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Draft Expert Davo-27's 2025 Draft Thread

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Pickett is more dynamic as a small forw, he has those Charlie Cameron moments, but he plays in one of the least competitive junior comps and didn't play champs footy, so more of a risk, which is why I have him lower.
He was playing SANFL seniors (3 games) and reserves (18 games) this year. In one of those seniors games he kicked 4 goals.
 

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didn't mean to come across as obtuse mate, appreciate your work. Think Fincher should be above at least 15 you have named.

Out of curiosity, what makes Swaddling a better prospect than Fincher?
He was top 10 for WA, Fincher wasnt top 20 for VM, he is more consistent, he has better footy iq, he uses the football better, when I think of Fincher, I think speed and inconsistency, other than speed what does Fincher offer?, the turnovers that come from Fincher are wild, he reminds me of Seamus Mitchell at the Hawks, quick and inconsistent, I would rather Jack Ginnivan who was Seamus' team mate at Bendigo, Seamus goes in the ND and Jack went in the rookie draft, yet Jack performs as a pick in the first round which i had him as, whereas Seamus is on the verge of delisting, which is where speed and inconsistency gets you to.

Swaddling was asked to play forward and mid at the champs and did well, I thought the longer the champs went on the more he shun, he looks like a player a club could pick up late.

Fincher looked out of his depth at the champs, not the best sign (for my scoring system his highest score was against the Allies where he scored 5 points) that's a bad champs imo, his scores were 1,1,5,3 very low from my pov, but I noted he was quick... comparison Sharp scored 13,13,15,9, Schubert for a kpp (which you 1.5x kpp scores) were 8,6,9,8, with the 1.5x multipliers it's 12,9,13.5,12, these are top 5 scores, 1,1,5,3 are scores that see you not get drafted unless you have an athletic trait a club can work with, hence my rookie call.
 
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I still don't rate reserves footy, but good signs he kicked 4 at state level footy...
I agree. SANL ressies is a mile off AFL. 4 goals is solid but that happens every week across the country in state league comps. My question is why did he only play 3 state league games?
Cooper Sharman was drafted from SANFL ressies. Maybe prospect players need to drop a grade to get drafted 😳
 
I agree. SANL ressies is a mile off AFL. 4 goals is solid but that happens every week across the country in state league comps. My question is why did he only play 3 state league games?
Cooper Sharman was drafted from SANFL ressies. Maybe prospect players need to drop a grade to get drafted 😳
Cooper Sharman just missed out on his draft year and was a msd 6 months later I think?, I think they regretted not giving him a shot, Reville from Brissie also had to do a stint before they pulled the trigger there too, on average 0.5-1 every year gets through to the state leagues before a club takes them
 
Phantom Draft

Pick 1 - WCE - Willem Duursma
Pick 2 - GCS - bid - Zeke Uwland
Pick 3 - WCE - Dyson Sharp
Pick 4 - GCS - bid - Dylan Patterson
Pick 5 - Rich - Sullivan Robey
Pick 6 - Carl - bid - Harry Dean
Pick 7 - Bris - bid - Dan Annable
Pick 8 - Rich - Sam Grlj
Pick 9 - Ess - Cooper Duff-Tytler
Pick 10 - Ess - Xavier Taylor
Pick 11 - Melb - Sam Cumming
Pick 12 - Melb - Latrelle Pickett
Pick 13 - Haw - Josh Lindsay
Pick 14 - GWS - Jacob Farrow
Pick 15 - Carl - Aidan Schubert
Pick 16 - WCE - Lachy Dovaston
Pick 17 - Western - Hugo Mikunda
Pick 18 - Adel - Harley Barker
Pick 19 - Syd - bid - Max King
Pick 20 - Geel - Oliver Greeves
Pick 21 - Syd - bid - Lachlan Carmichael
Pick 22 - Frem - Mitch Marsh
Pick 23 - Ess - Blake Thredgold
Pick 24 - Haw - Cam Nairn
 
Phantom Draft

Pick 1 - WCE - Willem Duursma
Pick 2 - GCS - bid - Zeke Uwland
Pick 3 - WCE - Dyson Sharp
Pick 4 - GCS - bid - Dylan Patterson
Pick 5 - Rich - Sullivan Robey
Pick 6 - Carl - bid - Harry Dean
Pick 7 - Bris - bid - Dan Annable
Pick 8 - Rich - Sam Grlj
Pick 9 - Ess - Cooper Duff-Tytler
Pick 10 - Ess - Xavier Taylor
Pick 11 - Melb - Sam Cumming
Pick 12 - Melb - Latrelle Pickett
Pick 13 - Haw - Josh Lindsay
Pick 14 - GWS - Jacob Farrow
Pick 15 - Carl - Aidan Schubert
Pick 16 - WCE - Lachy Dovaston
Pick 17 - Western - Hugo Mikunda
Pick 18 - Adel - Harley Barker
Pick 19 - Syd - bid - Max King
Pick 20 - Geel - Oliver Greeves
Pick 21 - Syd - bid - Lachlan Carmichael
Pick 22 - Frem - Mitch Marsh
Pick 23 - Ess - Blake Thredgold
Pick 24 - Haw - Cam Nairn
Heads up you moved Blues pick 11 just 2 spots down. think it will be lot more if bid is at pick 6.

I said below for McGowan Mock draft which did not move Blues pick at all.

If Dean is bid at pick 7, they need 1400pts & will lose pick 12( 1140pts, was 9) and 260 pts will be deducted from pick 14(1040pts) which pushes it pick 21(721pts).

Not sure how that change affects the rest of picks
 
Phantom Draft

Pick 1 - WCE - Willem Duursma
Pick 2 - GCS - bid - Zeke Uwland
Pick 3 - WCE - Dyson Sharp
Pick 4 - GCS - bid - Dylan Patterson
Pick 5 - Rich - Sullivan Robey
Pick 6 - Carl - bid - Harry Dean
Pick 7 - Bris - bid - Dan Annable
Pick 8 - Rich - Sam Grlj
Pick 9 - Ess - Cooper Duff-Tytler
Pick 10 - Ess - Xavier Taylor
Pick 11 - Melb - Sam Cumming
Pick 12 - Melb - Latrelle Pickett
Pick 13 - Haw - Josh Lindsay
Pick 14 - GWS - Jacob Farrow
Pick 15 - Carl - Aidan Schubert
Pick 16 - WCE - Lachy Dovaston
Pick 17 - Western - Hugo Mikunda
Pick 18 - Adel - Harley Barker
Pick 19 - Syd - bid - Max King
Pick 20 - Geel - Oliver Greeves
Pick 21 - Syd - bid - Lachlan Carmichael
Pick 22 - Frem - Mitch Marsh
Pick 23 - Ess - Blake Thredgold
Pick 24 - Haw - Cam Nairn

Dees will take Nairn if he's there at 7/8.
 
Phantom Draft

Pick 1 - WCE - Willem Duursma
Pick 2 - GCS - bid - Zeke Uwland
Pick 3 - WCE - Dyson Sharp
Pick 4 - GCS - bid - Dylan Patterson
Pick 5 - Rich - Sullivan Robey
Pick 6 - Carl - bid - Harry Dean
Pick 7 - Bris - bid - Dan Annable
Pick 8 - Rich - Sam Grlj
Pick 9 - Ess - Cooper Duff-Tytler
Pick 10 - Ess - Xavier Taylor
Pick 11 - Melb - Sam Cumming
Pick 12 - Melb - Latrelle Pickett
Pick 13 - Haw - Josh Lindsay
Pick 14 - GWS - Jacob Farrow
Pick 15 - Carl - Aidan Schubert
Pick 16 - WCE - Lachy Dovaston
Pick 17 - Western - Hugo Mikunda
Pick 18 - Adel - Harley Barker
Pick 19 - Syd - bid - Max King
Pick 20 - Geel - Oliver Greeves
Pick 21 - Syd - bid - Lachlan Carmichael
Pick 22 - Frem - Mitch Marsh
Pick 23 - Ess - Blake Thredgold
Pick 24 - Haw - Cam Nairn
No consideration for NHH at hawks second pick? I know he has a low floor but a huge ceiling that he may be worth a shot for where we at.
 

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Phantom Draft

Pick 1 - WCE - Willem Duursma
Pick 2 - GCS - bid - Zeke Uwland
Pick 3 - WCE - Dyson Sharp
Pick 4 - GCS - bid - Dylan Patterson
Pick 5 - Rich - Sullivan Robey
Pick 6 - Carl - bid - Harry Dean
Pick 7 - Bris - bid - Dan Annable
Pick 8 - Rich - Sam Grlj
Pick 9 - Ess - Cooper Duff-Tytler
Pick 10 - Ess - Xavier Taylor
Pick 11 - Melb - Sam Cumming
Pick 12 - Melb - Latrelle Pickett
Pick 13 - Haw - Josh Lindsay
Pick 14 - GWS - Jacob Farrow
Pick 15 - Carl - Aidan Schubert
Pick 16 - WCE - Lachy Dovaston
Pick 17 - Western - Hugo Mikunda
Pick 18 - Adel - Harley Barker
Pick 19 - Syd - bid - Max King
Pick 20 - Geel - Oliver Greeves
Pick 21 - Syd - bid - Lachlan Carmichael
Pick 22 - Frem - Mitch Marsh
Pick 23 - Ess - Blake Thredgold
Pick 24 - Haw - Cam Nairn

I'd be quite happy with Lindsey and Nairn.

Might prefer NHH and Farrow if possible, but I also understand they aren't everybody's cup of tea.
 
What's the deal with Nairn? Why has he all of a sudden powered up the rankings? Is melb playing mind games and are after someone similar ? Like Marsh or Cumming?
 
Cooper Sharman just missed out on his draft year and was a msd 6 months later I think?, I think they regretted not giving him a shot, Reville from Brissie also had to do a stint before they pulled the trigger there too, on average 0.5-1 every year gets through to the state leagues before a club takes them
Reville was drafted as a 22 year old in the 2023 rookie draft, Cat B. Not quite the same.
 

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Phantom Draft

Pick 1 - WCE - Willem Duursma
Pick 2 - GCS - bid - Zeke Uwland
Pick 3 - WCE - Dyson Sharp
Pick 4 - GCS - bid - Dylan Patterson
Pick 5 - Rich - Sullivan Robey
Pick 6 - Carl - bid - Harry Dean
Pick 7 - Bris - bid - Dan Annable
Pick 8 - Rich - Sam Grlj
Pick 9 - Ess - Cooper Duff-Tytler
Pick 10 - Ess - Xavier Taylor
Pick 11 - Melb - Sam Cumming
Pick 12 - Melb - Latrelle Pickett
Pick 13 - Haw - Josh Lindsay
Pick 14 - GWS - Jacob Farrow
Pick 15 - Carl - Aidan Schubert
Pick 16 - WCE - Lachy Dovaston
Pick 17 - Western - Hugo Mikunda
Pick 18 - Adel - Harley Barker
Pick 19 - Syd - bid - Max King
Pick 20 - Geel - Oliver Greeves
Pick 21 - Syd - bid - Lachlan Carmichael
Pick 22 - Frem - Mitch Marsh
Pick 23 - Ess - Blake Thredgold
Pick 24 - Haw - Cam Nairn
I would jerk off every dude in this thread for this draft for wce
 
Just saying I was thinking Reville was a chance to get drafted in his draft year, but it took him some time to get an opportunity
But he was drafted out of Brisbane VFL team. Whereas Sharman was playing ressies sanfl footy.
 

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