Twomey's Phantom Draft

[Asgardian]

Which is annoying since the Swans first live pick is something like pick 37.

Port's are 56, 69, 78, 84

 

[RUNVS]

Port's are 56, 69, 78, 84

So not a particularly exciting draft for Port fans either.

 

[Asgardian]

So not a particularly exciting draft for Port fans either.

We'll talk up whomever we pick, but realistically the odds are not going to be with those lads

 

[fronkalicious]

I remember great phantom's, they used to go all the way through the whole draft.

But this jerk stops at 30 ...

His year long, full time job is to report on the draft. And he comes up with a 30 pick phantom. Serioisly. Bring back burgatron.

 

[NYJetsfor2029]

I think in a 2-3 years your midfield will be the benchmark...forwards and defenders time will tell.

Not many mids burst out of the blocks in their first 2-3 seasons like Judd and Selwood. More like 5+ seasons to really be hitting peak form like Griffen, Watson, Goddard etc etc did.

 

[HBF]

Lamb just sounds like a red flag, let alone with DVR, Maynard, Boekhorst, Blakeley and EVW available. Could easily be wrong, but doesn't really fit our wants in a player.

Agreed.
No way we'd take both Marchbank and Lamb after Rogers has come out and said that we need speed, speed and more speed.

 

[dlanod]

Port's are 56, 69, 78, 84

The Lions win this pissing contest.

 

[TedDougChris]

Agreed.
No way we'd take both Marchbank and Lamb after Rogers has come out and said that we need speed, speed and more speed.

Tutt brings some speed in, just need to teach him to calm down slightly just before he disposes of the ball...

 

[Stamos]

Agreed.
No way we'd take both Marchbank and Lamb after Rogers has come out and said that we need speed, speed and more speed.

Lamb's got speed though.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Yep Hawthorn's first is 31 and he stops at 30. U wot m8

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

From the lead-in, it sort of sounds like it's just his opinion, rather than what he thinks the clubs will actually do ('...reveals his top 30...'). And with all due respect, I think most of us would care more about what the clubs are probably going to do than on his opinion. He can tell us the rest when he does his winners and losers post-draft review. Until then, I don't really care.

 

[F_therest]

Hopefully we can finally start to match it with the other midfields soon..

Scully and Trengove
Viney and Toumpas
Petracca and Brayshaw?

All these 2 gun mid drafts for Melbourne...not even counting the later first round picks like Blease, Tapscott, Strauss etc.

Lets hope this time isnt another false dawn.

 

[year of the cat]

Nowhere near the effort that Burgan used to put into his phantom.

 

[King Corey]

Pretty poor read. General opinion and an incomplete draft.

How hard is it to research things and at least give it a go like Burgatron used to?

Emma Quayle is lightyears ahead of the AFL's resident draft writer. At least Callum is matching the standards of other AFL related media.

 

[Demon 16]

Scully and Trengove
Viney and Toumpas
Petracca and Brayshaw?

All these 2 gun mid drafts for Melbourne...not even counting the later first round picks like Blease, Tapscott, Strauss etc.

Lets hope this time isnt another false dawn.

We've got to get it right sooner or later, right?

 

[GS WARRIORS]

His year long, full time job is to report on the draft. And he comes up with a 30 pick phantom. Serioisly. Bring back burgatron.

Most people would get the sack if they did half a job on their most important project of the year.

 

[The Prosecutor]

His year long, full time job is to report on the draft. And he comes up with a 30 pick phantom. Serioisly. Bring back burgatron.

Except for the fact it isn't. His full time employment is as a reporter for AFL Media, primarily for Essendon-related stories. The draft is one of his side projects, not his only one.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

People keep expecting u.s standard phantom drafts when all the guys covering u18 footy are focusing on feature articles on draftees and following there journey, phantom drafts here are really no more then then a bit of padding and it will remain that way until afl turns the draft into a true event.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Emma Quayle is lightyears ahead of the AFL's resident draft writer. At least Callum is matching the standards of other AFL related media.

Really? Her phantom is no longer then Twomey's but for some reason people want to hold her up as a draft demigod when really the likes of Quayle, Twomey and Anderson are all pretty much on par with each other.

 

[Suma Magic]

Quayle has said things like "I can't see the point in releasing a phantom earlier than draft eve".

If she believes that statement, then she must be pretty stupid.

 

[King Corey]

Really? Her phantom is no longer then Twomey's but for some reason people want to hold her up as a draft demigod when really the likes of Quayle, Twomey and Anderson are all pretty much on par with each other.

I should've clarified, the comparison was on general writing.

 

[richolovesgoal]

Seems pretty off to me, like why would Gold Coast take Wright? They've already got: Day, Dixon, Lynch, Smith, Nicholls, Gorringe.

Also, Laverde and Weller both slipping into the teens is something I can't see either.

 

[StonesThrow]

Phantoms after pick 30 are pretty useless anyway. Someone with his knowledge should just do a first round and then a detailed write up of the rest of the players in the order that he rates them.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Quayle has said things like "I can't see the point in releasing a phantom earlier than draft eve".

If she believes that statement, then she must be pretty stupid.

It depends on what you want from it. If you want it to be as accurate as possible (and her's generally seem to be so spot on that she must have the inside word with the clubs), then I'd say she's spot on. If you want it to just be a personal opinion and not indicative of what you expect the clubs to do, then you could put it out after the combine, or after the trade period is over. To be honest, I'm more interested in the inside word she gets from the clubs than her own personal opinions of the players.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

And if people think Twomey is mainly guessing, heres Quayle taking guess work to all new levels
http://media.theage.com.au/video-sp...a-quayles-afl-draft-pick-preview-6028292.html