Improved mock draft

[Dunn - Well Done]

1. J.Watts (melb)
2. N.Naitunai (WCE)
3. D.Rich (freo)
4. T.Vickery (Port)
5. Yarran (Ess)
6. Hurley (Carl)
7. Hartlett (Bris)
8. Sidebottom (Rich)
9. Ziebell (Kang)
10. L.Johnstone (Adel)
11. T.Swift (Coll)
12. S.Mckernan (Syd)
13. S.Blease (STK)
14. A.Cordy (WBD)
15. Trengove (Geel)
16. J.Lisle (Haw)

17. S.Hill (Melb)
18. M.Robinson (WCE)

19. A.Cornelius (Melb)
20. M.Walters (WCE)
21. M.Deboer (Freo)
22. R.Schoenmakers (Port)
23. N.Suban (Ess)
24. T.Lynch (Carl)
25. R.Okeffe (Bris)
26. L.Shuey (Rich)
27. N.Heyne (Kang)
28. P.Cahill (Adel)
29. M.Boradbent (Coll)
30. C.Pearce (Syd)
31. Zaharakis (STK)
32.(WBD)
33.(Geel) L.Jones
34.(Haw)

35. (Melb)
36. (WCE) J.Blight
37. (Freo) H.Ballatyne
38. (Port) N.Jetta
39. (Ess)
40. (Carl)
41. (Bris)
42 (Rich)
43 (Kang)
44 (Adel)

Have completed top 31 which i am very happy with, also have plenty of good footballers still to come. Its just so hard placing them in order especially the VIC kids as i am just watching highlights of them to place them in an order.

T.Allwright - maybe dogs pick 32 (rate him so highly)
J.Chricton (mid)
T.Salter (mid)

L.Tapscott (key forward)
C.Hall (mid)
Redden (ruck)
P.Davis (unsure what he is maybe tall fotward)

Klemke (Mid)
Edirickaram (mid)
Reed (key back)

Roughead (ruck)
M.Banner (mid)
J.Walsh
D.Hynes
M.Brown (key forward)
R.Stanley
T.Hill (Ruck) - kangaroos and melbourne meant to be favs for him
R.Sloane (small defender)
J.Sheahan (mid/small forward) - good player but small will drop
L.Jones (CHB/CHF) hawks at pick 34 look likely
T.Rockliffe (key forward) - hard to place seen him in around 20 and also not even in a draft
J.Strauss (mid)
Ashley Smith (HBF)
Hanneberry (mid)
R.Milne (unsure maybe forward/mid)
M.Frail (unsure)
B.Speight (unsure)
L.Stanton (outside mid /HBF) - looked good
A.Hooper

Ballatyne (small forward) freo and WCE will be keen
A.Cockie (mid) freo and WCE will be keen
Wolfenden (wing)
Broughton (small defender)
Broadhurst (small forward)
K.Horsely (mid) - rookie
L.Daly (FF)
A.Smith (mid)
J.Fiegert (mid) - rookie
K.King (mid/HFF)
I.Richardson (HFF)
T.Banfield (wing)
L.Anthony
N.Olds (all rounder) - rookie
D.Ross (CHF)
J.Laurie (Key back)
J.Bennell (FP) - eagles as rookie
D.Murray (ruck) - rookie
W.Benjamin - rookie

and so many more, help me place them

 

[Beats]

Jesse Crichton is ineligible this year.
Ranga Edirickwhatever... is a NSW scholarship player for Geelong, so he's sown up with their last pick, Same as Reed with Collingwood.

 

[Vader]

Jesse Crichton is ineligible this year.
Ranga Edirickwhatever... is a NSW scholarship player for Geelong, so he's sown up with their last pick, Same as Reed with Collingwood.

Further to that, Reed has agreed to go on Collingwood's rookie list, so we can remove him from all the mock drafts now.

 

[HBF]

Not sure that Carlton would go for 2 talls with their first two picks.

 

[DaVe86]

Not sure that Carlton would go for 2 talls with their first two picks.

Why not...surely the midfield is pretty set now? The obvious flaws are lack of forwards or key backs and rucks.

You might solve the ruck in trade week...but surely the need is for KPP players considering you gave up Kennedy in the Judd deal.

 

[Toadvine]

I think that if we got Sidebottom with our first pick and Rockliff wasn't taken by our second we would have to go for him.

The chemistry between these two players is great and if they could be kept together I think there could be some really good benifits.

 

[Dunn - Well Done]

where do people think Rockliff will go. E.Quayle said he might not even get drafted but wanted somone to pick him up because he was a very good player. Then some people have him at pick 20 which i feel is a bit too high. Im only going off the highlights but i feel he will go around 30-40.

 

[Cruiser23]

where do people think Rockliff will go. E.Quayle said he might not even get drafted but wanted somone to pick him up because he was a very good player. Then some people have him at pick 20 which i feel is a bit too high. Im only going off the highlights but i feel he will go around 30-40.

3rd maybe 4th rounder for mine. A lot of emphasis is on athelticism these days and he is very far off being anywhere near athletic. He is very smart football wise which is way i don't think he won't get drafted but i'd be fairly surprised if he went in the first two rounds TBH.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Would be thrilled with Rockliff if he fell to our third selection. Pure footballer, not an athlete.

Could become a Porplyzia type for a club that gives him a crack.

 

[Cruiser23]

Would be thrilled with Rockliff if he fell to our third selection. Pure footballer, not an athlete.

Could become a Porplyzia type for a club that gives him a crack.

Don't think you can classify him falling to the third round TBH.

 

[Silvagnis]

We'd have won Tatts if we get the chance to pick Hurley plus two from players such as O'Keefe, Strauss, Rockliff and Smith.

Why does everyone has us needing KPP with every pick?

Smith's and Strauss' kicking skills are just what the doctor ordered.

Smith has the pace we need, so we could get him to use it more like Grigg who has hardened up since we picked him.

Draft Hurley and we'd be right for KPP in this draft unless there's a can't pass up kid available.

The class talls nearly always go early with good runners and flankers available late.

I wouldn't give up Grigg for Dawes who is a statue like Josh Kennedy...

 

[Cruiser23]

This what Carlton should be drafting for each round come draft day in my view.

Round 1: Best Available
Round 2: Best Available
Round 3: Best Available/KPP
Round 4: KPP/Small quick forward

If one of the best available somewhat happens to be KPP then great but we shouldn't be stretching to pick one up in the first 2/3 rounds.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If we overlook Hurley for Yarran I'll shoot someone- Yarran is a great player but he is way too risky at pick 5. If Hurley is available we should pick him

 

[richcogs]

Better than most Yarren should go at 5 or 6, great potential!

 

[lunacy]

Tom scully would have to be in the mix for a 2nd/3rd round I would have thought.

 

[Cruiser23]

Tom scully would have to be in the mix for a 2nd/3rd round I would have thought.

Ineligible this year mate, top 10 next year though for mine.

 

[bingo11]

Better than most Yarren should go at 5 or 6, great potential!

you dont use your first pick on a player with potential.. you take a definate talented player.. yarran will go first round but not coz of potential, every club knows he can play. But hurley at 5, carlton would be stupid not to

 

[Dunn - Well Done]

dons have pick 5 and i would rather they take Hurley but i think they will take Yarran. We dont need another small forward however he could replace lovett nicely and be a whole lot better considered to have the most talent in the draft this year.

Scully i thought would be just about penciled in for top 3 or at least top 5. Saw him play in the national carnival and he was amazing for a bottom ager. K.Lucas, Butcher and Scully top 3 for next year.

 

[sinepari]

you dont use your first pick on a player with potential.. you take a definate talented player.. yarran will go first round but not coz of potential, every club knows he can play. But hurley at 5, carlton would be stupid not to

yeah you dont take guys with potential. Like Franklin!!

 

[Cruiser23]

yeah you dont take guys with potential. Like Franklin!!

Think he has changed teams thoughts about drafting a little, they seem to be more willing to take a punt because they're to scared of passing on someone like him.

 

[Dave The Man]

Tom scully would have to be in the mix for a 2nd/3rd round I would have thought.

Too Young to be Drafted

 

[bigstyletiger]

At 26 i doubt the tigers will take a mid if we don't get vickery with our first pick. if the seaby deal doesn't get done tigers may be looking for a ruckman - roughead at 26 maybe. or perhaps cahill as key forwards would be our other shortage. we have a plethora of young mids.

nice draft though. think you've done well. obviously hard to do before trade week is completed.

 

[telsor]

Not sure that Carlton would go for 2 talls with their first two picks.

Or Richmond 2 smalls.

 

[bingo11]

yeah you dont take guys with potential. Like Franklin!!

they knew franklin couold play though.. with yarran, yeh he can play, but it would be a safer bet taking the brick wall in michael hurley, especially when you need a key defender, instead of taking a yarran, hoping that he kicks on and improves.

 

[Dunn - Well Done]

Or Richmond 2 smalls.

i dont think vickery will fall through to you guys so ithink your first pick would simply be best available and if thats sidebottom, ziebell or hartlett i think they would take one.

I dont see the the strong midfield the tigers have i might be missing someone. Deledio and Cotchin sure are super players but a two man midfield will never win you a flag or get you close. Foley is a solid player in there.

Bartel, Ablett, Corey, Selwood, Ling, Kelly (geelong flag)

Cosuins, Judd, Kerr, Braun, Fletcher, Stenglein, Embley (wce flag)

N.Lappin, Voss, Black, Power (brissy flags)

K.Cornes, C.Cornes, S.Burgoyne, Cassisi, P.Burgoyne (port flag)

Deledio, Cotchin, Foley (9th place)

Tambling and White wont be elite enough to add to that middle, tambling may come on but he is atm playing HBF or HFF. I think that you can always add to your midfield eg: if the tigers got strong in there then Deledio could push forward or Back and become the next L.Hodge (the one that wins grandfinals)