Preview 2024 Mid Season Draft Prospects & Discussion

[giantroo]

MSD Info

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Mid-season draft guide: How to watch, late mail, every pick

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Full list of MSD Nominees

Final list of nominees for the 2024 Mid-Season Rookie Draft

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[Passmore]

No

Ok. At least I know how it turns out now. Did we take Payne?

 

[cybercrab]

Ok. At least I know how it turns out now. Did we take Payne?

It seems like it's a decent chance we take Payne. The media normally know who will be taken, I'm not so keen as I've heard his kicking is iffy. Plus there will most likely be a small forward option at our second pick, I really like Frank Szekely from North Adelaide and Josh D'Intinosante from Coburg. There is also always a risk picking up a player from the talent league, as their competition is younger than them and not matured.

 

[andana]

Eagles interested in Milan Murdock from East Fremantle. BOG in last year's grand final and WA's best player in the state game last week.




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[giantroo]

Power no certainty to be players in mid-season draft, Crows eye defenders​

The Power are set to move injured star Sam Powell-Pepper

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Sam Powell-pepper

Age

26

Ht

187cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

5.1

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.8

4star

to their inactive list, so what does this mean for their mid-season draft plans? Meanwhile, the Crows look to fill a glaring need.

Simeon Thomas-Wilson

less than 2 min read
May 23, 2024 - 4:28PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom




Port Adelaide will move injured leadership group member Sam Powell-Pepper

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Sam Powell-pepper

Age

26

Ht

187cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

5.1

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.8

4star

to the inactive list, but the Power is no certainty to be involved in next week’s mid-season draft.

While Adelaide has three list spots it could fill, but the Crows are expected to make two selections at the most next week.

It is understood Adelaide has monitored former Gold Coast Sun Jez McLennan, who has been impressive for Central District in the SANFL.

The defender also created history as the first player to win the prestigious Fos Williams Medal as SA’s best performer in state games twice in the same season.

Toby Murray, brother of Crows defender Nick, has been training at West Lakes this year and playing in Adelaide’s SANFL side. Standing at 200cm, Murray is a ruck but started forward in the SANFL before being switched to defence prior to an injury.

Powell-Pepper is out for the rest of the season after he suffered an ACL injury against St Kilda last month.

The Power will move him to its inactive list to give itself the ability to enter next week’s mid-season draft if there is a player it likes that is still available.

It is understood there are a couple of players in the pool that could make the Power enter the draft.
Nominations closed on Wednesday evening.


Among those who have nominated was Magpies player Logan Evans.

Originally from Norwood, the defender is with Port through the SANFL rookie program and has impressed for the Magpies, especially in his last game before getting injured with 26 disposals, five marks, six tackles and nine rebound 50s.

This led to Port great Tim Ginever to say recently on the FIVEaa sport show how much Evans had impressed him for the Magpies.

The 19-year-old has also nominated for a longer term 18-month contract as opposed to a short term six-month one.

 

[Harvey Manfrenjensenden]

Ok. At least I know how it turns out now. Did we take Payne?

You are a shining light in a sea of darkness

 

[The Nostradamus]

Payne train

 

[roos 10]

What’s the order and who has picks at the moment

 

[The Talent Scout]

You are a shining light in a sea of darkness

 

[Groucho]

What’s the order and who has picks at the moment

Well it looks like the Bullfogs may have another one now. Naughton with an ACL it looks like

 

[JGreezy]

Stating the obvious but it would mean a lot to nail this pick and draft a contributor, for once

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Well it looks like the Bullfogs may have another one now. Naughton with an ACL it looks like

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the Bulldogs won't be in the same market as us looking for KPPs at either end.

 

[giantroo]

8min mark

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Ah man, I’ll be really happy if I’m wrong but I just can’t get excited at the Geordie Payne pick. He has some wheels, and the defensive intensity that we lack, but his disposal and decision making isn’t all that good at NAB level, which suggests it’ll be even worse at AFL/VFL level.

I don’t really see a need for a half forward who isn’t a traditional crumbing player or isn’t a good distributor inside forward 50.

Maybe they see him as a speedy lock down back pocket?

I don’t know, but I’d much prefer us go after mature talent who can contribute straight away or go after a tall with some potential upside (Howes/Scaife)

 

[giantroo]

Ah man, I’ll be really happy if I’m wrong but I just can’t get excited at the Geordie Payne pick. He has some wheels, and the defensive intensity that we lack, but his disposal and decision making isn’t all that good at NAB level, which suggests it’ll be even worse at AFL/VFL level.

I don’t really see a need for a half forward who isn’t a traditional crumbing player or isn’t a good distributor inside forward 50.

Maybe they see him as a speedy lock down back pocket?

I don’t know, but I’d much prefer us go after mature talent who can contribute straight away or go after a tall with some potential upside (Howes/Scaife)

Anyone have numbers on his actual DE%? Souup ?

 

[cybercrab]

Anyone have numbers on his actual DE%? Souup ?

They don't have DE% stats in the talent league

 

[GDUB07]

Ah man, I’ll be really happy if I’m wrong but I just can’t get excited at the Geordie Payne pick. He has some wheels, and the defensive intensity that we lack, but his disposal and decision making isn’t all that good at NAB level, which suggests it’ll be even worse at AFL/VFL level.

I don’t really see a need for a half forward who isn’t a traditional crumbing player or isn’t a good distributor inside forward 50.

Maybe they see him as a speedy lock down back pocket?

I don’t know, but I’d much prefer us go after mature talent who can contribute straight away or go after a tall with some potential upside (Howes/Scaife)

Interesting comments.
But Chad Warner wasn’t even rated in his draft (pick 39). I think one of the expert opinions on him was he lacked explosiveness????
Now look at him!
Point being, too much analysis done on young talent which can end up way off the mark!

 

[King Corey]

Interesting comments.
But Chad Warner wasn’t even rated in his draft (pick 39). I think one of the expert opinions on him was he lacked explosiveness????
Now look at him!
Point being, too much analysis done on young talent which can end up way off the mark!

Not true.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Not true.

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If only

 

[King Corey]

Interesting comments.
But Chad Warner wasn’t even rated in his draft (pick 39). I think one of the expert opinions on him was he lacked explosiveness????
Now look at him!
Point being, too much analysis done on young talent which can end up way off the mark!

If you're going to post unqualified shit about the pressure to move us to the Gold Coast or any other topic like this, at least declare it as opinion.

 

[DocSholl]

Warner was right in our wheelhouse. I remember he was even mentioned on here quite a bit as fitting our needs.

 

[King Corey]

Warner was right in our wheelhouse. I remember he was even mentioned on here quite a bit as fitting our needs.

Trent Rivers was too.

Glad we backed our intuition instead.

 

[justroyal]

We’ve had no success with mid season picks, so I don’t expect any walk in players to slot right in. So if a young tassie kid who can potentially be an aggressive midfielder/forward or hb and has been said to have talent, I say go for it.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Interesting comments.
But Chad Warner wasn’t even rated in his draft (pick 39). I think one of the expert opinions on him was he lacked explosiveness????
Now look at him!
Point being, too much analysis done on young talent which can end up way off the mark!

The majority of analysis done on young talent is totally necessary in order to make the most of the picks at your disposal. Constantly torching picks because you didn’t correctly assess how a kids speed or disposal would stand up at AFL level leads you to having a list void of depth (much like ours does now).

Genuine gun players like Warner or Lachie Neale who are taken later on in the draft are exceptions, not the rule.

 

[big_e]

The majority of analysis done on young talent is totally necessary in order to make the most of the picks at your disposal. Constantly torching picks because you didn’t correctly assess how a kids speed or disposal would stand up at AFL level leads you to having a list void of depth (much like ours does now).

Genuine gun players like Warner or Lachie Neale who are taken later on in the draft are exceptions, not the rule.

Speaking of Chad Warner and exceptions to the rule, here's Sydney's 2019 draft haul.



They must have been drunk that year because they smashed it out of the park the year either side of that.

 

[Passmore]

Speaking of Chad Warner and exceptions to the rule, here's Sydney's 2019 draft haul.

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They must have been drunk that year because they smashed it out of the park the year either side of that.

Academy gifts can cover a multitude of sins.

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