Player Watch 2023 AFL Draft Pool Discussion Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

Same rule applies to this thread as other years, keep it on topic about the kids.
Don’t get bogged down on what other teams might do or where they will finish.

Trade speculation belongs here.
That's also where you can discuss your mock drafts or pick trades.

Any McCabe, Dear or Maginness talk belongs here.

 

[VandoHawk]

Is Chad still a rookie since we took him in the pre-season draft?

 

[TylerDurden]

Is Chad still a rookie since we took him in the pre-season draft?

No. Senior list spot now.

 

[streetspirit]

no he's back on the senior list again.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I didn't think we had a spare list spot?

 

[onthemoney]

So... Delisting him was for nothing?

 

[fairdinks]

no he's back on the senior list again.

I suspect we may ultimately put him on the LTI for the first half of the season. I assume that is allowed with permission, but would only happen if we wished to play perhaps Bennetts to see what he can offer?

 

[VandoHawk]

So... Delisting him was for nothing?

Let us use all our picks to match and get two future fourths.
But effectively yes.

 

[Changa10]

So... Delisting him was for nothing?

No, it opened spots up on our list to take extra picks into the National Draft so that we had our bases covered for F/S etc.

We also managed to trade back into next years draft, albeit 4th rounders with those picks.

 

[TheFourPillars]

So... Delisting him was for nothing?

We needed to delist him to have the picks in the draft to match

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Jeka to Geelong

LOL

 

[VandoHawk]

Geelong just picked Jeka.
Will be interesting to see if they can get him motivated.

 

[Coburghawk]

Where is it being broadcast?

 

[Hodgey 15]

Jeka to Geelong

LOL

Good on Jeka though.
Glad to see him get another crack at it.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Good on Jeka though.
Glad to see him get another crack at it.

Hope he does well. I thought he was ok

 

[TylerDurden]

Jeks!!

 

[Judd2Sewell]

North (Clarko) are obsessed.

They could have at least done us a favour and taken Frosty off our hands though.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Did Geelong just pull a move on Dodo? Weren't Essendon looking to pick Jeka up?

 

[Coburghawk]

2023 Rookie Draft Order​

Round one
1. West Coast Eagles - Loch Rawlinson (Sturt SANFL)
2. North Melbourne - Finnbar Maley (Northern Bullants VFL)
3. Hawthorn - Cooper Stephens (re-listed)
4. Gold Coast - Sam Clohesy (Werribee VFL)
5. Fremantle - Odin Jones (West Perth WAFL)
6. Richmond - pass
7. Geelong Cats - Emerson Jeka (Hawthorn)
8. Essendon - Vigo Visentini (Sandringham Dragons)
9. Adelaide - Will Hamill

17

Will Hamill

Age

23

Ht

187cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.4

3star

MG

135.2

2star

D

8.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.4

2star

MG

135.2

2star

D

8.8

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.4

4star

MG

135.2

3star

(re-listed)
10. Western Bulldogs - Lachie McNeil (re-listed)
11. Sydney Swans - Sam Reid

20

Sam Reid

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.4

3star

(re-listed)
12. Melbourne - Jake Melksham

18

Jake Melksham

Age

32

Ht

186cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.2

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.3

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

2star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

(re-listed)
13. Port Adelaide - Xavier Welsh (East Perth WAFL)
14. GWS Giants - Adam Kennedy

40

Adam Kennedy

Age

31

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.9

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

MG

245.6

4star

D

1.0

1star

K

1.0

1star

HB

0.0

1star

M

0.0

1star

T

0.0

1star

MG

10.0

1star

D

18.6

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

8.8

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.4

4star

(re-listed)
15. Carlton - Matt Carroll (Sandringham Dragons)
16. Collingwood - pass

Round two
17. North Melbourne - pass
18. Gold Coast - Will Rowlands (Norwood SANFL)
19. Fremantle - pass
20. Adelaide - James Borlase (re-listed)
21. Western Bulldogs - Taylor Duryea

15

Taylor Duryea

Age

33

Ht

181cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

10.7

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.0

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.8

4star

(re-listed)
22. Melbourne - Kynan Brown (father-son, Category B rookie)
23. Collingwood - pass

Round three
24. Gold Coast - Jack Mahony

42

Jack Mahony

Age

22

Ht

177cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.4

2star

K

2.6

1star

HB

5.8

4star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.0

1star

D

8.4

2star

K

2.6

1star

HB

5.8

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.2

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

8.4

3star

K

2.6

1star

HB

5.8

4star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.0

1star

(North Melbourne)
25. Western Bulldogs - pass
26. Melbourne - pass
27. Collingwood - pass

Round four
28. Gold Coast - pass

Round five
29. Gold Coast - pass

 

[cryptor]

I would've thought Wingard getting back on the senior list was the original plan all along.

Rookie listed players can't go on the LTI, can they? They're already not on the senior list.

This way we can now move Wingard to the LTI until he is fit and give us the ability to sign Ethan Phillips as SSP.

 

[Baz_hawk]

Congrats to Jeka, hope he's extra motivated for getting a second chance. Has the tools, just needs the mindset and commitment on field to elevate his game

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

Thought North were taking Downie - his pre-season at North was impressive by all accounts, but they passed on their 2nd pick.

Ouch - nothing stings like 'we decided to take nobody rather than you'

AFL world is brutal at times.

 

[Platten44]

Did Geelong just pull a move on Dodo? Weren't Essendon looking to pick Jeka up?

Yep

 

[Sixpence]

This way we can now move Wingard to the LTI until he is fit and give us the ability to sign Ethan Phillips as SSP.

How would this work when he comes back? Wouldn't we then be over list capacity?

 

[Sixpence]

Seems like the majority of picks were just re-listings. Not great if you missed out last night and were hoping for a second chance!

 

[butlers hawks]

Seems like the majority of picks were just re-listings. Not great if you missed out last night and were hoping for a second chance!

kids that missed out can still train at clubs and attempt to get on a list that way I guess. Or go to state level and attempt to get picked in MSD