Phantom Draft 2013 - doggiesmrx

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Pick 1: GWS - Tom Boyd - Eastern Rangers - 200cm - 103kg

Tall forward who cuts an imposing figure on the ground. A powerful player with excellent leg speed who is a long, accurate set shot for goal. Attacks the footy in the air and marks strongly overhead. Protects the drop zone well through excellent body use and reads the flight of the ball. Earned All-Australian honours in 2013. Plenty of talk about this pick being traded - but there is no way GWS will trade off this mountain of a forward. Lock him in.

Pick 2: GWS (Received from Melbourne for Dom Tyson)- Josh Kelly - Sandringham Dragons - 183cm - 75kg

Medium midfielder who is an elite kick on his preferred left foot. Shows composure beyond his years and has excellent endurance. Brilliant in his decision-making and reads the game well. Provides excellent run and carry with the ability to kick long goals. Earned All-Australian honours in 2013. SOS loves him and GWS will take another smooth moving midfielder.

Pick 3: St.Kilda - James Aish - Norwood - 184cm - 75kg

A smooth-moving medium midfielder with excellent disposal on both sides of his body by hand or foot. A prolific winner of the ball with rare game sense. His decision-making and composure under pressure are outstanding. Won dual All Australian honours at Under-18 level. Probably best midfielder in draft. Saints won't skip on him here despite rumours he will slide to 6.

Pick 4: Western Bulldogs - Jack Billings - Oakleigh Chargers - 184cm - 78kg

Medium forward with rare kicking ability on his preferred left foot. Has strong hands overhead and is dangerous either in the air or at ground level. His ability to read the ball off hands is excellent, as is his awareness and vision. Can also play through the midfield. Dual All Australian in 2012-13.

Pick 5: Gold Coast - Kade Kolodjashnij - Launceston - 190cm - 81kg

Athletic tall who accumulates the footy. His athleticism allows him to cover the ground with ease and provide his team with fantastic rebound off half-back. A smart user of the ball on his preferred left foot. Joint winner of the Division 2 Harrison Medal, as well as earning All Australian honours.

Pick 6: Collingwood - Nathan Freeman - Sandringham Dragons - 182cm - 85kg

Medium midfielder who accumulates possessions at will. A genuine clearance specialist who continually puts himself in the right place to find the ball. Has a quick and explosive change of direction and distributes effectively by hand and foot.

Pick 7: Brisbane Lions - Matthew Scharenberg - Glenelg - 190cm - 87kg

Tall defender/forward with strong hands overhead. Brilliant in his game sense and reading of the play and makes good decisions by hand or foot. Shows great composure when in possession and rebounds effectively from defence. Agile player who earned back-to-back All Australian honours in 2012-13.

Pick 8: North Melbourne - (F/S) - Luke McDonald - Werribee - 188cm - 85kg

Hard-running, medium defender with good leg speed and a thumping left-foot kick. Has developed the ability to push into the midfield where his precision kicking can hurt opposition teams when he delivers inside 50. An All Australian at the 2012 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships.

Pick 9: Melbourne (Received from GWS as part of Dom Tyson trade) - Ben Lennon - Northern Knights - 188cm - 77kg

Medium forward who is an outstanding overhead mark and user of the ball by either hand or foot. Tracks the ball brilliantly in the air, but is just as clean and competitive at ground level. Earned All Australian honours in 2013. Graduate of the AIS AFL Academy.

Pick 10: Collingwood - Marcus Bontempelli - Northern Knights - 192cm - 83kg

A tall who can play forward, back or through the midfield. Possesses a raking left foot that can penetrate the lines. A rangy player with good agility, excellent endurance and durability. He makes good decisions with his disposal, reads the play well and has good vision. Mobile, he has clean hands and the ability to play either tall or small.

Pick 11: West Coast - Dom Sheed - Subiaco - 184cm - 83kg

Medium midfielder who is a prolific ball winner. His work rate is excellent, as is his ability to win his own ball. Makes good decisions either by hand or on his preferred left foot. Can play outside or inside and is good around stoppages. Winner of the Larke Medal and All-Australian honours.

Pick 12: Richmond - Lewis Taylor - Geelong Falcons - 173cm - 73kg

Small midfielder/forward with excellent agility and disposal by foot on either side of his body. Has the ability to break the lines with his explosive leg speed and ability to take the game on and can be dangerous around goals. Won All Australian honours in 2013.

Pick 13: Carlton - Matt Crouch - North Ballarat Rebels - 180cm - 78kg

Left-footed medium midfielder with prolific ball-winning ability. He excels at the stoppages and thrives in the contest. His game sense, awareness and vision are excellent, allowing him to bring his teammates into the game through his ability to make smart decisions when in possession.

Pick 14: Brisbane Lions (Assuming PA will trade for Polec) - Blake Acres - West Perth - 189cm - 84kg

Smooth moving and classy all-rounder who uses the ball effectively. Wins the football on the inside and outside, distributing on either side of the body by hand and foot. Displays clean hands and rarely fumbles. Is a strong overhead mark.

Pick 15: Sydney - Luke Dunstan - Woodville West Torrens - 185cm - 83kg

Medium midfielder with terrific leadership qualities. A prolific ball winner who is strong in the contest and displays clean hands. Makes good decisions with the ball, either by hand or on his preferred left foot. Outstanding NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, being joint winner of SA's MVP and earning All Australian honours.

Pick 16: Geelong - Billy Hartung - Dandenong Stingrays - 177cm - 75kg

Versatile midfielder with elite endurance and a penetrating right foot. Loves to run and carry the ball, shows good composure and makes good decisions by hand or foot. Has the ability to push forward and kick long goals on the run.


Pick 17: Fremantle - Jonathan Marsh - East Fremantle - 192cm - 87kg

Powerful and explosive tall forward with electrifying leg speed. Likes to take the opposition on and is capable of the unthinkable. A long penetrating right foot with strong hands on the lead when marking.

Pick 18: Brisbane Lions (Assuming StK will trade for Longer) - Mitch Harvey - North Adelaide - 197cm - 95kg

Tall forward who is a strong mark overhead and good on the lead. Strong set shot for goal and shows agility and skill with snaps for goal. Deceptively quick on the lead and an imposing target on the burst. Kicked 10 goals in five matches for SA in NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

Pick 19: Hawthorn (Compo pick for Franklin) - Ben Cavarra - Eastern Rangers - 174cm - 70kg

The Eastern Ranges captain had a phenomenal 2013 season. He led the Ranges to a premiership, won the Morrish Medal and was best afield in the TAC Cup Grand Final. He is a clearance machine who finds a stack of the football in and under. He is only 173cm but is very brave and simply knows how to get his hands on the ball and distribute.

Pick 20: Gold Coast (Compo pick) - Christian Salem - Sandringham Dragons - 183cm - 81kg

Medium midfielder with elite kicking ability on his preferred left foot. Strong overhead, is a good decision-maker and can hurt the opposition when delivering the footy inside forward 50. Shows good game sense and rarely misses a shot on goal.

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Summary:

Adelaide: -
Brisbane Lions: Scharenberg, Acres, Harvey
Carlton: Crouch
Collingwood: Freeman, Bontempelli
Essendon: -
Fremantle: Marsh
Geelong: Hartung
Gold Coast: Kolodjashnij, Salem
GWS: Boyd, Kelly
Hawthorn: Cavarra
Melbourne: Lennon
North Melbourne: McDonald
Port Adelaide: -
Richmond: Taylor
St Kilda: Aish
Sydney: Dunstan
West Coast: Sheed
Western Bulldogs: Billings

 

[Matty411]

Not a bad phantom. Not sure about the last few but would be interested to see you 2nd round selections.

As a Blueboy I'd be happy with Crouch at 13. Wouldn't be unhappy if we took Marsh tbh - looks a goer but we need a young gun mid first and foremost.

Lot of interest to see where Thorp finishes up - I'd certainly take him at 51 or 69.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Not a bad effort, do think Sydney will go for a KP defender though, they have a lot of Dunstan types on their list already.

 

[Footyking123]

Not bad but Carvarra is no certaintly to get drafted let alone go 1st round. Harvey would have also put a lot of clubs off by his horrendous beep 10.3 and 3km at 14:48

 

[captainrich]

would be amazing if we got pick 14 and 18 but highly unlikely also im sure we would take mccarthy before harvey if he was available however i dont think he would be surely freo will pull the trigger on him, also that is what my ideal outcome would have been if we landed pick 7 and 14 acres and schranberg goodjob mate

 

[maverick001]

Nobody has a crack at McCarthy?

 

[goodie23]

If the Saints hang onto 18, do you see us taking Harvey?

 

[Dundalis]

I have Scharenberg and Bontempelli as number 1 and 2 for the Pies after Boyd. I can't imagine we could get both. Fantastic result if it happened. Can't see us adding to our midget midfield brigade with Blair, Thomas, Kennedy, Dwyer, Sidebottom and now Adams. That's a lot of smalls mids, and Freeman doesn't play too differently to the likes of Thomas, Kennedy and Adams.

 

[Andy_Mac]

There is no way Melbourne drafts anything other than a pue mid.

Sheed, Freeman or Bontempelli, whoever is left out of those three.