Preview 2024 AFL Draft General Discussion

[irel]

Shouldn't he be getting ready for the U17s All Stars game on Saturday? Surprising to hear he's in Brisbane right now.

What better way to develop as a player then join a Grand Final bound Lions in their preparation and immerse himself in the atmosphere. When/if his turn comes it will not be totally unfamiliar.

 

[Haggas]

How compromised is the 2024 draft expected to be at this early stage?

Brisbane - Levi Ashcroft F/S & Sam Marshall Academy
Gold Coast - Leonardo Lombard Academy
Sydney - Joe Harrison Academy
Adelaide - Tyler Welsh F/S
Carlton - Lucas and Ben Camporeale F/S’s
Port Adelaide - Louie Montgomery F/S

There’s a few more academy and F/S’s that could rise

 

[briztoon]

Brisbane - Levi Ashcroft F/S & Sam Marshall Academy
Gold Coast - Leonardo Lombard Academy
Sydney - Joe Harrison Academy
Adelaide - Tyler Welsh F/S
Carlton - Lucas and Ben Camporeale F/S’s
Port Adelaide - Louie Montgomery F/S

There’s a few more academy and F/S’s that could rise

If you’re looking at the U17 Futures team lists, wasn’t there a Burgoyne who would be father son eligible, and 3 Swans academy boys?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I hope there's a photo of each team with Nick Naitanui and Joel Selwood coming tonight or tomorrow.

Put names to faces and vice versa.

 

[Membling]

If you’re looking at the U17 Futures team lists, wasn’t there a Burgoyne who would be father son eligible, and 3 Swans academy boys?

Yup.

Joe harrison, woods and cochran

 

[Haggas]

If you’re looking at the U17 Futures team lists, wasn’t there a Burgoyne who would be father son eligible, and 3 Swans academy boys?

Yeah I just wrote down the ones that are around top 30 mark.
Rome Burgoyne but he's missed a lot of the year through injury hopefully has a good year next year.
Joel Cochran and Mitchell Woods could rise.

 

[Haggas]

I hope there's a photo of each team with Nick Naitanui and Joel Selwood coming tonight or tomorrow.

Put names to faces and vice versa.

Do you know if they televise it?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Do you know if they televise it?

I don't ever recall it being televised ever.

If anything, it'll be on the AFL website at least.

 

[briztoon]

I don't ever recall it being televised ever.

If anything, it'll be on the AFL website at least.

I’m sure it is. I recall watching Cockatoo years ago, when it was still the U18’s.

 

[Haggas]

I’m sure it is. I recall watching Cockatoo years ago, when it was still the U18’s.

They really should play it before the AFL GF if they want to build up the hype on draft night like they keep saying.

 

[eaglespremiers]

The top 4 in the Bendigo Pioneers B&F polling last night are all eligible for the 2024 national draft.
Tobie Travaglia came first:

Tom Evans came equal 2nd:

Jobe Shanahan also came 2nd:

Archer Day-Wicks came fourth:

Tobie, Jobe and Archer are all playing in the U17 GF curtain raiser tomorrow.

 

[Davo-27]

The top 4 in the Bendigo Pioneers B&F polling last night are all eligible for the 2024 national draft.
Tobie Travaglia came first:

Tom Evans came equal 2nd:

Jobe Shanahan also came 2nd:

Archer Day-Wicks came fourth:

Tobie, Jobe and Archer are all playing in the U17 GF curtain raiser tomorrow.

where did Harley Reid end up?

Jobe Shanahan was very impressive for NSW, he is such an impressive kpp, Tobie has been great for Bendigo and ok at Vic Country, Archer Day-Wicks same, Tom Evans i have not seen him play rep footy, but he has been great for Bendigo.

 

[eaglespremiers]

where did Harley Reid end up?

Jobe Shanahan was very impressive for NSW, he is such an impressive kpp, Tobie has been great for Bendigo and ok at Vic Country, Archer Day-Wicks same, Tom Evans i have not seen him play rep footy, but he has been great for Bendigo.

Harley wasn't in the top 5, but I think he only ended up playing 5 games (with a further game he limped off at the start of the 2nd quarter), and as a player can get a maximum of 15 votes in a game it's not a surprise that he didn't poll that well (even if he'd got the maximum votes in all games that he played uninjured he would've only come 4th overall). He was leading the count prior to the 2nd Academy game when he sustained the head injury.

Evans is one to watch out for. He plays a bit like Butters and can hit the scoreboard. Probably needs a couple more centimetres of growth though.
There's also another kid, Shaun Watson, who came into the team in the latter rounds and played well as a key forward.
If he can fill out and they have a good run with injuries next year the Pioneers could do really well.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

That's a pretty rude as mullet on Day-Wicks.

 

[eaglespremiers]

That's a pretty rude as mullet on Day-Wicks.

Funnily enough it was Oskar Smartt's mullet which was singled out by the coaching staff at the event last night.

 

[Haggas]

1. Levi Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons/Old Brighton Grammarians)
2. Lucas Camporeale (Glenelg/Brighton Districts & Old Scholars)
3. Phoenix Hargrave (South Adelaide/Reynella)
4. Joe Harrison (Sydney Swans Academy/Warners Bay)
5. Taj Hotton (Sandringham Dragons/Old Haileybury)
6. Isaac Kako (Calder Cannons/Pascoe Vale)
7. Xavier Lindsay (Gippsland Power/Leongatha)
8. Christian Moraes (Eastern Ranges/Glen Waverley)
9. Murphy Reid (Sandringham Dragons/South Melbourne Districts)
10. Tobie Travaglia (Bendigo Pioneers/Sandhurst)
11. Malakai Champion (Subiaco/Mines Rovers)
12. Kade Herbert (Woodville-West Torrens/Bute)
13. Austin van der Struyf (Claremont/Claremont)
14. Sam Lalor (GWV Rebels/Bacchus Marsh)
15. Harvey Langford (Dandenong Stingrays/Mount Martha)
16. Noah Mraz (Dandenong Stingrays/Narre North Foxes)
17. Joshua Murphy (Murray Bushrangers/North Albury)
18. Finn O’Sullivan (Oakleigh Chargers/Koroit)
19. Oliver Warburton (Murray Bushrangers/Shepparton Swans)
20. Jonty Faull (GWV Rebels/Redan)
27. Oliver Dean (Tasmania Devils/North Launceston)
28. Flynn Penry (GWV Rebels/Cobden)
29. Tyler Welsh (Woodville West-Torrens/Henley)

TEAM NAITANUI
(Blue and green jumper)

1. Ben Camporeale (Glenelg/Brighton Districts & Old Scholars)
2. Sid Draper (South Adelaide/Willunga)
3. Mitch Woods (Sydney Swans Academy/Penshurst)
4. Clay Shadforth (NT Academy/South Adelaide/Palmerston)
5. Bo Allan (Peel Thunder/Halls Head)
7. Archer Day-Wicks (Bendigo Pioneers/Sandhurst)
8. Lucca Grego (Western Jets/Keilor)
9. Zak Johnson (Northern Knights/Old Ivanhoe Grammarians)
10. Leonardo Lombard (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Broadbeach)
11. Sam Marshall (Brisbane Lions Academy/Sandringham Dragons/St Bedes Mentone)
12. Ricky Mentha (NT Academy/Gippsland Power/Morwell)
13. Jagga Smith (Oakleigh Chargers/Richmond)
14. Joel Cochran (Sydney Swans Academy/East Sydney)
15. Tom Gross (Oakleigh Chargers/Old Trinity Grammarians)
16. Nash King (Calder Cannons/Wallan)
17. Harry O’Farrell (Calder Cannons/Maribyrnong Park)
18. Jobe Shanahan (Bendigo Pioneers/Moama)
19. Josh Smillie (Eastern Ranges/Park Orchards)
20. Luke Trainor (Sandringham Dragons/Old Brighton Grammarians)
21. Rome Burgoyne (Woodville-West Torrents/Port District)
27. Tom Luck (Woodville-West Torrens/Central Yorke)
28. Tom Gillett (Brisbane Lions Academy/Sherwood)

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Just thinking.
As well as chatting about the prospects, what about a weekly injury update on potential draft candidates?

Helps to clarify things and washes away any confusion as to why this player hasn't played.

Start it next year.

 

[safely kept]

Harley wasn't in the top 5, but I think he only ended up playing 5 games (with a further game he limped off at the start of the 2nd quarter), and as a player can get a maximum of 15 votes in a game it's not a surprise that he didn't poll that well (even if he'd got the maximum votes in all games that he played uninjured he would've only come 4th overall). He was leading the count prior to the 2nd Academy game when he sustained the head injury.

Evans is one to watch out for. He plays a bit like Butters and can hit the scoreboard. Probably needs a couple more centimetres of growth though.
There's also another kid, Shaun Watson, who came into the team in the latter rounds and played well as a key forward.
If he can fill out and they have a good run with injuries next year the Pioneers could do really well.

Shaun Watson is flying under the radar...although 2025 Draft eligible. He is 194cm and about 90kg as a 16yo. Played u15 Vic schoolboys in 2022 and Vic Country u16 in 2023. he played the last 3-4 games with Bendigo this year in the 18s and was more than handy as a KPD and KPF, the word on the grapevine (pun for his home town Mildura)is that he can also play as a mid.

He also has the genetics, his mum is the sister of Robbie and Chris Tarrant.

 

[eaglespremiers]

Shaun Watson is flying under the radar...although 2025 Draft eligible. He is 194cm and about 90kg as a 16yo. Played u15 Vic schoolboys in 2022 and Vic Country u16 in 2023. he played the last 3-4 games with Bendigo this year in the 18s and was more than handy as a KPD and KPF, the word on the grapevine (pun for his home town Mildura)is that he can also play as a mid.

He also has the genetics, his mum is the sister of Robbie and Chris Tarrant.

There you go. His brother (at least I assume, based on appearance) is RJ Watson who played through the centre this year for the Pioneers. He was good and clean, just didn't touch the ball enough to have a substantial impact on most games. Otherwise there was a lot to like about his game.

RJ Watson on the left Shaun Watson on the right.

 

[safely kept]

There you go. His brother (at least I assume, based on appearance) is RJ Watson who played through the centre this year for the Pioneers. He was good and clean, just didn't touch the ball enough to have a substantial impact on most games. Otherwise there was a lot to like about his game.

RJ Watson on the left Shaun Watson on the right.
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Correct...brothers, RJ being the little older brother. His football will go to another level when out of the density restricted Coates league.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

DAMN!

RJ really is a Tarrant in Watson’s clothing.

 

[Juice030103]

Do we have an early draft power rankings

 

[Chism]

Anyone know the combine results and full order of where they came?

Struggling to find anything other than the top efforts or first place getters for each boy in a catergory.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Do we have an early draft power rankings

Not overall but Davo updates his routinely.

 

[Wrenny]

Any of these youngsters looking like a top end KPF talent?