Preview 2024 AFL Draft General Discussion

[Cubs2Lions]

If Berry was available and we took Datoli I would consider rioting.

 

[Davo-27]

I did enjoy how these guys did a live mock draft on the fly. Very slick and some interesting picks. Well done Pom and crew!

Jonty Faull to the Hawks, yes please

 

[briztoon]

Strange how the Ashcroft's and Marshall have done most of their development playing in the CTL for the Dragons, Vic's APS system and Vic Metro, I get it that the Ashcroft's are F/S but Marshall sure isn't.

So this was the OP I was replying to, and conversation I was involved in, so the relevance of your post is???

Are you saying the same about the Camporeale twins developing in SA and going to a Vic club?

The vast majority of (northern state) players, if not all, were already paying AFL within the established AFL pathways before joining club academies, playing well enough for clubs to identify their talent and call dibs on them.

The fact that so many club academy players get drafted so highly shows that it's just a dibs process. If the club academies were actually growing the AFL platform, the strike rate wouldn't be so high.

Many of these kids join at the ages of 11 and 13.

The academy teams are no different to any of the CTL teams, drawing their kids from the local clubs, and congregating talent into supposed high performance teams.

Sydney and GC have ~380 odd boys each across their age groups. Brisbane has about ~250 boys across it's age groups. No idea about GWS's numbers.

I don't believe the strike rate is anywhere near as high as what you imagine. Otherwise each academy team would be producing similar numbers of draftees of the same quality as say the Eastern Rangers or GWV Rebels each year, and that's simply not happening.

 

[Wrenny]

Feels like it a bit but maybe it's because no one knows who the clear number 1 is compared to past editions and it's quite an even draft from the Top 20 as well:

Did have an educated guess of what the Top 40 would be providing draft picks don't get traded from now on but didn't know where to post it exactly so hopefully this is the right place to do so:

Pick 1 - Sam Lalor (Richmond)
Pick 2 - Alix Taura (North Melbourne)
Pick 3 - Levi Ashcroft (Brisbane)*
Pick 4 - Finn O’Sullivan (Carlton)
Pick 5 - Jagga Smith (Adelaide)
Pick 6 - Harvey Langford (Melbourne)
Pick 7 - Sid Draper (Richmond)
Pick 8 - Leo Lombard (Gold Coast)^
Pick 9 - Issac Kako (Essendon)^
Pick 10 - Murphy Reid (St. Kilda)
Pick 11 - Harry Armstrong (St. Kilda)
Pick 12 - Jobe Shanahan (Melbourne)
Pick 13 - Josh Smilie (Richmond)
Pick 14 - Bo Allen (Richmond)
Pick 15 - Luke Trainor (West Coast)
Pick 16 - Xavier Lindsay (Port Adelaide)
Pick 17 - Tobie Travaglia (Fremantle)
Pick 18 - Sam Marshall (Brisbane)^
Pick 19 - Taj Hotton (GWS)
Pick 20 - Ollie Hannaford (GWS)
Pick 21 - Jesse Dattoli (Footscray)
Pick 22 - Alex Dodson (Richmond)
Pick 23 - Jack Whitlock (Sydney)
Pick 24 - Jonty Faull (Richmond)
Pick 25 - Lachie Jaques (GWS)
Pick 26 - Angus Clarke (Sydney)
Pick 27 - Harrison Oliver (Richmond)
Pick 28 - Joe Berry (Richmond)
Pick 29 - Josh Dolan (Footscray)
Pick 30 - James Barrat (West Coast)
Pick 31 - Cooper Hynes (Port Adelaide)
Pick 32 - Matthew Whitlock (Fremantle)
Pick 33 - Adrian Cole (St. Kilda)^
Pick 34 - Harry O’Farrell (Hawthorn)
Pick 35 - Christian Moreas (Footscray)
Pick 36 - Ben Camporeale (Carlton)*
Pick 37 - Charlie Nicholls (Port Adelaide)
Pick 38 - Logan Smith (GWS)^
Pick 39 - Rhys Unwin (Sydney)
Pick 40 - Xavier Ivisic (Geelong)

* - Father / Son Selection
^ - NGA Selection

Tiges supporters…

 

[Lingsface]

Tiges supporters…

Good to see you getting some use from that wooden spoon haha.

 

[Lingsface]

I hope we take Clancy Dennis he will develop into a very good genuine defender at AFL level I think, one that will put defending first like an Andrews or Weitering.

Going through his stats every colts game he played no key forward managed to kick more than 2 goals for the year.

 

[THE_GUN]

Feels like it a bit but maybe it's because no one knows who the clear number 1 is compared to past editions and it's quite an even draft from the Top 20 as well:

Did have an educated guess of what the Top 40 would be providing draft picks don't get traded from now on but didn't know where to post it exactly so hopefully this is the right place to do so:

Pick 1 - Sam Lalor (Richmond)
Pick 2 - Alix Taura (North Melbourne)
Pick 3 - Levi Ashcroft (Brisbane)*
Pick 4 - Finn O’Sullivan (Carlton)
Pick 5 - Jagga Smith (Adelaide)
Pick 6 - Harvey Langford (Melbourne)
Pick 7 - Sid Draper (Richmond)
Pick 8 - Leo Lombard (Gold Coast)^
Pick 9 - Issac Kako (Essendon)^
Pick 10 - Murphy Reid (St. Kilda)
Pick 11 - Harry Armstrong (St. Kilda)
Pick 12 - Jobe Shanahan (Melbourne)
Pick 13 - Josh Smilie (Richmond)
Pick 14 - Bo Allen (Richmond)
Pick 15 - Luke Trainor (West Coast)
Pick 16 - Xavier Lindsay (Port Adelaide)
Pick 17 - Tobie Travaglia (Fremantle)
Pick 18 - Sam Marshall (Brisbane)^
Pick 19 - Taj Hotton (GWS)
Pick 20 - Ollie Hannaford (GWS)
Pick 21 - Jesse Dattoli (Footscray)
Pick 22 - Alex Dodson (Richmond)
Pick 23 - Jack Whitlock (Sydney)
Pick 24 - Jonty Faull (Richmond)
Pick 25 - Lachie Jaques (GWS)
Pick 26 - Angus Clarke (Sydney)
Pick 27 - Harrison Oliver (Richmond)
Pick 28 - Joe Berry (Richmond)
Pick 29 - Josh Dolan (Footscray)
Pick 30 - James Barrat (West Coast)
Pick 31 - Cooper Hynes (Port Adelaide)
Pick 32 - Matthew Whitlock (Fremantle)
Pick 33 - Adrian Cole (St. Kilda)^
Pick 34 - Harry O’Farrell (Hawthorn)
Pick 35 - Christian Moreas (Footscray)
Pick 36 - Ben Camporeale (Carlton)*
Pick 37 - Charlie Nicholls (Port Adelaide)
Pick 38 - Logan Smith (GWS)^
Pick 39 - Rhys Unwin (Sydney)
Pick 40 - Xavier Ivisic (Geelong)

* - Father / Son Selection
^ - NGA Selection

Very good draft for Richmond (just replace Allan with Lindsay or J Whitlock and would be perfect)

Im buying you a beer if Berry gets to Richmond in the 20's

 

[LB2Snake]

Very good draft for Richmond (just replace Allan with Lindsay or J Whitlock and would be perfect)

Im buying you a beer if Berry gets to Richmond in the 20's

Agree re Allan for tigers…..everybody else there is pretty elite by foot. Wouldn’t make sense to go Allan. Excellent haul for tigers. Smillie so late is terrific for you.

 

[Addy23]

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in MEGA late mail

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in mega late mail

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[T4P]

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in MEGA late mail

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in mega late mail

www.foxsports.com.au

Would be happy with that as a Tiger

 

[Pure_Ownage]

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in MEGA late mail

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in mega late mail

www.foxsports.com.au

Draper at 7 is a lol. Won't happen. A lot of weird selections in there frankly.

 

[Addy23]

Draper at 7 is a lol. Won't happen. A lot of weird selections in there frankly.

It's funny, I've seen several phantom drafts where one of Smilie, Draper, Langford fall to 7 and every time there's someone that says it won't happen. But reality is at least one of them falls, Draper will fall if Crows don't pick him.

 

[4tune8]

It's funny, I've seen several phantom drafts where one of Smilie, Draper, Langford fall to 7 and every time there's someone that says it won't happen. But reality is at least one of them falls, Draper will fall if Crows don't pick him.

Garbage

 

[captain cotch 9]

Lalors competitiveness puts him above FOS for #1 imo....

I dont know why the Tiges havent been linked closer to Lindsay with pick 10/11?
The general thought is that he will be a 200 gamer....Take that IMO...

 

[T4P]

It's funny, I've seen several phantom drafts where one of Smilie, Draper, Langford fall to 7 and every time there's someone that says it won't happen. But reality is at least one of them falls, Draper will fall if Crows don't pick him.

Only if Tauru is taken top 5

 

[Addy23]

Only if Tauru is taken top 5

Wouldn't surprise me at all if he's taken in the top 5

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Draper at 7 is a lol. Won't happen. A lot of weird selections in there frankly.

It's funny, I've seen several phantom drafts where one of Smilie, Draper, Langford fall to 7 and every time there's someone that says it won't happen. But reality is at least one of them falls, Draper will fall if Crows don't pick him.

For reference, I originally had Sid Draper at Adelaide's selection at pick 5 for the whole year until very recently.

It probably just depends on what the final draft order will be and which club has selections however the Crows wanting to trade up to pick 2 just to grab Jagga Smith is a very weird strategy IMO unless they rate him very highly over Draper.

 

[Addy23]

For reference, I originally had Sid Draper at Adelaide's selection at pick 5 for the whole year until very recently.

It probably just depends on what the final draft order will be and which club has selections however the Crows wanting to trade up to pick 2 just to grab Jagga Smith is a very weird strategy IMO unless they rate him very highly over Draper.

Agree, also rumours that they'd pick Langford over Draper are very weird too

 

[BrutThough]

Only if Tauru is taken top 5

Considering almost every journalist is putting him top 5, it's more 'when he goes top 5' not if.

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Agree, also rumours that they'd pick Langford over Draper are very weird too

One would think choosing the local boy would be more beneficial than a potential "flight-risk" Victorian (especially if they play in similar positions), but good job to them if they select one of Smith or Langford and they become a star and ends up staying long-term at the club.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in MEGA late mail

AFL phantom draft: Shock calls, big sliders as top 27 picks predicted in mega late mail

www.foxsports.com.au

Fox Footy need to invest in an actual draft expert

Waterworth is shocking

 

[Addy23]

One would think choosing the local boy would be more beneficial than a potential "flight-risk" Victorian (especially if they play in similar positions), but good luck to them if they select one of Smith or Langford and they end up becoming a star and stay long-term at the club.

They did it once, with Ebert and Dangerfield. Dangerfield was amazing there, but indeed did leave later. Whether that plays a role, not sure

 

[LB2Snake]

No Trainor is first 28? Geez.

 

[Cubs2Lions]

They did it once, with Ebert and Dangerfield. Dangerfield was amazing there, but indeed did leave later. Whether that plays a role, not sure

Maybe that could be part of their thinking but it's just a massive risk to play IMO especially if it doesn't pay off.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Maybe that could be part of their thinking but it's just a massive risk to play IMO especially if it doesn't pay off.

Career killer if you get that call wrong but youd have to back yourself in