2024 Draft Thread.

[Mat Mann]

Draft Period, November 20–21

• Round 1 of the National Draft: Wednesday, November 20
• Round 2–end of the National Draft: Thursday, November 21
• Rookie Promotions: Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• Delisted Free Agency Period (3): Thursday, November 21, after the National Draft
• List Lodgement 3*: Friday, November 22, 10am (optional; required for those participating in the PSD)
• Pre-Season Draft: Friday, November 22, 3pm
• Rookie Draft: Friday, November 22, 3.20pm

 

[Pou Steele]

Yep. No question.
But was referring to losing one “steal of the draft” and picking up another “steal of the draft” - as both players have been referred to.

I believe our captain was also the Steele of his draft.

 

[saintmike65]

Do we have the available list spots (at the moment) to use those three GWS picks now that we have added Carroll as a DFA?

Assuming that 47 is going to be used to match bids for Cole and Hofmann and we use a back ended pick for Peckett.

Ideal scenario is there’s no bid for Peckett so we could add him to our Cat A rookie list

 

[L_W_P]

Re: List spots.

Maybe the club isn't going to grab another ruck?

The plan might be King/Hammer to chop out RoMa, with Heath & Keeler running the same plan in the VFL.

If someone gets hurt then we break the glass in the mid season draft?

It's risky but maybe they see enough in Heath & Keeler to give them games in 2025.

 

[saintmike65]

Is there a world in which we don't draft Elwood Peckett? I love the romance of a father son but if the draft is as deep as it is, it may be in our best interests to get a slider.

It'll be annoying if we miss Peckett as a rookie because his spot needs to go to a Sandy player.

There should’ve been a caveat on the Sandy rookie pick - ‘only if there is a player deemed worthy’

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Apologies, just meant good point rather than moot

Ha ha, no dramas

 

[Yass03]

Do we reckon our draftees this year will be similar to Nas, Pou and Wilson in the sense that they played most or all 22/23 games in their debut season?

I get the feeling that this draft is more of a slow burner with not a lot of immediate 22. Maybe a Tauru if he slides?? Can't see us giving a full season in the ones to a key forward if we draft one. Im real flipping nervous about this draft if you can't tell.

 

[akaifu]

Do we reckon our draftees this year will be similar to Nas, Pou and Wilson in the sense that they played most or all 22/23 games in their debut season?

I get the feeling that this draft is more of a slow burner with not a lot of immediate 22. Maybe a Tauru if he slides?? Can't see us giving a full season in the ones to a key forward if we draft one. Im real flipping nervous about this draft if you can't tell.

Ask this after the draft. It all depends on who we pick

Draper, Langford, Trainor, Lindsay, Allan are all guys who could play 23 games for us

 

[#1_pigeonracer]

I hope Tauru goes in the first eight. Hoping he goes before our picks, but then flicking the switch to hoping he's our man at 8.

 

[BrutThough]

Do we reckon our draftees this year will be similar to Nas, Pou and Wilson in the sense that they played most or all 22/23 games in their debut season?

I get the feeling that this draft is more of a slow burner with not a lot of immediate 22. Maybe a Tauru if he slides?? Can't see us giving a full season in the ones to a key forward if we draft one. Im real flipping nervous about this draft if you can't tell.

If one of those top mids get through to 7, I can see them playing a lot next year (Smith, Draper, Smillie)

 

[ScrappyDo]

Another Mock. I’d be stoked if this played out.

Tough choice for me between Lindsay and Allan but if thats where we land I'll also be heaps stoked bro.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Do we reckon our draftees this year will be similar to Nas, Pou and Wilson in the sense that they played most or all 22/23 games in their debut season?

I get the feeling that this draft is more of a slow burner with not a lot of immediate 22. Maybe a Tauru if he slides?? Can't see us giving a full season in the ones to a key forward if we draft one. Im real flipping nervous about this draft if you can't tell.

You can assume that whatever is best for the individual's development will be the policy.

 

[PlayerNumber9]

We cop shit for Aaron Naughton, imagine what we'd cop for Jeremy Cameron mk2

Even if we had picked Naugton we would have copped shit. We cop shit no matter what we do.
And a lot of that excrement comes from people on this board.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Herald Sun -

It is one reason why Travaglia now shapes as a top-15 draft prospect, who has been linked to clubs including Richmond, West Coast and Fremantle.

What I'm seeing is "Richmond, West Coast and Fremantle rate Travaglia" but what I'm really seeing here is "Richmond will take Travaglia at 6".

Tauru at 2, Armstrong at 5, Travaglia at 6. A man can dream...

 

[Joffaboy]

Even if we had picked Naugton we would have copped shit. We cop shit no matter what we do.
And a lot of that excrement comes from people on this board.

So according to you the club is immune to criticism? I will bear that in mind.

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[Pou Steele]

Tauru at 2, Armstrong at 5, Travaglia at 6. A man can dream...

It’s called a wet dream.

 

[botts]

I know we want mids. We will get one of them, but I’m so pumped to have 2 top 10 picks in the draft. This could set us up
For the next decade. Bring on draft night. Best avalible. LFG

 

[Kildonan]

Thanks for the summary has us in an interesting position re list numbers given potential commitments.

Given the strength of the draft do you think we actually take all of Cole, Hoffman and Peckett ?

to be frank, I don't think this is a superdraft in the sense that there are so many future stars in it, the top end are not that exceptional, but the draft goes deep, meaning that even at pick 50 there will be many choices of players who could have a sound AFL career. Cole and Hoffman both have qualities that make them a viable draftee in any year's draft, I don't know enough of Peckett to comment on and we are stuck between a rock and a hard place with respect to the commitment to draft a Sandringham player every year.

 

[Kildonan]

Now I am not understanding why we pick swapped 27 for 32 and 45.

In the end Jack Macrae came to us for no swaps... is this correct?

yes, the club packaged it up in a multi-club deal but essentially we got Macrae for pick #45.
The real cost of Macrae is in taking over his player payments, not in the draft pick we handed over.

 

[Train12]

Want with pick 8!

More I see of his highlights the more I like.

 

[gringo2011]

Ask this after the draft. It all depends on who we pick

Draper, Langford, Trainor, Lindsay, Allan are all guys who could play 23 games for us

Probably also going to come down to balance. There are only so many sub 50 game players that can play at once before competitiveness suffers.

 

[gringo2011]

Even if we had picked Naugton we would have copped shit. We cop shit no matter what we do.
And a lot of that excrement comes from people on this board.

It's funny how when you win and make less mistakes the criticism stops.

 

[Mowman]

to be frank, I don't think this is a superdraft in the sense that there are so many future stars in it, the top end are not that exceptional, but the draft goes deep, meaning that even at pick 50 there will be many choices of players who could have a sound AFL career. Cole and Hoffman both have qualities that make them a viable draftee in any year's draft, I don't know enough of Peckett to comment on and we are stuck between a rock and a hard place with respect to the commitment to draft a Sandringham player every year.

Thats not right imo, there is heaps of hugely talented kids this year that will have huge careers
nearly every recruiter has said they haven't been this excited for a draft for awhile

 

[akaifu]

Probably also going to come down to balance. There are only so many sub 50 game players that can play at once before competitiveness suffers.

Id imagine only one of the guys we draft would be ready-made for a full season of AFL - Langford/Allan/Jagga/Draper

Others would be spending time at VFL given development needs etc - Smillie/Travaglia

After all, its all about drafting on potential & ceiling. Its ok if a prospect plays only 10,5, even zero games in their first season

 

[Kildonan]

Thats not right imo, there is heaps of hugely talented kids this year that will have huge careers
nearly every recruiter has said they haven't been this excited for a draft for awhile

I'm sure time will tell. I believe there will be a large number of players who will have decent careers.

The value for us is that with our early picks we will have a greater choice available to us on who to pick and, in essence, it will be harder to make a wrong pick because most of the players we are choosing from will make it.

 

[gringo2011]

Thats not right imo, there is heaps of hugely talented kids this year that will have huge careers
nearly every recruiter has said they haven't been this excited for a draft for awhile

It seems to have extraordinary depth rather than a superstar front end I reckon. It might be one that has those stars hidden a bit more than other years due to a spread of talent though.

To me this is similar to the 2017 draft where there were some absolute stars early like LDU, Andy Brayshaw, Cerra, Naughton types and then a few misses but a huge run of guns through 15 to 35 and then good talent all the way into the 70s.

In that 15 to 35 group. Ed Richards, Zac Bailey, Higgo, Starcevich, Oscar Allen, Tim Kelly, Noah Balta, Liam Ryan, Sam Taylor, Bailey Fritsch and Tom McCartin.

After them Cahrlie Ballard, Worpol, Jack Payne, Gryan Miers, Zerk-Thatcher, Dylan Moore, Lloyd Meek, Xerri, Switkowski, and Guelfi.

I think the front end looks a little better than that year and probably less misses but I'm thinking those picks in the late teens might end up getting players of a similar or better trajectory than some of the top end ones. I feel like nearly every player in the top 10 has at least one question mark over them.