Bigfooty's OFFICIAL Phantom Draft

[Stevo]

Originally posted by Roylion
I disagree.

Handy replacement for Craig McRae with Pick #68, especially given he's only 20. Who else should I have selected ahead of him O wise one?

It's not because of his ability, it's because he is a little squib who wanted to play with his brother. His attitude throughout the season was very poor. Didn't put in the effort in the VFL games, and then said that his decision to leave the club was because he didn't get enough opportunities. Good riddance.

 

[LongBombFromOutside50]

Final Draft Order:

PRIORITY:

1. Western Bulldogs - Adam Cooney
West Adelaide 30-Sep-85 186cm 81kg

2. Carlton - Colin Sylvia
Bendigo 8-Nov-85 183cm 82kg

3. Melbourne - Andrew Walker
Bendigo 18-May-86 189cm 83kg


ROUND 1:

4. Western Bulldogs - Kepler Bradley
West Perth 13-Nov-85 198cm 88kg

5. Melbourne - Kane Tenace
Murray 4-Jul-85 181cm 80kg

6. Essendon - Ricky Dyson
Northern Knights 28-Sep-85 181cm 75kg

7. Geelong - Raphael Clarke
St Marys (NT) 24-Sep-85 189cm 78kg

8. St Kilda - Fergus Watts
Sandringham 21-Sep-85 193cm 86kg

9. Kangaroos - Troy Chaplin
North Ballarat 23-Feb-86 193cm 85kg

10. Fremantle - Farren Ray
Peel Thunder 20-Mar-86 182cm 75kg

11. West Coast - Ryley Dunn
Murray 7-Oct-85 182cm 81kg

12. Fremantle - Brock McLean
Calder 11-Mar-86 182cm 86kg

13. Essendon - Jacob Surjan
South Fremantle 15-Aug-85 180cm 75kg

14. Adelaide - Billy Morrison
Tassie Mariners 6-Jun-86 193cm 90kg

15. Port Adelaide - William Gayfer
Murray 12-Jul-85 192cm 91kg

16. Sydney - David Mundy
Murray 20-Jul-85 190cm 83kg

17. Collingwood - Daniel McConnell
Eastern Ranges 21-Jun-86 190cm 83kg

18. Brisbane Lions - Llane Spaanderman
East Perth 10-Feb-86 199cm 100kg


ROUND 2:

19. Fremantle - Matthew Moody
South Fremantle 22-Sep-85 187cm 80kg

20. West Coast - Beau Waters
West Adelaide 30-Mar-86 185cm 83kg

21. Richmond - Tim Schmidt
West Adelaide 14-Mar-86 178cm 79kg

22. Geelong - Jay Nash
Central Districts 21-Dec-85 185cm 75kg

23. Brisbane Lions - Michael Pettigrew
West Perth 16-Mar-85 192cm 80kg

24. Kangaroos - Luke Peel
Sandringham 26-Jun-86 187cm 84kg

25. Hawthorn - Chris Stewart
Northern Knights 12-Feb-86 193cm 80kg

26. West Coast - Michael Johnson
Perth 20-Oct-84 194cm 92kg

27. Fremantle - Matthew Spencer
Swan Districts 17-Jan-85 193cm 88kg

28. Essendon - Callum Burges
West Perth 15-May-86 185cm 80kg

29. Sydney - David Trotter
NSW/Calder 4-Mar-86 185cm 77kg

30. Port Adelaide - Tom Logan
Waratahs - Darwin 2-Jul-85 185cm 76kg

31. Adelaide - Brent Hall
South Fremantle 7-Jan-86 198cm 94kg

32. Collingwood - Brayden Shaw (father/son)
Northern Knights 16-Sep-85 190cm 84kg

33. Brisbane Lions - Jake Furfaro
Mt Gravatt (Qld) 4-Feb-85 185cm 87kg


ROUND 3:

34. Port Adelaide - Josh Willoughby
Glenelg 11-Jan-86 176cm 69kg

35. Collingwood - Jed Adcock
North Ballarat 15-Nov-85 184cm 83kg

36. Melbourne - Chris Johnson (father/son)
East Fremantle 25-Jan-86 189cm 78kg

37. Richmond - Tom Roach (father/son)
Oakleigh 2-Sep-85 182cm 73kg

38. Geelong - Mark Blake (father/son)
Geelong Falcons 9-Sep-85 198cm 94kg

39. Port Adelaide - Alex Gilmore
Tassie Mariners 29-Jun-86 180cm 66kg

40. Kangaroos - Adam Bentick
Calder 13-Jun-85 184cm 79kg

41. Hawthorn - Julian Rowe
Oakleigh 25-May-85 186cm 72kg

42. Geelong - Brad Symes
Central Districts 7-Mar-85 185cm 75kg

43. Fremantle - Brett Peake (father/son)
East Fremantle 5-Jul-83 183cm 80kg

44. Essendon - Ryan Murphy
Gippsland 24-May-85 192cm 80kg

45. Sydney - Brent Stanton
Northern Knights 1-May-86 180cm 76kg

46. Port Adelaide - Ben Clifton
Calder 5-Apr-85 191cm 84kg

47. Sydney - Nick Potter
Pennant Hills (NSW) 12-Jun-85 180cm 78kg

48. Collingwood - Heath Shaw (father/son)
Northern Knights 27-Nov-85 181cm 77kg

49. Brisbane Lions - Paul Richardson
Swan Districts 25-May-86 183cm 81kg


ROUND 4:

50. Western Bulldogs - Darren Brackenridge
North Adelaide 21-Jan-85 187cm 81kg

51. Hawthorn - Josh Moore
Eastern Ranges 190cm 77kg

52. Melbourne - Aaron Davey
Port Melbourne 10-Jun-83 180cm 75kg

53. Richmond - Kyle Archibald
NSW/ACT Rams 23-Feb-86 190cm 86kg

54. Geelong - Adam Jordan
Northern 29-May-85 191cm 91kg

55. St Kilda - Adam Campbell
North Ballarat 25-Jan-85 192cm 76kg

56. Kangaroos - Ben Cosgriff
Murray 19-Aug-85 186cm 89kg

57. Carlton - Zac Dawson
Calder 22-Feb-86 194cm 86kg

58. Adelaide - Harry Miller
Port Magpies 11-Jun-85 174cm 75kg

59. Sydney - PASS

60. Collingwood - PASS

61. Brisbane Lions - Josh Bartell
Murray 23-Apr-85 191cm 72kg


ROUND 5:

62. Western Bulldogs - Joel Campbell
Alice Springs 21-Dec-85 187cm 73kg

63. Carlton - Dylan Pfitzner
Central Districts 13-Apr-85 195cm 80kg

64.Richmond - Andrew Eriksen
Sandringham 17-Jul-85 203cm 90kg

65. St Kilda - Nick Kane
Eastern Ranges 4-Sept-85 187cm 84kg

66. Kangaroos - Shane Morrison
Brisbane Lions 10-Jan-81 193cm 81kg

67. Adelaide - PASS

68. Brisbane Lions - Shane Harvey
Essendon 3-Jan-83 176cm 70kg


ROUND 6:

69. Carlton - Laughlan McGhie
Western Jets 19-Mar-86 195cm 97kg

70. Richmond - Sam Pleming
Gippsland 5-Aug-85 191cm 89kg

71. St Kilda - Andrew McQualter
Gippsland 9-Jun-86 178cm 68kg


ROUND 7:

72. Carlton - Stephen Paxman
Port Adelaide 4-Dec-70 188cm 94kg

73. Richmond - Kane Taylor
Dandenong 10-Apr-85 190cm 70kg


74. St Kilda Craig Callaghan
St Kilda 9-Mar-76 172cm 80kg


ROUND 8:

75. Carlton - PASS

76. Richmond - Daniel Batson
North Ballarat 8-May-86 201cm 86kg

77. St Kilda - PASS


ROUND 9:

78. Carlton - PASS

79. Richmond - Paul Koulouriotis
Port Adelaide 21-Feb-82 184cm 85kg


ROUND 10:

80. Carlton - PASS


ROUND 11:

81. Richmond - Cam Illet
Port Magpies 12-Mar-85 180cm 80kg


ROUND 12:

82. Richmond - Leigh Burke
Bendigo 15-Feb-86 189cm 83kg

 

[Sera]

Originally posted by |D_J^B_J|
And to one of WC's representatives, why did you take two strikingly similar players with your first two picks?

Because they were the best available, and also probably the 2 hardest players in the draft. Dunn is a quickish on-baller/flanker. Waters is a slower archer-type defender. Johnson was a steal at 26.

 

[lamby29]

DJ:

You should start a new thread with the final draft order.

 

[LongBombFromOutside50]

Originally posted by Sera
Because they were the best available, and also probably the 2 hardest players in the draft. Dunn is a quickish on-baller/flanker. Waters is a slower archer-type defender. Johnson was a steal at 26.

Fair enough. I was close to selecting Waters at 19 but since I had already taken McLean, another strong-bodied tough nut, decided to opt for Moody.

And I'm pretty happy with Spencer at 27.

 

[Roylion]

Originally posted by |D_J^B_J|
You seem to have a love affair with Western Australians.

Fair enough, you're trying to replace retiring/delisted players, but personally I would have taken Matthew Spencer well ahead of Spaanderman.

I considered Spencer as well. I took Spaanderman mainly because he appears to be more physically developed than Spencer and may be able to slot into the side as early as 2005, when Lynch definitely retires. Spencer probably not.

 

[Roylion]

Originally posted by Stevo
It's not because of his ability, it's because he is a little squib who wanted to play with his brother. His attitude throughout the season was very poor. Didn't put in the effort in the VFL games, and then said that his decision to leave the club was because he didn't get enough opportunities. Good riddance.

He'll fit very nicely in the forward pocket for us regardless, squib or not. As I said handy pick-up at #68 with our last pick.

 

[Stevo]

Originally posted by Roylion
He'll fit very nicely in the forward pocket for us regardless, squib or not. As I said handy pick-up at #68 with our last pick.

If you can fix up his attitude, then good on you.

 

[BigCat1]

Cats picked up Raph Clarke, Jay Nash, and Brad Symes. We used a pick on Jordon but in real life we will pass on that pick. All midfielders but the were simply the best available

We took Clarke today coz we got thrown a bit by Ess and the WB but I've become increasingly confident that Keplar Bradley will become a Cat on Saturday. Thus we will have our tall.

At 22 Jay Nash is exactly what we need. A quick, onballer who has absolutely sensational skills. I reckon its out of him and Dyson on Saturday. If Ricky gets past 13 I reckon he'll make it to 22. If not Nash is more than adequate. We need one of these two.

Brad Symes was a bargain and too good to pass over. The H/S had him as a top 20 pick. Arguably the 2nd best midfielder in SA. Would be over the moon with him at 42.

 

[Stevo]

Originally posted by BigCat1
At 22 Jay Nash is exactly what we need. A quick, onballer who has absolutely sensational skills. I reckon its out of him and Dyson on Saturday. If Ricky gets past 13 I reckon he'll make it to 22. If not Nash is more than adequate. We need one of these two.

The talk is that we're keen on Trotter at #13, so you might yet get Dyson at #22, although it'll be tough to see him getting past Brisbane.

 

[Roylion]

Originally posted by |D_J^B_J|
You seem to have a love affair with Western Australians.

Fair enough, you're trying to replace retiring/delisted players, but personally I would have taken Matthew Spencer well ahead of Spaanderman.

Just as a matter of interest here's what the AFL website phantom draft came up with.

18. Brisbane Lions – Llane Spaanderman
(East Perth) 10 February 1986, 198.3cm, 99.6kg

Big, strong forward who is set to be a late first to second round draftee, due to his marking strength, his sheer bulk and his ability to kick goals. Spaanderman, who possesses good pace for his size, represented Western Australian in the National AFL under 18 championships in 2003. He has attracted strong interest in recent times from the Lions and Fremantle and although he is unlikely to be taken with the Fremantle’s No.10 or No.12 picks, he is right in the mix for the Dockers’ third selection at No.19. But the Lions will be looking to groom another forward for the future – when triple premiership forward Alastair Lynch retires – which has Spaanderman right in the mix. If the Lions want him, they will probably have to take him at No.18, with Fremantle eyeing him off at No.19 or No.27. He is a fascinating pick who has risen up the ranks in recent times.

Guess we'll see on Sunday.

 

[LongBombFromOutside50]

Originally posted by Roylion
Just as a matter of interest here's what the AFL website phantom draft came up with.

18. Brisbane Lions – Llane Spaanderman
(East Perth) 10 February 1986, 198.3cm, 99.6kg

Big, strong forward who is set to be a late first to second round draftee, due to his marking strength, his sheer bulk and his ability to kick goals. Spaanderman, who possesses good pace for his size, represented Western Australian in the National AFL under 18 championships in 2003. He has attracted strong interest in recent times from the Lions and Fremantle and although he is unlikely to be taken with the Fremantle’s No.10 or No.12 picks, he is right in the mix for the Dockers’ third selection at No.19. But the Lions will be looking to groom another forward for the future – when triple premiership forward Alastair Lynch retires – which has Spaanderman right in the mix. If the Lions want him, they will probably have to take him at No.18, with Fremantle eyeing him off at No.19 or No.27. He is a fascinating pick who has risen up the ranks in recent times.

Guess we'll see on Sunday.

I can understand that the Lions' priority going into the draft would be key positional players, but to be honest, I can't see Spaanderman going in the first round. I think late second or third round seems far more likely.

Will be very interesting to see where he ends up.

 

[waspy]

As Sydney in this draft i was very happy because i got David Mundy at pick 16, David Trotter at pick 29 (he will almost certainly go higher in the real draft), Brent Stanton at pick 45 (again, will go higher) and a local in Nick Potter at pick 47.
I would have liked Kyle Archibald also but i left a spot open for the PSD.

I'm sure Sydney would be happy if they got these 4 in real life.

 

[Roylion]

Originally posted by |D_J^B_J|
I can understand that the Lions' priority going into the draft would be key positional players, but to be honest, I can't see Spaanderman going in the first round. I think late second or third round seems far more likely.

Will be very interesting to see where he ends up.

He ended up exactly where I said he would.

Llane Spaanderman... first round pick for the Brisbane Lions at No. 18.

 

[Roylion]

Originally posted by ThePope
Spandermann before Moody!

Tell im he's dreaming!

Dreaming hey?

Don't think so.

As it turns out the Brisbane Lions got both of them.

And Spaanderman went first, just as I said.

 

[grub29]

2003 Big Footy Phantom draft