List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft - Champs Edition

[Calcium Man]

Can someone in the know clarify something for me. We seem keen on Grlj which is fine he seems like a great kid etc but draft ranking consensus for him seems to be 15-20. So are a. The draft rankings wrong? Or b. Are we going to stretch and take him with pick 2 or 3 or c. Are we going to swap our pick 3 for picks 10 and 12 or something and take him with one of those?

I just think it’s the nature of this draft. Really only Sharp and Duursma have separated themselves from the pack. The rest have shown flashes but lots of inconsistency, so I think players ranges are really wide.

There’s a legitimate argument to take Grlj at 3 because he could be Butters like and fits our needs but he could also be Andrew McGrath. So his draft range could be 3-15 depending on the club.

Marsh is amazing over head, super athletic and great left peg. But is he a wing is he a 3rd tall. Again I could see us taking him at 3 or sliding to 10.

Lindsay, CDT and Greeves could easily go at 3 or at 12.

It’s just a flat draft waiting for kids to either break out or at least be consistently good ala Greeves.

 

[noobermensch]

Sharp put together a strong performance here and was one of the Bulldog’s best in a narrow win over the Crows. He split his time pretty evenly between forward line and midfield, but it was his work in the midfield, especially at stoppage, that was most impressive. With his size and strength he’s difficult to contain in contested situations even against mature bodied men, and he used that physical advantage to accumulate a significant number of clearances, as well as tackling hard as he always does.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

West Coast will probably get pick 2 for Oscar Allen

12

Oscar Allen

Age

26

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.2

4star

and take Sharpe and Dursma with pick 1 and 2 or am I missing something?

 

[HumanMeatball]

West Coast will probably get pick 2 for Oscar Allen and take Sharpe and Dursma with pick 1 and 2 or am I missing something?

I reckon they take CDT

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

I think we should talk to Gold Coast about trading pick 3 for picks 7 and 13.

 

[SMILLIE]

I think we should talk to Gold Coast about trading pick 3 for picks 7 and 13.

West Coast will threaten to bid on Zeke if they're smart

 

[sanaya]

Another solid VFL debut performance from one of the 2025 draft contingent. CDT largely played forward with only occasional stints in the ruck. He showed his mobility to get around the ground, and ability to attack ground balls. He competed in the air but wasn't as clean with his hands in marking contests as you'd like which remains a bit of a concern for his prospects as a key forward, however he still found ways to impact and ended up with three goals in helping Essendon to a big win.

gets his hands in the right position, just reckon he needs to use more grippo



enough grippo that when he's in the ruck he gets 0 hitouts because the ball sticks to his hand

 

[Lacustrus]

Sharp would be our best midfielder for us today. Kellaway not far behind.
CDT looks a gun

 

[_RT_]

Grjl 23 disposals (11k 12hb) 6 marks 6 tackles 2 I50 3 R50 1 FF 1 FA 1 goal

Thrillem - 21 disposals (14k 7hb) 2 marks 6 tackles 6 I50 1 R50 2 FF 1.2

NHH - 29 disposals (21k 8hb) 8 marks 1 tackle 5 I50 1 R50 5 goals

Lindsay - 20 disposals (13k 7hb) 2 marks 3 tackles 3 I50 1 R50

Daffy - 11 disposals (4k 7hb) 2 marks 1 I50 1 R50 2 goals

Greeves - 28 disposals (16k 12hb) 6 marks 4 tackles 3 I50 3 R50 1 goal

O. Taylor - 23 disposals (15k 8hb) 2 marks 5 tackles 6 I50 2 R50

Phillipou - 14 disposals (6k 8hb) 1 mark 4 tackles 4 contested possessions 1 clearance 3 I50 3 score involvements

BOB - 9 disposals (4k 5hb) 3 marks 4 tackles 2 contested possessions 1 clearance 1 I50 1 score involvement

Bison - 19 disposals (17k 2hb) 11 marks (5 contested) 2 tackles 2 hitouts 1 clearance 4 I50 2 FF 1 FA 3 goals

Kellaway - 23 disposals (12k 11hb) 7 marks 10 tackles 1 hitout 2 clearances 3 I50 1 R50 2 FF 0.2

Sharp - 20 disposals (14k 6hb) 4 marks 7 tackles 6 clearances 4 I50 1 goal

LeRay 21 disposals (14k 7hb) 6 marks 2 clearances 4 I50 4 R50 1 FF 1 FA

Fred 26 disposals (15k 11hb) 3 marks 8 tackles 5 I50 2 FF 1 goal

CDT - 11 disposals (6k 5hb) 2 marks 1 tackle 8 contested possessions 1 clearance 2 I50 2 score involvements 3.2

 

[tigs2010]

Greeves was very good today. Lindsay the complete opposite. Played very deep in defence.

 

[Ctl]

I think Duursma is now the obvious best fit but probably doesn't make it past WCE.

At the moment i'd probably draft Grlj and Marsh only if we think he can be a wingman or even a mid long-term otherwise just draft CDT and get a long term ruckman locked in. Not massive on CDT or ruckmen but he is probably the best option. I like lindsay, he is a great kick but is a bit one paced so will he find the space to use his kick at afl level and he will likely always be porous defensively. Don't want Sharpe, he is a great contested player but doesn't have spread and is not a damaging kick. I think at AFL level his role will only be a defensive mid and i'm not sure that role warrants a pick this high.

 

[tigs2010]

I think Duursma is now the obvious best fit but probably doesn't make it past WCE.

At the moment i'd probably draft Grlj and Marsh only if we think he can be a wingman or even a mid long-term otherwise just draft CDT and get a long term ruckman locked in. Not massive on CDT or ruckmen but he is probably the best option. I like lindsay, he is a great kick but is a bit one paced so will he find the space to use kick at afl level and will likely always be porous defensively. Don't want Sharpe, he is a great contested player but doesn't have spread and is not a damaging kick.I think at AFL level his role will only be a defensive mid and i'm not sure that role warrants a pick this high.

Today put Lindsay up against the other left foot half back Oskar Taylor who comfortably took the chocolates with his run and dare and think his skills were better through the bits I watched. 1 you'd need to use a top 4 pick, the other somehow touted a rookie.

Think Sharp is the better fit for WC, Duursma the better fit for us. They likely take both though.

 

[of unsound mind]

It’s actually a pretty interesting draft. Despite how compromised it is, there’s still likely to be some later pick bargains. Names like Thomas Burton, Brodie Atkins or Jack Dalton regularly influential in their Coates and Champs games. The two Taylors at Eastern Ranges with their speed and competitiveness.
Seen a couple of Dalton’s games and he’s everywhere, more impressive given his injuries. Might be viewed as too small, questions on kicking, though his action looks good.
A couple of mid to late picks?…what are you thinking Blair?

 

[banzai]

I think Duursma is now the obvious best fit but probably doesn't make it past WCE.

At the moment i'd probably draft Grlj and Marsh only if we think he can be a wingman or even a mid long-term otherwise just draft CDT and get a long term ruckman locked in. Not massive on CDT or ruckmen but he is probably the best option. I like lindsay, he is a great kick but is a bit one paced so will he find the space to use his kick at afl level and he will likely always be porous defensively. Don't want Sharpe, he is a great contested player but doesn't have spread and is not a damaging kick. I think at AFL level his role will only be a defensive mid and i'm not sure that role warrants a pick this high.

If we want Duursma that badly we can surely trade up. Give 3 and 4 for 1 and their later first. If the gap is that big between him and the rest we want.

 

[Wrenny]

I’m still leaning towards picking our highest on the board at the Tiges pick and then trading Norfs pick to pick up 2 other players. Really feel like you could throw a blanket over 5th-15th best players.

Think with what we gave up to get the Norf pick it’s a solid strategy.

 

[Calcium Man]

Nhh back? 5 goals and 29 touches

Cal smith still chugging along with 27 and a goal

 

[copthat]

If we draft no top end mids and have to watch our midfield go round again while Smillie and Lalor ice their hammies I'm gonna jump

 

[of unsound mind]

Nhh back? 5 goals and 29 touches

 

[Calcium Man]

If draft no top end mids and have to watch our midfield go round again while Smillie and Lalor ice their hammies I'm gonna jump

Kellaway

 

[copthat]

Kellaway

Hopefully get him as surplus to at least one top mid and to kick someone off the list. One of Thrillem, Sharp, Greeves, Grij, Cumming is gonna be there, we need to take one. I’d be good with any two from that group maybe apart from a Sharp/Greeves double.

 

[tigs2010]

Hopefully get him as surplus to at least one top mid and to kick someone off the list. One of Thrillem, Sharp, Greeves, Grij, Cumming is gonna be there, we need to take one. I’d be good with any two from that group maybe apart from a Sharp/Greeves double.

Think we end up with the GG's.

 

[Cherki]

I hope we just stack our midfield over the next three years

 

[of unsound mind]

If we could get a decent deal to split pick 3, you could probably still get two of:
Grlj, Farrow, NHH, Dovaston, Barker, Leray, Taylor, Onley, Fred. Emmett or Poo. Slight chance even to get a Cummings, Greeves or Bison if they slide.
Finding the deal, that’s the trick.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

If we could get a decent deal to split pick 3, you could probably still get two of:
Grlj, Farrow, NHH, Dovaston, Barker, Leray, Taylor, Onley, Fred. Emmett or Poo. Slight chance even to get a Cummings, Greeves or Bison if they slide.
Finding the deal, that’s the trick.

we're really starting to see that we need another handful of picks to bring in a complete midfield mix. cant just say oh we have tarranto and hopper so lets ignore inside mids. we need their replacements, now.

 

[THE_GUN]

Just take best available talent at our selections irrespective of position or type
Desperation for mids is laughable , Sure ideally if there was a top end quality mid is available but if not then dont lower the talent to fill a need,
We will have Smillie , Hotton , McAuliffe , Lalor , Campbell taking up majority time in the midfield in 2 years time
plus trade and free agents after to fill the rest of the spaces left.

Best and highest level talent please