Competitions 2015 draft game

[MightyDons4]

Just a little game here to look back on in a few years and see your hits and misses.

1. Power rankings. Choose a top 20/30/40/50

2. The gems. Choose a few players that are predicted to go later in the draft that will prove to be great value.

3. The busts. What bigger names won't make it.

4. Your favourite player(s) and why.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

1. Rankings (non-academy)
Weet-bix
Love Shack
Ben Stokes
Clayton "Please sir can i have some more" Oliver
Some Weed Dealer (if he had played more, might have rated higher than the Love Shack)
Church Community Group (..Parish)
The good Curnow
Brett Burton
Hibberd (another to feel the pain of being called Hibbard)
Phil Collins
Terry Milera
Matthew Riley Bonner
The other Darcy
Clint "Harry" Mckay
Ah Chee
Balic
Mathieson
Gresham
Aaron Fiora
Mason Rednblackman
Clint Mckay's twin brother
Never tear us aPartington
Michael Clarke
Not Cyril Rioli
Richie Cunningham
Slam Dunkley

2. Gem(s) - Blake Hardwick & Lovell

3. Bust(s) - Not necessarily total cockups but I wouldn't be surprised if Curnow and\or Milera don't meet expectations. But they'll be okay.

4. Favourites - I like Clayton and Francis. I also am a fan of Redman because I thought he was great as Laverde's stuntman in Top Gun.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Favorite- Parish, love him
Bust- Schache... he may make it in some capacity but I don't think he'll live up the the expectations of a top 2 KPF pick.
Gem... hmm, i think hibberd will be a great player and will be a top player in this draft

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Gems:
James Parsons- Prototype 190cm smooth mover with skills and composure through traffic. Only 17 still and could be the steal of the draft.

Stephen Tahana- Not a star but he'll be a 150 game+ player. Tidy, a bit of toe, good decision maker, role/team player and spreads well. Will slot a bit like Touk Miller did last year and just hold his spot because he does all the things coaches ask.

Mabior Chol- He followed a similar form trajectory as Rioli did late, but it didn't really raise his standings. Probably because he's a ruck and will take some years to build or maybe because he's aligned to Brisbane's academy. Also he took a few really strong pack marks and carried the ball out of defence well
enough to give me a glimpse he could develop into a key back down the line.

Busts:
Agree with the Schache call, doesn't appear have the contested side of his game to be a superstar key forward, but will still have great days due to his conversion rate.

Also... Parish, think will start well probably contend for the rising star but will hit his development wall early and settle as a B grader. While that certainly isn't a bad career I think he will be passed by a fair few taken immediately after him.

Favorites:
Oliver- While I'm not a fan of the slight bodied outside types without elite attributes, I love me a beastly inside midfielder, there is a reason the coaches voted the inside mid as the most valuable player on the team and we don't have a decent one outside of the soon to be retiring Watson and the constantly injured Myers. While there is an element of risk with Oliver as he looks a little like a bull in a china shop rather than a classy extractor, the upside is huge with his agility and competitiveness my favorite traits for his role.

Francis- Moves/plays like Hurley, think he'll end up a formidable third tall at either end.

 

[Rack Watts]

My power rankings are a bit different to others, I know, but things rarely pan out perfectly.

1. Matthew Kennedy
2. Joshua Schache
3. Clayton Oliver
4. Jacob Weitering
5. Eric Hipwood
6. Aaron Francis
7. Darcy Parish
8. Ryan Burton
9. Callum Mills
10. Jade Gresham
11. Luke Partington
12. Riley Bonner
13. Mitch Hibberd
14. Jacob Hopper
15. Ben Keays
16. Rhys Matheison
17. Harrison McKay
18. Blake Hardwick
19. Kieran Lovell
20. Aidyn Johnson
21. Ryan Clarke
22. Brayden Fiorini
23: Ben McKay
24: Tom Cole
25: Harley Balic

Sliders:
Lovell
Bonner
Mathieson
Partington

Gems:
Aidyn Johnson
Blake Hardwick
Jade Gresham

Won't make it:
Daniel Rioli
Charlie Curnow


Favourites:
Clayton Oliver
Riley Bonner
-gap-
Darcy Parish
Rhys Matheison
Aaron Francis
Ryan Clarke
Didymus Blanket

 

[eth-dog]

1. Power rankings

1. Jacob Weitering
2. Aaron Francis
3. Josh Schache
4. Callum Mills
5. Jacob Hopper
6. Ben Keays
7. Matthew Kennedy
8. Clayton Oliver
9. Eric Hipwood
10. Sam Weideman
11. Charlie Curnow
12. Darcy Parish
13. Callum Ah Chee
14. Harry McKay
15. Ryan Burton
16. Rhys Mathieson
17. Riley Bonner
18. Darcy Tucker
19. Harley Balic
20. Kieran Collins
21. Jade Gresham
22. Ryan Clarke
23. Mitchell Hibberd
24. Luke Partington
25. Ben McKay

The Gems:

Sam Skinner, Gach Nyuon

The busts:

Darcy Parish, Kieran Collins

Favourite Players:

Aaron Francis. Competitive beast in the mould of Goddard.

Darcy Tucker. Oozes class off HB.

 

[Keystone agony]

What i think will happen

4/5 Francis and Parish
24/25 T.Cole/Matthieson/Bonner/Hibberd - lean towards the first + M.Brown

Later on Nuyon and Hardwick

What i want to happen
4/5 Weideman and Milera far riskier than Francis Parish though.

Grab the bonafide mid that slips to 24/25 and hope for a Mckay, Himmlberg aswell if not Skinner to develop as the key back.

 

[Rack Watts]

So glad that Hardwick is getting recognition now ^_^

 

[Big Fresh]

Late gems: Ben Crocker, Oleg Markov

Busts: Charlie Curnow, Callum Ah Chee

Favourite player: Mitch Hibberd - smooth mover, good endurance, good foot skills, good height, good mark

 

[MightyDons4]

1. Jacob Weitering
2. Jacob Hopper
3. Aaron Francis
4. Callum Mills
5. Joshua Schache
6. Sam Weideman
7. Harley Balic
8. Clayton Oliver
9. Matthew Kennedy
10. Darcy Parish
11. Wayne Milera
12. Jade Gresham
13. David Cunningham
14. Luke Partington
15. Rhys Mathieson
16. Ben Keays
17. Riley Bonner
18. Eric Hipwood
19. Kieran Collins
20. Callum Ah Chee
21. Alex Morgan
22. Mitchell Hibberd
23. Darcy Tucker
24. Brayden Fiorini
25. Tom Cole

Gems: Tyrone Leonardis, Nick Dodge, Brandon White and Ryan Gardner

Busts: Daniel Rioli and Charlie Curnow

Favourite player: Luke Partington

 

[Runk]

Seriously, some of you lot need to get a job. Who has time for this?? Are you all in a line at Centrelink?

 

[Rack Watts]

University holidays ^_^

 

[MightyDons4]

Seriously, some of you lot need to get a job. Who has time for this?? Are you all in a line at Centrelink?

If only you saw some of the profiles I wrote for these lads