List Mgmt. 2026 AFL Draft

[_RT_]

For those wondering who TMH is, that is Harry Van Hattum who is currently seen as the likely first available pick after Cochrane and Walker bids.

 

[eaglevision]

We both get 1 is my understanding. It's any team with a top 5 pick that gets pushed back.

The dumb thing is that in the other years if a guy isn't worth pick 1 or 2 and gets bid at 4 the teams benefitting will be the teams that least need the help.

Spot on. To add to this if the top 5 natural pick is traded, the team that had the pick originally will still receive the end of 1R pick.

 

[eaglevision]

Reckon it's just an extra pick, even if you had 2 picks in the top 5, I believe it's just 1 pick.

Yep it’s the original club’s pick so no club is going to have two original top 5 picks.

 

[tigs2010]

Spot on. To add to this if the top 5 natural pick is traded, the team that had the pick originally will still receive the end of 1R pick.

Surely not correct. Norf would have got 1 last year under this premise but Twomey mentioned us and Essendon getting a pick (and he noted WC would have bid at 1 with this scenario)

 

[tigs2010]

 

[Hamsatma]

For people who have been watching HVH, what type of ruck is he? Seems to model his game on Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

27

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

, is that a concern with the shift to more agile rucks like English and Jackson?

 

[Buddy Tambling]

For people who have been watching HVH, what type of ruck is he? Seems to model his game on Sean Darcy, is that a concern with the shift to more agile rucks like English and Jackson?

There’s nothing about HVH that is similar to Sean Darcy.

HVH is tall, athletic, good skills and can clunk big contested grabs. (To be honest, looks a better prospect than CDT)

 

[THE_GUN]

For people who have been watching HVH, what type of ruck is he? Seems to model his game on Sean Darcy, is that a concern with the shift to more agile rucks like English and Jackson?

I have not seen him play live and only based on size and pictures
I get Xerri vibes

 

[THE_GUN]

Is

There’s nothing about HVH that is similar to Sean Darcy.

HVH is tall, athletic, good skills and can clunk big contested grabs. (To be honest, looks a better prospect than CDT)

he athletic ?
We all know he is tall and built like a brick sheet house but never seen much posted about his athletic traits and mostly his size

 

[tiger_tough]

best mid with our first pick surely

 

[SleepingGiant]

Watched the Harry van Hattum R1 highlights, my god we need him. Would love to somehow generate another first round pick in this draft somehow and its looking pretty good so far

This is our guy. A big colossus is needed for the next modern day dynasty, or you can sit there and watch Thilthorpe and Darcy lick silverware.

 

[Coach_Required]

best mid with our first pick surely

Id rather best player

We have a lot of holes in our list. Mids, Wings, Rucks ...

 

[tiger_tough]

Id rather best player

We have a lot of holes in our list. Mids, Wings, Rucks ...

We should put Ross back on a wing and Retschko on the other.

Trade for a decent ruck.

Draft best available mid, plus Armstrong and Leys. Sorted.

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Best mid available , build a quility midfield that bats deep like us in 2017 and the lions of last year, especially that Smillie is a unknown with his injuries .

 

[_RT_]

 

[tigs2010]

Serp can fix him

 

[THE_GUN]

Welcome to Richmond son

 

[Calcium Man]

Seems like good use of our AFL charity pick.

 

[RJK Tiger]

Once a player hits 30, their free agency compo value goes to shit. Age is considered in the value.

So why did we extend all the players to their mid-late 30s, especially those who were, apparently, "always going to leave"?

Its shitty management. You guys act like you cant forsee this shit - but this is LITERALLY how the NBA works. The contracts they offer are not just a "pound for pound" value on the player - they consider their changes in free agency status - the cap space they take up. And how it allows them to have more options in 2-3 years.

I see no example of our club doing that outside of the unanimous Nth trade. There have been no clear "smart moves", or even creative ones really outside that. People act like the return we got for Bolton and Baker has set us up - but it didn't. It netted 3 mid 1st. 10.11.18. If you told me in 2021-22 that we would trade Bolton and not get a pick package that included something in the top 7, I would have rioted

 

[RJK Tiger]

Seems like good use of our AFL charity pick.

Serpell right now, with Meehan standing behind him like a jedi spirit

 

[copthat]

Jackson Phillips impressed in round 1, displaying a number of traits that could well put him in the draft frame come the end of the year. Unlike some midfielders that rotate forward, Phillips looked dangerous inside the forward 50, connecting on a couple of nice hit up leads. In the midfield his stoppage craft looks solid, always on the move and able to time his run to hit the drop zone. He has the pace to burn off opponents, and his kicking skills look to be penetrating and accurate.

Sshhh

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Is

he athletic ?
We all know he is tall and built like a brick sheet house but never seen much posted about his athletic traits and mostly his size

Apparently has a good running vertical leap,
Source Dylan Alexander and tigs2010.

 

[Donflicted]

Apparently has a good running vertical leap,
Source Dylan Alexander and tigs2010.

Tigs2010 is the best source better then Cal

 

[richoatthedisco]

We should put Ross back on a wing and Retschko on the other.

Trade for a decent ruck.

Draft best available mid, plus Armstrong and Leys. Sorted.

And what if the best mid available is Travis Johnstone, and the ruck you ignore is Brad Ottens?

I'm normally against drafting rucks that early but Hard Hat Harry looks capital S Special. With all the KPPs we've recruited we could then solely focus on pace and class for the next four years.

 

[tiger_tough]

And what if the best mid available is Travis Johnstone, and the ruck you ignore is Brad Ottens?

I'm normally against drafting rucks that early but Hard Hat Harry looks capital S Special. With all the KPPs we've recruited we could then solely focus on pace and class for the next four years.

He'd have to be a clear cut above any mids to pull the trigger.

Much easier to trade for a decent ruckman and that's all you need when competing.

Way harder to trade for a quality mid.

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

He'd have to be a clear cut above any mids to pull the trigger.

Much easier to trade for a decent ruckman and that's all you need when competing.

Way harder to trade for a quality mid.

If we had a choice of the next Max Gawn
Or the next Chris Judd im picking Judd every day of the week