Preview 2024 Mid Season Draft Prospects & Discussion

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MSD Info

WATCH LIVE from 7pm AEST: Mid-Season Rookie Draft

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Mid-season draft guide: How to watch, late mail, every pick

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Full list of MSD Nominees

Final list of nominees for the 2024 Mid-Season Rookie Draft

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[buttox]

I recognise we have had a few kpd picks fail but I understand the logic behind the move at the end of 2023 to take a bunch of them from the state leagues and see if we can get a hit on them. All we really need is one of them to stand up and we are miles ahead.
I'd probably start using the same method on kpf's this midseason draft. Hedge our bets get 3 or 4 on the list and draft a highly rated 18 year old this year. Hopefully one of our state league picks bridges the gap until the 18 year old is ready.

 

[lockheed]

It would be good to have a tickle in the Club
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But can he hit out to advantage?

 

[Hojuman]

I recognise he's a spud but a Levi Casboult who can kick would be great for us.
A bit of a marking threat and a decent chop out in the ruck . It would stop the double teaming of Larkey day 1.

We have one, Finbar

 

[Hojuman]

Is Jacob Blight better than Toby Pink?

Real question, is he better than Malcolm ?

 

[Shinboner Supremacy]

feels like we'll get his type again in the national draft.
Mid season is the perfect time to get a mature aged key position or small forward who can have an immediate impact.

Exactly. Draft players that will come in and have an instant impact. Long term project players aren’t working. Edwards,RHJ, Ham. List goes on….

 

[My Left Foote]

If we take a second pick they almost certainly flop.
Second round in the midseason draft is a wasteland.
I'm not too fazed who we take. I like howes with our first as he's so young he has more scope for improvement.
Blight is similar but I feel while our kpds look dire right now they improve drastically when Logue and Dawson return.
That sort of leaves kpf as the biggest hole on the list. Getting a forward ruck would be a decent move.

We simply have to keep trying to unearth players. If we draft someone and they flop so be it, we've invested a small amount of money and 6 months of time. However if they have the potential to develop into a short-term solution say a 40 - 50 game player to help us out in an area of need whilst we work our way back up the ladder then it's definitely worth the risk.

 

[Shinboner Supremacy]

Is Jacob Blight better than Toby Pink?

Probably the best defender in thr WAFL at the moment. Great size but obviously the gap between the AFL is massive. His a committed as to make it so hopefully we take the punt.

 

[buttox]

We simply have to keep trying to unearth players. If we draft someone and they flop so be it, we've invested a small amount of money and 6 months of time. However if they have the potential to develop into a short-term solution say a 40 - 50 game player to help us out in an area of need then whilst we work our way back up the ladder then it's definitely worth the risk.

Oh for sure we take someone. But I doubt very much they end up any good.
I think about the best we could hope for is as you mentioned a 40-50 game player o help make us competitive for the next couple of years while young guys develop.

 

[andana]

Blight doesn't do much off the ball.
Gets easy disposals.

Last year people were excited about Buller.
How's he going?

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Real question, is he better than Malcolm ?

He is way better, but to be fair to Malcolm he is 74 and hasn't done a pre season for awhile

 

[Shermanator]

Probably the best defender in thr WAFL at the moment. Great size but obviously the gap between the AFL is massive. His a committed as to make it so hopefully we take the punt.

mmmmm... joined May 8th 2024... two posts..

Hello Jacob, I hope we pick you up mate..

 

[Rooboys Rool]

Say we hadn’t taken Maley or Sellers last year and they’d shown the same form to date this year. How would they be shaping up as MSD prospects this year?

Would they be rated ahead of Howes and Scaife?

 

[fusion]

Say we hadn’t taken Maley or Sellers last year and they’d shown the same form to date this year. How would they be shaping up as MSD prospects this year?

Would they be rated ahead of Howes and Scaife?

I'd guess Pink and Sellars would be rated higher than both. It's a huge jump up to AFL level for key position players, which is why there's such a shortage of them, compared to midfielders.

But we need to keep picking them, and hope one of them can be a 40 game player and help us for 2 seasons whilst the others develop.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Real question, is he better than Malcolm ?

If he is Hojy, our rebuild would just about be done I reckon.

He dragged me through the gates as a kid.

 

[cybercrab]

Say we hadn’t taken Maley or Sellers last year and they’d shown the same form to date this year. How would they be shaping up as MSD prospects this year?

Would they be rated ahead of Howes and Scaife?

Probably not, Sellers and Maley have been much better this year partly due to training in an AFL system. I don't think Finnbar would be playing as well for a struggling Preston side + he is very raw. As for Sellers, Scaife and Howes have a few centimetres on him and are more athletic. They are also 2 and 3 years younger than him respectively

 

[The Nostradamus]

Is Jacob Blight better than Toby Pink?

My 6 year old nephew is better than Toby pink

And he doesn’t even play football

 

[LB2Snake]

We should be lobbying the AFL for the first 2-3 picks in the MSD. Then target a couple mature agers.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

What's more overated, the MSD or the PSD?

 

[My Left Foote]

My 6 year old nephew is better than Toby pink

And he doesn’t even play football

That's the sort of response I was hoping for, you didn't let me down, love your work Nostra.

 

[My Left Foote]

What's more overated, the MSD or the PSD?

MSD > PSD > SSD > DVD > ADHD

 

[Horace]

I’m hearing rumours Scrimshaw might be at North next year

Might this have something to do with it?

'Scary' Mitchell CRACKS IT at Scrimshaw | Fox Sports Videos

AFL: Hawks defender Jack Scrimshaw bore the brunt of Sam Mitchell's frustrations at quarter time, during Hawthorn's clash against the Swans

www.foxsports.com.au

I very much doubt if Allan Jeans, if he was still around, would agree with that approach from Mitchell.

That may well resonate with a few of the young boys at Hawthorn. Oh well.

 

[Moti]

Blight looks a little on the lumbering side? Anyone know?

 

[andana]

Blight looks a little on the lumbering side? Anyone know?

"But in terms of my football, there's always been a bit of a knock on my agility and changing direction. I feel like I've worked on that already but it's an area that I can still get better with and also just minimising mistakes.

"Whether it's a miskick or bad handball, just things like that I can still tidy up during the year but in terms of athleticism and my kicking and things like that, I think I'm quite competent. It's just more about fixing up the smaller, minor details."

 

[Shinboner1]

Blight looks a little on the lumbering side? Anyone know?

So does sam collins from GC.
Still does well.

 

[Shinboner Supremacy]

My 6 year old nephew is better than Toby pink

And he doesn’t even play football

Pink > Biggy