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2023 Essendon List

 

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Draft is on Wednesday.

Highlights/interview vids

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We take a look at the top group of prospects for this year's NAB AFLW Draft

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Shifter’s Top 30 (there’s more info in the link, these are just basic names/stats)

J’Noemi Anderson
Territory: Northern Territory
Talent Program: Northern Territory Thunder/Sandringham Dragons
Community Club: St. Mary’s
Date of Birth: 17/12/04
Height: 169cm

Mia Austin
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Eastern Ranges
Community Club: Montrose
Date of Birth: 22/04/04
Height: 177cm

Charlotte Baskaran
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Western Jets
Community Club: Aberfeldie
Date of Birth: 9/12/04
Height 165cm

Amelie Borg
State: South Australia
Talent Program: North Adelaide
Community Club: Golden Grove
Date of Birth: 17/11/04
Height: 177cm

Ella Boag
State: South Australia
Talent Program: Glenelg
Community Club: Henley
Date of Birth: 07/07/04
Height: 172cm

Amber Clarke
State: Victoria (Country)
Talent Program: Dandenong Stingrays
Community Club: Narre North Foxes
Date of Birth: 22/12/04
Height: 171cm

Fleur Davies
State: Queensland
Talent Program: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Southport
Date of Birth: 06/05/04
Height: 181cm

Yasmin Duursma
State: Victoria (Country)
Talent Program: Gippsland Power
Community Club: Foster
Date of Birth: 30/03/04
Height: 173cm

Mackenzie Eardley
State: Victoria (Country)
Talent Program: Dandenong Stingrays
Community Club: Beleura
Date of Birth: 13/1/04
Height: 183cm

Laura Elliott
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Western Jets
Community Club: Point Cook Centrals
Date of Birth: 27/10/04
Height: 172cm

Emily Everist
State: Victoria (Country)
Talent Program: Bendigo Pioneers
Community Club: Golden Square
Date of Birth: 17/07/04
Height: 177cm

Hannah Ewings
State: South Australia
Talent Program: North Adelaide
Community Club: SMOSH West Lakes/Roopena
Date of Birth: 17/03/04
Height: 168cm

Jasmine Fleming
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Oakleigh Chargers
Community Club: Ashburton
Date of Birth: 05/11/04
Height: 165cm

Taylah Gatt
State: Victoria (Country)
Talent Program: Dandenong Stingrays
Community Club: Beleura
Date of Birth: 1/11/04
Height: 171cm

Alana Gee
State: Queensland
Talent Program: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: North Mackay/Southport
Date of Birth: 20/04/04
Height: 170cm

Zarlie Goldsworthy
State: NSW
Talent Program: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Lavington
Date of Birth: 18/11/04
Height: 169cm

Sarah Goodwin
State: South Australia
Talent Program: Glenelg
Community Club: Goodwood Saints
Date of Birth: 09/07/04
Height: 168cm

Montana Ham
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Western Jets
Community Club: Keilor
Date of Birth: 29/03/04
Height: 180cm

Cynthia Hamilton
Territory: ACT
Talent Program: GWS Giants Academy
Community Club: Queanbeyan
Date of Birth: 02/04/04
Height: 170cm

Zara Hamilton
State: NSW
Talent Program: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Belconnen
Date of Birth: 14/10/04
Height: 173cm

Bridie Hipwell
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Sandringham Dragons
Community Club: Old Brighton Grammarians
Date of Birth: 15/06/04
Height: 174cm

Sofia Hurley
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Sandringham Dragons
Community Club: Port Melbourne
Date of Birth: 30/01/04
Height: 166cm

Ella Little
State: South Australia
Talent Program: Woodville-West Torrens
Community Club: Millicent
Date of Birth: 22/06/03
Height: 172cm

Claire Ransom
State: Tasmania
Talent Program: Tasmania Devils
Community Club: North Hobart
Date of Birth: 21/02/04
Height: 170cm

Ella Roberts
State: Western Australia
Talent Program: Peel Thunder
Community Club: Busselton Magpies
Date of Birth: 17/12/04
Height: 175cm

Keeley Skepper
State: Victoria (Country)
Talent Program: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Shepparton United
Date of Birth: 15/03/04
Height: 163cm

Sachi Syme
State: South Australia
Talent Program: Norwood
Community Club: Norwood
Date of Birth: 8/11/04
Height: 167cm

Charlotte Taylor
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Oakleigh Chargers
Community Club: Marcellin OC
Date of Birth: 18/01/04
Height: 178cm

Lauren Wakfer
State: Western Australia
Talent Program: South Fremantle
Community Club: Warnbro Swans
Date of Birth: 23/04/04
Height: 179cm

Rylie Wilcox
State: Victoria (Metro)
Talent Program: Northern Knights
Community Club: Fitzroy
Date of Birth: 03/12/04
Height: 158cm

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Draft guide for the AFLW


We can only pick players who have nominated for the Victorian draft pool, hence the separate draft tabs for each state, but after the draft we can approach anyone who is undrafted from anywhere in the country to bring them across if we still have spots.

Some Victorian players have elected to nominate for other states so it’s a bit tricky to know who is who at the moment — hopefully they post updated lists soon. Ham and Hurly are definitely in the NSW draft though, unfortunately!

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Notable that Montana Ham — the effective number 1 pick, 180cm mid from Vic Country — is one of those who nominated interstate

She’ll go to Sydney now which I guess they do have pick 1 so ok, but for us it means Hawthorn take someone else with the first Vic pick which has flow on effects for who is available for us.

It’s like 4D chess with this convincing players to nominate a different state before the draft even starts though. Like the AFLW equivalent of live pick trading in the mens .

 

[Lore]

Holy… it’s only one persons opinion but we have Lucy Watkins predicting us to finish 6th and play finals in our first year

Discussion starts at 13mins then breaking down our list build and why recruiting role players who can play a particular type of game is important

Credit to the Girls Mailbag #2 - Credit to the Girls - an AFLW podcast

Lucy Watkin & Sarah Black answer the second set of Mailbag Questions ahead of season 7 of AFLW. Follow Credit to the Girls and everything related to the AFLW @AFLWomens on Instagram!

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Woahhh check out the Essendon home page!!!

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Apologies if already discussed by why haven’t they snake drafted the top picks amongst four new clubs? We should have had picks 4 and 5 not 4 and 8. Seems a little unfair

 

[boncer34]

Apologies if already discussed by why haven’t they snake drafted the top picks amongst four new clubs? We should have had picks 4 and 5 not 4 and 8. Seems a little unfair

Coz of who we recruited. The free agent signings were taken into consideration for the draft order.

 

[Lore]

Coz of who we recruited. The free agent signings were taken into consideration for the draft order.

And out of all the teams we were the best at it and Port second best.

Hawthorn did s**t and Sydney were so s**t at recruiting established players that they get all seven of their picks before GWS even gets their first one.

Sydney were actually pitching to Victorian top draft prospects to nominate for NSW because they can guarantee they’ll select them… because state based draft.

 

['51 Bewick]

Apologies if already discussed by why haven’t they snake drafted the top picks amongst four new clubs? We should have had picks 4 and 5 not 4 and 8. Seems a little unfair

Yeah, I was thinking exactly the same thing.

 

[boncer34]

Yeah, I was thinking exactly the same thing.

CrowdedHouse does a good job explaining when I asked him on the podcast fwiw.

 

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[RedmanWasHere]

Are you ready?



7 new players.

Another first for the club.

Let's go.

 

[ghostdog]

Who are we hoping for? What positions do we need to cover?

 

[yodellinhank]

Who are we hoping for? What positions do we need to cover?

Think we're short a ruck. If i read the spreadsheet correctly Lore has it:
8 forwards
8 mids
6 defenders
And a ruck.

So we'd be looking to sure up the backline a bit I'd think.

 

[eth-dog]

Think we're short a ruck. If i read the spreadsheet correctly Lore has it:
8 forwards
8 mids
6 defenders
And a ruck.

So we'd be looking to sure up the backline a bit I'd think.

7 list spots? So maybe 2 defenders, 3 mids and 2 rucks?

 

[yodellinhank]

7 list spots? So maybe 2 defenders, 3 mids and 2 rucks?

Or 3 defenders if someone is able to pinch hit. Small list sizes make it hard. We look to have a fairly rounded list, certainly shouldn't be lacking for talent up forward. Until the list is full i'll keep holding out hope they stick Mia-Rae Clifford in there somehow

 

[Lore]

If you keep using this thread all the resources will be accessible

 

[yodellinhank]

Hurry up

 

[Lore]

Hurry up

It'll probably start around 7.30, the coverage is at 7 but they usually waffle for half an hour first. Enough time to get something to eat

 

[Loonerty]

AFL hosted streams suck.

 

[Lore]

AFL hosted streams suck.

In other news FoxFooty has some of the boys' U18 champs now... good chance they won't know the players names.

 

[Bombermania]

Think we're short a ruck. If i read the spreadsheet correctly Lore has it:
8 forwards
8 mids
6 defenders
And a ruck.

So we'd be looking to sure up the backline a bit I'd think.

This is where its not totally clear because it looks like the list is completed tonight however Nadler plays ruck in the VFLW side.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Draft profile for our first pick by RookieMeCentral

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Our 2nd pick's profile from RookieMe Central

 

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[CrowdedHouse]

Our fourth pick