T4P's Phantom Draft (little explanation - been enough already)

[T4P]

Not going to do a bio on each player - too many people have done it already and if you are reading this you probably already know them. So here goes:

1. Melbourne - Tom Scully
2. Melbourne - Jack Trengove
3. Richmond - Dustin Martin
4. Fremantle - Anthony Morabito
5. North Melbourne - Ben Cunnington (Best available, could go for Butcher or Rohan)
6. Sydney - John Butcher (I think Sydney will surprise here as I believe they will draft for a key forward, Butcher isn't as bad as everyone lets on)
7. West Coast - Lewis Jetta (As other PDrafts have said, WC want him)
8. Port Adelaide - Gary Rohan (Has slipped, but Port won't let him slip further)
9. Port Adelaide - Daniel Talia (Best Key Defender, Port will probably want a small and a big with their two picks)
10. Essendon - Jake Melksham
11. Melbourne - Aaron Black
12. Carlton - Jake Carlisle (Next best KPP, I think they'll draft for needs)
13. Adelaide - Luke Tapscott
14. Sydney - Koby Stevens
15. Western Bulldogs - Ryan Bastinac (Doggies will be drafting for immediate impact - 2010 is their year)
16. Port Adelaide - Andrew Moore
17. Geelong - Kane Lucas (seems like the kind of player Geelong could develop into a great all round player)
18. Melbourne - Troy Taylor
19. Richmond - Ben Griffiths (maybe a bit bias, he could be picked up anywhere from pick 8 onwards, but then again, you could say that with about 20 players)
20. Fremantle - Brad Sheppard (home grown Freo boy, Freo won't pass up on him)
21. North Melbourne - Callum Bartlett
22. West Coast - Allen Christiansen
23. West Coast - Jasper McMillan-Pittard
24. Essendon - Nathan Vardy

Players that are unlucky not to be in the Top 24:
Luke Ball (Pick 18)
Jordan Gysberts
Matthew Panos
Nat Fyfe
Jack Fitzpatrick
Travis Colyer

The reality is, after the first 6 or 7 anything can happen.

 

[T4P]

How each team faired early on:
Melbourne - Scully, Trengove, Black, Taylor
Richmond - Martin, Griffiths
Fremantle - Morabito, Sheppard
North Melbourne - Cunnington, Bartlett
Sydney - Butcher, Stevens
West Coast - Jetta, Christiansen, McMillan-Pittard
Port Adelaide - Rohan, Talia, Moore
Essendon - Melksham, Vardy
Carlton - Carlisle
Adelaide - Tapscott
Western Bulldogs - Bastinac
Geelong - Lucas
Brisbane - N/A
Collingwood - N/A
Hawthorn - N/A
St Kilda - N/A

Who Gunned it?
Port Adelaide, Melbourne, Fremantle, Richmond, West Coast, Sydney

Who is unhappy?
West Coast might be unhappy with lack of talls.
Melbourne might want better players than Black and Taylor.
Carlton would've wanted a better KPP

 

[numbat06]

lewis* jetta

 

[T4P]

My bad, too many Jettas

 

[Jeremias]

Carlton won't draft for need.

Wayne Hughes picks best available every single time. That won't change.

We'll pick best available at pick 12 whether that be a midfielder, KPP, or any other sort of player.

Carlton needs several other types of players just as much if not more than we need a KPP.

 

[Mrs Mercuri]

Vardy for Ess at #24.......?? why??

 

[T4P]

Vardy for Ess at #24.......?? why??

During finals you showed the need for ruckmen, you had practically none left.