Recruiting AFL Draft Watch 2024 - Live from 6:45pm Wednesday 20th November!

[Nuggs Bunny]

When is the draft
Coverage on the AFL website starts at 6:45pm on Wednesday 20th November, tune in on FoxFooty and Kayo from 7pm

How can I watch?
AFL website through the Draft Hub or through your Kayo or FoxFooty subscription

What are our picks?
Check out Lore's 2024 draft spreadsheet below

Spoiler: 2024 Draft Order

Who is looking good this year?
Cal Twomey's Top 30 Phantom Draft
Essendon Draft Preview from Rookie Me Central

 

[Blind Turn]

Jacko is probably the most Aussie name he could get, Jackoff probably the funniest. I’m sure BT will find a way to make a mess of it regardless.

He’ll just call him Archie Perkins or Denis Pagan.

 

[Duckworth]

pretty disengenious since the 11-20 range has 10 people a year vs 5 in the range before and only 1 pick 2 and 5 times more likely then the 6-10 range

So your almost 10 times more likely to have a 300 gamer at pick 2 then at any given pick in the 11-20 range

It's written as a percentage, so number of people in each group is not a factor.

 

[jdstorm]

It's written as a percentage, so number of people in each group is not a factor.

It's written as a percentage, so number of people in each group is not a factor.

Yeah my bad

 

[Snake Charmer]

Dont know anything about Jack Ough, what I do like about the reading is the meat and potatoes type of player we have avoided under lord Voldemort

Taking one every draft should almost be mandatory and cut the lowest denominator at years end

Hobbs was exactly a meat and potatoes type. He has 0 parts to his game that set him apart. I don’t mind looking for role types but you still need to target guys with elite types to there game. Stuff that can be a pov for them

 

[ant555]

Hobbs was exactly a meat and potatoes type. He has 0 parts to his game that set him apart. I don’t mind looking for role types but you still need to target guys with elite types to there game. Stuff that can be a pov for them

Hobbs is more than a meat and potatoes guy in my opinion. He is a very good inside midfielder. He is just another we are not playing there.

 

[Blind Turn]

I don’t mind him, not the quickest but can play a range of roles and is fairly clean and composed with the ball. He sits in the 25-45 range for me

Funnily enOUGH, this link popped up in my news feed today. Just so happens that he’s a mad Essendon fan. Might be a bit of an OUGHmen. Welcome to Essendon Jackoff.

The draft hopeful who grew up a “mad Essendon supporter” and idolises Merrett and Bontempelli

Jack Ough speaking to Tom Morris about the upcoming AFL Draft.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Lore]

Funnily enOUGH, this link popped up in my news feed today. Just so happens that he’s a mad Essendon fan. Might be a bit of an OUGHmen. Welcome to Essendon Jackoff.

The draft hopeful who grew up a “mad Essendon supporter” and idolises Merrett and Bontempelli

Jack Ough speaking to Tom Morris about the upcoming AFL Draft.

www.sen.com.au

“I’m a tall midfielder at around 194cm, I started on the wing in the first half of the year, then moved more inside in the back-end of the year, so I’ve got that inside and outside balance, and I’m versatile as well,” Ough said on SEN Afternoons.

Hm. key defender it is

 

[King Patty]

Same height as caddy.

 

[Blind Turn]

Same height as caddy.

Same height as Cripps…

 

[Vindicater]

Same height as Cripps…

Which is 4cm taller than Tony Lockett

 

[Blind Turn]

Which is 4cm taller than Tony Lockett

And 8cm taller than Dermott Brereton

 

[Nifft]

And 8cm taller than Dermott Brereton

Makes you wonder what position some of these guys would play now if they'd grown up in this era.
Gary Ablett Sr 185cm
Glenn Archer 182cm
Dermott Brereton 186cm
Wayne Carey 192cm
Terry Daniher 188cm
Jason Dunstall 188cm
Ross Glendinning 188cm
Tony Lockett 191cm
Tony Modra 188cm
Paul Roos 188cm
Stephen Silvagni 191cm

 

[Blind Turn]

Makes you wonder what position some of these guys would play now if they'd grown up in this era.
Gary Ablett Sr 185cm
Glenn Archer 182cm
Dermott Brereton 186cm
Wayne Carey 192cm
Terry Daniher 188cm
Jason Dunstall 188cm
Ross Glendinning 188cm
Tony Lockett 191cm
Tony Modra 188cm
Paul Roos 188cm
Stephen Silvagni 191cm

Roos became the prototype attacking HB so that’s a given. SOS would’ve struggled against the talls now but always held his own against the bulky full forwards so he’d have been a defensive utility. TD a hf or hb. Modra excelled when one-out so not sure how he’d have gone as a focal point. Might’ve struggled a bit in the modern game I reckon. Carey still a CHF. Ablett, whatever he likes. Lockett would still be a FF. Dunstall too as he got separation and his leading patterns were spot on. Glendinning a flanker. Archer would still hold his own. Brereton, a third tall forward. He was handy at ground level too before injury caught up with him.

They were all instinctive players though and I’m sure they’d have adapted their game to suit.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Makes you wonder what position some of these guys would play now if they'd grown up in this era.
Gary Ablett Sr 185cm
Glenn Archer 182cm
Dermott Brereton 186cm
Wayne Carey 192cm
Terry Daniher 188cm
Jason Dunstall 188cm
Ross Glendinning 188cm
Tony Lockett 191cm
Tony Modra 188cm
Paul Roos 188cm
Stephen Silvagni 191cm

Ablett, Lockett etc would still play forward, there'd just be some lumbering 200cm dinosour getting in their leading lanes.

 

[Blind Turn]

Ablett, Lockett etc would still play forward, there'd just be some lumbering 200cm dinosour getting in their leading lanes.

Modra would have better step ladders I guess.

 

[jdstorm]

They’d mostly play 3rd tall. Or HB.

Imagine Jake Stringer

25

Jake Stringer

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.8

5star

D

8.5

2star

K

7.0

3star

HB

1.5

1star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

4star

G

2.5

5star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

back then he’d be unstoppable as the biggest player on the field

 

[Nicholas61]

Roos became the prototype attacking HB so that’s a given. SOS would’ve struggled against the talls now but always held his own against the bulky full forwards so he’d have been a defensive utility. TD a hf or hb.

Roos was amazing - saw him dominate for Fitzroy at the WACA one night when WCE were virtually a state of origin team. Under severe heat most of the night, didn't fumble, good decision maker and just kept clunking them and repelling attacks.

Not sure how SOS would have been viewed had the umps actually applied the rules properly. No doubt a very good player and even put up some exceptional match winning performances up forward but got away with ridiculous stuff he shouldn't have.

I think the incredible natural power unique to Dunstall, Lockett and Ablett they could still play FF. Like when Dangerfield would get thrown full forward forward it was a nightmare matchup. Too quick for KPPs and too strong for flankers to deal with. The increased congestion would be harder for them but would still be guns there.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Hobbs is more than a meat and potatoes guy in my opinion. He is a very good inside midfielder. He is just another we are not playing there.

What sets him apart from other 180cm inside mids? Durham went past him pretty quick and Caldwell is keeping him out. Not much room for him because he isn’t better then those we have

 

[sregit]

Bet you can't do worse than Perkins, Cox and Reid.

Yes that draft did not turn out to your advantage.

 

[ant555]

What sets him apart from other 180cm inside mids? Durham went past him pretty quick and Caldwell is keeping him out. Not much room for him because he isn’t better then those we have

That is not really a defense for him being a meat and potatoes guy. He is a good inside midfielder. Good GBG. Competitor. Hard at the contest. Good clearance winner. Can kick the odd goal. The fact we have two other good young inside midfielders does not really diminished his ability. He is also a decent leader. Yes Caldwell and Durham got the spots this year. There is till plenty of scope for him to play midfield next year and beyond. Nothing stays the same. Perkins is one who will more likely be playing half forward. There will be injuries. No one predicted Durham would own a midfield spot this time last year. Merrett has already hinted he may play a few different roles next year as well.
Anyway like i said my view is he is not just a meat and potatoes guy. The coaching group obviously like him as they where prepared to give him a different role which he would have kept if he did not get injured.

 

[Keystone agony]

Our current ruck situation is that we have 3 full time rucks and 2 ruck forwards...

Giving one year to a journeyman ruck is bad enough. Two is madness.

Surely you can admit there is a reasonable chance only 1 is on the list next year?

 

[Happyskeret]

Makes you wonder what position some of these guys would play now if they'd grown up in this era.
Gary Ablett Sr 185cm
Glenn Archer 182cm
Dermott Brereton 186cm
Wayne Carey 192cm
Terry Daniher 188cm
Jason Dunstall 188cm
Ross Glendinning 188cm
Tony Lockett 191cm
Tony Modra 188cm
Paul Roos 188cm
Stephen Silvagni 191cm

If they grew up in this era they would all be 10-20 cm taller. Don’t ask me how I know this.

 

[Keystone agony]

Hobbs is more than a meat and potatoes guy in my opinion. He is a very good inside midfielder. He is just another we are not playing there.

Someone unfortunately has to miss out

Its where Zac Merrett becoming a Zorko type off half back can probably solve that issue

And id say he is coming upto stoppage a fair bit when he plays, but id have to rewatch to confirm

 

[fairbump_playon]

Makes you wonder what position some of these guys would play now if they'd grown up in this era.
Gary Ablett Sr 185cm
Glenn Archer 182cm
Dermott Brereton 186cm
Wayne Carey 192cm
Terry Daniher 188cm
Jason Dunstall 188cm
Ross Glendinning 188cm
Tony Lockett 191cm
Tony Modra 188cm
Paul Roos 188cm
Stephen Silvagni 191cm

In the 90s as an U15 I played in a curtain raiser to a Bris / Syd praccy match in Coffs Harbour

We were sharing rooms with the Swans so had to wait outside, guard of honour style

I remember seeing plugger come out and thinking he was the biggest man I had ever seen. Can’t believe he was only 191cm.

 

[Snake Charmer]

That is not really a defense for him being a meat and potatoes guy. He is a good inside midfielder. Good GBG. Competitor. Hard at the contest. Good clearance winner. Can kick the odd goal. The fact we have two other good young inside midfielders does not really diminished his ability. He is also a decent leader. Yes Caldwell and Durham got the spots this year. There is till plenty of scope for him to play midfield next year and beyond. Nothing stays the same. Perkins is one who will more likely be playing half forward. There will be injuries. No one predicted Durham would own a midfield spot this time last year. Merrett has already hinted he may play a few different roles next year as well.
Anyway like i said my view is he is not just a meat and potatoes guy. The coaching group obviously like him as they where prepared to give him a different role which he would have kept if he did not get injured.

I rate Hobbs but disagree. I dont see any point of difference that’s sets him apart. I think he’s very much a meat and potatoes mid. A tough inside mid who hopefully because a really good cog for our midfield. There’s no issue with that