Draft Expert PMBangers 2024 Draft Thread and psuedo general draft discussion apparently

[Saintscomemarchingin]

The next Jack Hayes?, stars in the SA league, gets picked up as a mature age recruit. Any stats on him e.g height in particular.

 

[Mutineer]

The next Jack Hayes?, stars in the SA league, gets picked up as a mature age recruit. Any stats on him e.g height in particular.

195cm at SANFL preseason testing where he ran a 2.92, followed up by 2.95 at the recent National Combine, also tested well in the hops testing. Bangers might have his height measurement from the recent combine?

 

[eDPS]

195cm at SANFL preseason testing where he ran a 2.92, followed up by 2.95 at the recent National Combine, also tested well in the hops testing. Bangers might have his height measurement from the recent combine?

194cm

 

[Thunderstruck]

I see a bit of Larkey in West.

 

[tigs2010]

194cm

He shrunk.

Will be Lachie Neale size by time he retires.

 

[Newbie Real Talk]

Bangers.
If North are serious about Tauru and throw Richmond a bone with 2=6+18, which key position likely still available?
I have Armstrong, Shanahan and Jitlock gone by 18. Who would be best out of Mitlock, Faull, O'Farrell or Gerryn in your opinion? Any chance Trainor could slide with the leaked reports about ongoing concussion issues?

 

[PMBangers]

Bangers.
If North are serious about Tauru and throw Richmond a bone with 2=6+18, which key position likely still available?
I have Armstrong, Shanahan and Jitlock gone by 18. Who would be best out of Mitlock, Faull, O'Farrell or Gerryn in your opinion? Any chance Trainor could slide with the leaked reports about ongoing concussion issues?

I think JWhitlock and Shanahan are probably 50/50 to be there still, somewhat dependant on the Marshall bid I guess, but O'Farrell would be the best of those options you suggested imo.

Trainor could still be there, and would be ridiculously good value, and despite not being that traditional KPD I think he'd be a good fit for North long term with Chom

 

[Mofra]

Do you have a copy of Hannaford’s results from the vic combine?

He was first in the agility test, posted something like a 7.26 2km time trial though which is damn slow in the AFL world. I could almost knock that off tomorrow, let alone with a few weeks of training

Edit: found them

Hannaford tested at the state combine

Height 180.1
Vertical jump 66
VJ Right 86
VJ Left 69
5mtr 1.077
10mtr 1.775
20mtr 2.954
Agility 7.922
2KM 7.26

 

[Makeshift Park]

He was first in the agility test, posted something like a 7.26 2km time trial though which is damn slow in the AFL world. I could almost knock that off tomorrow, let alone with a few weeks of training

Edit: found them

Hannaford tested at the state combine

Height 180.1
Vertical jump 66
VJ Right 86
VJ Left 69
5mtr 1.077
10mtr 1.775
20mtr 2.954
Agility 7.922
2KM 7.26

Thanks!

So to this novice eye, it looks like he's got elite agility and burst speed, so-so aerial and a very unimpressive tank.

 

[4tune8]

Hey #pmbangers Who do you see as the best contested marks in this draft?

Just bumping cos I'm an impatient SOB

 

[Mofra]

Thanks!

So to this novice eye, it looks like he's got elite agility and burst speed, so-so aerial and a very unimpressive tank.

Ditto.
It may be due to injury recovery or something else. Or he may be Veszpremi mk2. Looked good to the eyeball but Vez would regularly manage 40 disposal VFL games, just never developed the tank for AFL

 

[theGav56]

Is there a chance Essendon trade back in to grab Shanahan, will likely need to do a deal around pick 20.

If you trade that far back you risk not getting him

 

[Wce17]

Is Eagles pick 14 too early for Cooper Hynes? His profile reads well & he’s a player we apparently have interest in?

 

[PMBangers]

Just bumping cos I'm an impatient SOB

Langford, Faull and Shanahan standout, Armstrong and Jack Whitlock are two that have improved throughout the season as well which is promising for further potential development

 

[Mutineer]

Ditto.
It may be due to injury recovery or something else. Or he may be Veszpremi mk2. Looked good to the eyeball but Vez would regularly manage 40 disposal VFL games, just never developed the tank for AFL

Played midfield in the CTL Grand Final against the might of the Sandy Dragons midfield and more than held his own all day, easily the Rebels best mid that day. He ain't no Veszpremi this lad is a real goer whether he plays forward, back or midfield...obviously with his extreme pressue to go with his speed, goalkicking and agility AFL clubs will see him as a smallish pressure forward I'd think especially given it was only later in the season he played forward after previously playing small running back in 2023 and the major part of 2024 in that role

 

[4tune8]

Langford, Faull and Shanahan standout, Armstrong and Jack Whitlock are two that have improved throughout the season as well which is promising for further potential development

Thanks, appreciate you taking the time to answer.

Just trying to gauge how recruiters will look at those points of separation considering the evenness of the prospects. Interesting that you've mentioned Langford first and amongst the KPP's.

 

[The_General#1]

Thanks, appreciate you taking the time to answer.

Just trying to gauge how recruiters will look at those points of separation considering the evenness of the prospects. Interesting that you've mentioned Langford first and amongst the KPP's.

Some recruiters get stuck on what a player can’t do vs what they can. The ones that have the can’t mindset will get it wrong more times than right. Probably why the same clubs fail to compete YoY.

 

[briztoon]

PMBangers did Levi do the physical at the combine this year?

Bit of discussion on our board about who is taller, Will or Levi?

 

[eDPS]

PMBangers did Levi do the physical at the combine this year?

Bit of discussion on our board about who is taller, Will or Levi?

Will is taller