Player Watch Harry DeMattia

[TradeDraft]

JUST PLAY HIM

COULD DO NO WORSE THEM SOMEONE LIKE MARKOV

 

[Carlthetruth]

JUST PLAY HIM

COULD DO NO WORSE THEM SOMEONE LIKE MARKOV

Just don't, he's not going to improve the side in 2025.

 

[901023]

I like watching Harry play.... with my eyes closed.

 

[jmac70]

I like watching Harry play.... with my eyes closed.

Dreaming of Harry again hey?

 

[doofdoof]

Logan Morris

This one might hurt for a long time

 

[Chronz]

This one might hurt for a long time

It hurts.

 

[doofdoof]

nah, pick #25 is fine and so are the rest of the national draft spots.

just need a team that's above average at talent iD!

2023 afl national draft

• 64 players selected
• 34 have already debuted in 2023
  • 17 taken before HDM (pick #25) have debuted
  • 17 selected after HDM (pick #25) have debuted
  • 10 of 30 yet to debut are KP or rucks and > 197 cms (most > 200cms)
• total 262 games played by 2023 draftees thus far in 2024
• of 262 total games:
  • 149 games (57%) for players selected before #25
  • 113 games (43%) for players selected after #25

Round	Player	Club	2024 Debut	Games Played	Height (cms)
1​	Harley Reid	West Coast	Yes	16
2​	Colby McKercher	North Melbourne	Yes	12
3​	Jed Walter	Gold Coast	Yes	12
4​	Zane Duursma	North Melbourne	Yes	11
5​	Nick Watson	Hawthorn	Yes	12
6​	Ryley Sanders	Western Bulldogs	Yes	14
7​	Caleb Windsor	Melbourne	Yes	19
8​	Daniel Curtin	Adelaide	Yes	3
9​	Ethan Read	Gold Coast	Yes	4
10​	Nate Caddy	Essendon	Yes	6
11​	Connor O'Sullivan	Geelong	Yes	1
12​	Phoenix Gothard	GWS
13​	Koltyn Tholstrup	Melbourne	Yes	6
14​	Jake Rogers	Gold Coast	Yes	6
15​	Jordan Croft	Western Bulldogs			201​
16​	Will Green	Sydney			204​
17​	James Leake	GWS
18​	Darcy Wilson	St Kilda	Yes	19
19​	Will McCabe	Hawthorn			197​
20​	Taylor Goad	North Melbourne			207​
21​	Charlie Edwards	Adelaide
22​	Wil Dawson	North Melbourne	Yes	3
23​	Riley Hardeman	North Melbourne	Yes	3
24​	Caiden Cleary	Sydney	Yes	2
25​	Harry DeMattia	Collingwood
26​	Will Graham	Gold Coast	Yes	13
27​	Oscar Ryan	Adelaide
28​	Lance Collard	St Kilda	Yes	3
29​	Ashton Moir	Carlton
30​	Archer Reid	West Coast			203​
31​	Logan Morris	Brisbane Lions	Yes	11
32​	Mitchell Edwards	Geelong			205​
33​	Angus Hastie	St Kilda	Yes	5
34​	Billy Wilson	Carlton
35​	Cooper Simpson	Fremantle	Yes	2
36​	Shaun Mannagh	Geelong	Yes	6
37​	Tew Jiath	Collingwood	Yes	1
38​	Clay Hall	West Coast
39​	Luamon Lual	Essendon
40​	Kane McAuliffe	Richmond	Yes	9
41​	Ollie Murphy	Fremantle			200​
42​	Luke Lloyd	Brisbane Lions
43​	Liam Fawcett	Richmond			197​
44​	Joseph Fonti	GWS	Yes	4
45​	Joel Freijah	Western Bulldogs	Yes	10
46​	Bodie Ryan	Hawthorn
47​	Lachlan Smith	Western Bulldogs			203​
48​	Thomas Anastasopoulos	Port Adelaide
49​	Harvey Johnston	West Coast	Yes	2
50​	Hugo Garcia	St Kilda	Yes	7
51​	Zane Zakostelsky	Brisbane Lions			198​
52​	Lachlan Charleson	Port Adelaide
53​	Patrick Snell	Sydney
54​	Archie Roberts	Essendon
55​	Aiden O'Driscoll	Western Bulldogs
56​	Calsher Dear	Hawthorn	Yes	11
57​	Will Lorenz	Port Adelaide	Yes	1
58​	George Stevens	Geelong
59​	Harvey Thomas	GWS	Yes	19
60​	Jack Delean	Fremantle
61​	Oliver Wiltshire	Geelong
62​	Arie Schoenmaker	St Kilda	Yes	4
63​	Lawson Humphries	Geelong	Yes	5
64​	Reece Torrent	Brisbane Lions
64			34	262	10​

Where did these stats come from? Would be good to see the update.

 

[WakeUpPies]

If HDM can please pull a Swanny out of nowhere I’d very much appreciate it thanks.

 

[Harry O]

If HDM can please pull a Swanny out of nowhere I’d very much appreciate it thanks.

Best chance might be if he can turn into our Osheen Mullin

 

[VinnieB]

Honestly, I have t seen anything from this guy that makes me think he has the potential to be an AFL player.

I keep hoping I’m wrong, but there is nothing special about him. He gets the ball but constantly makes the wrong decision in the VFL. Not sure how he will cope in the faster paced AFL. But, if he is still on the list, we can’t die wondering. He needs to play a block of 4 games next season.

 

[gouki88]

Honestly, I have t seen anything from this guy that makes me think he has the potential to be an AFL player.

I keep hoping I’m wrong, but there is nothing special about him. He gets the ball but constantly makes the wrong decision in the VFL. Not sure how he will cope in the faster paced AFL. But, if he is still on the list, we can’t die wondering. He needs to play a block of 4 games next season.

Unfortunately agree. He looks really nervous and uncomposed at VFL level - hard to imagine that is any better at AFL

 

[PiesHateU2]

Sounds like another bust. Dunno if people remember the hype when he was drafted. Leadership material, had ideas on how to make our premiership side be better, future captain, future cult figure etc. etc. I think I’m being harsh, actually I know I’m being harsh. But sorry, just look at the other boys from the same draft year and what they have already achieved.

 

[Markfs]

a poor man's wizard...

 

[WakeUpPies]

Sounds like another bust. Dunno if people remember the hype when he was drafted. Leadership material, had ideas on how to make our premiership side be better, future captain, future cult figure etc. etc. I think I’m being harsh, actually I know I’m being harsh. But sorry, just look at the other boys from the same draft year and what they have already achieved.

Turns out his great strength was his ability to sell himself.

 

[VinnieB]

Turns out his great strength was his ability to sell himself.

And Sheehan gives every fan of all clubs so much hope they drafted someone special. Even at pick 87

 

[domus]

Sounds like another bust. Dunno if people remember the hype when he was drafted. Leadership material, had ideas on how to make our premiership side be better, future captain, future cult figure etc. etc. I think I’m being harsh, actually I know I’m being harsh. But sorry, just look at the other boys from the same draft year and what they have already achieved.

Not harsh. They did hype him up-especially the leadership aspect long before he had proven he was worthy of playing one game.

 

[jmac70]

Hopefully Harry can take the next step to some AFL games in 2026. We need some speed in the midfield.

 

[Scodog10]

Sounds like another bust. Dunno if people remember the hype when he was drafted. Leadership material, had ideas on how to make our premiership side be better, future captain, future cult figure etc. etc. I think I’m being harsh, actually I know I’m being harsh. But sorry, just look at the other boys from the same draft year and what they have already achieved.

Erring towards harsh, but I had a look at it and post 25 it looks a decent draft. Ignoring the club aligned players and the one I’ve had up to my back teeth seeing discussed we have the likes of Freijah, Roberts, Mannagh, Fonti and Humphries all looking 150+ gamers. I’m beginning to suspect he’s all sizzle and no steak myself on the basis of early feedback because poor composure at VFL level rarely translates to much at AFL level.

The only issue I have is that he’s getting judged as a 1st rounder which he is in the loosest sense. Once you hit the 20’s on draft night things start to get speculative so whilst we’re edging closer to “bust” territory I’d just chalk this one up as a run of the mill miss if he doesn’t get there.

 

[JLC]

Erring towards harsh, but I had a look at it and post 25 it looks a decent draft. Ignoring the club aligned players we have the likes of Freijah, Roberts, Mannagh, Fonti and Humphries all looking 150+ gamers. I’m beginning to suspect he’s all sizzle and no steak myself on the basis of early feedback because poor composure at VFL level rarely translates to much at AFL level.

The only issue I have is that he’s getting judged as a 1st rounder which he is in the loosest sense. Once you hit the 20’s on draft night things start to get speculative so whilst we’re edging closer to “bust” territory I’d just chalk this one up as a run of the mill miss if he doesn’t get there.

HDM can easily knock up 150-200 but unfortunately it will most likely be with a bat in hand.

 

[jathanas]

Sounds like another bust. Dunno if people remember the hype when he was drafted. Leadership material, had ideas on how to make our premiership side be better, future captain, future cult figure etc. etc. I think I’m being harsh, actually I know I’m being harsh. But sorry, just look at the other boys from the same draft year and what they have already achieved.

The little of him I've seen so far has left me uncertain.

We don't know what kind of opportunities HDM would have at another club. Collingwood in '25 was a bloody hard team to break into.

Probably harsh to call him a bust at this stage, but he's teetering.

I would like to see some positive signs next year, preferably in the seniors. He's fast, aggressive, and committed; could he be tried elsewhere on the ground, eg defence?

 

[yeah man]

could he be tried elsewhere on the ground, eg defence?

If his decision making is poor, then maybe not. We also already have so many defensive stocks, I will keel over if we see another draftee thrown down back. He has to figure it out in the middle.

 

[No SPIN]

This one might hurt for a long time

When 11 other Clubs also pass on a player it suggests that there were concerns at the time. Hindsight now suggests they were unfounded- that’s life.

 

[Nacho4EVA]

Whatever happens with Oliver will be a good litmus test here and might spell the end for him. If the club has any belief in Harrys ability at the next level then surely they don't chase Oliver, who even at half price is still probably overpaid.

 

[jmac70]

I’m tipping some senior games for HDM next year.

 

[Peters_Nuts]

I’m tipping some senior games for HDM next year.

Yep agree.

Really not enjoying what he’s copping from some on here. Wasn’t as though he had heaps of support in the VFL midfield and at least he gets a fair bit of it.