List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft

[RossFC]

Thanks to Lore for the draft tracker.

 

[Coobk001]

We're investing 3 years of drafts into 3 players basically (Cochrane, Pilot and Salopek).

It's a huge risk... Hope it doesn't leave a huge hole in our list.

More. We'll probably need to use 2028 and 2029 draft currency based on the current rules.

Could be investing 5 years draft picks into that batch.

 

[PJ Power]

Alarming thing for me is that clubs with much stronger lists than ours still took players. This included clubs that had traded in quality too.

History tells us that we can’t be the only club who got it right and the other 17 got it wrong.

Maybe we’re just self-traumatised by recent McCallum-Scully-Marshall and Anastasopoulos-Charleson-Lorenz draft experiences, and prefer to make judgement on players who we actually see train with us for a while.

Still, no-one can accuse us of strengthening our list in Carr’s first post-season.

 

[TazD]

IT'S THE END OF DAYS

 

[240volt]

More. We'll probably need to use 2028 and 2029 draft currency based on the current rules.

Could be investing 5 years draft picks into that batch.

There’s also the possibility of at least two first rounds picks if Butters leaves.
Next years draft could be a game changer if we don’t screw it up.

 

[Rash]

Pass reminds me a little bit of lcomew

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Its not end of the world tbh, probably had some intel that the following would get through based on how it panned out (listed in order of my preference):

BOB
Greeves
Kickett
Rodriguez
Hibbins-Hargraves
Hetherton

Obviously the advantage now is you pay them less as a rookie rather than senior spot.

The interesting thing now is, I believe we must have 36 senior spots filled and currently we only have 35 (after 3 elevations). So one more Rookie A will be promoted out of Liddy, Mackinlay, Walsh and Evans. Unless I've gotten the rules wrong.

Or we draft Ah Chee in the PSD

 

[jackag24]

60 picks in and he's still there.

Guess no one else likes him.

Not even Hawthon who tried to NGA him.

Wait.. that's the guy Hawks fans were shitting their pants over not having access to? And now he's gone undrafted? And not even picked up by Hawks for basically free?

Even they cooled on him.. alarm bells

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Alarming thing for me is that clubs with much stronger lists than ours still took players. This included clubs that had traded in quality too.

History tells us that we can’t be the only club who got it right and the other 17 got it wrong.

Maybe we’re just self-traumatised by recent McCallum-Scully-Marshall and Anastasopoulos-Charleson-Lorenz draft experiences, and prefer to make judgement on players who we actually see train with us for a while.

Still, no-one can accuse us of strengthening our list in Carr’s first post-season.

I would say Port's list is stronger automatically considering the players Port drafted in the past few years were average and got delisted.

Still got some dead wood to remove from the list and those players are lucky they still have a contract.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

If we liked any of the players that got through we would have picked them instead of passing.

If we liked someone left, why would we pick them today and have to put them on the main list if we can instead put them on the rookie list tomorrow and only have to commit to the single year?

 

[afl2004]

Not taking anyone has actually made me love this club more

 

[240volt]

Alarming thing for me is that clubs with much stronger lists than ours still took players. This included clubs that had traded in quality too.

History tells us that we can’t be the only club who got it right and the other 17 got it wrong.

Maybe we’re just self-traumatised by recent McCallum-Scully-Marshall and Anastasopoulos-Charleson-Lorenz draft experiences, and prefer to make judgement on players who we actually see train with us for a while.

Still, no-one can accuse us of strengthening our list in Carr’s first post-season.

As stated before we have given away good picks for missing pieces in Hinkley’s puzzle.
It didn’t work and now it’s time to pay up for it.
Our choices were always going to be limited in this trade/ draft period.
Basically now all we can do is look forward to the future with the draft hands we have going forward.
It’s extremely important we draft/trade well over the next couple of years.
We can’t let teams pull our pants down anymore.

 

[Coobk001]

As ive pointed out a few times before, given the position of our list, with so many players already contracted past next year and with a really tight and limited list of options for delisting, selecting more players thatd be on 1 year deals, does make some sense.

I'm personally happy to boost up our depth across the board rather than pumping the list with more pick 60s that just waste space as we have done the last few years.

Interested to see if we grab any kids tomorrow, but I still feel Watkins and Rome Burgoyne could be a chance.

 

[Scodges]

Rookie same time tomorrow ?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Rookie same time tomorrow ?

Starts at 2.40pm

 

[Cosmicwinduptoy24]

Jokes aside, are we a chance for selecting achee? Any inside word on if the club met with him or did any DD?

 

[JimmyBC]

As ive pointed out a few times before, given the position of our list, with so many players already contracted past next year and with a really tight and limited list of options for delisting, selecting more players thatd be on 1 year deals, does make some sense.

I'm personally happy to boost up our depth across the board rather than pumping the list with more pick 60s that just waste space as we have done the last few years.

Interested to see if we grab any kids tomorrow, but I still feel Watkins and Rome Burgoyne could be a chance.

If Rome Burgoyne's name was Billy Bubkins you wouldn't even mention him he's basically shown nothing.

 

[240volt]

Starts at 2.40pm

That’s 1210pm for me, better get the cheese toasties on early.

 

[240volt]

Jokes aside, are we a chance for selecting achee? Any inside word on if the club met with him or did any DD?

They said on the trade show tonight that no team has asked about him or requested any medical.
Twomey was 100% sure he will go to the crows tomorrow.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Jokes aside, are we a chance for selecting achee? Any inside word on if the club met with him or did any DD?

Unlikely. Doubt port would risk upsetting his manager, and jeopardise our salary cap plans that are in place for future targets for a let’s face it an average player

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Unlikely. Doubt port would risk upsetting his manager, and jeopardise our salary cap plans that are in place for future targets for a let’s face it an average player

And also his NWM's manager if I'm not mistaken right? Don't want to burn bridges with player managers after all.

 

[Coobk001]

If Rome Burgoyne's name was Billy Bubkins you wouldn't even mention him he's basically shown nothing.

Was outstanding this year in the SANFL. Was being picked as a priority over others in the SANFL when we were nearly fully stacked too. Could certainly have played AFL on a half back this year. Fundamentally in the same position as Ramm, both skipped over and played good SANFL footy.

 

[Coobk001]

 

[JimmyBC]

Could certainly have played AFL on a half back this year.

It seems no one in the AFL thinks so just you.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

I'm sold based on ESPN's top 50 rankings prior to their phantom draft.

 

[jackag24]

What's our chances of taking one of these guys tomorrow? Given that we just elected to pass on all of them, given the chance.

Makes no sense to me