BigFooty Official 2015 Big Footy Phantom Draft

[Mitchell54]

Why wouldn't Essendon have bid on Hopper at 5?

Correct. Make GWS pay big.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Pick 23 - Carlton - Jade Gresham

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Wizard17 do the Dogs proud

 

[LemmingMaster]

Wizard17

 

[Wizard17]

24- Ben McKay
25 - Riley Bonner

*Write ups to come

 

[Monocle]

Chris25

 

[CaptainMurphy]

24- Ben McKay
25 - Riley Bonner

*Write ups to come

I'd be thrilled if this happened on the day.

 

[JAMES_B_101]

I'd be thrilled if this happened on the day.

I agree, and I think people forget Bonner has played forward so he is quite versatile. McKay also sees himself as a forward so could develop into a good swingman over time. If this were to happen on draft day there would be a lot of cheesy grins on the dogs board. Having said that we pull a lot of draft day surprises so not playing real heavy favorites just yet.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

24- Ben McKay
25 - Riley Bonner

*Write ups to come

Perfect.

 

[borderbarry]

You have Essendon getting Bailey Rice with pick 28. Saints can counter that with their 4th and 6th round picks.

 

[Yoda_]

Hope they do it

You have Essendon getting Bailey Rice with pick 28. Saints can counter that with their 4th and 6th round picks.

 

[Zach Package]

You have Essendon getting Bailey Rice with pick 28. Saints can counter that with their 4th and 6th round picks.

I believe Rahul elected not to match the bid

 

[Offsider]

Harley Balic

At the moment Harley is a talented prospect who has a lot of upside. His performances have been good this year and he has really improved this year. You look at some of the good afl players and a lot of them have had draft years where they have really improved. I look at Harley and see a kid who has a ton of improvement left and has the potential to be a very good midfielder. His awareness is excellent, he has time with the ball, good vision and makes good decisions. He is an above average athlete yet not elite and he moves well. The upside is his disposal is improving and he is good above his head. He wins clearances yet not at a great level yet, he is not soft and is strong over the ball. He finds the ball well and his ball use improved. He is not an elite kick, they float a little and he is not proven as a mid so he is a risky pick. He does have the tools to be an A grade player. I was hoping Francis or Parish slid to this pick but alas it was not to be.

 

[foj1]

You have Essendon getting Bailey Rice with pick 28. Saints can counter that with their 4th and 6th round picks.

Staggeringly in my humble opinion the saints chose not but Rahul knows his footy o
To be fair the draft is very even now
I rate Rice really highly. I love his kicking skills. He has a frame that will develop and can play forward and back. He has also had a taste of the demands at afl level.
In my planning I thought it would be Okearney Rice or Rioli with this pick.
I don't reckon Freo or west coast will go Okearney
West coast perhaps may look at a small forward like Rioli

 

[Offsider]

Callum Ah Chee

Next up for Gold Coast I select a medium forward. Callum has as much upside as anyone in this years draft. Gold Coast have a hole in their forward line. They lack small goal scoring threats with now only Matera and Martin small or medium forwards. Ah Chee is a natural goal scorer, be it leading at the ball, crumbling a pack or even taking a huge mark he knows where the sticks are. He is very fast, agile and has elite speed. Sure there are huge outs whether he will be a midfielder and over his application but he has talent. When you look at his talent you wonder what is wrong and the truth is he struggles to find a lot of the ball, he can be inconsistent ad his defensive pressure fluctuates. Still if he puts it all together he could kick close to 50 goals a year. He is worth the risk I of as he has a lot of excellent qualities and plays well in better company.

 

[Chris25]

Just need a few minutes. I wasn't expecting Collins or Gresham to get anywhere near my pick, I almost started dreaming...

 

[Chris25]

Fremantle supporters know who I want at our first pick, but I'm going in a slightly different direction...

Pick 26 Fremantle - Greg Clark (193cm, 82kg midfielder from Subiaco)

My write up will come tomorrow, it's a little late now. But hopefully it explains everything.

Monocle

 

[Monocle]

This is a pick based solely on IMO best available player. Its not 100% what we need however what we need thats still available isn't this quality.

Pick 27 : West Coast : Josh Dunkley. 189 cm 82 kg. Inside Midfielder. Gippsland Power.

Full write up latter.

foj1

 

[Zach Package]

Kieran Collins

Purely a best available selection but the Hawks interest in Carlisle and Lake's retirement makes this a good match in any event.
Collins is an interesting one, despite the fact he looks about 25 already I reckon he's still got physical development left in him (very late December birthday too), he's just got a ridiculously wide and thick torso that I think he'll continue to grow into as he gets into a gym program. Think Hurley or Hawkins as a finished product physically.

As far as game goes he's defensively very sound, and makes up for not being overly fast by putting himself in the right spots to spoil and chop off kicks by anticipating the angles and by just generally being very sticky. Despite that he does have a bit of a rebound game too that comes from his ability to read the ball in the air and take a nice intercept mark more than running off his man to create like a Fletcher or Rance do. When he gets it he generally uses it well enough too, he's not a transcendent kick by any means but he generally retains the ball with a safe option, which could just be him knowing his own limitations and sticking to them.

Think the only potential issues with Collins are his speed off the mark and his now less than ideal key position size (although 193 with the potential to add a bit more isn't exactly undersized), but despite that he's clearly the 2nd best key defender in this class and probably still the 3rd best out of the last 3 draft classes and he definitely presents value anywhere in the teens and definitely the early 20s this year and i'm wrapped to get him here. I'm always a big wrap for the old school dour full backs and that's what Collins is, with a good mix of modern tools thrown in.

 

[bontshow]

Pick 27 : West Coast : Josh Dunkley. 189 cm 82 kg. Inside Midfielder. Gippsland Power.

Risky pick to grab someone toying with whether to nominate as a Sydney Father/Son because he wants to stay in Vic

 

[maanco]

Edit: Why is a essendon Supporter drafting for the hawks

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Umm didnt Rahul decline to pick up Rice at 28?

I think that means Jack Package You have to DRAFT Rice at Pick 28.

He's picking for Hawthorn.

 

[maanco]

He's picking for Hawthorn.

Yer just realized my bad.

 

[TissueBox]

I thought the pies have pick 27.

 

[Adnan]

I thought the pies have pick 27.

Our pick 27 gets pushed back a little with the accademy boys like Mills, Hopper, Hipwood, Kennedy and Keays all slotting in ahead of us