Draft Review 2014 - Redo the 2014 AFL Draft

[RedmanWasHere]

Papley > Heeney and DeGoey

Papley was taken the year after.

 

[nahnah]

Papley was taken the year after.

yeah sorry i saw someone rank players born in 1996, i should have quoted

 

[kaiserchief13]

Touk Miller should be top 5. His disposal is elite

 

[markm106]

Petracca has gone next level. Copped a bit of flack over the years. But he’s found his feet now. Has worked hard and it’s paying off.

 

[citizen-erased]

2020 form update

1-Petracca
2-Steele
3-Weller
4-Miller
5-Andrews
6-Moore
7-De Goey
8-Maynard
9-Saad
10-Daniel
11-Brayshaw
12-Butler
13-Finlayson
14-Langford
15-Newman
16-Lambert
17-McKenna
18-Heeney
19-Soldo
20-O'Brien

surprised i could name 20 from this draft. have never rated it that highly.
Decent by the Pies. And imagine if

 

[conrad_437]

2020 form update

1-Petracca
2-Steele
3-Weller
4-Miller
5-Andrews
6-Moore
7-De Goey
8-Maynard
9-Saad
10-Daniel
11-Brayshaw
12-Butler
13-Finlayson
14-Langford
15-Newman
16-Lambert
17-McKenna
18-Heeney
19-Soldo
20-O'Brien

surprised i could name 20 from this draft. have never rated it that highly.
Decent by the Pies. And imagine if

In b4 someone from Sydney criticises this post...

 

[Ambrosia]

In b4 someone from Sydney criticises this post...

Think it is massively underrating Heeney who is a jet and if Sydney had any other Tall forwards I’m sure he’d be dominating in the midfield.

I’d only consider taking Petracca, Andrews and Moore ahead of him.

 

[Chaisa]

In b4 someone from Sydney criticises this post...

Haha. Well Heeney has probably underwhelmed a bit but the 18th best player in the draft? Behind luminaries like Newman and Langford? C'mon.

 

[Chaisa]

Anyway, my Top 20:

1. Harris Andrews
2. Christian Petracca
3. Darcy Moore
4. Jack Steele
5. Isaac Heeney
6. Jordan De Goey
7. Touk Miller
8. Caleb Daniel
9. Lachie Weller
10. Adam Saad
11. Brayden Maynard
12. Kane Lambert
13. Jeremy Finlayson
14. Jake Lever
15. Dan Butler
16. Reilly O'Brien
17. Dougal Howard
18. Jayden Short
19. Ed Langdon
20. Connor McKenna

Found it pretty hard to order. It seems to be a draft with a lot of handy role-players but few genuine stars. Which is kind of how it was predicted coincidentially!

Brayshaw, Duggan, Newman, Langford and Castagna probably the five unluckiest to not make the list.

 

[conrad_437]

Haha. Well Heeney has probably underwhelmed a bit but the 18th best player in the draft? Behind luminaries like Newman and Langford? C'mon.

Hahaha nah I'm completely on your side with this one, was more making a joke regarding how some supporters are very reactionary when someone doesn't rate their player. Maybe he has underperformed based on the talent he showed in the early days, but I'd still rate him in the top 10 of this draft quite easily, probably knocking on the door of the 5.

 

[schmuttt]

Anyway, my Top 20:

1. Harris Andrews
2. Christian Petracca
3. Darcy Moore
4. Jack Steele
5. Isaac Heeney
6. Jordan De Goey
7. Touk Miller
8. Caleb Daniel
9. Lachie Weller
10. Adam Saad
11. Brayden Maynard
12. Kane Lambert
13. Jeremy Finlayson
14. Jake Lever
15. Dan Butler
16. Reilly O'Brien
17. Dougal Howard
18. Jayden Short
19. Ed Langdon
20. Connor McKenna

Found it pretty hard to order. It seems to be a draft with a lot of handy role-players but few genuine stars. Which is kind of how it was predicted coincidentially!

Brayshaw, Duggan, Newman, Langford and Castagna probably the five unluckiest to not make the list.

It'll sound biased but reckon Ed Langdon and Brayshaw have McKenna, ROB and Short covered.

 

[Virgin Dog]

1. Harris Andrews
2. Christian Petracca
3. Darcy Moore
4. Jack Steele
5. Caleb Daniel
6. Adam Saad
7. Lachie Weller
8. Touk Miller
9. Brayden Maynard
10. Reilly O'Brien
11. Dan Butler
12. Dougal Howard
13. Kane Lambert
14. Jordan De Goey
15. Zaine Cordy
16. Jake Lever
17. Angus Brayshaw
18. Liam Duggan
19. Isaac Heeney
20. Toby McLean

I rate Heeney and De Goey a lot lower than most would have them. De Goey is too unpredictable off-field, so I wouldn't draft him so high due to the attached risk, and Heeney is too inconsistent. I'll take 5 good matches out of every 5, over 1 elite match, 1 good one and 3 mediocre.

 

[Chaisa]

It'll sound biased but reckon Ed Langdon and Brayshaw have McKenna, ROB and Short covered.

Admittedly I wrote that when Brayshaw was slumping, he'd be back in the Top 20 now I think.

I think my main logic for McKenna/Short > Langdon was down to their kicking - they're both rather good ones, whereas Langdon's kicking is a bit of a liability for someone who largely plays on the outside. His game this week looked better though. As for ROB, I admit I haven't really closely watched him that well this season - supposedly he's been pretty meh so I think he'd slide now - but he did look pretty gun last year.

 

[schmuttt]

Admittedly I wrote that when Brayshaw was slumping, he'd be back in the Top 20 now I think.

I think my main logic for McKenna/Short > Langdon was down to their kicking - they're both rather good ones, whereas Langdon's kicking is a bit of a liability for someone who largely plays on the outside. His game this week looked better though. As for ROB, I admit I haven't really closely watched him that well this season - supposedly he's been pretty meh so I think he'd slide now - but he did look pretty gun last year.

Langdon has been good for a while now (His last two years at Freo were quite good), his kicking is the only thing that holds him back from being an AA wingman IMO. Still a very reliable footballer.

 

[Freomaniac]

aussierulesrules your thoughts on the saints picks.....

Pick 1: Patrick McCartin

Pick 21: Hugh Goddard

Pick 22: Daniel McKenzie

Pick 41: Jack Lonie

Jack Sinclair on the rookie list.

McCartin was injured. Goddard didint make it but the other 3 are still on the list.

 

[aussierulesrules]

aussierulesrules your thoughts on the saints picks.....

Pick 1: Patrick McCartin

Pick 21: Hugh Goddard

Pick 22: Daniel McKenzie

Pick 41: Jack Lonie

Jack Sinclair on the rookie list.

McCartin was injured. Goddard didint make it but the other 3 are still on the list.

No comment

 

[Freomaniac]

No comment

well McKenzie, Lonie and Sinclair are still on the list, I assume they are fringe/depth players then?

 

[bungalow_bill]

Harris a bit of a bargain at pick 61

 

[markm106]

Harris a bit of a bargain at pick 61

North bid on him at 30. Brisbane got to match with 61. Even at 30 he would have been a great bargain.

 

[Ads734]

No comment

The only saving grace is that we traded for Steele essentially for free so at least offsets missing out on Petracca.

 

[triggering bro]

The only saving grace is that we traded for Steele essentially for free so at least offsets missing out on Petracca.

Also, Dougal Howard pick 56 from the 2014 draft. Cost us a bit more but well worth it on exposed form this year.

 

[soupofficial]

I quite like that Weller is putting together a solid (if unspectacular) career. Lots of people were tipping him to be a high priced flop at GC, but he's turning up each week and doing a pretty good job.

 

[freo_leo29]

I quite like that Weller is putting together a solid (if unspectacular) career. Lots of people were tipping him to be a high priced flop at GC, but he's turning up each week and doing a pretty good job.

I don't think people thought he would flop, just that it was a high price for a younger player.

Freo supporters certainly rated him as much as the club did, happy with Brayshaw in the end though

 

[Wild Bill]

Miller has to be top 5. He is a gun. Trac, Moore, Andrews, Steele and Miller.

 

[Baird]

1. Harris Andrews
2. Christian Petracca
3. Darcy Moore
4. Jack Steele
5. Caleb Daniel
6. Adam Saad
7. Lachie Weller
8. Touk Miller
9. Brayden Maynard
10. Reilly O'Brien
11. Dan Butler
12. Dougal Howard
13. Kane Lambert
14. Jordan De Goey
15. Zaine Cordy
16. Jake Lever
17. Angus Brayshaw
18. Liam Duggan
19. Isaac Heeney
20. Toby McLean

I rate Heeney and De Goey a lot lower than most would have them. De Goey is too unpredictable off-field, so I wouldn't draft him so high due to the attached risk, and Heeney is too inconsistent. I'll take 5 good matches out of every 5, over 1 elite match, 1 good one and 3 mediocre.

Hilariously bad list