Mega Thread 2013 Official Draft Thread

[Mr Magic]

At this stage I would love to get Salem. Great vision, great kick, and can play both inside and out,although predominating we'd like him outside. The other week he had a massive last qtr for sandys win over ranges. Won some critical contests and kicked the winning goal. Suits a need

I though he shown a bit, not useless at all!!

 

[Tigers26]

Needs to work on his consistency, but I guess if he had that he'd be a definite top 10 pick. Otherwise if he is gone and want someone with outside pace then we would have to reach for hartung?

 

[tigs2010]

If we have a pick in the 1st round Cam McCarthy. Gun.

 

[tigs2010]

I've done a top 40 for this year. I haven't seen as much this year as last. Was really scraping the bottom of the barrel once I reached 40.

1. Tom Boyd
2. Dom Sheed
3. Marcus Bontempelli
4. James Aish
5. Cameron McCarthy
6. Luke Dunstan
7. Luke McDonald
8. Christian Salem
9. Trent Dumont
10. Ben Lennon

11. Jack Billings
12. Matt Scharenberg
13. Blake Acres
14. Lewis Taylor
15. Dayle Garlett
16. Darcy Hourigan
17. Eli Templeton
18. Nathan Freeman
19. James Battersby
20. Matthew Crouch

21. Josh Kelly
22. Kade Kolodjashnij
23. Billy Hartung
24. Dwayne Wilson
25. Nick Robertson (based off 2012)
26. Daniel McStay
27. Cameron Conlon (based off 2012)
28. Darcy Gardiner
29. Mitch Harvey
30. Jarman Impey

31. Luke Reynolds
32. Cameron Giles
33. Patrick Cripps
34. Ben Sokol
35. George Hewett
36. Jonothan Marsh
37. Darcy Cameron
38. Mitchell Honeychurch
39. Dylan Loo (based off 2012)
40. Michael Apeness

 

[Tigers26]

I've done a top 40 for this year. I haven't seen as much this year as last. Was really scraping the bottom of the barrel once I reached 40.

1. Tom Boyd
2. Dom Sheed
3. Marcus Bontempelli
4. James Aish
5. Cameron McCarthy
6. Luke Dunstan
7. Luke McDonald
8. Christian Salem
9. Trent Dumont
10. Ben Lennon

11. Jack Billings
12. Matt Scharenberg
13. Blake Acres
14. Lewis Taylor
15. Dayle Garlett
16. Darcy Hourigan
17. Eli Templeton
18. Nathan Freeman
19. James Battersby
20. Matthew Crouch

21. Josh Kelly
22. Kade Kolodjashnij
23. Billy Hartung
24. Dwayne Wilson
25. Nick Robertson (based off 2012)
26. Daniel McStay
27. Cameron Conlon (based off 2012)
28. Darcy Gardiner
29. Mitch Harvey
30. Jarman Impey

31. Luke Reynolds
32. Cameron Giles
33. Patrick Cripps
34. Ben Sokol
35. George Hewett
36. Jonothan Marsh
37. Darcy Cameron
38. Mitchell Honeychurch
39. Dylan Loo (based off 2012)
40. Michael Apeness

I would say that this mock draft shows how even this draft really is, and majority of picks will be due to list requirements. Few surprises with sheed early and scharenberg/Kelly slipping

 

[Grockadoc]

This is my revised 1st round:

#1: GWS: Tom Boyd
#2: Melbourne: James Aish
#3: St. Kilda: Matt Scharenberg
#4: Western Bulldogs: Josh Kelly
#5: Carlton: Cameron McCarthy
#6: Brisbane: Darcy Gardiner
#7: North Melbourne: Luke McDonald
#8: West Coast: Ben Lennon
#9: Gold Coast: Jack Billings
#10: GWS: Matt Crouch
#11: Port Adelaide: Kade Kolodjashnij
#12: Richmond: Dom Sheed
#13: Collingwood: Nathan Freeman
#14: Essendon: Luke Dunstan
#15: Fremantle: Trent Dumont
#16: Sydney: Lewis Taylor
#17: Hawthorn: Marcus Bontempelli
#18: Geelong: Christian Salem

 

[TheAnt]

Dom Sheed/Freeman will do me thanks. Also would take Marsh with our second pick.

 

[Calcium Man]

If we have a pick in the 1st round Cam McCarthy. Gun.

Whats he doing to go up in your estimations?

 

[bananatigz]

Would be interested to know how you knowledgeable guys rate sheed/freeman and co against Adams, would you give up Sheed for him?

 

[tigs2010]

I would say that this mock draft shows how even this draft really is, and majority of picks will be due to list requirements. Few surprises with sheed early and scharenberg/Kelly slipping

Not really a mock draft. Just how I rate them in order. On draft day it will look nothing like that but the 1st pick often doesn't end up the best player nor do all the 1st rounders go on to make it. Grockadoc's 1st round is probably more accurate of what will happen.

Whats he doing to go up in your estimations?

Nothing. He's out for the year I believe. He reminds me a lot of our very own Jack. Not very athletic but just a real football brain and loves to fly for the ball and is a very, very good mark from what I've seen. Draft day I don't see him being too dissimilar to Jack. Will go 10-20 range without much fan fare and then turn out to be one of the best from his draft.

Would be interested to know how you knowledgeable guys rate sheed/freeman and co against Adams, would you give up Sheed for him?

Would prefer Sheed but I rate him a lot higher than most. Would take Adams well ahead of Freeman and I'm a Freeman fan but he has a lot to work on. Needs to find more of the ball for starters.

 

[Calcium Man]

Would prefer Sheed but I rate him a lot higher than most. Would take Adams well ahead of Freeman and I'm a Freeman fan but he has a lot to work on. Needs to find more of the ball for starters.

I see you rate Dumont too. I really like him and wouldn't mind getting him down to the club. Think he gets a bit over looked because of the other South Aussies around him. But for mine was in their class.

Scharenberg not someone you seem to rate as highly as others?? I struggle to see him becoming a midfielder (Same with billings).

I would prefer Sheed and Dunstan to Adams, though i can see Adams having an instant impact where as sheed/dunstan maybe a bit more similar to Vlastuin where they have a good early impact but it'll be two or three years before they are producing like Adams.

 

[tigs2010]

I see you rate Dumont too. I really like him and wouldn't mind getting him down to the club. Think he gets a bit over looked because of the other South Aussies around him. But for mine was in their class.

Scharenberg not someone you seem to rate as highly as others?? I struggle to see him becoming a midfielder (Same with billings).

I would prefer Sheed and Dunstan to Adams, though i can see Adams having an instant impact where as sheed/dunstan maybe a bit more similar to Vlastuin where they have a good early impact but it'll be two or three years before they are producing like Adams.

Dumont is very good. Every bit as good as Dunstan IMO. The guys 6-9 I have all pretty even and hard to separate.

I just don't know where Scharenberg fits at the next level. Does he find a position that he can dominate in? I'm just not sold.

Billings would be in my top 5 if he could play more midfield I think. Lennon who is also more a forward has more midfield ability/versatility so he just shades him for mine.

For sake of comparison I'd have Adams in with those 6-9 blokes in my rankings with Dunstan, McDonald, Salem, Dumont.

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

Dumont is very good. Every bit as good as Dunstan IMO. The guys 6-9 I have all pretty even and hard to separate.

I just don't know where Scharenberg fits at the next level. Does he find a position that he can dominate in? I'm just not sold.

Billings would be in my top 5 if he could play more midfield I think. Lennon who is also more a forward has more midfield ability/versatility so he just shades him for mine.

For sake of comparison I'd have Adams in with those 6-9 blokes in my rankings with Dunstan, McDonald, Salem, Dumont.

Tigs do you know where I can find the replay's of South Australian games from the champs?

 

[tigs2010]

Tigs do you know where I can find the replay's of South Australian games from the champs?

Sorry mate no idea. I've got them on my IQ. I need to have a re-watch before BF Phantom Draft.

Starts Monday for those keen to follow. TFLUA has the Tigers this year.

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

Sorry mate no idea. I've got them on my IQ. I need to have a re-watch before BF Phantom Draft.

Starts Monday for those keen to follow. TFLUA has the Tigers this year.

Thats alright. I may be wrong but I think last year they put the replays on the AFL website but haven't done so this year, though i maybe imagining that.

Just out of interest where would you have Conca in this draft and would you have Adams ahead of him? I rate Conca but i'm like you and really like the way Sheed goes about it. So if a deal came up where we got West Coast first rounder and with that pick got Sheed I personally think we would come out big winners.

 

[Calcium Man]

Sorry mate no idea. I've got them on my IQ. I need to have a re-watch before BF Phantom Draft.

Starts Monday for those keen to follow. TFLUA has the Tigers this year.

Wow already that time of the year. Too much fun watching Richmond and Essendon implode this year.

Will have to rewatch the champs to soon. If the GF allows it, apparently watching 8 hours of football in a day is not what the ideal boyfriend does.

 

[tigs2010]

Thats alright. I may be wrong but I think last year they put the replays on the AFL website but haven't done so this year, though i maybe imagining that.

Just out of interest where would you have Conca in this draft and would you have Adams ahead of him? I rate Conca but i'm like you and really like the way Sheed goes about it. So if a deal came up where we got West Coast first rounder and with that pick got Sheed I personally think we would come out big winners.

They did do it last year. This year they've been lazy.

I'd probably have Conca in that same group. 6-9 range. I thought Conca was better than Adams but after going to the game today Adams is probably ahead. Though I think Conca catches up if given injury free run.

 

[tigs2010]

Wow already that time of the year. Too much fun watching Richmond and Essendon implode this year.

Will have to rewatch the champs to soon. If the GF allows it, apparently watching 8 hours of football in a day is not what the ideal boyfriend does.

Yer apparently so. Been working on my list this week after I found out I was in. Need to have a look and get some footage of a few guys I liked last year like Loo and Robertson.

 

[TFLUA-Tiger]

I've done a top 40 for this year. I haven't seen as much this year as last. Was really scraping the bottom of the barrel once I reached 40.

1. Tom Boyd
2. Dom Sheed
3. Marcus Bontempelli
4. James Aish
5. Cameron McCarthy
6. Luke Dunstan
7. Luke McDonald
8. Christian Salem
9. Trent Dumont
10. Ben Lennon

11. Jack Billings
12. Matt Scharenberg
13. Blake Acres
14. Lewis Taylor
15. Dayle Garlett
16. Darcy Hourigan
17. Eli Templeton
18. Nathan Freeman
19. James Battersby
20. Matthew Crouch

21. Josh Kelly
22. Kade Kolodjashnij
23. Billy Hartung
24. Dwayne Wilson
25. Nick Robertson (based off 2012)
26. Daniel McStay
27. Cameron Conlon (based off 2012)
28. Darcy Gardiner
29. Mitch Harvey
30. Jarman Impey

31. Luke Reynolds
32. Cameron Giles
33. Patrick Cripps
34. Ben Sokol
35. George Hewett
36. Jonothan Marsh
37. Darcy Cameron
38. Mitchell Honeychurch
39. Dylan Loo (based off 2012)
40. Michael Apeness

Mine:

Boyd
Aish
Scharenberg
Salem
Mcdonald
Billings
Sheed
Kelly
Dunstan
Garlett

Lennon
Bontempelli
Crouch
Dumont
Kolodjashnij
Taylor
McCarthy
Acres
Freeman
Gardiner

Hourigan
Templeton
Battersby
Wilson
Perris
Robertson
Hartung
Marsh
Jones
Reynolds

Willsmore
Cameron
Cutler
Tsitas
Conlon
Harvey
Cripps
Lang
Impey
McStay

Still fluctuating a fair bit. Looking forward to spitting some detailed write ups people's way.

 

[Harmichael]

Keeping up with the Kolodjashnijs.

 

[Toadvine]

TFLUA-Tiger You have Salem a bit higher than others. Can you give us an insight as to why?

 

[TFLUA-Tiger]

TFLUA-Tiger You have Salem a bit higher than others. Can you give us an insight as to why?

Does my selection in the mock help you out?

Let me know if you want more info..

 

[Toadvine]

Does my selection in the mock help you out?

Let me know if you want more info..

Great picks so far mate. Look forward to your write up on Eli

 

[juss]

I think we need another quality KPD especially given Grimes' injury worries. We have Chaplin, Rance and the constantly injured Grimes. Absolutely zero depth in this area. Darcy Gardiner is rated the best KPD in the draft and at 192cm and 18 years old could still grow a cm or two. I'd snap him up with our first rounder if available. Our midfield is young and relatively deep, we can put off taking a mid with our first rounder for a year or so. We need to now sure up the key positions.

 

[UpTheGuts]

This is my revised 1st round:

#1: GWS: Tom Boyd
#2: Melbourne: James Aish
#3: St. Kilda: Matt Scharenberg
#4: Western Bulldogs: Josh Kelly
#5: Carlton: Cameron McCarthy
#6: Brisbane: Darcy Gardiner
#7: North Melbourne: Luke McDonald
#8: West Coast: Ben Lennon
#9: Gold Coast: Jack Billings
#10: GWS: Matt Crouch
#11: Port Adelaide: Kade Kolodjashnij
#12: Richmond: Dom Sheed
#13: Collingwood: Nathan Freeman
#14: Essendon: Luke Dunstan
#15: Fremantle: Trent Dumont
#16: Sydney: Lewis Taylor
#17: Hawthorn: Marcus Bontempelli
#18: Geelong: Christian Salem

I like this one!
A little too ideal, perhaps. But hey, dare to dream