List Mgmt. Draft thread - 2025 (remaining picks: 29, 34)

[Keys]

Live draft hand
R1: 1 (Duursma), 4 (CDT), 19 (Lindsay)
R2: 29, 34
RD: 1

Draft picks pre-draft
R1: 1, 2, 13
R2: 34, 41
RD: 1

List spots available
Main list: 2 (includes Duursma, CDT, Lindsay)
Cat A Rookie list: 1 (expecting Robertson, Macrae and Schoenberg to join as SSP signings)
Cat B Rookie list: 1

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[txbyhull]

well injury stopping him playing is the same as injury stopping chesser

Except he got sick? He didn’t break a bone, tear a ligament or a muscle or anything. The chances of that being recurring are slim to none

 

[Bacchus]

Where would Chesser go?

Rookie?

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

At this stage, I think Robey is an over-hyped, blunt, tactless golem who can't kick, can't handball off one side, can't read stoppages, only looks decent working up from half forward or streaming forward in tons of space, doesn't have a creative bone in his body, is a flash in the pan and I wouldn't go near him in the top 10.




at this stage

 

[stallon]

Harley

Not the same athleticism, Harley has better awareness and control in contested situations imo, and is a more natural footballer for sure though.

Yeos agility was genuinely elite, he still has his name at equal 5th all time in the agility test at the combine.

Harley should be better and they accomplish similar things but theyre still a bit different

 

[stallon]

Give Bo Allan a few years. Powerful athlete and underrated by some on here.

Comparable in every combine result to Yeo. (First links I found of their results: Yeo & Bo Allan)

He also pivots and drives his legs powerfully in a beeline to goal similar to Yeo as a CBD mid.

Called it in August last year, and I think people will be pleasantly surprised after a couple more preseasons.

Yeah I was bringing up the Allan to Yeo comparisons last year too, I was pretty keen on getting Allan personally.

Im still bullish on Allan, hopefully he gets a decent run at it next year. He really does get forgotten by most fans.

If he is part of our future CBA rotation we are pretty well set long term

 

[Dale Doback]

Allan would go before Sharp in this draft.

Allan is bigger, just as physical at the contest and has real breakaway speed. To quote Bill Simmons I'm buying all of his stock if you're selling, not that there'd be many eagles fans who've forgotten about his talent and would sell low.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

We should’ve had a dynasty and I’ll never waver from that opinion, All Australian calibre players in every area of the ground with lots of handy role guys and a strong home ground advantage. That 2019 Hawks loss in the final round to cost us top 4 + Willie’s stupidity cost us a chance at back to back and it was all downhill from there.

And Naitanui's knee cost us serious chance in 16 & 17

 

[Spooky17]

Catching up on 30 pages…

 

[ArdentEagle]

majority of other posters on here who are just regurgitating stuff they've read from elsewhere despite not watching anything more that a 2 minute highlight reel.

Yeah, well, my willy is slightly above average!

(For a garden gnome)

 

[eaglespremiers]

4 I reckon. Shanahands deserves to be in that group.

 

[Rowan18]

What time does the actual draft start on TV in Perth? Not the pre-show crap, but the on-the-clock at pick 1?

 

[stallon]

Have we compared Sharp to Buckley? Or Buddy Franklin? Anyone already do CDT and Polly Farmer? Or Just want to make sure we've covered every player in existence.

CDT is Buddy Franklin

 

[Dale Doback]

I'm high on CDT but he's just so raw. Could we maybe ease him into the game as a 3rd tall half back until he's finished growing and filling out his frame, and then expose him to the ruck. We don't need him at CHF chopping out in the ruck yet with Archer there. Not suggesting we go full Blicavs but could help him pick up the pace if the game.

 

[stallon]

What time does the actual draft start on TV in Perth? Not the pre-show crap, but the on-the-clock at pick 1?

350pm according to the afl website - but that nmight be the crap with the draft starting later

 

[bzparkes]

What time does the actual draft start on TV in Perth? Not the pre-show crap, but the on-the-clock at pick 1?

Probably 4:30pm.

Usually kicks off 7:30pm local

 

[Shueygod]

4 I reckon. Shanahands deserves to be in that group.

Ginbey/Allan/Hewett all have superstar potential as well.

 

[stallon]

I'm high on CDT but he's just so raw. Could we maybe ease him into the game as a 3rd tall half back until he's finished growing and filling out his frame, and then expose him to the ruck. We don't need him at CHF chopping out in the ruck yet with Archer there. Not suggesting we go full Blicavs but could help him pick up the pace if the game.

Land of the giants is coming back

 

[chaddy22]

I cant think of another mid who plays like Yeo.

190cm+, super agile, explosive with brute strength to force his way out of congestion, decent marking/aerial prowess, clearance beast, etc.
Most of the other strong/explosive inside mids dont have the agility of Yeo, and the agile ones arent as big or strong as Yeo.
Its a unique combo.

Sharp doesnt have the athletic traits of Yeo at all, theyre not even close to the same player

none have his injury problems.

 

[boondy]

Yeah

From reports, looks like Archer's playing ruck/forward also, so I imagine he and CDT will swap in and out if they're both in the side.



People's obsession of fixing this right this instant is a bit bizarre, when we all know it's far better to get the tall players earlier in the rebuild, which which is realistically in it's proper 2nd year as we have basically an entire new footy department with a completely different vision from the old mob.

Ignoring a better talent to draft mids right now for 'needs' just doesn't seem smart.

Sure, if there wasn't much difference between CDT and the next grouping of mids then yeah, taking mids would be fine but it seems, from public feedback from recruiters and draft watchers at least, that CDT is a cut above the next group.

This is also ignoring the fact that Duursma is a mid himself and the best player in the draft.

We lost a tall in O Allen and Brander was a waste . So never really got over that.

 

[Dale Doback]

At this stage of the rebuild I'd just like us to take the highest ceiling kids. We aren't winning a flag for years anyway. We need the kids who can already read it off the pack and continually get to the right spots who can then use it. Murphy Reid doesn't have speed but is pure talent. We've got raw power and talent around the ball in Harley and Elijah. Adding WD40 is a massuve head start. I like how Adinsall moves too.

 

[Altum Volantes]

CBF digging through 150 pages fron today but simple question

Keys Old Mate...or anyone other oracle of good information...do we have room for Banfield+Walley+Evans (assuming Williams is getting bid on) with the club committing to Schoenberg, Devastator and Macrae?

I've lost track.

 

[uptheWC]

those aren’t weapons though, defensive work and contested ball winning are non negotiable at the peak of the game, look at a Brisbane. It’s great to be elite at those things, every team needs a guy like that (adding to my point being you used to need more than 1), but find me the examples of guys in the same mould that don’t have elite traits that can be used going forward. Rowell has elite athleticism, that’s why the Dunkley comparison is apt. Sharp isn’t as good of a kick and if a team sits off and says alright Dyson you beat us yourself, he won’t be able to do it at the top level in my opinion to the same degree a guy like Dunkley who’s just Sharp with marginally better athleticism and a better kick

Contested ball winning is not just a non negotiable there are players who are great at it and there are others who can’t do it. Same goes for tackling, maybe to a lesser extent.

 

[stallon]

CBF digging through 150 pages fron today but simple question

Keys Old Mate...or anyone other oracle of good information...do we have room for Banfield+Walley+Evans (assuming Williams is getting bid on) with the club committing to Schoenberg, Devastator and Macrae?

I've lost track.

10 list spots total.
5 main list 4 rookie 1 catB rookie.

3 mature age mids to the rookie list and 3 first round picks leaves us with 2 main list spots, 1 rookie and 1 catB rookie spot.

Evans shouldnt get bid on so I expecct him to be out catB rookie.
Leaves Banfield and Williams as our options for the main list, then we have a rookie spot left. Or we can take a chance on Banfield not getting bid on and take another pick, allowing us to freely list Banfield.

Its in the pinned post anyway

 

[Sausageman]

Why would you waste his foot speed and his run and carry further up the ground?

Much prefer the idea of Lindsay hitting McCarthy on the chest forty-five meters up the ground and then McCarthy going for a 25 meter gallop along the wing and then passing and hitting Shanahand 30 meters out directly in front of goals.

Agreed. T Mac, Harley and Baker my preferred starting mids at this stage

 

[txbyhull]

Contested ball winning is not just a non negotiable there are players who are great at it and there are others who can’t do it. Same goes for tackling, maybe to a lesser extent.

I’d say that to be an inside mid in a flag side you have to be able to win your own ball, run both ways and tackle to at least AFL standard. There will always be exceptions to the rule but I think that would be the floor not including any elite AFL traits that they pretty much all have that Sharp doesn’t.

The crux is what you’re getting at pick 2, which is the sort of pick where you are at least drafting for elite weapons even if you’re not drafting for BPA or highest ceiling