2024 Draft Thread.

[ScrappyDo]

On Smillie, Dylan Alexander made an exceptional video evaluating him as a player. The point that stood out to me was the ground balls argument - for a tall midfielder to make it at AFL level, they have to be able to win ground balls. It's what separates Bontempelli, Cripps, and Green from the likes of Nash and Setterfield. Apparently Smillie is 'elite' in this category in U18s

Alexander then goes on to directly compare Smillie to Tom Green and the similarities are very promising - including the fall in form for Champs

If this guy falls to our picks we should consider ourselves very lucky.

 

[ScrappyDo]

The best combo would be

7 Reid
8 Smillie

Class and Brute

1. Lindsay
2. Lalor/Smilie
3. Hynes

 

[akaifu]

1. Lindsay
2. Lalor/Smilie
3. Hynes

I wouldn't be surprised if SOS and Ross are keen on Lindsay, but I feel like at pick 7 its slight reach territory. He's the best kick in the draft but maybe lacking a bit of pace and tricks which would prevent him from moving inside midfield. Also pretty small in stature too

I guess the question is can we see him developing into a Jack Sinclair/Dan Houston, or is he going to become a Dylan Stephens etc

 

[Barrels]

This will get people talking

What a ****ing shambles.

 

[Ekomaira]

What a ****ing shambles.

who do you hope we get mate?

 

[austinnn]

No Ough in the top 30?

Oh no
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[Sol Goodman]

If Smilie makes it to our picks and we pass. I'll spew.
Smilie/Lindsay will be huge wins.

I don't get all this talk that size doesn't translate well to AFL because his opponents are smaller. I think this is overstated. He has a better base, get him through an elite training system, will be a beast of mid.

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

1. Lindsay
2. Lalor
3. Oliver or Barrat

 

[Rors]

If we walked away with 3 of Lalor, Smillie, Reid, Tauru, Travaglia, Lindsay or Hynes, we should be very happy and pumped for the future

Looking forward to seeing what is in store for us over trade week & the draft

 

[ScrappyDo]

I wouldn't be surprised if SOS and Ross are keen on Lindsay, but I feel like at pick 7 its slight reach territory. He's the best kick in the draft but maybe lacking a bit of pace and tricks which would prevent him from moving inside midfield. Also pretty small in stature too

I guess the question is can we see him developing into a Jack Sinclair/Dan Houston, or is he going to become a Dylan Stephens etc

I think 7-8 is his range. Not the highest ranked but he's become my fave.

 

[ScrappyDo]

If we walked away with 3 of Lalor, Smillie, Reid, Tauru, Travaglia, Lindsay or Hynes, we should be very happy and pumped for the future

Looking forward to seeing what is in store for us over trade week & the draft

That's about my list too. I don't like Reid so I'll swap him with Hannaford for a slightly later pick.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

I wouldn't be surprised if SOS and Ross are keen on Lindsay, but I feel like at pick 7 its slight reach territory. He's the best kick in the draft but maybe lacking a bit of pace and tricks which would prevent him from moving inside midfield. Also pretty small in stature too

I guess the question is can we see him developing into a Jack Sinclair/Dan Houston, or is he going to become a Dylan Stephens etc

Have you seen any stats on his CP v UP? I recall seeing some analysis more broadly that those that are <30% will generally be flops.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

who do you hope we get mate?

I think it’s a comment on old mate, Jasper that wrote it. ESPN don’t tend to have a great history of their AFL talent watchers

 

[Tommy Wigs]

I’m not that big on Cole. I think we need another tall back at some point. Ideally we still have 43 or whatever it is and one may have slipped through.