Preview 2026 MSD Draft Prospects

[Luke72]

If Bamret gets selected in the MSD (hopefully by us) does this mean that we have had a player taken from our VFL program in the last 3 mid-season drafts, C Lord (Blues), Trembath (us) and Bamret.

Pretty good marketing tool for the best undrafted talent i would have thought moving forward.

Jack Watkins too I believe

 

[Merlin007]

SYDNEY chairman Andrew Pridham says teams that draft players out of northern Academies should have to pay a fee of $200,000 to the club that developed the player after the AFL's bidding changes were unveiled.

.....sure Andrew, you can start by paying Werribee $200,000 for Riley Bice.

 

[Harris 10]

Jack Watkins too I believe

think he was rookie draft

 

[Merlin007]

SYDNEY chairman Andrew Pridham says teams that draft players out of northern Academies should have to pay a fee of $200,000 to the club that developed the player after the AFL's bidding changes were unveiled.

.....sure Andrew, you can start by paying Werribee $200,000 for Riley Bice.

Here's another good one from Andrew, speaking of course from experience with Nick Blakey:

"Linking the northern Academies with the father-sons and NGAs is devoid of logic. Father-son, which I support, is basically a genetic lottery and has nothing to do with game development and everything to do with the history and romance of the game, which I think is important to preserve."

 

[Its a Process]

SYDNEY chairman Andrew Pridham says teams that draft players out of northern Academies should have to pay a fee of $200,000 to the club that developed the player after the AFL's bidding changes were unveiled.

.....sure Andrew, you can start by paying Werribee $200,000 for Riley Bice.

Plus every Coates team, WAFL and SANFL Club they recruit their players from.

What an absolute farce - the AFL should threaten to take the academies away from the clubs if this tripe continues.

 

[Harris 10]

SYDNEY chairman Andrew Pridham says teams that draft players out of northern Academies should have to pay a fee of $200,000 to the club that developed the player after the AFL's bidding changes were unveiled.

.....sure Andrew, you can start by paying Werribee $200,000 for Riley Bice.

Hilarious, at least the AFL have successfully managed to pis$ off every club.

 

[DocSholl]

Pridham has to be trolling

 

[The_General#1]

Very likely that Tarrant gets picked too. A few clubs desperately needing Key Forward depth.

I think you’re right. I reckon Brodie McLaughlin is another key fwd that will get his name called out.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Gorman2Geister]

Any more detail on how he thinks we can open a spot beyond someone suffering a year-ending injury in the next couple of weeks?

 

[King Hansen]

Plus every Coates team, WAFL and SANFL Club they recruit their players from.

What an absolute farce - the AFL should threaten to take the academies away from the clubs if this tripe continues.

Vic clubs don't fund the Coates league though..
Your facts are wrong.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Any more detail on how he thinks we can open a spot beyond someone suffering a year-ending injury in the next couple of weeks?

Pulling the pin on Thredgold for this year.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I wonder if we look at Ah-Mu with Bamert likely going before our pick.

 

[King Hansen]

I wonder if we look at Ah-Mu with Bamert likely going before our pick.

So you think we'll even have a pick come the MSD?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

So you think we'll even have a pick come the MSD?

Potentially, I don’t know what the club’s thinking is with Thredgold. All I know is there are a lot of Bamert fans in the club.

 

[The_General#1]

We could see the most selections ever taken during this msd. 21 in 2021 is the most to date.

 

[King Corey]

Potentially, I don’t know what the club’s thinking is with Thredgold. All I know is there are a lot of Bamert fans in the club.

Hard to see us getting him now.

 

[The_General#1]

Just listened to this podcast - Craft of The Draft. Good listening. Interesting take on the VFL u22 v Young Guns game.

 

[chubbspeterson]

Video version

 

[pupstar]

So you think we'll even have a pick come the MSD?

Personally i cant see the big deal if we don't have a pick

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Personally i cant see the big deal if we don't have a pick

And miss out on the next Blamires or Trembath?

We need more mature depth. So we need to continue to take every chance at finding these role players.

 

[pupstar]

And miss out on the next Blamires or Trembath?

We need more mature depth. So we need to continue to take every chance at finding these role players.

So do you think its the end of the world if we dont have a pick in it.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

So do you think its the end of the world if we dont have a pick in it.

Not really, but you never know what you could unearth.

 

[pupstar]

Not really, but you never know what you could unearth.

I agree i just don't think there is a need to have a pick in it for the sake of it. i do realize what you are saying of course but unless we have a particular player in mind that we are dead set keen on in it its no big deal to me.

 

[King Hansen]

Personally i cant see the big deal if we don't have a pick

Yeah same. Strike rate is pretty low.

But from next year onwards, every club should keep at least 1 list spot open for the MSD because second rounders in the national draft will blow out to pick 35+ for mid table and above teams. Because of the new draft rule changes and Tassie.

So if you can't get 2 quality kids in the top 35, regeneration becomes hard.