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?

 

[Duckworth]

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

I was actually reading a profile on Dean thinking I'd take him with one of the two, literally as you posted. Also happy with Rentsch and think he might fit Essendon if we don't trade those 3rd rounders away.

 

[Zach Package]

I was actually reading a profile on Dean thinking I'd take him with one of the two, literally as you posted. Also happy with Rentsch and think he might fit Essendon if we don't trade those 3rd rounders away.

So funny, I literally did my write up on Rentsch intending on taking him and then second guessed myself and then went the back instead of the forward.

 

[eth-dog]

I was wanting Dean as well. But with no JVR had to prioritize the forward over the defender at 36

 

[Vindicater]

With the #46 selection Geelong select Lachlan Rankin.

A utility to round Geelongs draft haul and somebody who will be able to generate some drive out of stoppages in the future.

 

[eth-dog]

Zach Package is up

 

[Zach Package]

Essendon - #47 - Corey Warner

Truth be told we could probably use two of him and his brother. Same combative, athletic, hard nut style as Chad but probably without the goal sense, which is fine by me, looks to be a winger that can rotate inside so makes him a quite appealing and versatile midfield prospect. Mixture of contested ball, burst speed and endurance is a lot to work with.

Considered Jai Serong who is a little bigger but doesn’t seem to have as much aggro or burst off the mark.

Back to eth-dog with Freo

 

[eth-dog]

So I'll streamline this.

Pick 48 is a bid on Marcus Windhager which Duckworth has already said he'd automatically match.

Pick 49 is Paul Curtis (181 cm/71 kg, Small Forward, Western Jets)

Curtis being a Vic Metro boy whilst growing up in Melton makes about as much sense as Aspendale being a Vic Country zone, so I'm not really overly concerned about a go home factor. Curtis averaged two goals a game for the Jets this year and that kind of production is hard to ignore when getting to this stage of the draft, and with Benning to come I walk away from this draft pretty contentedly.

Others considered: Ronald Fejo jr, Jahmal Stretch, Corey Preston

 

[eth-dog]

Zach Package is back up again

 

[Zach Package]

Damn you Ethan

Essendon #50 - Corey Preston

Bouncy, nippy small marking forward who is good overhead and can use it. Banking on rate of improvement here given he was playing local footy, caught the eye of Boris Bewick at Eastern with some nice games and then COVID has stuffed his last couple of years. While he is ‘a year older’ he’s only about 3 weeks older than Josh Sinn who is a January baby so not really a concern. We have been linked to him previously.

Others considered: Curtis (was tossing up whether to take him at #47, Fejo jr, Morgan Ferres and Sam Conforti.

boncer34

 

[Duckworth]

I'm happy to get Windhager that late. Perhaps his injury pushed him back a bit, or maybe he got a bit forgotten. In any case, That's St Kilda done.
Matthew Johnson and getting Owens and Windhager a couple of academy picks would be a good haul for St Kilda.

 

[eth-dog]

Damn you Ethan

Essendon will take Corey Preston

boncer34

I was hoping you'd take him with 47 because I'd love him at Essendon but he was too hard to ignore as a small forward there. Or if Motlop had lasted to 41...

 

[eth-dog]

Adelaide get Brady Hough since boncer34 has lapsed again.

 

[eth-dog]

Tippa43 up with the Hawks

 

[eth-dog]

Oh yeah, another trade:

Collingwood get picks 73 and 81
Fremantle get pick 68

 

[Tippa43]

Hawthorne select Connor Macdonald.

Zach Package

 

[Zach Package]

This will probably be a pass in the real thing but in the interest of keeping it moving:

Brisbane - #53 - Blake Schlensog

Ready made kpp depth that can play forward and back and still young enough to have a career of substance. Really strong in the air and has kicked bags at WAFL level.

eDPS

 

[eDPS]

Pick 54 - Bulldogs - James Willis

ghostdog

 

[ghostdog]

Pick 55, Port Adelaide.

Joshua Browne

Port looks to bolster its midfield depth after the departure of Hamish Hartlett

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Hamish Hartlett

Age

35

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.4

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

7.9

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.7

5star

MG

272.8

4star

D

14.2

3star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.8

4star

MG

272.8

4star

D

16.4

4star

K

11.8

5star

HB

4.6

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

0.6

3star

with Browne, who played for East Freo and averaged 32 disposals over 9 games earlier this year. At one point he'd been listed in Cal Twomey's rolling draft team of the year and I have seen him rated for October as high as a top 30 pick, so the ability is there.

 

[eDPS]

You have a double up ghostdog

 

[ghostdog]

You have a double up ghostdog

Yes, I know. Patience my good fellow.

 

[eDPS]

Yes, I know. Patience my good fellow.

I just would have included both in one post so thought you might have not known, all good fellow good fellow

 

[ghostdog]

Pick 56, Carlton

Ronald Fejo Jr

Having already added Zac Taylor who gives the Blues some versatility with outside run and a small forward, Fejo Jr gives Carlton some depth on the outside. He has speed and agility with ball in hand. Disposal is most tidy and he has great vision in traffic. Maybe needs to lift his fitness. At 20yo, he's an overager (correct terminology?). Would love to see him spread and receive from Walsh or Cerra.

Tippa43

 

[Tippa43]

Hawks skip
Megabattimus

 

[Megabattimus]

West Coast pass on the rest of our picks.

eDPS, you're up.

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[eDPS]

Pick 57 - Bulldogs - Charlie Molan

Vindicater