Mock Pre Season Draft

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Assumes:

1. All delisted/out of contract players do not get selected in the national draft.

2. Notting, Dew, Ramanauskas, Brooks, Schwarze, Hadley, McIntosh, Keating, Richards, Bizzell, Schauble, Hyde, Mooney, Riccardi, Kouloriotis, Williams, Newman all re-sign with the current club which I think is most likely to be the case.

3. All teams have at least one selection.

The Picks:

1. Richmond - Mark McGough (Collingwood)
Richmond picks the most talented young player available. I also believe that Wallace rates him as a footballer.
2. Hawthorn - David Spriggs (Geelong)
I think Hawthorn would like more pace in their midfield so they select the former cat with pick 2.
3. Western Bulldogs - Luke Livingston (Carlton)
The doggies lack some talls in defence, so maybe Rodney Eade can turn around the career of Livingston who was previous a high first round pick. He's still young so there's still time to make the grade.
4. Collingwood - Blake Caracella (Brisbane Lions)
With Richmond, Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs in rebuilding mode it doesn't make sense for them chase a high priced player who turns 28 in 2005. Collingwood gladly selects Caracella whom the Lions cannot keep for financial reasons.
5. Adelaide - Trent Knobel (St. Kilda)
Given it is likely to be Matthew Clarke's final season, Knobel could be a good addition to Adelaide ruck stocks for the future.
6. Carlton - Mark Porter (Kangaroos)
Re-acquiring Porter will give the Blues a reliable veteran in the ruck that they haven't had since he left the club a few seasons ago.
7. Kangaroos - Mark Stevens (Adelaide)
A risky pick given he has been very injury prone lately, Stevens re-joins the Kangaroos to assist Drew Petrie across the half forward line.
8. Fremantle - WAFL Player
Freo would probably select a young Western Australian who was suprising over looked in the national draft.
9. West Coast - WAFL Player
See Fremantle comments but subsitute Freo with West Coast
10. Melbourne - Kayne Pettifer (Richmond)
With the retirement of Peter Vardy and a change of scenery, Pettifer has a chance to stake a claim at becoming a regular AFL footballer. Melbourne seems like a good fit.
11. Essendon - Justin Blumfield (Richmond)
Essendon welcome back an old favourite son and I'm sure Blumfield can return to form as Sheedy has a knack of recycling and reinventing players who seem to be at the crossroads.
12. Sydney - James Podsiadly (Werribee)
Podsiadly had a good year in the VFL and is training in Sydney prior to the draft so they are interested in the former Collingwood rookie list player. Could be a good choice as a depth key forward or defender.
13. Geelong - Anthony Franchina (Carlton)
A suprising choice since Franchina didn't play at all last season but Geelong could use a tagger to release Cameron Ling into a more attacking midfield role were he can be more damaging.
14. St. Kilda - Cain Ackland (Port Adelaide)
After losing Knobel, St.Kilda select Ackland who is a similar sort of player to help Blake in the ruck.
15. Brisbane Lions - QAFL Player
I don't think Brisbane will make a selection but if they do they'll select a young Queenslander.
16. Port Adelaide - SANFL Player
See Brisbane comments but subsitute Brisbane with Port Adelaide and Queenslander with South Australian.
17. Richmond - Steve McKee (Collingwood)
Given the tigers delisted about eight players I'm pretty sure they'll make another selection. I think they'll be looking for another tall and McKee would be a handy backup player for Tigers. They could draft Mark Graham and Kris Barlow instead but the fact that they would only have a maximum of two season left means that they'll likely favour the younger McKee.
 

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Mark Stevens won't be leaving Adelaide, and even if he did, we would not pick him up. Turns 30 next year, and is pretty much the opposite of what we need.

You will also find that many of those guys will nominate for the National Draft and get taken there.

Also, didn't Franchina retire? If he did, he won't nominate for the draft.
 

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year of the roo said:
Mark Stevens won't be leaving Adelaide, and even if he did, we would not pick him up. Turns 30 next year, and is pretty much the opposite of what we need.

You will also find that many of those guys will nominate for the National Draft and get taken there.

Also, didn't Franchina retire? If he did, he won't nominate for the draft.
its still one of the most sensible posts in this section...
 

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valient effort but its too hard to predict. im pretty sure livingston has re-signed. the ealges and dockers wont be using the PSD, and it alos looks like the doggies wont either thanks to the re-signing of bowden. i'd say only 5-6 clubs will participate with the tigers having 2 picks.
 

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2. Hawthorn - David Spriggs (Geelong)
I think Hawthorn would like more pace in their midfield so they select the former cat with pick 2.
Doubt it. We have plenty of players that cannot kick the football, we don't need any more.

Hoping we will use pick 50, but there are whispers we'll take Ackland (which I can handle given Clarkson knows him as well as anyone).
 
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Peter Sidorkiewicz said:
Assumes:


2. Notting, Dew, Ramanauskas, Brooks, Schwarze, Hadley, McIntosh, Keating, Richards, Bizzell, Schauble, Hyde, Mooney, Riccardi, Kouloriotis, Williams, Newman all re-sign with the current club which I think is most likely to be the case.
Oh I hope that doesn't happen.

Peter Sidorkiewicz said:
Assumes:


1. Richmond - Mark McGough (Collingwood)

17. Richmond - Steve McKee (Collingwood)
and i pasionately hope that doesn't happen.

:(
 

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No Eade said he wasnt intersted picking him up in the PSD...

Collingwood is hoping he goes to PSD because thats where he can put a price on his head. And Collingwood only has to pay the difference between what hes getting now and what he gets.

National draft is set wages per round, so if he goes fourth we cough up more. Thats why it is the players choice as to whether they nominate for the National or wait for the PSD.
 

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Don't think Ackland will be going to St. Kilda, I think he might be at the Hawks next year:-

From the Geelong Advertiser:
The Hawks are also likely to select delisted Port Adelaide ruckman Cain Ackland with the second selection in the December pre-season draft.
"He’s a talented big fella who’s been crippled by injuries over the last couple of years but he’s a talented big player," Clarkson said.
By Brent Diamond

Seems that Clarkson and Ackland share a certain bond! Don't know if it will actually eventuate, but at least it will add depth to our big man stocks, as we seem to be running low!



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4. Collingwood - Blake Caracella (Brisbane Lions)
With Richmond, Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs in rebuilding mode it doesn't make sense for them chase a high priced player who turns 28 in 2005. Collingwood gladly selects Caracella whom the Lions cannot keep for financial reasons.
5. Adelaide - Trent Knobel (St. Kilda)
Given it is likely to be Matthew Clarke's final season, Knobel could be a good addition to Adelaide ruck stocks for the future.
.

Why do all the Brisbane rejects land at St kilda, Collingwood, or Adelaide. ?

Adelaide - matty clarke, trent knobel (if your right, and i think u are)
Collingwood - nathan buckley, shane o'bree, blake caracella
St Kilda - trent knobel (the first time), brett voss, nick riewolt (gold coast boy),

prob plenty of others i missed too.
 

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Don't think Ackland will be going to St. Kilda, I think he might be at the Hawks next year:-

From the Geelong Advertiser:
The Hawks are also likely to select delisted Port Adelaide ruckman Cain Ackland with the second selection in the December pre-season draft.
"He’s a talented big fella who’s been crippled by injuries over the last couple of years but he’s a talented big player," Clarkson said.
By Brent Diamond

Seems that Clarkson and Ackland share a certain bond! Don't know if it will actually eventuate, but at least it will add depth to our big man stocks, as we seem to be running low!



Show us the Bling Bling #2
I not confident that Ackland will still be around for the pre-season draft. A number of clubs are chasing ruckman and could use late draft picks in the National Draft to secure him. Hawks would be better off using Pick 50 if they want him!
 

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Why do all the Brisbane rejects land at St kilda, Collingwood, or Adelaide. ?

Adelaide - matty clarke, trent knobel (if your right, and i think u are)
Collingwood - nathan buckley, shane o'bree, blake caracella
St Kilda - trent knobel (the first time), brett voss, nick riewolt (gold coast boy),

prob plenty of others i missed too.
Couple of handy 'rejects' there..
 

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10. Melbourne - Kayne Pettifer (Richmond)
With the retirement of Peter Vardy and a change of scenery, Pettifer has a chance to stake a claim at becoming a regular AFL footballer. Melbourne seems like a good fit.

Where did you pull this from? Don't you mean Zantuck?
 
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Peter Sidorkiewicz said:
Assumes:

The Picks:

1. Richmond - Mark McGough (Collingwood)
Richmond picks the most talented young player available. I also believe that Wallace rates him as a footballer.
Freo with West Coast
10. Melbourne - Kayne Pettifer (Richmond)
With the retirement of Peter Vardy and a change of scenery, Pettifer has a chance to stake a claim at becoming a regular AFL footballer. Melbourne seems like a good fit.

Re: 1 - Wallace wants youth with speed and or skills. McGough has neither.
2 - As far as I'm aware Pettifer is a required player at Richmond. After a longer than expected apprentiship he's just starting to show signs - why would we give him up now?
 

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10. Melbourne - Kayne Pettifer (Richmond)
With the retirement of Peter Vardy and a change of scenery, Pettifer has a chance to stake a claim at becoming a regular AFL footballer. Melbourne seems like a good fit.

Where did you pull this from? Don't you mean Zantuck?
My first thought too! Pettifer will most likely be at Punt Rd. again next year.
 
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