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Draft Order and Selections

ROUND 1:

1. Richmond - SAM LALOR
2. Brisbane - LEVI ASHCROFT (Bid matched)
3. North Melbourne Richmond - JAGGA SMITH
4. Carlton - SID DRAPER
5. Adelaide - FINN O’SULLIVAN
6. Melbourne - ALIX TAURU
7. Richmond North Melbourne - HARRY ARMSTRONG
8. Gold Coast - LEO LOMBARD (Bid matched)
9. St Kilda - HARVEY LANGFORD
10. St Kilda - TOBY TRAVAGLIA
11. Melbourne - JOSH SMILLIE
12. Richmond - MURPHY REID
13. Richmond - JOE BERRY
14. West Coast - XAVIER LINDSAY
15. Port Adelaide - TAJ HOTTON
16. Essendon - ISAAC KAKO (Bid matched)
17. Fremantle - BO ALLAN
18. Brisbane - SAM MARSHALL (Bid matched)
19. GWS - JOBE SHANAHAN
20. GWS - COOPER HYNES
21. Bulldogs - CHRISTIAN MORAES
22. Richmond - JACK WHITLOCK
23. Sydney - JESSE DATTOLI
24. Richmond North Melbourne - LUKE TRAINOR
25. GWS - OLIVER HANNAFORD
26. Sydney - JONTY FAULL
27. Richmond - MATT WHITLOCK

ROUND 2:

28. Richmond - HARRISON OLIVER
29. Bulldogs - TOM GROSS
30. West Coast - CLANCY DENNIS
27. Brisbane Matched Ashcroft bid
31. Essendon Adelaide - ALEX DODSON
32. Port Adelaide - NOAH MRAZ
33. Fremantle - ANGUS CLARKE
32. Essendon Matched Kako bid
34. St Kilda - HAMISH DAVIS
35. Hawthorn - KALE GERREYN
34. Brisbane Matched Ashcroft bid
36. Bulldogs - LACHIE JAQUES
37. Port Adelaide - BEN CAMPOREALE (Bid not matched)
38. GWS - JAMES BARRAT
39. Carlton - HARRY O’FARRELL
38. Gold Coast Matched Lombard bid
39. Essendon Matched Kako bid
40. Gold Coast Matched Lombard bid
42. Brisbane Matched Ashcroft bid

ROUND 3:

43. Brisbane Matched Ashcroft bid
40. Sydney - JACK OUGH
41. Geelong - LUKE URQUHART
42. Essendon - THOMAS SIMS
43. St Kilda - GABRIEL STUMPF
44. Bulldogs - JOSH DOLAN
44. Brisbane Matched Marshall bid
45. Port Adelaide - CHARLIE NICHOLLS
48. Gold Coast Matched Lombard bid
46. Collingwood - HUGH BOXSHALL
47. Essendon - JASPER ALGER
48. Essendon - OLLIE WARBURTON
49. Essendon Surplus points from bid match - HARRY CHARLESON
50. Collingwood - JAXON ARTEMIS
51. GWS - ARCHER DAY-WICKS
52. West Coast - MALAKAI CHAMPION (Bid matched)
53. Geelong - WILL HAYES
53. Brisbane Matched Marshall bid
54. GWS - LOGAN SMITH (Bid matched)
55. Sydney - ADRIAN COLE (Bid not matched)
56. Collingwood - RHYS UNWIN

ROUND 4:

58. Gold Coast Matched Lombard bid
57. North Melbourne - RIVER STEVENS
58. Carlton - SAM DAVIDSON
59. Adelaide - ZAK JOHNSON
60. Gold Coast - Surplus points from bid match - BAILEY MCKENZIE
61. Essendon - TOM BELL
62. Collingwood - MAX KNOBEL
63. Fremantle - FLOYD BURMEISTER
64. Carlton
65. Carlton
66. Gold Coast
67. Hawthorn
68. Carlton Adelaide
67. West Coast Matched Champion bid
68. GWS Matched Smith bid
69. Geelong
70. Gold Coast
71. Hawthorn
72. Gold Coast
73. West Coast - Surplus points from bid match
 
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Bit dodgy name dropping someone you forgot to bid on I reckon.

You can have him squashface

Which I know is unrealistic but he's not at the top of my list. (I'm assuming matching costs me 38, again egg on my face if this assumption is false)
 
Carbine Chaos said:
Bit dodgy name dropping someone you forgot to bid on I reckon.

You can have him squashface

Which I know is unrealistic but he's not at the top of my list. (I'm assuming matching costs me 38, again egg on my face if this assumption is false)
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I was planning to bid on him with this pick before the name drop if that helps haha.

Glad to hang on to him.
 
Carbine Chaos said:
Bit dodgy name dropping someone you forgot to bid on I reckon.

You can have him squashface

Which I know is unrealistic but he's not at the top of my list. (I'm assuming matching costs me 38, again egg on my face if this assumption is false)
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I am sure Keys will do the maths but you should have another pick due to the minimum discount. Taking him would mean you get another pick 6 to 8 picks later.
 

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Matching the bid for Camporeale at pick 37 would cost pick 39 and leave a surplus of 160 points (pick 59)

Or trade pick 39 for a later/future pick and match using picks 56 and 62
 
Keys said:
Matching the bid for Camporeale at pick 37 would cost pick 39 and leave a surplus of 160 points (pick 59)

Or trade pick 39 for a later/future pick and match using picks 56 and 62
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i would do a trade with my later picks 49 and 59 for 37.
 

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Well my pick is easy as my favourite player is still on the board.

GWS select James Barrat
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Barrat's Year
Barrat is probably the most improved player this season having come from a 2023 where, due to injuries, he had very little exposed form.
Initially Barrat was tried forward with moderate success.
In his first 6 games Barrat hit the scoreboard 36 times. Unfortunately his conversion was 50% and he only scored 18 goals from those 36 scoring shots.
Following the start of the Championships it became clear that Barrat needed to play back due to Vic Country having a number of key forward options and a shortage of key defenders. After this transition Barrat remained primarily in the backline until the end of the year.
Whilst his Championships were better than average there was the final game where Armstrong kicked 5 goals. Whilst this looks bad on paper it's important to consider each of these goals in context. Firstly, 1 of those was kicked against another Country player, two of these goals were kicked when Country turned the ball over leaving the back 50, leaving all the defenders out-of-position and flat-footed and, finally, one was from a very dubious free kick at the top of the square. It's also important to note that this was early into James' transition to the backline.
After the Championships James took his game to another level as a chop out defender. In his last seven games of the season James averaged 20 disposals, 7 rebound 50s and 9 marks (most of them intercepts).
James raised his level so much that by the end of the season he was demanding to play on one of the opposition's best players every week.
In round 19 in the week before the finals he was put on Bushranger Josh Murphy. Murphy had kicked 6 goals the week before against the Jets and had kicked 6 goals when matched up against fellow Pioneer Nick Thompson (who is absolutely no slouch) in the early game between these two teams. Murphy has tremendous upper body strength in comparison to most U18 players and a booming kick.
James took Murphy from start to finish, keeping him to 8 disposals and no goals. By contrast Barrat was very involved in the game throughout.
The following week in the Coates League finals James was asked to run with Harvey Langford (as the Pioneers had no other mid who could go with him). In the first half James was the most influential player on the ground winning numerous clearances and kicking two goals (one on transition and one from a inside 50 stoppage). Unfortunately, due to the wind at Latrobe University he was thrown into a key position role to first try and get ahead in the third quarter (when the Pioneers had the breeze) and save the game in the last (when the Pioneers were slightly behind and the Stingrays had the breeze). Despite James' influence waning in the 2nd half due to the positional changes he had aptly demonstrated how versatile he was as a player.
James capped off his sensational year by beating Tobie Travaglia for the B&F of the Pioneers.
Incidentally I got to present him with an award for this which I would put the picture up of but I hate pictures of myself, so you get to avoid that. Here was a collage we printed and framed for him for the event:
James Barrat B&F A1 v2 small.jpg

Barrat's Attributes
James is arguably the best contested marker at Talent League level this year.
Regardless of whether he was playing up forward or down back he just has reliable hands and was almost never out-pointed in a marking contest.
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This was used for particular devastation when he went back as he is such a great reader of the play. This is revealed in how he would position himself down the line for the long kick and often be able to make ground for wherever the ball may fall.
James is surprisingly athletic despite his slightly bulky frame. His testing at the Combine was fantastic posting a 2km time trial of 6 minutes and 50 seconds, a 20m sprint of 3.01 seconds and an agility test of 8.28 seconds, topping him other three Pioneers teammates overall. This means that James could be utilised further up the field, rather than just as a key position back, if required.
Perhaps where James is less effective is his field kicking which, in true key defender style (at least WC key defenders) he often fluffs relatively easy short passes, which usually hurt when its in or around the back 50.
The other main attribute that James has is his leadership. When pushed back in the 2nd half of the seasons James would frequently be the vocal instigator and be yelling to his teammates on the ground or discussing tactics with them in the back line huddles. James is an extremely likeable guy, he is happy to converse with anyone and gives off a very balanced demeanour.

He is also good mates with Jobe Shanahan, living relatively close to him comparative to many of the other Pioneers.
If James last to pick 30 anyone picking him beyond this point is getting a steal. For GWS this is a no-brainer, they've already selected a key forward and a big bodied midfielder and James is not a flight-risk for them.

In terms of style I compared him to Tom Barrass earlier in the season, which I had discussed with James, and he seems to agree:
James Barrat answers.jpg
 
eaglespremiers said:
Well my pick is easy as my favourite player is still on the board.

GWS select James Barrat
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Barrat's Year
Barrat is probably the most improved player this season having come from a 2023 where, due to injuries, he had very little exposed form.
Initially Barrat was tried forward with moderate success.
In his first 6 games Barrat hit the scoreboard 36 times. Unfortunately his conversion was 50% and he only scored 18 goals from those 36 scoring shots.
Following the start of the Championships it became clear that Barrat needed to play back due to Vic Country having a number of key forward options and a shortage of key defenders. After this transition Barrat remained primarily in the backline until the end of the year.
Whilst his Championships were better than average there was the final game where Armstrong kicked 5 goals. Whilst this looks bad on paper it's important to consider each of these goals in context. Firstly, 1 of those was kicked against another Country player, two of these goals were kicked when Country turned the ball over leaving the back 50, leaving all the defenders out-of-position and flat-footed and, finally, one was from a very dubious free kick at the top of the square. It's also important to note that this was early into James' transition to the backline.
After the Championships James took his game to another level as a chop out defender. In his last seven games of the season James averaged 20 disposals, 7 rebound 50s and 9 marks (most of them intercepts).
James raised his level so much that by the end of the season he was demanding to play on one of the opposition's best players every week.
In round 19 in the week before the finals he was put on Bushranger Josh Murphy. Murphy had kicked 6 goals the week before against the Jets and had kicked 6 goals when matched up against fellow Pioneer Nick Thompson (who is absolutely no slouch) in the early game between these two teams. Murphy has tremendous upper body strength in comparison to most U18 players and a booming kick.
James took Murphy from start to finish, keeping him to 8 disposals and no goals. By contrast Barrat was very involved in the game throughout.
The following week in the Coates League finals James was asked to run with Harvey Langford (as the Pioneers had no other mid who could go with him). In the first half James was the most influential player on the ground winning numerous clearances and kicking two goals (one on transition and one from a inside 50 stoppage). Unfortunately, due to the wind at Latrobe University he was thrown into a key position role to first try and get ahead in the third quarter (when the Pioneers had the breeze) and save the game in the last (when the Pioneers were slightly behind and the Stingrays had the breeze). Despite James' influence waning in the 2nd half due to the positional changes he had aptly demonstrated how versatile he was as a player.
James capped off his sensational year by beating Tobie Travaglia for the B&F of the Pioneers.
Incidentally I got to present him with an award for this which I would put the picture up of but I hate pictures of myself, so you get to avoid that. Here was a collage we printed and framed for him for the event:
View attachment 2162330

Barrat's Attributes
James is arguably the best contested marker at Talent League level this year.
Regardless of whether he was playing up forward or down back he just has reliable hands and was almost never out-pointed in a marking contest.
full

This was used for particular devastation when he went back as he is such a great reader of the play. This is revealed in how he would position himself down the line for the long kick and often be able to make ground for wherever the ball may fall.
James is surprisingly athletic despite his slightly bulky frame. His testing at the Combine was fantastic posting a 2km time trial of 6 minutes and 50 seconds, a 20m sprint of 3.01 seconds and an agility test of 8.28 seconds, topping him other three Pioneers teammates overall. This means that James could be utilised further up the field, rather than just as a key position back, if required.
Perhaps where James is less effective is his field kicking which, in true key defender style (at least WC key defenders) he often fluffs relatively easy short passes, which usually hurt when its in or around the back 50.
The other main attribute that James has is his leadership. When pushed back in the 2nd half of the seasons James would frequently be the vocal instigator and be yelling to his teammates on the ground or discussing tactics with them in the back line huddles. James is an extremely likeable guy, he is happy to converse with anyone and gives off a very balanced demeanour.

He is also good mates with Jobe Shanahan, living relatively close to him comparative to many of the other Pioneers.
If James last to pick 30 anyone picking him beyond this point is getting a steal. For GWS this is a no-brainer, they've already selected a key forward and a big bodied midfielder and James is not a flight-risk for them.

In terms of style I compared him to Tom Barrass earlier in the season, which I had discussed with James, and he seems to agree:
View attachment 2162335
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After getting Cripps off at the tribunal, winning him a Brownlow, would seem fitting that Carlton return the favour to Peter O'Farrell and take his son. Has come recommended, but was one of the options (of a few remaining) that I had above Camporeale at this stage in the draft.


PICK 39 - CARLTON - HARRY O'FARRELL

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Goes into the draft a little underrated due to an injury-interrupted season. He is very athletic, can play at either end (I'd be developing him down back for the Blues) and works his backside off - everything you want in a modern tall.

STRENGTHS:

  • Athleticism
  • Closing speed
  • Defensive craft
  • Intercepting
  • Versatility
  • Work rate

IMPROVEMENTS:

  • Clean hands
  • Set shot goalkicking
  • Strength

For a player who can play at both ends of the ground, O’Farrell is preferred to a key defensive position where he can showcase his aerial ability. In the 2023 Futures game on AFL Grand Final day, O’Farrell held up the backline for Team Naitanui, showing great defensive positioning to save numerous goals, while also showcasing his play reading ability to take numerous intercept marks which saw his side get up narrowly in the end.

In the first AFL Academy game of 2024 against Coburg, O’Farrell showed great defensive positioning and intercepting, having several timed spoils. This was his first experience against matured bodies and competed very well despite his lack of size, playing to his strengths which included playing off his opponents.

O’Farrell also shows excellent closing speed, which is a very appealing trait. One moment that sticks out to mind throughout the season was in Round 2 against the Western Jets. Late in the game, the ball looked to be going through for a certain Western Jets goal and O’Farrell ran at full flight to ensure the ball was touched before going over and ended up colliding with the goal post. Luckily O’Farrell avoided injury however it was the desperation to save a goal which helped his side get the win by showing that speed and desperation was what stood out.
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Think we're up with Sydney Hook461123
 
Port Adelaide - Pick 37 - BEN CAMPOREALE

Glenelg
Midfielder
Height: 186cm

AFL Player comparison: Brad Crouch

SNAPSHOT: “A competitive and consistent midfielder who covers the ground well and racks up possessions at will.” – Michael Alvaro


Carlton fans have been anticipating the arrival of Ben Camporeale for some time now, along with twin brother, Lucas. The talented siblings are set to end up at Princes Park come draft time, where their father Scott played 233 games and won the 1995 premiership. Ben is the right-footed, stronger and more inside-leaning inverse of lean left-footed outside runner, Lucas.


Both boys have long been staples of the South Australian pathway. They featured in the state’s Under 16 and 18 representative sides, with Ben named vice-captain of the latter this year. He also earned AFL Academy selection after being named best afield in the 2023 National Futures game on AFL Grand Final day.


Camporeale’s individual accolades have not stopped there. He was a consistent figure during South Australia’s National Championships campaign this year, averaging 26.8 disposals and 4.5 clearances to earn state MVP and All-Australian honours. He even took out the McCallum-Tomkins Medal in a four-way tie off just six SANFL Under 18 games.


His prolific nature could be observed across each level, even in his one and only Reserves outing alongside Lucas. Ben stuffed the stats sheet with 22 disposals, eight tackles and six clearances on that day, as Glenelg picked up a thrilling two-point win over Sturt. That was his final appearance for the Bays in 2024, due to a hamstring strain.



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Carlton father-son gun Ben Camporeale is a competitive, powerful midfielder who hardly wavers in his output each week.
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