Competitions Essendon Board 2021 Mock Draft

[eth-dog]

Pick 22: Bid on Josh Fahey Tippa43

 

[Tippa43]

Gws match the Fahey bid.

eth-dog

 

[eth-dog]

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

 

[Duckworth]

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

 

[Tippa43]

Hawks select Ned Long.

Vindicater

 

[Vindicater]

With the #26 pick Geelong select Sam Butler

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

Tippa43

 

[Tippa43]

Hawks select Judson Clarke. Toss up here with Zac Taylor. Trying to select a range of midfielders with different attributes for the Hawks here. Two big midfielders that have shown forward craft and now a forward/mid.

ghostdog

 

[ghostdog]

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

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Harry Mckay

Age

28

Ht

200cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.4

2star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.4

5star

D

6.6

1star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

G

2.0

5star

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.

 

[ghostdog]

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

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Travis Boak

Age

37

Ht

183cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

12.0

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.4

4star

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.

 

[ghostdog]

You have another pick ghostdog

Soz, at work.

Pick 30: Jase Burgoyne

I'll write a blurb later. Also wanted Rhett Bazzo.

 

[boncer34]

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

Megabattimus

 

[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]

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]

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

 

[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]

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]

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