angove Alger etc

 

[Mostyn]

Where there’s smoke there’s fire

Will be one of our worst moves ever if we miss out on Joe Berry or Ollie Hanna fire because we rushed to give melb pick 25 for ANB

I’m all for getting ANB in but it has to be measured against missing out on a 10 yr quality front half player like Berry Hannaford Angove Alger etc

Let's just keep our powder dry - I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities to get upset about the things the club has done, once they've actually done them.

 

[rabidcrow]

I have ;
Rich 1- Smith
NM 2- Smillie
WCE 3- Draper
Adel 4- FOS

North will trade down with the tigers

We will take Smillie


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[rabidcrow]

Where there’s smoke there’s fire

Will be one of our worst moves ever if we miss out on Joe Berry or Ollie Hanna fire because we rushed to give melb pick 25 for ANB

I’m all for getting ANB in but it has to be measured against missing out on a 10 yr quality front half player like Berry Hannaford Angove Alger etc

Looks unlikely we have the list spots anyway - may well be just pick 4 and Welsh from the draft


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[rabidcrow]

That’s a serious game in a final

Such a shame we will trade pick 25 for ANB when this is the draft to get a quality 10 yr small forward like this bloke

Hope we can engineer another pick somehow but I doubt it happens

Poor by us , wanting to get a little bit better short term at expense of alot better in long term

Draft picks - particularly after 20 - are all speculative and generally take time.
So yes we may miss a good player but we could just as easily be missing a McHenry or Jones etc.




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[Mutineer]

Draft picks - particularly after 20 - are all speculative and generally take time.
So yes we may miss a good player but we could just as easily be missing a McHenry or Jones etc.




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Well one things for sure if we use pick 25 in isolation and receive nothing back the likelihood is we get 2 maybe 3 years where ANB will be an assett hopefully though he doesn't come with an iron clad guarantee that will be the case. Small forwards like Joe Berry, Ollie Hannaford etc are more likely to be an assett when we're truly a finals contending team and for a far longer tenure.

Are you suggesting all the recruiters that have been interviewed publically are all mugs when they say this is a very deep draft and clubs are clamoring to trade next year's 1sts into this draft?

 

[rabidcrow]

Well one things for sure if we use pick 25 in isolation and receive nothing back the likelihood is we get 2 maybe 3 years where ANB will be an assett hopefully though he doesn't come with an iron clad guarantee that will be the case. Small forwards like Joe Berry, Ollie Hannaford etc are more likely to be an assett when we're truly a finals contending team and for a far longer tenure.

Are you suggesting all the recruiters that have been interviewed publically are all mugs when they say this is a very deep draft and clubs are clamoring to trade next year's 1sts into this draft?

Not at all. Assuming we get a pick around 40 back we will pick a draftee that is going to be behind another 10-12 blokes to try and crack in to the 22 that’s all. We need our best 5-7 young guys to develop and get more experienced depth in. Yet again we have hamstrung ourselves by resigning 3-4 blokes that we will need to delist next year.
Everyone seems to consider this a super draft - we already locked in to a father son and I doubt we take another pick outside of 4 (upgrade someone) unless we have a complete failure of an off season and only bring ANB.

Given your comment I assume you would agree we should have at least 7 list vacancies to bring in 3-4 recruits plus 3-4 draftees?


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[crow2crow]

North will trade down with the tigers

We will take Smillie


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no we won't last year was the big body mid - curtin and edwards

this year is speed and power

 

[PeterSalt]

Squad named for the U17's Futures game on Grand Final Day.
Couple of GWV Rebels lads stiff to not be in the mix, Archie Taylor who has an athletic profile most draftees could only dream about and especially Harley Hicks who has as much X factor as any of next year's draftees.

Over a third of the squad club-tied through Northern Academies or NGA Academies.

The overall squad will shortly be split into two teams, named after retiring champions Dyson Heppell and Rory Sloane. The game will be broadcast live and free via the AFL app and website, with profiles and scouting notes on every player afield to come on Rookie Me Central – stay tuned.

2024 AFL NATIONAL FUTURES SQUAD​

NAME	STATE	STATE LEAGUE CLUB	COMMUNITY CLUB
Beau Addinsall	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Burleigh
Tairon Ah-Mu	VIC C	Dandenong Stingrays	Berwick
Daniel Annable	QLD	Brisbane Lions Academy	Redland-Victoria Point
Xavier Bamert	VIC M	Sandringham Dragons	Collegians
Charlie Banfield	WA	Claremont	Swanbourne
Harley Barker	SA	Sturt	Mt Barker
Thomas Burton	VIC M	Western Jets	Point Cook
Luke Candy	SA	Glenelg	Brighton
Lachlan Carmichael	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	Mosman
Noah Chamberlain	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	East Sydney
Samuel Cumming	SA	North Adelaide	Wentworth
Cody Curtin	WA	Claremont	West Coast
Jack Dalton	VIC M	Sandringham Dragons	Camberwell
Cooper Duff-Tytler	VIC M	Calder Cannons	Woodend-Hesket
Willem Duursma	VIC C	Gippsland Power	Foster
Louis Emmett	VIC M	Oakleigh Chargers	Glen Iris
Koby Evans	WA	Perth	Kenwick
Oliver Greeves	VIC M	Eastern Ranges	Vermont
Samuel Grlj	VIC M	Oakleigh Chargers	Old Camberwell
Jasper Hay	TAS	Tasmania Devils	Clarence
Liam Hetherton	NSW/ACT	Murray Bushrangers	North Albury
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves	VIC C	Dandenong Stingrays	Mornington
Jack Ison	VIC M	Oakleigh Chargers	Parkside
Blake Kelly	WA	Swan Districts	Caversham
Max King	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	Cardiff Hawks
Bailey-Dean Latanis	NSW/ACT	GWS Giants Academy	Ingleburn
Matthew LeRay	SA	Central District	Golden Grove
Josh Lindsay	VIC C	Geelong Falcons	Newtown & Chilwell
Archie Ludowyke	VIC M	Sandringham Dragons	East Sandringham
Thomas McGuane	VIC M	Western Jets	Keilor
Taj Murray	NT	Northern Territory Academy North Adelaide	Nightcliff
Jai Murray	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Broadbeach
Riley Onley	VIC C	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton United
Dylan Patterson	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Palm Beach Currumbin
Joshua Reichelt	SA	Central District	Nuriootpa
Fred Rodriguez	WA	South Fremantle	Fremantle City
Ben Rongdit	VIC C	Geelong Falcons	Colac
Kalen Russell	NT	Northern Territory Academy Sturt	Darwin Buffaloes
Aidan Schubert	SA	Central District	Gawler Central
Dyson Sharp	SA	Central District	Barossa District
Zeke Uwland	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Burleigh
Wes Walley	WA	Subiaco	Warwick Greenwood
Toby Whan	WA	South Fremantle	Roleystone
Kalani White	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Broadbeach
Harrison Wilson	NSW/ACT	Murray Bushrangers	Lavington Panthers
Lucas Wootton	TAS	Tasmania Devils	Launceston

Samuel Cumming - Wentworth - any relation?

 

[rabidcrow]

no we won't last year was the big body mid - curtin and edwards

this year is speed and power

I agree speed and power is what we need. Just hearing that Smillie is our target. Hopefully a ruse!


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[ABAB]

I agree speed and power is what we need. Just hearing that Smillie is our target. Hopefully a ruse!


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Maybe he was early in the year along with other clubs........

 

[crow2crow]

I agree speed and power is what we need. Just hearing that Smillie is our target. Hopefully a ruse!


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would make no sense at all. still thats our lot

all the linking im hearing is actually lalor. most think draper will be gone pick 1 or 2. with jagga the alternative 1 or 2 not including ashcroft

 

[Anzacpaul]

Looks unlikely we have the list spots anyway - may well be just pick 4 and Welsh from the draft


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Don't you have to take 3 picks?

 

[Scorpus]

Does Smillie play like Tom Green

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Tom Green

Age

23

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

?

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Does Smillie play like Tom Green?

More of a Cripps type

But had plateaued in his draft year
I’m a self confessed FOS fan
He’s what we need

 

[Mostyn]

More of a Cripps type

But had plateaued in his draft year
I’m a self confessed FOS fan
He’s what we need

Hasn't FOS had a worse year than Smillie?

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Hasn't FOS had a worse year than Smillie?

Had a few niggling injuries but when on he’s shown why he’s rated highly
Look I wouldn’t be upset if we went with Smillie but there’s better choices
My preference is

FOS
Lalor
Draper
Langford
Smillie
Smith

 

[NCHammertime]

Had a few niggling injuries but when on he’s shown why he’s rated highly
Look I wouldn’t be upset if we went with Smillie but there’s better choices
My preference is

FOS
Lalor
Draper
Langford
Smillie
Smith

Is there a go home factor to consider as well? We’ve never had much luck with Vic metro players. Lalor and FOS seem a safer bet from western vic if we can’t get/ don’t want Draper.

 

[crow2crow]

Is there a go home factor to consider as well? We’ve never had much luck with Vic metro players. Lalor and FOS seem a safer bet from western vic if we can’t get/ don’t want Draper.

dont worry we wont pick smillie. that was the last draft. he is our bont/cripps. they will want something different. more i think the more i suspect its lalor. just completely different to everything else we have, country vic which they like. anyway draper will be gone purely because WC see draper as a lower go home risk than victorians.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Is there a go home factor to consider as well? We’ve never had much luck with Vic metro players. Lalor and FOS seem a safer bet from western vic if we can’t get/ don’t want Draper.

Not sure

I’d back us in to keep him - seem to have had much better retention of recent years