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

 

[Keystone agony]

I don’t think they’ll be able to, although I think they should. It’s going to be difficult for them to grab KP players soon with Tassie coming in.

They obviously think its too much to overpay for need and feel on balance of need and quality FOS may be the better option

Norths midfield been over rated a bit lately

Powell, Phillips never came on as they wouldve hoped. Lost Tarryn Thomas. LDU a decent chance to leave

They also grabbed 2x200cm+ first rounders last year. Traded in Logue a couple years ago, obviousily have Larkey and Comben really came on. They might just give their F1 for Trainor and or draft a Charlie Nicholls/West/Gerryn late with their pick in the 50s. Also have next years early picks which a few talls present

 

[jdstorm]

Still think Cox cant be ruled out in that position, it was his best position as a junior. Zac Reid can also intercept if he gets going as can Hayes

Prior will be one that can play it

Im surprised to see Trainor so late i must admit

28s still a weird range for us. Would likely require an F1 which may be too much

F1 and 31 for F2 and 23/24 may be an option, by trading 31 for F2 seperatly pre Kako and agreeing F1 for 23/24 post Kako

Just think we start having

Mckay, Reid, Cox, Ridley, Prior, Hayes, Trainor, Laverde all 193cm + tall defenders all 28 or severly younger on the list... is starting to get a bit much

You either have to trust 1 of Hayes, Cox, Reid make it or get rid of all of them and overpay for a guy like Whitlock/Trainor

Still think

• Small Forwards
• Half Backs
• Mids
• Tall Fwd

Has to be the preference for us in the top 20-30 range over tall defender

I get what you’re saying. in my head I think of Ridley as more of a sweeper/medium defender/loose HB.

So when you say Trainor is like Ridley I just think oversized HB as opposed to small KPD/3rd tall

Which as you’ve said is a list need.

I completely understand what you mean not over invest in certain positions.

In my best 22 I have all of McKay/Reid/Cox/Ridley which leaves Hayes and Lav as VFL KPD and Prior HB. So I think a project 3rd tall/HB is a need at VFL level.

Spending a pick in the 20s seems a big investment in this area. Given the way the draft is looking I’d probably be looking at a Balanced Mid or pressure forward. However if the if the talent gap is big it’s hard not to want to go best available and fix the logjam via trade

 

[ydc55]

I think people on this site need to accept cox is not going to make it.
He is physically frail and picks and chooses when to compete.

 

[ydc55]

At what point would you trade back in and get Hotton eDPS ydc55 ??

Kid looks like he can seriously play from my professional, 3 minute Rookie me draft highlight observations. A bit of Shai Bolton about him


Not saying he is the player we need bu geez, can see why he was hyped as a potential top 3 - 5 pick at the start of the year

My understanding is we cannot get Hotton.
Richmond and GWS both love him.
Sydney would absolutely swoop if available.
This wrecks us as Richmond, gws and Sydney most likely to trade a first rounder.
Barring injury hotton may be rated ahead of everyone.

 

[ydc55]

I would take him there, there are only 3 players I’d take with a top 3 pick this year and all of them are midfielders. O’Sullivan can atleast play other positions at a high quality until he can move into the midfield full time.

I had Finn rated as a clear number 1 at the start of the year.
I know he has had rotten luck with injuries but I was not enamoured with his play this year.
His lack of consistency within games and his inability to have high impact on games was concerning.
I thought a superstar junior would have got his team over the line against a team like the rebels.
Jagga Smith is ultra consistent during the game but again I question his game impact. He was not able to get his team over rebels either.
I am interested in your thoughts as a chargers man.

 

[eDPS]

I had Finn rated as a clear number 1 at the start of the year.
I know he has had rotten luck with injuries but I was not enamoured with his play this year.
His lack of consistency within games and his inability to have high impact on games was concerning.
I thought a superstar junior would have got his team over the line against a team like the rebels.
Jagga Smith is ultra consistent during the game but again I question his game impact. He was not able to get his team over rebels either.
I am interested in your thoughts as a chargers man.

O’Sullivan almost helped get Oakleigh that win but sadly he and a lot of others had the yips infront of goal. Rebels took their chances and Oakleigh didn’t in the end. O’Sullivan has had a mixed year but I remember Connor Rozee only really finding form late in his draft year but his trajectory went up when he entered the AFL system which I feel will be the same for O’Sullivan, he can do things alot of players can’t which is also why Alix Tauru is going earlier than expected.

 

[dank420_]

I think people on this site need to accept cox is not going to make it.
He is physically frail and picks and chooses when to compete.

When are the coaching staff going to accept it?

 

[Zach Package]

I think people on this site need to accept cox is not going to make it.
He is physically frail and picks and chooses when to compete.

Development failure

 

[TheUnicorn]

Development failure

I can just see us letting go of Cox and then someone like Geelong pick him up and nail his role/position instantly.

 

[Yoda_]

AFL website is now "live" with a draft tracker and profiles on a bunch of kids.

Rookie Me Central has there spread sheet

ESPN has a similar article and SEN has top 60



General look to this is the midfielders are all top end heavy but then a smattering of talls and smalls after that with a few bit and pieces types in between. Seems heaps of rucks are listed and tall fads a plenty. Small forwards are always in demand and key backs too. Not too many mids look likely later in the draft but who knows. One might slip