FANTASY FIFTY

[Yojimbo]

Have not had a go in recent years due to not really liking the
academy system much and maybe losing a little passion for
the game, but what the hell why not try.

Pick 1-Essendon Andrew McGrath
Small, but athletic beast. Worthy number one.
(Taken Pick 1 by Essendon)
Pick 2-GWS Ben Ainsworth
Another small with genuine gifts and scope.
(Taken Pick 4 by Gold Coast)
Pick 3-Brisbane Hugh McCluggage
Goal kicking mid with great scope.
(Taken Pick 3 by Brisbane)
Pick 4-Gold Coast Tim Taranto
Goal kicking mid good in the air.
(Taken Pick 2 by GWS)
Pick 5-Carlton bid on Will Setterfield (Matched by GWS)
Big bodied mid who fits the modern trend.
(Taken Pick 5 by GWS)
Pick 6-Carlton Sam Petrevski-Seton
Classy polished onballer with massive upside.
(Taken Pick 6 by Carlton)
Pick 7-Gold Coast Jack Bowes
Not overly quick, but smart footballer.
(Taken Pick 10 by Gold Coast)
Pick 8-Fremantle Griffin Logue
Athletic KPD with mid like endurance.
(Taken Pick 8 by Fremantle)
Pick 9-Gold Coast Will Brodie
Contested stoppage beast.
(Taken Pick 9 by Gold Coast)
Pick 10-Sydney Will Hayward
Ton of possibilities in his development.
(Taken Pick 21 by Sydney, well team was right)
Pick 11-Gold Coast Jack Scrimshaw
Hard player to assess and crystal ball.
(Taken Pick 7 by Gold Coast, well team was right)
Pick 12-North Melbourne Daniel Venables
Class, burst and power the kangaroos need.
(Taken Pick 13 by West Coast)
Pick 13-West Coast Sam Powell-Pepper
Inside bull, Priddis apprentice.
(Taken Pick 18 by Port Adelaide)
Pick 14-Adelaide Oliver Florent
Classy smooth mover.
(Taken Pick 11 by Sydney)
Pick 15-Port Adelaide Jy Simpkin
Very smart skillful player.
(Taken Pick 12 by North Melbourne)
Pick 16-Brisbane Jarrod Berry
Good character and endurance.
(Taken Pick 17 by Brisbane)
Pick 17-Port Adelaide bid on Harry Perryman (Matched by GWS)
Sound reader of the play with good game sense.
(Taken Pick 14 by GWS after a bid)
Pick 18-Port Adelaide Todd Marshall
Could be the new Hoff, holler for a Marshall.
(Taken Pick 16 by Port Adelaide)
Pick 19-Western Bulldogs Luke Ryan
Athletic, skilled half back.
(Taken Pick 66 by Fremantle)
Pick 20-Sydney bid on Kobe Mutch (Matched by GWS)
Hard working accumulator with big upside.
(Taken Pick 42 by Essendon, unmatched bid)
Pick 21-Sydney Brennan Cox
Versatile athletic tall with big upside.
(Taken Pick 41 by Fremantle)
Pick 22-Essendon Josh Battle
Tall third forward with big endurance.
(Taken Pick 39 by St Kilda)
Pick 23-Brisbane Jordan Gallucci
Fast athletic player who needs to work on his kicking.
(Taken Pick 15 by Adelaide)
Pick 24-Brisbane Tim English
Hard to assess, but has potential.
(Taken Pick 19 by Bulldogs)
Pick 25-St Kilda bid on Brad Scheer (Matched by Gold Coast)
Inside brute very competitive.
(Taken Pick 67 by Gold Coast, joke)
Pick 26-St Kilda Sam Walker
Good kicking rebounding defender.
(First undrafted player, shocked by his non selection)
Pick 27-Geelong Alex Witherden
Composed decision maker with good upside.
(Taken Pick 23 by Brisbane)
Pick 28-Carlton bid on Zach Sproule (Not matched by GWS)
Good runner who could be developed back or forward.
(Second undrafted player, there for the taking)
ROOKIED category b by GWS, better late than never.
Pick 29-Western Bulldogs bid on Ryan Garthwaite (Not matched by GWS)
One on one defender rarely beaten, elite intercept mark.
(Taken Pick 72 by Richmond)
Pick 30-Richmond Jordan Ridley
Smart versatile player with good foot skills.
(Taken Pick 22 by Essendon)
Pick 31-Collingwood bid on Harrison Macreadie (Matched by GWS)
Plays like a big mid needs to develop.
(Taken Pick 47 by Carlton, unmatched bid)
Pick 32-Collingwood Willem Drew
Depth inside mid with clean hands
(Taken Pick 33 by Port Adelaide)
Pick 33-Essendon Dylan Clarke
Inside animal competitive beast, very studious.
(Taken Pick 63 by Essendon, steal)
Pick 34-Port Adelaide Tom Williamson
Very good prospect with great mix of athlete and footballer.
(Taken Pick 61 by Carlton)
Pick 35-Port Adelaide bid on Isaac Cumming (Not matched by GWS)
Smooth moving polished footballer very neat.
(Taken Pick 20 by GWS, matched bid)
Pick 36-North Melbourne Cedric Cox
Agile dual sided player.
(Taken Pick 24 by Brisbane)
Pick 37-North Melbourne Jack Graham
Larke medal winner hard working ball winner.
(Taken Pick 53 by Richmond)
Pick 38-West Coast Josh Rotham
Local product with good upside to develop.
(Taken Pick 37 by West Coast)
Pick 39-Fremantle Matt Guelfi
Penetrating kick and local product.
(Third undrafted player, mildly surprised)
Pick 40-St Kilda Myles Poholke
Strong mid who can impact the scoreboard.
(Taken Pick 44 by Adelaide)
Pick 41-Geelong Jack Henry
Geelong Falcons product very athletic and great upside.
(Fourth undrafted player, does the decathalon and can play)
ROOKIED by Geelong Pick 16
Pick 42-Fremantle Brandon Parfitt
Smallish mid ball winner.
(Taken Pick 26 by Geelong)
Pick 43-Essendon Ben Long
Exitement machine with goal sense and x-factor.
(Taken Pick 25 by St Kilda)
Pick 44-Geelong Josh Begley
Powerful bull forward with big upside.
(Taken Pick 31 by Essendon)
Pick 45-Adelaide Joe Atley
Quick ready made player who needs polish.
(Taken Pick 32 by Port Adelaide)
Pick 46-Collingwood Patrick Kerr
Lead and mark type with good hands.
(Taken Pick 65 by Carlton)
Pick 47-Sydney Bailey Morrish
Good left footer with good athletic movement.
(Fifth undrafted player, why go to the combine)
Pick 48-Melbourne Hamish Brayshaw
Brother of Angus, but quite a different type of player.
(Sixth undrafted player, mildly surprised)
Pick 49-Carlton Shai Bolton
All Betts are off so to speak, bit of magic about him.
(Taken Pick 29 by Richmond)
Pick 50-Sydney Taylin Duman
Versatile talent still growing into his body and filling out.
(Seventh undrafted player, very surprised not taken)
ROOKIED by Fremantle pick 3
There you go fifty players, obvious apologies to the guys i
missed out, but you were likely being considered for the
next pick or the one after that.

 

[Yojimbo]

Pick 51- Western Bulldogs Patrick Lipinski
Clean one touch player with basketball background.
(Taken Pick 28 by Bulldogs)
Pick 52- Collingwood Callum Brown
Father son nomination.
(Taken Pick 35 Collingwood, matched bid)
Pick 53- Adelaide Ben Ronke
Speedy agile mid.
(Undrafted)
ROOKIED by Sydney pick 17
Pick 54- West Coast Jake Waterman
Father son nomination awkward size.
(Taken Pick 77 by West Coast)
Pick 55- Richmond Elliot Himmelberg
Project tall with good range of assets.
(Taken Pick 51 by Adelaide)
Pick 56- St Kilda Jonty Scharenberg
Six foot inside mid with good awareness.
(Undrafted)
Pick 57- Collingwood Josh Daicos
Father son nomination.
(Taken Pick 57 by Collingwood)
Pick 58- Carlton Lachlan Tiziani
Good size and scope.
(Taken Pick 54 by GWS, matched bid)
Pick 59- Geelong Mitchell McCarthy
Project KPD with 205 cm arm span from basketball background.
(Undrafted)
ROOKIED by Collingwood pick 7
Pick 60- Collingwood Tyler Kietel
Mature KPD back up player.
(Undrafted)
Pick 61- Carlton Zac Fisher
Small inside mid who defies his size.
(Taken Pick 27 by Carlton)
Pick 62- Adelaide Mitch Hinge
Smart footballer who reads the game well.
(Undrafted)
ROOKIED by Brisbane pick 20
Pick 63- Essendon Esava Ratugolea
Fijian project KPP with power.
(Taken Pick 43 by Geelong)
Pick 64- Melbourne Jack Maibaum
Good defender very competitive.
(Taken Pick 45 by Sydney)
Pick 65- Carlton Hisham Kerbatieh
Small forward from the VFL list.
(Undrafted)
Pick 66- Fremantle Darcy Cameron
Mature WAFL ruck backup.
(Taken Pick 48 by Sydney)
Pick 67- Geelong Tom Atkins
VFL listed best and fairest winner.
(Undrafted)
Pick 68- Geelong Tom Stewart
VFL listed runner up best and fairest.
(Taken Pick 40 by Geelong)
Pick 69- Western Bulldogs Mitch Hannan
Vfl listed player with some tricks, but raw.
(Taken Pick 46 by Melbourne)
Pick 70- Brisbane Jacob Allison
Academy utility who could attract earlier interest.
(Taken Pick 55 by Brisbane, matched bid)
Pick 71- Brisbane Declan Watson
Academy player with good size third tall defender type.
(Taken Pick 34 by North Melbourne, unmatched bid)
Pick 72- Fremantle Quinton Narkle
Local product with upside.
(Taken Pick 60 by Geelong)
Pick 73- Richmond Corey Lyons
Smart footballer first type.
(Taken Pick 71 by Brisbane)
Pick 74- Port Adelaide Wilson Berry
Quick rebounding player nice size.
(Undrafted)
Pick 75- North Melbourne Brodie Romensky
Stock standard north mid beast.
(Undrafted)
Pick 76- Hawthorn Harry Morrison
Good kick and decision maker.
(Taken Pick 74 by Hawthorn)
Pick 77- Adelaide Ben Jarman
Non nominated father son selection.
(Undrafted)
ROOKIED by Adelaide pick 45
Pick 78- Hawthorn Harrison Burt
Good kick and decision maker.
(Undrafted)
Pick 79- Geelong Zach Guthrie
Brother of Cameron still growing into body.
(Undrafted)
ROOKIED by Geelong pick 33
Pick 80- Sydney Blake Grewar
Ball winner and best and fairest from Redland.
(Undrafted)
ROOKIED category b by Brisbane, better late than never.
Of course the teams might not use all their selections due
to list spaces etc.

 

[Clems Knee]

Thanks for the additions.
5 new names that no one else has put into their main drafts:
Tom Atkins, Mitch Hannan, Wilson Berry, Zac Guthrie and Blake Grewar.
Any more info on those 5?

 

[bmaurizio]

Have not had a go in recent years due to not really liking the
academy system much and maybe losing a little passion for
the game, but what the hell why not try.

Great read Yojimbo and I'm very happy with the Baggers selections
Much appreciated.
We bolstere our midfield and plenty of excitment in SPS and Bolton, I like Sproule could be a real surprise and were desperate for a KPF in fact almost all our picks have scope .
Don't know much about Tiziani ? Great selections.

Pick 6-Carlton Sam Petrevski-Seton
Classy polished onballer with massive upside.
Pick 28-Carlton bid on Zach Sproule (Not matched by GWS),
Good runner who could be developed back or forward.
Pick 49-Carlton Shai Bolton
All Betts are off so to speak, bit of magic about him.
Pick 58- Carlton Lachlan Tiziani
Good size and scope.
Pick 61- Carlton Zac Fisher
Small inside mid who defies his size
Pick 65- Carlton Hisham Kerbatieh
Small forward from the VFL list.

 

[Yojimbo]

Thanks for the additions.
5 new names that no one else has put into their main drafts:
Tom Atkins, Mitch Hannan, Wilson Berry, Zac Guthrie and Blake Grewar.
Any more info on those 5?

Tom Atkins- Mature 21 year old 180 cm 85 kg relentless tackler
who can finish off work, won the VFL B&F. AFL ready.
Mitch Hannan- Mature 22 year old 188 cm and 83 kg marking
third forward type, risky pick unsure of AFL fit.
Wilson Berry- Co-captain of the western jets 190 cm 80 kg made
the vic metro squad, liked his attributes for Port Adelaide at the
late pick.
Zach Guthrie- Calder Cannon 185 cm 74 kg runner up in the B&F
his growth in the last two years was impressive. Probably a
rookie pick, but has a link to the Cats through his brother.
Blake Grewar- Mature 23 year old from the NEAFL 183 cm 79 kg
following the Josh Smith from Collingwood path to the AFL.
Last pick and was linked to Syd and Freo in inside football, but
clutching at straws a little.

 

[Kingofthehill]

Great effort.
I think your top ten looks pretty good.
As a Bomber I'd rather McCluggage or Setterfield, but I think we'll take McGrath.

 

[mix of stars]

Pick 51- Western Bulldogs Patrick Lipinski
Clean one touch player with basketball background.

Pick 52- Collingwood Callum Brown
Father son nomination.

Pick 53- Adelaide Ben Ronke
Speedy agile mid.

Pick 54- West Coast Jake Waterman
Father son nomination awkward size.

Pick 55- Richmond Elliot Himmelberg
Project tall with good range of assets.

Pick 56- St Kilda Jonty Scharenberg
Six foot inside mid with good awareness.

Pick 57- Collingwood Josh Daicos
Father son nomination.

Pick 58- Carlton Lachlan Tiziani
Good size and scope.

Pick 59- Geelong Mitchell McCarthy
Project KPD with 205 cm arm span from basketball background.

Pick 60- Collingwood Tyler Kietel
Mature KPD back up player.

Pick 61- Carlton Zac Fisher
Small inside mid who defies his size.

Pick 62- Adelaide Mitch Hinge
Smart footballer who reads the game well.

Pick 63- Essendon Esava Ratugolea
Fijian project KPP with power.

Pick 64- Melbourne Jack Maibaum
Good defender very competitive.

Pick 65- Carlton Hisham Kerbatieh
Small forward from the VFL list.

Pick 66- Fremantle Darcy Cameron
Mature WAFL ruck backup.

Pick 67- Geelong Tom Atkins
VFL listed best and fairest winner.

Pick 68- Geelong Tom Stewart
VFL listed runner up best and fairest.

Pick 69- Western Bulldogs Mitch Hannan
Vfl listed player with some tricks, but raw.

Pick 70- Brisbane Jacob Allison
Academy utility who could attract earlier interest.

Pick 71- Brisbane Declan Watson
Academy player with good size third tall defender type.

Pick 72- Fremantle Quinton Narkle
Local product with upside.

Pick 73- Richmond Corey Lyons
Smart footballer first type.

Pick 74- Port Adelaide Wilson Berry
Quick rebounding player nice size.

Pick 75- North Melbourne Brodie Romensky
Stock standard north mid beast.

Pick 76- Hawthorn Harry Morrison
Good kick and decision maker.

Pick 77- Adelaide Ben Jarman
Non nominated father son selection.

Pick 78- Hawthorn Harrison Burt
Good kick and decision maker.

Pick 79- Geelong Zach Guthrie
Brother of Cameron still growing into body.

Pick 80- Sydney Blake Grewar
Ball winner and best and fairest from Redland.

Of course the teams might not use all their selections due
to list spaces etc.

Hi Yojimbo

Im very happy with the blues selection you have completed. I also like the fact that you have put hisham for the northern blues their but im not sure he is likely to go their i think his a real talent but rookie for me. also real like Lachlan Tiziani.

 

[Yojimbo]

Hi Yojimbo

Im very happy with the blues selection you have completed. I also like the fact that you have put hisham for the northern blues their but im not sure he is likely to go their i think his a real talent but rookie for me. also real like Lachlan Tiziani.

You may be right with Hisham Kerbatieh in terms of the rookie list,
but i did watch some of his VFL games last year and he was good
kicking around 21 goals for the year. I think it was a good move
by Carlton to get him to the Northern Blues and be able to watch
him develop up close.

 

[Scotty_222]

We would only take Bowes if he is bid on. Wouldnt take him at 7 without a bid.

 

[Yojimbo]

We would only take Bowes if he is bid on. Wouldnt take him at 7 without a bid.

Fair enough Scotty_222, i rate Jack Bowes between pick 4 to
pick 10 so i don't think it's a major issue after pick 4 which
pick you use bid or no bid. Question for you if Brisbane bid
on Bowes at pick 3 do you think they match or take the
other player lets say it's Ben Ainsworth ?

 

[8Special K]

Surely Shai Bolton won't slide to carlton's 3rd pick but if he does I will be jumping for joy! so many possibilities, cant wait for draft night!

 

[Scotty_222]

Fair enough Scotty_222, i rate Jack Bowes between pick 4 to
pick 10 so i don't think it's a major issue after pick 4 which
pick you use bid or no bid. Question for you if Brisbane bid
on Bowes at pick 3 do you think they match or take the
other player lets say it's Ben Ainsworth ?

Brissy won't bid on bowes

 

[Yojimbo]

Brissy won't bid on bowes

I agree it makes no sense for Brisbane to bid, i was more thinking
along the lines of your off season trade additions in Hanley,
Lyons and Barlow who are all capable mid rotations. Although i
did select a few mids on the premise that if Ablett, Rischitelli,
Rosa and even Barlow were sausages on a barbie they would
have to be removed from the hot plate as they are cooked
so to speak.

 

[Scotty_222]

I agree it makes no sense for Brisbane to bid, i was more thinking
along the lines of your off season trade additions in Hanley,
Lyons and Barlow who are all capable mid rotations. Although i
did select a few mids on the premise that if Ablett, Rischitelli,
Rosa and even Barlow were sausages on a barbie they would
have to be removed from the hot plate as they are cooked
so to speak.

I think you are spot on with Taranto and Brodie.
We are also really into Scrimshaw as well as English
I think my wishlist Taranto, Scrimshaw, Brodie and Bowes
Dont want English.. I also see us in a few scenarios snaring Mcluggage!

 

[Yojimbo]

Surely Shai Bolton won't slide to carlton's 3rd pick but if he does I will be jumping for joy! so many possibilities, cant wait for draft night!

Agree, may have forgotten him and slipped him in hoping no one
would notice, but he is hard to place.

 

[Sin City]

Very good second round for Essendon. Clarke and Battle would be great value.

 

[Yojimbo]

Very good second round for Essendon. Clarke and Battle would be great value.

Agree, Essendon's picks are very well spaced and they should pick
the eyes out of the draft, the number one pick is probably their
hardest choice.

 

[Yojimbo]

Apologies to the guys that went untouched in either draft i
hope you find a place at the next level and once again get
to press your draft claims.

Sam Walker, Matt Guelfi, Bailey Morrish,
Hamish Brayshaw, Jonty Scharenberg, Tyler Kietel,
Hisham Kerbatieh, Tom Atkins, Wilson Berry,
Brodie Romenski and Harrison Burt.

I thought some of you were genuinely stiff.