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As I always do, I'll attempt to do a four round "true" phantom draft in terms of bids and what that team will need to use to make up for those. I won't try to predict trades but I'll try to update everything if they do. I'll do a small write up on each player in the first round and after that I'll just do their team, size, etc. This is mostly borrowed off the experts such as eDPS, Chris25 and the others.
Round 1
Pick 1. Adelaide: Riley Thilthorpe (Key Forward/Ruck, 201 cm/100 kg, West Adelaide). Thilthorpe or McDonald? I think they go the local boy here, his hands and set shot look really good, and as far as his Osteotis Pubis is concerned, apart from Essendon it hasn't really been a huge factor over the past 10 years, so I think they'll back themselves to get it right.
Pick 2. Western Bulldogs: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (KF, 195/90, Oakleigh Chargers). North Melbourne bid with pick 2 (2517 x 0.8 = 2013.6). Western Bulldogs match with picks 26, 33, 41 and 42, with a surplus of 85.4 points. Ugle-Hagan is widely rated as the best prospect in this draft and barring a bid at pick 1, the Dogs will have plenty of points to match wherever the bid comes in.
Pick 3. North Melbourne: Elijah Hollands (Midfield/Forward, 188/85, Murray Bushrangers). McDonald and Hollands is another tough choice, but Hollands fills a bigger need for North who have quality youth inside 50 already, and with his Bontempelli comparisons it's hard to pass him up.
Pick 4. Sydney: Logan McDonald (KF, 196/86, Perth). I really can't believe I'm putting Logan McDonald here, a bona fide chance of going pick 1, but I think if it happens it'll take Sydney approximately 0.001 seconds to read his name out.
Pick 5. Hawthorn: Denver Grainger-Barrass (Key Defender, 194/78, Swan Districts). Widely considered the best key defender of this draft pool, Grainger-Barrass is highly likely to go to the Hawks with their desperate need to add some young key position players. His reading of the play and ability to intercept are standouts.
Pick 6. Sydney: Braeden Campbell (Balanced Midfielder, 181/75, Swans Academy). Gold Coast bid with pick 6 (1761 x 0.8 = 1400.8). Sydney match with picks 31, 33 and 40, with a surplus of 197.2 points. Campbell is one of the better midfielders of the draft, with good speed and skills and a good inside/outside game, Sydney will have the points to match wherever he gets bid on.
Pick 7. Gold Coast: Will Phillips (Inside Midfielder, 180/80, Oakleigh Chargers). Phillips is very similar to Campbell and fits in well with what Gold Coast needs. In addition to that he's friends with the top two draftees of last year in Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson so it will help the Suns retain all three.
Pick 8. Essendon: Zach Reid (Key Utility, 202/83, Gippsland Power). Reid is a risky choice here, but the key position player, who mostly played defence with stints up forward, is a possible Hooker replacement down the line or fill that key forward slot as well. However this selection might be traded along with the next for North Melbourne's pick 2, so watch this space come draft night.
Pick 9. Essendon: Nathan O'Driscoll (IM, 187/78, Perth). O'Driscoll is one of the best midfielders in this draft, and played the second half of the season in the seniors for Perth to mixed success. He fits a big need for the Bombers being a tall-ish inside mid and testing extremely well athletically.
Pick 10. Essendon: Archie Perkins (F/M, 188/79, Sandringham Dragons). I ummed and ahhed a bit about Essendon's third pick (if we trade up to 2/3 I want to take O'Driscoll), but in the end I decided to take the forward/midfielder over the outside mid in Tanner Bruhn. Perkins is Hollands-lite from what I've heard, and he could prove a good POD for the Bombers.
Pick 11. Port Adelaide: Lachlan Jones (Half Back, 186/89, Woodville-West Torrens). Adelaide bid with pick 11 (1329 x 0.8 = 1063.2). Port Adelaide match with picks 33, 42 and 52 with 140.8 points left over in surplus. Jones is a great prospect with excellent kicking skills, and an absolute bargain at this pick. The best running half back in the draft pool, Port have plenty of points to match a bid for him.
Pick 12. Adelaide: Tom Powell (IM, 183/74, Sturt). I was sorely tempted to go with Tanner Bruhn here but Powell is essentially a Brad Crouch clone and a local boy to boot. Powell helps Adelaide with his ability to find the ball on the inside and outside.
Pick 13. Greater Western Sydney: Heath Chapman (Medium Defender, 192/81, West Perth). There were a few options I was weighing up here but went with the intercept marking Chapman. Losing a few defenders and others getting on, this is a real need for the Giants and I elected to go with Chapman here.
Pick 14. North Melbourne: Tanner Bruhn (OM, 183/74, Geelong Falcons). Bruhn is arguably the best kick of this draft and at this point I think the Roos will just go best available, which Bruhn absolutely is.
Pick 15. Fremantle: Nikolas Cox (KU, 200/87, Northern Knights). Cox is one of the most athletically gifted players of this draft, boasting a 6.05 minute 2 km time trial and the ability to play forward, back or on a wing even. I think Freo will try to settle him forward here.
Pick 16. Greater Western Sydney: Oliver Henry (Medium Utility, 188/77, Geelong Falcons). Brother of Jack, Henry looks like one of the stronger prospects this year as an athletic player who can play forward or back, someone who would be extremely dangerous against a 4th defender.
Pick 17. Collingwood: Kaine Baldwin (KF, 193/90, Glenelg). The Pies need a young key forward desperately so this is a great opportunity for them to grab one in the strong contested marking Baldwin. Whilst his athletic profile isn't notable he is an old fashioned full forward with good hands and a good set shot.
Pick 18. Greater Western Sydney: Caleb Poulter (M/F, 192/79, Woodville-West Torrens). Poulter is a risk but with four picks in what will end up being the top 25 they cam afford to take a couple right now. Poulter is athletically gifted as well as some great skills.
Pick 19. Collingwood: Eddie Ford (F/M, 189/83, Western Jets). Ford is one of the more interesting ones come draft night. Wouldn't be surprised to see him crack the top 15 but equally wouldn't be surprised to see him slip to 30. Collingwood can afford to go after the mercurial forward here, very similar to Stephenson.
Pick 20. Collingwood: Reef McInness (IM, 193/86, Oakleigh Chargers). Richmond bid with pick 20 (912 - 197 = 715). Collingwood match with picks 58, 63 and 68 and go into a 374 point deficit for 2021. McInness is one of my favourites for this draft, and a bid should come much earlier for him but that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.
Pick 21. Richmond: Bailey Laurie (F/M, 179/78, Oakleigh Chargers). Laurie perfectly fits the Richmond model and I can see them taking him here as a small forward to put on heaps of pressure and kick goals.
Pick 22. Sydney: Errol Gulden (Small Utility, 175/75, Swans Academy). Melbourne bid with pick 22 (845 - 197 = 648). Sydney match with pick 51, 73 and their 197.2 point surplus, going into a 182.8 point deficit in 2021. Sydney were probably hoping a bid for Gulden came in the late 20's rather than the early but they'll cop the small deficit in order to keep their academy player.
Pick 23. Melbourne: Jack Carroll (M/F, 187/86, East Fremantle). Carroll is a guy that could be anything, he could be a 20 disposal, 1 goal a game midfielder or a 1.5-2 goal a game forward that chops out in the middle, so an attractive proposition for the Dees.
Pick 24. Melbourne: Brayden Cook (OM, 189/82, South Adelaide). Cook as an outside midfielder who can rotate forward is someone that could step in and play round 1 without too much difficulty. His run and carry and skills are very impressive and will be important for the Demons.
Pick 25. Fremantle: Brandon Walker (HB, 184/75, East Fremantle). Greater Western Sydney bid with pick 25 (756 - 197 = 559). Fremantle match with picks 36 and 50, with 216 points going into surplus. Walker is one of the more talented half backs in the draft pool with his skills, expect Freo to match any bid for him in this range fairly comfortably.
Pick 26. Greater Western Sydney: Zane Trew (IM, 187/78, Swan Districts). Can't believe he slipped this low, honestly. Trew is an excellent inside midfielder, which the Giants have plenty of, but he can really play and will be a useful asset here.
Pick 27. St. Kilda: Sam Berry (IM, 181/81, Gippsland Power). Berry is simply put, the best player available here which is why I think the Saints will take him. Nuggety inside mid that can win the ball.
Round 1
Pick 1. Adelaide: Riley Thilthorpe (Key Forward/Ruck, 201 cm/100 kg, West Adelaide). Thilthorpe or McDonald? I think they go the local boy here, his hands and set shot look really good, and as far as his Osteotis Pubis is concerned, apart from Essendon it hasn't really been a huge factor over the past 10 years, so I think they'll back themselves to get it right.
Pick 2. Western Bulldogs: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (KF, 195/90, Oakleigh Chargers). North Melbourne bid with pick 2 (2517 x 0.8 = 2013.6). Western Bulldogs match with picks 26, 33, 41 and 42, with a surplus of 85.4 points. Ugle-Hagan is widely rated as the best prospect in this draft and barring a bid at pick 1, the Dogs will have plenty of points to match wherever the bid comes in.
Pick 3. North Melbourne: Elijah Hollands (Midfield/Forward, 188/85, Murray Bushrangers). McDonald and Hollands is another tough choice, but Hollands fills a bigger need for North who have quality youth inside 50 already, and with his Bontempelli comparisons it's hard to pass him up.
Pick 4. Sydney: Logan McDonald (KF, 196/86, Perth). I really can't believe I'm putting Logan McDonald here, a bona fide chance of going pick 1, but I think if it happens it'll take Sydney approximately 0.001 seconds to read his name out.
Pick 5. Hawthorn: Denver Grainger-Barrass (Key Defender, 194/78, Swan Districts). Widely considered the best key defender of this draft pool, Grainger-Barrass is highly likely to go to the Hawks with their desperate need to add some young key position players. His reading of the play and ability to intercept are standouts.
Pick 6. Sydney: Braeden Campbell (Balanced Midfielder, 181/75, Swans Academy). Gold Coast bid with pick 6 (1761 x 0.8 = 1400.8). Sydney match with picks 31, 33 and 40, with a surplus of 197.2 points. Campbell is one of the better midfielders of the draft, with good speed and skills and a good inside/outside game, Sydney will have the points to match wherever he gets bid on.
Pick 7. Gold Coast: Will Phillips (Inside Midfielder, 180/80, Oakleigh Chargers). Phillips is very similar to Campbell and fits in well with what Gold Coast needs. In addition to that he's friends with the top two draftees of last year in Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson so it will help the Suns retain all three.
Pick 8. Essendon: Zach Reid (Key Utility, 202/83, Gippsland Power). Reid is a risky choice here, but the key position player, who mostly played defence with stints up forward, is a possible Hooker replacement down the line or fill that key forward slot as well. However this selection might be traded along with the next for North Melbourne's pick 2, so watch this space come draft night.
Pick 9. Essendon: Nathan O'Driscoll (IM, 187/78, Perth). O'Driscoll is one of the best midfielders in this draft, and played the second half of the season in the seniors for Perth to mixed success. He fits a big need for the Bombers being a tall-ish inside mid and testing extremely well athletically.
Pick 10. Essendon: Archie Perkins (F/M, 188/79, Sandringham Dragons). I ummed and ahhed a bit about Essendon's third pick (if we trade up to 2/3 I want to take O'Driscoll), but in the end I decided to take the forward/midfielder over the outside mid in Tanner Bruhn. Perkins is Hollands-lite from what I've heard, and he could prove a good POD for the Bombers.
Pick 11. Port Adelaide: Lachlan Jones (Half Back, 186/89, Woodville-West Torrens). Adelaide bid with pick 11 (1329 x 0.8 = 1063.2). Port Adelaide match with picks 33, 42 and 52 with 140.8 points left over in surplus. Jones is a great prospect with excellent kicking skills, and an absolute bargain at this pick. The best running half back in the draft pool, Port have plenty of points to match a bid for him.
Pick 12. Adelaide: Tom Powell (IM, 183/74, Sturt). I was sorely tempted to go with Tanner Bruhn here but Powell is essentially a Brad Crouch clone and a local boy to boot. Powell helps Adelaide with his ability to find the ball on the inside and outside.
Pick 13. Greater Western Sydney: Heath Chapman (Medium Defender, 192/81, West Perth). There were a few options I was weighing up here but went with the intercept marking Chapman. Losing a few defenders and others getting on, this is a real need for the Giants and I elected to go with Chapman here.
Pick 14. North Melbourne: Tanner Bruhn (OM, 183/74, Geelong Falcons). Bruhn is arguably the best kick of this draft and at this point I think the Roos will just go best available, which Bruhn absolutely is.
Pick 15. Fremantle: Nikolas Cox (KU, 200/87, Northern Knights). Cox is one of the most athletically gifted players of this draft, boasting a 6.05 minute 2 km time trial and the ability to play forward, back or on a wing even. I think Freo will try to settle him forward here.
Pick 16. Greater Western Sydney: Oliver Henry (Medium Utility, 188/77, Geelong Falcons). Brother of Jack, Henry looks like one of the stronger prospects this year as an athletic player who can play forward or back, someone who would be extremely dangerous against a 4th defender.
Pick 17. Collingwood: Kaine Baldwin (KF, 193/90, Glenelg). The Pies need a young key forward desperately so this is a great opportunity for them to grab one in the strong contested marking Baldwin. Whilst his athletic profile isn't notable he is an old fashioned full forward with good hands and a good set shot.
Pick 18. Greater Western Sydney: Caleb Poulter (M/F, 192/79, Woodville-West Torrens). Poulter is a risk but with four picks in what will end up being the top 25 they cam afford to take a couple right now. Poulter is athletically gifted as well as some great skills.
Pick 19. Collingwood: Eddie Ford (F/M, 189/83, Western Jets). Ford is one of the more interesting ones come draft night. Wouldn't be surprised to see him crack the top 15 but equally wouldn't be surprised to see him slip to 30. Collingwood can afford to go after the mercurial forward here, very similar to Stephenson.
Pick 20. Collingwood: Reef McInness (IM, 193/86, Oakleigh Chargers). Richmond bid with pick 20 (912 - 197 = 715). Collingwood match with picks 58, 63 and 68 and go into a 374 point deficit for 2021. McInness is one of my favourites for this draft, and a bid should come much earlier for him but that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.
Pick 21. Richmond: Bailey Laurie (F/M, 179/78, Oakleigh Chargers). Laurie perfectly fits the Richmond model and I can see them taking him here as a small forward to put on heaps of pressure and kick goals.
Pick 22. Sydney: Errol Gulden (Small Utility, 175/75, Swans Academy). Melbourne bid with pick 22 (845 - 197 = 648). Sydney match with pick 51, 73 and their 197.2 point surplus, going into a 182.8 point deficit in 2021. Sydney were probably hoping a bid for Gulden came in the late 20's rather than the early but they'll cop the small deficit in order to keep their academy player.
Pick 23. Melbourne: Jack Carroll (M/F, 187/86, East Fremantle). Carroll is a guy that could be anything, he could be a 20 disposal, 1 goal a game midfielder or a 1.5-2 goal a game forward that chops out in the middle, so an attractive proposition for the Dees.
Pick 24. Melbourne: Brayden Cook (OM, 189/82, South Adelaide). Cook as an outside midfielder who can rotate forward is someone that could step in and play round 1 without too much difficulty. His run and carry and skills are very impressive and will be important for the Demons.
Pick 25. Fremantle: Brandon Walker (HB, 184/75, East Fremantle). Greater Western Sydney bid with pick 25 (756 - 197 = 559). Fremantle match with picks 36 and 50, with 216 points going into surplus. Walker is one of the more talented half backs in the draft pool with his skills, expect Freo to match any bid for him in this range fairly comfortably.
Pick 26. Greater Western Sydney: Zane Trew (IM, 187/78, Swan Districts). Can't believe he slipped this low, honestly. Trew is an excellent inside midfielder, which the Giants have plenty of, but he can really play and will be a useful asset here.
Pick 27. St. Kilda: Sam Berry (IM, 181/81, Gippsland Power). Berry is simply put, the best player available here which is why I think the Saints will take him. Nuggety inside mid that can win the ball.
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