2008 Bigfooty Draft

[LemmingMaster]

Stole this idea from the Brisbane board.

We have two people from Carlton making selections Gilly and HBF for the Eagles and Carlton respectively.

I will attempt to keep this updated, we can hurl abuse at HBF as well, if we don't like his selections

Anyway, HBF is next up, looking forward to your selection!

 

[LemmingMaster]

Round 1:

Pick 1 - Melbourne --------- Jack Watts - KP Forward - 194cm, 85kg - Sandringham Dragons, Vic
Pick 2 - West Coast -------- Nick Naitanui - Ruck - 201cm, 95kg - Swan Districts, WA
Pick 3 - Fremantle --------- Daniel Rich - Midfielder - 183cm, 83kg - Subiaco, WA
Pick 4 - Port Adelaide ------ Tyrone Vickery - Ruck/Key Forward - 200cm, 86kg - Sandringham Dragons, Vic
Pick 5 - Essendon ---------- Jackson Trengove - KP Defender - 196cm, 77kg - Calder Cannons, Vic
Pick 6 - Carlton ------------ Michael Hurley - KP Defender - 192cm, 92kg - Northern Knights, Vic
Pick 7 - Brisbane ----------- Jack Ziebell - Midfielder/Utility - 188cm, 84kg - Murray Bushrangers, Vic
Pick 8 - Richmond --------- Hamish Hartlett - Midfielder - 182cm, 74kg - West Adelaide, SA
Pick 9 - North Melbourne -- Chris Yarran - Medium/Small Forward - 180cm, 84kg - Swan Districts, WA
Pick 10 - Adelaide ---------- Steele Sidebottom - Midfielder - 182cm, 79kg - Murray Bushrangers, Vic
Pick 11 - Collingwood ------ Sam Blease - Midfielder - 183cm, 72kg - Eastern Ranges, Vic
Pick 12 - Sydney ----------- Stephen Hill - Utility - 182cm, 72kg - West Perth, WA
Pick 13 - St.Kilda ----------- Lewis Johnston - KP Forward - 192cm, 87kg - North Adelaide, SA
Pick 14 - Western Bulldogs - Ayce Cordy F/S - Ruck/KP Forward - 202cm, 77kg - Geelong Falcons, Vic
Pick 15 - Geelong ----------- Ash Smith - Midfielder - 185cm, 84kg - Dandenong Stingrays, Vic
Pick 16 - Hawthorn ---------- Phil Davis - KP Defender - 192cm, 83kg - North Adelaide, SA

ROUND 2 PRIORITY PICKS
Pick 17 - Melbourne --------- Tom Swift - Midfielder - 192cm, 84kg - Claremont, WA
Pick 18 - West Coast -------- James Strauss - Midfielder - 185cm, 82kg - Oakleigh Chargers, Vic

ROUND 2
Pick 19 - Melbourne ---------- Ryan Schoenmakers - KP Forward/Third Tall - 194cm, 85kg - Norwood, SA
Pick 20 WCE –
Pick 21 FRE –
Pick 22 PORT –
Pick 23 ESS –
Pick 24 FRE –
Pick 25 BL –
Pick 26 RICH –
Pick 27 NM –
Pick 28 ADEL –
Pick 29 COLL –
Pick 30 SYD –
Pick 31 WB –
Pick 32 WB –
Pick 33 GEEL –
Pick 34 HAW –

Round 3:

Pick 35 MELB –
Pick 36 WCE –
Pick 37 FRE –
Pick 38 PORT –
Pick 39 GEEL –
Pick 40 CARL –
Pick 41 BL –
Pick 42 PORT –
Pick 43 NM –
Pick 44 ADEL –
Pick 45 COLL –
Pick 46 COLL –
Pick 47 ST.K –
Pick 48 ST.K –
Pick 49 GEEL –
Pick 50 HAW –

Round 4:

Pick 51 MELB –
Pick 52 WCE –
Pick 53 FRE –
Pick 54 PORT –
Pick 55 ESS –
Pick 56 FRE –
Pick 57 BL –
Pick 58 RICH –
Pick 59 NM –
Pick 60 ADEL –
Pick 61 SYD –
Pick 62 SYD – PASS
Pick 63 ST.K –
Pick 64 WB – PASS
Pick 65 GEEL – PASS
Pick 66 HAW –

Round 5:

Pick 67 MELB –
Pick 68 WCE – PASS
Pick 69 CARL –
Pick 70 PORT –
Pick 71 ESS –
Pick 72 FRE –
Pick 73 BL –
Pick 74 RICH –
Pick 75 NM –
Pick 76 ADEL –
Pick 77 COLL –
Pick 78 SYD – PASS
Pick 79 ST.K –
Pick 80 WB – PASS
Pick 81 GEEL – PASS
Pick 82 HAW –

Round 6:

Pick 85 FRE –
Pick 86 PORT –
Pick 87 ESS –
Pick 88 CARL –
Pick 89 BL -
Pick 93 BL -

Round 7:

Pick 102 PORT –
Pick 104 CARL –

 

[Warsaw]

Trengrove at pick 5? Hmm interesting.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Trengove at pick 5? Hmm interesting.

Foj1 was always going to pull a rabbit out of the hat, in his Mock Draft he selected McKernan for the Bombers.

 

[LemmingMaster]

HBF has spoken, Hurley it is.

There is the forward that we were looking for, there is no doubt he will provide a contest. We could almost interchange Waite and Hurley between the forwards and backs depending on the situation.

 

[JustKreuzin]

I rekon Hurley is exactly what we have always needed in the past 7 years which is a backman who can play on the monsters like richo, rocca, brown, pavlich or gehrig. These type of players have always belted us and with Hurley on board we would be able to push waite forward or move him back to give us more options and versatility.

 

[Banga19]

I rekon Hurley is exactly what we have always needed in the past 7 years which is a backman who can play on the monsters like richo, rocca, brown, pavlich or gehrig. These type of players have always belted us and with Hurley on board we would be able to push waite forward or move him back to give us more options and versatility.

That or Hurley can go forward himself

 

[Cruiser23]

That or Hurley can go forward himself

That's where i'd play him TBH.

 

[Cruiser23]

Quigley took Ziebell with the Lions 7th pick, this was his description.

Jack Zeibell (DOB – 28/2/91, Ht – 188, Wt – 84)

Very powerfully built bottom aged player who should be a top 5 player this year. He is listed as a utility and is equally adept at HF, HB or in the middle. What you really notice is that whatever group he is with lifts when he is there and he makes those around him better. Long term I see him as being an inside midfielder but expect him to start up forward or down back depending on the needs of the team picking him. As he builds his endurance expect him to move into the middle full time and become that type of big bodied mid like Voss or Buckley that adds so much to midfield balance. He is a presence in the middle and has the knack of reading the ball off hands and being in the right place at the right time in contests. He is not a huge possession winner at the moment which I think is a factor of a lack of endurance and the fact that he plays at least half the game either up forward or down back. What sets him apart from virtually everyone is the quality of his disposal. He and Rich in my opinion are a class apart from anyone else available this year. He is a right footer with quick hands and exceptional vision and who works well under pressure. He is good overhead and can take a nice contested mark. He is good tackler and does the 1%ers that assist teammates. There has been a lot of talk about Sidebottom’s finish to the season but apart from the final the player who was the dominant player in the TAC in the latter stages of the year was Zeibell. I think a few are discounting him a bit because he didn’t appear in any of the top 10s at camp. Teams though always realised that he is not an elite runner (he is a power athlete) and will take him for what he can do on the park and the fact that these elite runners have had no ability to shut him down. Consider further that he is bottom aged and there is likely to be plenty of development in him yet. Those involved with him at the AIS are all big raps for him and think he is destined to captain whatever side he ends up at. Overall he is a class player who has a chance to be an elite player at AFL level and is the guy I will be praying falls to Brisbane come the real thing.

 

[HBF]

That's where i'd play him TBH.

And that is exactly where I would play him as well. IMO, he's too good a talent to play in defence, and would recruit and develop him as a CHF. Absolutely ecstatic he made it to our selection at #6.

 

[Cruiser23]

And that is exactly where I would play him as well. IMO, he's too good a talent to play in defence, and would recruit and develop him as a CHF. Absolutely ecstatic he made it to our selection at #6.

Not only that, but for i think it would be more beneficial for us if he did play up forward because for me, our KB stocks are well equip for the future. Very much a presents up forward and would be a quality target in the future if he does in fact wear navy blue next year.

 

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[Warsaw]

Not only that, but for i think it would be more beneficial for us if he did play up forward because for me, our KB stocks are well equip for the future. Very much a presents up forward and would be a quality target in the future if he does in fact wear navy blue next year.

Okay say we draft Hurley as a forward, would he be more equipped to play that position than say Ziebell?

 

[Cruiser23]

Okay say we draft Hurley as a forward, would he be more equipped to play that position than say Ziebell?

As Hurley is 4cm taller than Ziebell, i think he would provided a better target but i think they play very similarly up forward. Don't think Ziebell would be able to hold down a key post, more a 3rd tall, maybe 2nd if he continues to grow, remember he is still bottom-aged. Hurley could be a number 1 target playing forward, to me has the capability of being a 50+ a year goal kicker.

Both are capable of kicking bags of goals, arguably the best readers of the play in the draft and i just love that they'd do absolutely anything to get their hands on the footy, both tremendous competitors.

 

[Salaryman]

Pick 40 will be an interesting challenge for HBF...pick 65 may as well throw 20 names into a hat and hope you get lucky.

Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with at 40

 

[Cruiser23]

Pick 40 will be an interesting challenge for HBF...pick 65 may as well throw 20 names into a hat and hope you get lucky.

Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with at 40

Just out of interest Gilly, if you don't mind me asking, who are players number 39, 40 and 41 in your rankings?

 

[Salaryman]

Just out of interest Gilly, if you don't mind me asking, who are players number 39, 40 and 41 in your rankings?

Wouldn't that question be better directed to HBF in this thread?

 

[bLuEbOy1984]

ive have been reading alot about hurly, but a alot have a question marks on his pace... is it that bad guys (hbf, gilly n c23, whoever has seen him play)?

 

[HBF]

Pick 40 will be an interesting challenge for HBF...pick 65 may as well throw 20 names into a hat and hope you get lucky.

Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with at 40

It sure will Gilly. I'm at least hoping a couple that I rate inside my top 30 fall through. Still, i'll be a very interested spectator in the PD until my next selection comes along.

 

[HBF]

ive have been reading alot about hurly, but a alot have a question marks on his pace... is it that bad guys (hbf, gilly n c23, whoever has seen him play)?

I wouldn't get to worried over his leg speed. Having said that though, he is more suited to CHF/CHB as his speed off the mark isn't great, and he would get found out a little should he be played at FF/FB.

 

[bLuEbOy1984]

hmmm.. well then CHF it is then...

 

[HBF]

hmmm.. well then CHF it is then...

Yep, sure is.
I wouldn't even waste my time developing him as a backman.

 

[TorresIsGod]

If he's as naturally talented as they say he is, he could develop as a backman on his own terms and if we ever needed him to play down there, he could make the switch.

 

[LemmingMaster]

If we draft Hurley, he will be developed as our new forward that is for sure.

 

[Banga19]

If we draft Hurley, he will be developed as our new forward that is for sure.

Fair chance, I'd expect at the very least he'll be tried as a forward,