Preview 2024 AFL Draft General Discussion

[Jeremias]

Any chance the blues were happy to jump up to 3 to grab Sid Draper before the crowd pick?
Kinda makes sense, and they probably know that he won't go top 2, you can't say that with lalor, smith and O'Sullivan.
Adds some pace and spread to a midfield that can be one paced, hence why Kennedy has left?

Yes there’s definitely a chance.

FOS has been heavily linked to Carlton but I don’t think we make that trade when we made it, with one specific target in mind.

If we had one specific target, we’d likely have waited until draft night to pull the trigger.

 

[THE_GUN]

Very split about if i actually want Richmond to trade for #2
Fos/Lalor double sounds good
But so does Lalor / Tauru plus the extra 1st rounder

No reason Richmond have to take the extra mid at #2 With Sharp most likely available next year
I suppose blair & Crew will know which balance suits best

 

[anotherletdown]

Does anyone have a list of draft eligible/likely Father-son and Academy picks for this draft?

I know the below, but hoping for a fuller list

Adel - Welsh (later pick)
Bris - Aschroft (top 3), Marshall (pick in 20s?)
Carl - Camporeale twins (late 2nd onwards)
Ess - Kako (top 15)
GC - Lombard (top 15)
WC - Champion (later pick)

Surely there are more? Some bound for Cat B Rookies etc

Swans have a defender likely to go from about pick 45 onwards

 

[danster168]

Given we have 10 and 11 I don't like your chances.

I don't want to split the picks. I'd rather stay at 9 ahead of you.

 

[danster168]

I hope the rumours of Dees wanting Armstrong are untrue. He's not a first round talent. Awkward kick and not skilful enough for an undersized key forward.

 

[botts]

I hope the rumours of Dees wanting Armstrong are untrue. He's not a first round talent. Awkward kick and not skilful enough for an undersized key forward.

He’s 195 and doesn’t miss.

 

[Mostyn]

In 22 Eagles split 2 for 8 and 12. That gives you a good guide of what it might take to split a top 2-3 pick.

I think the Eagles or Roos would do it if they could get a pick 5-6 plus another mid 1st so theyd still get 1 from that top group. The issue is I don't see another club coughing that up for a 2-4 pick upgrade unless they get something significant pack.

Find it hard to believe Melbourne would cough up 5 and 13 (if they get it) for 2 or 3 for example. Or Richmond giving 6 and 10 (Bolton deal). St Kilda 7 and 8 is overs too and probably not in their interests if you look at their list build.

Obviously lots of other factors too like how do individual clubs rate the draft, what offers are available, where the clubs list builds are at ect. Hard to tell from the outside.

It's a bit heartbreaking reading this post

 

[BrutThough]

Does anyone have a list of draft eligible/likely Father-son and Academy picks for this draft?

I know the below, but hoping for a fuller list

Adel - Welsh (later pick)
Bris - Aschroft (top 3), Marshall (pick in 20s?)
Carl - Camporeale twins (late 2nd onwards)
Ess - Kako (top 15)
GC - Lombard (top 15)
WC - Champion (later pick)

Surely there are more? Some bound for Cat B Rookies etc

Saints have Cole, Hoffman and Peckett all as late chances to be picked up.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Richmonds draft haul will be interesting. My guess is

1. Jagga
6. Reid
10. Tauru
11. Travaglia
18. Berry
20. Linday
23. Dodson
24. J.Whitlock

I think they prioritize talls and take 2 key position players + 1 ruck. Id be staggered if Dodson isnt taken by them. Im very confident of 6 of those picks. I think they take the top 4 picks like that. I also think they 100% take Dodson and Berry

 

[Wrenny]

Richmonds draft haul will be interesting. My guess is

1. Jagga
6. Reid
10. Tauru
11. Travaglia
18. Berry
19. Lindsay
20. J.Whitlock
23. Dodson
24. Moraes

I think they prioritize talls and take 2 key position players + 1 ruck. Id be staggered if Dodson isnt taken by them. Im very confident of 6 of those picks. I think they take the top 4 picks like that. I also think they 100% take Dodson and Berry

How do we pick up #19? We only have 8 picks. 1,6,10,11,18,20,23 & 24.

I think we’d pick Tauru at 6 (7) if he is still there. That’d be assuming that Jagga, Lalor, Langford, Draper & FOS are all gone. Although we are high on Smillie.

Would love 3 mids, 2 KPF, Berry & Lindsay and hopefully Hannaford later.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

How do we pick up #19? We only have 8 picks. 1,6,10,11,18,20,23 & 24.

I think we’d pick Tauru at 6 (7) if he is still there. That’d be assuming that Jagga, Lalor, Langford, Draper & Smith are all gone. Although we are high on Smillie.

Would love 3 mids, 2 KPF, Berry & Lindsay and hopefully Hannaford later.

Haha I cant count. Remove Moraes from that. You will 100% pick another mid at 6. Would be insane not too

 

[richoatthedisco]

Richmonds draft haul will be interesting. My guess is

1. Jagga
6. Reid
10. Tauru
11. Travaglia
18. Berry
20. Linday
23. Dodson
24. J.Whitlock

I think they prioritize talls and take 2 key position players + 1 ruck. Id be staggered if Dodson isnt taken by them. Im very confident of 6 of those picks. I think they take the top 4 picks like that. I also think they 100% take Dodson and Berry

No chance.

If we don't trade up for 2 it'll be something like:
1. Lalor/FOS
6. Langford/Smillie/Tauru
10/11. Two of Smillie/Berry/Armstrong/Travaglia/Allan/Hotton/Lindsay
18. Hotton/Hannaford/J.Whitlock/Hynes
20. J.Whitlock/Hynes/Faull/Dattoli/Dodson
23. Faull/M.Whitlock or trade down and add a future pick
24. Trade for F1 to someone like Geelong or Essendon
Grab someone like Sims, Mraz or O'Farrell with the traded down pick (unless we already have both Whitlocks, or one of them and Tauru/Armstrong/Faull - then we might go someone like Clarke/Barrat/Jaques/Moraes/Day-Wicks or even Burmeister if we don't get Dodson)

I don't think we'll take more than two talls. Three at the outside.

 

[Mutineer]

Does anyone have a list of draft eligible/likely Father-son and Academy picks for this draft?

I know the below, but hoping for a fuller list

Adel - Welsh (later pick)
Bris - Aschroft (top 3), Marshall (pick in 20s?)
Carl - Camporeale twins (late 2nd onwards)
Ess - Kako (top 15)
GC - Lombard (top 15)
WC - Champion (later pick)

Surely there are more? Some bound for Cat B Rookies etc

GWS - Logan Smith 40 onwards probably

Saints have Lennox Hoffman and Adrian Cole who both likely get drafted?

 

[GC2015]

Saints have Cole, Hoffman and Peckett all as late chances to be picked up.

Does that mean Boston Everitt didn't develop into a draftable talent?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Richmonds draft haul will be interesting. My guess is

1. Jagga
6. Reid
10. Tauru
11. Travaglia
18. Berry
20. Linday
23. Dodson
24. J.Whitlock

I think they prioritize talls and take 2 key position players + 1 ruck. Id be staggered if Dodson isnt taken by them. Im very confident of 6 of those picks. I think they take the top 4 picks like that. I also think they 100% take Dodson and Berry

They will trade a couple of 23 and 24 for future 1sts to spread their rebuild out they won't use them all this year.

I also think freo would take berry ahead of 18.

 

[Blue and Silver]

Does anyone have a list of draft eligible/likely Father-son and Academy picks for this draft?

I know the below, but hoping for a fuller list

Adel - Welsh (later pick)
Bris - Aschroft (top 3), Marshall (pick in 20s?)
Carl - Camporeale twins (late 2nd onwards)
Ess - Kako (top 15)
GC - Lombard (top 15)
WC - Champion (later pick)

Surely there are more? Some bound for Cat B Rookies etc

This article should help a bit

Grandsons of guns, Blue's twins: Family ties of 2024's draft crop - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1095594

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[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

They will trade a couple of 23 and 24 for future 1sts to spread their rebuild out they won't use them all this year.

I also think freo would take berry ahead of 18.

They have 8 list spots free.

Why split the rebuild into a poorer draft? It doesn’t make sense

 

[Blue and Silver]

They have 8 list spots free.

Why split the rebuild into a poorer draft? It doesn’t make sense

Age profile, may want to add some more mature players to protect kids, teach them.

Maybe they will want resources next year for a trade play.

Lots of valid reasons

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[Pure_Ownage]

They have 8 list spots free.

Why split the rebuild into a poorer draft? It doesn’t make sense

List spots doesn't matter as they can always upgrade a rookie(s) and use spots within the SSP. So they don't have to use all 8.

Trading say 2 gives them options to use next year or even trade into 2026 for drafting or trading in talent (with better quality mature players ooc in 25 and 26 you want picks to use). It also spreads out the age profile of a rebuilding list which is better. And it spreads the risk profile rather than investing everything into one draft. Obviously they will want overs for any pick they trade which us fine but I'd be spreading the picks out over 2-3 years if I was them.

 

[hawkinoz]

List spots doesn't matter as they can always upgrade a rookie(s) and use spots within the SSP. So they don't have to use all 8.

Trading say 2 gives them options to use next year or even trade into 2026 for drafting or trading in talent (with better quality mature players ooc in 25 and 26 you want picks to use). It also spreads out the age profile of a rebuilding list which is better. And it spreads the risk profile rather than investing everything into one draft. Obviously they will want overs for any pick they trade which us fine but I'd be spreading the picks out over 2-3 years if I was them.

After the FS bid, their pick 18 will be pick 22. As a live trade, I doubt any non-Top 8 team is trading for those straight up with a F1. I doubt if any of the top 4 one will do too unless a real talent has slid all the way to pick 22 in such a even draft, pretty unlikely IMO.

Tigers pick 11 which will be pick 14 is the one that will have suitors with F1 and tigers will be able to demand a later pick back. Say Hawks have Blues F1+33 to give for that. but will need a F3 to satisfy AFL rules and can give Eagles F4 back too.

Tigers pick 18+23 which will be pick 22+27 may get hawks offers for same F1+33(37) but surely not for just one of those picks.

 

[BrutThough]

Does that mean Boston Everitt didn't develop into a draftable talent?

Correct. Not sure he even played anywhere this year, we heard nothing about him.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Tauru and Gibcus for Richmond with Balta and Young to take the gorillas is a S C A R Y prospect for the competition

 

[GC2015]

Correct. Not sure he even played anywhere this year, we heard nothing about him.

It looks like he didn't even get invited to play NAB League this year and instead played for the Balwyn ressies in the EFL as well as the Carey Old Boys in the VAFA. In the end, Boston probably should've stayed in Queensland as a full time member of the Suns academy given he definitely would have been selected to play in their Coates Talent League games over the last two years instead of lining up for clubs like Balwyn and Park Orchids.

 

[danster168]

He’s 195 and doesn’t miss.

I thought he was 193cm. and most of his goals are shanking floaters and his kicking technique is deeply flawed. He drops the ball from way too high.