List Mgmt. 2016 Potential Draft Picks

[Jimmy Unchained]

You guys are pulling my chain every time you say we should pick him at 14.

Hey missionpossible ,

What would be your strategy in terms of picking best player available or picking a player for needs if you were in box on draft day? How many of the top 20 or so players would you say are ready to make an impact next year/2018 in Ports best 22?

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Witherden could easily end up being a top class mid imo

Bargain at 17 or even 14

 

[missionpossible]

Yeah. I am so pissed with our mids that i would just attack it with our four picks. Kerr at 31 if he is there. (Marshall as well but that is a pipe dream)

Those mids that can make an impact. Mc1 mc2. Taranto. Brodie. Spp. Atley. Clarke. Drew. Poholke. Off the top of my head.

 

[mightypowerrrr]

road to the draft mock draft has up picking marshall at 14 and witherden at 17

 

[mightypowerrrr]

oops battle at 14

 

[ClickBOOM1870]

I'm not into Witherden at all and would be pissed if we took him with either 14 or 17.

 

[Jack Grange]

This whole, player we wanted at 9 will be there at 14 is a load of bollocks. I can't believe he was still there. pfft. I'd be surprised if we were locked into a pick 9 over a month ago. Things change.

ps battle and witherden for our first two picks seems like a waste.

Not Witherden...i see a natural footballer with time to execute by hand and foot...good size and according to the scribes could play midfield as well....Don't have a problem with him at 14 or 17.

 

[Macca19]

Witherden will be a star imo. I'd be well happy with him.

 

[ClickBOOM1870]

Not Witherden...i see a natural footballer with time to execute by hand and foot...good size and according to the scribes could play midfield as well....Don't have a problem with him at 14 or 17.

Do we really want to take another medium defender who "could maybe play midfield" with one of our precious first round picks?

 

[shewho]

Do we really want to take another medium defender who "could maybe play midfield" with one of our precious first round picks?

Witherden strikes me as a poor man's Goddard. Similar style, not as good. Given his lack of exposed form, I think there are a lot of better options at 14/17. At 31/32 he would have more upside than the other options still left.

So "no" from me with 14/17, "yes" with 31/32.

 

[Visenfest]

Witherden will be a star imo. I'd be well happy with him.

Didn't see him miss any targets in his draft video on the AFL site. Looks confident and smart, and his skills are sharp.

 

[TheFVK]

Can people please stop using Champion Data to rate 18 year olds as if it's any indication at all of likely sliders. It's completely idiotic.

 

[mic59]

Can people please stop using Champion Data to rate 18 year olds as if it's any indication at all of likely sliders. It's completely idiotic.

Agree. And printing it in the newspaper just seems to give it some credibility that it doesn't have.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Witherden strikes me as a 2016 Hamish Hartlett type. We already have Hamish Hartlett and we spent half the offseason trying to get rid of him.

 

[shewho]

Someone may have sewn this thought in my mind but there is something Robbie Gray about Oliver Florent.

 

[x_les_x]

Do we really want to take another medium defender who "could maybe play midfield" with one of our precious first round picks?

Another? Who are the others? Hartlett? No he was alwaysa mid we threw to the backline because of his kicking, broadbent? Nope picked up as a mid/utility. Bonner is the only one i can think of. Theres actually no one else on our current list at the moment who was pickd up as a defender/mid.

I really dont get the hate around witherden. Yes he has average pace and his endurance will need some work but is understandable coming off a year on the sidelines and being young which he will improve. He is class; composure( doesnt shit himself against opposition pressure; powell pepper, galluci etc) penetrating kick, lifts his arms when tackled to handball,intercepts, something our team serverly lacks. Why wouldnt you want that? Everyone seems to be mesmorised by the flashy players when in reality we need reliable class users which witherden is.

 

[Portia]

I don't think the hate is for Witherden as much as it is that we can do better.

 

[Macca19]

I've got Witherden at 10 on my rankings, so for me, he could easily be considered best available at 14 or 17.

 

[ClickBOOM1870]

Another? Who are the others? Hartlett? No he was alwaysa mid we threw to the backline because of his kicking, broadbent? Nope picked up as a mid/utility. Bonner is the only one i can think of. Theres actually no one else on our current list at the moment who was pickd up as a defender/mid.

I really dont get the hate around witherden. Yes he has average pace and his endurance will need some work but is understandable coming off a year on the sidelines and being young which he will improve. He is class; composure( doesnt shit himself against opposition pressure; powell pepper, galluci etc) penetrating kick, lifts his arms when tackled to handball,intercepts, something our team serverly lacks. Why wouldnt you want that? Everyone seems to be mesmorised by the flashy players when in reality we need reliable class users which witherden is.

Krak, Hartlett, Broadbent, Bonner, Byrne-Jones, Pittard all provide that small medium defender/run off of half back. Probably also count Impey although i hope we never use him there again.

Interest in Witherden is mostly based on 2015 form. He broke that leg in 4 places, who knows what that will mean for him going forward. Its a question mark.

Witherden at this stage has not shown that he's a genuine midfielder. Its also a question mark.

There are genuine classy midfield options that will be available at 14 and 17. If we take him surely it has to be at 31 and not 14 or 17.

Id prefer to take a chance on Bolton at 31 personally.

 

[240volt]

All these names all these stats can get very confusing. At the end of the day it will be a Ryan O'keefe type Andrew Moore with the kicking skills of John Butcher. Now back to dreaming.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Have a bad feeling that we will do something stupid with our first 2 picks.....

 

[PortMacPower]

Just on people saying Battle doesn't have any upside - I would argue the opposite. If he is already a good endurance player with poor skin folds, how good could he be after a couple of AFL preseasons and maybe a better diet. I don't necessarily see him as the main key forward, but he could make a good second or third tall, much like Tom Lynch. A safe mark, great kick at goal who can use his endurance to create opportunities. I wouldn't pick him with our first two picks but I think he could be a good pick up with our 3rd or 4th pick.

I think most modern successful teams have that sort of player.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I don't want to pick up Florent because his name is not pronounced "Oliviair".

Oliviair Floray.

 

[Nemisis]

Another? Who are the others? Hartlett? No he was alwaysa mid we threw to the backline because of his kicking, broadbent? Nope picked up as a mid/utility. Bonner is the only one i can think of. Theres actually no one else on our current list at the moment who was pickd up as a defender/mid.

I really dont get the hate around witherden. Yes he has average pace and his endurance will need some work but is understandable coming off a year on the sidelines and being young which he will improve. He is class; composure( doesnt shit himself against opposition pressure; powell pepper, galluci etc) penetrating kick, lifts his arms when tackled to handball,intercepts, something our team serverly lacks. Why wouldnt you want that? Everyone seems to be mesmorised by the flashy players when in reality we need reliable class users which witherden is.

Pretty sure Broadbent was a back flanker for under 18 SA

 

[Portia]

I want to draft Florent and Bolton because GAME OF THRONES