Preview 2024 AFL Draft General Discussion

[Haggas]

We can try for Draper next year or Sharp in 2025! either will do but by the same token you don't want to sell the farm for 2 years of nothing for one player. We really bottomed out at a bad time...

Sharp should go pick 1 so I don’t see how Adelaide can get that pick

 

[Thunderstruck]

Sharp should go pick 1 so I don’t see how Adelaide can get that pick

Agree he's in a similar boat to Draper, both to me look either 1 or 2 at this stage (Sharp especially looks like 1 atm)

 

[Haggas]

Agree he's in a similar boat to Draper, both to me look either 1 or 2 at this stage (Sharp especially looks like 1 atm)

Sharp is a beast I’d be shocked if he drops below pick 1

 

[Haggas]

Agree he's in a similar boat to Draper, both to me look either 1 or 2 at this stage (Sharp especially looks like 1 atm)

Draper could drop there is a lot of good mids next year

 

[Thunderstruck]

Draper could drop there is a lot of good mids next year

He could, though I'd be pretty surprised if he went any lower than 5. Top 3 seems relatively safe, he's arguably the classiest mid of that bunch (O'Sullivan could lay claims) though he's not your modern beast and there's quite a few big bodies next year in Smilie and Lalor etc. It's a great mid draft, already keen for it!

 

[Haggas]

He could, though I'd be pretty surprised if he went any lower than 5. Top 3 seems relatively safe, he's arguably the classiest mid of that bunch (O'Sullivan could lay claims) though he's not your modern beast and there's quite a few big bodies next year in Smilie and Lalor etc. It's a great mid draft, already keen for it!

Yeah a bad draft to trade out a FR in haha

 

[liz]

Sharp should go pick 1 so I don’t see how Adelaide can get that pick

By finishing last seems to be the obvious way.


Any team is capable of finishing last if they have a bad enough run with injury.

 

[Thunderstruck]

By finishing last seems to be the obvious way.


Any team is capable of finishing last if they have a bad enough run with injury.

If we finish last in 2025 there will be some questions....

 

[briztoon]

Sharp should go pick 1 so I don’t see how Adelaide can get that pick

Sell the farm to West Coast.

 

[Haggas]

Sell the farm to West Coast.

Hope Port finish bottom 2025 and take Sharp and sack Hinkley haha double win

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Hope Port finish bottom 2025 and take Sharp and sack Hinkley haha double win

One off-topic comment before diverting it back on course.

Is Ken Hinkley's coaching tenure predicated upon Kochie's staying power?

 

[Haggas]

One off-topic comment before diverting it back on course.

Is Ken Hinkley's coaching tenure predicated upon Kochie's staying power?

Yeah pretty much

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Really wanting this year's draft chatter to come to a close and have the cream of the 2024 crop spotlit.

Might be a vague statement but next year's crop is an all you can eat buffet.

There's gonna be something for all of us.

Already mentally building a list of names I want at the Dons.

 

[Haggas]

Really wanting this year's draft chatter to come to a close and have the cream of the 2024 crop spotlit.

Might be a vague statement but next year's crop is an all you can eat buffet.

There's gonna be something for all of us.

Already mentally building a list of names I want at the Dons.

Atleast Port have a second round next year at the moment haha.

Alot of Midfielders at the top of the draft at the moment but some Key Positions could rise.

Do you have a rankings?

 

[GC2015]

Is Levi Ashcroft the new favourite for the 2024 number 1 pick after taking out the premiership winning Sandy Dragons' B&F award and getting named in the U18 AA team as an bottom ager?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Do you have a rankings?

No rankings as I don't watch enough to give rankings.

These are players on my wishlist though:

Phoenix Hargrave.
Tom Luck.
Ollie Warburton.
Tobie Travaglia.
Sam Lalor.
Josh Smillie.

 

[PMBangers]

Is Levi Ashcroft the new favourite for the 2024 number 1 pick after taking out the premiership winning Sandy Dragons' B&F award and getting named in the U18 AA team as an bottom ager?

He'll be the most accomplished prospect but may not be the best ala Sanders this year. I think O'Sullivan, Draper, Jagga and Smilie are pretty well unanimously ranked ahead at this point, which says more about the quality at the top end than it dies about Levi

 

[Cleric]

So where are we expecting a bid around for Welsh at this point in time? Would be a top 5 pick in this draft I think.

 

[eDPS]

So where are we expecting a bid around for Welsh at this point in time? Would be a top 5 pick in this draft I think.

10-20 at this stage I think

 

[lionshine]

Draft pool is stacked with quality mids/potential mids -

Finn O’Sullivan
Jagga Smith
Josh Smillie
Sid Draper
Levi Ashcroft
Sam Lalor
Leonardo Lombard
Jayden Nguyen
Tobie Travaglia

 

[Milanista28]

Too early to speak on the depth of this draft? Considering how poor the depth seems to be this year, was that a concern 12 months out?

 

[eDPS]

Draft pool is stacked with quality mids/potential mids -

Finn O’Sullivan
Jagga Smith
Josh Smillie
Sid Draper
Levi Ashcroft
Sam Lalor
Leonardo Lombard
Jayden Nguyen
Tobie Travaglia

Could add Moraes, Gross, Reid and Marshall to that list just to name a few

 

[Haggas]

Could add Moraes, Gross, Reid and Marshall to that list just to name a few

Can add these players to that list aswell haha

Kade Herbert
Phoenix Hargrave
Archer Day-Wicks
Bo Allan
Nash King
Lucca Grego
Joe Harrison
Cooper Hynes
Xavier Lindsay
Chayse Martinson
Zak Johnson
Jacob Newton
Deian Roberts
Ned Atkinson

 

[Coona Blues]

Draft pool is stacked with quality mids/potential mids -

Finn O’Sullivan
Jagga Smith
Josh Smillie
Sid Draper
Levi Ashcroft
Sam Lalor
Leonardo Lombard
Jayden Nguyen
Tobie Travaglia

Could add Moraes, Gross, Reid and Marshall to that list just to name a few

Can add these players to that list aswell haha

Kade Herbert
Phoenix Hargrave
Archer Day-Wicks
Bo Allan
Nash King
Lucca Grego
Joe Harrison
Cooper Hynes
Xavier Lindsay
Chayse Martinson
Zak Johnson
Jacob Newton
Deian Roberts
Ned Atkinson

Is it wrong that I am so very frustrated that the three of you, including one draft follower I really rate, want to talk about the midfield pool, name 27 players and not mention the Camporeale boys, particularly Ben who was named best on in the futures game playing in the middle. Lucas a bit outside so some leeway. I get there can be some arrogance from our supporters and many with long memories love to hate the Blues, but that is some deep seated bias on display.

 

[eDPS]

Is it wrong that I am so very frustrated that the three of you, including one draft follower I really rate, want to talk about the midfield pool, name 27 players and not mention the Camporeale boys, particularly Ben who was named best on in the futures game playing in the middle. Lucas a bit outside so some leeway. I get there can be some arrogance from our supporters and many with long memories love to hate the Blues, but that is some deep seated bias on display.

To be fair with Ben I feel he may end up a half back/wing rather than pure on baller at the next level