Player Watch 2024 AFL Draft Thread

[Davo-27]

How/why would drafting him be 'controversial', as opposed to simply a poor decision/choice?

Controversial because people attach their emotions to father sons.

 

[The Chad and I]

Great question A …….. one big advantage of the present versus next years crop/pick is that you can see what you will get now.

At 6’6, beautiful leap, can take a mark at the highest point and top 10 in agility test with elite mobility …… if MM/Sam thinks that Simms has the talent to partner Dear for the next decade fck yeah! Davis is the other one I like his versatility looks promising. If these two are being spoken about late first, early second must be a pretty good draft year.

We traded back into a draft for Weddle because we had rated him so highly (top 10?) and his testing was off the charts elite.

A player would have to be similarly impressive and slide from the top 10 rather than simply someone we thought was good but a few picks down the order.

Top 5-10 player at 18 is worth it.
A player ranked 15-20... I reckon you just wait it out until pick 33.
This draft is pretty even after the early picks, going well into the 30s and 40s for decent players.
It's a good squad builder and one for the gem hunters.

Some team is going to get lucky and everybody will be scratching their heads about why it wasn't obvious before the draft.

 

[Blackhawk42]

On Cody Anderson...

'A Western Bulldogs supporter growing up, its no surprise he draws inspiration from another cult figure in Tom Liberatore, however he also models his game on Melbourne’s Jack Viney

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Jack Viney

Age

31

Ht

179cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.1

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

12.6

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

5.7

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

and Hawthorns Jai Newcombe. However, another player to compare him to is Dion Prestia

3

Dion Prestia

Age

33

Ht

175cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.1

5star

K

12.7

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.2

5star

CL

3.2

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

of Richmond.'


I love that he can work alongside Newk in that case..

 

[TylerDurden]

THE BEAST FROM THE EAST!!

 

[kazzooka]

Too similar to Dear I think. We need to pair Dear/Mitch with an absolute brute in the Roughead / Hawkins mould. It would be good if Skaife can become this but I'd be hedging my bets and recruiting another.

??? to me Mitch Lewis is the Brute and Dear and Chol are the flyers. That being said, I have no doubt that Dear is going to going to bulk up like his brothers did and he WILL be one of the top 3 key forwards in the game and will multiple Coleman medals.

 

[PLATTS44]

We traded back into a draft for Weddle because we had rated him so highly (top 10?) and his testing was off the charts elite.

A player would have to be similarly impressive and slide from the top 10 rather than simply someone we thought was good but a few picks down the order.

Top 5-10 player at 18 is worth it.
A player ranked 15-20... I reckon you just wait it out until pick 33.
This draft is pretty even after the early picks, going well into the 30s and 40s for decent players.
It's a good squad builder and one for the gem hunters.

Some team is going to get lucky and everybody will be scratching their heads about why it wasn't obvious before the draft.

Taj Hotton please do it.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

I think KPFs are going the way of the big bulky centre in the NBA

 

[MazHawk]

Taj Hotton please do it.

I think we all know it's not going to happen.
I've got good word he'll be gone inside the top dozen let alone sliding to early twenties etc.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Taj Hotton would be a great get however we may not get a chance to pick him even with an upgrade.

 

[The Chad and I]

On Cody Anderson...

'A Western Bulldogs supporter growing up, its no surprise he draws inspiration from another cult figure in Tom Liberatore, however he also models his game on Melbourne’s Jack Viney and Hawthorns Jai Newcombe. However, another player to compare him to is Dion Prestia of Richmond.'


I love that he can work alongside Newk in that case..

Anderson is an incredibly powerful athlete and highly competitive, but his kicking is truly awful and his ball handling is just OK. Rookie spot, or pass.

 

[The Chad and I]

Taj Hotton would be a great get however we may not get a chance to pick him even with an upgrade.

Looked up players with acls before draft.
Top talents still went very high, but only if they had really good underage performance.

Remember Beau Muston came out of nowhere to be the best player in the draft before he did his knee, and he slid all the way to pick 22.

I see Hotton in a similar situation: limited high-level performances (only 3).
Hotton's underage year was ordinary.

Draft watchers, pls correct if my recollection is wrong.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Anderson is an incredibly powerful athlete and highly competitive, but his kicking is truly awful and his ball handling is just OK. Rookie spot, or pass.

I can't see us passing. Rumours abound that plenty of clubs have interest in him. If that's the case I'd say we'd be thrilled to welcome him aboard as a player we have special dibs on.

 

[Davo-27]

I think KPFs are going the way of the big bulky centre in the NBA

and yet they are most of, if not all, of the top 10 for the Coleman Medal every year, also their contesting for the long ball or the high ball feeds the small forwards....

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

??? to me Mitch Lewis is the Brute and Dear and Chol are the flyers. That being said, I have no doubt that Dear is going to going to bulk up like his brothers did and he WILL be one of the top 3 key forwards in the game and will multiple Coleman medals.

I agree. His rapid improvement is taking the Newcombe curve to the next level.

He can be the man, and looking forward, does he need a pure kpf partner? The game is changing, a servicable fwd who can ruck to partner Dear (and/or Lewis if he eventually comes good) is more than enough. Surround them with elite goal kickers like the ones we have and its a much tougher fwd line to match up on, especially in finals footy.

I'd rather we draft a goal kicking midfielder with some pace who can impact now, rather than a kpf who might come good in a couple of years.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Anderson is an incredibly powerful athlete and highly competitive, but his kicking is truly awful and his ball handling is just OK. Rookie spot, or pass.

Disposal is an easier thing to fix than the inate ability to win the ball.

Look at Worpel.

At a pick after 33 its a no brainer.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

I think KPFs are going the way of the big bulky centre in the NBA

Unless they are Jokic level talents.

 

[Snoref]

I'm all in on this kid.

Great overhead mark.
Long raking handball.
Plenty of game awareness.
Rucks OK.

I'm sold.

Me too! But I think he might be gone by 33

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[tl92]

and yet they are most of, if not all, of the top 10 for the Coleman Medal every year, also their contesting for the long ball or the high ball feeds the small forwards....

Feel like previously you needed/wanted two genuine gun key forwards whereas now it’s one gun and a hardworking tall.

 

[tl92]

Disposal is an easier thing to fix than the inate ability to win the ball.

Look at Worpel.

At a pick after 33 its a no brainer.

Surely we won’t take him at 33. Seems more like a pick around 50+

 

[matey]

Not sure about Cody’s nickname ……… Poowong is east!

 

[excitingnews]

Small observation from reading the espn phantom draft, but it is f****** insane that the afl stopped listing the weight of draftees

 

[Pinoy Hawk]

If we get Cody, I might see more of this in the training.

The Beast manning up Sic in one of the training this year

 

[Bugs1977]

For those that can't access it

https://archive.is/yuwgY

 

[The Chad and I]

Disposal is an easier thing to fix than the inate ability to win the ball.

Look at Worpel.

At a pick after 33 its a no brainer.

Worpel's kicking was incorrectly diagnosed by many on this forum as being bad bc of his low disposal efficiency.
His technique was always sound to my eye.

His decision making suffered early on because he would often smash it on the boot by force of habit playing as an inside mid, who mostly gained possession under extreme pressure.

Comparing Anderson's horrendous ball grip and drop to a very proficient Worpel is quite wrong IMO.
The only player I have seen remediate a terrible kicking action to become a serviceable kick and a very good player is Brad Sewell.

It's generally a bad bet to make that a player can fix a terrible kicking technique.
Aside from that, Anderson's ball handling and disposal is quite ordinary too.
Super athlete and competitor, but I don't think he's worth more than a rookie spot, if at all.

I can see why he appeals to some.
He goes at it like a bull out of the gate, and that excites a lot of people.
Not for me.
Pass.