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Time for an auto select TDS7 ?
It definitely would have been had I not been at dinner.

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Pick 44 - Blake Drury - Fremantle

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With Pick 44 Fremantle select Blake Drury.

Freo needs to improve their scoring, and as Rookie me central puts it, Drury is a score involvement specialist. Can also roll through the midfield.
 
Pick 45 - Seth Campbell - Gold Coast

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With Pick 45 the Gold Coast Suns select Seth Campbell

Seth Campbell is the selection here for the Gold Coast Suns, reasons being that he is a crafty and creative small forward, he can play on the half forward flank, he has a great tank and workrate and can work onto the wings and into the middle, he needs to gain size but he has a good leap and awesome overall athletic ability and fits a need at the Suns with his ability around the goals, cleanliness & skills.

 
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Pick 46 - Luke Teal - St Kilda
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At pick 46, St Kilda select Luke Teal

Height: 189cm

Weight: 80kg

D.O.B: 20-05-2004

On talent, a bid on Rowston is probably the go here. But with MacKenzie and Szybkowski already taken, another inside mid would be overkill.

Rookie Me Central Analysis

What sets Teal apart from many players in this years draft pool is his kicking. It is often penetrating and to a teammates advantage, and forwards are always keen to lead to Teal when he is streaming from defence. He did not get to take many kickouts, but it is certainly a role he could do well at the next level and with Teal, a club will have confidence with the ball in his hands.

Speaking of confidence with ball in hand, that describes Teal to a t. He is often level-headed under pressure, and has made a few forwards look silly this year. He would sell some candy and move around them with ease, and then deliver well by hand or foot which is another great trait for a defender at the next level.

Consistency has been a big part of Teal’s game this year with his lowest tally of 15 disposals and highest of 20, showing how dependable he is and why his coaches and teammates really missed him in the opening rounds despite Oakleigh winning all its games. A club knows what it is getting with Teal, and clubs will be put at ease knowing this.

Teal is a diligent player who unlike many rebound defenders, will do his best to man up and beat his opponent. He often does well in nullifying a contest and backing up again to try and win the ball or tackle. Teal can also play on the wing with his height and skill a key combination of traits needed in the modern game.

Averaging almost 20 disposals a game for a defender is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but when comparing it to some other defenders available in the draft it could be a detractor, there are plenty of defenders that have played well this year who play very similar roles and are a similar size to Teal. One area Teal has also struggled at times is one on one contests against stronger opponents and some added strength could really help him play on a wider range of opponents at the next level.

Others considered: Jaiden Magor, Harry Lemmey, Ethan Phillips, Jason Gilbee, Phoenix Foster

Back to chopflop for the Blues
 
Pick 48 - Max Knobel - Collingwood

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Chopflop i will take your word for it.

This is my last selection for the Pies. It has been a pleasure setting up Collingwood for the years to come. When they win the premiership in 2025 and Hayes wins the Norm Smith I want all the accolades that should come my way. Of course from 2026 the next Hawthorn dynasty will begin.

So back to my last selection
Max Knobel - Ruck - 206cms/92kgs.

Rationale: For the future Collingwood needs 3 things. A KPD, KPF and a Ruck. In a perfect world I would have chosen Barnett as the Ruck and Hayes as the KPD but Barnett was gone. Keeler, a possible forward was also gone. So strategy 1 gone. Best possibles for picks beyond Hayes. Except here with Knobel. A developmental Ruck. He has the prototype measurables being 206cm and he is thin without being a stringbean. What he does have is good mobility and a desire to compete like his Dad did. What is doesn't have is significant ball winning ability. A mark here, a tap there and handball to advantage but never that many. To me he is the quintessential development pick. (desperate to use the word quintessential 🙂🙂)

P.s. In the real stuff for Pick 6 I would take Tsatas then Humphrey then MacKenzie and then Phillipou.
 
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To clear up what's happened with bids

Brisbane match Ashcroft at pick 2
Need 2014 points after discount
Picks 34, 35, 36, 38 = 2031 points
17 point surplus = pick 73 added (between Fremantle's and Sydney's 4th round selections, previously picks 75 and 76)

Essendon match Davey at pick 24
Need 588 points after discount
Picks 44 and 48 (previously 48 and 52) = 664 points
76 point surplus = pick 67 added between North and GC's 4th round picks (previously 70 and 71)

Brisbane match Fletcher at pick 25
Need 559 points after discount
Picks 51, 69, 72 = 327 points
Brisbane take 232 point deficit to 2023

Adelaide match bid on Michalaney at 35
Need 325 points after discount
Pick 45 (previously 46) = 347 points
22 point surplus = pick 72 added between Freo's 4th round and North's 5th round picks (previously 76 and 77)

All of this makes the remaining order


40. North Melbourne
41. Hawthorn
42. Sydney Swans
43. North Melbourne
44. Fremantle
45. Gold Coast Suns
46. St Kilda
47. Carlton
48. Collingwood
49. Richmond
50. Essendon
51. Adelaide
52. GWS Giants
53. Geelong Cats
54. Adelaide
55. Port Adelaide
56. GWS Giants
57. Essendon
58. Richmond
59. Geelong Cats
60. Hawthorn
61. Carlton
62. Fremantle
63. Essendon
64. Western Bulldogs
65. North Melbourne
66. Essendon
67. Gold Coast Suns
68. Essendon
69. Gold Coast Suns
70. Sydney Swans
71. Fremantle
72. Adelaide
73. North Melbourne
74. West Coast Eagles
75. GWS Giants
76. Essendon
77. Adelaide
78. Hawthorn
79. Gold Coast Suns
80. Port Adelaide
81. St Kilda
82. Carlton
83. Western Bulldogs
84. Richmond
85. Fremantle
86. Melbourne
87. Brisbane Lions
88. Collingwood
89. Sydney Swans
90. Geelong Cats


*Good chance I'm off by a pick here or there but that should be pretty close to right
A question as I have looked back at the thread and can’t find the answer. What happened to hawks original pick 50? I see we traded 48,52 to dons for f2 as part of Davey bid but pick 50’just seems to have disappeared it should have come in several spots to mid 40s
 
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A question as I have looked back at the thread and can’t find the answer. What happened to hawks original pick 50? I see we traded 48,52 to dons for f2 as part of Davey bid but pick 50’just seems to have disappeared it should have come in several spots to mid 40s

Yeah good pickup. They should have picked before the Pies just then.
 
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A question as I have looked back at the thread and can’t find the answer. What happened to hawks original pick 50? I see we traded 48,52 to dons for f2 as part of Davey bid but pick 50’just seems to have disappeared it should have come in several spots to mid 40s
Yeah good pickup. They should have picked before the Pies just then.
Wouldn't have really mattered, I think I'll pass from here on out.

Final Haul of:

Pick 7: Elijah Tsatas - Easily my preference for our pick. I'd even pick him with pick 1 over Cadman and Wardlaw. Fight me. He gets the ball, gets it in the danger zone and makes an impact. He oozes talent, brings a point of difference and mountains of upside. Our midfield group right now has some really premium bread-and-butter guys coming up, but we need to swing wide for a true superstar. For me, that's Tsatas.

Pick 27: Coby Burgiel - After not having any sliders (shocking on a fan board, I know) I've gone with high upside, the clean player who could turn out as a gun for us in our next golden window. Versatile enough to play everywhere at box hill and fill in as an injury replacement through the year, the cleanliness Coby shows when at full speed evokes quicksilver fighting the FBI. He even has the permanently blown-back hair.

Pick 41: Noah Long - This guy is Caleb Serong with rotten injury luck. I'm not even talking about soft tissue, ligament, or long-term injuries, just pure rotten luck. Hard nut at the contest, kicks goals as a smart, scrappy crumber, and has the athleticism to put his midfield craft to use. Hasn't put a foot wrong when he's out there, went into the year as a potential top-10 pick as a pure mid, added versatility as a forward, and showed up with some great results. It's these types of players you look back on in five years' time and think "why the hell did no one take a punt on him earlier?"

On the passed-up talent:

Vickery - If he comes through as a rookie/pre-season trainee I'm all for it, but I don't see the place for him in our side. We just let Downie go, I don't think another undersized, lightning-fast half-back flanker comes through the list. As a small defender, Tank and Seamus both are ahead of him in the pecking order at Box Hill, and neither of them is unseating Hardwick or CJ. Plenty of talent, but not someone I think we get the best out of. I know you never look a free talent in the mouth, but if we aren't playing him in his best position at Box Hill. happy to take him for free, but I'd let another club take the punt on him.

Lawrence - Again, if he's free I'd love him, but not bid on him in the national draft. Another case of a little lack of upside and opportunity at the club, he'd be behind Serong and Ramsden at least at Box Hill. I don't know exactly why, but he just doesn't pass my eye test.

The last player I would have taken was Lemmey, and he went just before the pick. It seems like a small haul, but remember we got the Bomber's future 2nd out of it, I'm pretty happy with the result. Go into the next midseason draft looking to pick the eyes out of whoever proves themselves from this micro draft-class's snubs and pick up a few more Newks and Blancks.
 
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Round 2
Pick 20 - GWS - Lachlan Cowan
Pick 21 - West Coast Eagles - Elijah Hewett
Pick 22 - Western Bulldogs - Jacob Konstanty
Pick 23 - Essendon - Brayden George
Pick 24 - North Melbourne -
Pick 25 - Hawthorn -
Pick 26 - Collingwood -
Pick 27 - West Coast Eagles -
Pick 28 - Adelaide -
Pick 29 - Collingwood -
Pick 30 - St Kilda -
Pick 31 - Carlton -
Pick 32 - Fremantle -
Pick 33 - GWS -
Pick 34 - St Kilda -
Pick 35 - Port Adelaide -
Pick 36 - Melbourne
Is there an updated list of all the players selected ?
 
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Wouldn't have really mattered, I think I'll pass from here on out.

Final Haul of:

Pick 7: Elijah Tsatas - Easily my preference for our pick. I'd even pick him with pick 1 over Cadman and Wardlaw. Fight me. He gets the ball, gets it in the danger zone and makes an impact. He oozes talent, brings a point of difference and mountains of upside. Our midfield group right now has some really premium bread-and-butter guys coming up, but we need to swing wide for a true superstar. For me, that's Tsatas.

Pick 27: Coby Burgiel - After not having any sliders (shocking on a fan board, I know) I've gone with high upside, the clean player who could turn out as a gun for us in our next golden window. Versatile enough to play everywhere at box hill and fill in as an injury replacement through the year, the cleanliness Coby shows when at full speed evokes quicksilver fighting the FBI. He even has the permanently blown-back hair.

Pick 41: Noah Long - This guy is Caleb Serong with rotten injury luck. I'm not even talking about soft tissue, ligament, or long-term injuries, just pure rotten luck. Hard nut at the contest, kicks goals as a smart, scrappy crumber, and has the athleticism to put his midfield craft to use. Hasn't put a foot wrong when he's out there, went into the year as a potential top-10 pick as a pure mid, added versatility as a forward, and showed up with some great results. It's these types of players you look back on in five years' time and think "why the hell did no one take a punt on him earlier?"

On the passed-up talent:

Vickery - If he comes through as a rookie/pre-season trainee I'm all for it, but I don't see the place for him in our side. We just let Downie go, I don't think another undersized, lightning-fast half-back flanker comes through the list. As a small defender, Tank and Seamus both are ahead of him in the pecking order at Box Hill, and neither of them is unseating Hardwick or CJ. Plenty of talent, but not someone I think we get the best out of. I know you never look a free talent in the mouth, but if we aren't playing him in his best position at Box Hill. happy to take him for free, but I'd let another club take the punt on him.

Lawrence - Again, if he's free I'd love him, but not bid on him in the national draft. Another case of a little lack of upside and opportunity at the club, he'd be behind Serong and Ramsden at least at Box Hill. I don't know exactly why, but he just doesn't pass my eye test.

The last player I would have taken was Lemmey, and he went just before the pick. It seems like a small haul, but remember we got the Bomber's future 2nd out of it, I'm pretty happy with the result. Go into the next midseason draft looking to pick the eyes out of whoever proves themselves from this micro draft-class's snubs and pick up a few more Newks and Blancks.
If we had the pick I would have taken Magor 100% and I would be upset if we didn’t under that scenario think he’s got great potential
 
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Is there an updated list of all the players selected ?
I've used the thread marks to keep a list. You can use reader mod to go through all the posts, but just keep clicking the elipses and you'll get the full list from the “Threadmark” drop down menu.

If we had the pick I would have taken Magor 100% and I would be upset if we didn’t under that scenario think he’s got great potential
I don't hate Magor, but I'm unconvinced. He has plenty of physical tools, but his production is low and athleticism seems more “good for his age” than good for AFL level. The way I see it, I'd rather let a guy like that fall through the draft, spend half a year developing and playing their natural position at a club where they get that opportunity and pick the ones that go the best in the mid season draft. It's a better use of the list spots, there's so many players like Magor I would be hesitant to give a national draft contract too. If they get picked up as a rookie or through Box Hill, that's a different story.
 
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