Draft 2022 AFLW Draft Analysis - Slice of Pie

[RedmanWasHere]

The 2021 drafts are done so we now move on to what 2022 has to offer.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

The 2021 drafts are done so we now move on to what 2022 has to offer.

I've been on 2022 since July

 

[RedmanWasHere]

This also includes the boys but there are some familiar girls' names here too.

New Vic U18 squads revealed, Arrow's brother, sister on target

Vic Metro and Vic Country have released their initial representative squads

www.afl.com.au

 

[Pie 4 Life]

This also includes the boys but there are some familiar girls' names here too.

New Vic U18 squads revealed, Arrow's brother, sister on target

Vic Metro and Vic Country have released their initial representative squads

www.afl.com.au

I’ll be doing an in-depth look at the squads via RMC and I’ll post it here. Love how after a busy week they drop this Friday arvo lol

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Extended WA 18 girls squad has been training for a month, first trial game in a couple weeks. No public announcement of squad though

Yeah a lot of them are just on the down low.

I’ll be heading to South Australia for the SANFLW testing day* next Saturday so will be chatting to a lot of South Australian talents there.

*Depending on borders but at least we’re booking flights haha

 

[Biggie]

Extended WA 18 girls squad has been training for a month, first trial game in a couple weeks. No public announcement of squad though

Yep. Little annoying, as we are launching a new league side (West Perth) and two of our guns are there. As a new side we are trying to build our list.

But they still come to training every now and then.

Can’t begrudge them taking on everything to enhance their draft prospects no doubt.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

You are a better chance than getting to the WA testing day... iit is tomorrow, so you'd need special permission from Emperor McGowan

Yeah I’ve put a line through that but I was hearing they just do testing within clubs. The boys they do one obviously but sounds like the girls don’t (outside of club/academy). To be fair though this is the first time the entire SANFLW is getting tested. They previously did the girl’s academy last year (and not before then). We’ll chat to some mature-agers too given Port is coming in too.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

 

[Pie 4 Life]

I'm very nervous to type this based on the world we've lived in the past two years, but bugger it I've crossed all the fingers and toes I can.

As you know the borders between SA/Vic changed so you have to quarantine until you get a negative test, so in order to still go to the testing day on Saturday, I'm flying across Thursday morning and quarantining until (hopefully) Friday morning. I'll be chatting to all the draft-eligible South Australian girls, as well as a handful of mature-agers (all up around 40 players) on the day, and we'll filter out features over the next few months on them.

Now if all the premiers can keep their guns in their holsters, I would much appreciate it

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I'm very nervous to type this based on the world we've lived in the past two years, but bugger it I've crossed all the fingers and toes I can.

As you know the borders between SA/Vic changed so you have to quarantine until you get a negative test, so in order to still go to the testing day on Saturday, I'm flying across Thursday morning and quarantining until (hopefully) Friday morning. I'll be chatting to all the draft-eligible South Australian girls, as well as a handful of mature-agers (all up around 40 players) on the day, and we'll filter out features over the next few months on them.

Now if all the premiers can keep their guns in their holsters, I would much appreciate it

This is the sort of thing that makes me wish ADC/RMC was bigger.

Multiple states.
Multiple correspondents.

One day.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

This is the sort of thing that makes me wish ADC/RMC was bigger.

Multiple states.
Multiple correspondents.

One day.

Haha we have people in SA, but it’s the ability to watch the players FT compared to volunteer/casual. I know how scarce opportunities to see players face to face have been so any chance I get I’ll jump on it. We have every intention of making this massive. It’s already grown substantially from well, nothing, to a multi-million visitor site.

Each year it’s increased, even through the pandemic. Been very fortunate in that regard. The women’s footy in particular will get a big boost this coming year as we’ve had a couple more people come on board who are keen do we’ll have even more eyes than before.

 

[Biggie]

The women’s footy in particular will get a big boost this coming year as we’ve had a couple more people come on board who are keen do we’ll have even more eyes than before.

What or who do you have over here in WA?

 

[Pie 4 Life]

What or who do you have over here in WA?

Someone expressed interest who has followed the pathways and is an ex-pat now in QLD but from a coverage perspective I’m hoping to get my hands on the third game each week (I spoke to Jaide Britton last week and she’s keen to do some cool video stuff as well and there will hopefully be others). I’ve obviously got The West subscription so watched that and the YouTube stream, just annoying not having that third game accessing because I’ll watch em all that’s no issues.

Did that this year each week with the two that were accessible (along with the four SA ones) but hoping to get that third game to make it easy. We want to do what we do for NAB/SA and do a TOTW but it’s always tough without that third game, so open for suggestions.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Update from here in SA - Got my test results back within five hours (tested just before 9am today, got the confirmation of negative by 2pm). So I even have an extra day up my sleeve to relax a bit before Saturday.

Basically everyone's good to go ahead so I'll be chatting to every draft-eligible SA Academy girl, as well as a number of mature-agers.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Update from here in SA - Got my test results back within five hours (tested just before 9am today, got the confirmation of negative by 2pm). So I even have an extra day up my sleeve to relax a bit before Saturday.

Basically everyone's good to go ahead so I'll be chatting to every draft-eligible SA Academy girl, as well as a number of mature-agers.

Hopefully you can meet up with ModernArtillery and, as well as sussing out the SA girls, find the next Neil Erasmus.

(First part serious.) (Neil Erasmus part not so.)

Enjoy the city of churches.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

AFLW Academy lists out!

Fifty seven players named in 2022 Academies

There are 57 players in the 2022 AFL and AFLW Academies, with a mix of 2022 and 2023 AFL Draft and AFLW Draft prospects.

central.rookieme.com

 

[RedmanWasHere]

AFLW Academy lists out!

Fifty seven players named in 2022 Academies

There are 57 players in the 2022 AFL and AFLW Academies, with a mix of 2022 and 2023 AFL Draft and AFLW Draft prospects.

central.rookieme.com

Was just about to put a link here too.

BASTARD!

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Initial thoughts:

Biggie your thoughts on Reidy over Stribley? Has come a long way in 12 months and can see why, still thought Stribley might have got the nod.

No idea who Dakota Mason is, Swans Academy, so I love a good challenge.

The rest were pretty much everyone I said earlier in the thread, so not any surprises elsewhere.

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Was just about to put a link here too.

BASTARD!

Gotta support us over the AFL and I worked so hard in the space of a few mins to put the list up. Hate how they do 5pm drops haha

 

[PMBangers]

Always going to happen with such a small squad, but gee some real stiff omissions in Skepper and Shepherd

 

[Biggie]

Initial thoughts:

Biggie your thoughts on Reidy over Stribley? Has come a long way in 12 months and can see why, still thought Stribley might have got the nod.

No idea who Dakota Mason is, Swans Academy, so I love a good challenge.

The rest were pretty much everyone I said earlier in the thread, so not any surprises elsewhere.

Shocked to be sitting here.

Stribley has all the tools imo.

Also never heard of Mason. Interesting to see this selection

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Gotta support us over the AFL and I worked so hard in the space of a few mins to put the list up. Hate how they do 5pm drops haha

My apologies.

Looks like we've got yet another pair of siblings for both genders in footy in Jack and Georgie Cleaver.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Also, coming from Melbourne's outer east, I'm happy seeing Alyssia Pisano's name there.

I don't know if there's a connection but I was taught in high school by a Pisano.

 

[Biggie]

Can only assume has been picked off her combine results

It would have to be. Not that I’m across all things WA up and comers but I’ve not heard of her before

 

[Pie 4 Life]

Also, coming from Melbourne's outer east, I'm happy seeing Alyssia Pisano's name there.

I don't know if there's a connection but I was taught in high school by a Pisano.

If they were going to have bottom-agers Pisano was a lock haha.