Phantom Draft Bastyy's 2019 Draft Thread

[Bastyy]

And with that, another long and boring trade period is in the books

Here is my first edition of my phantom draft!

Some notes
1. I didn't do any live trading YET, if I did, GWS would have Pick 4 and wouldn't be stuck matching a Tom Green bid so early

Pick 1. Matt Rowell (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Gold Coast)
Pick 2. Noah Anderson (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Gold Coast)
Pick 3. Hayden Young (General Defence/Vic Country) (Melbourne)
Pick 4. Caleb Serong (Small Forward/Vic Country) (Adelaide)
Pick 5. Tom Green (Inside Midfielder/New South Wales) (GWS) (Matched Bid)
Pick 6. Sam Flanders (General Forward/Vic Country) (Sydney)
Pick 7. Dylan Stephens (Wingman/South Australia) (Fremantle)
Pick 8. Cody Weightman (Small Forward/Vic Country) (Melbourne)
Pick 9. Lachie Ash (General Defence/Vic Country) (Carlton)
Pick 10. Deven Robertson (Inside Midfielder/Western Australia) (Fremantle)
Pick 11. Brodie Kemp (Utility/Vic Country) (Hawthorn)
Pick 12. Will Gould (General Defence/South Australia) (Port Adelaide)
Pick 13. Liam Henry (Small Forward/Western Australia) (Fremantle) (Matched Bid)
Pick 14. Fischer McAsey (Tall Defender/Vic Metro) (Western Bulldogs)
Pick 15. Luke Jackson (Ruckman/Western Australia) (Geelong)
Pick 16. Will Day (General Defence/South Australia) (Gold Coast)
Pick 17. Finn Maginness (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Hawthorn) (Matched Bid)
Pick 18. Trent Rivers (Utility/Western Australia) (Brisbane)
Pick 19. Sam De Koning (Tall Defender/Vic Country) (Geelong)
Pick 20. Cam Taheny (General Forward/South Australia) (Port Adelaide)
Pick 21. Miles Bergman (Wingman/Vic Metro) (Richmond)

Some thoughts as I begin work on the full phantom draft (I'll release a few more editions probably once a week)
1. I think I went too tall with Geelong, Jackson is a great ruckman but is he the answer for the Cats? I like the De Koning pick so I think that will stay. Would love to know what cats fans think

2. Weightman at 8 feels too high but it makes sense him going here based on Melbourne's needs

3. Didn't expect Carlton to have Pick 9, could potentially be where a bid is placed on Liam Henry?

 

[Bastyy]

My Phantom Draft is complete, a few spots I'm still not sure on but here it is!

Obviously pretty inspired by the Twomey Phantom but that's what I get by leaving it to the day of the draft.

Pick 1. Matt Rowell (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Gold Coast)
Pick 2. Noah Anderson (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Gold Coast)
Pick 3. Luke Jackson (Ruckman/Western Australia) (Melbourne)
Pick 4. Lachie Ash (General Defence/Vic Country) (GWS)
Pick 5. Tom Green (Inside Midfielder/Allies) (GWS) (Matched Bid)
Pick 6. Sam Flanders (General Forward/Vic Country) (Sydney)
Pick 7. Fischer McAsey (Tall Defender/Vic Metro) (Adelaide)
Pick 8. Hayden Young (General Defence/Vic Country) (Fremantle)
Pick 9. Dylan Stephens (Outside Midfielder/South Australia) (Fremantle)
Pick 10. Liam Henry (Small Forward/Western Australia) (Fremantle) (Matched Bid)
Pick 11. Caleb Serong (Small Forward/Vic Country) (Carlton)
Pick 12. Kysaiah Pickett (Small Forward/South Australia) (Melbourne)
Pick 13. Will Day (General Defence/South Australia) (Hawthorn)
Pick 14. Miles Bergman (General Forward/Vic Metro) (Port Adelaide)
Pick 15. Cody Weightman (Small Forward/South Australia) (Western Bulldogs)
Pick 16. Josh Worrell (Tall Defender/Vic Country) (Geelong)
Pick 17. Deven Robertson (Inside Midfielder/Western Australia) (Gold Coast)
Pick 18. Brodie Kemp (Utility/Vic Country) (Port Adelaide)
Pick 19. Finn Maginness (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Hawthorn) (Matched Bid)
Pick 20. Cooper Stephens (Inside Midfielder/Vic Country) (Geelong)
Pick 21. Jeremy Sharp (Outside Midfielder/Western Australia) (Port Adelaide)
Pick 22. Trent Bianco (General Defence/Vic Metro) (Richmond)
Pick 23. Will Gould (General Defence/South Australia) (Gold Coast)
Pick 24. Jay Rantall (Inside Midfielder/Vic Country) (Brisbane)
Pick 25. Thomson Dow (Inside Midfielder/Vic Country) (Adelaide)
Pick 26. Trent Rivers (Utility/Western Australia) (Adelaide)
Pick 27. Harrison Jones (Tall Forward/Vic Metro) (Geelong)
Pick 28. Jackson Mead (Inside Midfielder/South Australia) (Port Adelaide) (Matched Bid)
Pick 29. Sam Philp (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Sydney)
Pick 30. Dylan Williams (General Forward/Vic Metro) (North Melbourne)
Pick 31. Sam De Koning (Tall Defender/Vic Country) (North Melbourne)
Pick 32. Elijah Taylor (General Forward/Western Australia) (Melbourne)
Pick 33. Brock Smith (General Defence/Vic Country) (Brisbane)
Pick 34. Mitch O'Neil (Outside Midfielder/Allies) (North Melbourne)
Pick 35. Darcy Chirgwin (Inside Midfielder/Vic Country) (Essendon)
Pick 36. Hugo Ralphsmith (Outside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Sydney)
Pick 37. Cam Taheny (General Forward/South Australia) (Essendon)
Pick 38. Darcy Cassar (General Defence/Vic Metro) (Brisbane)
Pick 39. Mitch Georgiades (Tall Forward/Western Australia) (Collingwood)
Pick 40. Nick Bryan (Ruckman/Vic Metro) (Geelong)
Pick 41. Harry Schoenberg (Inside Midfielder/South Australia) (Adelaide)
Pick 42. Trey Ruscoe (General Defence/Western Australia) (Richmond)
Pick 43. Flynn Perez (Inside Midfielder/Vic Country) (Richmond)
Pick 44. Jack Mahony (Small Forward/Vic Metro) (Richmond)
Pick 45. Karl Finlay (Tall Defender/South Australia) (Hawthorn)
Pick 46. Ned Cahill (Small Forward/Vic Country) (Carlton)
Pick 47. Fraser Phillips (General Forward/Vic Country) (Sydney)
Pick 48. Josh Shute (Outside Midfielder/South Australia) (Adelaide)
Pick 49. Noah Cumberland (Utility/Allies) (Brisbane) (Matched Bid)
Pick 50. Riley Garcia (Inside Midfielder/Western Australia) (West Coast)
Pick 51. Pass (North Melbourne)
Pick 52. Jesse Clark (General Defence/Vic Country) (Collingwood)
Pick 53. Daniel Mott (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (St. Kilda)
Pick 54. Josh Honey (General Forward/Vic Metro) (Western Bulldogs)
Pick 55. Ben Johnson (General Defence/Western Australia) (Richmond)
Pick 56. Josh Gore (Small Forward/Allies) (Carlton)
Pick 57. Charlie Comben (Ruckman/Vic Country) (Essendon)
Pick 58. Isaac Wareham (Outside Midfielder/Vic Country) (Essendon)
Pick 59. Sam Ramsay (Outside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Collingwood)
Pick 60. Brady Rowles (General Defence/Vic Metro) (Essendon)
Pick 61. Ryan Byrnes (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Carlton)
Pick 62. Elliot Dunkin (General Defence/South Australia) (Sydney)
Pick 63. Callum Jamieson (Ruckman/Western Australia) (Fremantle)
Pick 64. Callum Park (General Defence/South Australia) (GWS)
Pick 65. Luke Partington (Inside Midfielder/South Australia) (Sydney)
Pick 66. Oscar Lewis (General Defence/Vic Metro) (St Kilda)
Pick 67. Chad Pearson (Tall Defender/WAFL) (Fremantle)
Pick 68. Mitch Mellis (Small Forward/Vic Metro) (Hawthorn)
Pick 69. Jake Pasini (Tall Defender/Western Australia) (Western Bulldogs)
Pick 70. Cooper Sharman (General Forward/Vic Metro) (West Coast)
Pick 71. Harrison Magor (General Defence/South Australia) (Geelong)
Pick 72. Jaxon Prior (General Defence/Western Australia) (GWS)
Pick 73. Dyson Hilder (Tall Defender/South Australia) (Adelaide)
Pick 74. Sam Lowson (Small Forward/VFL) (West Coast)

Some notable names
-Pick 43, 44 and 45: Flynn Perez, Trey Ruscoe and Jack Mahony; If Richmond managed to come away with this hand come their first picks they are definitive winners in my book. Flynn I rate at 53, Ruscoe I rate at 28 and Mahony I rate at 35. All have very solid upside.

-Pick 52: Jesse Clark; Do Collingwood need another defender? I took the opportunity to give him the spotlight here as I rate him a bit higher than most folks.

-Pick 67: Chad Pearson; The Dockers have been linked to Chad for a while now and for good reason. The kid an amazing kick and could potentially slot into our back 6. One to watch

-Pick 70: Cooper Sharman; Not really a need for the Eagles but if he gets to here he's too good to pass up.

-Pick 73: Dyson Hilder; Someone who's been in my Top 30 at times this year before ending up at 50 on my rankings. Already have Adelaide taking McAsey but why not take the local version?

UNLUCKY/WHO I'D LIKE TO SEE PICKED
-Jai Jackson (Personal Ranking: 42)
-Jarvis Pina (Personal Ranking: 45)
-Zak Pretty (Personal Ranking: 55)
-Tyrone Thorne (Personal Ranking: 61)
-Lachie Stapleton (Personal Ranking: 63)
-Chad Warner (Personal Ranking: 65)
-Ryan Bennell (Personal Ranking: 66)
-Reid Kuller (Personal Ranking: 136)
-Cody Leggett (Personal Ranking: 157)


ALSO; Updated my rankings with my Top 50`

 

[Bastyy]

Gee, odd way to finish the night but there wouldn't be many clubs unhappy (besides maybe Carlton? Seems they traded up for De Koning)

NIGHT 1 WINNERS
-Gold Coast: They were always coming away with the 2 top picks but to get 3 blokes rated in the top 3 is massive. Flanders might just be a huge bargain.

-Fremantle: Obviously biased. Young and Serong were both overrated in my view but the Top 20 of this draft is so good that it's hard to be angry about them. Especially considering neither were considered chances to land here just 2 weeks ago

-Port Adelaide: It's pretty easy to think that Georgiades was a reach, and is someone I didn't rank in my 50, but that was all from a lack of vision and from all reports he's the best tall forward in this draft. First pick tomorrow could be massive

NIGHT 1 LOSERS
-Carlton: If they chose anyone other than Philp then I would have them at number 1. Kemp is a brilliant selection but Philp seems like a massive reach, considering a speedy midfielder I personally rank better in Jay Rantall is still available. Pretty easy to assume they traded up expecting De Koning

 

[Bastyy]

And with 2019 done, it's time to start preparing for 2020.

Here's a very very early top 20

1. Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Tall Forward/Vic Metro) (Western Bulldogs Academy)
2. Elijah Hollands (General Forward/Vic Country)
3. Errol Gulden (Inside Midfielder/Allies) (Sydney Academy)
4. Denver Grainger-Barrass (Tall Defender/Western Australia)
5. Will Phillips (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro)
6. Riley Thiltorpe (Tall Forward/South Australia)
7. Zane Trew (Inside Midfielder/Western Australia)
8. Luke Edwards (Inside Midfielder/South Australia) (Adelaide F/S)
9. Tanner Bruhn (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro)
10. Nathan O'Driscoll (Inside Midfielder/Western Australia)

11. Joel Western (Small Forward/Western Australia) (Freo NGA)
12. Braeden Campbell (Inside Midfielder/Allies) (Sydney Academy)
13. Sam Collins (General Defence/Tasmania)
14. Alex Davies (Inside Midfielder/Allies) (Gold Coast Academy)
15. Reef McInnes (Inside Midfielder/Vic Metro) (Collingwood NGA)
16. Logan McDonald (Tall Forward/Western Australia)
17. Finlay Macrae (Outside Midfielder/Vic Metro)
18. Heath Chapman (Tall Defender/Western Australia)
19. Kaine Baldwin (Tall Forward/South Australia)
20. Sam Berry (Inside Midfielder/Vic Country)