Draft Expert Davo-27's 2023 Draft Thread

[Davo-27]

updated 2024 Top 50
1. Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh(VC) 181cm - mid
2. Sid Draper - South Adelaide - 178cm - mid
3. Tyler Welsh - WWT/Adel FS - 190cm - 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. Harvey Langford - Dandenong - 188cm - mid/forw
8. Jagga Smith - Oakleigh - 181cm - mid
9. Nash King - Calder - 181cm - mid
10. Lucca Grego - Western - 183cm - mid
11. Tobie Travaglia - Bendigo - 187cm - def
12. Deian Roberts - Peel - 185cm - mid
13. Tom Evans - Bendigo - 180cm - mid
14. Rhys Unwin - GWV - 177cm - forw/mid
15. Benny Barrett - South Adelaide - 174cm - forw/mid
16. Jesse Dattoli - Northern - 178cm - forw/mid
17. Tom Gross - Oakleigh - 180cm - mid
18. Lucas Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - mid/def
19. Jayden Nguyen - Calder/Ess NGA - 177cm - wing
20. Kade Herbert - WWT - 183cm - mid
21. Leonardo Lombard - GCS A - 178cm - mid
22. Xavier Ivisic - Geelong - 180cm - mid
23. Cooper Hynes - Dandenong - 188cm - def/mid
24. Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo - 185cm - mid/forw
25. Sam Marshall - Sand/Bris A - 185cm - mid
26. Sam Lalor - GWV - 187cm - mid
27. Otis Harvey - Swan Dist - 182cm - mid
28. Isaac Kako - Calder/Ess NGA - 175cm - forw
29. Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland - 182cm - mid
30. Zak Johnson - Northern - 185cm - mid
31. Louie Montgomery - North Adel/Port FS - 190cm - def
32. Caleb Nancarrow - GCS A/Oak - 191cm - forw
33. Jobe Shanahan - Bendigo - 193cm - forw
34. Oliver Warburton - Murray - 184cm - mid
35. Jacob Newton - Norwood - 175cm - mid
36. Thomas Legudi - Calder - 177cm - forw/mid
37. Bo Allan - Peel - 189cm - def
38. Ned Atkinson - Sturt - 180cm - mid
39. Luke Trainor - Sandringham - 193cm - def
40. Lucas McInerney - Northern - 180cm - mid/def
41. Ben Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - def
42. Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tasmania - 177cm - mid
43. Koopa Walsh - Subiaco - 193cm - forw
44. Harrison Creighton - Swan Dist - 184cm - mid
45. Jack Ough - GWV - 191cm - forw
46. Damon Hollow - Calder - 180cm - def
47. Taj Hotton - Sandringham - mid
48. Thomas Cathcart - Swan Dist - 189cm - def
49. Christian Moraes - Eastern/Haw NGA - 182cm - mid
50. Luke Wilson - Eastern - 174cm - forw/mid

mention: Ty Kitchell

i missed out on Murphy Reid, he would be there somewhere...
I also forgot to add Kayle Gerryn WA Ruck
Also Charlie Hewitt Bris A 198cm KPF

 

[TDS7]

49. Christian Moraes - Eastern/Haw NGA - 182cm - mid

Good idea, keep him low and hope he doesn't rocket too high up next season.

 

[Davo-27]

Good idea, keep him low and hope he doesn't rocket too high up next season.

atm he is beating up on the non private school kids, he is good though and might rise?

 

[weltschmerz]

updated 2024 Top 50
1. Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh(VC) 181cm - mid
2. Sid Draper - South Adelaide - 178cm - mid
3. Tyler Welsh - WWT/Adel FS - 190cm - 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. Harvey Langford - Dandenong - 188cm - mid/forw
8. Jagga Smith - Oakleigh - 181cm - mid
9. Nash King - Calder - 181cm - mid
10. Lucca Grego - Western - 183cm - mid
11. Tobie Travaglia - Bendigo - 187cm - def
12. Deian Roberts - Peel - 185cm - mid
13. Tom Evans - Bendigo - 180cm - mid
14. Rhys Unwin - GWV - 177cm - forw/mid
15. Benny Barrett - South Adelaide - 174cm - forw/mid
16. Jesse Dattoli - Northern - 178cm - forw/mid
17. Tom Gross - Oakleigh - 180cm - mid
18. Lucas Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - mid/def
19. Jayden Nguyen - Calder/Ess NGA - 177cm - wing
20. Kade Herbert - WWT - 183cm - mid
21. Leonardo Lombard - GCS A - 178cm - mid
22. Xavier Ivisic - Geelong - 180cm - mid
23. Cooper Hynes - Dandenong - 188cm - def/mid
24. Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo - 185cm - mid/forw
25. Sam Marshall - Sand/Bris A - 185cm - mid
26. Sam Lalor - GWV - 187cm - mid
27. Otis Harvey - Swan Dist - 182cm - mid
28. Isaac Kako - Calder/Ess NGA - 175cm - forw
29. Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland - 182cm - mid
30. Zak Johnson - Northern - 185cm - mid
31. Louie Montgomery - North Adel/Port FS - 190cm - def
32. Caleb Nancarrow - GCS A/Oak - 191cm - forw
33. Jobe Shanahan - Bendigo - 193cm - forw
34. Oliver Warburton - Murray - 184cm - mid
35. Jacob Newton - Norwood - 175cm - mid
36. Thomas Legudi - Calder - 177cm - forw/mid
37. Bo Allan - Peel - 189cm - def
38. Ned Atkinson - Sturt - 180cm - mid
39. Luke Trainor - Sandringham - 193cm - def
40. Lucas McInerney - Northern - 180cm - mid/def
41. Ben Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - def
42. Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tasmania - 177cm - mid
43. Koopa Walsh - Subiaco - 193cm - forw
44. Harrison Creighton - Swan Dist - 184cm - mid
45. Jack Ough - GWV - 191cm - forw
46. Damon Hollow - Calder - 180cm - def
47. Taj Hotton - Sandringham - mid
48. Thomas Cathcart - Swan Dist - 189cm - def
49. Christian Moraes - Eastern/Haw NGA - 182cm - mid
50. Luke Wilson - Eastern - 174cm - forw/mid

mention: Ty Kitchell

Not a talls kind of draft so far then?

 

[TDS7]

atm he is beating up on the non private school kids, he is good though and might rise?

I don't think Kynan Brown, Jagg Smith, Tom Gross, Will Lorenz, Philactides, and Darcy Wilson are bad competition. He's played as well as he could regardless of competition. Sure, he fits into Eastern's game plan well and benefits from Watson not being there but it's one thing to fill into a role and another to average 30 touches a game since coming back into the team.

 

[weltschmerz]

43. Koopa Walsh - Subiaco - 193cm - forw

 

[Davo-27]

Not a talls kind of draft so far then?

i think Tyler Welsh has grown a couple cms to be KPF height, i didnt update the heights, but i think theres some talls, Nancarrow, Trainor, Walsh ect a few rucks/kpp im sure will emerge from the pack

 

[eDPS]

updated 2024 Top 50
1. Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh(VC) 181cm - mid
2. Sid Draper - South Adelaide - 178cm - mid
3. Tyler Welsh - WWT/Adel FS - 190cm - 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. Harvey Langford - Dandenong - 188cm - mid/forw
8. Jagga Smith - Oakleigh - 181cm - mid
9. Nash King - Calder - 181cm - mid
10. Lucca Grego - Western - 183cm - mid
11. Tobie Travaglia - Bendigo - 187cm - def
12. Deian Roberts - Peel - 185cm - mid
13. Tom Evans - Bendigo - 180cm - mid
14. Rhys Unwin - GWV - 177cm - forw/mid
15. Benny Barrett - South Adelaide - 174cm - forw/mid
16. Jesse Dattoli - Northern - 178cm - forw/mid
17. Tom Gross - Oakleigh - 180cm - mid
18. Lucas Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - mid/def
19. Jayden Nguyen - Calder/Ess NGA - 177cm - wing
20. Kade Herbert - WWT - 183cm - mid
21. Leonardo Lombard - GCS A - 178cm - mid
22. Xavier Ivisic - Geelong - 180cm - mid
23. Cooper Hynes - Dandenong - 188cm - def/mid
24. Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo - 185cm - mid/forw
25. Sam Marshall - Sand/Bris A - 185cm - mid
26. Sam Lalor - GWV - 187cm - mid
27. Otis Harvey - Swan Dist - 182cm - mid
28. Isaac Kako - Calder/Ess NGA - 175cm - forw
29. Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland - 182cm - mid
30. Zak Johnson - Northern - 185cm - mid
31. Louie Montgomery - North Adel/Port FS - 190cm - def
32. Caleb Nancarrow - GCS A/Oak - 191cm - forw
33. Jobe Shanahan - Bendigo - 193cm - forw
34. Oliver Warburton - Murray - 184cm - mid
35. Jacob Newton - Norwood - 175cm - mid
36. Thomas Legudi - Calder - 177cm - forw/mid
37. Bo Allan - Peel - 189cm - def
38. Ned Atkinson - Sturt - 180cm - mid
39. Luke Trainor - Sandringham - 193cm - def
40. Lucas McInerney - Northern - 180cm - mid/def
41. Ben Camporeale - Glenlg/Carl FS - 182cm - def
42. Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tasmania - 177cm - mid
43. Koopa Walsh - Subiaco - 193cm - forw
44. Harrison Creighton - Swan Dist - 184cm - mid
45. Jack Ough - GWV - 191cm - forw
46. Damon Hollow - Calder - 180cm - def
47. Taj Hotton - Sandringham - mid
48. Thomas Cathcart - Swan Dist - 189cm - def
49. Christian Moraes - Eastern/Haw NGA - 182cm - mid
50. Luke Wilson - Eastern - 174cm - forw/mid

mention: Ty Kitchell

i missed out on Murphy Reid, he would be there somewhere...

Kayne Rutley another small forward from Calder looks a very likely type.

 

[danster168]

Ok so there might be a few surprises, I will name my top 30 and a few others outside the top 30 I think will likely get drafted, mostly from the u16s but also from CTL for a few of them...

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), Charlie Hewitt(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)

Come on mate, no Kalani White? Surely he's going to be up there as an early pick? He'll be over 200cm, athletic forward with a beautiful kicking action and good agility. He made the Under 16 AA team and has great pedigree. I would've thought he'd be closing in on top 3 to be honest but you don't have in in the top 30 or even the 20 mentions.

 

[Davo-27]

Come on mate, no Kalani White? Surely he's going to be up there as an early pick? He'll be over 200cm, athletic forward with a beautiful kicking action and good agility. He made the Under 16 AA team and has great pedigree. I would've thought he'd be closing in on top 3 to be honest but you don't have in in the top 30 or even the 20 mentions.

That surprises me as there were 3 top tier rucks in div 1, but they give the AA to a div 2 father son? Louis Emmett, Tairon Ah-Mu and Kayle Gerryn(2024 draft WA) got robbed, I watched 1 game each instead of all 3 like div 1 teams as it was hard watching the obvious lack of depth within the teams, maybe I missed a prospect or 2, but this is a very early top 30, it's just meant to be somewhat of a guide and will change over the next 2 1/2 years...

 

[Mutineer]

Kayne Rutley another small forward from Calder looks a very likely type.

Keep a close eye on GWV Rebel/East Point/St.Pats Ollie Hannaford for next year.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Keep a close eye on GWV Rebel/East Point/St.Pats Ollie Hannaford for next year.

I saw something about him a while ago.

How tall is he and what’s his position?

 

[Miller1971]

Come on mate, no Kalani White? Surely he's going to be up there as an early pick? He'll be over 200cm, athletic forward with a beautiful kicking action and good agility. He made the Under 16 AA team and has great pedigree. I would've thought he'd be closing in on top 3 to be honest but you don't have in in the top 30 or even the 20 mentions.

the u16 AA team was a turn up, it had 6 x GC Suns in it who came second in Div 2.

 

[lionshine]

Davo-27 CJ’s younger brother Tew Jiath was mentioned in an AFL.com.au article today as a big riser in this years draft with plenty of clubs showing big interest as of late and showing lots of excitement regarding his athletic potential. He has played some good games for Gippsland as of late. What are your thoughts on Tew as a draft prospect?

 

[Davo-27]

Davo-27 CJ’s younger brother Tew Jiath was mentioned in an AFL.com.au article today as a big riser in this years draft with plenty of clubs showing big interest as of late and showing lots of excitement regarding his athletic potential. He has played some good games for Gippsland as of late. What are your thoughts on Tew as a draft prospect?

I have not seen him play as I have been busy catching up on rewatching u18s champs games and doing work on u16s champs, sorry

 

[Davo-27]

Not a talls kind of draft so far then?

I recently found out that I missed out on 2 talls, both playing at the u16s champs, both would be likely in that top 50 group of 2024

Kayle Gerryn - ruck from WA, looks a great prospect, but seeing as he dominated as an overeager I would hold him back to a 2nd rounder type quality, fantastic mark, mobile and seemed to be a good hit to adv

Charlie Hewitt - 198cm KPF from Bris A, more a mid draft onwards type at this stage, again good strong contested mark, potential

 

[Davo-27]

Just finished watching the Bris A win over GCS A, the players I already mentioned previously all stood out again, but I have a few more players from Brisbane A I wanted to mention as likely prospects

(Dylan Patterson, Zeke Uwland, Jai Murray and Beau Addinsall) GCS A
(Raphael Geesu, Jack Harrison, Daniel Annabel and Charlie Hewitt) Bris A

Lachlan Chambers 192cm forw Bris A 2025 draft
Jordan Chambers 182cm def Bris A 2025 draft
Jack Slater 184cm def/mid Bris A 2025 draft
Matthew Owen hbf/wing/hff 172cm Bris A 2026 draft

Brisbane might have 6 draftable options if they all develop as expected in 2025, they have Ashcroft, Marshall and Hewitt for 2024 and at least 1 for 2026, seems like they are going to have a rich vein of talent coming through in the near future.

The Qld zones are becoming strong.

 

[botts]

Just finished watching the Bris A win over GCS A, the players I already mentioned previously all stood out again, but I have a few more players from Brisbane A I wanted to mention as likely prospects

(Dylan Patterson, Zeke Uwland, Jai Murray and Beau Addinsall) GCS A
(Raphael Geesu, Jack Harrison, Daniel Annabel and Charlie Hewitt) Bris A

Lachlan Chambers 192cm forw Bris A 2025 draft
Jordan Chambers 182cm def Bris A 2025 draft
Jack Slater 184cm def/mid Bris A 2025 draft
Matthew Owen hbf/wing/hff 172cm Bris A 2026 draft

Brisbane might have 6 draftable options if they all develop as expected in 2025, they have Ashcroft, Marshall and Hewitt for 2024 and at least 1 for 2026, seems like they are going to have a rich vein of talent coming through in the near future.

The Qld zones are becoming strong.

The afl will have to step in eventually

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Ashcroft, Marshall and Hewitt

Plus Gilder, Greenaway and Gillett.

 

[M Malice]

Plus Gilder, Greenaway and Gillett.

I have seen a few albeit minimal highlights of Gilder but he looks like a hell of a prospect, very athletic for a reasonably big kid.

 

[Davo-27]

Come on mate, no Kalani White? Surely he's going to be up there as an early pick? He'll be over 200cm, athletic forward with a beautiful kicking action and good agility. He made the Under 16 AA team and has great pedigree. I would've thought he'd be closing in on top 3 to be honest but you don't have in in the top 30 or even the 20 mentions.

the u16 AA team was a turn up, it had 6 x GC Suns in it who came second in Div 2.

Watched 2 of the 3 Gold Coast games and it seemed the 27 Kalani White played in defence, took a few loose intercept marks, looks OK, but not AA worthy, he could've smashed a weak team in the 3rd game?, but he wasn't very influential in either 2 games I saw, Brisbane game was by far the best opponent and I think he took 3 marks in defence and not much else, I don't even think he rucked much at all... so how the fk is he AA? Odd call imo, maybe it's based on pedigree? and hoping he is as good as his pick 1 father?

Way too many div 2 kids in the AA imo

 

[Davo-27]

Ok because I found it odd, 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)

 

[flipper83]

Appreciate your work Davo-27
Would love your thoughts on the 3 bulldog father sons, West, Cooney and Lake.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

That surprises me as there were 3 top tier rucks in div 1, but they give the AA to a div 2 father son? Louis Emmett, Tairon Ah-Mu and Kayle Gerryn(2024 draft WA) got robbed, I watched 1 game each instead of all 3 like div 1 teams as it was hard watching the obvious lack of depth within the teams, maybe I missed a prospect or 2, but this is a very early top 30, it's just meant to be somewhat of a guide and will change over the next 2 1/2 years...

White tracking to be a top 10 if not 5

 

[Davo-27]

Appreciate your work Davo-27
Would love your thoughts on the 3 bulldog father sons, West, Cooney and Lake.

I didn't see them at the u16s so idk yet.