Draft Watcher Knightmare's 2014 Phantom Draft

[blazer94]

Hey, knightmare, who do you think the dons will pick up with 17 and 20? Or who would be the best fit?

 

[WEEVZ]

Hey, knightmare, who do you think the dons will pick up with 17 and 20? Or who would be the best fit?

Hoping for Nakia Cockatoo and Reece McKenzie myself!

 

[Elroo]

Hoping for Nakia Cockatoo and Reece McKenzie myself!

North are very keen on Nakia and will probably grab him with pick 16 if he is available.

 

[Cleric]

Knightmare, whats your view on the swap of trade picks that Adelaide did with Geelong? Do you think it will hurt the Crows to go back 4 places in the first and would that be compensated by moving up more in the second? Im thinking maybe they might go for Cookatoo with their first. We still have to get some outside class and speed and with Pickett and Ahern most likely gone by 14 would you consider him the best left after them?

 

[MightyDons4]

Hey, knightmare, who do you think the dons will pick up with 17 and 20? Or who would be the best fit?

Cockatoo/Menadue/Garlett at 17 and Blakely/Ellis at 20

 

[RGpies]

I'm hoping pies go laverde at pick 5 (pace, height and front half talent is a need) Moore obviously at 9 (future key position player is a need) and Bampton at 30 (loss of beams) and I reckon pies could be winners. I also agree that pies might take an over ager at 48 due to the success of Langdon knightmare. Hine likes to do his themes as you saw with the south aussies, is there anyone is this draft that can do what Tom Langdon did? I like the sound of Grace but his production wasn't as high as Langdon as an overager if I remember correctly

 

[combaning]

KM any classic sliders this year that end up being gems?

Ala Lewy Taylor, Matt Crouch, Wines, Grundy, B Hill, Darling etc

 

[Demonheart]

Nightmare great work on getting the reworked order out there so quickly.

I've been hearing from lot of different sources that Melbourne are really into Lever and would probably take him and Brayshaw. It would obviously be a risk due to his knee injury but what are you thoughts on that. How does Lever stack up quality wise compared to McCartin?

The other query I have is the no.1 pick. Petracca appears to be favourite but do you think that there is any chance that the Saints will go after McCartin? It's an interesting scenario because my info is that we want Brayshaw and Lever, meaning that Petracca could potentially drop to #4.

 

[Swansujelly]

we'll probably only use pick 37, and need KPD, who do you think will still be available? Any chance McDonald will slip a little?

 

[Vankri]

Nightmare great work on getting the reworked order out there so quickly.

I've been hearing from lot of different sources that Melbourne are really into Lever and would probably take him and Brayshaw. It would obviously be a risk due to his knee injury but what are you thoughts on that. How does Lever stack up quality wise compared to McCartin?

The other query I have is the no.1 pick. Petracca appears to be favourite but do you think that there is any chance that the Saints will go after McCartin? It's an interesting scenario because my info is that we want Brayshaw and Lever, meaning that Petracca could potentially drop to #4.

And GWS would then go tall and draft Wright considering they have lost Boyd, Jaksch and Patton is injured, and we could welcome Petracca, a lifelong Collingwood fan, to the club he loves.

A man can dream...

 

[Demonheart]

And GWS would then go tall and draft Wright considering they have lost Boyd, Jaksch and Patton is injured, and we could welcome Petracca, a lifelong Collingwood fan, to the club he loves.

A man can dream...

it's an interesting prospect

 

[CatRiot]

Obviously not given they passed but not even Brisbane will know who will be available and their eventual pick.



Matthew Hammelmann? Brisbane obviously won't take Hammelmann but if looking tall late draft Logan Austin, Dougal Howard and Nicholas Coughlan are all talls GWS were wrong to pass on and around that mark could develop, as rare as that is with talls taken that late. All have good talent and all have improved strongly over the course of the season.

If looking mature age Brett Eddy and Michael Hartley forward and back respectively are others who as rookies who both can play.

What about Harry Dear? Can play forward and ruck, looks like a late draft special?

 

[Chris_6678]

I will have Duggan next update going at pick 12 to Richmond. His stocks are if anything on the rise the past few weeks with all reports suggesting he interviewed exceptionally well and impressed all the clubs he spoke to.

Do you see him going to WCE? I have a feeling we will miss out on Weller and Pickett and he looks a good get.

 

[captain cotch 9]

Surley Ben Cavara will get rookie listed this year?
Unlucky to be passed on last year and has a solid year makeing the VFL team of the year this year.
Good kid as well. He was Vic Metro captain.

 

[David Spencer]

Beasley is a late/rookie chance but probably against the odds.

He's been one of and arguably the best key defender in the TAC Cup. He plays a terrific two way game. Beats his opponent almost every week but balances that well with an offensive game as a capable rebounder.

The issue is just more that he is only 190cm, which most will look at and dismiss immediately given he is a true key defender.



It will be an interesting one. I'm a De Goey man as he can win it inside but also go forward and take a mark. Duggan is probably the slightly more highly rated as one of the most highly regarded people in this draft and I expect he might be slightly favoured over De Goey as the more productive player.



Duom Dawan is a super athletic ruckman but very light bodied at 75kg. He's very raw but he's someone I want to see come back to the TAC Cup next year and see if he can improve. In the ruck contest he jumps and guys jump into him and he just recoils backward - as he doesn't have adequate strength at this stage. Similarly around the ground he doesn't find it. So at this stage I'd class it as highly unlikely that Dawam is drafted this year as an outside rookie chance at best.



Picks 26 and 27 are good picks. The top 30, maybe top 40 with correct talent identification are pretty good and pretty even. I wouldn't bother moving up. There will be some good value guys available in the mid-late 20s.

Knightmare - Results of State Draft now up at TAC site -

A number of players recorded times under three seconds in the 20 metre sprint, with Oakleigh Chargers Hugh Beasley saving his best till last with a run of 2.86 seconds. After opening with runs of 2.88 and 2.89, Beasley recorded the equal best time of the State Combine in his final run, joining former Calder Cannon now Coburg Lion Adam Saad with a 2.86 time. The time pipped Reece McKenzie’s (Northern Knights) mark set at the National Combine by a second, and was just five seconds off the best 2014 Combine time of 2.81 set by Marvin Baynham.

do you think Knighmare, Beasley could be a good apprentice for for swans under tuition from Grundy and Ted Richards they seem likely types under swans current game plan - both 192 and Beasley 191.1 (per Oakeligh list) what do you think especially with these times above. David S.

 

[Draft Buster]

Hey KM has Brad Walsh come back into draft calculations after an impressive state combine?

Brad Walsh is a Gun and would be an absolute bargain late pick up, AIS & W.A Captain, with brilliant testing results at the State Combine plus already playing league footy at Peel with AFL Docker players. He is ready made to play AFL next year.

 

[grundog49]

Hey KM do you reckon Caleb Marchbank has a high ceiling and could turn into a Eric McKenzie type of player

 

[12Chill]

Melbourne are apparently very interested in Lever at 3. If that's the case, at pick 4 will GWS take Wright or McCartin? Surely they won't take one at 4 and one at 6. And if McCartin is available at 5, do Collingwood take him or are you guys too into Laverde? The way this top 10 is set out could make things very interesting.

 

[Prochard123]

Melbourne are apparently very interested in Lever at 3. If that's the case, at pick 4 will GWS take Wright or McCartin? Surely they won't take one at 4 and one at 6. And if McCartin is available at 5, do Collingwood take him or are you guys too into Laverde? The way this top 10 is set out could make things very interesting.

I think we should pick laverade ahead of macartin we aren't short of young key defenders/key forwards/ruckmem but we do lack class pace and athleticism in the midfield

 

[Boxhead_31]

I think we should pick laverade ahead of macartin we aren't short of young key defenders/key forwards/ruckmem but we do lack class pace and athleticism in the midfield

Weren't your two early picks last year pacey mids though?

 

[CatRiot]

Brad Walsh is a Gun and would be an absolute bargain late pick up, AIS & W.A Captain, with brilliant testing results at the State Combine plus already playing league footy at Peel with AFL Docker players. He is ready made to play AFL next year.

Can you post his State Combine testing results ?

 

[Prochard123]

Weren't your two early picks last year pacey mids though?

Yeah we'll it's freeman schatenberg and pendlebury, that's all we got. Relatively we lack young players in this aspect

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Weren't your two early picks last year pacey mids though?

Freeman is quick, and he's exactly the type we need, but we definitely need another. Scharenberg is more a utility type, likely to play much of his footy down back.

 

[V9x18]

Yeah we'll it's freeman schatenberg and pendlebury, that's all we got. Relatively we lack young players in this aspect

isn't scharenberg a KPP?

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

isn't scharenberg a KPP?

The most common stylistic comparison pre-draft was Brendon Goddard.