2025 Draft Thread

[VitalDread]

What’s that like. I have often thought about having that kind of life but it seems so hard.

It's pretty depressing hahah

 

[SPower]

Ethan Phillips was a defender spoken about last year.

What happened there ?
Did he have a drop off in form or just never reached expectations.

 

[Pencil case]

Sullivan Robey rocketing up the draft according to gettable. Powerhouse 192cm midfielder in the 10-15 range.

 

[Foxman98]

Sullivan Robey rocketing up the draft according to gettable. Powerhouse 192cm midfielder in the 10-15 range.

Small forward still the bigger priority for mine

 

[Dav1d]

Small forward still the bigger priority for mine

Dovaston or Byrne?
Two different types
Think Dovaston would fit perfectly into our forward line

 

[Foxman98]

Dovaston or Byrne?
Two different types
Think Dovaston would fit perfectly into our forward line

Loved watching him in the Box Hill game the other week,

He is the type we are missing

 

[Ash1337]

Ethan Phillips was a defender spoken about last year.

What happened there ?
Did he have a drop off in form or just never reached expectations.

Was picked up by hawks and delisted end of the year. Now in Carlton VFL. If he was any good they wouldn't have got Battle & Barrass.

 

[Pencil case]

For all the talk of a poor draft, having one of Dovaston, Robey or Farrow still on the board around our range would be amazing.

 

[Foxman98]

For all the talk of a poor draft, having one of Dovaston, Robey or Farrow still on the board around our range would be amazing.

Unless it is for Wilkie we have to keep our first,

Just like with Lobb/Bruce/Keath stop shitting the bed and thinking Sam ****ing Power won't get Butts done with 2nd or 3rd rounders

 

[Ash1337]

I'm all in on Farrow. [PLAYERCARD]Hayden Young[/PLAYERCARD] and Richards like.

 

[DiamondDogs8]

I'm all in on Farrow. Hayden Young and Richards like.

I believe Freo are picking directly after us, if he is still on the board we need to take him.

 

[Mojorisin]

I believe Freo are picking directly after us, if he is still on the board we need to take him.

If he is on the board at our pick I can't see a world where we don't pick him. The biggest question will come if he and Dovaston are both available.

 

[DiamondDogs8]

If he is on the board at our pick I can't see a world where we don't pick him. The biggest question will come if he and Dovaston are both available.

That’s the biggest toss up for me as well. Definitely an argument of best fit vs best available. I wonder how the club sees it.

 

[doggiesin08]

If he is on the board at our pick I can't see a world where we don't pick him. The biggest question will come if he and Dovaston are both available.

Are they good enough that you’d do a draft night trade to move our F1 forward into this draft to get both - forgetting whether we want to hold future picks for a Butters trade, matching El Souki / West / Cooney if the rules allow?

 

[Mojorisin]

Are they good enough that you’d do a draft night trade to move our F1 forward into this draft to get both - forgetting whether we want to hold future picks for a Butters trade, matching El Souki / West / Cooney if the rules allow?

Depending on whether we get a trade done this year for key defender, I'd be happy to have two picks at around 14-16. It wouldn't suprise me if we traded out of this draft completely, it also wouldn't suprise me if we went the opposite way and had two picks in the teens.
There are lots of variables this year, clubs are pushing the AFL to give them clarity around next year's acadamy and father sons before this trade period which could have huge implications (no point carlton/Ess/Port pushing picks into next year).
Should we attract a top line Key defender and a small defender we very well could just take a mature ager late, match Darcy and upgrade JOD.

 

[goodcop badcop]

Sullivan Robey is a real gem. Watched him live for the first time yesterday, looks massive and I certainly see the hype. Has the potential to be the best player in the draft. He would be too hard to pass up if he's somehow available.

Liked the look of Oskar Taylor as well who I haven't seen talked about much on here. Very quick with a nice long penetrating left foot. Better then average defensively, competitive in the air and at ground level. Can see him being in contention at our first pick and a JJ replacement.

 

[TBOW]

Are they good enough that you’d do a draft night trade to move our F1 forward into this draft to get both - forgetting whether we want to hold future picks for a Butters trade, matching El Souki / West / Cooney if the rules allow?

Bringing next year's pick forward is actually a great ploy in regards to the Butters pursuit.
It would make Port more inclined to take the compo pick rather than matching and taking whatever picks we could cobble together for a trade.
Obviously very dependant on where they finish but it could be say 1 top 10 pick versus a future first and a couple of seconds.
Maybe we could orchestrate another lopsided trade to help convince them to take the compo also.

 

[_Cerberus_]

Bringing next year's pick forward is actually a great ploy in regards to the Butters pursuit.
It would make Port more inclined to take the compo pick rather than matching and taking whatever picks we could cobble together for a trade.
Obviously very dependant on where they finish but it could be say 1 top 10 pick versus a future first and a couple of seconds.
Maybe we could orchestrate another lopsided trade to help convince them to take the compo also.

Unless our deal is one that they cannot match financially. Wonder if heavily front loading a deal will price them out? If the first year is north of 1.5 million.

 

[DiamondDogs8]

Ollie Greeves had himself a day in the CTL prelim

 

[JohnnySteel]

Would love us to get another late first. Plenty of talent in that range.

 

[Dav1d]

I believe Freo are picking directly after us, if he is still on the board we need to take him.

If Freo upgrade for our pick, do we do it. Knowing they’ll most likely take Farrow
Say they offer their second rounder or something to jump a single pick ahead..

 

[weltschmerz]

If Freo upgrade for our pick, do we do it. Knowing they’ll most likely take Farrow
Say they offer their second rounder or something to jump a single pick ahead..

If Dovaston or Xavier Taylor or a big slider is there, yes.

 

[Dav1d]

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Ollie Greeves had himself a day in the CTL prelim

If Essendon don’t go for him and instead pursue Hustwaite, they’d have to be insane
The Elijah Tstas to North idea is also insane because if he was any good he’d be playing; their midfield is plain af bad

 

[Dav1d]

If Dovaston or Xavier Taylor or a big slider is there, yes.

If both are available, that’s honestly a really tough choice
Could see them both having an early impact

 

[Mofra]

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Ollie Greeves had himself a day in the CTL prelim

Been top 10 all year, now looks like he'd slip to the early/mid-teens range