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Should the draft extend beyond 30 rounds?


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I reckon a trade period could be good in the future. Many ways it could work. Being able to trade multiple players for one player and then freeing up a list spot to take another player who went un-drafted. Depending on how the draft went other guys might be prepared to overpay for a player because of how their list looks. Always plenty of PlayStation trades on our board during trade period. Could put them in to practice.
 

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Donkey Magoo's Manifesto


Donkey's draft notes
Lachie Neal - Mid, genuine gun, should score: 25games, AA team, 0-3 BnF/CD, 0-5 Brownlow/AFLCA, possible Prem/NS
Harris Andrews - KPD, genuine gun AA KPF's were off of the table so I went the other end. Should score: 25games, AA team, 0-7 BnF/CD, possible Prem.
Nic Nat - Ruc, early punt, played out the season, has had ankle surgery, if he stays on the park will challenge Gawn and Grundy for AA. Should score: 25games, AA squad- team, 0-7 BnF/CD, 0-15 Brownlow/AFLCA possible Prem.
Scott Pendlebury - Mid, Still playing to his absolute best. Should score:25games, AA team, 0-10 BnF/CD, 0-30 Brownlow/AFLCA, possible Prem/NS
Robbie Gray, Mid-Fwd, I love to hate to love this bloke, 3 x AA in the last 5 years, 5 x Showdown medalist. Should score: 22games, AA team, 0-10 BnF/CD, 0-25 Brownlow/AFLCA.

Overall this team was drafted with points in mind, might not be the biggest names but will be the highest scorers from the available talent. Team is quite well balanced, good players on every line, the spine is strong and the depth is good.



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Write up done and in my team post on the first page - how do you vote, you may ask? Just write '1: Danger in Texas' on the first line in your PM to Scorpus :)
 
Harper's Bizarre Team
F Jordan De Goey | Eric Hipwood | Nick Blakey
HF Bailey Dale | Peter Wright | Michael Walters
C Zac Fisher | Touk Miller | Tarryn Thomas
HB Andrew McGrath | Darcy Moore | Nathan Wilson
B Tom Langdon | Michael Hurley | Neville Jetta
1R Rowan Marshall | Dyson Heppell | Marc Murphy
INT Orazio Fantasia | Caleb Marchbank | Stephen Hill | Bailey Williams
EMERG Kamdyn McIntosh | Jimmy Webster | Ian Hill | David Mundy

SUPP. LIST Kade Kolodjashnij | Jake Waterman | Billy Gowers | Nathan Brown

Glorious team.

Backline has a nice combo of defensive skills and attack/rebound. Few better talls than Hurley and Moore.

Forward line has a few emerging stars Blakey, Hipwood and another player who looks to be hitting his straps Dale. Gilt-edged mid/forward combo of Walters and De Goey the high points. Depth with Fantasia. Only question mark there is Peter Wright. Overall a dynamic, varied, balanced forward half.

By the end of the year I think Rowan Marshall will be considered the next challenger to the Grundy/Gawn best ruckman crown.

Would have loved one more quality midfielder. Probably my one real weakness. Strength lies in other areas. My midfield will rely on Zac Fisher and Tarryn Thomas continuing to build and Murphy putting one more season together. Heppell and Miller my bankers. Won't win Brownlows but are quality and will feature high in B&Fs. Could Mundy be that missing link? Or perhaps Walters will play predominantly midfield which would round things out nicely.
 
The United Galactic Force

B Tom Jonas - Jake Carlisle - Darcy Gardiner
HB Lachie Weller - Jacob Weitering - Michael Hibberd
C Luke Parker - Jack Steele - Andrew Gaff
HF Tom Lynch - Tom McDonald - Bayley Fritsch
F Luke Breust - Tom Lynch - Alex Sexton
R Patrick Ryder - Tim Taranto - Ben Cunnington

I Trent Dumont - Luke Dunstan - Brent Daniels - Adam Kennedy

E Nathan Broad - Jonathon Ceglar - Ethan Hughes - Taylor Duryea
E Mark Hutchings - Sam Collins - Miles Bergman - Jesse Joyce

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Strong team.

Strong midfield. Taranto, one of the best young players in the competition, an absolutely elite inside/outside midfielder. Cunnington, clearance winning beast. Gaff, the best wingman in the league. Parker, goal kicking mid. Steele, can play mid or tagger. Plus Dumont and Dunstan on the bench, and Ryder in the ruck who isn't done yet. That's balance and depth in the midfield with elite players in all roles.

Strong forward line. Tom Lynch from Richmond as the spearhead, 60+ goal player. Backed up by Tom McDonald for even more contested marking and another 40+ goals. Breust is one of the game's elite small forwards. Sexton good for 40+ goals too. Tom Lynch roaming the wings while chipping in a goal per game, and Fritsch another great young medium type. Brent Daniels with defensive small forward attributes and elite pace on the bench.

Strong defense. Jacob Weitering is one of the best young KPDs in the game and just hitting his strides. Tom Jonas backing him up with captaincy and the ability to play tall or small. Further intercepting and tall defensive work provided by Jake Carlisle and Darcy Gardiner. With Adam Kennedy rotating through as well as a small defender, there's no collection of forwards this unit can't stop. Then enhanced by the rebound of Weller and Hibberd on the half back flanks, both supreme quality.

Strong depth. I've taken a further eight best 22 players here. Ceglar is a great backup ruck, Collins an underrated tall defender, Hughes and Duryea basically forgotten small defenders, Broad is sure to play every game in the back pocket, Hutchings can play in multiple midfield roles and can tag, Joyce another serviceable utility while Bergman provides an elite young presence up forward.

This is the best team in the game. No weaknesses. Elite players in every position, highly versatile, outstanding depth.
 
Hello, my name is elBurro, I am from Espanner. I has no linkages with any player here whatasoevva. Excussi my English is not so good. I have followed your game of football rules of Australia very closely and prefer the Adelaide Crows for a long time now.
I has some questionies as I notta understanda so well.

Uno? How did anyone select DMACK and SMACK? Ar'a part of the rules of this draft you not allowed to watch too much offa the footballs in games?
Dos? Whya'da Dida the FAITH pick players after theya retire? Do they still scora de poinets?
Tres? Whya'did'a Only the the Donkey get to picka the good players? Nica Natta is Aya Aye level quality.
Quatro? Whya did Scorpus no pick any good defendas?

Buenos Nachos
 
Also posted in the summary section up front:

TEAM NAME: DIY BRAIN SURGERY

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Here's my team. In summary, you should vote for this team because it's better than every other one out there.
A hard pill to swallow I know, but it is. I mean really. Do a line by line comparison.

Put your midfield up against mine. Look at that line with Crouch, Duncan, Wines being fed by Grundy. Wowzers.
Outside mids of the highest quality also in rotation on the outside.

Look at that spine as well. Pretty much the #1 choice for real AFL teams in those positions. I've even got Hombsch as a 3rd tall defender, which is his proper position (looking at you gold coast). Similar to up forward: with Membrey kicking 44 goals last year - and he's 3rd tall in this line up (his real position, looking at you saints).
For runners, we have an ability to switch Gibbs, Milera and Rich through the running half back slots and rotate up to half forward. Through the mids as needed. Quality, Quality Quality right there.
Smaller defender and forward roles again filled with guaranteed best 22 players.
I put one tall on the bench (Cordy) but looking at the depth list I could have filled that spot with a range of talls that are getting squeezed out of my side. Look at that list.

So, vote for coopers, or I'll shank you.

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Also posted in the summary section up front:

TEAM NAME: DIY BRAIN SURGERY

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Here's my team. In summary, you should vote for this team because it's better than every other one out there.
A hard pill to swallow I know, but it is. I mean really. Do a line by line comparison.

Put your midfield up against mine. Look at that line with Crouch, Duncan, Wines being fed by Grundy. Wowzers.
Outside mids of the highest quality also in rotation on the outside.

Look at that spine as well. Pretty much the #1 choice for real AFL teams in those positions. I've even got Hombsch as a 3rd tall defender, which is his proper position (looking at you gold coast). Similar to up forward: with Membrey kicking 44 goals last year - and he's 3rd tall in this line up (his real position, looking at you saints).
For runners, we have an ability to switch Gibbs, Milera and Rich through the running half back slots and rotate up to half forward. Through the mids as needed. Quality, Quality Quality right there.
Smaller defender and forward roles again filled with guaranteed best 22 players.
I put one tall on the bench (Cordy) but looking at the depth list I could have filled that spot with a range of talls that are getting squeezed out of my side. Look at that list.

So, vote for coopers, or I'll shank you.

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I bet that you think that your top ship because your graphic has goalposts. Well newsflash, it also has Matt Taberner so it aint. :moustache:
 
The Maccaroos

B: Marley Williams Daniel Talia Callum Wilkie
HB: Zac Williams Liam Jones Shannon Hurn
C: Ricky Henderson Dustin Martin Jordan Clark
HF: Matt de Boer Ben King Shane Edwards
F: Lincoln McCarthy Jack Riewoldt Tom Papley
Foll: Tim English Jacob Hopper Jarrod Berry
I/C: Matt Guelfi Will Setterfield Patrick Ambrose Shaun Burgoyne
EMG: Taylor Garner Tom Hickey Zac Bailey

Depth:
Tory Dickson
John Noble
Willem Drew
Elliott Himmelberg
Nick Hind

So here is The Maccaroos in all of its glory. Now, let's do a line-by-line breakdown shall we?

B: Marley Williams Daniel Talia Callum Wilkie
The full-back line may not look trendy to the naked eye (with the exception of dual AA Talia) but it containams workhorses who just get the job done. Williams takes the role as the small defender who plays the stopping role and Wilkie plays the third tall who can intercept. Even though neither are superstars, they are ultra consistent in their roles who will complement my defence perfectly.

HB: Zac Williams Liam Jones Shannon Hurn
Jones is an AFL rags to riches story, going from a failed KPF at the Dogs to a competent CHB at the Blues. Hurn is the veteran general of the team who doesn't seem to age (he did look the same when he was first drafted by the Eagles after all). Can't go wrong with Z. Williams either.

C: Ricky Henderson Dustin Martin Jordan Clark
A fantastic mix in the centre-line. Leading the way is none other than Dustin Martin. Nothing needs to be said about him. On the wings are veteran Hendo who has made the Crows look like arses by ditching him and young gun Clark who is primed to take the next step.

HF: Matt de Boer Ben King Shane Edwards
Whilst not a traditional HF, de Boer established himself as the premier tagger of the comp last year so any star midfielders won't have any impact against The Maccaroos. On the other flank is Shane Edwards who can play both forward and in the midfield where his quick hands are a weapon. At CHF is young gun Ben King who has all the tools to be an elite forward of the competition.

F: Lincoln McCarthy Jack Riewoldt Tom Papley
Led by J. Riewoldt who knows how to step up on the big stage with support by Papley and the high-flying McCarthy as the small forwards. A fully-fit Riewoldt can kick at least 70 goals and Papley kicked 37 last year so there's around 110 goals from those 2 alone let alone McCarthy chipping in with 20 of his own.

Foll: Tim English Jacob Hopper Jarrod Berry
The followers are young but, oh, so talented. English is highly-touted and has all the makings of taking the next step to reach Gawn-like levels and Berry, with a full pre-season under his belt, has all the potential to break out like McCluggage. Hopper established himself as a ball magnet last year.

I/C: Matt Guelfi Will Setterfield Patrick Ambrose Shaun Burgoyne
A mixture containing a youngster (Setterfield), a veteran (Burgoyne), a consistent no-frills defender (Ambrose) and a fringe 22 yet handy workman (Guelfi). Can't go wrong with that.

EMG: Taylor Garner Tom Hickey Zac Bailey
Depth:
Tory Dickson
John Noble
Willem Drew
Elliott Himmelberg
Nick Hind


The emergency and depth contains what all of them should and that is a mixture of players from different positions both experienced and inexperienced.
 

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The Abelaide Crows!

FB:Tom Barrass, Dane Rampe, Blake Hardwick
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Mark Blicavs, Brad Sheppard
C: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Stephen Coniglio, Darcy Tucker
HF: Connor Rozee, Mitchell Lewis, Gyran Miers
FF: Dan Butler, Ben Brown, Jack Petrucelle
Ruck: Sean Darcy, James Worpel, Sam Walsh

INT: Marlion Pickett, Karl Amon, Quinton Narkle, Rory Thompson

EMERGENCY: Aiden Bonar, Aiden Corr, Jamie MacMillan, Tyson Stengle, Jayden Laverde, Michael Gibbons, James Cousins, David Mackay

You know you are getting good value for your votes when the team you are voting for has a Simpsons themed logo. I could end my sales pitch there, but in true Abe fashion, the story must go on, and on, and on...

This team has it all. Enough speed to make Adelaides coaching staff cry at the thought of facing us, more X factor than Eddie Betts testicles, marking power at both ends, inside and outside mids, Coniglios attractive media-worthy face and perfect hair, 2 hyphenated names, some guy named Quinton, and the ultimate whipping boy to take the heat off anyone else who has a bad game.

While many other drafters plucked dime a dozen mids with their first round selection, I thought it best to start work on the spine, but tick off the ruck department at the same time. So, with Big Bad Bustling Benny Brown on the table at my first (12th) selection, I couldnt say no. 2nd in the Coleman last year, 2nd for goals per game last year, but more interestingle was nearly 6% down on accuracy last season. Kick at 2018s accuracy percentage and the Coleman is his. Should be a lock for AA as well.

With my 2nd selection I thought it best to select a proven player for the middle. Coniglio was still available at 23 so snapped him up. Why? Well with 17 brownlow votes from 14 games (15 played, one he was injured before registering a stat) I may have just picked up a potential brownlow winner with a pick in the 20's.

3rd selection was quite tactical. Mark Blicavs qualifies for a ruck, capping off my ruck requirements. But he is also a quality key defender. I had my eye on Sean Darcy from Fremantle and hoped Darcy would be available mid draft (216), which would allow Blicavs to become my new CHB. Worked a treat. Blicavs is possibly one of the most versatile players in the comp, a true asset to the team here. While Darcy is going to be Freos main ruck this season, and he did very well in his games in 2019.

4th Selection I thought best to add another Quality Key defender just in case Darcy didnt slip down to mid table. Rampe was my pick of the quality defenders left. Previous BnF and AA, 29 years old, could repeat these feats.

From here I decided I wanted to target some of the comps best young players. Sam Walsh, Connor Rozee and James Worpel are all 20 or under, had amazing 2019 seasons and could well feature in the 22 and under team in 2020.

I took a gamble on a few other defenders. Tom Barrass could miss the start of the season but I have adequate cover with the Giants Aiden Corr in the emergencies. Rory Thompson is Gold Coasts number 1 key defender and could line up round 1 after a knee injury.

Byrne Jones and Brad Sheppard provide great run off half back, and Blake Hardwick had an amazing 2019 finishing high in the 2019 Bnf.

My forward line was designed for the modern day game, and speed. I have 2 Key forwards. Ben Brown is a traditional lead up forward, but is no slouch in contested grabs. But Mitchell Lewis is a contested marking beast in the making. 2.25 contested grabs per game, and 20 goals in 12 games last season. He is a forward of the future. Around my twin towers I have placed speed, agility, freakish talents and goal kicking smalls in Dan Butler, Connor Rozee, Gyran Miers and Jack Petrucelle. Good luck stopping them all. Plus 3 of the 4 are under 21 or under. I think Gyran Miers was a steal at 182, and Dan Butler could be a 35-40 goal a year forward at the saints with pick 284. Quinton Narkle provides a bit of bench relief, and Tyson Stengle and Jayden Laverde are more than adequate emergency options for forward line cover.

Marlon Pickett was an interesting gamble. The bloke dominated in the Vic state comp in his half a dozen or so games, and nearly won the Norm Smith on Grand Final day. Could be an absolute steal at 318.

I believe every calculated risk I have taken has backup options on the bench or in the emergency department. This team is a well balanced team full of players set to rise in the player rankings and into BnF positions, as well as have legitimate Brownlow (Coniglio), Coleman (Brown), AA (Rampe, Blicavs, Byrne Jones, Sheppard, Coniglio, Worpel, Walsh) chances. I also have around 8 candidates for the AA under 22 team, and starting 22 positions for players from Geelong, Richmond, WC and GWS, the teams favoured for the 2020 Premiership.



Picks
12. Ben Brown (Norf)
23. Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
46. Mark Blicavs (Geelong)
57. Dane Rampe (Sydney)
80. James Worpel (Hawthorn)
91. Sam Walsh (Carlton)
114. Connor Rozee (Port)
125. Brad Sheppard (West Coast)
148. Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn)
159. Darcy Byrne-Jones (Port)
182. Gyran Miers (Geelong)
193. Tom Barrass (West Coast)
216. Sean Darcy (Fremantle)
227. Mitchell Lewis (Hawthorn)
250. Darcy Tucker (Fremantle)
261. Sam Petrevski-Seton (Carlton)
284. Dan Butler (St Kilda)
295. Jack Petrucelle (West Coast)
318. Marlion Pickett (Richmond)
329. Karl Amon (Port)
352. Quinton Narkle (Geelong)
363. Aiden Bonar (North Melbourne)
386. Rory Thompson (Gold Coast)
397. Aiden Corr (GWS)
420. Jamie MacMillan (North Melbourne)
431. Tyson Stengle (Adelaide)
454. Jayden Laverde (Essendon)
465. Michael Gibbons (Carlton)
488. James Cousins (Hawthorn)
499. David MacKay (Adelaide)

Heres the write up peoples
 
I don't feel the need to write war and peace bigging up my team - and let's face it, nobody really reads every word of lengthy posts. I'm doing you all a favour... you're welcome. Here's my team.

Big Doch Energy


B:Jayden ShortDavid AstburyEaston Wood
James SicilyDougal HowardMatt Suckling
C:Josh Kennedy (SYD)Josh DunkleyJack Redden
Hugh GreenwoodJack GunstonSam Weideman
F:Patrick LipinskiDarcy FogartyJack Lonie
R:Stefan MartinPatrick DangerfieldJarryd Lyons
INT:Sam JacobsCam Ellis-YolmenLachlan ShollAllan Christensen
EM:Noah AndersonTom LiberatoreDom TysonWill Snelling
Caleb SerongJack WattsBrandon StarcevichGary Rohan
 
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My team is updated on the first page, reproduced here, I will look at voting tonight

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Okay, let's start with the midfielders. Todd Goldstein is one of the top 5 rucks of the past decade and is currently the #7 player in the lague according to AFLPR. Dayne Zorko would be a superstar if he played in Victoria, and Dion Prestia *is* a superstar. In the centre we've got Tom Rockliff, mostly remembered as the AFL Fantasy pig, but still a great director of traffic, and we've got Xavier Duursma (3rd in the 2018 Rising Star) and Paul Seedsman (when he's up, he's excellent) on the wings. In the backline, we've got Lachie Plowman at CHB and Sam Frost at FB, a couple of great KPDs smashing traffic, and we've got luminaries such as Bachar Houli and Jasper Pittard to quarterback this bitch. Then we've got Jackson Nelson and Sydney "no one wants to draft me but I'll smash it" Stack rounding out the back six. Then we've got something special: the forward line. We've got the Coleman medallist up front in Jeremy Cameron, with Josh Jenkins as the CHF (hey, he's still averaging 2 goals a game and with Geelong understanding forward line transition he'll be in line to kick waaaay more goals this year, plus he gets the 2nd ruck role), along with Mitch McGovern as the third tall/x-factor. Then we've got Eddie Betts as the small forward, with Gary Ablett (!!) and Travis Boak rotating through here and the midfield and more than capable of a bunch of goals themselves (Eddie Betts was 16th in the Coleman, Gary 20th). On the bench we've got Dylan Roberton, who is back from a brain injury, Jackson Hately, who will blossom this year, and Rory Atkins, who is a far better player than the Adelaide board gives him credit for. Lastly in the squad, we have Noah Answerth, Aaron Hall, Cam McCarthy, Jordan Gallucci, Harry Morrison, Marty Hore, Ben Ronke, Daniel Lloyd and Kyle Dunkley, an awesome collection of young talent.
 
I don't feel the need to write war and peace bigging up my team - and let's face it, nobody really reads every word of lengthy posts. I'm doing you all a favour... you're welcome. Here's my team.

Big Doch Energy


B:Jayden ShortDavid AstburyEaston Wood
James SicilyDougal HowardMatt Suckling
C:Josh Kennedy (SYD)Josh DunkleyJack Redden
Hugh GreenwoodJack GunstonSam Weideman
F:Patrick LipinskiDarcy FogartyJack Lonie
R:Stefan MartinPatrick DangerfieldJarryd Lyons
INT:Sam JacobsCam Ellis-YolmenLachlan ShollAllan Christensen
EM:Noah AndersonTom LiberatoreDom TysonWill Snelling
Caleb SerongJack WattsBrandon StarcevichGary Rohan

Could only squeeze in six departed Crows players?
 
My team is updated on the first page, reproduced here, I will look at voting tonight

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Okay, let's start with the midfielders. Todd Goldstein is one of the top 5 rucks of the past decade and is currently the #7 player in the lague according to AFLPR. Dayne Zorko would be a superstar if he played in Victoria, and Dion Prestia *is* a superstar. In the centre we've got Tom Rockliff, mostly remembered as the AFL Fantasy pig, but still a great director of traffic, and we've got Xavier Duursma (3rd in the 2018 Rising Star) and Paul Seedsman (when he's up, he's excellent) on the wings. In the backline, we've got Lachie Plowman at CHB and Sam Frost at FB, a couple of great KPDs smashing traffic, and we've got luminaries such as Bachar Houli and Jasper Pittard to quarterback this bitch. Then we've got Jackson Nelson and Sydney "no one wants to draft me but I'll smash it" Stack rounding out the back six. Then we've got something special: the forward line. We've got the Coleman medallist up front in Jeremy Cameron, with Josh Jenkins as the CHF (hey, he's still averaging 2 goals a game and with Geelong understanding forward line transition he'll be in line to kick waaaay more goals this year, plus he gets the 2nd ruck role), along with Mitch McGovern as the third tall/x-factor. Then we've got Eddie Betts as the small forward, with Gary Ablett (!!) and Travis Boak rotating through here and the midfield and more than capable of a bunch of goals themselves (Eddie Betts was 16th in the Coleman, Gary 20th). On the bench we've got Dylan Roberton, who is back from a brain injury, Jackson Hately, who will blossom this year, and Rory Atkins, who is a far better player than the Adelaide board gives him credit for. Lastly in the squad, we have Noah Answerth, Aaron Hall, Cam McCarthy, Jordan Gallucci, Harry Morrison, Marty Hore, Ben Ronke, Daniel Lloyd and Kyle Dunkley, an awesome collection of young talent.

This hurt my brain, and you're lucky I sent my rankings before I read this
 

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