Mega Thread 2014 Drafts complete

[wowlace]

So it looks like we are going to draft with 2 and 3. Can someone give me the short story on these campaigners we are about to draft? Who are they? Why are they good? How long until they are considered spuds?

 

[LeverPuller]

So it looks like we are going to draft with 2 and 3. Can someone give me the short story on these campaigners we are about to draft? Who are they? Why are they good? How long until they are considered spuds?

All credit to Knightmare and his amazing thread on the Phantom Draft board. Go read his shit. It's great.

2. Angus Brayshaw (VIC – Mid)
Height: 187cm, Weight: 87kg, DOB: 09/01/1996
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Draft range: 2-10
Best position/role: Midfield – on the ball.
Strengths:
Inside game – Brayshaw has shown dominant contested ball winning ability through both the TAC Cup and U18 Championships. His stoppage work is excellent and he is a strong clearance winner. He has clean hands and is clean below the knees and by hand. He stands up through and shrugs tackles well and has real strength over the ball. Brayshaw is a strong tackler and can really bury guys with aggression when he tackles. His inside game is at a level where he can play right away. He accumulates strong numbers through the midfield and excellent tackle numbers. He is also an excellent height and size for an inside player at 187cm, 87kg.
Footskills – Brayshaw is a very damaging user of the footy on both his right and left sides and is one of the rare few on-ballers who can use it cleanly and consistently on both sides. He is an excellent decision maker with ball in hand and has the vision to find targets in dangerous positions making him a real playmaker through the midfield. He is capable of executing his kicks while getting tackled and still hit his targets. From the midfield both in space and in traffic he also has a rare ability to find and hit the leading forward 50 targets and get it to where they want it. He is also an excellent finisher around goal and can convert from his set shot opportunities. Marking ability – He is a strong mark overhead. He has got the size and strength to beat his opponent in the 1v1 contest but he also reads the flight of the ball exceptionally well and has shown that he can either push back behind the play to take an intercept mark or push forward and be a marking threat on the lead or 1v1.
Work ethic – Brayshaw is a hard worker and has put the time and effort into his game. He has developed the ability to use both sides of his body by hand and foot. He has developed his strength and inside game and this past offseason has put the work in athletically to improve his endurance and pace and I anticipate he will continue from year to year to put the work into his game to achieve that continued improvement and development of his game.
Leadership potential – Brayshaw in 2014 captained Sandringham Dragons demonstrating strong on field leadership and instruction. Given this it is within his capabilities to down the track become either a component of a team’s leadership group or possibly even captain a club.
Weaknesses:
Endurance – While Brayshaw’s endurance is improving it has been a slow build and still requires work before he has the endurance of a full time midfielder at AFL level. Even in the TAC Cup too often he will be out on his feet and unable to cover the ground an AFL level midfielder needs to cover and it will likely take a few preseasons to completely get his endurance up to where it needs to get to.
Athleticism – Overall Brayshaw is an only average athlete by position. To his credit he has an improved burst of speed which he uses reasonably well in game over 10-50m with ball in hand at times and he can also occasionally provide some run and carry but other than that occasional burst with ball in hand Brayshaw is only average athlete by position. He is not likely to do too many eye-popping things athletically and he is not going to run around or sidestep all that many players with not a great deal of agility, evasiveness or spring in his step but none the less I do not anticipate any significant problems with his athleticism still good enough by position.
What I expect will improve:
I expect continued improvement in Brayshaw’s endurance to allow him to cover more of the ground so that at AFL level he can be a full time midfielder. I also expect Brayshaw to continue to improve and expand his inside game and become a more dominant contested ball winner and clearance winner than he already is. Brayshaw I also see continuing to improve as a leader.
Who he can become?
Brayshaw with his dual sided kicking has a feel not completely unlike a taller, bigger bodied Sam Mitchell but I see Brayshaw becoming a slightly less dominant Oliver Wines. He is that similar tall, strong bodied midfielder who can do damage by foot and have an impact immediately and be a key pillar through the midfield long term but his production I feel in looking at his numbers will be slightly but not significantly lower than the production of Wines.
When will he be ready to play?
Brayshaw is round one, season one ready to play. He has the size and production to suggest he can have an impact right away. He can also be a starting midfielder right away but I can see him also receiving some minutes on either a forward or back flank during games as his endurance is not yet quite be up to a level that would allow him to sustain full games at AFL level through the midfield from the outset.
How to best utilise him?
Brayshaw is best utilised on the ball through the midfield.
Interpretation of his numbers:
Brayshaw is arguably the best performed midfielder in this draft class. He is finding the footy both inside and outside the contest. Providing good scoreboard impact. Good tackle numbers and is taking plenty of marks. Has performed strongly through both the TAC Cup and U18 championships. So the indicators are strong and suggest he will play right away and have a long, strong career in our game.

Brayshaw is the guarantee. It's the second player who's up in the air. Depends on the Saints.

Personally, I'm hot on Jake Lever, but that's me. Also depends on what happens with Frost.

 

[Sir Hugh Percy]

Not meaning to second guess anyone and it may have come up before, but it seems all the talk amongst you guys in the draft know is that Brayshaw is now the No. 1 target. Is anyone concerned that we might lose him to Norf in a couple of years?

 

[Dez!]

Not meaning to second guess anyone and it may have come up before, but it seems all the talk amongst you guys in the draft know is that Brayshaw is now the No. 1 target. Is anyone concerned that we might lose him to Norf in a couple of years?

No, not at all.

 

[Topkent]

Not meaning to second guess anyone and it may have come up before, but it seems all the talk amongst you guys in the draft know is that Brayshaw is now the No. 1 target. Is anyone concerned that we might lose him to Norf in a couple of years?

No

 

[schmuttt]

Not meaning to second guess anyone and it may have come up before, but it seems all the talk amongst you guys in the draft know is that Brayshaw is now the No. 1 target. Is anyone concerned that we might lose him to Norf in a couple of years?

Why North? wtf

 

[Cannon82]

Why North? wtf

His Uncle is that Brayshaw bloke running North at the moment.

 

[Viney]

Not meaning to second guess anyone and it may have come up before, but it seems all the talk amongst you guys in the draft know is that Brayshaw is now the No. 1 target. Is anyone concerned that we might lose him to Norf in a couple of years?

No, but we can look forward to norf supporters year in year out speculating they'll get him, a la Swallow

 

[Sir Hugh Percy]

His Uncle is that Brayshaw bloke running North at the moment.

Yeah this, big mouth and a bit of swagger about the bloke. He'd love to have his nephew in royal blue and white, no doubt.

 

[Meds]

Yeah this, big mouth and a bit of swagger about the bloke. He'd love to have his nephew in royal blue and white, no doubt.

Were you ever worried that Chip would go to St Kilda?

I don't worry any more or less about any of our players. Reality is, unless we start performing the entire list is at risk of leaving to pursue a flag/greater opportunity

 

[Sir Hugh Percy]

Were you ever worried that Chip would go to St Kilda?

I don't worry any more or less about any of our players. Reality is, unless we start performing the entire list is at risk of leaving to pursue a flag/greater opportunity

Very true on your last sentence, but regarding the rest, I'm not sure that Danny Frawley had particularly shown any great allegiance to St Kilda since he retired - also seems like a decent bloke. JB is a different beast entirely.

 

[Blackas87]

Brayshaw's dad also played 70 odd games for North and is also a current board member for them

 

[CTHORANGE]

Petracca / Brayshaw would be the dream situation

Even if the Saints take Petracca, I'm ok with taking Brayshaw and McCartin. If we have Hogan and McCartin, it increases the probability of one of those guys becoming a gun key forward with us for 10 years. If we hang our hopes on Hogan then we are screwed if he has injuries, leaves or simply doesn't reach his potential. So either way, using picks 2 and 3 is a win.

 

[Viney]

Even if the Saints take Petracca, I'm ok with taking Brayshaw and McCartin. If we have Hogan and McCartin, it increases the probability of one of those guys becoming a gun key forward with us for 10 years. If we hang our hopes on Hogan then we are screwed if he has injuries, leaves or simply doesn't reach his potential. So either way, using picks 2 and 3 is a win.

I agree, either way seems a good outcome tbh

I just really had my heart on Petracca

Looks a beast

 

[thetank]

McCartin supposedly has diabetes already.

Does anyone know if there are any significant risks associated with this?

Ideal for MFC would be Petracca and Brayshaw. I'm not sold on McCartin - either him, or MFC's ability to develop him, and that midfield is more what the club needs.

 

[Dez!]

McCartin supposedly has diabetes already.

Does anyone know if there are any significant risks associated with this?

We won't have to worry about him ballooning up like Scott Cummings/Brendan Fevola.

Ideal for MFC would be Petracca and Brayshaw. I'm not sold on McCartin - either him, or MFC's ability to develop him, and that midfield is more what the club needs.

Why do people keep bringing up development? Roos brought in his own development guys.

 

[Topkent]

McCartin supposedly has diabetes already.

Does anyone know if there are any significant risks associated with this?

Ideal for MFC would be Petracca and Brayshaw. I'm not sold on McCartin - either him, or MFC's ability to develop him, and that midfield is more what the club needs.

McCartin is a 93 Kilo 18 year old, needs hardly any development he is a natural footballer
If we 'can't' develop him we wont develop Petracca

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

McCartin is a 93 Kilo 18 year old, needs hardly any development he is a natural footballer
If we 'can't' develop him we wont develop Petracca

You'll find he does need plenty of development, but he is a natural footballer - all talls need a lot of development.

Hawkins, Patton and Boyd should all be testament to this.

 

[CWaffles]

You'll find he does need plenty of development, but he is a natural footballer - all talls need a lot of development.

Hawkins, Patton and Boyd should all be testament to this.

Is McCartin more of a Walker type? I read somewhere that that is who he will end up like and that he should actually develop into a better version of Walker, I wouldn't be upset with that!

 

[tape me up]

Is there any chance St Kilda will take Brayshaw at 1?????

Leaving petracca and mccartin??

 

[youngbear]

Is there any chance St Kilda will take Brayshaw at 1?????

Leaving petracca and mccartin??

Still a win for us

 

[Topkent]

You'll find he does need plenty of development, but he is a natural footballer - all talls need a lot of development.

Hawkins, Patton and Boyd should all be testament to this.

I know mate, I just ment in the context of saying McCartin will be difficult to develop but Brayshaw and Petracca will be fine

 

[Cannon82]

Is there any chance St Kilda will take Brayshaw at 1?????

Leaving petracca and mccartin??

Could do, but doesn't really matter. When you've got picks #2 and #3, you identify the three most promising players and take the two that are left when your turns roll around.

 

[youngbear]

If Griffen still leaves and they get 4 and 7... They chould trade Tutt, 4 and 6 to Saints to #1

Note: this trade would help us, and us alone. Dogs take McCartin at 1 and we get Petracca and Brayshaw

 

[Dez!]

If Griffen still leaves and they get 4 and 7... They chould trade Tutt, 4 and 6 to Saints to #1

Note: this trade would help us, and us alone. Dogs take McCartin at 1 and we get Petracca and Brayshaw

Saints are not going to trade back for an extra pick and Tutt.

With Pelchen in charge you would need to offer God and Jesus and hope that he's religious to even get a sniff at #1.