Game Day 2017 National Draft

[CarnMags]

I'd be happy with any of these players at 6: Cerra/Coffield/Balta/Stephenson (assuming LDU, Dow, Rayner are all gone)

Clavarino at 38 would be nice too.

Then grab Brown as FS

 

[Darkyprotector]

He absolutely dominated the VFL, and I never said he was worth a top 20 pick, I said a pick in the 20’s.

If you call that domination
Ps wonder what you would call Masons performance in the 2s,
As I mentioned we got slightly unders but we've now got a better option and Kirby w
Win short term and long term imo

 

[The Royal Sampler]

I’d be happy with Coffield/Cerra/Fogarty/Brayshaw/Brander.

Not expecting LDU/Rayner/Dow to be there.

Would be worried by Stephenson/Balta/Bonar/Naughton.

 

[DraftBalta]

Bishop (has word we are into Coffee and Boner) has finally updated his phantom and has us taking Constable, not thrilled but an appropriate name being Mick Malthouse's nephew, he'd have a bit of campaigner in him... Petty at 38 would be lovely though

 

[swoop42]

I'm with you. I'm definitely down to those 2. I lean to Fogarty just because I reckon he could be a bull. But Coffield would be a very nice list fit.

The tough decision is going to be if Cerra or Stephenson slip. It would be hard to ignore, but I don't think either are a need.

I'd also totally understand if the club went for Brander or Naughton. I think both are the best key position players around our mark. I'd be comfortable with those selections, but not inspired.

I'd steer clear of Bonar. It's probably overly conservative, but I just think we need something a little more certain. I wouldn't be reaching for Balta either. I like the look of him, but probably not for pick 6.

Stephenson is certainly a need with his speed and running ability I would have thought.

Quick outside line breakers are arguably our greatest list need and why IMO our pick 6 will most likely be either Stephenson or Coffield.

 

[Darkyprotector]

Agree - that's why I'm happy Ned Guy has been appointed. You would expect a bloke that made a living by his ability to get deals done in the industry, is very well qualified to ensure we avoid getting unders for players in the future.

Seems it all about relationships
All good Neds got plenty

 

[Mukesh]

We could get crafty and pass on our number 6 selection. It would really throw a cat amongst the pigeons, and potentially bring about a state of confusion on which we could capitalise. Come pick 38 - BOOM! 'Welcome to Collingwood Tyler Brown.' Thoughts?

I'll have whatever it is you're smoking...

 

[Kilmo]

We could get crafty and pass on our number 6 selection. It would really throw a cat amongst the pigeons, and potentially bring about a state of confusion on which we could capitalise. Come pick 38 - BOOM! 'Welcome to Collingwood Tyler Brown.' Thoughts?

Love it.

 

[Apex36]

If you call that domination
Ps wonder what you would call Masons performance in the 2s,
As I mentioned we got slightly unders but we've now got a better option and Kirby w
Win short term and long term imo

You wouldn’t call averaging 50 hitouts and 16 disposals as a pure ruckman dominating? Hard to please.

Cox dominated this year too, in various ways, but this isn’t about him. I never said that we should have kept Witts, and I never said he was better than Cox. It’s purely about what we got in that trade. If you want to accept that shit sandwich of a trade and call it a win then more power to you.

 

[Apex36]

Bishop (has word we are into Coffee and Boner) has finally updated his phantom and has us taking Constable, not thrilled but an appropriate name being Mick Malthouse's nephew, he'd have a bit of campaigner in him... Petty at 38 would be lovely though

That’s not a phantom draft that’s his power rankings. He has us taking Coffield in his phantom iirc.

 

[TradeDraft]

Surely Fogarty doesn't get to pick 13

Teams scared of his Injury?

 

[Apex36]

Teams scared of his Injury?

Doubt teams would be scared of a simple meniscus tear.

 

[ash84]

Fogarty for mine at 6.
Coffield i'd be happy with also.
Brander/Naughton im not keen on at pick 6.

 

[Schraderbrau]

Will be happy with Fogarty or Coffield. Was initially all about Fogarty but giving it further thought leaning towards Coffield because he'll be both best available and best list fit for us if he makes it to pick 6. Also assumes that LDU and Rayner have been selected. Would be quite disappointed if we used pick 6 on anyone other than those 4 tbh. It seem like a really obvious choice imo.

 

[DraftBalta]

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Hawthorn hasn't nominated Devlin Brereton or James Langford under the father-son rule. But the Hawks have listed Changkuoth Jiath as Cat B.

 

[Boogy]

Could A Brayshaw be this draft's Clayton Oliver? Underrated by most.
Roos really pushed for Oliver against the opinions of numerous good judges??!?

 

[Soups]

Could A Brayshaw be this draft's Clayton Oliver? Underrated by most.
Roos really pushed for Oliver against the opinions of numerous good judges??!?

Oliver really came from no where. Second half of his TAC season was phenomenal. Brayshaw has always been known but was held back a little bit by some injury. I wouldn’t be surprised if he went before our pick, if not the Saints should swoop.

 

[cityslick1]

Every club's best draft fit (SEN)


ADELAIDE - Jaidyn Stephenson – Eastern Ranges, Victoria (Pick 12)

Highly unlikely to pass through to pick 12 but has the outside speed and playmaking ability to cover for loss to Charlie Cameron. Stephenson is rated as ready to go by Ranges’ coach Darren Bewick and would give the Crows another outside playmaking dimension.

A host of mock drafts have the possession winner going top five but given the divided opinions among recruiters on a host of players, anything is possible.

BRISBANE - Luke Davies-Uniacke – Dandenong Stingrays, Victoria (Pick 1)

Pressure galore on club, and subsequently player, taken with the first pick.

If it's possible for an 18-year-old to have every box ticked, then the Stingrays’ star has done it. In a draft that could offer more excuses than players, Davies-Uniacke looks the safe bet, and importantly is the type of player the Lions need to add class to their midfield.

CARLTON - Cameron Rayner – Western Jets, Victoria (Pick 3)

Already been compared to Dustin Martin – good luck living up to that – but has unbridled playmaking ability and in the wake of Bryce Gibbs' departure, and the age demographic of Marc Murpy and Ed Curnow, the Jets star fits the Blues.

Paired with Patrick Cripps, the duo could form a lethal partnership, but fans will need to be patient given the knock on the kid is endurance. How hard he works to overcome that will determine how quickly his star rises.

COLLINGWOOD - Aaron Naughton – Peel Thunder, Western Australia (Pick 6)

The Magpies need key defenders, especially ones capable of intercept marking.

Naughton grew up a one-eyed Collingwood supporter - he moved to Western Australia from Melbourne when he was nine – and is clearly the best key defender in this draft.

While moving away is now an issue in AFL football, going to the club he supported might help ease the burden.

ESSENDON - James Worpel – Geelong Falcons, Victoria (Pick 48)

Pickings getting slim by end of third round but Worpel shapes as Essendon’s best bet if available. Given the Dons lack midfield defensive pressure and contested ball bulls, the Geelong teenaged offers exactly that.

Tackles to hurt opponents, will lay eight a game and has leadership qualities. Said to win contested ball better than any player the Falcons coach Dan O’Keefe has managed.

FREMANTLE - Paddy Dow – Bendigo Pioneers, Victoria (Pick 2)

Loss of Lachie Weller heightens the need for the Dockers to bolster their midfield and Dow offers an inside ball winner who can kick goals.

The knock is on his kicking, but in terms of contested ball, he had no peer in the TAC Cup despite playing most of the year for Geelong Grammar.

GEELONG - Sam Taylor – Swan Districts, Western Australia (Pick 22)

The Cats lost Tom Lonergan to retirement and likely the same fate awaits Harry Taylor at the end of next year when his five-year deal expires. Lachie Henderson turns 28 in December. The only young prospect they have is 20-year-old Tasmanian Ryan Gardner, who is yet to see senior action.

Getting Sam Taylor to rub shoulders and learn from his namesake for at least one season has the potential to shape the Western Australian’s career long into the future. Given Cats midfield and forward line is set the club can afford to take a project defender.

GOLD COAST - Charlie Constable – Sandringham Dragons, Victoria (Pick 19)

The Suns need impact players and Constable is rated as one of the TAC Cup’s best big game performers. Key for the Gold Coast is adding versatility, and the Dragons teenager can play midfield and forward, as well down back if required.

He is a traditional sort of player who can work on the athletic elements but has footy smarts in spades.

GWS - Jarrod Brander – Bendigo Pioneers, Victoria (Pick 11)

GWS is in a premiership window, so they can look to secure a project key position player. Still some confusion about which end of the ground Jarrod Brander will settle, but defense has its nose in front.

He will have plenty of talent around from which to learn from, and importantly, that gives him time to develop mentally and physically in the NEAFL.

HAWTHORN - Oscar Clavarino – Dandenong Stingrays, Victoria (Pick 43)

In wake of Josh Gibson’s retirement, and the age of James Frawley (29), replenishing the key defensive stocks is a priority for the Hawks. Clavarino is a key defender with exceptional leadership qualities.

His knock is his short kicking, but he can work on it when he gets to the next level. He is still working out balance between attack and defence, but could be a nice project player for the brown and gold.

MELBOURNE - Matthew Ling – Geelong Falcons, Victoria (Pick 31)

Skilled and speedy half-back breaks the lines and hurts rivals with a deadly left foot. Ling is also a great character kid who fits the mould of a modern-day player. Outside chance to last until pick 31, but the Dees will be hoping so.

He would form a dynamic duo with Jayden Hunt from half-back.

NORTH MELBOURNE - Adam Cerra - Eastern Ranges, Victoria (Pick 4)

The Roos are in desperate need of midfield class and Cerra provides just that. Rated by Eastern Ranges coach Darren Bewick as equal in talent to Christian Petracca, and he believes only injury prevented the star playmaker from going pick 1. Got all the tools to be a 200-plus gamer for the rebuilding Roos.

PORT ADELAIDE - Harrison Petty – Norwood, South Australia (Pick 46)

Moved to key defensive post (previously played forward) and progressed at a rate of knots this year. The Power need key defenders and could do worse than take a local product who reads the game well and is a developing intercept marker.

RICHMOND - Sam Hayes – Eastern Ranges, Victoria (Pick 17)

A premiership offers the club latitude not afforded to some rivals. Hayes has polarised the recruiting community with some believing he’ll be a star ruck/forward while others rate him doomed to fail.

At 203cm and 93kg, he is a strong body with enormous upside. It will be recalled the Dogs took skinny ruckman Tim English last year with the 19th pick and the Tigers might just follow suit given others are unlikely to take a ruck option early in the draft.

ST KILDA - Andrew Brayshaw – Sandringham Dragons, Victoria (Pick 7)

The Saints are desperate for class and Brayshaw is just that. Footy IQ is said to be through the roof, he can play inside and outside, and is touted as a big-game player.

Pressure is on St Kilda to deliver with this pick and Brayshaw is one player that has fewer question marks than many.

SYDNEY - Jack Higgins – Oakleigh Chargers, Victoria (Pick 14)

The only glaring deficiency on the Swans list is a small forward with ultra competitiveness. Higgins is a super professional player and leader who prepares like an AFL player.

He has worked hard to be a more complete player with tackling pressure.

WEST COAST - Darcy Fogarty – Glenelg, South Australia (Pick 13)

An injury interrupted year might see the South Australian slip down the order and into the lap of West Coast. Lack of genuine pace might be a flag for the Eagles, but the club might not be willing pass up on a player who is a modern-day hulking midfielder who can kick goals, take a mark and can be a match-winner.

WESTERN BULLDOGS - Nicholas Coffield – Northern Knights, Victoria (Pick 9)

The Dogs have pure ball winning covered, but need speed on the outside, and Coffield is their man.

At 191cm he runs 2.89 seconds for 20 metres, is a precise kick and kicks goals. The loss of Jake Stringer gives rise to the Dogs looking for a playmaker forward of centre.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2017/10/31/every-clubs-best-draft-fit/

Need intercept marking players?? Howe, Langdon & Scharenberg are plenty thanks...

We either need an A grade, strong, mobile forward to kick goals, strengthen our spine & relieve attention from our other forwards - Fogarty? Brander or Balta don't look like this

Or someone explosive who can impact the scoreboard and dominate play around the ground. Fogarty, Stephenson, or Cerra

Or someone to fill the breach that Pendles will soon leave behind - Cerra, Coffield or Brayshaw?

Or an Andrew McGrath type to provide run from the backline and shut down gun small forward - Coffield the closest to this?

As a pure wish list, might it also be possible that if North and Carlton favour Dow, Stephenson or Brayshaw, and Fremantle are scared of the go home factor, that Rayner could still be there at pick 6.......... hmmm

 

[sr36]

Need intercept marking players?? Howe, Langdon & Scharenberg are plenty thanks...

We either need an A grade, strong, mobile forward to kick goals, strengthen our spine & relieve attention from our other forwards - Fogarty? Brander or Balta don't look like this

Or someone explosive who can impact the scoreboard and dominate play around the ground. Fogarty, Stephenson, or Cerra

Or someone to fill the breach that Pendles will soon leave behind - Cerra, Coffield or Brayshaw?

Or an Andrew McGrath type to provide run from the backline and shut down gun small forward - Coffield the closest to this?

As a pure wish list, might it also be possible that if North and Carlton favour Dow, Stephenson or Brayshaw, and Fremantle are scared of the go home factor, that Rayner could still be there at pick 6.......... hmmm

I keep reading about Shaz's intercept marking, but can't recall any instances of it. He reads the game beautifully and thus gets quite a lot of uncontested intercepts, but I can't recall a single time where I've seen him take a genuine overhead mark or even gone third man up to impact a contest.

 

[Hardas]

To all the people posting possible draft selections on this thread.
Has history not taught you anything?
Come draft day Hine will read out a name that no one has heard of and we will all be scratching our heads asking "who"?

And then reaching for torches and pitchforks.

 

[Matt_352]

Darcy Fogarty at 6
Wooller or Petty at 38
Any chance Clavarino lasts till one of our 50's picks
Someone quick and skillful with other 50's pick
Brown

Thats what im hoping for anyway :/ im always optimistic.

 

[DraftBalta]

Darcy Fogarty at 6
Wooller or Petty at 38
Any chance Clavarino lasts till one of our 50's picks
Someone quick and skillful with other 50's pick
Brown

Thats what im hoping for anyway :/ im always optimistic.

Farrell/Daniels

Yep that would be a nice haul

 

[DraftBalta]

Our first top 10 draft pick in yonks and it's the cursed pick 6 in a draft with 5 clear standouts

And our real need (Key Position) is supposedly the drafts weak area

Well played footy gods... well played

 

[BPikkers]

Our first top 10 draft pick in yonks and it's the cursed pick 6 in a draft with 5 clear standouts

And our real need (Key Position) is supposedly the drafts weak area

Well played footy gods... well played

You never know. We may pick up the next Harry Taylor.

 

[FIGJAM]

You never know. We may pick up the next Harry Taylor.

Sam Taylor.