BigFooty Official Bigfooty Mid Season(ish) Phantom Draft

[PMBangers]

Round 1

Pick 1 - West Coast Eagles - George Wardlaw
Pick 2 - North Melbourne - Harry Lemmey
Pick 3 - Essendon - Will Ashcroft (Brisbane F/S)
Pick 4 - GWS Giants - Harry Sheezel
Pick 5 - Gold Coast Suns - Jedd Busslinger
Pick 6 - Port Adelaide - Tom Scully

21

Tom Scully

Age

32

Ht

181cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.7

5star

K

9.9

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.5

5star

CL

2.3

4star

D

12.6

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

5.1

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.1

2star

CL

0.8

3star

D

19.8

5star

K

8.8

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.6

5star

CL

3.8

5star

(Not the former Melbourne/GWS/Hawthorn player)
Pick 7 - Adelaide - Elijah Tsatas
Pick 8 - Hawthorn - Elijah Hewett
Pick 9 - Western Bulldogs - Jackson Broadbent
Pick 10 - Richmond - Brayden George
Pick 11 - Collingwood - Matthew Jefferson
Pick 12 - Geelong - Mattaes Phillipou
Pick 13 - Carlton - Jhye Clark
Pick 14 - Sydney - Mitch Szybkowski
Pick 15 - St Kilda - Oliver Hollands
Pick 16 - Fremantle - Kane Bevan
Pick 17 - Brisbane - Cam Mackenzie (St Kilda NGA)
Pick 18 - Sydney - Kobe Ryan

Round 2

Pick 19 - West Coast Eagles - Adam D'Aloia
Pick 20 - Richmond - Olivier Northam
Pick 21 - Essendon - Alwyn Davey

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Jnr (Essendon F/S)
Pick 22 - GWS Giants - Jaspa Fletcher (Brisbane F/S)
Pick 23 - Gold Coast Suns - Aaron Cadman
Pick 24 - West Coast Eagles - Isaac Keeler (Adelaide NGA)
Pick 25 - Adelaide - Lachlan Cowan
Pick 26 - Hawthorn - Anthony Munkara (Essendon NGA)
Pick 27 - Western Bulldogs - Lewis Hayes
Pick 28 - Richmond - Taj Campbell-Farrell
Pick 29 - Gold Coast Suns - Conrad Williams (Fremantle NGA)
Pick 30 - Geelong - Jakob Ryan
Pick 31 - Carlton - Jed Hagan
Pick 32 - Sydney - Harry Barnett
Pick 33 - St Kilda - Jonti Schuback
Pick 34 - Gold Coast Suns - Jason Gillbee
Pick 35 - Brisbane Lions - Max Michalanny (Adelaide F/S)
Pick 36 - Melbourne - Rye Penny

Round 3

Pick 37 - West Coast Eagles - Jack Cleaver
Pick 38 - Western Bulldogs - Ryan Eyres
Pick 39 - Essendon - Sam Gilbey
Pick 40 - GWS Giants - Luke Teal
Pick 41 - Gold Coast Suns - Blake Drury
Pick 42 - Brisbane Lions - Charlie Clarke
Pick 43 - Melbourne - Bailey Humphrey
Pick 44 - Collingwood - Will Elliott
Pick 45 - Collingwood - Jaiden Magor
Pick 46 - Collingwood - Toby McMullin
Pick 47 - Gold Coast Suns - Tyson Walls
Pick 48 - Geelong - Nick Sadler
Pick 49 - Geelong - Hudson O'Keefe
Pick 50 - Port Adelaide - Blake Hansen
Pick 51 - St Kilda - Darcy Jones
Pick 52 - Hawthorn - Max Clohesy
Pick 53 - Geelong - Henry Hustwaite
Pick 54 - Melbourne - Noah Long

Round 4

Pick 55 - Port Adelaide - Will Verall
Pick 56 - North Melbourne - Brodie Tuck
Pick 57 - Essendon - Jayden Davey (Essendon F/S)
Pick 58 - GWS Giants - Steely Green
Pick 59 - Hawthorn - James Van Es
Pick 60 - Carlton - Cameron Owen
Pick 61 - GWS Giants - Luke Lawrence (GWS Academy)
Pick 62 - Geelong - Wade Derksen
Pick 63 - Western Bulldogs - Seth Campbell
Pick 64 - North Melbourne - Cooper Harvey (North Melbourne F/S)
Pick 65 - Gold Coast Suns - Luke Michael
Pick 66 - Fremantle - Jasper Scaife (Fremantle NGA)
Pick 67 - Carlton - Luke Taylor
Pick 68 - Sydney - Eli Pearce
Pick 69 - Melbourne - Nick Madden (GWS Academy)
Pick 70 - Gold Coast Suns - Finn Emile-Brennan (Melbourne NGA)
Pick 71 - Brisbane Lions - Paul Pascu
Pick 72 - Melbourne - Jovan Petric

 

[PMBangers]

Pick 61 - GWS
Luke Lawrence
183 cm | ?? kg
MCUE Goannas | GWS Academy | NSW
Midfielder/ General Forward


Wanted a Key Forward but don't particularly rate the options around here, so thought I'd pump up arguably our best Academy prospect for this year. Lawrence first caught my eye in the NAB League last season against NT, where I had the following to say about him;

#14 Luke Lawrence

The bottom-aged forward target was the go-to man in the attacking half for GWS, with his leading patterns at a high level, he was often well placed inside 50 to follow up with a shot on goal when he held onto the marks – but did have some trouble with holding onto them at times. He worked hard without the ball as well, laying an impressive tackle in the third quarter where he ran 25 metres to lay it, rightfully being rewarded with the free kick. When he had the ball he generally used it well, not looking to do anything flashy, but always what was right for the team.

and once again when assessing the Northern Academy crop coming into 2022

Luke Lawrence Looming as a dangerous midfielder that can rest forward in the future, Lawrence has made the most of his limited appearances in 2021 – including a three-goal haul in his only NAB League appearance. Mostly playing through the midfield through the academy series, Lawrence’s ability to get away from, or around, opponents with his speed and agility is eye catching, while his ability to find the right handball option in close most impressive.

I think Lawrence has a lot of positive attributes, with a high defensive workrate and good agility, he's going to be a danger as either a forward or midfielder in the future. Whilst his disposal can at times be a little wayward, particularly under pressure, for a pick this late I'm more than happy to secure him here.

The only key forward I considered here was Freo NGA's Jasper Scaithe, along with the guys I consider at the last pick and Angus Curry, another Academy lad for us.

Chris25 up now

 

[briztoon]

Pick 61 - GWS
Luke Lawrence
183 cm | ?? kg
MCUE Goannas | GWS Academy | NSW
Midfielder/ General Forward
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Wanted a Key Forward but don't particularly rate the options around here, so thought I'd pump up arguably our best Academy prospect for this year. Lawrence first caught my eye in the NAB League last season against NT, where I had the following to say about him;

and once again when assessing the Northern Academy crop coming into 2022


I think Lawrence has a lot of positive attributes, with a high defensive workrate and good agility, he's going to be a danger as either a forward or midfielder in the future. Whilst his disposal can at times be a little wayward, particularly under pressure, for a pick this late I'm more than happy to secure him here.

The only key forward I considered here was Freo NGA's Jasper Scaithe, along with the guys I consider at the last pick and Angus Curry, another Academy lad for us.

Chris25 up now

So you believe the depth of the draft runs out at this point?

 

[eDPS]

Pick 58 - GWS
Steely Green
178 cm | 70 kg
South Fremantle | WA
Midfielder/ Small Forward

A recent inclusion into the WA U18's hub, Green has been impressive early on in 2022 at WAFL Seniors level for South Fremantle. Green has speed and good skills, particularly when out in space, but what stands out most is his toughness at the contest and willingness to run both ways, despite his slight frame in comparison to his opposition. Whilst he doesn't have much exposed form in the forward 50, I have no doubt he has the attributes to play there at the next level.

The major reason I chose Steely is of course his last name, feels wrong to have a Green on any other list in the league, but I did also seriously consider some similar players (smalls) in Jack O'Sullivan, Kai Windsor and Jaxon Binns, all of whom I believe should've been taken earlier

Davo-27 up next I believe

Damn you, highly doubt he falls this low in the real thing

 

[PMBangers]

So you believe the depth of the draft runs out at this point?

For talls at least, even Tuck for North I wasn't overly enthused about

 

[Chris25]

Pick 62 Geelong - Wade Derksen (195cm, 90kg forward from Peel)

Quick write up while I watch the football. But this pick is for Snuff. 20 year old KPF who moved down from the NT, he’s kicking goals and taking marks. What more can you ask for. I like him.

Billy Dowling from SA was my highest rated player left, #34 overall. I’d have happily taken him. But I’ll change it up and go a mature aged guy.

 

[weltschmerz]

Pick 63 - Western Bulldogs
Seth Campbell
179cm | 69kg
Tasmania Devils
Forward/midfielder

Finishing out this Dogs draft haul with a guy who'll look hilarious in the photos with three talls. A speedy goal-kicker is a need in the Dogs' forward line, and Campbell's recent 32-disposal, 6-goal haul in the NAB League is hard to look past. Could do much worse with a fourth rounder.

back to PMBangers

 

[PMBangers]

Pick 64 - North Melbourne
Cooper Harvey
Northern Knights | VIC M
General Forward/ Midfielder

Was never going to be anyone else despite having higher rated players on my board, keep the Harvey legacy at North with a smart and crafty forward

Bastyy

 

[Bastyy]

Pick 65 (Gold Coast) - Luke Michael (General Defence/Western Australia)

Another excuse to showcase WA talent here, with a player that's somewhere in my top 50, maybe even top 35. Luke Michael is your typical backline general, a lot of plays start with him executing kicks from the backline or taking a nice intercept mark. His skills are clean and his ability to read the play is second to none. In the future Michael provides great leadership and a calm-headed player in the backline. He's one who I'm more hopeful of his chances to get drafted if anything, but I think he offers a lot

Ysaye

 

[Ysaye]

Pick 66: Jasper Scaife
West Perth
Height: 197cm
Forward / Ruck

I think that Freo will be in the market for another tall forward that can also play as a backup ruckman (but I don't think they will want to use an early pick on it unless it is the right value). A Freo NGA, Scaife has been playing colts for two seasons now and has been putting goals on the board fairly consistently, more so than the other player I considered here in Claremont's Luke Brown

16

Luke Brown

Age

31

Ht

181cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

273.4

4star

D

11.7

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

2.4

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.4

2star

MG

273.4

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

, however this all feels very speculative and I think I would want to see what happens at the carnival level (if there is anything to see) first.

Arr0w

 

[Arr0w]

Carlton Pick 67 Luke Taylor KPP 196 88

eDPS

 

[eDPS]

Pick 68 - Sydney - Eli Pearce
192cm 84kg
Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country
Medium Forward

Pearce has plenty of upside as a great runner and a clean player able to link up well between the wing and deep forward where he uses his strong running capacity to his advantage.

The contested side of his game needs the most work but I feel he could be a very fine addition to a teams long term best 22 maybe not as an AA type but an important cog in a winning team.

foj1

 

[foj1]

Pick 69 Melbourne Nick Madden 204cm 105kg Ruck GWS
massive mountain of a kid who is improving game by game. Ruck work around the ground shows some touch and has the the size to physically compete. He will have trouble with the jumpers at the centre bounce but there are not too many of them. His marking and around the ground play has improved and he is a competitive footballer which I think is a necessary ingredient for any young ruckman to have. I liked that he went forward against Bendigo and kicked two important goals. I remember watching Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

25

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

in his draft year and questioning if his competitiveness would be enough with a perceived lack of athleticism. I get the same vibe with this bloke.
Melbourne would be a great club for madden to land and learn from Gawn and Jackson.
if your name is Madden you are chance to be a pretty good ruckman!
Plays like Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

25

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

 

[PocketRocket08]

Pick 69 Melbourne Nick Madden 204cm 105kg Ruck GWS
massive mountain of a kid who is improving game by game. Ruck work around the ground shows some touch and has the the size to physically compete. He will have trouble with the jumpers at the centre bounce but there are not too many of them. His marking and around the ground play has improved and he is a competitive footballer which I think is a necessary ingredient for any young ruckman to have. I liked that he went forward against Bendigo and kicked two important goals. I remember watching Sean Darcy in his draft year and questioning if his competitiveness would be enough with a perceived lack of athleticism. I get the same vibe with this bloke.
Melbourne would be a great club for madden to land and learn from Gawn and Jackson.
if your name is Madden you are chance to be a pretty good ruckman!
Plays like Sean Darcy

If this kid can improve his athleticism he can be a genuine star AFL ruckman.

 

[Titch3Votes0MooreAA]

Pick 63 - Western Bulldogs
Seth Campbell
179cm | 69kg
Tasmania Devils
Forward/midfielder

Finishing out this Dogs draft haul with a guy who'll look hilarious in the photos with three talls. A speedy goal-kicker is a need in the Dogs' forward line, and Campbell's recent 32-disposal, 6-goal haul in the NAB League is hard to look past. Could do much worse with a fourth rounder.

back to PMBangers

How did he fall to your pick? I hope Hawthorn picks him up.

 

[weltschmerz]

How did he fall to your pick? I hope Hawthorn picks him up.

Yeah I was stoked to see him available. Big talent and exactly what we need.

 

[PMBangers]

Bastyy

 

[PMBangers]

There's still a player in my top 35 left on the board, didn't pick him because he's a defender and we don't need anymore of them. Interested to see whether he gets taken here

 

[Bastyy]

Pick 70 - Finn Emile-Brennan (General Defence/Victoria)

If Luke Michael is the more clean and composed general of the backline, then Finn Emile-Brennan is the spark that makes the backline more exciting. His long kicks generate quick plays from the backline and like Luke Michael he has a great ability to read the play. The thing that differentiates FEB from other defenders is his ability to take dangerous kicks and make them work. He's an incredibly confident player and has the smarts to know when to take a dangerous kick or take a safer kick down the line. Long term FEB has the potential to be one of the best defenders in this years pool and I'm pretty stoked to get him at 70, given he's another player in that 50-35 range on my draft board right now.

I'll do a full recap of my picks later on, and go over some players I didn't draft but like the look of.

 

[ModernArtillery]

Pick 71 - Brisbane
Paul Pascu
Midfielder/Defender
Calder Cannons

Write up to come.

foj1

 

[PMBangers]

There's still a player in my top 35 left on the board, didn't pick him because he's a defender and we don't need anymore of them. Interested to see whether he gets taken here

Pick 70 - Finn Emile-Brennan (General Defence/Victoria)

If Luke Michael is the more clean and composed general of the backline, then Finn Emile-Brennan is the spark that makes the backline more exciting. His long kicks generate quick plays from the backline and like Luke Michael he has a great ability to read the play. The thing that differentiates FEB from other defenders is his ability to take dangerous kicks and make them work. He's an incredibly confident player and has the smarts to know when to take a dangerous kick or take a safer kick down the line. Long term FEB has the potential to be one of the best defenders in this years pool and I'm pretty stoked to get him at 70, given he's another player in that 50-35 range on my draft board right now.

That didn't take long

 

[Bastyy]

That didn't take long

I had already decided on him when I went to bed but I'll let you pretend your post made me pick him

 

[LemmingMaster]

Sam Gilbey the Claremont defender, silky skilled quick running defender, that sets up play further down the ground. One to watch at the Championships.

weltschmerz you are up.

I think this guy has a little bit of potential, really interested to see his progress as the season progresses.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Pick 62 Geelong - Wade Derksen (195cm, 90kg forward from Peel)

Quick write up while I watch the football. But this pick is for Snuff. 20 year old KPF who moved down from the NT, he’s kicking goals and taking marks. What more can you ask for. I like him.

Billy Dowling from SA was my highest rated player left, #34 overall. I’d have happily taken him. But I’ll change it up and go a mature aged guy.

I'd really like to see his testing results, just plays a little slow for me.

 

[foj1]

Pick 72 Melbourne Jovan Petric 196cm 89 kg Key Forward Western Jets

Another big unit for the Demons. Jovan has the right size for a key position forward. His hands are improving and he has a neat kick.
Jovian can find the ball in the forward half and plays with a bit of physicality which I like. I think he would flourish in a professional environment. A natural replacement for Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

who has a tonne of upside

Plays like Mitchell Lewis

2

Mitchell Lewis

Age

25

Ht

199cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

5.9

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.3

3star

G

1.2

4star

D

4.3

1star

K

2.8

1star

HB

1.5

1star

M

0.8

1star

T

0.3

1star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.6

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

 

[weltschmerz]

and we're done! Was stoked to step into Wizard17's list manager role in their absence.