2024 Draft Thread.

[Mat Mann]

Draft Period, November 20–21

• Round 1 of the National Draft: Wednesday, November 20
• Round 2–end of the National Draft: Thursday, November 21
• Rookie Promotions: Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• Delisted Free Agency Period (3): Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• List Lodgement 3*: Friday, November 22, 10am (optional; required for those participating in the PSD)
• Pre-Season Draft: Friday, November 22, 3pm
• Rookie Draft: Friday, November 22, 3.20pm

 

[RobbieMuir]

Barrat has played mainly as a lead-up forward - leading goal kicker in the CTL after round six with 18 goals. Was swung into defense late in the year, playing the last 7 games at CHB. He isn't just another backman who has potential to go forward. He is also an actual forward as well. Plenty of draft-watchers have been raving about him all year.

 

[projectv]

The clubs know they can trade right?

 

[True Blue Saint]

He’s 18yo, he presumably won’t be ready to play for years.

Maybe we we really rate Heath.

Seems odd considering he hasn't come close to getting a game - but maybe you're right.

 

[stavro#4]

Dodson is going to land at Geelong in 1 picks time.


He will be a gun

 

[HeavenlySources]

Damn Angus Clarke would have worked well in our 18 man defence

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Was Barratt on anyone's radar, or did we do it to take the piss out of Damian?

 

[Saint12]

Would love the club to explain why they passed on Whitlock

 

[HeavenlySources]

Sydney about to bid on Adrien Cole

 

[Coconut_twirl]

Nobody is trading out of this draft.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Dodson still there. TRADE IN!!!

 

[projectv]

Would love the club to explain why they passed on Whitlock

Not a defender.

 

[SaintWWodonga]

Given who was on the table, I cant get my head around our last selection...

 

[aussierulesrules]

I touched on Travaglia and Tauru having 2 of the 3 youngest birthdays last night being October and November babies respectively

Barrat's is November 23, 2006

Dalrymple likes his late birthday boys.

 

[Enclosed_Animal]

I think its clear they view Travalgia as a mid.
If that's the case then I would say they have addressed that need somewhat.

When the dust settles down, there is a theme here to explore.

Tauru, Barrat and even Trav are all swingmen / utility / multi position types, that played both forward AND back.

All 'in-between' size at 188 - 194. Not quite KPP build, but bigger and stronger than most mids / flankers.

Add that to Sharman, Wood, Owens, Pou etc.

All can really run and mark. There is something about this swingman 'tweener' type that we clearly love, and I assume, are building a gameplan around. Pair that with players that can run all day and spread, and we are really prioritizing being able to cover anywhere and everywhere on the ground

 

[HeavenlySources]

Wait... did we pick all defenders to bluff every club not to bid on our academy players incase they actually have to take them?? We get Adrien Cole and Hofman as rookie pick freebies SOS you genius!

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

T12T2

Lol I dig it. Or:

TT2AT

 

[projectv]

Don't worry guys we'll just draft a few more Carlton rejects for F3's and our midfield will be sorted.

 

[Joffaboy]

Would love the club to explain why they passed on Whitlock

Seconded. That has really disappointed me, seems the Whitlocks weren't rated this draft, don't know why.

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[SaintJunior]

Dodson is going to land at Geelong in 1 picks time.


He will be a gun

Not sure my TV will survive that.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Would love the club to explain why they passed on Whitlock

Just ours?

 

[Saint12]

Not a defender.

But like Battle was recruited as a forward come backman...surely that could've been the gameplay.

 

[Off Stump 89]

When was Barrat predicted to go? About right or potentially available at our next pick?

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[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

We don't get scored against because of Lyons super flood. Doesn't mean we have great one on one defenders.

We have Wilkie and that is pretty much it. He is also much better we not in a lockdown role. Howard is serviceable for now, but we have no full back coming through.

lyon doesn't play a super flood you nuffie, you're an fox footy parrot living in the 2010s

 

[L_W_P]

We don't have many tall forwards either. Hammer has yet to prove himself and King is injury prone.

Passing on Whitlock is just dumb.

Is he that much better than Barrat?

Or was his name put higher up in mock drafts, overinflating his value?

Both brothers went way later than most expected.

 

[Hubnester]

When was Barrat predicted to go? About right or potentially available at our next pick?

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Think I read on the screen he was rated at #30 so about right, by their metric at least