Draft Watcher PITB 2023 AFL National Draft

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I don't profess to be a draft expert, nor do I select the players on draft night, but, I do have a reasonably good grasp on the 2023 draft class.

All are welcome to post comments, observations and draft rankings. However, and derogatory player comments are highly frowned upon and will be removed.

This thread is for the 2023 AFL National Draft class only, so please post any mid-season, 2024 and beyond draft thoughts in the appropriate threads.

 

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I'll kick it off with my May Rankings.

1. Harley Reid
2. Nick Watson
3. Darcy Wilson
4. Daniel Curtin
5. Jed Walter
6. Colby McKercher
7. Jake Rogers
8. Nate Caddy
9. Ryley Sanders
10. Jack Delean
11. Kolton Tholstrup
12. Ashton Moir
13. Nathan Philactides
14. Logan Morris
15. Mitch Edwards
16. Cooper Simpson
17. Will Lorenz
18. Zane Duursma
19. Archer Reid
20. Ethan Reid
21. Ryley Hardeman
22. Will McCabe
23. Caiden Cleary
24. George Stevens
25. Will Patton
26. Archie Roberts
27. Will Brown
28. Jack Callinan
29. Logan Evans
30. Connor O’Sullivan

 

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Just don’t see it with Darcy Wilson at the moment. Give me Duursma any day over Wilson.

 

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Just don’t see it with Darcy Wilson at the moment. Give me Duursma any day over Wilson.

Duursma will be fine. He will land at an AFL club. He had a couple of nice moments in the academy game and he’s got the credits in the bank from last year. But his form this year imo has meant others have passed him. I think we will sort the order after the champs.

 

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Daz obviously did this b4 the WCE vs Hawks game.

 

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Caddy the big mover.
1. Reid
2. Watson
3. Caddy

 

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Daz obviously did this b4 the WCE vs Hawks game.

Daz obviously did this b4 the WCE vs Hawks game.

Logan Morris pick 13 to Geelong lol....I wish, might not even get picked up now from what I've seen in the champs. Had high hopes for him at Geelong but for a 191cm he's to one dimensional. They tried him down back and was unsuccessful i thought. Caddy would be my choice, but we have no hope!

 

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I'll kick it off with my May Rankings.

1. Harley Reid
2. Nick Watson
3. Darcy Wilson
4. Daniel Curtin
5. Jed Walter
6. Colby McKercher
7. Jake Rogers
8. Nate Caddy
9. Ryley Sanders
10. Jack Delean
11. Kolton Tholstrup
12. Ashton Moir
13. Nathan Philactides
14. Logan Morris
15. Mitch Edwards
16. Cooper Simpson
17. Will Lorenz
18. Zane Duursma
19. Archer Reid
20. Ethan Reid
21. Ryley Hardeman
22. Will McCabe
23. Caiden Cleary
24. George Stevens
25. Will Patton
26. Archie Roberts
27. Will Brown
28. Jack Callinan
29. Logan Evans
30. Connor O’Sullivan

Updated Draft Board by any chance?

 

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Updated Draft Board by any chance?

Yep absolutely. I was waiting for the champs to conclude. 1 will get a new ranking out in the next 24hrs.

 

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Ok now that the national champs are done I have put together a top 30. Quite a few new additions to the list. I know parents, friends, family, players etc read the rankings so I am mindful to say that this ranking is only my opinion. There are so many good players in this draft that it is hard to pick a top 30. But here goes.

The below legend indicates the change from the May rankings.

u = places moved up​

d = places moved down​

New = New addition to the 30​

Harley Reid is the only player to hold his same ranking from May.

July Ranking

1. Harley Reid No change
2. Jed Walter u4
3. Colby McKercher u3
4. Zane Duursma u4
5. Daniel Curtin u6
6. Ryley Sanders u14
7. Ethan Read New
8. Nate Caddy u8
9. Connor O'Sullivan u21
10. Jake Rogers u8
11. Nick Watson d9
12. Darcy Wilson d9
13. Ollie Murphy New
14. Nathan Philactides d1
15. Joel Freijah New
16. Mitchell Edwards d1
17. Jack Delean u4
18. Koltyn Tholstrup d6
19. Caiden Cleary u5
20. Will McCabe New
21. Riley Hardeman d3
22. Archer Reid d18
23. Logan Morris d9
24. George Stevens d1
25. Archie Roberts u1
26. Ashton Moir d16
27. Cooper Simpson d18
28. Harry De Mattia New
29. Jordan Croft New
30. Clay Hall New

 

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Ok now that the national champs are done I have put together a top 30. Quite a few new additions to the list. I know parents, friends, family, players etc read the rankings so I am mindful to say that this ranking is only my opinion. There are so many good players in this draft that it is hard to pick a top 30. But here goes.

The below legend indicates the change from the May rankings.

u = places moved up​

d = places moved down​

New = New addition to the 30​

Harley Reid is the only player to hold his same ranking from May.

July Ranking

1. Harley Reid No change
2. Jed Walter u4
3. Colby McKercher u3
4. Zane Duursma u4
5. Daniel Curtin u6
6. Ryley Sanders u14
7. Ethan Read New
8. Nate Caddy u8
9. Connor O'Sullivan u21
10. Jake Rogers u8
11. Nick Watson d9
12. Darcy Wilson d9
13. Ollie Murphy New
14. Nathan Philactides d1
15. Joel Freijah New
16. Mitchell Edwards d1
17. Jack Delean u4
18. Koltyn Tholstrup d6
19. Caiden Cleary u5
20. Will McCabe New
21. Riley Hardeman d3
22. Archer Reid d18
23. Logan Morris d9
24. George Stevens d1
25. Archie Roberts u1
26. Ashton Moir d16
27. Cooper Simpson d18
28. Harry De Mattia New
29. Jordan Croft New
30. Clay Hall New

where do you see harvey johnston, will brown and will lorenz?

 

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Why Nick Watson the big drop off ?

 

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where do you see harvey johnston, will brown and will lorenz?

All 3 are hard to gauge where they will get selected. They are all good enough to get drafted it will come down to who has picks at the backend of the draft and whether those clubs like them as players.
Johnston had one really strong game with VM and was ok in the others. He played for Sandy on the weekend and didn't get much of the ball. He's probably somewhere in round 3.
Brown has all the attributes and size to be a really good midfielder but for me he's a little hit n miss. His champs wasn't overly strong so that may impact where he lands. Averaging 19 disposal in the CTL isn't bad but I would like to see that increase to the mid 20's. Cause of his size and athleticism I'm confident he will get picked up backend of round 2.
Lorenz was quiet in the champs. He tends to try and do too much at times and comes unstuck. He moves well and is a nice kick. To be fair he's probably been played out of position at CTL and the champs. I've seen him play mid at school and he was easily the best on ground so if he can put together a strong end of the CTL season he can elevate himself into round 2.

 

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Why Nick Watson the big drop off ?

I wasn't overly impressed with his champs. Yes he was the highest goal kicker in the champs but the game against SA put me off a little with the way he plays for free kicks. However, he got the job done vs a weak WA but his VC was good so he's a hard one to rank. TBF he's probably likely to land around pick 6. He's a jet, no doubt about that.

 

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Good to see Philactides at pick 14, where the Saints could nab him.

 

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Good to see Philactides at pick 14, where the Saints could nab him.

I have been away so I need to catch up on some games/players so I will do an August ranking in the next few days.

 

[danster168]

Good to see Philactides at pick 14, where the Saints could nab him.

I dont rate him. He's basically a Lachie Jones clone from Port.

 

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Apologies for the lag in updates. Have watched a fair bit of vision. Top 50 September rankings.

September

1. Harley Reid
2. Jed Walter
3. Zane Duursma
4. Daniel Curtin
5. Colby McKercher
6. Connor O'Sullivan
7. Ollie Murphy
8. Ethan Read
9. Nate Caddy
10. Nick Watson
11. Darcy Wilson
12. Ryley Sanders
13. Jake Rogers
14. Caleb Windsor
15. James Leake
16. Riley Hardeman
17. Koltyn Tholstrup
18. Jordon Croft
19. Will McCabe
20. Archer Reid
21. Logan Morris
22. Mitch Edwards
23. Joel Freijah
24. Clay Hall
25. Harry Demattia
26. Will Green
27. Arie Shoenmaker
28. Ashton Moir
29. Charlie Edwards
30. Nathan Philactides
31. Tew Jiath
32. Luamon Lual
33. George Stevens
34. Jack Delean
35. Lance Collard
36. Archie Roberts
37. Billy Wilson
38. Kane McAuliffe
39. Angus Hastie
40. Kobe Shipp
41. Koen Sanchez
42. Oscar Ryan
43. Cooper Simpson
44. Will Graham
45. Phoenix Gothard
46. Taylor Goad
47. Will Patton
48. Harvey Johnstone
49. Zane Zakostelsky
50. Will Brown

 

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Would love to see your updated top 50 for October?