Mega Thread 2021 Draft

[Lore]

Hey guys, scuse the intrusion. Thought you might like to have this resource on your board (mods might like to sticky):

 

[robbo1981]

Cal said 3 clubs not us are looking at the dogs pick 23 and that we are looking to get back into top 30.

 

[robbo1981]

 

[GoTheMightyCrows]

I really hope we don't once again trade out of a future draft, let's just keep our remaining picks intact please.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Cal said 3 clubs wasn't us looking at dogs pick 23 at that we are looking to get back in top 30.

Say again

 

[robbo1981]

Say again

Think I fixed it for you

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

At the moment we have next year's Rd 1 and Rd 2 picks. We traded our Rd 3 for Finlayson and got Sydney's Rd 3 for Ladhams.

To get a top 30 pick this year, means we are giving up our 2022 Rd 2 pick and something else.

 

[It Just Is]

Darcy must be sliding a little.

Perhaps because GWS were the likely bidder but are looking at trading back.

 

[robbo1981]

Was hoping Sinn would get through but is starting to get talked up again.

 

[Bennie the Nurse]

Be good to have a Dittmar at Port again.

I did like the way he performed in the game against SA at Thebarton……. If he floated out later in the draft , it’d be a good thing….but it would be a stretch.

 

[Stevros]

We wouldn’t need any more then our future 2nd
Pick 23 would push out to 25 if we finish 7th or lower they’d be getting a top 30 pick next year in what is meant to be a stronger draft and it’s a free pick they are getting really because it would’ve just got chewed up in the Darcy deal. I think they’d actually come out winners in that deal but would still be good for us. Could possibly get a sonsie and a knevitt

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

We wouldn’t need any more then our future 2nd
Pick 23 would push out to 25 if we finish 7th or lower they’d be getting a top 30 pick next year in what is meant to be a stronger draft and it’s a free pick they are getting really because it would’ve just got chewed up in the Darcy deal. I think they’d actually come out winners in that deal but would still be good for us. Could possibly get a sonsie and a knevitt

As you say: a stronger draft in 2022 - WHY SHOULD WE TRADE OUT FOR AVERAGE PLAYERS THIS YEAR???!!??

 

[dirty2]

3rd round next year for a pick in the 20s we rate this year....

 

[VineValerian]

As you say: a stronger draft in 2022 - WHY SHOULD WE TRADE OUT FOR AVERAGE PLAYERS THIS YEAR???!!??

Because you draft what you feel will be a good player every year, not wait for a supposedly "good" draft year.

Sometimes players go backwards from their previous season, and what was predicted as a "super" draft turns out to be no better than the year prior. There's no guarantee a 2nd rounder next year will turn out to be a better 2nd rounder than this year.

This year we may haveour eye on a player for a specific position. Next year those players may not be as abundant in number and hence not available at our picks, so you target them when it is appropriate to do so if you can.

 

[Grave Danger]

I did like the way he performed in the game against SA at Thebarton……. If he floated out later in the draft , it’d be a good thing….but it would be a stretch.

West Coast have often nabbed players I'd like us to have got - they'll probably get Dittmar as a replacement for Hurn and he'll play 300 games for them too.

 

[240volt]

3rd round next year for a pick in the 20s we rate this year....

That’s the only way I would be interested anymore than a 3rd round would be a dumb move.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

If there is a certain player we want with a second rounder this year for a future pick I have no issues with it. We’ve shown our talent identification is on point so assuming we would be doing it to target a certain player, no issues.

Future trading somewhat takes away the risk of trading next years pick anyway. When next year comes around, we can again trade a future 2023 pick to get back into the 2022 draft. There begins an endless cycle of gambling ladder positions with future draft picks constantly switching hands.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Because you draft what you feel will be a good player every year, not wait for a supposedly "good" draft year.

Sometimes players go backwards from their previous season, and what was predicted as a "super" draft turns out to be no better than the year prior. There's no guarantee a 2nd rounder next year will turn out to be a better 2nd rounder than this year.

This year we may haveour eye on a player for a specific position. Next year those players may not be as abundant in number and hence not available at our picks, so you target them when it is appropriate to do so if you can.

Its a SUPER DRAFT for key position players and ruckmen.

 

[SureBuddy]

I swear every single year now the following draft is said to be a “Super Draft”. What a crock of shit lol.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

I swear every single year now the following draft is said to be a “Super Draft”. What a crock of sh*t lol.

No one suggested this year would be (last year).

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

THE TOP end of the NAB AFL Draft order looks set to remain as is until draft night as the deadline for swapping picks before the event closes in.
Clubs are able to trade picks until next Monday, November 15, before then being blocked from doing any deals until the draft starts the following Wednesday, November 24.
But with only two pick swaps being completed since the end of the Continental AFL Tyres Trade Period, clubs are not expecting any serious movement in the early stages of the draft to be completed pre-draft.

Why draft pick swapping has hit the wall ... for the moment

The top end of the NAB AFL Draft order looks set to remain as is up until the night of the draft

www.afl.com.au

 

[Long live PAFC]

Its a SUPER DRAFT for key position players and ruckmen.

I’m not sure this is the case.

It’s thought to have more SA tall talent.
However, SA rarely produce good talls (at least not KPFs) and next years crop will have missed a couple of years of footy and those that could play (SA and WA) will have missed out on playing against the best (ie Vic). Talls also take time and don’t always come along, plenty of good junior talls who excel in the U16 struggle in their draft year and vice versa.

we also don’t know what will happen next year. What if more footy is missed next year?

If next year is rated to be strong then maybe a third rounder next year gets us a second rounder this year. How many good talls are selected in the third round?
If someone like Draper, Goater, Sonsie, Sinn, Knevitt were available - do that trade!

Ending up with two of the above or maybe NWM/Amiss/Andrew and one of the above is a huge win.

 

[Jonts]

Trying to trade into the top 30 suggests we had a guy earmarked for Ladhams before we took a zinger burger and level 14 Geodude for him

 

[240volt]

Trying to trade into the top 30 suggests we had a guy earmarked for Ladhams before we took a zinger burger and level 14 Geodude for him

I like Zinger Burgers.

 

[thundercloud]

As alluded and said by a number of posters and imo our recruiting stars are very cagey and a lot of reports are speculative, interesting but spec.

 

[Jonts]

I like Zinger Burgers.

I like level 14 geodudes too

We would've traded Ladhams for a home brand toilet paper roll we wanted him out that badly