My Take on the top draftees of 2013 AFL Draft

[Davo-27]

Potential AFL star players: (7)(these are my 9-10/10 players)
Christian Petracca: 186cm 92kg, Eastern Rangers, Strong Build, Strong Marking forw/mid, ability to get out of traffic, aggressive tackler, average kicking skills, but brilliant handballer

Angus Brayshaw: 187cm 87kg, Sandy Dragons, Contested ball winner, tough, has speed, elite disposal, Solid Tackler, goal kicking mid

Patrick McCartin: 193cm 95kg, Geelong Falcons, V.Good Mark, leading forw, similar build and agility as Roughy, average kick at goal

Jayden Laverde: 189cm 82kg, Western Jets, moves around the ground well(hard working), good decision maker, Good Mark, silky skills, versatile, goal kicking mid

Darcy Moore: 199cm 93kg, Oakleigh Chargers, Collingwood-bound, would likely go top 5, Good Contested mark, great with the ball on the ground, tough, good disposal

Isaac Heeney: 186cm 82kg, NSW/ACT rams, Sydney-bound, tough, moves well, Good Mark, Good Kick, Good decision maker, doesn't have many weaknesses

Peter Wright: 203cm, 102kg, Calder Cannons, Decent tap Ruckman, Good handballer, moves around the ground quickly for a Ruckman, Solid Mark, good kick in general play, also plays the tall forw role well

Potential High Standard AFL Players: (19)(these are my 8-8.5/10 rated players)
Jake Lever: 192cm 84kg, Calder Cannons, Good Mark, hbf like Mackie, agile, tough, Good user of the ball, can work through traffic

Paul Ahern: 181cm 77kg, Calder Cannons, tough, good decision maker, mid/hf, goal kicker, contested ball winner, clever

Lachlan Weller: 181cm 71kg, Broadbeach, ball winner, fast, Good Mark, clearance winner (good in traffic), provides option for a link in a play

Jarrod Pickett: 179cm 76kg, Sth Frem, likes to take on opponents, running winger with ok skills, Fast, loves to go for runs

Tom Lamb: 192cm 83kg, Dandy Stingrays, Good contested Mark, hard worker, reminds me of Heppell with his hair and playstyle(good and bad)

Jack Steele: 186cm 82kg, Belconnen/NSW, GWS-bound, Good goal kicker, Good disposal, tough

Peter Bampton: 182cm 83kg, Norwood, tough, rover-type midfielder, SANFL experience, Good Mark

Connor Blakely: 186cm 81kg, Swan Dist, tough, good decision maker, contested poss winner, bit slow

Alex Neal-Bullen: 182cm 77kg, Glenlg, competitor, Good Disposal, quick, good decision maker, likes to get the ball moving forward

Billy Stretch: 182cm 71kg, Glenlg, Melbourne-bound, good decision maker, good disposal, moves well, clever

Caleb Daniel: 167cm 66kg, Sth Adelaide, very talented player, elite disposal/endurance, was a star at the under 18 champs, him being short means a club will get a great pick up later in the draft

James Hiscox: 184cm 74kg, Syd Uni, Sydney-bound, crumbing forw, smart, good results at the combine (athlete)

Clem Smith: 177cm 74kg, Perth, was on everyones radar last year, has dropped in rankings a bit, but still a skillful youngster

Tyler Keitel: 194cm 86kg, East Perth, one of the better talls in the draft, can play forw or def, Good Mark and shows a bit

Teia Miles: 179cm 68kg, Geelong Falcons, quick, running hbf, H.Shaw-type, tough, good skills

Keenan Ramsey: 192cm 86kg, Port Adel, another solid mid from SA, tough, Good Mark, good decision maker, good tackler

Nakia Cockatoo: 188cm 84kg, NT, tough, takes the game on, good in traffic, has poise, goal kicking mid, he looks like he belongs on an AFL team

Connor Menadue: 188cm 69kg, Western Jets, speedy tall skinny goal-kicking winger, I.Smith-type (not sure on his endurance though)

Jaden McGrath: 179cm 73kg, Bendigo Pioneers. solid mid/def, classy mover

Potential AFL Standard Players: (35)(these are my 7.5/10 rated players)
Liam Duggan: 183cm 76kg, Western Jets, uses the ball well, hbf/mid moves around ground well, only reason he isnt a grouping higher was his inconsistancy

Sam Durdin: 197cm 89kg, West Adelaide, Good Mark, good decision maker, had poor u/18 champs and has a bit of a poor attitude, which is a slight worry

Jordan De Goey: 187cm 82kg, Oakleigh Chargers, contested ball winner, goal kicking mid

Caleb Marchbank: 193cm 85kg, Murray Bushrangers, Good Mark, 3rd tall defender, injured this yr, but still seen as a 1st rder

Hugh Goddard: 196cm 93kg, Geelong Falcons, Good Mark, Tall defender, can handle the Gorillas, but is a tad slow and disposal is a bit iffy

Corey Ellis: 185cm 76kg, Western Jets, slim player, average disposal, maybe a project player, might be a bit over-rated, i see him going 2nd-4th rd

Dean Gore: 183cm 86kg, Sturt, tough, Solid Tackler, competitor, average skills, he is likely to go late in the draft

Liam Dawson: 188cm 83kg, Aspley, Brisbane-bound, Good Kick, Good Mark

Harris Andrews: 198cm 91kg, Aspley, Brisbane-bound, lanky forw, good kick at goal, good mark

Harry Dear: 197cm 98kg, Sandy Dragons, Strong-Bodied Ruck/Forw, can tap Ruck well and play a leading forw, Good Mark

Jack Lonie: 174cm 67kg, Dandy Stingrays, small outside runner, average disposal, might be worth a late pick-up, moves well on the footy field

Declan Hamilton: 183cm 68kg, Port Adel Mag, contested ball winner, smart, tough, crow-throw expert, good decision making

Touk Miller: 177cm 80kg, Calder Cannons, moves well, Good Kick, goal kicking mid/forw

Jack Cripps: 198cm 88kg, East Fremantle, leading/marking forw, goal kicker, developing tall forw, could be a late pick in the draft or rookie

Mark Hammelmann: 198cm 88kg, Morningside, Good Mark, leads into space, works hard, goal kicking is erratic

Cory Gregson: 175cm 72kg, Glenlg, tough, good tackler, runs hard, average disposal

Nathan Drummond: 181cm 85kg, Murray Bushrangers, strong build, tough, contested ball winner, good disposal (tested amazingly well at combine)

Billy Evans: 189cm 87kg, Bendigo Pioneers, strong bodied, tough, works well in traffic, Mundy-type, good decision maker

Abaina Davis: 193cm 90kg, UNSW-Easts, Sydney-bound, Good Mark, goal kicking-leading forw, slow,

Aiden Anderson: 182cm 83kg, Swan Dist, crumbing goal-kicker, x-factor, likes to take on opponents, dangerous forw, Good Mark

Jason Castagna: 182cm 76kg, Northern Knights, likes to take on opponents, hbf/mid, wins ball + links play, Good Mark

Ed Langdon: 182cm 72kg, moves well, clever forw, similar to his brother at Collingwood, worth a late pick

Reece McKenzie: 196cm 100kg, Northern Knights, strong leading forw, Good contested Mark, in the 2nd group of talls

Josh Glenn: 179cm 77kg, Central Dist, elite disposal, outside player, poised, gets alot of uncontested ball

Kyle Langford: 190cm 73kg, Northern Knights, Good Mark, likes to take on opponents, outside mid, lifts for big games

Daniel Howe: 191cm 84kg, elite kick, used as kick-out/sml forw/rover, versatile, relies on kicking ability for lack of speed/endurance

Lukas Webb: 186cm 80kg, Gipps Power, Good Mark, another good sized mid in the draft, works well in traffic with good disposal

James Rose: 186cm 78kg, Sturt, has a great all-round game, does most things well, he is the SA version of Petracca, without some spit and polish

Josh Deluca-Cardillo: 179cm 80kg,

Brenton Payne: 193cm 76kg, Western Jets,

Matt Goodyear: 185cm 77kg, Calder Cannons,

Oleg Markov: 186cm 69kg, Nth Adel,

Thomas Wilkinson: 182cm 78kg, Sandy Dragons,

Harrison Wigg: 179cm 74kg, Nth Adel,

 

[HawkintheTuarts]

It's a shame Tsitas hasn't popped into consideration again. Even Champ Data rated him last season. A good overview, Davo!

 

[Davo-27]

It's a shame Tsitas hasn't popped into consideration again. Even Champ Data rated him last season. A good overview, Davo!

cheers man, maybe one day i'll do an official PD of my own lol

here is my 2010 effort from a different site http://www.mightyhawk.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8429

1.Josh Caddy 186cm 82kg northern knights - reminds me of jason johnson fron essendon back in the day hard bodied tough midfielder who hunts the ball he is my favourite atm

2.Brad Harvey (def/mid) 185cm 83kg east rangers - looks alot like hodge, big wrap, but have a look at the footage

3.Luke Parker 183cm 81kg dand stingrays - has great composure and style bit like dal santo

4.Jared Polec 189cm 80kg wood-west torrens - has some real talent, rangey, running mid/forw

5.Shaun Atley 189cm 81kg murr bushies - has a birchall look about hin tall running half back, has some potential but not sure

6.Harley Bennell 185cm 74kg peel thunder - looks a little like tambling, v thin but good skills and pace

didnt overly like the look of (Alex Fasolo/Warrick Andreoli/Andrew Gaff(reminds me of nick ries)/Mitch Hallahan(very poor kick)/aaron mullett(vfl quality)

completely missed on A.Gaff

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1.Cameron Johnston 181cm 78kg geelong falcons - great kicking skills looks like a solid half forw like o'keefe

2.Thomas Schneider 177cm 75kg oakleigh chargers - theres a Gavin Wanganeen look about him, got real potential

3.Sam Crocker 178cm 71kg oakleigh chargers - more mid than forward he would be about 3rd or 4th in midfield grp

4.Reece Conca 185cm 79kg Perth - hard working little forward, has potential a little like osborne

5.Dion Prestia 175cm 82kg calder - mid/forw, amazing ability to keep his feet in a tackle has some good ability but is a little lazy in the application

6.Josh Green 177cm 76kg clarence tas- reminds me of gary moorcroft but a bit taller, runs bull at a gate at things and knows where the goals are but his kicking around the ground and decision making arent very great

didn't overly like the look of (Jed Lamb(lazy)/Tim Milera(only because he is 171cm, has some skill but too small for afl i think)/Matthew Rankine/Ben Reid/Hayden Yarran(very wasyeful around goal)

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1.Joel Wilkinson 186cm 81kg broadbeach - strong running clever player real talented halfback

2.Alex Browne 187cm 84kg oak - utility can play anywhere, has a cousins nathan brown look about how he moves, good kick also, he is up there for mine

3.Cameron Guthrie 186cm 79kg cald - great aerial ability, reads the play well and moves well, strong mark

4.Blayne Wilson 188cm 88kg peel - amazing marking ability, reminds me of peter knights with his marking

5.Ben Jacobs 186cm 82kg sand - seems a composed player, well skilled worth a look

6.Jake Batchelor 188cm 79kg dand - marking defender who likes to run, a half back flanker who looks promising

7.Jamie Cripps 183cm 75kg e freo - likes to take on players and runs hard, uses ball fairly well, ok little player

8.Andrew McInnes 191cm 86kg dand - tall ath defender, will be a late pick if at all

didnt like the look of (Nathan Batley/Ben Casley/Dyson Hepell(very poor user of the footy)/Cameron Richardson(ready made player but looks out of condition and a bit vfl like for mine)/Billie Smedts/Brodie Smith)

missed on Hepell, but i'm still not a fan of his

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1.Josh Mellington 187cm 76kg murr - ok i'll say it now, we've found our small forward......

2.Kieran Harper 187cm 80kg eastern - good talented forward the type of player we're looking for

3.Patrick Karnezis 191cm 80kg oak - good lead-up forward, would be a good developement option for a full forward, good long kicks for goal also

4.Jacob Gilbee 184cm 76kg lauderdale - tasweigan, knows how to use his body in a contest, we might pick him up later in the draft, utility

5.Jarryd Lyons 183cm 78kg sand - speedy little classy kid, has potential

6.Jayden Pitt 188cm 70kg geel - silky skills and hard runner, needs more bulk but looks a talent

7.Nathan Ahmat-Watkins 186cm 76kg pioneers(nt)/west adel - has some potential as a crumbing forward

8.Daniel Farmer 188cm 84kg sand - has raw potential, but thats about it

didn't like the look of (george horlin-smith/viv michie/ben newton/arryn siposs/aaron young)

missed on horlin-smith

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1.Seb Tape 191cm 81kg glenlg - this kid can @#$%ing play

2.Pat McCarthy 196cm 84kg glenlg - talented tall man, will go top 10

3.Matthew Watson 195cm 101kg cald - ready made player, big tall defender with good ath body, ready for AFL has alot of talent

4.Tom Gordon 194cm 91kg oak - is a clever tall defender, good in the air and on the ground, uses ball well

5.Max Otten 191cm 85kg oak - good contested mark might see him drafted

6.Angus Litherland 190cm 86kg claremont - another running halfback flanker sam gilbert/birchall type

7.Ryan Lester 191cm 83kg oak - solid player, plays well either forward or back uses his body well and also uses the ball well

8.Cameron O'shea 192cm 84kg east - more a tall winger, has some ability but maybe late pick in draft if at all

didnt like the look of(cameron delaney(dowler anyone,spew)/alex johnson(too skinny needs 20kg thats alot of gym time)/David Kruse/justin monaco)

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1.Ariel Steinberg 191cm 83kg bend - a talented medium forward reminds me of max rooke

2.Sam Day 196cm 96kgsturt - another jack watts? but a bit more filled out, good talented kid

3.Luke Mitchell 198cm 94kg cald - very athletic player, has a Buddy/croady look about him, which is impressive for a player as tall as he is

4.Tom Lynch 199cm 91kg dand - could be a good ruckman with around the ground skills, but would get smashed and bashed as a tall forward good ruckman though

5.Anton Hamp 191cm 80kg claremont - interesting player has potential reminds me of those wce half forward flankers they have so many of

6.Josh Walker 195cm 87kg geel - a tall marking player, seems slow a bit like hawkins, im not a fan of hawkins tbh

7.Darcy Barden 192cm 92kg northern - big bodied lad reminds me of lance whitnall a bit slow but can mark and kick long

8.Jack Darling 191cm 87kg wst perth - quentin leach/roughead type, another big slow guy

didn't like the look of (lucas cook/zac fitzgerald/callum sinclair/jamie solly/jake von bertouch)

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1.Scott Lycett 202cm 98kg port adel mag - ready made ruckman, really good around the ground marking and general play

2.Daniel Gorringe 200cm 88kg norwood - very talented ruckman good tap ruckman and doesn't mind getting his own ball at times, is way too thin atm and plays more like a tall winger than a solid ruckman but real potential

3.Isaac Baker 185cm 76kg geel - has ability to lead and mark seems clever and good user of the ball, needs to fill out a bit

4.Ozgur Uysal 179cm 75kg cald - has good skills and footy smarts might be an option for a late pick in the draft, small forw

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Isaac Smith 187cm 75kg north ball vfl - he has some serious speed is 21 and used to playing footy with men, is a certainty to be drafted i would think, maybe 2nd rder (9)

Richard Bamblett 181cm 77kg north ball - half forw, maybe a late pick or rookie (6.5)

Mitchell Gent 183cm 78kg dand - goal kicking midfielder, likes to run and uses ball well might be around in the third rd of draft, real smoky! (7.5)

Adam Kennedy 181cm 72kg western - worth a look in the rookie draft

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i actually backed in HFC getting I.Smith that draft, was a great get for the club imo, but this was my first and most erratic attempt and judging the young talent pre-draft..............