The OZ Phantom Draft (Version 2)

[OZBomb]

1) Marc Murphy - Carlton
2) Shannon Hurn - Collingwood
3) Patrick Ryder - Hawthorn
4) Xavier Ellis - Carlton
5) Josh Kennedy - Collingwood
6) Dale Thomas - Hawthorn
7) Nathan Jones - Essendon
8) Beau Dowler - Richmond
9) Austin Lucy - Brisbane
10) Andrew Swallow - Fremantle
11) Mitch Clark - Bulldogs
12) Cleve Hughes - Melbourne
13) Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls - West Coast
14) Darren Pfeiffer - Hawthorn
15) Marcus Drum - Geelong
16) Todd Grima - Adelaide
17) Richard Douglas - Adelaide
18) Trent West - Hawthorn
19) Grant Birchall - Essendon
20) Matthew Spangher - Carlton
21) Travis Varcoe - Collingwood
22) Beau Muston - Hawthorn
23) Ben McKinley - Collingwood
24) Alan Obst - Richmond
25) Courtenay Dempsey - Brisbane
26) Paul Bower - Fremantle
27) Scott Pendlebury - Bulldogs
28) Sam Lonergan - Kangaroos
29) Alan Toovey - West Coast
30) Tom Rischbieth - Port Adelaide
31) Angus Graham - Geelong
32) Shane Neaves - Adelaide
33) Robert Warnock - St. Kilda
34) Grae Grant - West Coast
35) Shaun Higgins - Geelong
36) Wayde Mills - Carlton
37) Jessie White - Collingwood
38) Travis Tuck f/s - Hawthorn
39) Jay Neagle f/s - Essendon
40) Sam Iles - Richmond
41) Ryan Jackson - Brisbane
42) Matt Seal - Fremantle
43) Sam Elliott - Kangaroos
44) Thomas Redden - Port Adelaide
45) Robert Eddy - Kangaroos
46) Daniel Dzufer - Bulldogs
47) Matthew Laidlaw - Geelong
48) Jace Bode - Adelaide
49) Danny Stanley - St.Kilda
50) Luke McEntee - West Coast
51) Matt Thomas - Essendon
52) Heath Hocking - Sydney
53) PASS - Collingwood
54) Hugh Minson - Melbourne
55) Jake Edwards - Sydney
56) PASS - Bulldogs
57) Michael West - Brisbane
58) Jonathan Cheetham - Port Adelaide
59) Ben Fraser - Sydney
60) Justin Crow - Melbourne
61) PASS - Geelong
62) PASS - Adelaide
63) Rees Thomas - St.Kilda
64) PASS - West Coast
65) Max Bailey - Sydney
66) PASS - Carlton
67) PASS - Hawthorn
68) PASS - Essendon
69) PASS - Richmond
70) Sam Gilbert - Brisbane
71) PASS - Melbourne
72) Ian Callinan - Port Adelaide
73) Shaun Grigg - Kangaroos
74) Heath Neville - St. Kilda
75) PASS - Richmond
76) PASS - Brisbane
77) PASS - Port Adelaide
78) PASS - Kangaroos
79) PASS - St.Kilda
80) PASS - Richmond

N.B... delisted players where not considered at this point.

 

[Jeremias]

good effort but if kennedy is still available at pick 4, mark my words we will take him

 

[Hu$$ey]

I'd be stoked if the draft turned out like that.....addresses the main deficiencies in our line-up.

 

[HBF]

good effort but if kennedy is still available at pick 4, mark my words we will take him

Agreed Jeremias. If that was the case, i'd go with something like:

#1 Murphy (Obvious)
#4 Kennedy - KP Forward or Defender. Don't get too concerned about his shoulder
#20 Spangher - Again, helps stabilise our back half
#36 Nick Lower - Adds some depth to our midfield.

This would then give us 2 mids and 2 KPP's, which is what we need at Carlton. Add McLaren in the PSD are we are well on the way to plugging some of our gaping holes on our list.

 

[OZBomb]

I did have Kennedy at 4... but I thought that if Carlton saw what is widely regarded as the 'number 2 guy' in the draft slipping through to 4 they might be tempted to go with him. As a fan I'd love Kennedy at 4.

I know all of the good judges have Ellis at 2, but I'm just not seeing that in this draft.

I've gone on a scale of both best player and club needs. With such an even draft, 'club needs' comes into it as much as ever.

 

[Jeremias]

HugeBluesFan...havent heard about Lower...can u fill me in? personally id prefer someone like heath hocking...

 

[Silvagnis]

HugeBluesFan...havent heard about Lower...can u fill me in? personally id prefer someone like heath hocking...

The Lower Twins
I haven't seen these guys play but here's a description I garnered from another forum

Ed 185.3 83.3
Nick 186.6 83.8 (left footer)

Nick was .05 secs quicker in all the sprints
Both under 3.00sec for the 20 metres. Nick in top 6% overall

Identical time in Agility 8.23 sec (top 15%)

Nick slightly better in the beep 12.8 to 12.4

3klm - Ed 12.20 (Bottom 13%) to Nick 12.07 (Bottom 19%)

Nick is keener to take on his opponents and likes to dash from CHB/HBF. Ed is abit more of a stay at home type who plays tight. Nick is the better option of the two IMHO. He is a thunping kick and a solid mark. Both are very physical.

Nick is probably a top 30-40 pick, depending what a club is after.

 

[Pivot]

Nice work Oz, would be very happy with those 4 players.

 

[Funkalicous]

Hawthorn will take Kennedy at 3 if available. He's their number 1 target (after Murphy ofcourse).

 

[Pivot]

1. Carlton - Marc Murphy
2. Collingwood - Shannon Hurn
3. Hawthorn - Josh Kennedy
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1. Carlton - Andrew Swallow
2. Collingwood - Xavier Ellis
3. Hawthorn - Pat Ryder
4. Essendon - Beau Dowler
5. Richmond - Cleve Hughes
6. Brisbane - Austin Lucy
7. Fremantle - Mitch Clark