21st century Mock Draft

RUNVS · Jun 13, 2024

So this is my thinking. I am thinking this could be an all encompassing 21st century mock draft. This is we line up every player drafted in the 21st century as an 18 year old, knowing the players they became and we decide who goes where.

For the draft order I am thinking the current ladder

So

Pick 1 - North Melbourne
Pick 2 - Richmond
Pick 3 - West Coast
Pick 4 - Adelaide
Pick 5 - St Kilda
Pick 6 - Brisbane
Pick 7 - Hawthorn
Pick 8 - Western Bulldogs
Pick 9 - Melbourne
Pick 10 - Gold Coast
Pick 11 - GWS
Pick 12 - Fremantle
Pick 13 - Collingwood
Pick 14 - Geelong
Pick 15 - Port Adelaide
Pick 16 - Essendon
Pick 17 - Carlton
Pick 18 - Sydney

and so on for 3 rounds.

The rules are to treat this like an actual mock draft, so pick the player who is either best available or best suits your list.

So my general idea is people will nominate a club they want to pick for, and hopefully we get enough people who want to participate so we don't have any double ups. I hope to go for 3 rounds but we will see how it goes.

Now the rule here is that you are only able to pick players who were drafted in the 2000 draft or later, I know technically 2000 is not the 21st century but these players would have only started playing in 2001 which is the 21st century. I have also made some lists of players who have won the All Australian at least 3 times, but also included some other awards too, but by no means do you only need to select from the list.

You are also free to nominate someone who has been retired for 5 years, or if you feel really confident, happy to include a player who is only in their second year, if you believe they have enough talent to be ahead of more established players. For instance it would not surprise me if Nick Daicos or Harley Reid end up in the first or second rounds despite having very little experience compared to a lot of players on this list.

So here we go

Key Forwards
8 – Lance Franklin | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
5 - Tom Hawkins | 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
5 - Nick Riewoldt | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014
3 - Jeremy Cameron | 2013, 2019, 2022
3 - Josh Kennedy | 2015, 2016, 2017
3 - Jack Riewoldt | 2010, 2015, 2018

Key Defenders
5 - Alex Rance | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
4 - Jeremy McGovern | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Ruckmen
6 - Dean Cox | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
6 - Max Gawn | 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
4 - Aaron Sandilands | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
3 - Nick Naitanui | 2012, 2020, 2021

Midfielder
8 – Gary Ablett Jr. | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
8 – Patrick Dangerfield | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
6 - Chris Judd | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
6 - Joel Selwood | 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
6 - Scott Pendlebury | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
5 - Dane Swan | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
5 - Marcus Bontempelli | 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
4 - Dustin Martin | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
4 - Christian Petracca | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
3 - Clayton Oliver | 2018, 2021, 2022
3 - Patrick Cripps | 2018, 2019, 2022
3 - Travis Boak | 2013, 2014, 2020
3 - Josh Kennedy | 2012, 2014, 2016
3 - Sam Mitchell | 2011, 2013, 2015

Other Defenders
5 - Tom Stewart | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
3 - Luke Hodge | 2005, 2008, 2010

Other Forwards
4 - Cyril Rioli | 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
3 - Eddie Betts | 2015, 2016, 2017
3 - Tom Greene | 2016, 2021, 2023
3 - Robby Grey | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Coleman Medal
4 - Lance Franklin | 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
3 - Jack Riewoldt | 2010, 2012, 2018
2 - Josh Kennedy | 2015, 2016
2 - Charlie Curnow | 2022, 2023
1 - Tom Hawkins | 2021
1 - Jeremy Carmeron | 2019
1 - Jarryd Roughead | 2013

Norm Smith Medal
3 - Dustin Martin | 2017, 2019, 2020
2 - Luke Hodge | 2008, 2014

Brownlow Medal
2 - Gary Ablett Jnr | 2009, 2013
2 - Nate Fyfe | 2015, 2019
2 - Lachie Neale | 2020, 2023
2 - Chris Judd | 2004, 2010

If I have missed anyone who has 3 All Australians or more feel very free to tell me.

For anyone who wants to refresh their memories

All-Australian team - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

List of Brownlow Medal winners - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Norm Smith Medal - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

North Melbourne Sphynx
Richmond reggie
West Coast ArdentEagle
Adelaide eth-dog
St Kilda Mr Meow
Brisbane eth-dog
Hawthorn Guardian Hawk
Western Bulldogs PhoenixBonez
Melbourne MarcMaverick
Gold Coast WilloTree
GWS boncer34
Fremantle Purple7x08_24
Collingwood Fadge
Geelong Lingsface
Port Adelaide whatwhatsaywhat
Essendon RedmanWasHere
Carlton MC Bad Genius
Sydney theasian

If anyone wants to be assigned a specific team please say so. Lets see if this works

and so far

Pick 1 - North Melbourne - Lance Franklin
Pick 2 - Richmond - Gary Ablett Jnr
Pick 3 - West Coast - Max Gawn
Pick 4 - Adelaide - Chris Judd
Pick 5 - St Kilda - Patrick Dangerfield
Pick 6 - Brisbane - Dean Cox
Pick 7 - Hawthorn - Nick Riewoldt
Pick 8 - Western Bulldogs - Marcus Bontempelli
Pick 9 - Melbourne - Dustin Martin
Pick 10 - Gold Coast - Josh Kennedy (KPF)
Pick 11 - GWS - Alex Rance
Pick 12 - Fremantle - Charlie Curnow
Pick 13 - Collingwood - Joel Selwood
Pick 14 - Geelong - Nate Fyfe
Pick 15 - Port Adelaide - Tom Stewart
Pick 16 - Essendon - Mark Coughlan
Pick 17 - Carlton - Aaron Sandilands
Pick 18 - Sydney - Brian Lake

Round 2
Pick 19 - North Melbourne - Scott Pendlebury
Pick 20 - Richmond - Jeremy Cameron
Pick 21 - West Coast - Luke Hodge
Pick 22 - Adelaide - Brodie Grundy
Pick 23 - St Kilda - Dane Swan
Pick 24 - Brisbane - Harry Taylor
Pick 25 - Hawthorn - Christian Petracca
Pick 26 - Western Bulldogs - Jeremy McGovern
Pick 27 - Melbourne - Jack Riewoldt
Pick 28 - Gold Coast - Shannon Hurn
Pick 29 - GWS - Jaryd Roughead
Pick 30 - Fremantle - Brendon Goddard
Pick 31 - Collingwood - Tom Hawkins
Pick 32 - Geelong- Zach Merrett
Pick 33 - Port Adelaide - Tom Lynch
Pick 34 - Essendon - Ben McEvoy
Pick 35 - Carlton - Stephen Milne
Pick 36 - Sydney - Taylor Walker

Round 3
Pick 37 - North Melboune - Steve Johnson
Pick 38 - Richmond - Nic Naitanui
Pick 39 - West Coast - Cyril Rioli
Pick 40 - Adelaide - Michael Hurley
Pick 41 - St Kilda - Toby Greene
Pick 42 - Brisbane - Andrew Mackie
Pick 43 - Hawthorn - Harris Andrews
Pick 44 - Western Bulldogs - Eddie Betts
Pick 45 - Melbourne - Lachie Neale
Pick 46 - Gold Coast - Harley Reid
Pick 47 - GWS - Nick Daicos
Pick 48 - Fremantle - Leigh Montagna
Pick 49 - Collingwood - Jacob Weitering
Pick 50 - Geelong - Daniel Kerr
Pick 51 - Port Adelaide - Kysaiah Pickett
Pick 52 - Essendon - Drew Petrie
Pick 53 - Carlton - Nick Blakey
Pick 54 - Sydney - Sam Mitchell

Round 4
Pick 55 - North Melbourne - Darcy Moore
Pick 56 - Richmond - Jimmy Bartel
Pick 57 - West Coast - Patrick Cripps
Pick 58 - Adelaide - Luke Breust
Pick 59 - St Kilda - Shaun Burgoyne
Pick 60 - Brisbane - Steele Sidebottom
Pick 61 - Hawthorn - Steven May
Pick 62 - Western Bulldogs - Josh Gibson
Pick 63 - Melbourne - Mark Blitcavs
Pick 64 - Gold Coast - Michael Walters
Pick 65 - GWS - Bradley Hill
Pick 66 - Fremantle - Izak Rankine
Pick 67 - Collingwood - Josh Kennedy (mid)
Pick 68 - Geelong - Joe Daniher
Pick 69 - Port Adelaide - Clayton Oliver
Pick 70 - Essendon - Daniel Talia
Pick 71 - Carlton - Sam Taylor
Pick 72 - Sydney - Robbie Gray

ArdentEagle · Jul 15, 2024

Sphynx said:
OK OK.

In that case, Steve Johnson.

Bugger!

RUNVS · Jul 15, 2024

Guardian Hawk said:
Gee, there are some guns slipping down the order.

I have a player who I rate in the top 10 from this period who hasn't been selected in the first 37 picks!

It is one of the reasons I am really enjoying this process. In some ways it is a lot more fun, and a lot more interesting than people simply listing who they see as the best 20 players or so of the 21st century. Listing players like that is very different to listing them in a real (simulated) draft.

RUNVS · Jul 15, 2024

Lord of the Wings said:
Dusty at pick 9 and Pendlebury at 19! - LOL -Both should be top 5

I think it shows that in a real draft people are more likely to take KP players than midfielders, though with exceptions of course. Also how Hawkins dropped so low I have no idea

Purple7x08_24 · Jul 15, 2024

Lord of the Wings said:
Dusty at pick 9 and Pendlebury at 19! - LOL -Both should be top 5

Not really. KPD's of elite level are thin. You had to go for Franklin and Riewolt early.

whatwhatsaywhat · Jul 15, 2024

RUNVS said:
I think it shows that in a real draft people are more likely to take KP players than midfielders, though with exceptions of course. Also how Hawkins dropped so low I have no idea

benefit of hindsight too

there's been a genuine scarcity of tall forwards in the competition over the last 24 years, with the game moving to athletic types and the best talls playing behind the ball

RUNVS · Jul 15, 2024

I also find it very interesting in the first round we had

4 Key Forwards
3 Ruckmen
8 Midfielders
3 Key Defenders

Purple7x08_24 · Jul 15, 2024

RUNVS said:
I think it shows that in a real draft people are more likely to take KP players than midfielders, though with exceptions of course. Also how Hawkins dropped so low I have no idea

As I mentioned previously.

Ablett, Judd, Dusty and perhaps a few others are benchmarked at 100

We've then got 100 other mids benchmarked at 90. Those second tier players are reasonably even to the point that you could pick them up later and still have asupremely talented player.

My next mid might last, it might not, but wasn't worth taking in the first two rounds. As a consequence, my 4th player might well and truly be gone.

You could pick up Kerr, Noah Anderson, Sam Mitchell, Walsh and they're all elite players. It doesn't matter as much as a KPP

Guardian Hawk · Jul 15, 2024

RUNVS said:
It is one of the reasons I am really enjoying this process. In some ways it is a lot more fun, and a lot more interesting than people simply listing who they see as the best 20 players or so of the 21st century. Listing players like that is very different to listing them in a real (simulated) draft.

Yeah, agreed.

I know my next pick will be needs based, ignoring best available (and probably my favourite player).

I think it will also be interesting to see how the draft pans out when starting from scratch as people are largely influenced by existing lists in this one (I know I would have taken Hawkins with my 2nd pick had I not been satisfied that the key forward stocks, with Riewoldt, were already okay). Similarly, Carlton don't need key forwards, Sydney went for a key defender, other teams are pretty stacked for mids already, etc.

RUNVS · Jul 15, 2024

Guardian Hawk said:
Yeah, agreed.

I know my next pick will be needs based, ignoring best available (and probably my favourite player).

I think it will also be interesting to see how the draft pans out when starting from scratch as people are largely influenced by existing lists in this one (I know I would have taken Hawkins with my 2nd pick had I not been satisfied that the key forward stocks, with Riewoldt, were already okay). Similarly, Carlton don't need key forwards, Sydney went for a key defender, other teams are pretty stacked for mids already, etc.

Yep. Going for a draft style where you take into account current lists and current list needs is very different to creating 18 teams from scratch.

To be honest I hope we get both as I would love to participate in creating one of those 18 teams from scratch if someone wants to make such a thread after this. Would be very interesting.

Guardian Hawk · Jul 15, 2024

RUNVS said:
Yep. Going for a draft style where you take into account current lists and current list needs is very different to creating 18 teams from scratch.

To be honest I hope we get both as I would love to participate in creating one of those 18 teams from scratch if someone wants to make such a thread after this. Would be very interesting.

I'd be happy to. I almost started it when one of the picks was taking way too long but thought I better be polite and let this one conclude so it doesn't lose it's traffic/momentum.

You alright if I give it a shot when this one is done?

RUNVS · Jul 15, 2024

Guardian Hawk said:
I'd be happy to. I almost started it when one of the picks was taking way too long but thought I better be polite and let this one conclude so it doesn't lose it's traffic/momentum.

You alright if I give it a shot when this one is done?

Completely fine with it. I am just enjoying the discussion and different perspectives, and how different these drafts are to the top 10 best players of the 21st century on the main board.

Mr Meow · Jul 15, 2024

reggie has probably selected the best 1-2 punch in the league from our combos so far (GAJ and Jezza), but if he's not responsive he will have Barnaby French auto selected for his third pick.

Purple7x08_24 · Jul 15, 2024

Guardian Hawk said:
Yeah, agreed.

I know my next pick will be needs based, ignoring best available (and probably my favourite player).

I think it will also be interesting to see how the draft pans out when starting from scratch as people are largely influenced by existing lists in this one (I know I would have taken Hawkins with my 2nd pick had I not been satisfied that the key forward stocks, with Riewoldt, were already okay). Similarly, Carlton don't need key forwards, Sydney went for a key defender, other teams are pretty stacked for mids already, etc.

Proven hard running midfielder, Small forward (Obviously your fav player), young mid.

RedmanWasHere · Jul 15, 2024

I can see one or 2 notable omissions thus far but I'll wait until the ernest time for revelation.

theasian · Jul 15, 2024

Guardian Hawk said:
Gee, there are some guns slipping down the order.

I have a player who I rate in the top 10 from this period who hasn't been selected in the first 37 picks!

I certainly considered picking him.

But Sydney are short of Elite KPF players and the Mids can hold up

RUNVS · Jul 15, 2024

theasian said:
I certainly considered picking him.

But Sydney are short of Elite KPF players and the Mids can hold up

Yep. Guys like Josh Kennedy (Sydney) have not been taken yet. Plenty of elite midfielders still in this draft.

Plenty of very good key defenders and halfbacks too.

To be Robert Murphy is someone I would seriously be considering right now.

ArdentEagle · Jul 15, 2024

RedmanWasHere said:
I can see one or 2 notable omissions thus far but I'll wait until the ernest time for revelation.

Think I'm torn between two of them now. We (WCE) need and want both.

I invoke WCE "soft****" by-law 565.25.1.5 which now allows me two picks in a row.

Fadge · Jul 15, 2024

ArdentEagle said:
Think I'm torn between two of them now. We (WCE) need and want both.

I invoke WCE "soft****" by-law 565.25.1.5 which now allows me two picks in a row.

If you ask Laura nicely, I'm sure she'll be able to swing it for you...

reggie · Jul 15, 2024

I had a list of 8 mids and 1 ruck ready to go last night and I can't believe that the full list is still available!

Richmond could do with a gun wingman and strongly considered drafting Bartel, Hayes, Daicos, Sidebottom, Neale and S Mitchell to fill the role in their formative seasons before settling in as an inside mid. However, there is a ruckman who is still on the board who could well make the Tigers unbeatable palming the ball to Ablett and Martin who then put the ball into the path of a leading Cameron or Lynch.

Pick 38 - Richmond - Nic Naitanui

ArdentEagle

RUNVS · Jul 15, 2024

Also not that I expect they will be taken now, but who do we all rate as the best tagger of the 21st century? I was going to suggest Ling but I looked him up and he was drafted in 1999.

Mr Meow · Jul 15, 2024

I have to say I'm shocked at all of the rucks that have already been taken.

Cox and Gawn are understandable as generational talents that also essentially give you an extra prolific midfielder. The rest, I think you can find value via trade/free agency/later picks.

The great Brisbane, Geelong, Hawthorn and Richmond sides this century overall had some decent but not world beater ruckmen. How many AAs between them as ruckmen?

NicNat was a very good player, but Richmond have Nank for a few years yet and could do with elite wing/mids and forward/mids primarily.

Purple7x08_24 · Jul 15, 2024

Mr Meow said:
I have to say I'm shocked at all of the rucks that have already been taken.

Cox and Gawn are understandable as generational talents that also essentially give you an extra prolific midfielder. The rest, I think you can find value via trade/free agency/later picks.

The great Brisbane, Geelong, Hawthorn and Richmond sides this century overall had some decent but not world beater ruckmen. How many AAs between them as ruckmen?

NicNat was a very good player, but Richmond have Nank for a few years yet and could do with elite wing/mids and forward/mids primarily.

Jared Brennan for a versatile ruck?

ArdentEagle · Jul 15, 2024

WCE pick 39
Cyril Rioli (Proven match winner, X-Factor, Dynamic) - Hardest to replace here.

Full write up later. Just had a burst water pipe here.

eth-dog
You're up

Mr Meow · Jul 15, 2024

Purple7x08_24 said:
Jared Brennan for a versatile ruck?

I am just mind blown that he didn't reunite Ablett and Bartel, or give Richmond Ablett-Cameron-Greene - as just one of many combos.

Rucks are overrated!

RedmanWasHere · Jul 15, 2024

Have to say.

As someone born in 1991, how lucky am I to share the same YOB as Dusty, Fyfe, Gawn and Sidebottom?

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