Draft Expert Davo-27's 2023 Draft Thread

[Davo-27]

Hi Dave.. Can you explain the different between The Wizard & M. Rioli?

The Wizard is a goal kicker, M.Rioli is a pressure forward, so they have different roles, Watson kicks goals for the team, great mark over head, speed, whereas M.Rioli is all about contesting, tackling, chasing, pressuring to create turn overs and if he kicks goals or gets score involvements it's a bonus, turn overs are a good source of goals for the team and keeping the ball in the forward line gives you additional opportunities per i50.

 

[Davo-27]

The Long Shots

56. Nathan Philactides - Oakleigh - 181cm 78kg - a player that had an amazingly strong underage year, his intercepting and ability to win the footy as well as his defensive work in the backline with run and carry was of the highest quality, performed strongly for VM, unfortunately in his draft year his intercepting seemed to drop off, the intensity dropped off and he focused more on his run and carry, still a good player, but he moved away from what could make him really good(played less contested, worrying about self preservation?)

57. Kynan Brown - Oakleigh - 181cm 72kg - played good footy this year especially for VM, he seems smaller than 181cm and has a small build, but he performed this year at the rep level and might be an option for Melb as a FS?

58. Oscar Hine-Bastion - Perth - 178cm 74kg - WCE NGA 19 yo, I think he showed enough at the champs as a lock Down defender on some decent opponents, that can win 1 on 1s and use the footy out of defense to get picked up by the eagles

59. Josh Docking - Sandringham - 178cm 69kg - StK NGA, likely to be picked up, skillful player with good run and carry

60. Jake Smith - Western Jets - 185cm 79kg - tough midfielder, that has good breakaway speed from the contest, a standout mid from the Jets, wins contests, good disposal, a real smokey

61. Evan Smith - Swan Dist - 199cm 84kg - tall forw/ruck, I liked what I saw from him at the champs playing mostly forward, contests well, good height, good athletic profile from what I could see in game

62. Amin Naim - Calder - 187cm 82kg - Ess NGA - I really liked what I saw from him early in the season, good mark on a lead, has a competitive streak, good kick at goal, good med forw prospect

63. Geordie Payne - Tasmania - 184cm 73kg - small defender, wins contests in defense, rebound counter attacking player, interceptor, plays quite well and seems to have interest from a few clubs

64. Caleb May - Syd A - 206cm - a ruck from Sydney that has been on my radar for the last couple of years, strong, good tap ruck, good around the ground, was the 2nd ruck for the dominant Allies team this year

65. Ry Cantwell - Eastern - 186cm 78kg - a player that stood out this finals series for Eastern, getting all the way to the GF, his combine results put him right up there with the best wingers in this draft for speed ect, he has bolted from nowhere to be a real draft chance

66. Oscar Ryan - Murray - 187cm 77kg - good shut down defender who can intercept and use the footy well, no frills, but an affective defender

67. Kane McAuliffe - North Adel - 187cm 86kg - a player that struggled to impact games or accumulate poss as a midfielder in rep footy, but he does have very good athletic traits and might get an opportunity based on his speed, endurance ect

68. Cam Nyko - Eastern - 179cm 76kg - a winger who has speed and is a good kick, got injured late in the year, played well for VM

69. Coen Livingstone - Perth - 200cm 96kg - a player who has not performed very well at rep level for the most part over the last 2 years, but has put in good performances at wafl colts level, good height and size and has decent movement around the ground, could be a late option for a team looking for a big man

70. Charlie Harrop - Sandringham - 186cm 79kg - a medium forward who is good on a lead and knows where the goals are, had a couple good games for VM, could be an option late

71. Calsher Dear - Sandringham - 194cm 88kg - Haw FS, he is a tall prospect, being talked about a little, hasn't had the best year, but is a good height and got experience playing in the strong Sandringham line up during finals

There are a few more I think could get drafted, but these are the main group of possibles

 

[Footy Heads]

The Long Shots

56. Nathan Philactides - Oakleigh - 181cm 78kg - a player that had an amazingly strong underage year, his intercepting and ability to win the footy as well as his defensive work in the backline with run and carry was of the highest quality, performed strongly for VM, unfortunately in his draft year his intercepting seemed to drop off, the intensity dropped off and he focused more on his run and carry, still a good player, but he moved away from what could make him really good(played less contested, worrying about self preservation?)

57. Kynan Brown - Oakleigh - 181cm 72kg - played good footy this year especially for VM, he seems smaller than 181cm and has a small build, but he performed this year at the rep level and might be an option for Melb as a FS?

58. Oscar Hine-Bastion - Perth - 178cm 74kg - WCE NGA 19 yo, I think he showed enough at the champs as a lock Down defender on some decent opponents, that can win 1 on 1s and use the footy out of defense to get picked up by the eagles

59. Josh Docking - Sandringham - 178cm 69kg - StK NGA, likely to be picked up, skillful player with good run and carry

60. Jake Smith - Western Jets - 185cm 79kg - tough midfielder, that has good breakaway speed from the contest, a standout mid from the Jets, wins contests, good disposal, a real smokey

61. Evan Smith - Swan Dist - 199cm 84kg - tall forw/ruck, I liked what I saw from him at the champs playing mostly forward, contests well, good height, good athletic profile from what I could see in game

62. Amin Naim - Calder - 187cm 82kg - Ess NGA - I really liked what I saw from him early in the season, good mark on a lead, has a competitive streak, good kick at goal, good med forw prospect

63. Geordie Payne - Tasmania - 184cm 73kg - small defender, wins contests in defense, rebound counter attacking player, interceptor, plays quite well and seems to have interest from a few clubs

64. Caleb May - Syd A - 206cm - a ruck from Sydney that has been on my radar for the last couple of years, strong, good tap ruck, good around the ground, was the 2nd ruck for the dominant Allies team this year

65. Ry Cantwell - Eastern - 186cm 78kg - a player that stood out this finals series for Eastern, getting all the way to the GF, his combine results put him right up there with the best wingers in this draft for speed ect, he has bolted from nowhere to be a real draft chance

66. Oscar Ryan - Murray - 187cm 77kg - good shut down defender who can intercept and use the footy well, no frills, but an affective defender

67. Kane McAuliffe - North Adel - 187cm 86kg - a player that struggled to impact games or accumulate poss as a midfielder in rep footy, but he does have very good athletic traits and might get an opportunity based on his speed, endurance ect

68. Cam Nyko - Eastern - 179cm 76kg - a winger who has speed and is a good kick, got injured late in the year, played well for VM

69. Coen Livingstone - Perth - 200cm 96kg - a player who has not performed very well at rep level for the most part over the last 2 years, but has put in good performances at wafl colts level, good height and size and has decent movement around the ground, could be a late option for a team looking for a big man

70. Charlie Harrop - Sandringham - 186cm 79kg - a medium forward who is good on a lead and knows where the goals are, had a couple good games for VM, could be an option late

71. Calsher Dear - Sandringham - 194cm 88kg - Haw FS, he is a tall prospect, being talked about a little, hasn't had the best year, but is a good height and got experience playing in the strong Sandringham line up during finals

There are a few more I think could get drafted, but these are the main group of possibles

So no chance of Luke Lloyd or Will Brown being picked up?

 

[Davo-27]

So no chance of Luke Lloyd or Will Brown being picked up?

this is just my pov, clubs may have other ideas...

 

[Colloquy]

The Wizard is a goal kicker, M.Rioli is a pressure forward, so they have different roles, Watson kicks goals for the team, great mark over head, speed, whereas M.Rioli is all about contesting, tackling, chasing, pressuring to create turn overs and if he kicks goals or gets score involvements it's a bonus, turn overs are a good source of goals for the team and keeping the ball in the forward line gives you additional opportunities per i50.

Davo does Wizard play like Mark Williams. of Jeff Farmer.

 

[Lingsface]

Who was the last player under 175cm to go top 10 in the draft?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Who was the last player under 175cm to go top 10 in the draft?

Jarrod Pickett perhaps?

 

[BORIS332]

Jarrod Pickett perhaps?

Pickett is 178cm. Prestia (175cm) was the last 175cm or under player selected. That was in 2010.

Edit - I believe Jared Crouch (173cm) was the last player under 175cm to be drafted in the top 10, that was back in 1995.

 

[Lingsface]

Pickett is 178cm. Prestia (175cm) was the last 175cm or under player selected. That was in 2010.

Edit - I believe Jared Crouch (173cm) was the last player under 175cm to be drafted in the top 10, that was back in 1995.

This just shows how much they must rate his talents! Must be a special player.

 

[Davo-27]

1. Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh(VC) 181cm - mid
2. Sid Draper - South Adelaide - 178cm - mid
3. Tyler Welsh - WWT/Adel FS - 192cm - forw
4. Phoenix Hargrave - South Adelaide - 181cm - mid/forw
5. Levi Ashcroft - Sand/Bris FS - 179cm - mid/forw
6. Josh Smillie - Eastern - 194cm - mid/hbf
7. Jagga Smith - Oakleigh - 181cm - mid
8. Nash King - Calder - 181cm - mid
9. Tobie Travaglia - Bendigo - 187cm - def
10. Leonardo Lombard - GCS A - 178cm - mid
11. Joe Harrison - Syd A - 187cm - mid
12. Benny Barrett - South Adelaide - 174cm - forw/mid
13. Jesse Dattoli - Northern - 178cm - forw/mid
14. Tom Gross - Oakleigh - 180cm - mid
15. Lucas Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - mid/def
16. Tom Evans - Bendigo - 180cm - mid
17. Jayden Nguyen - Calder/Ess NGA - 177cm - wing
18. Kade Herbert - WWT - 183cm - mid
19. Kayle Gerryn - West Perth - 198cm - ruck/kpp (recent growth spurt from 190-198cm)
20. Xavier Ivisic - Geelong - 180cm - mid
21. Caleb Nancarrow - GCS A/Oak - 191cm - forw
22. Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo - 185cm - mid/forw
23. Jobe Shanahan - Bendigo - 193cm - forw
24. Sam Marshall - Sand/Bris A - 185cm - mid
25. Sam Lalor - GWV - 187cm - mid
26. Mitchell Woods - Syd A - 179cm - mid
27. Patrick Retschko - Oak - 186cm - mid/def
28. Cooper Hynes - Dandenong - 188cm - def/mid
29. Otis Harvey - Swan Dist - 182cm - mid
30. Deian Roberts - Peel - 185cm - mid
31. Isaac Kako - Calder/Ess NGA - 175cm - forw
32. Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland - 182cm - mid
33. Zak Johnson - Northern - 185cm - mid
34. Bo Allan - Peel - 189cm - def
35. Lucca Grego - Western - 183cm - mid
36. Louie Montgomery - North Adel/Port FS - 190cm - def
37. Charlie Hewitt - Brisbane A - 198cm - kpf/ruck
38. Christian Moraes - Eastern/Haw NGA - 182cm - mid
39. Chayse Martinson - Swan Dist - 180cm - mid
40. Lucas McInerney - Northern - 180cm - mid/def
41. Murphy Reid - Sandringham - 181cm - mid/forw
42. Rhys Unwin - GWV - 177cm - forw/mid
43. Jacob Newton - Norwood - 175cm - mid
44. Ned Atkinson - Sturt - 180cm - mid
45. Luke Trainor - Sandringham - 193cm - def
46. Ben Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - def
47. Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tasmania - 177cm - mid
48. Hugh Boxshall - Claremont - 187cm - def
49. Wil Thomas - Sturt - forw/mid
50. Josaia Delana - GWS A - 174cm - forw/mid


unlucky...
VM
Luke Wilson - injured, but showed quality
Liam Farrar - interesting med forw
Massimo Raso
Charlie Richardson
Taj Hotton
Noah Scott
Tadgh McCarthy
Harry O'Farrell
Thomas Legudi
Sam Fanning
Ty Kitchell

VC
Oliver Warburton
Jonty Faull - rising in the ranks
Will McCarthy
Jack Ough - unlucky to not be in the top 50
Harvey Langford - needs to improve speed
Jack Whitlock
Max Stobie
Oliver Hannaford
Jasper Alger

SA
Harry Dodd
Tom Tasker - interesting prospect
Tom Luck
Charlie West - potential kpf?
Beau Ryan

WA
Koopa Walsh
Malachi Champion - good indigenous small forw
Lucas Ravenhill - ruck who could develop
Austin Van Der Struyf - very quick run and carry player
Thomas Cathcart
Trent Hiscock - kpd with potential
Anthony Hansen
Jaxon Douglas
Harrison Creighton
Cody Ryan

ALLIES
Zai Millane (GCS) - intercept defender, Coll FS? I'm not sure?
Oliver Withers (GWS) - decent talent
Josh Murphy nsw
Thomas Hitchens nsw
Jake Falzdeen Bris
Nelson Berkoff-Smart qld
Joe Kennedy qld
Ty Gallop qld
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Early top 30 for 2025 draft based on u16s and CTL form
1. Dyson Sharp 188cm Central Dist
2. Oliver Greeves 190cm Eastern
3. Blake Kelly 180cm Swan Dist
4. Lachlan Dovaston 175cm Eastern
5. Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier 182cm Nth Adel
6. Louis Emmett 198cm Oakleigh
7. Marcus Cassidy 186cm Est Perth
8. Archie Ludowyke 193cm Sandringham
9. Jack Dalton 176cm Sandringham
10. Noah Roberts-Thompson 180cm Sturt
11. Tairon Ah-Mu 199cm Dandenong
12. Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves 185cm Dandenong
13. Harry Morphet 175cm Geelong ...(broke his leg at champs)
14. Basil Hart 183cm Peel
15. Riley Onley 194cm Murray
16. Xavier Bamert 184cm Sandringham
17. Jadd Hill 176cm Perth
18. Dylan Patterson 183cm GCS A
19. Judd Marcello 189cm Wst Perth
20. Giuseppe Posterino 175cm Geelong
21. Jamie Gilchrist 185cm Eastern
22. Zeke Uwland 176cm GCS A
23. Raphael Geesu 175cm Bris A
24. Toby Whan 180cm Sth Fremantle
25. Jobe Scapin 186cm Gippsland
26. Aidan Schubert 194cm Central Dist
27. Mitchell Moate 180cm Northern
28. Jim Kelly 178cm Norwood
29. Zach O'Keefe 176cm Gippsland
30. Jack Harrison 183cm Bris A

Mentions: Willem Duursma 189cm Gipps, Taj Longmuir 179cm Sth Frem, Thomas Burton 177cm Western, Thomas McGuane 176cm Western, Sam Allen 181cm Oakleigh, Tyson Gresham 170cm Northern, Hunter Wright 186cm Bendigo, Jesse Nye 172cm Sth Adel, Lachlan Sands 179cm WWT, Luke Candy 183cm Glenlg, Sam Cumming 186cm Nth Adel, Josh Reichelt 180cm Central Dist, Louis Kellaway 182cm Sturt, Harley Baker 186cm Sturt, Will York 172cm Peel, Darcy Montgomery 180cm Subiaco, Jai Murray(gcs), Beau Addinsall(gcs), Daniel Annabel(bris), didn't like anyone from syd, gws, tassie or NT, 2 QLD teams the only teams in div 2 playing good footy from my pov...

Sam Grij Oakleigh mid/wing would be in the list if he played in the champs.

Vic Metro won with WA coming runners up, with SA and Vic Country competitive
Brisbane dominated div 2 with GCS A coming runners up then the other 4 teams(GWS, Tas, Syd and NT)



I wanted to do an AA Team for the u16s

B: Jadd Hill (WA), Cooper Duff-Tytler (VM), Jim Kelly (SA)
HB: Zeke Uwland (GCS), Riley Onley (VC), Xavier Bamert (VM)
C: Lachlan Dovaston (VM), Blake Kelly (WA), Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier (SA)
HF: Jack Harrison (Bris), Louis Emmett (VM), Giuseppe Posterino (VC)
F: Basil Hart (WA), Archie Ludowyke (VM), Dylan Patterson (GCS)
R: Kayle Gerryn (WA), Dyson Sharp (SA), Oliver Greeves (VM)

INT: Tairon Ah-Mu (VC), Jack Dalton (VM), Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves (VC), Noah Roberts-Thompson (SA)
Marcus Cassidy (WA), Raphael Geesu (Bris), Charlie Hewitt (Bris), Jobe Scapin (VC), Toby Whan (WA).

VM - 7 (winners div 1)
WA - 6 (runners up div 1)
SA - 4
VC - 5
Bris - 3 (winners div 2)
GCS - 2 (runners up div 2)


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2026 early names

Matthew Owen - Bris A
Doug Cochrane - SA

A few for 2024 that I might have under rated at this stage, they could easily be moved into the top 50, playing good footy this year and ending the year strongly

Harry O'Farrell KPD - stepping up to new levels
Jonty Faull med/KPF? - has ended the year on fire
Harvey Langford mid - (if he works on his running/speed) needs better fitness/speed, has the talent if he improves athleticism
Charlie West med/KPF - I've seen glimpses of potential, smokey
Austin Van Der Struyf - needs to work on consistency, I like his speed though

 

[BigFella!]

A few for 2024 that I might have under rated at this stage, they could easily be moved into the top 50, playing good footy this year and ending the year strongly

Harry O'Farrell KPD - stepping up to new levels
Jonty Faull med/KPF? - has ended the year on fire
Harvey Langford mid - (if he works on his running/speed) needs better fitness/speed, has the talent if he improves athleticism
Charlie West med/KPF - I've seen glimpses of potential, smokey
Austin Van Der Struyf - needs to work on consistency, I like his speed though

Cheers Davo, Great early insight into future draft crops.

 

[Haggas]

My full list.

RANKING		NAME	POSITION	DOB	HEIGHT/WEIGHT	CLUB	AFF	AFF 2
1	West Coast	Finn O'Sullivan	Midfielder	30/5/06	181cm/70kg	Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Country
2	North Melbourne	Sid Draper	Midfielder/Forward	5/7/06	180cm/72kg	South Adelaide/South Australia
3	Hawthorn	Jagga Smith	Midfielder	28/1/06	181cm/68kg	Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro
4	Brisbane F/S	Levi Ashcroft	Midfielder	18/12/06	179cm/75kg	Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro	BRIS
5	Gold Coast	Tom Gross	Midfielder/Forward	15/9/06	182cm/70kg	Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro
6	Fremantle	Josh Smillie	Utility	17/5/06	194cm/92kg	Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro
7	Adelaide F/S	Tyler Welsh	Key Forward	15/8/06	191cm/90kg	Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia	ADEL
8	Richmond	Kade Herbert	Midfielder/Forward	3/4/06	183cm	Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia
9	Geelong	Phoenix Hargrave	Midfielder	15/9/06	181cm/83kg	South Adelaide/South Australia
10	Essendon	Christian Moraes	Midfielder	11/8/06	182cm	Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro
11	Gold Coast (WB)	Toby Travaglia	Defender	26/10/06	187cm/72kg	Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country
12	Gold Coast (Academy)	Leonardo Lombard	Midfielder/Forward	5/10/06	178cm/76kg	Gold Coast Academy/Allies	GC
13	Sydney	Sam Lalor	Midfielder	30/8/06	187cm/88kg	GMV Rebels/Vic Country
14	St.Kilda	Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder/Forward	13/5/06	185cm/82kg	Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country
15	Brisbane (Academy)	Samuel Marshall	Midfielder/ Defender	19/1/06	185cm/78kg	Sandringham Dragons/Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
16	Melbourne	Jesse Dattoli	Midfielder/Forward	8/7/06	178cm	Northern Knights/Vic Metro
17	Carlton F/S	Lucas Camporeale	Wing	21/7/06	183cm/62kg	Glenelg/South Australia	CARL
18	Fremantle (PA)	Isaac Kako	Forward	7/3/06	174cm	Calder Cannons/Vic Metro	ESS
19	GWS Giants	Lucca Grego	Midfielder	15/9/06	183cm	Western Jets/Vic Metro
20	Fremantle (Coll)	Bo Allan	Defender	16/2/06	188cm/83kg	Peel Thunder/Western Australia
21	Sydney (NM Priority)	Nash King	Midfielder	5/1/06	181cm/79kg	Calder Cannons/Vic Metro
22	Sydney (Academy)	Joe Harrison	Midfielder	27/3/06	187cm/85kg	Sydney Academy/Allies	SYD
23	Carlton F/S	Ben Camporeale	Wing	21/7/06	184cm/62kg	Glenelg/South Australia	CARL
24	West Coast	Kayle Gerreyn	Ruck	10/5/06	192cm/88kg	West Perth/Western Australia
25	North Melbourne	Harvey Langford	Midfielder/Forward	15/3/06	188cm/85kg	Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country
26	Collingwood (Haw)	Murphy Reid	Midfielder/Forward	30/7/06	181cm	Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro
27	Richmond (Frem)	Clay Shadforth	Forward	11/4/06	180cm	South Adelaide/NT Thunder/Allies
28	Richmond	Cooper Hynes	Midfielder/ Forward	28/2/06	188cm	Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country
29	Geelong	Jonty Faull	Key Forward	1/2/06	194cm/84kg	GMV Rebels/Vic Country
30	Essendon	Xavier Lindsay	Wing	3/8/06	182cm/72kg	Gippsland Power/Vic Country
31	W.Bulldogs	Tom Luck	Ruckman/Forward	6/4/06	195cm85kg	Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia
32	Melbourne (Syd)	Malakai Champion	Small Forward	17/5/06	170cm/64kg	Subiaco/Western Australia
33	Fremantle (St.K)	Taj Hotton	Forward	17/6/06	180cm	Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro
34	Port Adelaide	Chayse Martinson	Midfielder	6/2/06	179cm/75kg	Swan Districts/Western Australia
35	Port Adelaide F/S	Louie Montgomery	Forward	24/4/06	183cm/73kg	North Adelaide/South Australia	PA
36	Sydney (Academy)	Joel Cochran	Key Forward	28/3/06	194cm/84kg	Sydney Academy/Allies	SYD
37	GWS Giants	Ricky Mentha	Defender	4/9/06	179cm	Gippsland Power/NT Thunder/Allies
38	Hawthorn (Coll)	Koopa Walsh	Forward	19/5/06	193cm/86kg	Subiaco/Western Australia
39	West Coast	Luke Trainor	Key Defender	10/4/06	193cm/86kg	Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro
40	North Melbourne	Zak Johnson	Midfielder	24/12/06	185cm	Northern Knights/Vic Metro
41	Essendon (NGA)	Jayden Nguyen	Wing	27/7/06	175cm	Calder Cannons/Vic Metro	ESS
42	Collingwood (Haw)	Oliver Dean	Ruck	16/10/06	199cm/82kg	Tasmania Devils/Allies
43	Sydney (Academy)	Mitchell Woods	Small Forward	15/5/06	179cm/73kg	Sydney Academy/Allies	SYD
44	Fremantle	Harry O'Farrell	Key Defender	3/5/06	196cm	Calder Cannons/Vic Metro
45	Richmond	Jobe Shanahan	Forward	2/8/06	193cm	Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country
46	Geelong	Austin Van Der Struyf	Wing	17/3/06	179cm/69kg	Claremont/Western Australia
47	Melbourne (WB)	Jacob Newton	Midfielder	20/3/06	176cm/78kg	Norwood/South Australia
48	GWS Giants	Lucas McInerney	Midfielder/ Defender	28/2/06	180cm	Northern Knights/Vic Metro
49	St.Kilda	Tom Evans	Midfielder	22/2/06	180cm	Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country
50	St.Kilda (Carl)	Otis Harvey	Midfielder	17/1/06	183cm/82kg	Swan Districts/Western Australia
51	St.Kilda (Melb)	Oliver Warburton	Wing	13/6/06	184cm/76kg	Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country
52	Collingwood	Charlie Nicholls	Key Forward	8/1/06	196cm	Central District/South Australia
53	West Coast	Harry Dodd	Defender	5/2/06	183cm/78kg	Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia
54	North Melbourne	Rhys Unwin	Midfielder/Forward	11/10/06	177cm/69kg	GMV Rebels/Vic Country
55	Richmond	Noah Mraz	Key Defender	20/2/06	197cm	Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country
56	Geelong	Joshua Murphy	Forward	28/11/06	190cm/84kg	Murray Bushrangers/Allies
57	GWS Giants	Flynn Penry	Ruckman	20/4/06	200cm/90kg	GMV Rebels/Vic Country
58	Port Adelaide F/S	Rome Burgoyne	Defender	29/8/06	181cm/76kg	Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia	PA
59	Fremantle (St.K)	Deian Roberts	Midfielder	24/7/06	186cm/84kg	Peel Thunder/Western Australia
60	Brisbane (Academy)	Tom Gillet	Ruckman/Key Forward	9/1/06	199cm	Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
61	Melbourne	Ned Atkinson	Midfielder/Forward	31/7/06	180cm/75kg	Sturt/South Australia
	Gold Coast (Academy)	Caleb Nancarrow	Ruckman/Key Forward	31/5/06	191cm/74kg	Oakleigh Chargers/Gold Coast Academy/Allies	GC
	St.Kilda F/S or Gold Coast (Academy)	Boston Everitt	Forward	18/12/06	183cm/77kg	Gold Coast Academy/Allies	GC	STK
	Gold Coast (Academy)	Nelson Belkoff-Smart	Defender			Gold Coast Academy/Allies	GC
	Brisbane (Academy)	Ryan Gilder	Midfielder/ Defender	15/5/06	191cm	Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
	Brisbane (Academy)	Alex Pope	Midfielder	14/12/06	178cm	Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
	Brisbane (Academy)	Tom Fry	Midfielder	10/5/06	181cm/78kg	Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
	Brisbane (Academy)	Frasier Lay	Midfielder	22/2/06	176cm	Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
	Brisbane (Academy)	Jake Fazldeen	Small Forward	11/6/06	171cm/67kg	Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
	Brisbane (Academy)	Harrison Ronchi		8/11/06	176cm/72kg	Brisbane Academy/Allies	BRIS
	GWS Giants (Academy)	Cooper Bell	Defender	30/11/06	198cm	GWS Academy/Allies	GWS
	GWS Giants (Academy)	Logan Smith	Ruckman	24/9/06	202cm	GWS Academy/Allies	GWS
	GWS Giants (Academy)	Josaia Delana	Small Forward	1/7/06	174cm	GWS Academy/Allies	GWS
		Waylon Davey-Motlop	Small Forward	26/9/06	180cm	NT Thunder/Allies
		Taj Stanley	Midfielder	31/10/06	177cm	NT Thunder/Allies
		Oliver Poulson	Midfielder	26/1/06	175cm	NT Thunder/Allies
		Lenny Douglas		3/7/06	179cm/74kg	Tasmania Devils/Allies
		Oliver Depaoli-Kubank	Utility	24/7/06	177cm/64kg	Tasmania Devils/Allies
		Charlie McAuliffe				Glenelg/South Australia
	Port Adelaide F/S	Oliver Francou				North Adelaide/South Australia	PA
		Owen Kalic				North Adelaide/South Australia
		Alex Dodson	Ruckman	15/6/06	201cm/93kg	Sturt/South Australia
		Will Thomas	Midfielder/Forward			Sturt/South Australia
	Port Adelaide NGA	Benny Barrett	Small Forward	1/5/06	174cm/69kg	South Adelaide/South Australia	PA
	Port Adel or Haw F/S	Ky Burgoyne				West Adelaide/South Australia	PA	HAW
		Jett Hasting	Defender	22/5/06		Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia
		Charlie West		1/2/06		Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia
		Xavier Ivisic	Wing	1/6/06	180cm/69kg	Geelong Falcons/Vic Country
		Brady Hall	Defender	9/3/06	189cm/76kg	Geelong Falcons/Vic Country
	Essendon F/S	Noah Caracella		17/6/06		Geelong Falcons/Vic Country	ESS
	Geelong F/S	Alfie Wojcinski		29/9/06		Geelong Falcons/Vic Country	GEEL
	North Melbourne F/S	River Stevens		26/6/06		Geelong Falcons/Vic Country	NM
		Asher Eastham	Forward	13/5/06	188cm	Gippsland Power/Vic Country
		Max Stobie		21/9/06	181cm/73kg	Gippsland Power/Vic Country
		Oliver Hannaford	Midfielder/ Defender	1/9/06	180cm/76kg	GMV Rebels/Vic Country
		Jack Ough	Forward	15/12/06	191cm	GMV Rebels/Vic Country
		Thomas Legudi	Midfielder/Forward	15/3/06	177cm/69kg	Calder Cannons/Vic Metro
		Damon Hollow	Defender	30/3/06	180cm/74kg	Calder Cannons/Vic Metro
		Ty Kitchell	Defender	12/5/06	187cm/77kg	Northern Knights/Vic Metro
		Tadhg McCarthy	Key Defender	7/3/06	191cm/82kg	Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro
		Kobe Askew		16/1/06	174cm/60kg	Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro
		Kane Emery		11/1/06	171cm/67kg	Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro
		Hugh Boxshall	Defender	11/6/06	187cm/76kg	Claremont/Western Australia
		Ashton Warner		28/11/06	173cm/65kg	East Fremantle/Western Australia
		Darcy Petersen		12/1/06	191cm/82kg	Peel Thunder/Western Australia
		Jesse Grant		20/9/06	183cm/83kg	Peel Thunder/Western Australia
		Thomas Cathcart	Key Defender	28/5/06	189cm/80kg	Swan Districts/Western Australia
		Harrison Creighton	Midfielder	1/1/06	184cm/80kg	Swan Districts/Western Australia
		Anthony Hansen	Small Forward	26/2/06	172cm/61kg	Swan Districts/Western Australia
		Trent Hiscock	Key Defender	3/3/06	190cm/86kg	West Perth/Western Australia

 

[chels]

"62. Amin Naim - Calder - 187cm 82kg - Ess NGA - I really liked what I saw from him early in the season, good mark on a lead, has a competitive streak, good kick at goal, good med forw prospect"


Has there previously been a draftee whose surname is an anagram of his first name (or vice versa)?

 

[TDS7]

"62. Amin Naim - Calder - 187cm 82kg - Ess NGA - I really liked what I saw from him early in the season, good mark on a lead, has a competitive streak, good kick at goal, good med forw prospect"


Has there previously been a draftee whose surname is an anagram of his first name (or vice versa)?

Well there's this guy at Port...

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Well there's this guy at Port...

Which Port player are you talking about?

 

[Haggas]

Well there's this guy at Port...

Essendon

 

[TDS7]

Which Port player are you talking about?

Aliir Aliir. I've made this helpful diagram to explain.

 

[FB19]

The Long Shots

56. Nathan Philactides - Oakleigh - 181cm 78kg - a player that had an amazingly strong underage year, his intercepting and ability to win the footy as well as his defensive work in the backline with run and carry was of the highest quality, performed strongly for VM, unfortunately in his draft year his intercepting seemed to drop off, the intensity dropped off and he focused more on his run and carry, still a good player, but he moved away from what could make him really good(played less contested, worrying about self preservation?)

57. Kynan Brown - Oakleigh - 181cm 72kg - played good footy this year especially for VM, he seems smaller than 181cm and has a small build, but he performed this year at the rep level and might be an option for Melb as a FS?

58. Oscar Hine-Bastion - Perth - 178cm 74kg - WCE NGA 19 yo, I think he showed enough at the champs as a lock Down defender on some decent opponents, that can win 1 on 1s and use the footy out of defense to get picked up by the eagles

59. Josh Docking - Sandringham - 178cm 69kg - StK NGA, likely to be picked up, skillful player with good run and carry

60. Jake Smith - Western Jets - 185cm 79kg - tough midfielder, that has good breakaway speed from the contest, a standout mid from the Jets, wins contests, good disposal, a real smokey

61. Evan Smith - Swan Dist - 199cm 84kg - tall forw/ruck, I liked what I saw from him at the champs playing mostly forward, contests well, good height, good athletic profile from what I could see in game

62. Amin Naim - Calder - 187cm 82kg - Ess NGA - I really liked what I saw from him early in the season, good mark on a lead, has a competitive streak, good kick at goal, good med forw prospect

63. Geordie Payne - Tasmania - 184cm 73kg - small defender, wins contests in defense, rebound counter attacking player, interceptor, plays quite well and seems to have interest from a few clubs

64. Caleb May - Syd A - 206cm - a ruck from Sydney that has been on my radar for the last couple of years, strong, good tap ruck, good around the ground, was the 2nd ruck for the dominant Allies team this year

65. Ry Cantwell - Eastern - 186cm 78kg - a player that stood out this finals series for Eastern, getting all the way to the GF, his combine results put him right up there with the best wingers in this draft for speed ect, he has bolted from nowhere to be a real draft chance

66. Oscar Ryan - Murray - 187cm 77kg - good shut down defender who can intercept and use the footy well, no frills, but an affective defender

67. Kane McAuliffe - North Adel - 187cm 86kg - a player that struggled to impact games or accumulate poss as a midfielder in rep footy, but he does have very good athletic traits and might get an opportunity based on his speed, endurance ect

68. Cam Nyko - Eastern - 179cm 76kg - a winger who has speed and is a good kick, got injured late in the year, played well for VM

69. Coen Livingstone - Perth - 200cm 96kg - a player who has not performed very well at rep level for the most part over the last 2 years, but has put in good performances at wafl colts level, good height and size and has decent movement around the ground, could be a late option for a team looking for a big man

70. Charlie Harrop - Sandringham - 186cm 79kg - a medium forward who is good on a lead and knows where the goals are, had a couple good games for VM, could be an option late

71. Calsher Dear - Sandringham - 194cm 88kg - Haw FS, he is a tall prospect, being talked about a little, hasn't had the best year, but is a good height and got experience playing in the strong Sandringham line up during finals

There are a few more I think could get drafted, but these are the main group of possibles

Hey Dave what about Cooper Simpson? Looks like he has what Sam likes speed and a good kick.

 

[Davo-27]

Hey Dave what about Cooper Simpson? Looks like he has what Sam likes speed and a good kick.

He has been on the radar for a couple of years, he looked decent last year, but had an injury interrupted year this year, good kick at goal, I stopped listing him this year because I don't like how he lacks impact or burst in the midfield and didn't really standout at the rep level(although he did get an injury which limited exposure) but a club might see something in him later in the draft?

 

[Davo-27]

My full list.

I forgot to mention Penry from GWV Rebels 200cm ruck, he has looked good everytime I've seen him, so I need to rate him higher

Good list Haggas

 

[Yoda_]

He has been on the radar for a couple of years, he looked decent last year, but had an injury interrupted year this year, good kick at goal, I stopped listing him this year because I don't like how he lacks impact or burst in the midfield and didn't really standout at the rep level(although he did get an injury which limited exposure) but a club might see something in him later in the draft?

Simpson or Macauliffe?

From an Essendon POV, Amin being taken as a Cat B ahead of Taha right now?

 

[Davo-27]

Simpson or Macauliffe?

From an Essendon POV, Amin being taken as a Cat B ahead of Taha right now?

Both would be late picks, I would go MacAuliffe because of his athleticism and hope the coaches could find a role for him, aware that he struggles to win a lot of poss

I like Amin Naim as a late pick, ahead of Taha.

 

[Davo-27]

I'd be a bit careful judging Kane McAuliffe on his Nationals output where he was carrying groin issues (osteo-pubis), an issue Kane's has had to deal with off and on over the last 2 years. Finally got a decent block of rest and rehab in after the season finished and we saw at the Combine what he's capable of when running on the top of the ground. Recruiters will be aware of the issues he's been contending withand the difference being in a full time elite system will make to his fitness issues.

He has always had a good athletic ability, it's his footy ability I'm concerned about(winning the ball and then decision making and skill execution).

In performances I've seen, he has shown speed and good workrate, he just runs to bad positions or doesn't set up well enough to win the ball at the drop of a ruck contest or find space enough, or support running, whether it was AFL Academy or Champs he just never impressed except for 1 or 2 pieces of play, like the nice goal for AFL Academy I believe against Port Adel? That was a quality 40+m snap running at speed diagonal to goal, other than those rare occasions he has not overly impressed even though he was given more opportunities than most in the AFL Academy.

 

[fx3546]

could you make an updated 2024 list davo? what are your thoughts on next years crop?

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Who is available late as a high risk/high reward small forward.

Port have a number of role players in SPP, McEntee, Evans etc but could use a genuinely fast small with goal kicking nouse to pair with Rioli.

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