2024 Draft Thread.

[Half Back Pocket]

Reckon Dattoli would be a handy addition at some stage... he reminds me of Dylan Moore. A smart mid/small forward that always seems to get into great scoring positions. Would compliment the brilliance of Lancey Boy very nicely.

Jesse has brilliant skills off both feet (one of the best in the draft). He is excellent o/head for his size. Has transitioned from a forward to a mid/forward this year (esp in APS). Still needs a bigger tank - 1 AFL pre-season would fix that.

Is he too much like Higgo for us?

I would split 6 for 2 later frdp & go tall for our 2nd

 

[akaifu]

Reckon Dattoli would be a handy addition at some stage... he reminds me of Dylan Moore. A smart mid/small forward that always seems to get into great scoring positions. Would compliment the brilliance of Lancey Boy very nicely.

I’d rather keep Hotton than use a pick on him when we could get a Sims or Gerryn instead

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Young players are too raw until suddenly they're not.

Opportunity is what they need. I recall plenty of talk about how Nas wouldn't be ready for 3-4 seasons to make any impact.

I remember plenty of talk about how Spencer White wasn't ready, and he never was.

 

[Blended]

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' August ranking

AFL.com.au's draft guru Cal Twomey delivers his second Phantom Form Guide ahead of the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft

www.afl.com.au

I really like this draft crop.

I didn't realise that Jagga is 11 months older than Ashcroft either...

 

[noobermensch]

Tom Gross is as brave, tough and hard working as any player in this draft pool. In a year less stacked with top end midfield talent he would be getting a lot more attention, but as it stands he's unfortunately flying well under the radar. Wherever he lands on draft night, he's destined to become an immediate fan favourite and have everyone asking "how did this kid slide so far?"

 

[Joffaboy]

He’s an intercept defender which are some of the best paid. We will end up paying capital away to replace him with a worse player.

He is much more than an intercept defender, he is an attacking backman that runs hard off half back, has a booming kick and shows his versatility by going forward earlier this season.
Hawks have targetted a very good backman.

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[Broski]

VFL Player Review: Garcia galore, Hayes returns and a father-son debut at Punt Road

VFL Senior Coach Jake Batchelor outlines every AFL-listed Saint’s performance from the Round 20 match against Richmond.

www.saints.com.au

Of the three youngsters that played last weekend, seems like Batch is impressed by Elwood's first hit out.

Also, Hugo is an animal.

 

[SteeleSaints]

HS take on the top 50 draft prospects -

https://archive.md/3YAlS

Chris Cavanagh and Dan Batten's Top 50 prospects
Click to read all about the AFL's next generation of stars

1. Jagga Smith
2. Levi Ashcroft
3. Finn O'Sullivan
4. Josh Smillie
5. Sid Draper
6. Sam Lalor
7. Luke Trainor
8. Murphy Reid
9. Harry Armstrong
10. Harvey Langford
11. Leo Lombard
12. Bo Allan
13. Isaac Kako
14. Tobie Travaglia
15 Taj Hotton
16. Matt Whitlock
17. Xavier Lindsay
18. Christian Moraes
19. Joe Berry
20. Jack Whitlock
21. Jobe Shanahan
22. Alex Dodson
23. Sam Marshall
24. Cooper Hynes
25. Tom Gross
26. Jonty Faull
27. Logan Smith
28. Harrison Oliver
29. Noah Mraz
30. Alixzander Tauru
31. Jesse Dattoli
32. Tom Sims
33. Harry O'Farrell
34. Ben Camporeale
35. Angus Clarke
36. Adrian Cole
37. Archer Day-Wicks
38. Charlie Nicholls
39. Xavier Ivisic
40. Lachie Jaques
41. Josh Dolan
42. Jasper Alger
43. Joel Cochran
44. Clancy Dennis
45. Lucas Camporeale
46. James Barrat
47. Ollie Warburton
48. Jaxon Artemis
49. Malakai Champion
50. Tyler Welsh

 

[True Believer]

Jeez, if we got out of the draft with Draper and Lalor I think I would need some alone time!!!

 

[Broski]

HS take on the top 50 draft prospects -

https://archive.md/3YAlS

Chris Cavanagh and Dan Batten's Top 50 prospects
Click to read all about the AFL's next generation of stars

1. Jagga Smith
2. Levi Ashcroft
3. Finn O'Sullivan
4. Josh Smillie
5. Sid Draper
6. Sam Lalor
7. Luke Trainor
8. Murphy Reid
9. Harry Armstrong
10. Harvey Langford
11. Leo Lombard
12. Bo Allan
13. Isaac Kako
14. Tobie Travaglia
15 Taj Hotton
16. Matt Whitlock
17. Xavier Lindsay
18. Christian Moraes
19. Joe Berry
20. Jack Whitlock
21. Jobe Shanahan
22. Alex Dodson
23. Sam Marshall
24. Cooper Hynes
25. Tom Gross
26. Jonty Faull
27. Logan Smith
28. Harrison Oliver
29. Noah Mraz
30. Alixzander Tauru
31. Jesse Dattoli
32. Tom Sims
33. Harry O'Farrell
34. Ben Camporeale
35. Angus Clarke
36. Adrian Cole
37. Archer Day-Wicks
38. Charlie Nicholls
39. Xavier Ivisic
40. Lachie Jaques
41. Josh Dolan
42. Jasper Alger
43. Joel Cochran
44. Clancy Dennis
45. Lucas Camporeale
46. James Barrat
47. Ollie Warburton
48. Jaxon Artemis
49. Malakai Champion
50. Tyler Welsh

Give me Jason Akermanis at pick 48, please and thank you

 

[Joffaboy]

Jeez, if we got out of the draft with Draper and Lalor I think I would need some alone time!!!

If Ashcroft is pick 2 we have 6 and 7 so Lalor and Trainor.
However I feel North may take Trainor and anyway it's just indicative only.
I still have a hankering over Smillie. I don't know, seduced by the Bont/Cripps big power mid.

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[botts]

HS take on the top 50 draft prospects -

https://archive.md/3YAlS

Chris Cavanagh and Dan Batten's Top 50 prospects
Click to read all about the AFL's next generation of stars

1. Jagga Smith
2. Levi Ashcroft
3. Finn O'Sullivan
4. Josh Smillie
5. Sid Draper
6. Sam Lalor
7. Luke Trainor
8. Murphy Reid
9. Harry Armstrong
10. Harvey Langford
11. Leo Lombard
12. Bo Allan
13. Isaac Kako
14. Tobie Travaglia
15 Taj Hotton
16. Matt Whitlock
17. Xavier Lindsay
18. Christian Moraes
19. Joe Berry
20. Jack Whitlock
21. Jobe Shanahan
22. Alex Dodson
23. Sam Marshall
24. Cooper Hynes
25. Tom Gross
26. Jonty Faull
27. Logan Smith
28. Harrison Oliver
29. Noah Mraz
30. Alixzander Tauru
31. Jesse Dattoli
32. Tom Sims
33. Harry O'Farrell
34. Ben Camporeale
35. Angus Clarke
36. Adrian Cole
37. Archer Day-Wicks
38. Charlie Nicholls
39. Xavier Ivisic
40. Lachie Jaques
41. Josh Dolan
42. Jasper Alger
43. Joel Cochran
44. Clancy Dennis
45. Lucas Camporeale
46. James Barrat
47. Ollie Warburton
48. Jaxon Artemis
49. Malakai Champion
50. Tyler Welsh

Cole in the second round. Nice

 

[Joffaboy]

Give me Jason Akermanis at pick 48, please and thank you

Jason is a bit old mate

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[Joffaboy]

Cole in the second round. Nice

Can we match after 20 or 40 this year?

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[botts]

Can we match after 20 or 40 this year?

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Can match at any point in the draft

 

[SteeleSaints]

Can we match after 20 or 40 this year?

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We can match at anytime this year eg Essendon will get NGA Kako in the 1st round.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Tom Gross is as brave, tough and hard working as any player in this draft pool. In a year less stacked with top end midfield talent he would be getting a lot more attention, but as it stands he's unfortunately flying well under the radar. Wherever he lands on draft night, he's destined to become an immediate fan favourite and have everyone asking "how did this kid slide so far?"

If we got Battle compensation , and could somehow split it , and end up with , say Gross and Matt Whitilock as later first round picks, i'd consider that a great result.

 

[Mighty_sainter]

Tom Gross is as brave, tough and hard working as any player in this draft pool. In a year less stacked with top end midfield talent he would be getting a lot more attention, but as it stands he's unfortunately flying well under the radar. Wherever he lands on draft night, he's destined to become an immediate fan favourite and have everyone asking "how did this kid slide so far?"

I hope we land him with our second round pick. I see a midfield future with how he attacks the footy. Have been seriously impressed with him over the last few years. He had a few dominant under age games last year that made you think he’d be a potential early pick this year. Happy for him to slide under the radar

 

[SteeleSaints]

ESPN have released another mock draft also -

AFL Draft: State league form consolidates August Power Rankings

Successful jumps to state league football by some of the most accomplished AFL draft prospects this year have consolidated ESPN's draft board for August.

www.espn.com.au

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Langford at 3
Reid at 6 with some clubs rating him in the top 5
Draper at 7

I’m praying that a club before us takes Reid, maybe West Coast? Leaves us with one of FOS, Jagga, Draper at 5

Lalor seems highly likely at pick 6

Wonder if Armstrong makes a late dash?

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Reckon Dattoli would be a handy addition at some stage... he reminds me of Dylan Moore. A smart mid/small forward that always seems to get into great scoring positions. Would compliment the brilliance of Lancey Boy very nicely.

Good call

 

[akaifu]

Wonder if Armstrong makes a late dash?

Probably not good enough for top 5

 

[saintbill]

Top 10 highest paid players 2024 (https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/afl/news/highest-paid-players)

1	Ben McKay	Essendon	$1.5M
2	Dustin Martin	Richmond	$1.35M
3	Nat Fyfe	Fremantle	$1.15M
4	Jeremy McGovern	West Coast	$1.1M
5	Tim Kelly	West Coast	$1.1M
6	Marcus Bontempelli	Western Bulldogs	$1.1M
7	Clayton Oliver	Melbourne	$1.05M
8	Christian Petracca	Melbourne	$1.05M
9	Jeremy Cameron	Geelong	$1.05M
10	Tom Lynch	Richmond	$1.025M

There's one true intercept marker in the top 10 (and only 3 in the top 20) plus a spud that Essendope overpaid by about $700k.

We'll have to replace Steele pretty soon so it's fortunate we might have an early pick or two to do so.

Interesting reading. Terrible top 3, and 6 of the 10 are either well past it or just flat out ordinary.

Obviously some back ended contracts having an impact. 1.5 for McKay, that's unreal. Throw in Gresh on huge money, u are dropping 2m on spud buckets. Delicious

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

I remember plenty of talk about how Spencer White wasn't ready, and he never was.

How many games did Spencer play in his first year?

Ari is already well advanced on big Spence so he's not really relevant to the conversation.

 

[gubby88]

I remember plenty of talk about how Spencer White wasn't ready, and he never was.

i remember plenty said the same about Marshall as well