Draft Review 2016 - Revisiting the 2016 AFL Draft

[eth-dog]

Shai Bolton

10

Shai Bolton

Age

27

Ht

176cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.0

1star

is Gary junior combined with Buddy and Nat Fyfe except better

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Shai Bolton is Gary junior combined with Buddy and Nat Fyfe except better

You forgot to put Noah Balta in there

 

[Haychh]

He’s Andrew Lovett circa 2009 in a better team. Looks amazing but is cream not cake.

Decent comparison tbh. 2009 Lovett had some great moments in a mediocre team but went missing too often.

 

[eth-dog]

You forgot to put Noah Balta in there

Nah he's the combination of Matthew Lloyd, Dean Cox, Adam Goodes and Dustin Fletcher

 

[Shadow89]

It's the 2016 'draft' not 2016 'elite player selection'

I've flagged this before, but no matter who you think was in the best picks, a draft can be best measured on their contribution to your side as a whole - number of games played amongst the list you drafted.

This is why the 2016 draft is basically the only reason we're not Bottom 4 right now.

Pick 26 - Brandan Parfitt

3

Brandan Parfitt

Age

27

Ht

180cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

2.1

2star

T

4.8

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

15.3

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

7.8

5star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

6.4

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.6

3star

Pick 40 - Tom Stewart
Pick 43 - Esava Ratugolea

27

Esava Ratugolea

Age

27

Ht

197cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.2

4star

MG

131.6

2star

D

8.1

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

109.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

133.8

3star

Pick 60 - Quinton Narkle

19

Quinton Narkle

Age

28

Ht

182cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.7

4star

K

6.9

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.6

4star

D

11.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

12.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.8

4star

Rookie Pick 16 - Jack Henry

38

Jack Henry

Age

27

Ht

192cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

142.6

2star

D

8.6

2star

K

6.7

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

142.6

3star

D

9.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

Rookie Pick 33 - Zach Guthrie

39

Zach Guthrie

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.2

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

90.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.0

2star

MG

90.0

2star

D

10.4

3star

K

3.8

2star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

Rookie Pick 53 - Sam Simpson

37

Sam Simpson

Age

27

Ht

183cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.2

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.3

5star

CL

1.7

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

Cat B Rookie - Mark O'Connor

42

Mark O'connor

Age

28

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

8.1

3star

HB

5.1

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.3

4star

MG

174.8

3star

D

12.4

3star

K

8.9

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.6

3star

MG

199.8

3star

D

10.4

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.4

1star

The above has already played a whopping 521 games between them - and most of them (bar Stewart) still have a long career left. People can have their Boltons or McLuggages or Tarantos - I'm still taking this draft as a whole over any individual player, given just how fruitful it's been, and just how many really solid players we got out of it.

 

[Shadow89]

Shai Bolton is Gary junior combined with Buddy and Nat Fyfe except better

Shai reminds me of Steven Motlop in his early days at Geelong, IMO. Has the ability to turn a game, has talent coming out of his ass, but it will be up to him whether he ever actually realizes that talent and becomes a superstar - or if he just does the flashy things and coasts along, and ends up being another in a long line of 'oh what could they have been?'

 

[Wild Bill]

You forgot to put Noah Balta in there

Now you should have left it Gaz and Buddy - Balta is 1 step too far - no one matches the skill set of Balta.

Except maybe Cotchin - the greatest captain of all time.

 

[freo_leo29]

It's the 2016 'draft' not 2016 'elite player selection'

I've flagged this before, but no matter who you think was in the best picks, a draft can be best measured on their contribution to your side as a whole - number of games played amongst the list you drafted.

This is why the 2016 draft is basically the only reason we're not Bottom 4 right now.

Pick 26 - Brandan Parfitt
Pick 40 - Tom Stewart
Pick 43 - Esava Ratugolea
Pick 60 - Quinton Narkle
Rookie Pick 16 - Jack Henry
Rookie Pick 33 - Zach Guthrie
Rookie Pick 53 - Sam Simpson
Cat B Rookie - Mark O'Connor

The above has already played a whopping 521 games between them - and most of them (bar Stewart) still have a long career left. People can have their Boltons or McLuggages or Tarantos - I'm still taking this draft as a whole over any individual player, given just how fruitful it's been, and just how many really solid players we got out of it.

Freo also love this draft

Pick 8 -Griffin Logue
Pick 9 - Will Brodie (Didn't draft him but got him now)
Pick 38 - Sean Darcy
Pick 41 - Brennan Cox
Pick 66 - Luke Ryan

Thats nearly a spine from this draft


Couple of rookie draft picks that had AFL talent but just couldn't do make it too in Duman and Strnadica (Nads just got picked up at WCE tho)

 

[Shadow89]

Freo also love this draft

Pick 8 -Griffin Logue
Pick 9 - Will Brodie (Didn't draft him but got him now)
Pick 38 - Sean Darcy
Pick 41 - Brennan Cox
Pick 66 - Luke Ryan

Thats nearly a spine from this draft


Couple of rookie draft picks that had AFL talent but just couldn't do make it too in Duman and Strnadica (Nads just got picked up at WCE tho)

Absolutely it's a 'spine' - given Cox can play forward and Ryan and Darcy are elite!

Add Stengle (playing with us now) and Jamaine Jones (played with us but now at WC and dramatically improved) as well, if we're using that sort of system, and this draft gets even more ridiculous, haha

 

[Tulip]

Freo also love this draft

Pick 8 -Griffin Logue
Pick 9 - Will Brodie (Didn't draft him but got him now)
Pick 38 - Sean Darcy
Pick 41 - Brennan Cox
Pick 66 - Luke Ryan

Thats nearly a spine from this draft


Couple of rookie draft picks that had AFL talent but just couldn't do make it too in Duman and Strnadica (Nads just got picked up at WCE tho)

Logue was dropped this week though. Pretty poor for a pick 8 six years in. Brodie seems like he's playing well though.

 

[freo_leo29]

Logue was dropped this week though. Pretty poor for a pick 8 six years in. Brodie seems like he's playing well though.

Team balance, we were running like 7 defenders taller than 188cms it didn't work

Logue is a good player but we can't just pick our best players, sometimes you have to balance the team up

Bit like how weid can't get a game ahead of Brown, Tmac and Jacko except in the backline for us

 

[Mikevk123]

1. Taranto
2. Stewart
3. Mcluaggage
4. Larkey
5. Darcy
6. Bolton
7. Simpkin
8. English
9. Ridley
10. Florent
11. Berry
12. Bowes
13. Ryan
14. Perryman
15. Hayward
16. Parfitt
17. McGrath
18. Cumming
19. Scrimshaw
20. Marshall
21. Battle
22. Ainsworth
23. Lipinksi
24. Cox
25. SPP

 

[Haychh]

Team balance, we were running like 7 defenders taller than 188cms it didn't work

Logue is a good player but we can't just pick our best players, sometimes you have to balance the team up

Bit like how weid can't get a game ahead of Brown, Tmac and Jacko except in the backline for us

Really? From what I've seen Logue has been fairly underwhelming.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Really? From what I've seen Logue has been fairly underwhelming.

Yeah, I’ve been a big supporter of his his but there’s no denying a pick 8 should be a lock at this stage. He has incredible athletic traits and has had some terrific games but he has mental lapses or makes some horrific mistakes at times.

There’s still hope there because of his athleticism but he could find himself being purely depth if he doesn’t string it all together soon

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Gonna say it now.

Anyone who ranks McGrath ahead of Ridley, INSTANT YELLOW CARD.

 

[Shadow89]

1. Taranto
2. Stewart
3. Mcluaggage
4. Larkey
5. Darcy
6. Bolton
7. Simpkin
8. English
9. Ridley
10. Florent
11. Berry
12. Bowes
13. Ryan
14. Perryman
15. Hayward
16. Parfitt
17. McGrath
18. Cumming
19. Scrimshaw
20. Marshall
21. Battle
22. Ainsworth
23. Lipinksi
24. Cox
25. SPP

I'd have Jack Henry FARRR ahead of some of the last 5 or so in that list, IMO. Already been Runner up B+F, and probably better than Parfitt at this stage - and definitely has done more than Lipinski, SPP, Battle, Ainsworth etc.

 

[freo_leo29]

Really? From what I've seen Logue has been fairly underwhelming.

Respectfully disagree, is a good lockdown defender and can play tall or small

Out of form this year a little bit but he has been good in previous years


There have been times when Charlie Cameron has cut us up then we send Logue to him in the second half and keep him goalless, can also play on the talls, is a unique defender

 

[Mikevk123]

I'd have Jack Henry FARRR ahead of some of the last 5 or so in that list, IMO. Already been Runner up B+F, and probably better than Parfitt at this stage - and definitely has done more than Lipinski, SPP, Battle, Ainsworth etc.

Geez I must of skipped Henry missed him. He’d def be top 10 for me.

 

[Shadow89]

For mine, this is my current Top 40 (remarkable how many players are still playing that were picked in this draft - really is a deep one):

1. T. Stewart
2. Taranto
3. McLuggage
4. S. Bolton
5. S. Darcy
6. Simpkin
7. Ridley
8. English
9. J. Henry
10. J. Graham
11. R. Marshall
12. L. Ryan
13. Bowes
14. Perryman
15. Berry
16. Florent
17. McGrath
18. Larkey
19. B. Cox
20. O. McInerney
21. Scrimshaw
22. Hayward
23. Cumming
24. Parfitt
25. J. Daicos
25. Zuurhaar
26. Drew
27. M. Lewis
28. S. Draper
29. Harry Morrison

1

Harry Morrison

Age

27

Ht

184cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

13.4

3star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.6

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

3star

CL

0.8

3star

D

18.4

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

7.0

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

30. Griffin Logue

19

Griffin Logue

Age

27

Ht

193cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

115.4

2star

D

9.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

2star

MG

115.4

2star

D

9.8

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

115.4

2star

31. SPP
32. Battle
33. W. Rioli
34. Lipinski
35. Ainsworth
36. Z. Fisher
37. M. O'Connor
38. Rotham
39. Witherden
40. Setterfield

 

[KissKiss]

I reckon Perryman gets a bit underrated here. Seems like a very consistent HBF that does a consistent job week in week out. Probably better than Berry at least from my own team. I'd rate him probably around the 10 or low teens mark

 

[Shadow89]

I reckon Perryman gets a bit underrated here. Seems like a very consistent HBF that does a consistent job week in week out. Probably better than Berry at least from my own team. I'd rate him probably around the 10 or low teens mark

I've got him at 15 on my list right now, but he could definitely end up being higher - as he's such a gun who can play multiple positions. Needs some Top 5 B+F finishes, IMO, in order to get up the list a bit more

EDIT: Should be ahead of Berry, so I'll put him at 14 - which is serendipitous given that's where he was drafted, haha

 

[conrad_437]

I like English's chances of moving up this ladder over the next couple of years. Strong start to the season, was dominant last week and is starting to find a lot of the ball around the ground playing an intercept role, as well as his clearance numbers going through the roof (6th in the league right now, averaging 7.33 per game).

Rucking is still a work in progress, but is notably stronger this year in holding his ground and will evolve to probably be good, not great in that department.

 

[Orange crush]

I reckon Perryman gets a bit underrated here. Seems like a very consistent HBF that does a consistent job week in week out. Probably better than Berry at least from my own team. I'd rate him probably around the 10 or low teens mark

Good call but I think Cumming is overtaking him .... had a great Start to the year after a really solid 2021

 

[Haychh]

Rowan Marshall

19

Rowan Marshall

Age

30

Ht

201cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.4

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

20.2

5star

D

12.9

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

3.6

2star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

17.8

5star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

7.8

5star

is the one criminally underrated here imo. Excellent Ruckman or stay at home forward. An absolute weapon. I’ve got him easily ahead of Bolton for one

 

[scott_the_man]

1. Stewart
2. McCluggage
3. Taranto
4. Bolton
5. Ridley
6. Darcy
7. Daicos
8. Henry
9. Marshall
10. Perryman