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Prediction GWS Board mock draft chat thread

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Nov 23, 2015
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So, final list culls have been made and available spots set for the upcoming national and rookie drafts. Although pick trading can occur throughout some of the upcoming period, I'd opine that I expect few if any such trades to actually occur, with the majority of trades now to be on the nights of the national draft.

So, are any posters on the GWS board wanting to hold our own mock draft to replicate the thrill and excitement of list management?

If we get enough, I'll run it and act as "AFL House" for any required determinations. It will require 5 other posters (plus me), each taking 3 teams to be viable; if we get 8 other posters everyone will take 2 teams. Any more than that and some people can drop back to 1 team. If we do, I'll aim to distribute medium & less active teams together, rather than someone getting two teams with a lot of picks. Participants will need to do some basic research to assess what their assumed team needs or at least likely to prefer. Check out other teams' boards, as they generally have those discussions visible.

I will give preference to guys wanting to pick for other declared teams if they wish.

I'm also willing to entertain some outside posters picking for their teams if we have limited take-up from Giants posters.

I will aim to start next Friday or Saturday to get maximum weekend time, and that gives us 2 weekends and about 10 days before the actual draft.

If you're interested, put your name in this thread. if you have preferred teams, you can nominate them too. Please declare your primary preference, or minor preference so I know how much flexibility I have. But obviously if we get multiple posters with preferences for the same teams, I'll need to make decisions.

If there's insufficient interest then we can just watch other boards.
 
Representing the Swans if an interlopers alright
Just be matching bids tho so could take on an extra team if one ends up available
 

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Final call guys.

Currently that's not enough people to make it worthwhile. I thought a few GWS posters would be happy to do a little list management and drafting, but apparently not.
I can take a team, but will just copy Twomeys rankings as I don't follow through junior level. I do predict their will still be trading down multiple times for points, rendering the whole thing about at most a 25% improvement on previous drafts.
 
Final call guys.

Currently that's not enough people to make it worthwhile. I thought a few GWS posters would be happy to do a little list management and drafting, but apparently not.
It’s always a good idea to extend it to representatives of respective teams, if the few GWS posters are really dedicated :)
 
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OK folks, I have had a few extra acceptances via PM, so propose that we can proceed with a mock draft. Thanks to those who have accepted/shown interest. If anyone puts their hand up late with interest, I may come back and adjust 2nd/3rd team assignments before we start. People have mainly been given 2 teams - one with more picks and one with less picks, apart from a few non-GWS posters with a specific team, and one poster with 3 teams.

I'll create a new thread with some rules for the draft later today after I finish a few chores at home, aiming to start later today or tomorrow. The intent will be to allow trading (I'll restrict it to 2026 futures, though, rather than 2027) and will need to be realistic. Bid matching will be in play, and I'll do all the calculations and publish a re-ordered draft pick list as they occur.

I would ask that posters do a bit of research (check out each team board's drafting thread) on likely selections to get an idea, but ultimately there's rarely a consensus from any team's posters so the final call is yours.

Currently planned team assignments:

Adelaide - PMBangers
Brisbane - GWS Goose
Carlton - Giant Strides
Collingwood - Maximus 2011
Essendon - GWS Goose
Fremantle - txbyhull
Geelong - captainMyCaptain
Gold Coast - Giant Strides
GWS - captainMyCaptain
Hawthorn - sydney_gws
Melbourne - Maximus 2011
North Melbourne - Hojuman
Port Adelaide - sydney_gws
Richmond - PMBangers
St Kilda - Determinant
Sydney - LikeAVersion
Western Bulldogs - Maximus 2011
West Coast - txbyhull
 

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To that end, Gold Coast Suns has picks #15 & #18 up for sale to anyone who wants to give 2025 picks ... needs to be worth more than face value points to be worth my while.
Have got an out-of-the-box offer that will either make me look like a genius or an absolute clown. Will PM as it may affect other trades I have in mind
 

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