Draft Watcher 2020 Young (SA) Talent Time

[Chris25]

Okay, so not entirely SA stuff...but my last update before the draft.

Big Board - November 28

1. Elijah Hollands (189cm, 85kg from Vic Country)
2. Denver Grainger-Barras (194cm, 78kg from WA)
3. Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (195cm, 90kg from Vic Country)
4. Logan McDonald (196cm, 86kg from WA)
5. Riley Thilthorpe (201cm, 100kg from SA)
6. Braeden Campbell (181cm, 75kg from Sydney)
7. Archie Perkins (188cm, 79kg from Vic Metro)
8. Will Phillips (180cm, 80kg from Vic Metro)
9. Brayden Cook (189cm, 82kg from SA)
10. Oliver Henry (188cm, 77kg from Vic Country)

11. Lachlan Jones (186cm, 89kg from SA)
12. Heath Chapman (193cm, 81kg from WA)
13. Tom Powell (183cm, 74kg from SA)
14. Zach Reid (202cm, 83kg from Vic Country)
15. Tanner Bruhn (183cm, 74kg from Vic Country)
16. Bailey Laurie (179cm, 78kg from Vic Metro)
17. Jack Carroll (187cm, 76kg from WA)
18. Caleb Poulter (192cm, 79kg from SA)
19. Finlay Macrae (186cm, 78kg from Vic Metro)
20. Brandon Walker (183cm, 75kg from WA)

21. Shannon Neale (202cm, 91kg from WA)
22. Zavier Maher (185cm, 82kg from Vic Country)
23. Blake Coleman (180cm, 79kg from Brisbane)
24. Nikolas Cox (200cm, 87kg from Vic Metro)
25. Luke Pedlar (183cm, 80kg from SA)
26. Eddie Ford (189cm, 83kg from Vic Metro)
27. Reef McInness (193cm, 86kg from Vic Country)
28. Conor Stone (189cm, 83kg from Vic Metro)
29. Nathan O'Driscoll (187cm, 78kg from WA)
30. Corey Durdin (173cm, 73kg from SA)

31. Fraser Rosman (194cm, 84kg from Vic Metro)
32. Errol Gulden (175cm, 75kg from Sydney)
33. Jake Bowey (175cm, 67kg from Vic Metro)
34. Kaine Baldwin (193cm, 90kg from SA)
35. Phoenix Spicer (173cm, 64kg from SA)
36. Connor Downie (185cm, 82kg from Vic Metro)
37. Joel Western (172cm, 68kg from WA)
38. Matthew Allison (194cm, 81kg from Vic Metro)
39. Ryan Angwin (184cm, 72kg from Vic Country)
40. Brodie Lake (185cm, 79kg from NT)

41. Isiah Winder (180cm, 79kg from WA)
42. Kalin Lane (204cm, 95kg from WA)
43. Seamus Mitchell (181cm, 74kg from Vic Country)
44. Malachy Carruthers (185cm, 72kg from SA)
45. Zane Trew (188cm, 80kg from WA)
46. James Borlase (192cm, 93kg from SA)
47. Patrick Walker (187cm, 76kg from Tasmania)
48. Jack Ginnivan (183cm, 77kg from Vic Country)
49. Liam Kolar (195cm, 81kg from Vic Metro)
50. Callum Park (190cm, 74kg from SA)

51. Jackson Callow (194cm, 100kg from Tasmania)
52. Zac Dumesny (186cm, 80kg from SA)
53. Liam McMahon (196cm, 84kg from Vic Metro)
54. Cody Brand (196cm, 87kg from Vic Metro)
55. Sam Berry (181cm, 80kg from Vic Country)
56. Max Heath (203cm, 94kg from Vic Metro)
57. James Rowe (173cm, 73kg from SA)
58. Beau McCreery (186cm, 80kg from SA)
59. Jacob Wehr (184cm, 71kg from SA)
60. Lachlan Carrigan (191cm, 78kg from Vic Metro)

 

[Chris25]

I took my big board out to 60 in the OP, get a few of the mature aged SA players in there.

Also took out Alex Davies and Joel Jeffrey so I could add two other names in, I had Davies at #8 and Jeffrey at #17 before that.

 

[Bateman]

I took my big board out to 60 in the OP, get a few of the mature aged SA players in there.

Also took out Alex Davies and Joel Jeffrey so I could add two other names in, I had Davies at #8 and Jeffrey at #17 before that.

so Chris, how do you rate our draft?

 

[Chris25]

so Chris, how do you rate our draft?

Hard to really fault it too much. We took guys around where I had them rated, Chapman will be a good player and I'm looking forward to seeing what our plans going forward are O'Driscoll is the type who'll find a role somewhere - his season wasn't quite as good as I was hoping for this year, but I guess that's why he was available at our pick. If nothing else, I consider him a safe prospect.

I liked taking an 18 year old Victorian tall in the rookie draft, well worth a shot to grab a potential bargain. Ollie Lord was the one I liked in this draft, but with him going earlier, Treacy is probably the one I'd have gone for. Even if he doesn't develop into a best 22 player, a strong aggressive player like him will always have a depth role.

 

[Sleezy]

Hard to really fault it too much. We took guys around where I had them rated, Chapman will be a good player and I'm looking forward to seeing what our plans going forward are O'Driscoll is the type who'll find a role somewhere - his season wasn't quite as good as I was hoping for this year, but I guess that's why he was available at our pick. If nothing else, I consider him a safe prospect.

I liked taking an 18 year old Victorian tall in the rookie draft, well worth a shot to grab a potential bargain. Ollie Lord was the one I liked in this draft, but with him going earlier, Treacy is probably the one I'd have gone for. Even if he doesn't develop into a best 22 player, a strong aggressive player like him will always have a depth role.

Hi Chris, what is it about Lord that you liked? I think it's the first time you've mentioned him in this thread

 

[the big lebowski]

And here I thought it would be North fans who took offense to my post. Lucky I went easy on Adelaide.

You seemed to nail the North selections.

Well done.

 

[Chris25]

Hi Chris, what is it about Lord that you liked? I think it's the first time you've mentioned him in this thread

I mentioned Ollie Lord a few times on the Fremantle board as the one I'd go for mid to late draft. I liked him because he's a proper key forward. A lot of the talls in this draft were athletic utilities or guys I projected better as defenders, Lord is a forward. Think his size and athleticism mix is promising, and I always like good overhead marks. It's a bit of a guessing game with the Victorian talls, but I reckon he'd have gone earlier with a year of football behind him.

You seemed to nail the North selections.

Well done.

I forgot I had Spicer to North, I think it's a good match for them. He's raw but exciting, and my main criticism of North has always been a lack of true speed and x factor. Spicer and Stephenson will be worth watching. And Phillips wasn't a surprise for me.

 

[THE_GUN]

Hi Chris do you have any info on Nic Couroupis mid from west Adelaide ?

not a great deal about this kid turns 19 in a week and is a 185cm mid thats about it.