2025 Draft Thread

[Mofra]

Any decent kpd in the draft?

Possibly more likely a state league player in the PSD?

MSD Zac Walker & Will Darcy to be added to JoD and Busslinger. Do we need to add more?

 

[JohnnySteel]

I don’t think we’ll pick up another key defender in the draft, if we commit to Darcy. Who projects as a KPD at this stage.

 

[Golden_6]

I don’t think we’ll pick up another key defender in the draft, if we commit to Darcy. Who projects as a KPD at this stage.

Neither do I.

JOD, Busslinger & Darcy are all developing key defenders (& potentially Croft).

 

[Mojorisin]

Neither do I.

JOD, Busslinger & Darcy are all developing key defenders (& potentially Croft).

The only one of interest to me would be Thredgold who is looking like being a genuine lockdown defender. Otherwise I'd prefer a ready made type who can cover until what we have in Croft, Buss, Walker and W.Darcy are ready.
Although he isn’t the answer I feel better about our depth with the retention of Khamis, atleast we will have someone other the Gardner able to cover in 2025 should there be an injury.

 

[Dav1d]

Port Adelaide & West Coast -
Melbourne & St Kilda -
Collingwood & Essendon -
Sydney & Hawthorn-

GWS & Geelong -
Dockers & Dogs -
North & Carlton -
Richmond & Adelaide

Brisbane/Suns taken by me because they’ll be taking their academy players and wouldn’t be interesting for anyone

Decided to merge some of the picks for one person & closer to draft night we can change it up based on how this one goes.


weltschmerz
Mojorisin
Mofra
JohnnySteel
TiAn_
DiamondDogs8
doggiesin08
Dogman17

 

[Mojorisin]

Port Adelaide & West Coast -
Melbourne & St Kilda -
Collingwood & Essendon -
Sydney & Hawthorn-

GWS & Geelong -
Dockers & Dogs -
North & Carlton -
Richmond & Adelaide

Brisbane/Suns taken by me because they’ll be taking their academy players and wouldn’t be interesting for anyone

Decided to merge some of the picks for one person & closer to draft night we can change it up based on how this one goes.

7 spots available, register your interest and I’ll tag your name below

Yes please

 

[dogwatch]

Neither do I.

JOD, Busslinger & Darcy are all developing key defenders (& potentially Croft).

Who of these four, when fully developed (say age 24-25) will present as a strong one-on-one KPD?

Possibly O'Donnell? Croft? It's hard to know. None of them are sure to develop that way on current trends.

So if we think Thredgold is a genuine candidate for that role I'd be happy to see him on the list.

 

[Shacf501]

Who of these four, when fully developed (say age 24-25) will present as a strong one-on-one KPD?

Possibly O'Donnell? Croft? It's hard to know. None of them are sure to develop that way on current trends.

So if we think Thredgold is a genuine candidate for that role I'd be happy to see him on the list.

by then, Bont, treloar, libba all gone

 

[dogwatch]

by then, Bont, treloar, libba all gone

We need to continue planning for all roles. Including for things like defenders, which we seemed to overlook until it became a crisis.

Life doesn't end when Bont retires. It'll just be different. So we need to plan for a post-Bont midfield too.

 

[Mofra]

Port Adelaide & West Coast -
Melbourne & St Kilda -
Collingwood & Essendon -
Sydney & Hawthorn-

GWS & Geelong -
Dockers & Dogs -
North & Carlton -
Richmond & Adelaide

Brisbane/Suns taken by me because they’ll be taking their academy players and wouldn’t be interesting for anyone

Decided to merge some of the picks for one person & closer to draft night we can change it up based on how this one goes.

6 spots available, register your interest and I’ll tag your name below

weltschmerz
Mojorisin

I'll take a spot if available

 

[JohnnySteel]

From listening to Regan sounds like we’ll be prioritising that speed / endurance mix with our picks (as we suspected).

Think Barker really fits that description, is hard running & notched up a 2.86 for 20m in pre-season testing. (Would’ve placed him second behind Oscar Taylor at the combine also would’ve been top 10 for agility & standing vertical jump).

 

[Mofra]

From listening to Regan sounds like we’ll be prioritising that speed / endurance mix with our picks (as we suspected).

Think Barker really fits that description, is hard running & notched up a 2.86 for 20m in pre-season testing. (Would’ve placed him second behind Oscar Taylor at the combine also would’ve been top 10 for agility & standing vertical jump).

Grlj - the best burst / handball receive mid in the draft (to the eyeball at least). We'd have to move up to grab him though.

 

[JohnnySteel]

Grlj - the best burst / handball receive mid in the draft (to the eyeball at least). We'd have to move up to grab him though.

Yeah it’s a shame he isn’t in our range, would be perfect fit.

 

[JohnnySteel]

Jevan Phillipou also sounds like an explosive athlete, has some good tools to work with as a MID / FWD.

 

[Shacf501]

I don't care who we prioritise with first pick, all of then sound ok, but I would be taking the one who is ultra competitive in the way he plays!

 

[Mofra]

Jevan Phillipou also sounds like an explosive athlete, has some good tools to work with as a MID / FWD.

Yes, except for our dud brother curse.

 

[Dav1d]

JohnnySteel you interested in the mock draft? I’ve posted the teams above

 

[Doggies7]

Yes, except for our dud brother curse.

Employing Luke now and combining the brother's Power has therefore broken this forsaken curse.

 

[Mofra]

Employing Luke now and combining the brother's Power has therefore broken this forsaken curse.

Now we just need to find jobs for Rawlings, Sexton, Jackovich, Talia...

 

[Doggies7]

Now we just need to find jobs for Rawlings, Sexton, Jackovich, Talia...

I'm related to the Jakovich's so I can help there, but the Talia's can go and kick rocks.

 

[Mofra]

I'm related to the Jakovich's so I can help there, but the Talia's can go and kick rocks.

Michael Talia lost his rock

 

[JohnnySteel]

JohnnySteel you interested in the mock draft? I’ve posted the teams above

Definitely, keen to join in if there’s still spots. Thanks for letting me know!

 

[X_box_X]

Bump.

Alright, folks. Now with trade week over, who should we target in the Draft?

 

[Doggies7]

I like Grlj, Farrow or Dovaston with our 1st. Assuming Lindsay and X Taylor are gone, likely Grlj gone too but a chance he drops. Thredgold is intriguing at 33, but if we are grabbing Darcy also is that too many developing tall backs in place of other needs?

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Grlj - the best burst / handball receive mid in the draft (to the eyeball at least). We'd have to move up to grab him though.

I know even less about draft prospects than I do most things. But if this description is accurate he fits into Regans statement today that we are going to prioritise speedy run and carry types and at least one developing tall. Who I took to mean Will Darcy. Where this leaves this boards crush Lachy Dovastan I know not.