Competitions Essendon Board 2021 Mock Draft

Draft picks
Normally eDPS would be running the show but he's a little time poorer this year so I've offered to do this for him. Ideally we'd have 18 people sign up but if we don't get that by Friday, one or two might have to double up.

Rules:

1. Pick trading is allowed, but the points difference have to be within 200 points per the AFL rules or include future picks.
2. You have 8 hours between 8 am and 10 PM AEDT to make your pick. Otherwise you get the next player on eDPS rankings
3. Bids can be made and matched.
4. You sign up, the teams will be randomized using random.org

Sign ups:

1. eth-dog - Fremantle and Melbourne
2. Zach Package - Essendon and Brisbane
3. boncer34 - Adelaide and Richmond
4. ghostdog - Carlton and Port Adelaide
5. Duckworth - North Melbourne and St. Kilda
6. Vindicater - Geelong and Sydney
7. Megabattimus - Gold Coast and West Coast
8. eDPS - Collingwood and Western Bulldogs
9. Tippa43 - Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorne

Draft order:
  1. Collingwood - Nick Daicos (bid matched)
  2. North Melbourne - Jason Horne-Francis
  3. Western Bulldogs - Sam Darcy (bid matched)
  4. Richmond - Finn Callaghan
  5. Gold Coast - Josh Rachele
  6. Adelaide - Josh Gibcus
  7. Hawthorn - Neil Erasmus
  8. Fremantle - Jye Amiss
  9. GWS - Mac Andrew
  10. Fremantle - Ben Hobbs
  11. St Kilda - Matthew Johnson
  12. West Coast - Arlo Draper
  13. Essendon - Josh Goater
  14. Richmond - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
  15. GWS - Jacob van Rooyen
  16. Brisbane - Josh Ward
  17. GWS - Josh Sinn
  18. Sydney - Mitch Knevitt
  19. Melbourne - Tyler Sonsie
  20. Brisbane - Darcy Wilmot
  21. St. Kilda - Michito Owens (bid matched)
  22. GWS - Josh Fahey (bid matched)
  23. Fremantle - Campbell Chesser


  24. North Melbourne - Matthew Roberts
  25. Hawthorn - Ned Long
  26. Geelong - Sam Butler
  27. Hawthorn - Judson Clarke
  28. Carlton - Zac Taylor
  29. Port Adelaide - Angus Sheldrick
  30. Port Adelaide - Jase Burgoyne
  31. Richmond - Rhett Bazzo
  32. West Coast - Samuel Banks
  33. Geelong - Tom Brown
  34. Sydney - Blake Howes
  35. Geelong - Toby Conway
  36. Melbourne - Jack Williams
  37. Geelong - Leek Alleer
  38. West Coast - Jesse Motlop
  39. Adelaide - Kai Lohmann
  40. Sydney - Alistair Lord


  41. Gold Coast - Bodi Uwland
  42. Brisbane - Charlie Dean
  43. North Melbourne - Josh Rentsch
  44. North Melbourne - Cooper Murley
  45. Melbourne - Noah Pegoraro
  46. Geelong - Lachlan Rankin
  47. Essendon - Corey Warner
  48. St. Kilda - Marcus Windhager (bid matched)
  49. Fremantle - Paul Curtis
  50. Essendon - Corey Preston
  51. Adelaide - Brady Hough


  52. Hawthorn - Connor MacDonald
  53. Brisbane - Blake Schlensog
  54. Western Bulldogs - James Willis
  55. Port Adelaide - Josh Browne
  56. Carlton - Ronald Fejo jr
  57. Western Bulldogs - Charlie Molan
  58. North Melbourne - Zac Becker
  59. Port Adelaide - Jake Soligo
  60. Port Adelaide - Martin Gleeson
  61. Adelaide - Jordan Lukac
  62. Brisbane - Joel Trudgeon


  63. North Melbourne - Jackson Archer
  64. Collingwood - Jamieson Ballantyne
  65. Melbourne - Taj Woewodin (bid matched)
  66. Fremantle - Eric Benning
  67. Carlton - Hugh Jackson
  68. Collingwood - Miller Bergman
  69. Essendon - Bailey Rodgers
  70. Collingwood - Luke Nankervis
  71. Melbourne - Lewis Rayson


  72. Adelaide
  73. Carlton
  74. Fremantle - Ethan Regan
  75. Western Bulldogs - Tyreece Leiu
  76. Melbourne - Jahmal Stretch
Lore is this able to be stickied?
 
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Darcy Wilmot
Pick 20 - Lions - Darcy Wilmot

Reckon the Lions would have loved JVR to fall through because the consensus seems to be they want a tall but given none of them are worth it here I’ll go Wilmot as long term Birchall, Lester and/or Rich replacement. Looks a strong and competitive half back much like Starcevic but very late birthday combined with not a lot of footy this year means you’re potentially looking at a really good value selection here.

Lions will not use 51 or 67 so if anyone is keen on those picks and can offer me an upgrade on pick 39 in return DM me.

Back to Freo with eth-dog
 
Michito Owens Matched
You have time to get the points if you need.
Meh, it's not a keeper league. Saints have nothing of value apart from future picks. I'll just match and go into deficit next year. Besides, it's important to keep him for the jokes.
Knock Knock: Who's there?
Owens. Owens who?
Owen the Saints.....
 
Campbell Chesser
Pick 23: Campbell Chesser (186 cm/83 kg, Balanced Midfielder, Sandringham Dragons)

This pick is highly likely to get traded come draft night however nobody seemed overly interested in it here. Chesser is pretty much the best player left in the draft here and whilst he wouldn't be a direct replacement for Cerra he's a similar style and as a country boy he's less likely to request a trade back home. Another player that could easily find himself playing on a wing in their best 22.

Others considered: Matthew Roberts, Jesse Motlop

Duckworth is up for North Melbourne
 
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Matthew Roberts
Dammit, that's who I was going to grab.
Pick#24: Matthew Roberts (Stingrays)
Nice Left-footed midfielder for South Australia. Has a good football brain, tough and competitive.
It seems I'm getting North's midfield sorted for the next 10 years.

Tippa43
 
Sam Butler
Jul 16, 2013
13,083
16,636
AFL Club
Essendon
With the #26 pick Geelong select Sam Butler.

Will instantly add some speed and pressure to the cats forwardline with the potential of moving into the midfield in years to come.

Tippa43
 
Zac Taylor

ghostdog

Brownlow Medallist
Oct 18, 2008
16,009
11,855
gondawanaland
AFL Club
Essendon
Pick 28: Zac Taylor

For me it was between Taylor and Jesse Motlop. Carlton really need some class to work around the ankles of CCurnow and Harry McKay now Betts has retired, but they also need a player who can help them make use of Walsh, Cerra and Cripps by being able to push up to the wings and provide some outside run. Taylor is only 180cm and usually I like wingers to be taller, but his athleticism gets him there and his ball use is highly rated. Might not be as crafty forward as Motlop, but he knows the role.

I also considered Blake Howes.
 
Angus Sheldrick

ghostdog

Brownlow Medallist
Oct 18, 2008
16,009
11,855
gondawanaland
AFL Club
Essendon
Pick 29: Angus Sheldrick

Port's choice here has an eye on the future. In my Port world, Kenny realises his list has nowhere near the quality and evenness of Melbourne's or a couple of other contenders, and that he has retirees on his hands. Sheldrick will cover the loss of Travis Boak in time. He has traits that should translate well to AFL level for him; he gets to contests around the ground, hard at the contested ball, kicks goals when he pushes forward. Sheldrick is a very hungry player. He's 179cm, but at 17yo he has growth in him yet.

I was keeping an eye on Matthew Roberts as well.
 
Soz, at work.

Pick 30: Jase Burgoyne

I'll write a blurb later. Also wanted Rhett Bazzo.
I mean it's too late now but you could have taken Bazzo and just matched a Burgoyne bid
 
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