Live Event 2021 AFL National Draft discussion thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[CHUBBSS]

What a draft, pressure for list spots has just become serious again, how good.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

He was pretty sour in his interview last night.

He did sound it - didn't help when the interviewers also sounded more excited when he mentioned Connor MacDonald was in the same room.

 

[BurnaHawks]

is that it - one selection?

But we got 'Long Serong'

 

[CHUBBSS]

But we got 'Long Serong'

oh boy

 

[Flukey!]

Take Ned Long

The club heard you.

 

[phlogiston]

Happy household here with Ned Long being taken. Mr 16 is extremely excited by this... two players from his club now playing for the Hawks!

 

[TDS7]

Alright, time to unpin the Draft board and repin the SuperCoach board.

There's a fair shot Ward, Butler and MacDonald are real contenders for long-term rookie prospects. Macca more so after the byes, but he'll get a fair run I reckon.

 

[Marcel Proust]

Have to agree with this. Sure Sonsie was rated high, but he can’t skip this far and still be called a top 10 talent, can he?

I'd argue bolton and balta were top 10 talents even if not selected that high in their draft pools.

Hopefully sonsie turns out the same.

Anyway. Looks like a nice result for hawthorn congrats

 

[CobberRodgers]

A pretty clear message that our midfield needs to look very different in a few years, I would've thought.

And probably none better to establish it and it’s learnings than one of the best midfielders of this era.

 

[Bugs1977]

Happy household here with Ned Long being taken. Mr 16 is extremely excited by this... two players from his club now playing for the Hawks!

My mates son Jack Peris just got announced as a Cat B rookie for St Kilda. His mum is Nova Peris so you can just imagine how fast the kid is. He's been training with Cyril leading up to the draft.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Keep your eye on the Saints. Cliff approaching, and they’re ready to knife Ratten.

Get Gresham back and King announces himself as a top KPF and they are looking better IMO. Whether it's good enough is another matter.

 

[Brant]

The club heard you.

Good!

Now that I've got their attention...

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Onto next year…

 

[Bugs1977]

Onto next year…

The name Wardlaw sounds so badass

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

Onto next year…

I like the idea of having another Condon on the list.
I loved watching Anthony as a kid back in the 90s.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I like the idea of having another Condon on the list.
I loved watching Anthony as a kid back in the 90s.

Condon has quit Footy for basketball.

 

[Mojo]

The name Wardlaw sounds so badass

I think it's his nickname... given to him from the peasants of his land.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

The name Wardlaw sounds so badass

I raise you .... JEDD BUSSLINGER!

 

[phlogiston]

My mates son Jack Peris just got announced as a Cat B rookie for St Kilda. His mum is Nova Peris so you can just imagine how fast the kid is. He's been training with Cyril leading up to the draft.

it just feels a lot closer when you know some of the people involved…

 

[hawkmang]

Hawktalk Podcast just tweeted that Haasbroek has been made a Cat B rookie

 

[cryptor]

I raise you .... JEDD BUSSLINGER!

Depends.

Is it Bus-Slinger or Buss-Linger?

 

[Bugs1977]

Depends.

Is it Bus-Slinger or Buss-Linger?

As long as its not Butt-licker. I mean anything to get a game right

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Where does all this leave Jackson Callow?

 

[Dewnior]

Onto next year…

#17 Alwyn Davey

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Hawktalk Podcast just tweeted that Haasbroek has been made a Cat B rookie

Ive since found out he hasn’t and that’s my fault. The NGA rules in past years have been that anyone nominated as a NGA is automatically listed as a Cat B rookie. We’d pre-prepared the announcement as there had not been a clear note that rules had changed at any stage. Northern Academy you could nominate and not need to do anything, but F/S and NGA you had to take them if they weren’t bid on. As the rest of the Cat B announcements started dropping, we posted them one by one, then got a message from the club saying they hadn’t listed him so I’ve asked them for clarification on the rule as it has certainly changed at some point. It might have changed a while back but clubs only nominated those they were taking anyway, but either way it would be so much better to have them in fine print. As I said end of day that was my fault and we corrected it to let the HT Podcast know, so apologies.