List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft - Top 10 Candidates

[Delediodamage]

I enjoy putting on my tinfoil hat and shooting the sheet so here’s what I think might be running through the minds of our recruiters and co…

Scenario 1 - Raid SA

Sharp is the highest available player on our board. We take him at 3 then we trade 4 to grab a later 1st Rd pick to land one of Marsh / Cumming / Phillipou plus a future first round pick. We also find a way to grab Kellaway if a bid eventuates.

Rationale: SA were the best team in the Champs. We bank an all but guaranteed 200+ gamer in Sharp to feed the ball out to Lalor / Hotton and Smillie. Bring a few SA mates with him to help make Tigerland feel like home.

Scenario 2 - The Eastern Tigers

It’s the Robey show. We’ve seen enough and are smitten with Sully and what he projects to be. We then grab X Taylor providing some irresistible versatility to each end of the ground and/or midfield rotations.

BUT - If a desperate club comes to us with a great offer for Sharp / CDT then we trade 4 to grab a later 1st Rd pick to land one of O Taylor / Dovaston plus a future first round pick

Rationale: After our haul last year we’re in a position to take a higher risk type player in Robey who opens up all sorts of fwd/mid rotation options. X Taylor comes in to be the heir apparent to Vlastuin / Broad.

Scenario 3 - Complete the midfield

Without any great deals tabled for splitting 4, we simply grab Sharp & Robey as best available on our board.

Rationale: With that we all but complete our midfield rebuild and look to add speed via Free Agency (Butters anyone?). Still room for Armstrong next yeah given the flexibility of players like Hotton, Lalor, Smillie

 

[rammmbo]

Now Robey is the clear no 1 and will be taken by the eagles I reckon both our picks will be split

 

[Nerflardio2424]

With young going, I’d be taking Taylor and Robey

 

[TJTIGER]

Good summary and agree with your order.

Obviously Robey has come in with a tonne of excitement and hype so late in the piece. Would’ve been fantastic to have seen how he would’ve fared in the U18 championships.

I do like the fact that Sharp, Cumming and Kellaway have all played really good footy together with SA and complimented each others games to a very high standard in a winning side.
Certainly wouldn’t be disappointed if we got the SA trio.

I think you may have something right there...

 

[Shinrisker]

With young going, I’d be taking Taylor and Robey

If only we took a key defender in last year's draft

 

[copthat]

We don't need to replace Young.

 

[Stylo]

Now Robey is the clear no 1 and will be taken by the eagles I reckon both our picks will be split

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Can anyone tell me why I should get excited about Tyler Young?

Enjoy your 1st rounder.

You’ve got us over a barrel. Just push him through to the PSD if you have no one else earmarked for that already.

 

[Azzleberry]

I enjoy putting on my tinfoil hat and shooting the sheet so here’s what I think might be running through the minds of our recruiters and co…

Scenario 1 - Raid SA

Sharp is the highest available player on our board. We take him at 3 then we trade 4 to grab a later 1st Rd pick to land one of Marsh / Cumming / Phillipou plus a future first round pick. We also find a way to grab Kellaway if a bid eventuates.

Rationale: SA were the best team in the Champs. We bank an all but guaranteed 200+ gamer in Sharp to feed the ball out to Lalor / Hotton and Smillie. Bring a few SA mates with him to help make Tigerland feel like home.

Scenario 2 - The Eastern Tigers

It’s the Robey show. We’ve seen enough and are smitten with Sully and what he projects to be. We then grab X Taylor providing some irresistible versatility to each end of the ground and/or midfield rotations.

BUT - If a desperate club comes to us with a great offer for Sharp / CDT then we trade 4 to grab a later 1st Rd pick to land one of O Taylor / Dovaston plus a future first round pick

Rationale: After our haul last year we’re in a position to take a higher risk type player in Robey who opens up all sorts of fwd/mid rotation options. X Taylor comes in to be the heir apparent to Vlastuin / Broad.

Scenario 3 - Complete the midfield

Without any great deals tabled for splitting 4, we simply grab Sharp & Robey as best available on our board.

Rationale: With that we all but complete our midfield rebuild and look to add speed via Free Agency (Butters anyone?). Still room for Armstrong next yeah given the flexibility of players like Hotton, Lalor, Smillie

Given how we approached the draft last year with Armstrong, Trainor and Hotton, it wouldn't surprise me to see us go the SA haul and draft their midfield of Sharp, Cumming and Kellaway.

 

[HumanMeatball]

I think you can lock in the sharp the more I think about it. We need mids and leaders. He is both and a future potential captain

 

[Danog]

If we ever ask for a draft assistance package I will piss on my face.

Disgrace.

I normally have to pay to see that

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Given how we approached the draft last year with Armstrong, Trainor and Hotton, it wouldn't surprise me to see us go the SA haul and draft their midfield of Sharp, Cumming and Kellaway.

Add in Sharp's teammate Dougie next year and we have a nucleus that oppo's will start to fear as the team matures.

Would certainly mitigate any go home factor

 

[Rich01]

Petracca is going to go to the Suns for pick 6 + futures, then Dees will use pick 6 + F1 for pick 2 and draft Robey.

Fire the Melbourne list manager into the sun if that happens.
Their future first next year will be 4-8 no doubt.

 

[Wrenny]

just watched highlights of CDT i must say we should grab him at one of our picks he looks the goods and we need a ruckman and our next pick we need another midfielder with speed

 

[copthat]

Can anyone tell me why I should get excited about Tyler Young?

Enjoy your 1st rounder.

He was on everyone's delist pile halfway through this year and has since played about 7 good games. Although those 7 games were pretty good.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Can anyone tell me why I should get excited about Tyler Young?

Enjoy your 1st rounder.

his eyes go different directions

 

[Azzleberry]

his eyes go different directions

He's always set at quarter to three

 

[TJTIGER]

He was on everyone's delist pile halfway through this year and has since played about 7 good games. Although those 7 games were pretty good.

Interestingly he pretty much hit the ground running. Didn't seem to take long in settling back in, which is unusual regarding ACL injury.... good for him though in getting a solid contract. All the best at the Eagles.

 

[eaglevision]

his eyes go different directions

Like he’s able to look left and right or he’s a ****ing chameleon?

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Surely not. I wouldn't pay more than pick 29 for Mcvee

Ordinarily, but there’s pick 29 this year vs pick 29 in another year.

Pick 11 could be the one. Starting to sound like clubs will start passing in the teens.

 

[hammer180]

Ordinarily, but there’s pick 29 this year vs pick 29 in another year.

Pick 11 could be the one. Starting to sound like clubs will start passing in the teens.

Yeah i know a lot of people dont like to count all the picks and just the open pool but pick 29 is probably going to be close to pick 40. Even with pick 11 that's likely to be a touch under pick 20, maybe 17-18.

 

[Danog]

Ordinarily, but there’s pick 29 this year vs pick 29 in another year.

Pick 11 could be the one. Starting to sound like clubs will start passing in the teens.

You rate McVee that much higher than Young?

 

[Moonatic77]

If only we took a key defender in last year's draft

we already did
one of Faull, Armstrong or Simms fulfills that role

 

[Big Unit 30]

I can't see us taking Robey if we keep picks 3 & 4. The only way we will take him is if we split our picks and take him with a pick in the teens. Hartley is too professional to make a last minute decision on a players value. All of our picks are based off years of scouting and evaluating. Sharp (&/or Cummings) is the most likely choice with three who plays a very similar role and would work well along side Smilie.

From what I’ve heard from a bloke I’m mates with that has ties to Eastern CTL , this is accurate

 

[Stylo]

From what I’ve heard from a bloke I’m mates with that has ties to Eastern CTL , this is accurate

as in that we won't take Robey at 3/4?