So I thought I'd have a go at a phantom draft this year. I don't have a good expertise in young talent, but I am good at listening and following whispers, trends and general information available in the industry through the media. I've tried to base my selections on information available linking players to clubs and selections, but the later into the draft I went the harder this was and more guesswork was involved. I may tinker with the draft order through the week as more information becomes available about who goes where.
ROUND ONE
Pick 1 St Kilda - Christian Petracca (VIC)
Team: Eastern Rangers
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 186cm Weight: 92kg DOB: 04/01/1996
Pick 2 Melbourne - Angus Brayshaw (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 187cm Weight: 87kg DOB: 09/01/1996
Pick 3 Melbourne - Patrick McCartin (VIC)
Team: Geelong Falcons
Position: KPF
Height: 193cm Weight: 95kg DOB: 19/04/1996
Pick 4 GWS - Jarrod Pickett (WA)
Team: South Fremantle
Position Mid/Fwd
Height: 179cm Weight: 76kg DOB: 18/08/1996
Pick 5 Collingwood - Jayden Laverde (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Utility
Height: 189cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 12/04/1996
Pick 6 GWS - Hugh Goddard (VIC)
Team: Geelong Falcons
Position: KPD/KPF
Height: 196cm Weight: 93kg DOB: 24/08/1996
Pick 7 GWS - Peter Wright (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: KPF/Ruck
Height: 203cm Weight: 102kg DOB: 08/09/1996
Pick 8 Gold Coast - Liam Duggan (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Utillity
Height: 183cm Weight: 76kg DOB: 12/12/1996
Pick 9 Collingwood - Darcy Moore (VIC - Father/Son)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position: KPF/KPD
Height: 199cm Weight: 93kg DOB: 25/01/1996
Pick 10 Geelong - Jordan De Goey (VIC)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 187cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 15/03/1996
Pick 11 West Coast - Lachlan Weller (QLD)
Team: Broadbeach
Position: Utility
Height: 181cmm Weight: 71kg DOB: 23/02/1996
Pick 12 Richmond - Corey Ellis (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Utility
Height: 185cm Weight: 76kg DOB: 01/10/1996
Pick 13 Fremantle - Sam Durdin (SA)
Team: West Adelaide
Position: KPD/KPF
Height: 197cm Weight: 89kg DOB: 06/06/1996
Pick 14 Adelaide - Jake Lever (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: KPD
Height: 192cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 05/03/1996
Pick 15 Gold Coast - Kyle Langford (VIC)
Team: Northern Knights
Position: Utility
Heigt: 190cm Weight: 73kg DOB: 01/12/1996
Pick 16 North Melbourne - Nakia Cockatoo (NT)
Team: NT Thunder
Position: Utility
Height: 188cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 23/10/1996
Pick 17 Essendon - Paul Ahern (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 181cm Weight: 77kg DOB: 01/08/1996
Pick 18 Sydney - Issac Heeney (NSW/ACT - Academy)
Team: Cardiff
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 186cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 05/05/1996
Pick 19 Carlton - Jarrod Garlett (WA)
Team: South Fremantle
Position: Mid
Height: 177cm Weight: 72kg DOB: 18/08/1996
Pick 20 Essendon - Tom Lamb (VIC)
Team: Dandenong Stingrays
Position: Utility
Height: 192cm Weight: 83kg DOB: 10/10/1996
Pick 21 St Kilda - Connor Blakely (WA)
Team: Swan Districts
Position: Mid
Height: 186cm Weight: 81kg DOB: 03/02/1996
ROUND TWO
Pick 22 St Kilda - Alex Neal-Bullen (SA)
Team: Glenelg
Position: Mid
Height: 182cm Weight: 77kg DOB: 09/01/1996
Pick 23 GWS - Caleb Marchbank (VIC)
Team: Murray Bushragers
Position: KPD
Height: 193cm Weight: 85kg DOB: 07/12/1996
Pick 24 GWS - Jack Steele (NSW - Academy)
Team: Belconnen
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 186cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 13/12/1995
Pick 25 North Melbourne - Dillon Viojo-Rainbow (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Def/Mid
Height: 185cm Weight: 80kg DOB: 08/02/1996
Pick 26 Western Bulldogs - Edward Vickers-Willis (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Utility
Height: 190cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 28/03/1996
Pick 27 Western Bulldogs - Oscar McDonald (VIC)
Team: North Ballarat
Position: KPD
Height: 196cm Weight: 88kg DOB: 18/03/1996
Pick 28 Carlton - Blaine Boakhorst (WA)
Team: Swan Districts
Position: Utility
Height: 182cm Weight: 70kg DOB: 02/09/1993
Pick 29 Gold Coast - Daniel McKenzie (VIC)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position Def/Mid
Height: 186cm Weight: 75kg DOB: 17/ 05/1996
Pick 30 Collingwood - Damian Cavka (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 184cm Weight: 79kg DOB: 03/07/1996
Pick 31 Hawthorn - Touk Miller (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 177cm Weight: 80kg DOB: 22/02/1996
Pick 32 West Coast - Mitch McGovern (WA)
Team: Claremont
Position: KPF/KPD
Height: 191cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 11/10/1994
Pick 33 Richmond - Connor Menadue (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 188cm Weight: 69kg DOB: 19/09/1996
Pick 34 Fremantle - Clem Smith (WA)
Team: Perth
Position: Utility
Height: 177cm Weight: 74kg DOB: 03/02/1996
Pick 35 Adelaide - Brayden Maynard (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Utility
Height: 186cm Weight: 88kg DOB: 20/09/1996
Pick 36 North Melbourne - Dean Gore (SA)
Team: Sturt
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 183cm Weight: 86kg DOB: 26/06/1996
Pick 37 Sydney - Dean Howe (VIC)
Team: Murray Bushrangers
Position: Utility
Height: 191cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 04/12/1996
Pick 38 Sydney - Jack Hiscox (NSW - Academy)
Team: Sydney Uni
Position: Utility
Height: 184cm Weight: 74kg DOB: 23/03/1996
Pick 39 Western Bulldogs - Lukas Webb (VIC)
Team: Gippsland Power
Position: Fwd/Def
Height: 186cm Weight: 80kg DOB: 03/04/1996
Pick 40 Melbourne - Daniel Neilson (VIC)
Team: Eastern Rangers
Position: KPD
Height: 193cm Weight: 92kg DOB: 09/05/1996
ROUND THREE
Pick 41 St Kilda - Reece McKenzie (VIC)
Team: Northern Knights
Position: KPF/Ruck
Height: 196cm Weight: 106kg DOB: 28/03/1996
Pick 42 Melbourne - Billy Stretch (SA - Father/Son)
Team: Glenelg
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 182cm Weight: 71kg DOB: 08/09/1996
Pick 43 Adelaide - Harrison Wigg (SA)
Team: North Adelaide
Position: Def/Mid
Height: 179cm Weight: 74kg DOB: 14/10/1996
Pick 44 Brisbane - Liam Dawson (QLD - Academy)
Team: Aspley
Position: Utility
Height: 188cm Weight: 83kg DOB: 23/01/1996
Pick 45 Western Bulldogs - Jack Lonie (VIC)
Team: Dandenong Stingrays
Position: Fwd/Mid
Height: 174cm Weight: 67kg DOB: 13/08/1996
Pick 46 Western Bulldogs - Peter Bampton (SA)
Team: Norwood
Position: Mid
Height: 182cm Weight: 83kg DOB: 15/04/1996
Pick 47 Geelong - Toby McLean (VIC)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position: Fwd/Mid
Height: 179cm Weight: 70kg DOB: 31/01/1996
Pick 48 Collingwood - Ed Langdon (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Fwd/Mid
Height: 182cm Weight: 72kg DOB: 02/01/1996
Pick 49 Hawthorn - Jordan Cunico (VIC)
Team: Gippsland Power
Position: Mid
Height: 184cm Weight 72kg DOB: 07/05/1996
Pick 50 Hawthorn - Nathan Drummond
Team: Murray Bushrangers
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 181cm Weight: 85kg DOB: 19/01/1995
ROUND ONE
Pick 1 St Kilda - Christian Petracca (VIC)
Team: Eastern Rangers
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 186cm Weight: 92kg DOB: 04/01/1996
Pick 2 Melbourne - Angus Brayshaw (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 187cm Weight: 87kg DOB: 09/01/1996
Pick 3 Melbourne - Patrick McCartin (VIC)
Team: Geelong Falcons
Position: KPF
Height: 193cm Weight: 95kg DOB: 19/04/1996
Pick 4 GWS - Jarrod Pickett (WA)
Team: South Fremantle
Position Mid/Fwd
Height: 179cm Weight: 76kg DOB: 18/08/1996
Pick 5 Collingwood - Jayden Laverde (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Utility
Height: 189cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 12/04/1996
Pick 6 GWS - Hugh Goddard (VIC)
Team: Geelong Falcons
Position: KPD/KPF
Height: 196cm Weight: 93kg DOB: 24/08/1996
Pick 7 GWS - Peter Wright (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: KPF/Ruck
Height: 203cm Weight: 102kg DOB: 08/09/1996
Pick 8 Gold Coast - Liam Duggan (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Utillity
Height: 183cm Weight: 76kg DOB: 12/12/1996
Pick 9 Collingwood - Darcy Moore (VIC - Father/Son)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position: KPF/KPD
Height: 199cm Weight: 93kg DOB: 25/01/1996
Pick 10 Geelong - Jordan De Goey (VIC)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 187cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 15/03/1996
Pick 11 West Coast - Lachlan Weller (QLD)
Team: Broadbeach
Position: Utility
Height: 181cmm Weight: 71kg DOB: 23/02/1996
Pick 12 Richmond - Corey Ellis (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Utility
Height: 185cm Weight: 76kg DOB: 01/10/1996
Pick 13 Fremantle - Sam Durdin (SA)
Team: West Adelaide
Position: KPD/KPF
Height: 197cm Weight: 89kg DOB: 06/06/1996
Pick 14 Adelaide - Jake Lever (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: KPD
Height: 192cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 05/03/1996
Pick 15 Gold Coast - Kyle Langford (VIC)
Team: Northern Knights
Position: Utility
Heigt: 190cm Weight: 73kg DOB: 01/12/1996
Pick 16 North Melbourne - Nakia Cockatoo (NT)
Team: NT Thunder
Position: Utility
Height: 188cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 23/10/1996
Pick 17 Essendon - Paul Ahern (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 181cm Weight: 77kg DOB: 01/08/1996
Pick 18 Sydney - Issac Heeney (NSW/ACT - Academy)
Team: Cardiff
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 186cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 05/05/1996
Pick 19 Carlton - Jarrod Garlett (WA)
Team: South Fremantle
Position: Mid
Height: 177cm Weight: 72kg DOB: 18/08/1996
Pick 20 Essendon - Tom Lamb (VIC)
Team: Dandenong Stingrays
Position: Utility
Height: 192cm Weight: 83kg DOB: 10/10/1996
Pick 21 St Kilda - Connor Blakely (WA)
Team: Swan Districts
Position: Mid
Height: 186cm Weight: 81kg DOB: 03/02/1996
ROUND TWO
Pick 22 St Kilda - Alex Neal-Bullen (SA)
Team: Glenelg
Position: Mid
Height: 182cm Weight: 77kg DOB: 09/01/1996
Pick 23 GWS - Caleb Marchbank (VIC)
Team: Murray Bushragers
Position: KPD
Height: 193cm Weight: 85kg DOB: 07/12/1996
Pick 24 GWS - Jack Steele (NSW - Academy)
Team: Belconnen
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 186cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 13/12/1995
Pick 25 North Melbourne - Dillon Viojo-Rainbow (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Def/Mid
Height: 185cm Weight: 80kg DOB: 08/02/1996
Pick 26 Western Bulldogs - Edward Vickers-Willis (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Utility
Height: 190cm Weight: 82kg DOB: 28/03/1996
Pick 27 Western Bulldogs - Oscar McDonald (VIC)
Team: North Ballarat
Position: KPD
Height: 196cm Weight: 88kg DOB: 18/03/1996
Pick 28 Carlton - Blaine Boakhorst (WA)
Team: Swan Districts
Position: Utility
Height: 182cm Weight: 70kg DOB: 02/09/1993
Pick 29 Gold Coast - Daniel McKenzie (VIC)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position Def/Mid
Height: 186cm Weight: 75kg DOB: 17/ 05/1996
Pick 30 Collingwood - Damian Cavka (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 184cm Weight: 79kg DOB: 03/07/1996
Pick 31 Hawthorn - Touk Miller (VIC)
Team: Calder Cannons
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 177cm Weight: 80kg DOB: 22/02/1996
Pick 32 West Coast - Mitch McGovern (WA)
Team: Claremont
Position: KPF/KPD
Height: 191cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 11/10/1994
Pick 33 Richmond - Connor Menadue (VIC)
Team: Western Jets
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 188cm Weight: 69kg DOB: 19/09/1996
Pick 34 Fremantle - Clem Smith (WA)
Team: Perth
Position: Utility
Height: 177cm Weight: 74kg DOB: 03/02/1996
Pick 35 Adelaide - Brayden Maynard (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Utility
Height: 186cm Weight: 88kg DOB: 20/09/1996
Pick 36 North Melbourne - Dean Gore (SA)
Team: Sturt
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 183cm Weight: 86kg DOB: 26/06/1996
Pick 37 Sydney - Dean Howe (VIC)
Team: Murray Bushrangers
Position: Utility
Height: 191cm Weight: 84kg DOB: 04/12/1996
Pick 38 Sydney - Jack Hiscox (NSW - Academy)
Team: Sydney Uni
Position: Utility
Height: 184cm Weight: 74kg DOB: 23/03/1996
Pick 39 Western Bulldogs - Lukas Webb (VIC)
Team: Gippsland Power
Position: Fwd/Def
Height: 186cm Weight: 80kg DOB: 03/04/1996
Pick 40 Melbourne - Daniel Neilson (VIC)
Team: Eastern Rangers
Position: KPD
Height: 193cm Weight: 92kg DOB: 09/05/1996
ROUND THREE
Pick 41 St Kilda - Reece McKenzie (VIC)
Team: Northern Knights
Position: KPF/Ruck
Height: 196cm Weight: 106kg DOB: 28/03/1996
Pick 42 Melbourne - Billy Stretch (SA - Father/Son)
Team: Glenelg
Position: Mid/Fwd
Height: 182cm Weight: 71kg DOB: 08/09/1996
Pick 43 Adelaide - Harrison Wigg (SA)
Team: North Adelaide
Position: Def/Mid
Height: 179cm Weight: 74kg DOB: 14/10/1996
Pick 44 Brisbane - Liam Dawson (QLD - Academy)
Team: Aspley
Position: Utility
Height: 188cm Weight: 83kg DOB: 23/01/1996
Pick 45 Western Bulldogs - Jack Lonie (VIC)
Team: Dandenong Stingrays
Position: Fwd/Mid
Height: 174cm Weight: 67kg DOB: 13/08/1996
Pick 46 Western Bulldogs - Peter Bampton (SA)
Team: Norwood
Position: Mid
Height: 182cm Weight: 83kg DOB: 15/04/1996
Pick 47 Geelong - Toby McLean (VIC)
Team: Oakleigh Chargers
Position: Fwd/Mid
Height: 179cm Weight: 70kg DOB: 31/01/1996
Pick 48 Collingwood - Ed Langdon (VIC)
Team: Sandringham Dragons
Position: Fwd/Mid
Height: 182cm Weight: 72kg DOB: 02/01/1996
Pick 49 Hawthorn - Jordan Cunico (VIC)
Team: Gippsland Power
Position: Mid
Height: 184cm Weight 72kg DOB: 07/05/1996
Pick 50 Hawthorn - Nathan Drummond
Team: Murray Bushrangers
Position: Mid/Def
Height: 181cm Weight: 85kg DOB: 19/01/1995
best one yet for us, hope it comes true. Would be disappointed if Menadue came that close to our 2nd pick.
