Preview 2024 AFL Draft General Discussion

[THE_GUN]

I think we might only pick 5 players in this draft and swap the other 3 for futures.

It will be 5 or 6 depending on the offers from which teams and the players remaining

There may be a player we rate in our top 11 that falls to pick 20 that we just cant pass up and take the 6
but i would highly doubt we would take more than 6 picks and hold 1 pick for the PSD and upgrade 2 rookies

 

[giantroo]

Herald Sun Mock Draft

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2024-mock-draft-who-every-club-will-select-who-goes-pick-1/live-coverage/2137e80d0401d4a88d163d300a57a719

PICK 1 - LEVI ASHCROFT (Brisbane Lions)
PICK 2 - SAM LALOR (RICHMOND)
PICK 3 - ALIX TAURU (NORTH MELBOURNE)
PICK 4 - FINN O'SULLIVAN (CARLTON)
PICK 5 - SID DRAPER (ADELAIDE)
PICK 6 - JAGGA SMITH (MELBOURNE)
PICK 7 - JOSH SMILLIE (RICHMOND)
PICK 8 - HARVEY LANGFORD (ST KILDA)
PICK 9 - LEO LOMBARD (GOLD COAST SUNS) *Matching St Kilda bid
PICK 10 - TOBIE TRAVAGLIA (ST KILDA)
PICK 11 - HARRY ARMSTRONG (MELBOURNE)
PICK 12 - ISAAC KAKO (ESSENDON) *Matching Richmond bid
PICK 13 - LUKE TRAINOR (RICHMOND)
PICK 14 - JOBE SHANAHAN (RICHMOND)
PICK 15 - BO ALLAN (WEST COAST)
PICK 16 - MURPHY REID (PORT ADELAIDE)
PICK 17 - XAVIER LINDSAY (FREMANTLE)
PICK 18 - TAJ HOTTON (GWS GIANTS)
PICK 19 - JACK WHITLOCK (GWS GIANTS)
PICK 20 - JOE BERRY (WESTERN BULLDOGS)
PICK 21 - COOPER HYNES (RICHMOND)
PICK 22 - JONTY FAULL (SYDNEY)
PICK 23 - ALEX DODSON (RICHMOND)
PICK 24 - JESSE DATTOLI (GWS GIANTS)
PICK 25 - SAM MARSHALL (BRISBANE LIONS) *Matching Sydney bid
PICK 26 - CHRISTIAN MORAES (SYDNEY)
PICK 27 - MATT WHITLOCK (RICHMOND)

 

[marcmurphy3]

I think Richmond would be better off turning 2-3 picks between 18-23 into F1s then spending them to trade 6 to 2.

If they can get 5-6 picks inside 20 this year and have at least 3 first rounders lined up next year that's a big win.

Nobody should be trading their F1 for those 18-23 Richmond picks. Very little upside. But we all know the offers will come.

Also, if they don't trade for 2 and North have to hold it, North might take Tauru anyway allowing a player to slide to 6 that wouldn't otherwise.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

I think Richmond would be better off turning 2-3 picks between 18-23 into F1s then spending them to trade 6 to 2.

If they can get 5-6 picks inside 20 this year and have at least 3 first rounders lined up next year that's a big win.

Nobody should be trading their F1 for those 18-23 Richmond picks. Very little upside. But we all know the offers will come.

Also, if they don't trade for 2 and North have to hold it, North might take Tauru anyway allowing a player to slide to 6 that wouldn't otherwise.

I don't think North want future picks I'm pretty sure they want picks in this year's draft.

 

[LB2Snake]

Was speaking with my brother inlaw last night and Absolutely MAD cats fan

He mentioned is Gerryn was available he would jump at the Pick #24 with the cats F1 and have him FF as the perfect Hawkins replacement rotating with Neale as the 2nd Ruck. Personally, i think he would be a great fit at the cats

He does have Tom Hawkins clone vibes.

 

[marcmurphy3]

I don't think North want future picks I'm pretty sure they want picks in this year's draft.

I didn't say any about North getting future picks. Talking about tigers trading their late 1sts for F1s.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

I didn't say any about North getting future picks. Talking about tigers trading their late 1sts for F1s.

At the start of your post you said "I think Richmond would be better off turning 2-3 picks between 18-23 into F1s then spending them to trade 6 to 2."

 

[marcmurphy3]

At the start of your post you said "I think Richmond would be better off turning 2-3 picks between 18-23 into F1s then spending them to trade 6 to 2."

I meant to keep them. Richmond should trade some picks from 18-23 for F1s and keep them to use themselves. Instead of using those picks to trade up to pick 2.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

PMBangers, Pie 4 Life and co have dinner ready.

 

[weltschmerz]

"improvements: bit of a dick tbh"

 

[eaglevision]

Has anyone been able to download the pdf form of the RMC draft guide? If so can it be attached here?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Has anyone been able to download the pdf form of the RMC draft guide? If so can it be attached here?

I haven't found it to be downloadable either yet.

 

[eaglevision]

I haven't found it to be downloadable either yet.

Yep. It was downloadable last year but from memory not on the day it was released and there were a few steps to get to it.

 

[Northernsoul74]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

PMBangers, Pie 4 Life and co have dinner ready.

 

[juss]

If we can get Lalor at 1 and either Smith or Draper with 6 I'm loving life. Can't see FOS lasting to 6 but he'd complement Lalor beautifully too.

Don't feel Lalor and Smillie is the right combo with who we already have on the list.

 

[BennyGan]

Was speaking with my brother inlaw last night and Absolutely MAD cats fan

He mentioned is Gerryn was available he would jump at the Pick #24 with the cats F1 and have him FF as the perfect Hawkins replacement rotating with Neale as the 2nd Ruck. Personally, i think he would be a great fit at the cats

He has as high an upside as any key position player in the draft imo.

His highlights are nuts, think he would be talked up more if he played in VIC rather than WA

 

[LB2Snake]

He has as high an upside as any key position player in the draft imo.

His highlights are nuts, think he would be talked up more if he played in VIC rather than WA

He looks really fluid and classy with the ball. Both sides of his body. Aggressive in the air. Big frame, uses it. Protects the drop zone.
Agree you’d think will higher than predicted.

 

[Scythe94]

This is a tracker I whipped up for our board that includes combine testing results, Talent League stats and 'consensus' rankings from the major outlets (top 30). Just posting in case it's useful for anyone:

Have updated with the new HS and ESPN mocks, and have removed some of the older versions, which have switched up the consensus rankings a bit.

 

[Dr Tigris]

Herald Sun Mock Draft

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2024-mock-draft-who-every-club-will-select-who-goes-pick-1/live-coverage/2137e80d0401d4a88d163d300a57a719

PICK 1 - LEVI ASHCROFT (Brisbane Lions)
PICK 2 - SAM LALOR (RICHMOND)
PICK 3 - ALIX TAURU (NORTH MELBOURNE)
PICK 4 - FINN O'SULLIVAN (CARLTON)
PICK 5 - SID DRAPER (ADELAIDE)
PICK 6 - JAGGA SMITH (MELBOURNE)
PICK 7 - JOSH SMILLIE (RICHMOND)
PICK 8 - HARVEY LANGFORD (ST KILDA)
PICK 9 - LEO LOMBARD (GOLD COAST SUNS) *Matching St Kilda bid
PICK 10 - TOBIE TRAVAGLIA (ST KILDA)
PICK 11 - HARRY ARMSTRONG (MELBOURNE)
PICK 12 - ISAAC KAKO (ESSENDON) *Matching Richmond bid
PICK 13 - LUKE TRAINOR (RICHMOND)
PICK 14 - JOBE SHANAHAN (RICHMOND)
PICK 15 - BO ALLAN (WEST COAST)
PICK 16 - MURPHY REID (PORT ADELAIDE)
PICK 17 - XAVIER LINDSAY (FREMANTLE)
PICK 18 - TAJ HOTTON (GWS GIANTS)
PICK 19 - JACK WHITLOCK (GWS GIANTS)
PICK 20 - JOE BERRY (WESTERN BULLDOGS)
PICK 21 - COOPER HYNES (RICHMOND)
PICK 22 - JONTY FAULL (SYDNEY)
PICK 23 - ALEX DODSON (RICHMOND)
PICK 24 - JESSE DATTOLI (GWS GIANTS)
PICK 25 - SAM MARSHALL (BRISBANE LIONS) *Matching Sydney bid
PICK 26 - CHRISTIAN MORAES (SYDNEY)
PICK 27 - MATT WHITLOCK (RICHMOND)

Can't see Trainor going that early. Way too risky. (Which is a pity as he is so talented)

 

[briztoon]

It may but teams have declared they intend to trade back in to this years draft

North , Gold Coast , Essendon , Eagles , Geelong , Brisbane & Bulldogs
Ideally the highlighted teams would be our preference

Can you provide a link to Brisbane's declaration.

We don't have the future picks to trade back in to this years draft, certainly not the first round.

 

[THE_GUN]

Can you provide a link to Brisbane's declaration.

We don't have the future picks to trade back in to this years draft, certainly not the first round.

Was mentioned on trade radio during the trade period as well as mentioned again on the Fox trade day

 

[briztoon]

Was mentioned on trade radio during the trade period as well as mentioned again on the Fox trade day

Mentioned on trade radio by who? A host spitballing.

We hold a future first and future third round pick.

We have a possible top 10 academy kid next year (Twomey said he was a possible top 5 kid on yesterday's Gettable podcast), as well as potentially 2 or 3 more kids who could be second round kids.

And we had two of our academy mids make the U16 AA team, for the 2026 draft.


We're going to need a lot of points over the next couple years. I don't see how we get these kids and trade back in to this draft using our future first round pick, and you have to give us a future second round pick back to comply to AFL rules.

 

[THE_GUN]

Mentioned on trade radio by who? A host spitballing.

We hold a future first and future third round pick.

We have a possible top 10 academy kid next year (Twomey said he was a possible top 5 kid on yesterday's Gettable podcast), as well as potentially 2 or 3 more kids who could be second round kids.

And we had two of our academy mids make the U16 AA team, for the 2026 draft.


We're going to need a lot of points over the next couple years. I don't see how we get these kids and trade back in to this draft using our future first round pick, and you have to give us a future second round pick back to comply to AFL rules.

Mate im just going on what was discussed , Im sure its out there somewhere if you know how to find it
not really an issue for me as it wouldnt even be a desired pick compared to all the others anyway