Draft Expert Davo-27's 2024 Draft Thread

[eaglespremiers]

he also demands the footy after putting a team mate under pressure a lot too

Didn't hurt the Ashcroft brothers who are the absolute kings of this play at U18 level.

 

[dkalphy]

Sid Draper goes alright, I think he would be next in line, you could also be interested in Jagga Smith an accumulator midfielder with evasion?

yeah we do like SA guys so he could be, i reckon we need another mid to go with Ginbey, Reid and Hewitt who are all 6'2, so a smaller mid would work but i doubt this club would do it lol

 

[briztoon]

yeah we do like SA guys so he could be, i reckon we need another mid to go with Ginbey, Reid and Hewett who are all 6'2, so a smaller mid would work but i doubt this club would do it lol

191cm, 187cm, 186cm. Bit of a wide interpretation of 6'2" there. But they're all a good size for modern day midfielders.

 

[Davo-27]

yeah we do like SA guys so he could be, i reckon we need another mid to go with Ginbey, Reid and Hewitt who are all 6'2, so a smaller mid would work but i doubt this club would do it lol

I think Sid Draper might be perfect fit for WCE if they are looking for a midfielder.

 

[Davo-27]

VC looked very strong and without 3 of their best players, O'Sullivan, Lalor and Faull, it might be their year beating a strong SA side 1st up, with WA and the Allies unlikely to win the champs from here, it's up to who is the strongest team between VM, SA and VC and early on VC looks to be the form team, I'm curious to see if VM or SA can find a way to win it from here?

They also have Lockwood to play on talls and free up Duursma who looked to struggle as a kpd on Nicholls imo

 

[LemmingMaster]

I still think Metro are the favourites for mine.

 

[glengowan]

Watching on TV today, with eyes blinkered on SA, I can see why Sharp, Draper, Welsh and Camporeale x 2 are highly rated.

I was impressed by:

Alex Dodson - dominant in Ruck and as game went on, had influence in general play

Phoenix Hargrave - looks a good user of the ball on either foot, looks a class above

Jacob Newton - small fwd/mid with a nice left foot kick and similar to Hargrave, looks AFL class. They mentioned he was pro-surfer potential from Elliston, so he’d have balls of steel with the sharks he’d be sharing the water with over there.

 

[dkalphy]

191cm, 187cm, 186cm. Bit of a wide interpretation of 6'2" there. But they're all a good size for modern day midfielders.

You know 6'2 is 188cm yea? 1-2cm isnt a huge deal lol cmon

 

[dkalphy]

Nope, no one.

Decent chance we pass IMO.

thanks miguel

 

[briztoon]

You know 6'2 is 188cm yea? 1-2cm isnt a huge deal lol cmon

I was thinking more of the lines of you’re robbing Ginbey on an inch.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

You know 6'2 is 188cm yea? 1-2cm isnt a huge deal lol cmon

You know an inch is about 2.5cm yeah? 2cm is a huge deal when we're talking about inches.

 

[dkalphy]

You know an inch is about 2.5cm yeah? 2cm is a huge deal when we're talking about inches.

1 inch is not a big deal lol what are you on

 

[M Malice]

1 inch is not a big deal lol what are you on

Size matters.

 

[I got the outside word]

1 inch is not a big deal lol what are you on

I could do with an extra inch.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

1 inch is not a big deal lol what are you on

If we were describing the difference between 6'1 and 6'2, then yeah, 1 inch matters.

 

[dkalphy]

If we were describing the difference between 6'1 and 6'2, then yeah, 1 inch matters.

are you thick? what im saying is it's negligible

 

[RedmanWasHere]

What's with the debating surrounding 6 foot 1?

Doesn't add anything really.

It's basically splitting hairs.

 

[Davo-27]

u16 champs Vic Country 71 - 49 Vic Metro - at Sandringham

best players in order

1. Cody Walker - Bendigo - 183cm - Carl FS (Mid)
2. Max Downes - Northern - 180cm (Mid)
3. Harry Van Hattum - Northern - 202cm (Ruck)
4. Arki Butler - Sandringham - 180cm (Forw/Flanker, classy)
5. Jackson Phillips - Dandenong - 182cm (Mid/Flanker)

others who played well.....

VC
Marcus Prasad - Dand - 167cm
Noah Williams - Geel - 174cm
Marion Neocleous - Gipps - 167cm
Mitch Toner - Dand - 186cm
Tanner Armstrong - Murr - 175cm
Ethan Drever - GWV - 181cm
Blake Newton - Murr - 181cm
Cody Templeton - Gipps - 181cm
Will Malady - Gipps - 188cm
Jack Pickett - Geel - 192cm
Tethloach Dak Liem - GWV - 188cm

VM
Jordan Knapp - Eastern - 178cm
Zac Antonellos - Eastern - 179cm
Sam Gayfer - Northern - 191cm
Lachlan Hicks - Western - 181cm

 

[Johnny Bananas]

are you thick? what im saying is it's negligible

Are you? You don't seem to understand context.

 

[Giant Strides]

Inchworm anyone?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

u16 champs Vic Country 71 - 49 Vic Metro - at Sandringham

best players in order

1. Cody Walker - Bendigo - 183cm - Carl FS (Mid)
2. Max Downes - Northern - 180cm (Mid)
3. Harry Van Hattum - Northern - 202cm (Ruck)
4. Arki Butler - Sandringham - 180cm (Forw/Flanker, classy)
5. Jackson Phillips - Dandenong - 182cm (Mid/Flanker)

others who played well.....

VC
Marcus Prasad - Dand - 167cm
Noah Williams - Geel - 174cm
Marion Neocleous - Gipps - 167cm
Mitch Toner - Dand - 186cm
Tanner Armstrong - Murr - 175cm
Ethan Drever - GWV - 181cm
Blake Newton - Murr - 181cm
Cody Templeton - Gipps - 181cm
Will Malady - Gipps - 188cm
Jack Pickett - Geel - 192cm
Tethloach Dak Liem - GWV - 188cm

VM
Jordan Knapp - Eastern - 178cm
Zac Antonellos - Eastern - 179cm
Sam Gayfer - Northern - 191cm
Lachlan Hicks - Western - 181cm

And so the assessment and ranking of 2026 names has begun.

 

[ydc55]

June 2024 Rankings - Top 50


1. Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh (VC) - 182cm
2. Levi Ashcroft - Sandringham (Bris FS) - 179cm
3. Josh Smillie - Eastern - 194cm
4. Leonardo Lombard - GCS A - 178cm
5. Jack Whitlock - Murray - 200cm
6. Sid Draper - Sth Adel - 180cm
7. Harry O'Farrell - Calder - 196cm
8. Jonty Faull - GWV - 195cm
9. Luke Trainor - Sandringham - 194cm
10. Jagga Smith - Oakleigh - 181cm
11. Taj Hotton - Sandringham - 182cm (acl injury)
12. Tobie Travaglia - Bendigo - 187cm
13. Jobe Shanahan - Bendigo (NSW) - 194cm
14. Josh Murphy - Murray - 190cm
15. Tyler Welsh - WWT (Adel FS)- 191cm
16. Ben Camporeale - Glenlg (Carl FS) - 186cm
17. Christian Moraes - Eastern - 183cm
18. Lucas Camporeale - Glenlg (Carl FS) - 185cm
19. Joe Berry - Murray - 180cm
20. Tom Gross - Oakleigh - 181cm
21. Harvey Langford - Dandenong - 190cm
22. Phoenix Hargrave - Sth Adel - 182cm
23. Sam Marshall - Sandringham (Bris A) - 185cm
24. Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland - 183cm
25. Noah Mraz - Dandenong - 198cm
26. Zaydyn Lockwood - Bendigo - 198cm
27. Sam Lalor - GWV - 187cm
28. Cooper Hynes - Dandenong - 190cm
29. Bo Allan - Peel - 191cm
30. Matt Whitlock - Murray - 197cm
31. Lucas McInerney - Northern - 180cm
32. Isaac Kako - Calder (Ess NGA) - 175cm
33. Jesse Dattoli - Northern - 179cm
34. Murphy Reid - Sandringham - 180cm
35. Kayle Gerryn - West Perth - 199cm
36. Zak Johnson - Northern - 185cm
37. Patrick Retschko - Oakleigh - 186cm
38. Louis Montgomery - Nth Adel (Port FS) - 184cm
39. Malakai Champion - Subiaco - 172cm
40. Austin Van Der Struyf - Claremont - 178cm
41. Damon Hollow - Calder - 180cm
42. Nathaniel Sulzberger - Sandringham/Tas - 184cm
43. Kade Herbert - WWT - 184cm
44. Lucca Grego - Western - 184cm
45. Doug Kerr - Oakleigh - 192cm (acl injury Coll NGA?)
46. Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo - 186cm
47. Hugh Boxshall - Clare - 187cm
48. Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tas - 178cm
49. Evan Bradley - Nth Adel - 174cm
50. Jacob Newton - Norwood - 178cm

Murphy Reid is a top 10 Monty for mine.
At least first round.
Oliver is another likely first rounder.
Love your work and your opinions though.

 

[briztoon]

Murphy Reid is a top 10 Monty for mine.
At least first round.
Oliver is another likely first rounder.
Love your work and your opinions though.

Not my opinion, but an ex scout has Lalor as his bolter for top 10/top 5 by the end on the season.

I've said elsewhere, that Moraes would be in my top 7 mids.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Davo what do you think of SA's Charlie Nicholls 197cm forward from Central Districts

Spoke to a few recruiters an they all thought he will end up a top 25 pick because of his marking power
saying he has the best hands seen in a long time

Rest of his game still needs work but his marking is elite

 

[bungalow_bill]

1 inch is not a big deal lol what are you on

That's what she said