This years top draft picks

[Bruce Almighty 0]

we are going to blood youth this year, which i think is fantastic and although i am hoping for competivness it is likly that we are not going to win many games. with that in mind we will most probably receive picks 1 and 2 in the upcoming draft.

Who is your early predictions of top draft picks?

Is steven may going to be eligable?

[JACKATTACK 17]

Butcher and Scully

[Jarka 767]

Butcher and Scully

They're the two main ones but there's always a bolter ala Watts.

Best to wait until the u18's to start this discussion, but I agree with you that we will most likely have the first 2 picks (unless WC qualify as well)

[Geddy Lee 582]

Kane Lucas

[dee-luded 2,959]

we are going to blood youth this year, which i think is fantastic and although i am hoping for competivness it is likly that we are not going to win many games. with that in mind we will most probably receive picks 1 and 2 in the upcoming draft.

Who is your early predictions of top draft picks?

Is steven may going to be eligable?

I think Steven May might be tied to GC-17.

"The Gold Coast team is scheduled to play in the TAC Cup next year, then move into the VFL in 2010 and join the AFL in 2011.

The AFL have allowed the GC17 franchise to pre-sign up to 20 Queensland players of draft eligible age in 2009-10".

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl...0-19742,00.html

[deanox 9,987]

thats if they choose to sign for GC17 i believe.

[Neita3000 37]

Bit early to be talking about this fella's.

Let's wait till rd11.

[BAMF 4,385]

Jetta's little brother will go fairly high this year. Apprently he is the best of the Jets.

[Yze_Magic 3]

Way too early for this.

[stevenDEMON 0]

Way too early for this.

how can u say to early? you have baby demons 2009 premiers. optimistics and pessimists cant be treated differently. hahaha

you think we will win, he thinks we will get the spoon.

[Al`s DEMONS 0]

we need another tall forward , class ball carrier then buid up ruck stocks

[JACKATTACK 17]

Way too early for this.

Never too early.

Anyone got any inside word on who the top prospects are for 2010 draft?

[stevenDEMON 0]

just on this subject. What is the deal with mature age rookies? Did it go through?

I mean i have seen some good players around, and they are better then a heap of AFL players, problem

is that the are 24 to 26. Clubs need to look outside the box i think.

[tooly 0]

I do think It is very early for this topic, but I love to

look at other players outside Melbourne (Demons) that will

be in the next draft.

[praha 11,240]

how can u say to early? you have baby demons 2009 premiers. optimistics and pessimists cant be treated differently. hahaha

you think we will win, he thinks we will get the spoon.

I think he means it's too early to discuss draft picks because they can bolt and improve throughout the year...like Watts.

[dee-luded 2,959]

we need another tall forward , class ball carrier then buid up ruck stocks

a tall forward - John Butcher

http://www.afl.com.au/Season2007/News/News...px?newsId=54557

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9bz84Kjs8

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a tall forward - Steven May

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3712964715

http://www.afl.com.au/season2008/newsartic...px?newsid=71199

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a class ball carrier - Tom Scully

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a ruck/follower- Jack Fitzpatrick

http://werribee.yourguide.com.au/news/loca...ick/668898.aspx

[Al`s DEMONS 0]

a tall forward - John Butcher

http://www.afl.com.au/Season2007/News/News...px?newsId=54557

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9bz84Kjs8

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a tall forward - Steven May

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3712964715

http://www.afl.com.au/season2008/newsartic...px?newsid=71199

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a class ball carrier - Tom Scully

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a ruck/follower- Jack Fitzpatrick

http://werribee.yourguide.com.au/news/loca...ick/668898.aspx

thanks mate, some of your best work, will check out footage after dinner

[dee-luded 2,959]

thanks mate, some of your best work, will check out fotage after dinner

Just kids that showed up well last season.

I don't know much of anyone new from this years crop yet.

[Jarka 767]

I know alot of you guys think that bigfooty is rubbish, and generally it is, but the draft & trading board has some excellent posters who contribute. Some of these guys watch alot of underage footy, they know what they're talking about, some even do work for various clubs.

Here's a grab from a thread discussing the topic, I'll post just the first 5 profiles, if you like the look of it check the thread out, the good thing about the thread is that it isn't 'Vic' centric...

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=536791

1. Tom Scully (15-5-91 / 182cm / 74kg / Dandenong Stingrays, Vic)

For me, Scully’s the deserved number one prospect coming into the new year. It’s hard to split him with Butcher and Lucas at this stage, but ultimately, I think Scully’s got the most points on the board at this stage. He’s got a great attacking mindset which is backed up by a good skill set and good pace. He wins the ball in close, and he can receive brilliantly. Also, I love his football instincts, he’s just so natural. Scully was very impressive throughout the Champs, found the ball in tough situations and generally finished well, making him a worthy All-Australian. He didn’t play much TAC Cup football due to school commitments, but when he came into the side later in the season, he did so with immediate effect and was one of the driving forces behind the Stingrays’ good form with some very big numbers.

2. Kane Lucas (26-6-91 / 188cm / 79kg / East Fremantle, WA)

Lucas is the ultimate in class. He’s a very smooth mover, who delivers the ball with absolute precision and runs and runs and runs. He didn’t prove himself to be a big feeder of the ball in the Champs, but that may have had something to do with his light frame, and it’ll be great watching him with more responsibility this year. However, even if his inside game doesn’t come on much, I can’t see him slipping too far down the order. After all, clubs are always after tall, quick, good users of the ball. My main impression of Kane is that he’s a player you always notice, and that’s why he comes into the year rated so highly. He was unlucky to miss out on All-Australian selection last year.

3. John Butcher (3-7-91 / 197cm / 83kg / Gippsland Power, Vic)

After his performances in last year’s Champs, he rightfully shot to serious contention for the number 1 pick. His performances at the Champs weren’t where it ended with Butcher though; he well and truly took a few TAC Cup games apart, his 7.6 against Bendigo his main highlight. He matches the trend of key position players getting bigger and bigger at 197cm and more and more athletic, which will no doubt make him a very appealing prospect. He takes a strong contested mark, even up against much more developed bodies, and his recovery skills are impressive. His kicking isn’t perfect, but it’s still very workable, with few obvious technical problems. Obviously he’s got some filling out to do, and it’ll be interesting to see what kind of shape he turns up in at the start of the TAC Cup season.

4. Jack Fitzpatrick (26-6-91 / 199cm / 82kg / Western Jets, Vic)

This ranking is probably more of a reflection of where he could be, as opposed to where he actually is at the moment. He boasts a 7 goal haul against the Northern Territory in the TAC Cup, but at the same time he has some low possession, goalless performances next to his name. He’s a tall, athletic kid with plenty of physical development ahead of him but what’s most promising is his ability to take a contested mark and finish off with goals. It’s hard to doubt his talent, and if he can play a consistent, full year with the Jets, he could well feature around this mark come draft day. He suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but from all reports he’s well on top of it at this point in time.

5. Mitchell Duncan (10-6-91 / 187cm / 81kg / East Perth, WA)

He didn’t have a massive impact at the Champs, so he hasn’t received a hell of a lot of hype around here, but Duncan’s one of Western Australia’s absolute best prospects. Some will remember him from the Under 16s a couple of years ago where he had a big impact as Western Australia’s captain. He absolutely dominated Colts football, never slipping below 20 possessions and 4 times having more than 20 kicks, including 28 in one game. He’s an immaculate user of the ball, a hard runner and doesn’t seem to have troubles with pace. I imagine he’ll step out of defence for Western Australia in this year’s champs and have a real impact through the midfield. He’s meant to be a real quality kid as well.

[Demon Disciple 12,269]

Butcher and Scully

Long way to go this season, and this talk seems to start earlier and earlier every year. Before we know it, we're gonna be talking about the 2015 draft yet the 2014 season hasn't started.

But if i were to hazard a guess, i would be calling these two names out in quick succession. Butcher a tough country boy, the classic FF, Scully is all class, has decent pace and extracts the pill and can receive, whereas Lucas is more of an outside midfielder. Scully could well be the second coming. 'Jesus' Watts obviously being the first.

[mikeod 21]

I'd kinda like the top 2 to be really hard to pick between... Especially if we have picks one and two...!

[Al`s DEMONS 0]

Just kids that showed up well last season.

I don't know much of anyone new from this years crop yet.

thanks again , Butcher and Scully look the goods, not sold on Fitzpatrick

[Toot182 7]

Doesn't GC-17 get a whole BUNCH of the top 10? So, in theory, touchwood, if melbourne finish bottom, i thought we ended up with somewhere round pick 3?

[Carn dees 108]

Thats as of 2010 this year were safe.

[45HG 1,559]

Is this top draft picks in terms of worst? or best?