Analysis Western Bulldogs 2024 Mock Draft

[CaptainMurphy]

CaptainMurphy if you take both of the two players I'm thinking of I will find you and glitter bomb you

My top two selections just got taken so glitter bombs all round I reckon

 

[CaptainMurphy]

GWS pick 19: Oliver Hannaford
GWS pick 20: Jobe Shanahan

Write ups to come.

weltschmerz your turn

 

[Dav1d]

GWS pick 19: Oliver Hannaford
GWS pick 20: Jobe Shanahan

Write ups to come.

weltschmerz your turn

They’re going to have to wait for the steam to stop coming from their ears before they get to picking

 

[weltschmerz]

They’re going to have to wait for the steam to stop coming from their ears before they get to picking

Well one of the guys I wanted is still there.

Western Bulldogs select Jesse Dattoli.

A creative and classy small forward, Dattoli can crumb, can mark, can man a pocket, can run in a half-forward role, and can take a centre bounce. My best talent available at this pick, Dattoli's a great list fit to pair with Cody Weightman up forward.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

They’re going to have to wait for the steam to stop coming from their ears before they get to picking

Haha yeah I figured taking Hannaford would ruin the party

 

[weltschmerz]

Haha yeah I figured taking Hannaford would ruin the party

Hannaford was who I wanted, but Dattoli is a decent consolation prize

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Well one of the guys I wanted is still there.

Western Bulldogs select Jesse Datoli, write up to come

It was a toss up between Shanahan and Dattoli at pick 20, and I'll admit my decision was at least a little influenced by the expectation that Dattoli was the other one you wanted.

 

[Dav1d]

Hannaford was who I wanted, but Dattoli is a decent consolation prize

He does have a great name for yelling out though when he does something nice

DATTOLIIII!!

 

[weltschmerz]

It was a toss up between Shanahan and Dattoli at pick 20, and I'll admit my decision was at least a little influenced by the expectation that Dattoli was the other one you wanted.

If you'd gone Hannaford and Dattoli I think my choice would have to have been Tom Gross and I wouldn't have been happy about it.

TiAn_ Richmond next, right?

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Yeah I’m not sure how to do that via my phone

I'm happy to do it. By my reckoning up to round 3 it should be:

ROUND 1
22 Richmond
23 Sydney
24 Richmond
25 GWS
26 Sydney
27 Richmond
ROUND 2
28 Richmond
29 Western Bulldogs
30 GWS
31 Port Adelaide
32 Fremantle
33 St Kilda
34 Hawthorn
35 Western Bulldogs
36 Port Adelaide
37 West Coast
38 Carlton
39 Essendon
ROUND 3
40 Sydney
41 Essendon
42 Essendon
43 St Kilda
44 Western Bulldogs
45 Port Adelaide
46 Collingwood
47 Essendon (PASS)
48 Geelong
49 Collingwood
50 West Coast
51 Geelong
52 Collingwood
53 Sydney

Happy to be corrected though if I missed something.

 

[TiAn_]

Pick 22 - Richmond - Hamish Davis
Claremont Tigers, 190cm Midfielder/Forward

A few Sandgropers out, a couple back in for the Tigers. I think Davis has the highest ceiling of the players still on the board. A hard running goal kicker at half forward, with the versatility, frame and smarts to become a big bodied midfielder in a few years.



Deadly Darcy

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Pick 22 - Richmond - Hamish Davis
Claremont Tigers, 190cm Midfielder/Forward

A few Sandgropers out, a couple back in for the Tigers. I think Davis has the highest ceiling of the players still on the board. A hard running goal kicker at half forward, with the versatility, frame and smarts to become a big bodied midfielder in a few years.



Deadly Darcy

Ah so that's how it feels

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Dav1d how about a trade, pick 30 for 37 + 50?

 

[Dav1d]

Dav1d how about a trade, pick 30 for 37 + 50?

Upon seeing Hamish Davis get picked up, West Coast accept your offer

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Upon seeing Hamish Davis get picked up, West Coast accept your offer

Nice. I figured it was mutually beneficial, with West Coast wanting 3-4 picks and GWS wanting 4.

 

[Deadly Darcy]

Sydney just got very very excited.

Luke Trainor come on up and help us fix our backline. After being a top 10 lock for the majority of the year, Trainor done banged his head again. He could credibly drop to Sydney in the real thing. They’ll eat his arm off to get him in if he does (and assuming his medicals have been going ok). Perfect fit for the club and they “can’t believe he got to us at our pick”.

TiAn_

 

[CaptainMurphy]

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Sydney just got very very excited.

Luke Trainor come on up and help us fix our backline. After being a top 10 lock for the majority of the year, Trainor done banged his head again. He could credibly drop to Sydney in the real thing. They’ll eat his arm off to get him in if he does (and assuming his medicals have been going ok). Perfect fit for the club and they “can’t believe he got to us at our pick”.

TiAn_

It'll be very interesting to see how far he drops due to the concussions. After seeing O'Driscoll retire after one I'd be passing on him. Some team might get a bargain though.

 

[weltschmerz]

TiAn_ once more into the breach

 

[TiAn_]

It'll be very interesting to see how far he drops due to the concussions. After seeing O'Driscoll retire after one I'd be passing on him. Some team might get a bargain though.

I had him in mind if he slipped through to the second round, but the Tigs already have Gibcus who can’t get on the park.

 

[Deadly Darcy]

It'll be very interesting to see how far he drops due to the concussions. After seeing O'Driscoll retire after one I'd be passing on him. Some team might get a bargain though.

We love to try these bargain rehab picks here in Sydney

If anyone is going to take the risk I see it being Beatson.

 

[TiAn_]

Pick 24 - Richmond - Jack Whitlock
Murray Bushrangers, 200cm Key Forward

Considered getting a little bit cute here and picking another player in the hope Whitlock would get past GWS and Sydney, who’ve both already taken KPPs. But ultimately decided it’s not worth the risk as I see a gap between him and the next KPF, Jonty Faull. Jack is a really good height for a modern KPF, has a great leap and is very agile. He’s already solid and looks to have a frame that will fill out nicely. Would give the Tigers a genuine successor to Tom Lynch and could play alongside him in the meantime, likely further up the ground.






CaptainMurphy

 

[CaptainMurphy]

GWS pick 25: Harry Oliver

I'll do a write up of all GWS picks after our last (30)

Deadly Darcy

 

[TiAn_]

GWS pick 25: Harry Oliver

I'll do a write up of all GWS picks after our last (30)

Deadly Darcy

Was hoping he’d get through to the Tigs’ last two picks.

 

[Deadly Darcy]

Pick 26: Jonty Faull

It’s pretty clear that Sydney can’t rely on Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

to kick another 3 in a Grand Final. He’s not only playing in another teams colours but was so disgusted by his team mates efforts up front that he ran away down south to escape the shame. Outside of Luke, the forward line looked decidedly …… meh…..

So let’s go back to the hospital ward and bring on Jonty Faull. Injury issues at the start of the year but came on strong and looks like a player. Works hard and plays like he gives a shit which is more than Sydney’s current talls did for them in the most important game of the year.

A forward who could be anything or nothing but I actually think is my favourite tall forward this draft.

TiAn_

 

[Dav1d]

No rest for TiAn_