Competitions Essendon Board 2021 Mock Draft

[eth-dog]

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
    Multiple players found. Use birthday to differentiate. eg [PLAYERCARD="23/11/1962"]Joe Smith[/PLAYERCARD]
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
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    Martin Gleeson

    Age

    31

    Ht

    191cm

    Wt

    86kg

    Pos.

    Def

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    15.4

    4star

    K

    8.8

    3star

    HB

    6.6

    4star

    M

    4.7

    4star

    T

    1.7

    4star

    MG

    184.5

    3star

    D

    11.0

    3star

    K

    7.5

    3star

    HB

    3.5

    2star

    M

    2.8

    3star

    T

    1.3

    2star

    MG

    184.5

    3star

    D

    17.0

    5star

    K

    10.2

    4star

    HB

    6.8

    5star

    M

    5.6

    5star

    T

    1.6

    4star

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?

 

[eth-dog]

boncer34 is up I guess

 

[boncer34]

So.... I'll take Rhett then. My write up will come post draft.

Megabattimus

 

[ghostdog]

I mean it's too late now but you could have taken Bazzo and just matched a Burgoyne bid

Yeah I know. I realised too late but YOLO!

 

[Megabattimus]

West Coast select Sam Banks.

Vindicater, you're up.

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[Vindicater]

With the #33 pick in the draft Geelong select Tom Brown.

With the loss of Clark, Geelong look to add more pace off the back half with a running defender.

I have the next two picks as well but just thinking about what to do with Sydneys so will do alittle later.

 

[Vindicater]

With the #34 pick in the draft Sydney select Blake Howes

Not really sure where to go with this pick for Sydney after selecting a big bodied midfielder with their first pick. Howes provides coverage both forward and back and potentially allows for a move from Heeney further into the midfield.

With the #35 pick in the draft Geelong select Toby Conway

Bringing in Ceglar allows them to take a ruck prospect with one of their many early picks to develop over the next few years. Conway has the physical size and mentality but needs to work on endurance.

boncer34

 

[eth-dog]

Trade alert

Melbourne receive: Picks 36 and 67
Adelaide receive: Picks 39 and 49

 

[eth-dog]

Pick 36: Jack Williams (194 cm/95 kg, Key Forward, East Fremantle)

Essentially I traded up because I wasn't planning anything special with pick 49 and I wanted to make sure about Williams as I wasn't sure if he was going to make it past West Coast. Williams is a player that fits Melbourne well with McDonald and both Brown's getting on in age, and will be an important player going forward for the Dees as a fairly reliable set shot as well.

Vindicater back up with Geelong

 

[Vindicater]

With the #37 pick Geelong select Leek Alleer

Again looking to fill some holes at each end of the ground. Leek has too much potential to pass up on at this point of the draft. Will end up as a tall intercepting defender, he can spend some time learning from Stewart over the next few seasons.

Megabattimus

 

[Megabattimus]

West Coast bid on Jesse Motlop.

eth-dog, do you wanna match?

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[eth-dog]

West Coast bid on Jesse Motlop.

eth-dog, do you wanna match?

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I can't, pick 41 or later only. So close!

 

[Megabattimus]

I can't, pick 41 or later only. So close!

Alright cool!

boncer34, you're up!

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[eth-dog]

boncer34

 

[eth-dog]

Okay it's been 8 hours since the last pick, which means that boncer34 gets Kai Lohmann for Adelaide. Vindicater is up.

 

[boncer34]

Oh bugger. Sorry all.

 

[Vindicater]

With pick #40 Sydney select Alistair Lord.

After taking two bigger bodies with their first two picks, Sydney go for speed with this pick, adding a running defender who will love bursting from back 50.

Zach Package

 

[Zach Package]

Lions bid on Bohdi Uwland with #41, up to Megabattimus to see whether he would like to match or not

 

[Megabattimus]

Lions bid on Bohdi Uwland with #41, up to Megabattimus to see whether he would like to match or not

I'll match, no idea what the points situation is though.

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[Zach Package]

I'll match, no idea what the points situation is though.

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Reckon you'll go into deficit. Standby for my pick

 

[Zach Package]

Brisbane - #41 - Charlie Dean

Was hankering for Aleer, Williams or Bazzo to sneak through but I'm going to go for Charlie Dean. Has played forward before but smashed it down back this year with his intercepting and the fact that he's 195 but basically plays like a back flanker is a very desirable skillset and one that would fit with Brisbane really well alongside Andrews and one of Gardiner and Adams. Fothergill-Round Medalists have a fair old track record of becoming good league footballers too.

Duckworth with back to back picks for North

 

[Duckworth]

North - Pick 42 - Josh Rentsch
Key forward who played for the rebels - Man-sized body already. Looking to balance out the midfielder types taken already.

Tag myself.

 

[Duckworth]

North - Pick 43 - Cooper Murley
Good runner with speed. An ability to impact the scoreboard as a midfielder.
Will hope I can get my hands on a versatile defender with the next pick.

eth-dog

 

[eth-dog]

North - Pick 42 - Sam Banks
A running back flanker type. I feel this is a good spot for a highly rated Tasmanian, as he could be a chance to return home in a couple of years and bring the rest of the team with him.

I was also looking at a taller type here, but have just missed out.

Tag myself.

Taken at 32

 

[Duckworth]

Taken at 32

Updated. I missed him in my search of the list.

 

[eth-dog]

Pick 45: Noah Pegoraro (194 cm/88 kg, Key Defender, West Perth)

Essentially my goal for Melbourne was to take a key forward, a key defender and a midfielder with the first 3 picks. Pegoraro is 24 however he's the best key defender left in the draft with Dean, Alleer and Bazzo all gone and as such I had to take him here. As a defender he's very solid one on one despite having a little physical development left.

Others considered: Luke Nankervis, Miller Bergman

Vindicater up again