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Round 1
Pick 1 - Brisbane - Will Ashcroft [Matched Bid]
Pick 2 - GWS - Aaron Cadman
Pick 3 - North Melbourne - Harry Sheezel
Pick 4 - North Melbourne - George Wardlaw
Pick 5 - Essendon - Elijah Tsatas
Pick 6 - Gold Coast Suns - Mattaes Phillipou
Pick 7 - Hawthorn - Cam MacKenzie
Pick 8 - Geelong - Darcy Jones
Pick 9 - West Coast Eagles - Jhye Clark
Pick 10 - St Kilda - Bailey Humphrey
Pick 11 - Carlton - Lewis Hayes
Pick 12 - Western Bulldogs - Reuben Ginbey
Pick 13 - West Coast Eagles - Elijah Hewett
Pick 14 - Melbourne - Matthew Jefferson
Pick 15 - Sydney - Jedd Busslinger
Pick 16 - GWS - Oliver Hollands
Pick 17 - Essendon - Alwyn Davey [Matched Bid]
Pick 18 - Brisbane - Jaspa Fletcher [Matched Bid]
Pick 19 - Collingwood - Isaac Keeler
Pick 20 - Sydney - Brayden George
Pick 21 - GWS - Jacob Konstanty

Round 2
Pick 22 - GWS - Coby Burgiel
Pick 23 - West Coast Eagles - Olli Hotton
Pick 24 - Western Bulldogs - Josh Weddle
Pick 25 - North Melbourne - Lachlan Cowan
Pick 26 - Hawthorn - Charlie Clarke
Pick 27- Collingwood - Harry Barnett
Pick 28 - West Coast Eagles - Henry Hustwaite
Pick 29 - Adelaide - Max Michalanny [Matched Bid]
Pick 30 - Collingwood - Mitch Szybkowski
Pick 31 - St Kilda - Max Gruzewski
Pick 32 - Carlton - Ed Allan
Pick 33 - Fremantle - Jed Hagan
Pick 34 - GWS - Harry Rowston
Pick 35 - St Kilda - Harry Lemmey
Pick 36 - Port Adelaide - Kobe Ryan
Pick 37 - Melbourne - Nick Sadler

Round 3
Pick 38 - Western Bulldogs - Jaiden Magor
Pick 39 - North Melbourne - Tom Scully
Pick 40 - Hawthorn - Anthony Munkara
Pick 41 - Sydney - Adam D'Aloia
Pick 42 - North Melbourne - Cooper Harvey
Pick 43 - Fremantle - Jed Adams
Pick 44 - Gold Coast Suns - Sam Gilbey
Pick 45 - St Kilda - James Van Es
Pick 46 - Hawthorn - Brandon Leary
Pick 47 - Carlton - Billy Dowling
Pick 48 - Hawthorn - Jake Walker
Pick 49 - Collingwood - Jakob Ryan
Pick 50 - Hawthorn - Cooper Vickery
Pick 51 - Richmond - Phoenix Foster
Pick 52 - Essendon - Bailey MacDonald
Pick 53 - GWS - PASS
Pick 54 - Geelong - Hugh Davies

Round 4
Pick 55 - Adelaide - Jonti Schuback
Pick 56 - Port Adelaide - Ryan Eyers
Pick 57 - GWS - PASS
Pick 58 - Essendon - Jack O’Sullivan
Pick 59 - Richmond - Harvey Gallagher
Pick 60 - Geelong - Lachlan Scannell
Pick 61 - Adelaide - Will Verrall
Pick 62 - Hawthorn - Jerome Lawrence
Pick 63 - Carlton - Blake Drury
Pick 64 - Fremantle - Jaxon Binns
Pick 65 - Essendon - Jayden Davey
Pick 66 - Western Bulldogs - Ethan Phillips
Pick 67 - North Melbourne - PASS
Pick 68 - Gold Coast Suns - Josh Draper
Pick 69 - Essendon - PASS
Pick 70 - Gold Coast Suns - Tyrell Dewar
Pick 71 - Sydney - PASS
Pick 72 - Fremantle - Noah Long

Round 5 (To get teams to 3 picks)
Pick 73 - Port Adelaide - Kyle Marshall
Pick 74 - Richmond - Luke Teal
Pick 75 - Melbourne - Harry Cole
Pick 76 - Brisbane - Tom McCallum

BID Matching details
Pick 1 Will Ashcroft - Brisbane use Picks 34,35,36,38,55 and take on a 150 point deficit for 2023

Pick 17 Alwyn Davey - Essendon use Pick 23 to match

Pick 18 Jaspa Fletcher - Brisbane have no picks with points, so take on a bigger deficit with the Ashcroft one

Pick 29 Max Michalanny- Adelaide use 44 and 53 to match, 53 moves to 61

2023 MINI DRAFT ORDER
Pick 1 - North Melbourne - Harley Reid
Pick 2 - West Coast Eagles - Daniel Curtin
Pick 3 - GWS - Ashton Moir
Pick 4 - Essendon - Nick Watson
Pick 5 - Adelaide - Zane Duursma
Pick 6 - Gold Coast Suns - Jed Walter [MATCHED Bid]
Pick 7 - Hawthorn - Archer Reid
Pick 8 - North Melbourne (From Port Adelaide) - Nate Caddy
Pick 9 - St Kilda - Koltyn Tholstrup
Pick 10 - Carlton - Riley Hardeman
Pick 11 - Western Bulldogs - Jack Delean
Pick 12 - GWS (From Richmond) - Will Lorenz
Pick 13 - Melbourne (From Fremantle) - Sam Frangalas
Pick 14 - Melbourne - Nathan Philactides
Pick 15 - Western Bulldogs (From Brisbane) - Will Patton
Pick 16 - Collingwood - Cooper Simpson
Pick 17 - Sydney - Riak Andrew
Pick 18 - Geelong - Jayden Matz
 
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Welcome to the 2022 edition of the Bigfooty Annual Phantom Draft, where draft watchers from across the Draft Board and club boards come together for a collaborative draft! As always we want to thank all the contributors taking part in the draft for participating, this is truly the main event on the DTFA board every year and you all make it possible <3, and of course there's reason to believe that this will be the most accurate bigfooty phantom draft ever!

Selectors:
Adelaide - ModernArtillery
Brisbane - TDS7
Carlton - Arr0w
Collingwood - Koala 4 Life
Essendon - eDPS
Fremantle - Bastyy
Geelong - Chris25
Gold Coast - Ysaye
GWS - PMBangers
Hawthorn - Davo-27
Melbourne - ModernArtillery
North Melbourne - roos_fanatic08
Port Adelaide - Macca19
Richmond - Smythe
St Kilda - TDS7
Sydney - eDPS
West Coast - Monocle
Western Bulldogs - goodcop badcop

Rules:
-Time Frame
So this is one that gets brought up most years when we hit later rounds and lose a bit of momentum, this year we're going to go with a 24 Hour pick timer limit, if the selector hasn't sent in a preference list to myself, the next available non-club linked player on the Rookie Me Central October Draft Rankings will be automatically selected. If we get past the point where no players are lift in the rankings and someone has taken over 24 hours, the pick will be assumed to be a PASS

- Academy, Father-Son and NGA

Players linked to clubs through any of these qualifications can of course be bid on, and the draft point calculations will be done and the OP will be changed accordingly in due time, we do ask list managers to tag the person selecting for the relevant club so they can promptly jump on and match/ allow the bid to go through. The 24 hour pick time limit applies here as well, with the player assumed to be unmatched. The exception to this is Gold Coast linked players, as they can be pre-listed it's assumed that anyone invited to a combine that's linked to Gold Coast (Lloyd Johnston, Beau Tedcastle, Brinn Little) is off the board due to this to make it a bit easier, a luxury they will only have for this draft as the rules revert next year.

Please note that NGA prospects can not be matched within the first 40 selections

- Respecting Selectors
I know the big world of hypothetical drafting is serious business, but lets remember that draft rankings are a matter of opinion, and if you disagree with a selection, express that opinion in a respectful manner or you'll be thread banned, consider this the only warning.

Further to this, lets not clutter the thread either, if you feel the need to comment on every second selection, make your own phantom draft thread where it's all about you xx

Other tidbits
  • There's NO live pick trading
  • Each club will take a minimum of 3 selections

This year we'll also be doing a Mini Draft of the 2023 first round rather than a rookie draft, using the ladder from the 2022 season to determine list spots. There won't be any bid matching or such involved in this as it's more to get some names out there ahead of 2023 rather than getting accurate.
 

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Pick 1 - Will Ashcroft
2 minutes early? What a treat!

GWS will bid on Will Ashcroft, maybe a little early but hoping to shake him loose from Brisbane's grasp TDS7
Brisbane match, to the shock and awe of all who bear witness. We use all our picks, going ~150 points into deficit for next year.
On a side note, can you match a second bid while actively in deficit? Asking for a friend.

PMBangers start us up for real now mate.

Will Ashcroft | 182cm 76kg | Inside Midfielder

What is there to say about Will Ashcroft that hasn't been parroted by every SEN shock jock already? The kid is amazing, with clean hands, great running, clean disposal, and a knack for stoppage positioning that makes midfield coaches Australia wide gleam in awe. Nick Daicos is a comparison that has been thrown around a ton, but a more apt starting point for my liking is Lachie Neale or Sam Walsh. Will is a natural in-and-under, gutsy mid with an impressive work rate and a katana-sharp footy mind. Now, with all that praise heaped upon the golden boy, let's get to what he isn't seemingly the best in the world at.

First of all, he's a midfielder. While Daicos has the elite disposal by foot and penetration to play off half-back, I can't see Ashcroft thriving there long term. As a wing, he'll be effective, but again he's a superstar because he's a well-trained and seasoned inside mid. Taking him out of stoppages takes Will away from where he stands out most, his quick hands, fast reactions, bodywork, and stoppage plays. Athletically, Ashcroft is good without being great. He works insanely hard, looking back over the past two years his endurance has skyrocketed into one of the best in the class and his burst speed went from sluggish to swift. But he isn't a natural-born sprinter who'll burst out of a stoppage as fast as lightning and hammer it 60 on his boot. He has great core strength, standing up in tackles and moving opposition midfielders around at stoppages.

His kicking is very good without being elite. Will takes safe options and hits them well, he won't blaze away unnecessarily but he isn't sniping teammates from 50 meters or stabbing a bullet on a 90-degree angle to center it inside 50. Defensively he gives a ton of effort, but holding up against the larger AFL bodies will be challenging for his first season or two.

That is essentially all you can say wrong about Ashcroft. The kid is insane in his work ethic, mentality, footy smarts, endurance, leadership, and everything a coach wants a player to have. He has areas to improve on, but with the head, on his shoulders, I'd back him into working as hard as it takes to get where he needs to be. Brisbane supporters are in for one hell of a treat over the next decade.
 
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here we go batman GIF
 
Pick 2 - Aaron Cadman
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GWS Pick 2
Aaron Cadman
GWV Rebels | VIC Country
Tall Forward
195 cm 91 kg

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Strengths;
Work Rate, Rapid Development, Mobility, Scoreboard Impact, Consistency
Improvements;
Set Shot Conversion

Rapidly rising throughout the year, Cadman stamped himself as the Number 1 tall in the crop with his second half of the year, rapidly improving his output as he started to understand his role as a target up forward more, given he has been largely a defender and winger in his previous junior years, a large growth spurt saw him reach true KPF height.

There's a lot to like about Cadman, and a lot has been highlighted enough in the media that I don't really need to go in depth, there's just not a lot he doesn't do to a good level; wins a heap of the ball with his work rate to push up the ground when it's not getting forward, has good follow up work when he doesn't hold a mark, tackles strongly, and hits the scoreboard regularly, for a modern day key forward these are some really promising traits heading into the next level and will bring an obvious point of difference to our rather, vanilla for lack of a better term, tall forward stocks.

I really like talls that have late growth spurts, guys like Cripps fit into this, they've learnt a lot of their craft when size wasn't an advantage, and then had that extra weapon added on later in the piece where a lot of their development to come is more about learning to use that size to their advantage, and Cadman fits in a bit with this. I also think despite how good he's been this year, there's still plenty of room for work with his forward craft to come, and when you have a Champion of the game like Nick Riewoldt saying that Kingsley was the best forwards coach he's had, it's very exciting.

I'll be honest, Cadman isn't a best available selection for me, I think everyone knows by now I think Wardlaw is pretty clear at the top, but he's a best available for GWS given how our recruiting works, we need to address needs in the draft, and get players that are likely to stick with us, and for that Cadman is the best.

I could go on, I do love what he brings after all, but I'll leave it there for now.

Also Considered;
George Wardlaw

roos_fanatic08 up with two picks!
 

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It's sort of like when you get one of the best contested midfield/forwards in the competition for only one first-round pick and two second-round picks.

Some clubs just have to take what they're given. Enjoy the best player in the draft!

Brisbane fans and not wanting to pay fair value for excellent players, name a more iconic duo
 
One wonders if Brisbane would finally be happy if they landed prime Malcolm Blight riding a giant mechanical velociraptor for a future 4th?
 
Pick 3 - Harry Sheezel
North Melbourne
Pick 3

Harry Sheezel
Sandringham - Vic Metro
13/10/04 184cm 77kg

Justification

Since Boomer retired in 2016 North have really lacked players with genuine class and creativity. With Sheezel, you get all those traits and so much more.

Player Profile

Harry Sheezel is a classy half forward/mid who can find space in a phone booth. Despite not being the quickest player in the draft his situational awareness and fantastic vision allows him to move through the contest and hit the lowest % targets orgoals. Additionally, he is a quick thinker, which also allows him to sum up situations and chose the best option.

He is duel sided, smart, and excellent over head for a prospect of his size. The combination of his ground level game and aerial ability means he doesn’t have to have a lot of posessions to be damaging.

Sheezel is also blessed high footy IQ, natural footy smarts, balance and composure, which has lead to Scott Pendlebury comparisons.

While there are question marks on his speed and ability to transition to the midfield at AFL level, I think he has more than enough tools and elite attributes to overcome those deficiencies.

At championship level he played 4 of 4 games. Unfortunately he didn’t get the opportunity to show his class in the stacked metro midfield, but that didn’t stop him from having an impact. He played both as a deep forward and high half forward, and showcased his elite talent in every game.

At NAB League level he played 14 games, avg'd 19.2 disposals, 3.3 marks and 3.3 tackles, and 2.5 goals per game. He only went goalless once, which is a testament to his consistency and impact. While there were many impressive performances his best game came in round 4 against a solid Tassie lineup where he was a level above. He stuffed the stat sheet with 28 disposals, 5 marks, and kicked 6.2 in a BOG performance. He also kicked bags of 3 or more in 5 other games.



roos_fanatic08 you are up again you bloody legend 😂
 
Pick 4 - George Wardlaw
North Melbourne
Pick 4
George Wardlaw

Oakleigh Chargers - Vic Metro
18/07/04 182cm 81kg

Justification

While North would of loved to have a had a key forward available at this pick, we simply have to go best available, which in my opinion is Wardlaw. Despite not playing much this year, he still has claims to be the number 1, which highlights his considerable his scope for potential.

Despite taking a number of genuine midfielders since the start of our rebuild, north still need more class, ball winning ability and depth especially with previous number 1 pick, Jason Horne-Francis requesting a trade back to Port in the off season. Wardlaw will hopefully be the heir to Ben Cunnington and will end up making a scary explosiveness combination with Luke Davies-Uniake.

Player Profile

Explosive, tough and physical inside midfielder, Wardlaw has the ability to take first possession and explode from the contest. The power he has through his hips and initial burst of speed makes him the perfect modern-day stoppage midfielder. He also has a nice side step that allows him to get space in close. When he isn’t winning the footy at the coal face he has hassling opponents and providing excellent defensive intensity.

In my opinion, his kicking is a little bit undersold, not only is he a long kick, but he also has the ability to hit beautifully weighted shorter kicks to leading forward targets, making him extra dangerous when kicking the footy inside 50. His hands in close are genuinely elite, making it easier for his teammates to drive the ball forward.

Wardlaw, is also a fantastic character. Smart, well spoken and is the ultimate professional on and off the field. For a club like North that desperately needs stability, players of his attitude are highly desirable.

After an injury interrupted year there are question marks as to how his hamstrings with handle the rigours of AFL football, but from all accounts there aren’t many in recruiting circles who have long term concerns about his body. I believe that access to AFL medico’s combined with his professionalism means he will leave no stone unturned to get the best out of his rehab and comes back firing next year. There are also some small questions marks as to his versatility, but I’m sure with his athletic traits and professionalism he could play multiple roles across the ground.

Unfortunately re-occurring hamstring strains meant Wardlaw didn’t get to represent Vic Metro at the championship level. However, he did have a best on ground performance in the AFL academy game against Collingwood’s VFL side. On the day he showcased his elite ball winning ability, defensive intent and explosiveness.

At NAB League level he only played 3 games, avg'd 20.7 disposals, 5 marks and 5.7 tackles per game.



Other players considered at pick 3 & 4: Elijah Tsatas, Bailey Humphrey, Jedd Busslinger, Cam McKenzie, Oliver Hollands and Mattaes Phillipou.

eDPS Essendon is up!
 
Pick 5 - Elijah Tsatas
Pick 5 - Essendon - Elijah Tsatas
186cm - Midfielder

Copy pasting my profile on Rookie Me Central because i cbf

SNAPSHOT: “One of the most attacking midfielders in the draft Tsatas uses his speed and smarts to win plenty of the ball on the inside and outside”

Elijah Tsatas has been a highly rated prospect for ahwile now with selection in SSA squads and some strong performances in 16s pre-season games, 17s Vic Metro and even a debut as a 16 year old for Oakleighs under 19 side last year. Tsatas has spent a lot of his time either as a stoppage midfielder or running wingman and has excelled at both roles.

Tsatas started the year in ripping form with some strong results in the pre-season testing and some big games for Oakleigh before APS started highlighted with a 42 disposal game against Eastern Ranges but a foot fracture during his game against Collingwood VFL for the AFL Academy ruled him out for 3 months missing a large chunk of the National Championships but would make a strong return through APS team Wesley with a 3 goal game followed by a 37 disposal and 10 clearance game.

Tsatas’s return to NAB League couldn’t have been better with a dominant display against eventual premiers Sandringham with a stacked midfield including Will Ashcroft, Cam Mackenzie and Olli Hotton finishing with 38 disposals and 13 inside 50s and would back that up with a 34 disposal game against Bendigo in Oakleighs last game as the Oakleigh Vice Captain gave his all in a losing effort.

The natural ball winner would finally get to play for Vic Metro and would end the game with 29 disposals and 5 clearances and was only 2 possession of Will Ashcroft who was the highest ball winner for the game. Tsatas wasn’t able to back up his strong pre-season testing at the National combine but was impressive in interviews with the well spoken charger embracing the pressure and understands the draft and how he may have to play interstate at the next level.


STRENGTHS:
  • Speed
  • Agility
  • Vision
  • Clean Hands
  • Consistency
  • Production
IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Strength
  • Tackling

There is no player in the draft who can spread from a stoppage quite like Tsatas can; Tsatas uses his elite speed often to escape congestion usually after pouncing on the ground ball. Tsatas is hard to stop when he hits a stoppage at pace and takes the ball cleanly so if a ruckman can tap it to his advantage you can almost bank on Tsatas getting to the ball first and then sending the ball inside 50.
The Speed of Tsatas has been used to great effect whether on the inside or outside and formed a great partnership with teammate George Wardlaw on a few occasions this year with Wardlaw going the grunt work and Tsatas capitalising on the outside. That speed and agility combo will always bring attention to Tsatas so there is certainly no shortage of pressure whenever Tsatas goes for the ball because if you give him an inch he will take a mile as he also doesn’t fumble the ball.
Tsatas has been Oakleigh’s top possession winner in every game he has played and beaten only twice by the opposition top ball winner so its safe to say Tsatas has no problem winning the ball. Whether its winning his own ball when he goes to stoppages, leading to space around the ground on sweeping on the loose ball he has many avenues to winning the ball using his football smarts and natural ability despite having a rather low endurance based compared to others in this years crop.
Of course being Oakleighs top possession winner every game Tsatas has been very consistent this year averaging 33.8 disposals and not far behind Will Ashcroft who averaged 34.5 disposals. Ashcroft wins more contested ball as a more permanent midfielder but although Tsatas plays a more outside role he isnt just a receiver and wont hesitate to attack a loose ball at speed but his lighter frame makes it harder for him to play a more contested style to enhance his best attributes when playing in the centre.

Skills wise Tsatas certainly hits more targets than he misses and by hand he can be very clean and weight them well and to teammates advantage and this is what could see him have a great career as a more inside player especially with his speed and clean hands at stoppages. Kicking on the other hand could use some improvement with a lack of penetration at times and he tends to kick out one step after marks which can loop up and put his teammates under pressure but kicking inside 50 he often kicks to advantage and makes the right decisions so there is certainly no big concern but overall could be better.
The one big area for Tsatas to improve at the next level is his defensive running and tackling only averaging 1.3 tackles a game which is rather poor for a midfielder but not uncommon for a pure winger but it is certainly an area to improve with pressure becoming more important with each year. Tsatas will use his speed with ball in hand but doesn’t push as hard to put pressure on and it may come down to that lower endurance base compared to the likes of Ashcroft but you could argue Tsatas would be a more well rounded player winning 5 disposals less but averaging 3 more tackles per game.


DRAFT RANGE: 1-5
SUMMARY:
Despite missing 3 months of football in an important period Tsatas remains a big chance to be one of the first selected in this years draft, standing at 186cm and possessing elite speed and a good leap and couple that with his natural football ability and production its hard to ignore Tsatas in the top 5 picks in this years draft. There is also some upside with Tsatas as he is the least readymade out of the top mids and with an interrupted year who knows how much better he could have gone.


For Essendon I’ve gone for the best player available which is an easy strategy with early picks and no team can have too many midfielders.

Players considered: Bailey Humphrey

Ysaye
 
I remember this last year. Saints passed on windhager. Let’s not have any howlers like this again this year lol
 

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