Revisiting the 2014 AFL draft

[Andy_Mac]

Great draft for the Dees.

Petracca, Brayshaw, Neal-Bullen, Stretch and Oscar McDonald...

 

[adammania9]

This draft is odd, a few teams are flying and a few can't get their feet off the ground

Pies, Suns, Crows, Dockers, Demons and Bulldogs are some who all have had multiple successes so far (based off my ratings), and some sides like Essendon, West Coast, Port Adelaide and Blues have very little to show for.

 

[Golden_6]

Great draft for the Dees.

Petracca, Brayshaw, Neal-Bullen, Stretch and Oscar McDonald...

Same with the Dogs. I see all of Daniel, McLean, Cordy and Dale as 200 plus game players and we didn't have a pick inside the top 25.

 

[avishka5]

This draft is odd, a few teams are flying and a few can't get their feet off the ground

Pies, Suns, Crows, Dockers, Demons and Bulldogs are some who all have had multiple successes so far (based off my ratings), and some sides like Essendon, West Coast, Port Adelaide and Blues have very little to show for.

To be fair on us we lost 1 player to glandular fever (2 years on and is still hasn't recovered). 1 had to retire in his second season.

Duggan finally showing a lot at half back and Nelson is showing a bit as well. Only dud is lamb.

 

[PostPaolo]

I like to pretend this draft never happened

 

[Baird]

This draft is odd, a few teams are flying and a few can't get their feet off the ground

Pies, Suns, Crows, Dockers, Demons and Bulldogs are some who all have had multiple successes so far (based off my ratings), and some sides like Essendon, West Coast, Port Adelaide and Blues have very little to show for.

West Coast have Duggan and Nelson who are regulars in their team
Port traded their first two picks for Ryder so they can be excused
Essendon only drafted two players
Carlton screwed up badly

 

[JG22]

A month ago there was a Pies fan on here labelling the De Goey selection a disgrace and horrible error because they should have taken the key forward Wright.

 

[Prochard123]

A month ago there was a Pies fan on here labelling the De Goey selection a disgrace and horrible error because they should have taken the key forward Wright.

De Goey must've had a really good month then.

 

[schmuttt]

Closest thing to Fyfe/Martin/Dangerfield in terms of play style, in the sense that they're all genuine midfielders with significant scoring impact.

Relax.

Petracca averages more goals and disposals per game than De Goey yet you don't mention him in the same bracket as a mid/fwd?

Seems legit.

 

[Gingerbread man]

De Goey and Bont are the closest things to Nathan Fyfe/Dustin Martin/Patrick Dangerfield

Wow

 

[Prochard123]

Petracca averages more goals and disposals per game than De Goey yet you don't mention him in the same bracket as a mid/fwd?

Seems legit.

Yeah I gotta go through every player in the league every time i give an opinion...

Regardless, as I've stated multiple times before, it's about their playstyles. Petracca is a forward who can occasionally go mid, the players I have mentioned are predominantly midfielders who go forward. Thus, what petracca averages is irrelevant.

 

[Apex36]

Petracca averages more goals and disposals per game than De Goey yet you don't mention him in the same bracket as a mid/fwd?

Seems legit.

Not this year he doesn't, although its neck and neck in both categories really.

 

[schmuttt]

Not this year he doesn't, although its neck and neck in both categories really.

My point isn't that De Goey isn't going to be a gun mid/fwd, it's that old mate excluded Petracca and put JDG there instead. I think a lot of Collingwood players are heavily overrated but JDG isn't one of them.

 

[Apex36]

My point isn't that De Goey isn't going to be a gun mid/fwd, it's that old mate excluded Petracca and put JDG there instead. I think a lot of Collingwood players are heavily overrated but JDG isn't one of them.

If he feels that Petracca is a different type of player that's his right.

 

[ManOfClay]

Toby McLean top 10 with a bullet. Has turned into a gun now they've cracked down on ducking

 

[Auscon]

Toby McLean top 10 with a bullet. Has turned into a gun now they've cracked down on ducking

And yet some would've had you believe the ducking rule was to be the end of McLean..

 

[Prochard123]

Another exceptional game by De Goey. None of that "De Goey's only had like 1 good game all year bs" thanks

 

[ManOfClay]

And yet some would've had you believe the ducking rule was to be the end of McLean..

Agreed. I never believed that but thought he'd take time to adjust. Pleasantly surprised how good he's been.

 

[cotter101]

Toby McLean top 10 with a bullet. Has turned into a gun now they've cracked down on ducking

Gee he was good against us.

 

[ManOfClay]

Gee he was good against us.

He's had a very good season. One of a handful of Dogs who can genuinely say they've improved on 2016. I've got him top three in our best and fairest

 

[Super Hans]

Gee he was good against us.

He's played like that in 5/6 games since coming back, only downer was last week.

Has become a gun since going in the middle. Plays like Gray.

 

[avishka5]

Agreed. I never believed that but thought he'd take time to adjust. Pleasantly surprised how good he's been.

Him and Caleb to tear up West coast for the next decade. Good players but I hate them when they play us cause we let the short people destroy us.

 

[ManOfClay]

Him and Caleb to tear up West coast for the next decade. Good players but I hate them when they play us cause we let the short people destroy us.

Tad harsh on McLean. 180cms is reasonably tall. He's got 12-13cm on Caleb

 

[avishka5]

Tad harsh on McLean. 180cms is reasonably tall. He's got 12-13cm on Caleb

Yeah I class 180cm small. Sam Mitchell is that height and the bloke is called a midget.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Jack Steele with a monster game today with the job on Shuey. Apparently had 26 disposals (at 77%, 20 contested), 10 clearances, 2 goals, 6 score involvements, 12 tackles, 28 pressure acts. Missed most of the preseason with a broken foot, too.

Jack Sinclair instrumental in many of our goals with 3 goal assists, to go with his 20 disposals and a goal.