21st century Mock Draft

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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

en.wikipedia.org

All-Australian team - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

List of Brownlow Medal winners - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

Norm Smith Medal - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org 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 :p

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
 
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With pick 54 Sydney select Sam Mitchell.

Can't believe the luck that he has fallen this far.

Him feeding Warner and Heeney with Rowbottom rotating through as the defensive mid, Mills as a two way running inside/outside mid , Parker/Adams rotating through as inside bulls/high HF, with Gulden and J Mac on the wings makes the MF a force to be reckoned with
 
theasian said:
With pick 54 Sydney select Sam Mitchell.

Can't believe the luck that he has fallen this far.

Him feeding Warner and Heeney with Rowbottom rotating through as the defensive mid, Mills as a two way running inside/outside mid , Parker/Adams rotating through as inside bulls/high HF, with Gulden and J Mac on the wings makes the MF a force to be reckoned with
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Oh wow, what an oversight! For some reason I thought Mitchell was drafted '99, but I was off by 2 years. He should've been picked up ages ago, I wouldn't have even minded taking him instead of Swan to join Dangerfield!

That's the value pick so far for sure, and makes me question whether I needed to take 2 midfielders with my first 2 picks.
 

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Mr Meow said:
Oh wow, what an oversight! For some reason I thought Mitchell was drafted '99, but I was off by 2 years. He should've been picked up ages ago, I wouldn't have even minded taking him instead of Swan to join Dangerfield!

That's the value pick so far for sure, and makes me question whether I needed to take 2 midfielders with my first 2 picks.
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Yeah, was amazed that you picked two minds of similar ilk while overlooking Sammy.
Him feeding either Danger or Swan would have been ideal.
 
theasian said:
Yeah, was amazed that you picked two minds of similar ilk while overlooking Sammy.
Him feeding either Danger or Swan would have been ideal.
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In reality that was an oversight only from not realising he was eligible, sadly. He has something like the 2nd or 3rd most coaches votes of all time - great leader, tough as nails, elite skills/decision maker.

We have to hope Steele can feed the bazooka and the cannon for a few years at least. With a strong defence behind them and Greene leading the forward line, I still think Dangerswan can do some serious damage.
 
Darcy Moore
 
North Melbourne - Lance Franklin, Scott Pendlebury, Steve Johnson, Darcy Moore
Richmond - Gary Ablett Jnr, Jeremy Cameron, Nic Naitanui, James Bartel
West Coast - Max Gawn, Luke Hodge, Cyril Rioli, Patrick Cripps
Adelaide - Chris Judd, Brodie Grundy, Michael Hurley, Luke Breust
St Kilda - Patrick Dangerfield, Dane Swan, Toby Greene, Shaun Burgoyne
Brisbane - Dean Cox, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie. Steele Sidebottom
Hawthorn - Nick Riewoldt, Christian Petracca, Harris Andrews
Western Bulldogs - Marcus Bontempelli, Jeremy McGovern, Eddie Betts
Melbourne - Dustin Martin, Jack Riewoldt, Lachie Neale
Gold Coast - Josh Kennedy (KPF), Shannon Hurn, Harley Reid
GWS - Alex Rance, Jaryd Roughead, Nick Daicos
Fremantle - Charlie Curnow, Brendon Goddard, Leigh Montagna
Collingwood - Joel Selwood, Tom Hawkins, Jacob Weitering
Geelong - Nate Fyfe, Zach Merrett, Daniel Kerr
Port Adelaide - Tom Stewart, Tom Lynch, Kozzie Pickett
Essendon - Mark Coughlan, Ben McEvoy, Drew Petrie
Carlton - Aaron Sandilands, Stephen Milne, Nick Blakey
Sydney - Brian Lake, Taylor Walker, Sam Mitchell
 
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theasian said:
With pick 54 Sydney select Sam Mitchell.

Can't believe the luck that he has fallen this far.

Him feeding Warner and Heeney with Rowbottom rotating through as the defensive mid, Mills as a two way running inside/outside mid , Parker/Adams rotating through as inside bulls/high HF, with Gulden and J Mac on the wings makes the MF a force to be reckoned with
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Daaamn!

Mitchell was the one I was referencing (multiple times when I said there was a player I rate top 10 of the 21st century who hasn't been taken yet) and when I said last pick that if not for a dire need for a key defender, I'd have picked up already!

Genuinely shocked he has fallen this far

I even dug up an article from 2017 where a bunch of 'experts' rated their top 25 players of the last 50 years and Mitchell made that list - just to show how strange it was he hadn't been picked up (but was waiting to see if I could get him first). Top 3 all time for Brownlow votes and one of the best finals players of all time not even getting selected top 50 (even behind Coughlan, Montagna, Mackie, etc) is a funny one.

Anyway, was going to make a joke at my pick about how the current Hawthorn coach's favourite player hadn't been drafted and got on the phone to the list managers to make sure we picked him up ;) but not to be.
 
Guardian Hawk said:
Daaamn!

Mitchell was the one I was referencing (multiple times when I said there was a player I rate top 10 of the 21st century who hasn't been taken yet) and when I said last pick that if not for a dire need for a key defender, I'd have picked up already!

Genuinely shocked he has fallen this far

I even dug up an article from 2017 where a bunch of 'experts' rated their top 25 players of the last 50 years and Mitchell made that list - just to show how strange it was he hadn't been picked up (but was waiting to see if I could get him first). Top 3 all time for Brownlow votes and one of the best finals players of all time not even getting selected top 50 (even behind Coughlan, Montagna, Mackie, etc) is a funny one.

Anyway, was going to make a joke at my pick about how the current Hawthorn coach's favourite player hadn't been drafted and got on the phone to the list managers to make sure we picked him up ;) but not to be.
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If it's an consolation, I was going to take him too mate.
 
I've checked the list of picks so many times because I can't believe this guy is still available

Pick 56 - Richmond - Jimmy Bartel

Bartel will start his career on the wing before taking his Brownlow winning skills into the centre square in a few years time. Thrilled to have him at the Tigers. Handy quartet of Ablett, Cameron, NicNat and Bartel added to the club 😍

ArdentEagle
 

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reggie said:
I've check the list of picks so many time because I can't believe this guy is still available

Pick 56 - Richmond - Jimmy Bartel

Bartel will start his career on the wing before taking his Brownlow winning skills into the centre square in a few years time. Thrilled to have him at the Tigers. Handy quartet of Ablett, Cameron, NicNat and Bartel added to the club 😍

ArdentEagle
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Great choice - you even reunited him with Ablett! - and another one who it was baffling he slipped (albeit not as baffling as Mitchell). I hoped to pick him up this round but feared this would happen.

Jimmy was one of the best finals players this century, elite for (undersized) third tall forward cameos or off a forward flank as a creator, then a jet midfielder full of class and skill - but still damn tough as well.

Bartel's poise would've suited my Dangerswan midfield perfectly, but it wasn't to be...
 
reggie said:
I've checked the list of picks so many times because I can't believe this guy is still available

Pick 56 - Richmond - Jimmy Bartel

Bartel will start his career on the wing before taking his Brownlow winning skills into the centre square in a few years time. Thrilled to have him at the Tigers. Handy quartet of Ablett, Cameron, NicNat and Bartel added to the club 😍

ArdentEagle
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****!!! This was my other one 😡😡😡😡

Great choice mate.
I'm going to be a little while now as back to drawing board
 
Mr Meow said:
Great choice - you even reunited him with Ablett! - and another one who it was baffling he slipped (albeit not as baffling as Mitchell). I hoped to pick him up this round but feared this would happen.

Jimmy was one of the best finals players this century, elite for (undersized) third tall forward cameos or off a forward flank as a creator, then a jet midfielder full of class and skill - but still damn tough as well.

Bartel's poise would've suited my Dangerswan midfield perfectly, but it wasn't to be...
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Lenny Hayes must still have nightmares about Bartel not giving him an inch of space after the first quarter of that 2009 Grand Final...
 
ArdentEagle said:
I'm still at work.

I need a beast inside mid.
A few obvious ones. Leaning towards Cripps (now kicks goals) but want to check a few stats later.

Kennedy, Priddis, even Mundy 🤔
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Montagna.

No wait.....

How about Brad Sewell Steel Sidebottom, Luke Ball,

oh I forgot Jason por_please_ya

All I know is nobody steal my prodigy small forward
 
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PhoenixBonez said:
Nah Lenny was 2 years too early
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disappointed season 8 GIF
 
ArdentEagle said:
I'm still at work.

I need a beast inside mid.
A few obvious ones. Leaning towards Cripps (now kicks goals) but want to check a few stats later.

Kennedy, Priddis, even Mundy 🤔
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I'd be shocked if you didn't take Kennedy and didn't consider it somewhat of a no brainer.

More finals proven than Cripps (unbelievable even when his team mates faltered in the '16 GF etc).
 

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