2023 Draft Thread.

[Don’t Argue]

Sonz finished second(?) in the VFL B&F. Maybe he learned some lessons.

Even after some particularly solid performances, they wouldn’t promote him.
Tough love being shown to teach him some lessons.
Just not sure what specifically they’re looking for.
We’re obviously all guessing work rate but it’s probably more about two way running which you could argue is the same thing. Yze will have been briefed

 

[thegdog]

https: [QUOTE="Don’t Argue, post: 2...a step ahead of many other developing talls.

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[thegdog]

Gee, Weckhart could be anything. A touch of the Lynchy about him. Hi s trend is going up with a bullet

 

[mrposhman]

I know its only a phantom, but eth-dog on BF (no idea of his track record) has us taking Will Green and Ashton Moir. Probably good options for us, and would be a pretty successful draft for us. Take a ruck in a weak draft, and then take a player who if we can get him right, could be a top 5 player in the draft. Risk but a lot of reward too.

 

[thegdog]

I know its only a phantom, but eth-dog on BF (no idea of his track record) has us taking Will Green and Ashton Moir. Probably good options for us, and would be a pretty successful draft for us. Take a ruck in a weak draft, and then take a player who if we can get him right, could be a top 5 player in the draft. Risk but a lot of reward too.

Moir looks very outside and a bit softish

 

[Don’t Argue]

I know its only a phantom, but eth-dog on BF (no idea of his track record) has us taking Will Green and Ashton Moir. Probably good options for us, and would be a pretty successful draft for us. Take a ruck in a weak draft, and then take a player who if we can get him right, could be a top 5 player in the draft. Risk but a lot of reward too.

Mathew Clarke mentioned we were also in need of midfielders so doubt we’d draft a half forward/small forward unless they were too good to refuse at our pick

 

[Little Ziggyadee]

Are we serious that clubs will not draft kids past pick 50.
If so get your kids out of Oz kick & get them into soccer.
There's not 200 quality kids in the entire country.
It's a joke.

 

[Smoking Aces]

I know its only a phantom, but eth-dog on BF (no idea of his track record) has us taking Will Green and Ashton Moir. Probably good options for us, and would be a pretty successful draft for us. Take a ruck in a weak draft, and then take a player who if we can get him right, could be a top 5 player in the draft. Risk but a lot of reward too.

Will Graham

Explosive midfielder/defender Will Graham is one of four Gold Coast Academy members expected to end up at the Suns via this year's draft.

central.rookieme.com

 

[Scoop]

I know its only a phantom, but eth-dog on BF (no idea of his track record) has us taking Will Green and Ashton Moir. Probably good options for us, and would be a pretty successful draft for us. Take a ruck in a weak draft, and then take a player who if we can get him right, could be a top 5 player in the draft. Risk but a lot of reward too.

I’d take that in a heartbeat.

 

[mrposhman]

Will Graham

Explosive midfielder/defender Will Graham is one of four Gold Coast Academy members expected to end up at the Suns via this year's draft.

central.rookieme.com

I'll probably need to read up on the rules a bit more, but it was my understanding that the Northern clubs can only take an academy kid IF they have an active draft pick, which I don't think they will have unless they manage to draft more points, so he may well be an open market pick. Sounds like a great option.

Graham and Charlie Edwards might be available at our 1st.
Stevens, Hall and Lorenz might be there at our 2nd.

Whats the positives and negatives on each one?

I'm all for recruiting more mids if they are available, our midfield lacks depth in the younger age brackets.

 

[Jonesracing82]

Whats arms around got to do with basic work ethic.
Help your team mate out.
He should watch a few Lambert tapes.

I'd have the cubs work with Lambo over the break to come back in tip tip shape for day 1.

 

[Jonesracing82]

Are we serious that clubs will not draft kids past pick 50.
If so get your kids out of Oz kick & get them into soccer.
There's not 200 quality kids in the entire country.
It's a joke.

It makes 1 wonder if there's an issue with the jnr program/pathway given we have a "weak/shallow draft" every yr now. I know Covid wrecked a few things but that was 3 yrs ago now

 

[TigerMasochist]

Sonz finished second(?) in the VFL B&F. Maybe he learned some lessons.

Considering the way he finished in 2022 his first season compared to this year Sonz went backwards at a great rate of knots. On exposed talent the kid should have been consolidating his career in the seniors not faffing around in the magoos.
2022 seven games at 17.5 disp 2.5 marks 2 tackles
2023 three games at 11 disp 1 mark 1 tackle
Perhaps there were a bunch of issues that we don't know about this year but one would reasonably have expected a dozen or more games with perhaps a couple of very good performances thrown in for this year.
Watched a few VFL games on t.v. this year and Sonz appeared to be trying to out read the ruck contests at most bounces and was regularly going the wrong way and allowing his direct opponent a free run at the ball. Around the ground he played very much a loose lurker role ( coaching instruction? ) aka a poor mans seagull Heppell.
He might make a quality medium sized distributor and link player off the half back line but that's about the most I'm seeing from him after this years efforts. Bloody hope I'm wrong, but he's gunna need to step up under the new coach next year.

 

[TigerMasochist]

It makes 1 wonder if there's an issue with the jnr program/pathway given we have a "weak/shallow draft" every yr now. I know Covid wrecked a few things but that was 3 yrs ago now

The thing is that Covid wrecked the development n growth of a heap of 14 / 15 / 16 year old kids, that's something that takes another two or three years to flow through the system in the 21 / 22 / 23 drafts as those kids come of age. Hopefully that bug should be out of the growth pathway now and things normalise through the drafts.

 

[Little Ziggyadee]

It makes 1 wonder if there's an issue with the jnr program/pathway given we have a "weak/shallow draft" every yr now. I know Covid wrecked a few things but that was 3 yrs ago now

Jonesy
Kids are told in soccer that if they can't make the squad (15) to look elsewhere.
Covid was a good excuse not anymore.
Concussion??
The state of the game?
I just can't believe clubs year in year out rely on Other clubs to rejuvenate the list.
We are becoming the A league.

 

[Smoking Aces]

I'll probably need to read up on the rules a bit more, but it was my understanding that the Northern clubs can only take an academy kid IF they have an active draft pick, which I don't think they will have unless they manage to draft more points, so he may well be an open market pick. Sounds like a great option.

Graham and Charlie Edwards might be available at our 1st.
Stevens, Hall and Lorenz might be there at our 2nd.

Whats the positives and negatives on each one?

I'm all for recruiting more mids if they are available, our midfield lacks depth in the younger age brackets.

Unless a decent tall drops to our first pick I would be using our first two picks on genuine midfielders. I am ok if we go to the state league for a mature age player with our last pick. Use the rookie list for a speculative ruck and Naish.

 

[Scoop]

Unless a decent tall drops to our first pick I would be using our first two picks on genuine midfielders. I am ok if we go to the state league for a mature age player with our last pick. Use the rookie list for a speculative ruck and Naish.

Not sure I'd ignore the talls all together, Logan Morris or Weckert would be good value here.

I'm not sure there is a lot of mids I'd be following over myself for at our pick.

 

[doodle]

A Cheltenham young gun has won himself a pre-season at Punt Rd with the Tigers’ VFL program.

He played a strong hand in the Rosellas’ drought-breaking flag last September, showing maturity beyond his years under pressure. Who is this any one know?

 

[Scoop]

A Cheltenham young gun has won himself a pre-season at Punt Rd with the Tigers’ VFL program.

He played a strong hand in the Rosellas’ drought-breaking flag last September, showing maturity beyond his years under pressure. Who is this any one know?

Dessy Ryan is the coach down there so I wonder if that is the connection.

 

[jokershoppe]

Your club's draft picks after the 2023 Trade Period​

Adelaide: 10, 14, 20, 89
Brisbane: 30, 39, 51, 54, 67, 97
Carlton: 22, 28, 70, 78, 96
Collingwood: 19, 33, 80, 98
Essendon: 9, 31, 35, 61, 88
Fremantle: 34, 46, 60, 64, 85
Geelong: 8, 25, 76, 87, 94
Gold Coast: 24, 26, 27, 32, 36, 38, 66, 71, 74, 84
Greater Western Sydney: 7, 16, 43, 59, 77, 79, 95
Hawthorn: 4, 44, 47, 49, 62, 63, 83
Melbourne: 6, 11, 42, 93
North Melbourne: 2, 3, 15, 17, 18, 57, 82
Port Adelaide: 73
Richmond: 29, 41, 65, 68, 86
St Kilda: 13, 21, 40, 92
Sydney: 12, 45, 55, 91
West Coast: 1, 23, 37, 58, 81
Western Bulldogs: 5, 48, 50, 52, 53, 56, 69, 72, 75, 90

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So basically geelong pick,then Carlton, assuming gcs loose all 3 20s picks,then tigers,if a good tall is left,do the Cats pounce or go for a mid which they need several of,but also they need a hawkins replacement, Carlton I think wouldn't draft a young key position.