Recruiting Draft Watch 2020

[eDPS]

Spoiler: eDPS 2020 Phantom Draft

Spoiler: Lore's 2020 Draft Order

Any issues with the below please tag Lore in this thread: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2020-future-pick-tracker.1229399/unread/

Spoiler: Draft Central Draft Guide

 

[Lore]

AFL confirms virtual draft for 2020

The 2020 NAB AFL Draft will take place on Wednesday 9 December in a virtual format.

www.westernbulldogs.com.au

The draft itself will be virtual, and we have more dates and times locked in for list lodgements, drafts, DFA period and pick only trading.

AFL TRADE, DRAFT AND FREE AGENCY DATES 2020

Draft Combine
Tuesday October 1 - Friday October 4

AFL Grand Final
Saturday October 24

Free Agency Window
Friday October 30 – Friday November 6

AFL Trade Period (Players and picks)
Wednesday November 4 – 7.30pm Thursday November 12

List Lodgement 1
Wednesday November 25

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Thursday November 26 - Sunday November 29

List Lodgement 2 (Final date for primary list delistings)
Monday November 30

Delisted Free Agency Window 2
Monday November 30 - Tuesday December 1

AFL Trade Period (Picks only)
Concludes Thursday December 3

National Draft
7pm Wednesday December 9

Preseason and Rookie Drafts
12pm Thursday December 10

Final List Lodgement
Mid-December (tbc)

Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP)
Wednesday January 6, 2021 – will conclude prior to the start of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

 

[11kgm]

ESSENDON

Draft picks: 6, 7, 8, 44, 77, 85, 87

Father-Son/Academy prospects: Cody Brand, Josh Eyre

With three selections inside the top 10, the Bombers will be eyeing off a number of classy prospects. The Bombers are likely to put the feelers out to get higher up the board, but at Pick 6 they might be lucky enough to snare South Australian Riley Thilthorpe. The tall is in the mix for Pick 1, but could well find his way to the Bombers if the draft falls the way some scouts predict. A groin injury curtailed the end of his season, but his mobility up forward for West Adelaide suggests he has all the traits to be a key figure inside 50 for an AFL club. He has the ability to play through the ruck, he leads up the ground when required and his marking and goalkicking is very good. He would be the perfect player for Essendon to build a forward line around.

From Matt Balmer

BRB going to be physically ill

 

[eth-dog]

Riley Thilthorpe if he slips is a genuinely great option. I don't see him going further than Hawthorne admittedly but would be a great option.

 

[Don Won]

Riley Thilthorpe if he slips is a genuinely great option. I don't see him going further than Hawthorne admittedly but would be a great option.

But when they talk about groin, are they meaning OP? I’m not keen on that.

Although, you’d think our med/fitness team will have a pretty good idea about the implications.

 

[eth-dog]

But when they talk about groin, are they meaning OP? I’m not keen on that.

Although, you’d think our med/fitness team will have a pretty good idea about the implications.

Yes, but the thing is we have 3 picks. It's completely different to trading up to get a McDonald.

The guy is top 3 on talent comfortably and fills a massive need. If he slips to pick 6 it would be negligence not to take him IMO

 

[andleanback]

Riley Thilthorpe if he slips is a genuinely great option. I don't see him going further than Hawthorne admittedly but would be a great option.

I don’t mind us taking Thilthorpe if we are keeping all 3 picks
Thilthorpe
Perkins
Cox/Reid

now that would be a haul

 

[eth-dog]

I don’t mind us taking Thilthorpe if we are keeping all 3 picks
Thilthorpe
Perkins
Cox/Reid

now that would be a haul

I genuinely don't think we need Cox or Reid if Riley slips.

 

[andleanback]

I genuinely don't think we need Cox or Reid if Riley slips.

Why? Is thilthorpe going to play full back lol

 

[eth-dog]

Why? Is thilthorpe going to play full back lol

Only need the 3 KPP at this stage for me

 

[andleanback]

Only need the 3 KPP at this stage for me

I dont understand what selecting thilthorpe has to do with Cox or Reid (Thilthorpe goes 1 anyway imo). Cox or Reid are much better prospects and id happily select either of them and pass on Brand.

 

[Don Won]

Yes, but the thing is we have 3 picks. It's completely different to trading up to get a McDonald.

The guy is top 3 on talent comfortably and fills a massive need. If he slips to pick 6 it would be negligence not to take him IMO

Dodoro would be really sticking out his chin after Gumbleton and Joe.

 

[eth-dog]

I dont understand what selecting thilthorpe has to do with Cox or Reid (Thilthorpe goes 1 anyway imo). Cox or Reid are much better prospects and id happily select either of them and pass on Brand.

I think it's important to realise we have more than one area of need. Is it a risk to go with 1 KPP and two mids (say Perkins and O'Driscoll or Bruhn)? Yes it is but when we have two KPP prospects later in the draft and someone like Thilthorpe slips, we can afford to spread our options.

 

[citizen-erased]

would think Perkins + O'Driscoll plus the better KP available out of McDonald, Thilthorpe, Cox & Reid with our 3 picks.

 

[andleanback]

I think it's important to realise we have more than one area of need. Is it a risk to go with 1 KPP and two mids (say Perkins and O'Driscoll or Bruhn)? Yes it is but when we have two KPP prospects later in the draft and someone like Thilthorpe slips, we can afford to spread our options.

As I said if Thilthorpe slips through I’d rather have Reid/Cox aswell over another mid. Next draft is stacked with elite midfielders and not many talls, why wouldn’t we sure up our tall stocks now. It’s not like we aren’t getting any mids if we draft Perkins. We have zero young tall depth on our list it should be our number 1 priority. Also we just traded in Caldwell who is moreorless just a 1st round mid.

 

[eth-dog]

As I said if Thilthorpe slips through I’d rather have Reid/Cox aswell over another mid. Next draft is stacked with elite midfielders and not many talls, why wouldn’t we sure up our tall stocks now. It’s not like we aren’t getting any mids if we draft Perkins. We have zero young tall depth on our list it should be our number 1 priority.

Zerk, Draper, Jones, McBride, Bryan plus potentially 3 more KPP's as 23 or under come round 1 next year is quite a bit of young tall depth actually

 

[Vindicater]

Hey eDPS

What is the deal with the Alex Davies pick at 11 for GoldCoast? Is it an automatic selection?

 

[eDPS]

Hey eDPS

What is the deal with the Alex Davies pick at 11 for GoldCoast? Is it an automatic selection?

That’s my personal ranking, yep he goes onto their list for free

 

[11kgm]

That’s my personal ranking, yep he goes onto their list for free

As well as Jefferys

 

[andleanback]

Zerk, Draper, Jones, McBride, Bryan plus potentially 3 more KPP's as 23 or under come round 1 next year is quite a bit of young tall depth actually

Draper and Byran are rucks, yes Bryan has been played in defense but he’s a beautiful tap ruckman. Bzt jury out on - he was a late pick anyway. Jones yes but is he really going be a bonified key forward - not sure. McBride is Irish who knows if he even makes the grade. Not a lot of highly talent young talls on the shelf.

 

[Vindicater]

That’s my personal ranking, yep he goes onto their list for free

Okay. That clears it up for me. Kept seeing him at 11 with you and then not anywhere else.

 

[11kgm]

This has been to stop clubs from stockpiling late draft picks with the intention of only using them to pay for highly rated draftees, even if they had more picks at the draft than they had list spots available, which was an early loophole of the live bidding system.

But clubs will not be bound by that rule at next month's national draft after the League gave clearance for clubs to use points from draft picks even if they are not going to use the selections to draft players.

In essence it means that the Swans, who will be forced to match bids for Academy pair Braeden Campbell and Errol Gulden, could theoretically take six picks to the draft but only pick up three players, but use the remaining selections for points purposes.

What the honest **** is going on there what a joke

 

[ghostdog]

Riley Thilthorpe if he slips is a genuinely great option. I don't see him going further than Hawthorne admittedly but would be a great option.

No thanks.

 

[Don35]

Zerk, Draper, Jones, McBride, Bryan plus potentially 3 more KPP's as 23 or under come round 1 next year is quite a bit of young tall depth actually

Absolutely nothing there that suggests quality.

 

[Ati Tude]

Absolutely nothing there that suggests quality.

That's a bit tough on Draper. Early days for him, yes, but some signs of quality. I saw him make a clean hit out to one of our own team at a stoppage!

 

[ant555]

Why? Is thilthorpe going to play full back lol

Well you never know ....