Competitions PHANTOM DRAFT 2014 - Carlton Edition

[fnm_just a man]

#55 Geelong - Jack Lonie (Dandenong Stingrays)

Born 13.8.1996
Height:174cm
Weight: 67kg


Geelong go small again, but add another skilful, creative and attacking player to their team. The Cats could do with more avenues to goal, and Jack Lonie will provide just that himself and by creating for others.

With a touch of x-factor and by providing extreme defensive pressure up forward, Lonie makes things happen. Standing at the feet of Tomahawk and Clark in the years ahead, Lonie has the potential to kick 40+ goals a season having averaged 1.5 goals per game across the Champs, as a small forward. It is a slight weakness in the Geelong team that when the ball hits the deck up forward, they don't have a real roving, goal-kicking specialist with intense pressure, and balls sometimes come out a little too easily. It will greatly assist their game by having someone with great pace to chase, corral, smother etc up forward and dish the ball out to teammates to set up goals - all of which are traits that Lonie excels in.

Lonie has a penetrating left foot, which will serve the leading forwards well at the Cattery. Having Lonie crumbing the packs, as an exceptional reader of the ball off the hands, will add an extra dimension to Geelong's forward plays and will add to the headache of trying to contain the Tomahawk, with defenders knowing that to prevent a goal, it's going to take a lot more than just spoiling Tom Hawkins, with Lonie waiting at their feet.

Lonie has great hands at ground level, pace and endeavour. He is a favourite amongst his teammates and coaches. He also enjoys giving a bit of lip and has the potential to get under opponents' nerves ala Hayden Ballantyne, which is a skill not to be underestimated.

Jack's weaknesses include not being great overhead and occasionally lacking composure. The marking overhead is not a huge issue for a specialist forward crumber, and the lack of composure you would hope will improve with experience.

Seeking extra class and a little more creativity in front of goal, the Cats do well to add young Lonie to their outfit.




Next: blue_boyz14

 

[MC_Doggy_Frog18]

Will be back tomorrow.

 

[gotheJUDD]

blue_boyz14

 

[Mr_Plow]

Pick 56: North Melbourne – Jack Cripps

Position: Key forward/ruckman
Height: 198 cm, Weight: 85 kg, DOB: 20/01/1996
Club: East Fremantle

With Waite and Petrie unlikely to last beyond a few years, North Melbourne will be looking to bring in a tall forward who will be allowed to develop for a few years in the VFL.

The following is an extract from Cardona's write-up:

Jack Cripps is a big key position forward prospect who is more than adept at holding his own during stints in the ruck. However, consistency has perhaps evaded him throughout his top-age year. Up forward he does his best work, as he understands the drop of the ball and has a clean and penetrating set shot technique. He has safe, one-grab marks, and likes to mark out in front or overhead, while also getting enough separation on his opponent in those initial few steps to offer strong leads. He’s a really strong leader, while his patterns through the forward 50 and up to high half forward are strong.

 

[zeeCFC]

Ouch. Two more off the short list.

 

[zeeCFC]

Will be back tomorrow.

Really hope you left a preference with someone

 

[Blugazi]

Just going to dump this here.

Pick #63 – Harris Andrews
QLD
Position: KPF/KPD
Born: 11/12/1996
Height: 198cm Weight: 91kg

Very much a project player, Andrews can play forward, in defense and even through the ruck. He has previously shown an ability to dominate as a marking forward in under 18 football, but will need to add some more size to his athletic frame if he is to translate this form to AFL senior football.

If he is going to be utilised as a tall defender at AFL level he will need to improve his ability to read the play and provide more run and carry. He should be aiming to model his game on Jake Carlisle and Lachie Henderson.

Andrews has enough tools to make it at AFL level and if nurtured in a strong development program, could become a monster.

Player comparison: Lachie Henderson

 

[FlowersByIrene]

^Who are you picking for and why?

 

[zeeCFC]

Academy pick for lions i think

 

[Blugazi]

Academy pick, sorry.

 

[MC_Doggy_Frog18]

Can I pick now

 

[MC_Doggy_Frog18]

Pick #57: Port Adelaide – Sean McLaren

Position: Key forward/defender/ruckman
Height: 197 cm, Weight: 92 kg, DOB: 10/01/1996
Club: Sandringham Dragons
Plays like: Lachie Keeffe


Sean McLaren’s two finals games were very impressive. He’s was an influential target up forward for Sandringham, whilst his tap work in the ruck has been a big reason the Dragons have dominated clearances through the finals series. The promising young key position prospect is raw in facets, but blessed in other areas. He has a terrific leap, is aggressive and marks very well. He has an element of excitement in his game, with has versatility to play at both ends of the ground and through the ruck incredibly valuable. When pitted against opposition talls, McLaren uses his long arms to spoil and reach around to kill the ball. He’s quite similar to Collingwood’s Lachie Keeffe, given that he is quite agile and athletic, has strong closing speed that often allows him to take defensive marks and is very clean at ground level. He has a good mix of size, speed and endurance and is now coming to terms that he can have a huge impact a game. McLaren was rated as a standout character during the AFL-AIS tour of Europe early in the year.

Write up copied from Paige Cardona

Next: LemmingMaster

 

[LemmingMaster]

Pick 58 -Sydney – Jordan Cunico

I was talking to someone that has seen this kid a little more than myself and he said he was a touch flaky, flashes in and out of games. Not sure he will make it at AFL level, but he has plenty of AFL qualities in endurance, kicking and his speed seems okay.
He is tiny and while Paige's profile below states he lays a strong tackle, I've not witnessed this part of his game. In open space he does his best work, but he could be a poor mans Gaff, these kind of players can struggle at AFL level.


Paige's Profile below

Position: Defender/midfielder
Height 184 cm, Weight: 72 kg, DOB: 07/05/1996
Club: Gippsland Power
Projected draft range: 20-40
Plays like: Paul Seedsman

Dubbed ‘the running man’ by TAC Cup Radio, Jordan Cunico is – as the name suggests – a running machine. Despite his light frame, he loves nothing more than getting on his bike for a three bounce escapade on a wing before sending a long, raking kick forward inside 50. His pace offers run and drive and is his standout feature, whilst his decision making and sense of time and space really allow him to play his natural game. Cunico is a good marker, but due to his size can be out-muscled and sometimes knocked off the ball: however, he more than cracks in to lay strong tackles with his relentless pressure. He kicks goals, has shown scope to play off half back and looks like a next-level winger who could really link up with Billy Stretch as Melbourne’s newest and damaging wingman.

 

[The Facepainter]

PICK 59 ADELAIDE-Daniel Howe

Position: Utility
Height: 191 cm, Weight: 84 kg, DOB: 12/04/1995
Club: Murray Bushrangers
Projected draft range: 40-rookie
Plays like: Tom Langdon

Looming as the Tom Langdon of this year’s draft, Dan Howe is a tall utility who has really found a home at half back this year for the Bushrangers. In particular, he has starred in the role for Vic Country in the Championships. The 19-year old prospect has gone from rangy forward to a rebounding defender, who – like Langdon – isn’t afraid to take an overhead mark in defence and use the ball confidently by foot under pressure. He links up well with a chain of handballs, and is another player whose lateral movement is quite good. He’s comfortable at ground level, rarely fumbling while also tackling hard and holding his own in one-on-one battles. His instincts as a forward come to the fore in defence, where he takes a higher than average amount of defensive marks. He uses the ball quickly, but his composure in particular is terrific. The way in which he has evolved himself into a more damaging and versatile player since being overlooked last year points to positive signs for further development, in which he’s projected to become a permanent midfielder.

This is the Crows last pick and Daniel rounds us off with a KP, Mid/Fwd, Mid and Utility.

 

[fnm_just a man]

#60 Geelong - Ahmed Saad (St Kilda)

Height: 178 cm
Weight: 78 kg
DOB: 03/10/1989

Pick 60 and Geelong get a proven AFL goal-kicker to add to their list - happy campers!

Saad is talented. In 29 games with the Saints he booted 45 goals, with his speed, agility and touch providing him with the tools to be a damaging small forward. More than just a crumber, Saad is an effective mark on the lead and has great poise. He has a bit of x-factor about him and has been nominated on more than one occasion for Goal of The Year, despite playing only the 29 games.

For Geelong, Saad offers a ready-to-go alternative avenue to goal. As has been the theme of this draft for Geelong thus far, it is about adding class and offence. Saad provides both. A Geelong forward-line that was Tomahawk-centric at the end of season 2014, now looks a lot more threatening with the addition of Mitch Clark and Ahmed Saad and should cause serious problems for opposition defences. Their midfield could do with an extra class act, so there may be an opportunity for Saad to play a rotating role with a Matthew Stokes, Motlop or Stevie J.

With the best back 6 in the league, a midfield that competes with the best and a forward 6 containing Tomahawk, Clark and Saad, the Geelong line-up looks a lot more balanced than in season 2014 and I expect another top 4 finish is on the cards, with a premiership quite possible. They still have a fantastic list, so predict their demise at your peril.




zeeCFC , you're up my good man!

 

[zeeCFC]

PICK 61 CARLTON - ED LANGDON, 182CM 72KG HFF

I won't be able to put up a whole write up yet but following Shane Rogers' outline of what we're looking for seems we'll be after a half forward. Ed Langdon. Have heard his name brought up several times this year, maybe because of his brother's success at Collingwood but at this point in the draft I feel he's a good size half forward that has most of the criteria you'd like while not being inconsistent enough that it's solely based off potential. Could rotate through the midfield.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Langdon looked okay when I watched him live, not a terrible selection down here.

 

[gotheJUDD]

Pick 62 - Essendon

Jacob Chisari (Bendigo Pioneers)

Height: 176 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Player position: Midfielder
Player comparison: Lenny Hayes
Strengths: Stoppages, Leadership, Endurance
Weaknesses: Disposal


Jacob Chisari is your typical no-nonsense footballer who goes out, wins the hard ball and runs all day. He has limitations, particularly disposal wise, but his work ethic and leadership will never come into question. He has helped captain the Bendigo Pioneers this year and while they haven’t had the season they were hoping for, Chisari has led from the front, being in the best nearly every week.

Chisari has played a total of 15 matches for the Pioneers and on 13 occasions he was named in the top five players. While some might argue there isn’t a lot of competition at the Pioneers, he has had a sensational season that is yet to be rewarded. If you’re looking for a flashy outside runner who will pirouette gracefully and dispose of the ball while mid-air, then Chisari isn’t the guy you’re after. If however, you’re after a tough, inside midfielder who bleeds for his club and wins the contested footy, then he is the perfect footballer.

Chisari spends nearly all of his time in the midfield such is his endurance gut-running. Playing his inside role would be tolling on anybody, but Chisari has a no-fuss approach to the way he goes about his footy and that’s what his coaching staff and teammates have loved about him. Chisari not only leads by example, but is also able to communicate incredibly well to his teammates. Against the last-placed Rebels, the Pioneers were down at three quarter time and Pioneers coach David Newett was coming onto the field to question the work ethic of the playing group. As he approached he noticed that someone was already reading them the riot act; Jacob Chisari.

Newett and the coaching staff were so impressed by Chisari’s actions, they were able to approach the huddle and discuss the fourth quarter, knowing the first three had already been outlined by the captain. Chisari is the kind of footballer who wins plaudits from everywhere. He knows he has limitations, but he gets the best out of himself and plays to his strengths. It is also worth noting he won the Bendigo Best and Fairest last season as an bottom-ager ahead of Ollie Wines and Jake Stringer, albeit with those guys missing some games due to other commitments.

Chisari’s main limitation which will have AFL clubs question his draftability is his disposal. Of his 232 kicks, only 139 have been effective which means he is running at about 60 per cent by foot. This is below average for an inside midfielder and while a lot of those are no doubt clearing helicopters out of stoppages, Chisari’s penetration can also be a worry at times. Occasionally he might float the ball a bit in the air to try and get distance which gives the opposition time to spoil against his teammates that he’s delivering the ball to. His disposal is one of the only concerns that recruiters would have over him despite being on the small side for a midfielder.

In terms of stoppages, Chisari is one of the first blokes you’d want in there winning the football. He doesn’t play for free kicks; he doesn’t take the easy option; he doesn’t sit by and let his teammates win the football. He just has the basic attitude of “see ball, win ball” and that’s how he goes about it. He averages over five tackles a game so if he doesn’t win the ball, you can be pretty safe in knowing his opponent may not have it for much longer either.

Chisari reminds me of Lenny Hayes from St Kilda. Hayes has overcome the few little weaknesses in his game to become a champion. Do St Kilda fans want Hayes running on the outside and delivering inside 50 over a Nick Dal Santo or previously Brendon Goddard? No because Hayes isn’t the greatest kick in the world. He’s brought it up to a very solid level, but he’s no slick ball user. What he does do well, is have the vision and hands to deliver it out of a contest and hand it to the better ball users. Chisari is no different and that is why he has enough about him to suggest with time and effort he can truly become a very handy AFL player.

(writeup from http://boundforglorynews.com/)

 

[coryne]

We already have our pick #63's profile, given above.
Next is Zaine Cordy to the Dogs as a F/S

The Blues have the next live selection @ #65 followed by G.C. @ #66 by Cringle

Let's run it through until the end of this round (pick #77) and evaluate whether to go on.
We can then summarize what each of the clubs have and see how they've fared.

Well for me this next pick is a total "pulled out of my ........." pick and I really have no idea who to take. I am even thinking of just calling it my Miles upgrade and I am expecting Richmond to take a DFA in the weeks ahead (Not sure what their list spots is like). There have been suggestions that I should take a former Carlton nutter with my next selection (well actually with #52) so I may just go with that.


Long story short, I think this will be a good rd to end on.

 

[zeeCFC]

I'll be a couple of hours with pick 65

 

[Cringle]

Won't be able to throw up pick 66 until around 6 tonight.

EDIT: Which is 5pm for me in Brisbane

 

[yarm]

Sean McLaren is an interesting player but I'm not sure where his fit is.
Not quite a ruck-man nor a key forward. Does move very well for a big man though.

video link - http://www.afl.com.au/video?guid=698647


fnm_just a man is next with zeeCFC thereafter with Carltons #61

 

[MC_Doggy_Frog18]

edited the video out. sorry about that.

 

[zeeCFC]

Okay I've had a think about pick 65 and looked at the profile of our list. I don't think any of the talls left at the moment warrant a spot on the senior list for two years. The remaining mids also seem like rookie picks to me.

There is one guy I noticed refusing a contract from a club with, currently, a good system and he was pick 35 after Patrick McCarthy and before his team mate in Aaron Young.

PICK 65, CARLTON - BERT, ERR...BEN NEWTON

Had a good year in the SANFL and played a couple of AFL games for Port Adelaide...ultimately seems a club tried to trade for him and he is now looking for more opportunity at another club. 183cm Midfielder recruited from South Fremantle.

 

[Cringle]

#66 Gold Coast

Brenton Payne
Position: KPF
Height: 193 cm, Weight: 76 kg, DOB: 09/03/1996
Club: Western Jets

Brenton Payne is the grandson of former Essendon 184-gamer Charlie Payne. Project KPF who has a light frame but plenty of ability. Has plenty of time to develop and if he can fill out he has the talent to become successful.