Preview 2020 AFL National Draft thread

[King Corey]

Spoiler: Lore's 2020 Draft Order

 

[Kangas_11]

I'm surprised this hasn't come up yet, but thoughts on trading our pick #2 to Sydney for pick #5 + 2021 1st?

Similar to the GWS-Adelaide trade last season, this would allow Sydney to pick up an early 1st before a bid on Campbell.

Would also give us another rollercoaster year of death riding.

 

[shinboner magic]

I think we’re after talent regardless of where they play.

Yeah best available but we better rectify our unbalanced list.

 

[Passmore]

I'm surprised this hasn't come up yet, but thoughts on trading our pick #2 to Sydney for pick #5 + 2021 1st?

Similar to the GWS-Adelaide trade last season, this would allow Sydney to pick up an early 1st before a bid on Campbell.

Would also give us another rollercoaster year of death riding.

Depends how keen we are on someone I guess. If we wanted Grainger-Barras or McDonald we’re not likely to let 3 clubs have a crack before we do.

 

[Passmore]

Yeah best available but we better rectify our unbalanced list.

We need class in the middle and off hb badly. But I guess you can’t force it.

We look to have drafted pretty well the last 4 years, so we’ve just got to back them in.

 

[Snake_Baker]

I'd be surprised if we didn't take one of the midfielders first.

 

[Mjs94]

I'm surprised this hasn't come up yet, but thoughts on trading our pick #2 to Sydney for pick #5 + 2021 1st?

Similar to the GWS-Adelaide trade last season, this would allow Sydney to pick up an early 1st before a bid on Campbell.

Would also give us another rollercoaster year of death riding.

I think you have to take that

 

[The Filth Wizard]

I'm surprised this hasn't come up yet, but thoughts on trading our pick #2 to Sydney for pick #5 + 2021 1st?

Similar to the GWS-Adelaide trade last season, this would allow Sydney to pick up an early 1st before a bid on Campbell.

Would also give us another rollercoaster year of death riding.

Yeah, you'd snap their hands off for that. They'll be a bottom 5 side again next year.

 

[Kangas_11]

Depends how keen we are on someone I guess. If we wanted Grainger-Barras or McDonald we’re not likely to let 3 clubs have a crack before we do.

True, the way I see it is that it would guarantee one of Hollands/Phillips/DGB/McDonald/Thilthorpe is available to us. At this point all 5 would be in contention for our #2 pick anyway. But Brady might be super keen on one of them.

 

[Kangas_11]

Yeah, you'd snap their hands off for that. They'll be a bottom 5 side again next year.

Definitely, I guess it would come down to whether the Swans want pick #2 (2020) + Campbell or the early pick in 2021 + Campbell. I think we would do it for sure

 

[Snake_Baker]

True, the way I see it is that it would guarantee one of Hollands/Phillips/DGB/McDonald/Thilthorpe is available to us. At this point all 5 would be in contention for our #2 pick anyway. But Brady might be super keen on one of them.

The All Australian under 16 ruck rover and Vic Metro MVP ...........THE MAN CHILD..................WILL PHILLIPS!

 

[giantroo]

The All Australian under 16 ruck rover and Vic Metro MVP ...........THE MAN CHILD..................WILL PHILLIPS!

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Phillips v Callow


Phillips v Durdin

 

[Snake_Baker]

Cunnington MK II

 

[giantroo]

Cunnington MK II

Not sure if you saw this one:

 

[Flawed Genius]

The ball will always move faster than players do. But how many years will we go through where we refuse to draft players with leg speed, then continually wonder why we are being cut up by fast rebounding players with good footskills while our contested midfield pack catches its breath on the HBF?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Not sure if you saw this one:

Let's be frank GR, at the same age he's probably better than Cunners.

What's more, he'll be bigger and he looks quicker also.

 

[Pykie]

Cunnington MK II

Nah he's different.

Similar handballing skills and in tight ability.

Cunners is a much better mark and forward when there. Was a far better goal kicker at junior level.


I mentioned a few pages back, but Phillips is the best 'defensive' midfielder I've seen in a long long time.

He hunts opponents around the ball like I've never seen before, revels in huge tackle numbers and defensive metrics.

He's like a combo of Cunnington and Swallow, but an even better defensive player than Spitta was.

Cunnington is a defensive liability, Phillips is a defensive phenom.


You are right though, I think he's better than Cunnington at the same age.

I'd take him with pick #1 if we had it. He looked every bit as good as Rowell in the TAC Cup finals last year in the same midfield.


I hate the campaigner, but he probably most closely resembles someone like Selwood, his ball winning is a bit like Lachie Neale though.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Excellent.

He works the inside of the centre square whilst Jy & LDU do the side step slip on the outside.

He'll be a MAJOR asset against an opposition ruckman who is dominating. He can basically negate the best opposition mid under those circumstances.

Do you expect him to be quick out of the blocks once drafted Pykie? He looks it to me.

 

[Pykie]

Excellent.

He works the inside of the centre square whilst Jy & LDU do the side step slip on the outside.

He'll be a MAJOR asset against an opposition ruckman who is dominating.

Do you expect him to be quick out of the blocks once drafted Pykie? He looks it to me.

Oh yeah, would probably be the early favourite for next years RS imo.

 

[New_Roo]

Oh yeah, would probably be the early favourite for next years RS imo.

Looks like I'm sold although you are meant to be weary of the man child.... still like McDonald and Hollands is an unknown so maybe steer clear of that as we have a few of those in comben and Perez yet on our list


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[King Corey]

He obviously wasn't on our radar

Not sure we thought it all out that well.

 

[Reagan Smash]

We’ll go on a late season winning run and end up 10th

 

[Psicosis]

Nah he's different.

Similar handballing skills and in tight ability.

Cunners is a much better mark and forward when there. Was a far better goal kicker at junior level.


I mentioned a few pages back, but Phillips is the best 'defensive' midfielder I've seen in a long long time.

He hunts opponents around the ball like I've never seen before, revels in huge tackle numbers and defensive metrics.

He's like a combo of Cunnington and Swallow, but an even better defensive player than Spitta was.

Cunnington is a defensive liability, Phillips is a defensive phenom.


You are right though, I think he's better than Cunnington at the same age.

I'd take him with pick #1 if we had it. He looked every bit as good as Rowell in the TAC Cup finals last year in the same midfield.


I hate the campaigner, but he probably most closely resembles someone like Selwood, his ball winning is a bit like Lachie Neale though.

How long till Rhys tries to convert him into a defender?

 

[spurs]

I fully expect him to rocket into pick 1 contention before long, and it's only the 'unknown' factor of JUH missing the year that will keep McDonald from being the obvious #1 pick.

Kid has it and plenty over in WA have known for a while.

I'm from WA and I haven't never heard of plenty. Who's he?

 

[Boristown]

Yep, I like Phillips.

My preference for our first if picking best available would be McDonald, closely followed by Phillips.

 

[giantroo]

Nah he's different.

Similar handballing skills and in tight ability.

Cunners is a much better mark and forward when there. Was a far better goal kicker at junior level.


I mentioned a few pages back, but Phillips is the best 'defensive' midfielder I've seen in a long long time.

He hunts opponents around the ball like I've never seen before, revels in huge tackle numbers and defensive metrics.

He's like a combo of Cunnington and Swallow, but an even better defensive player than Spitta was.

Cunnington is a defensive liability, Phillips is a defensive phenom.


You are right though, I think he's better than Cunnington at the same age.

I'd take him with pick #1 if we had it. He looked every bit as good as Rowell in the TAC Cup finals last year in the same midfield.


I hate the campaigner, but he probably most closely resembles someone like Selwood, his ball winning is a bit like Lachie Neale though.

Just seen more footage of Will. He can definitely burst out of stoppages.