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):

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Apparently North want to come over and meet the parents and do the full sales pitch and have been waiting for Covid to settle down so they can come over.

They will have to do a zoom meeting before the draft. North Officials won't be getting an exemption before then.

Surely even if you had planned a face to face you would do a zoom meet and greet anyway.

 

[Andre]

We need to hire a draft tampering manager. The role of the draft tampering manager will be to identify the best 15 and 16 year olds in sa and secretly pay them not to play until the draft where we draft them late and say we can’t believe they slid so far. There’s so many options, fake injuries play basketball. We should be hiding kids right now.

We’d be better off hiring some talent developers, since most of the issue is how poor SA is at drafts, due to the SANFL can’t develop juniors properly.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Surely even if you had planned a face to face you would do a zoom meet and greet anyway.

Why? If they believe they have to do a great sales job up front, to avoid flight risk after 2 years, the best way to do it is face to face and not depend on technology working 100%. It might be a 90 minute to 2 hour presentation / meeting. They also might have wanted to wait until he finished his commitment to South Adelaide before they talked to him so they can't be accused of distracting him from playing his best in the finals. They have 8 or more weeks to talk to him before the draft.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

We need to hire a draft tampering manager. The role of the draft tampering manager will be to identify the best 15 and 16 year olds in sa and secretly pay them not to play until the draft where we draft them late and say we can’t believe they slid so far. There’s so many options, fake injuries play basketball. We should be hiding kids right now.

We should create a cosy relationship with an Engligh private school and a County cricket club.

Send some boys over for a year or two on exchange

 

[1954]

Horne-Francis looks like he could be something special, but I'm a tad confused with his name.
I know Flash Francis is his step dad, but does anyone know which surname he grew up using before he opted for the hyphenated change at 18?

 

[Brian McGee]

Horne-Francis looks like he could be something special, but I'm a tad confused with his name.
I know Flash Francis is his step dad, but does anyone know which surname he grew up using before he opted for the hyphenated change at 18?

Horne

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Horne-Francis looks like he could be something special, but I'm a tad confused with his name.
I know Flash Francis is his step dad, but does anyone know which surname he grew up using before he opted for the hyphenated change at 18?

Horne is his Dad's surname.

 

[MrMeaner]

Just quietly, I probably wouldn't call the position 'draft tampering manager'.

 

[LK Metro]

Horne

Imagine my surprise...

 

[Capital Power]

Just quietly, I probably wouldn't call the position 'draft tampering manager'.

I would, and I'd give it to Jordan

 

[LK Metro]

Horne is his Dad's surname.

Well I am surprised at that...

 

[1954]

Horne is his Dad's surname.

For the lad to take on his name is a decent wrap for a step dad.

 

[charcolechaddy]

Horne Francis says he has spoken to 11 clubs but North haven't spoken to him yet.

That's wierd.

They don't need to.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Well I am surprised at that...

You never know these days....

 

[VineValerian]

For the lad to take on his name is a decent wrap for a step dad.

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

Ouch. Why bother then?

He has above average agility, contested work and gets a bit of the footy. He's also reasonably strong and tough over the ball considering his size and can defend well.

He just can't make it as an AFL half back though. Too slow, not enough penetration in his kick, not creative with the ball. I have no idea why he is played in that position because it doesn't suit him at all. When he was at the Magpies he more played as a back pocket and that actually suited his strengths a bit more in terms of his defence and toughness.

He's played a bit of midfield at the U18 level and dominates... as you would expect given the quality of that comp. Long term he could be an AFL level midfielder maybe in the style of a Shane Edwards type if he can build some size.

 

[Grave Danger]

I see from Lore's table that the Dogs are in an even more dire position than Collingwood regarding points to match a bid on their F/S Darcy - any bid before pick 12 would more than wipe out their 1044 points, but at least they've still got pick 17 to try and split into more picks/points. They might have to trade someone worth more than Lapinski, or dip into next year's picks.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

Afl site has Arthur Jones linked to West Coast academy and now likely to be drafted. I really liked him as a speedy wing in the wa v sa game.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Food for thought. I have bolded the non mid fielders / non rucks. Top picks aren't as big a guarantees as the media and fans push.

How often do top 10 picks turn into All-Australian calibre players?

We've crunched the numbers, looking at 2005 to 2015.

www.sen.com.au

2005

1. Marc Murphy (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
2. Dale Thomas (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
3. Xavier Ellis
4. Josh Kennedy (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
5. Scott Pendlebury (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
6. Beau Dowler
7. Paddy Ryder (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
8. Jarrad Oakleigh-Nicholls
9. Mitch Clark
10. Marcus Drum
    5/10

2006 - 2nd so called super draft after 2001

1. Bryce Gibbs
2. Scott Gumbleton
3. Lachlan Hansen
4. Matthew Leuenberger
5. Travis Boak (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
6. Mitch Thorp
7. Joel Selwood (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
8. Ben Reid (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
9. David Armitage
10. Nathan Brown
    3/10

2007

1. Matthew Kreuzer
2. Trent Cotchin (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
3. Chris Masten
4. Cale Morton
5. Jarrad Grant
6. David Myers
7. Rhys Palmer
8. Lachie Henderson
9. Ben McEvoy
10. Patrick Dangerfield (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
    2/10

2008 - 3rd so called super draft

1. Jack Watts
2. Nic Naitanui (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
3. Stephen Hill
4. Hamish Hartlett
5. Michael Hurley (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
6. Chris Yarran
7. Daniel Rich (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
8. Ty Vickery
9. Jack Ziebell
10. Phil Davis
    3/10

2009

1. Tom Scully
2. Jack Trengove
3. Dustin Martin (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
4. Anthony Morabito
5. Ben Cunnington
6. Gary Rohan
7. Brad Sheppard (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
8. John Butcher
9. Andrew Moore
10. Jake Melksham
    2/10

2010

1. David Swallow
2. Harley Bennell
3. Sam Day
4. Andrew Gaff (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
5. Jared Polec
6. Reece Conca
7. Josh Caddy
8. Dyson Heppell (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
9. Dion Prestia
10. Daniel Gorringe
    2/10

2011

1. Jon Patton
2. Stephen Coniglio
3. Dom Tyson
4. Will Hoskin-Elliott
5. Matt Buntine
6. Chad Wingard (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
7. Nick Haynes (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
8. Billy Longer
9. Adam Tomlinson
10. Liam Sumner
    2/10

2012

1. Lachie Whitfield (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
2. Jonathan O’Rourke
3. Lachie Plowman
4. Jimmy Toumpas
5. Jake Stringer (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
6. Jack Macrae (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
7. Ollie Wines (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
8. Sam Mayes
9. Nick Vlastuin
10. Joe Daniher (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
    5/10

2013

1. Tom Boyd
2. Josh Kelly (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
3. Jack Billings
4. Marcus Bontempelli (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
5. Kade Kolodjashnij
6. Matthew Scharenberg
7. James Aish
8. Luke McDonald
9. Christian Salem
10. Nathan Freeman
    2/10

2014

1. Paddy McCartin
2. Christian Petracca (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
3. Angus Brayshaw
4. Jarrod Pickett
5. Jordan De Goey
6. Caleb Marchbank
7. Paul Ahern
8. Peter Wright
9. Darcy Moore (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
10. Nakia Cockatoo
    2/10

2015

1. Jacob Weitering
2. Josh Schache
3. Callum Mills
4. Clayton Oliver (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
5. Darcy Parish (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
6. Aaron Francis
7. Jacob Hopper
8. Callum Ah Chee
9. Sam Weideman
10. Harry McKay (ALL-AUSTRALIAN)
    3/10

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Under17 trial match from thebby - big boys for the 2022 draft:

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

2022 the super draft for kpd/kpf/ruck

 

[PMBangers]

Hey Power fans,

Draft Experts eDPS, ModernArtillery, Pie 4 Life and PMBangers recently took part in a phantom draft for the draftcast! feel free to listen and direct all criticisms to the draftcast thread, specifically ModernArtillery who selected for you

On this episode of the Bigfooty Draftcast, The_Wookie hosts a 3 round phantom draft for our draft experts eDPS, ModernArtillery, Pie 4 Life and PMBangers to participate in, each taking 4 clubs and running through selection-by-selection. Who does your club pick? Which fans will be the most outraged? Where does BigFooty's Own Neil Erasmus (BFONE for short) get selected? Listen through to find out, and hear the rationale of the selections for your club!



All selections, and club allocations can be seen here;


Questions for the listeners;
Is there anyone you would have preferred at any of your selections?
Who were the bolters and sliders?
Who were some of the players that missed out that shocked you?

 

[robbo1981]

Van Rooyen or Roberts thanks.

 

[Revan11]

2022 the super draft for kpd/kpf/ruck

Would you trade into next year?

 

[Revan11]

Van Rooyen or Roberts thanks.

Why has Robert’s slid so far on boards? I remember him being top 6 at one point?