THE DRAFT: TAC CUP FUTURE STARS ROLLING DRAFT

[Whispering_Jack 30,672]

A couple of changes this week, the main one being Dom Sheed back in replacing Marcus Bontempelli. Collingwood takes up its place at selection.

1. GWS TOM BOYD (Eastern Ranges)

2. Melbourne JAMES AISH (South Australia)

3. St. Kilda JOSH KELLY (Sandringham Dragons)

4. W Bulldogs MATT SCHARENBERG (South Australia)

5. Gold Coast JACK BILLINGS (Oakleigh Chargers)

6. West Coast DOM SHEED (Western Australia)

7. Brisbane BEN LENNON (Northern Knights)

8. North Melbourne LUKE MCDONALD (Oakleigh Chargers F/S)

9. Collingwood MATT CROUCH (North Ballarat)

10. GWS DARCY GARDNER (Geelong Falcons)

Following Elwood 3184's recent post, this is the updated draft order so far -

1. GWS

2. Melbourne

3. St. Kilda

4. W Bulldogs

5. Gold Coast

6. West Coast

7. Brisbane

8. North Melbourne

9. GWS

10. Collingwood

11. Richmond

12. Carlton

13. Port Adelaide

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15.

16.

17.

18. Gold Coast

Adelaide and Essendon are out of the first two rounds.

The above does not take into account any priority or compensation picks that might be allocated.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,300]

We need to draft Sheed, WCE will be laughing if they're able to pick him up. Aish may have all the talent in the world but Melbourne needs to learn to stop recruiting skinny kids hoping they'll come on in a few years time. In the AFL you need hard bodies to compete otherwise your talent will get you nowhere. Look at Richmond, stopped goin after the Fiora, Tambling types and have gone for Martin, Conca and Vlastuin in the last few drafts, guys who can impact in their first season or two.

[ignition. 1,477]

I reckon the 173 cm Lewis Taylor will potentially slide to our second pick at the start of the 2nd round, only because history shows.

Similar to Ruckman, clubs appear concerned about using their fisrt pick on a small/ short player (exc. Collingwoods picks 18, 19 and 20 in the 2012 draft).

Andrew Hooper 172 cm Joint Larke Medal winner 2010: Slid to #35 in the rookies.

Ben Kennedy 174 cm. Another highly rated youngster: Slid to #19 in the 2012 ND.

Nathan Hrovat 174. Won the VM Metro MVP ahead of the likes of O'Rourke (ND pick #2) and slid to pick 21.

If we have the chance of obtaining Taylor with our second pick I would be stoked if the club snapped him up (obviously depended on who else may potentially slide).

[stinga81 210]

I'm one for a bit of footy romance, I'd love to see Zak Jones in the red blue alongside his brother in 2014.

[Whispering_Jack 30,672]

The TAC Future Stars Panel went through the entire first round today with Gardner and Crouch dropping out of the top 10 and Zak Jones just making it into the first round although playing in a team that was so badly smashed today wouldn't have helped him much.

1. GWS TOM BOYD (Eastern Ranges)

2. Melbourne JAMES AISH (South Australia)

3. St. Kilda JOSH KELLY (Sandringham Dragons)

4. W Bulldogs MATT SCHARENBERG (South Australia)

5. Gold Coast JACK BILLINGS (Oakleigh Chargers)

6. West Coast DOM SHEED (Western Australia)

7. Brisbane BEN LENNON (Northern Knights)

8. North Melbourne LUKE MCDONALD (Oakleigh Chargers F/S)

9. GWS KADE KOLODJSHNIJ (Tasmania)

10. Collingwood MARCUS BONTEMPELLI (Northern Knights)

11. Richmond CHRISTIAN SALEM (Sandringham Dragons)

12. Carlton LEWIS TAYLOR (Geelong Falcons)

13. Port Adelaide BILLY HARTUNG (Dandenong Stingrays)

14. Sydney NATHAN FREEMAN (Sandringham Dragons)

15. Geelong DARCY GARDNER (Geelong Falcons)

16. Fremantle CAMERON MCCARTHY (Western Australia)

17. Hawthorn MATT CROUCH (North Ballarat)

18. Gold Coast ZAK JONES (Dandenong Stingrays)

[What 18,810]

please god let us get Zak Jones

[philthylicious 4]

Wow no dunstan in top 20 if he and zac jones are available for our pik 20 then who would you take id go dunstan but hopefully pp will get us both of them

[demonchris 162]

Crouch at #17 is really a surprise.. had 25 possies on VFL debut this year. You'd think if he's there at #20, we would take him for sure. If we were to take Aish at #2, we would have to take an inside player at #20... Only recently has Jones moved from a back half to the middle, so I'm not sure if he is an inside player? Feel free to add info on this.. But one of crouch.Dunstan or, being an optimist, Freeman were there at #20.. you would think they'd be taken over Jones.

[BAMF 4,385]

I usually get right into the draft. It's been one of the things that keeps me going in crappy years.

I'm finding it very hard to get into now that we have appointed Roo's. Its hard to know who to look at when your not sure if you are going to have first and second round picks.

I guess it will be a lot more exciting when the trading period is over.

[rjay 25,091]

Crouch at #17 is really a surprise.. had 25 possies on VFL debut this year. You'd think if he's there at #20, we would take him for sure. If we were to take Aish at #2, we would have to take an inside player at #20... Only recently has Jones moved from a back half to the middle, so I'm not sure if he is an inside player? Feel free to add info on this.. But one of crouch.Dunstan or, being an optimist, Freeman were there at #20.. you would think they'd be taken over Jones.

I'd be very surprised if Crouch went through to 17 but would love to pick him up.

[Whispering_Jack 30,672]

The panel also named a further five players as being in the mix for the first round

ZAK MERRETT (Geelong Falcons)

PATRICK CRIPPS (Western Australia)

LUKE DUNSTAN (South Australia)

BLAKE ACRES (Western Australia)

JARMAN IMPEY (Murray Bushrangers)

[Machsy 2,858]

This draft is relatively weak, with next year's billed as another "super draft".

It wouldn't be surprised to see us trade out of it to a certain extent.

Not overly excited by any players outside the top 5 this year.

Got a feeling if we keep pick 2 we may "reach" for Scharenberg.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,300]

Whoever we pick I just pray it is a midfielder with a strong body who can compete in the AFL almost instantly. No more skinny kids with heaps of talent and "potential".

[spirit of norm smith 16,589]

Luke Dunstan outside the top18 ...what a joke !!! he is a gun. If he was our pick 20, I would select him in a heartbeat.

[mikeydemon 126]

I pray that we either receive a priority pick at the start of the second round. #19
or, if sylvia leaves a band 3 compensation pick that should wind up being #21
then Dunstan and Jones slide to out two picks at the start of round 2 to complement Aish

[Pennant St Dee 13,305]

Someone from outside those 18 names will come in as a surprise so pretty confident in a decent young player from that list still being available for us at Pick 20

[DEELIRIOUS 156]

Collingwood MARCUS BONTEMPELLI (Northern Knights)

This kid is going to be something. He is very, very classy, a raking left foot and plays Wing/HBF. If he goes to Collingwood and learns of Pendlebuy watch out

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

Sounds like we will get an end of 1st round PP now so that leaves us with 2,19,21 and somewhere around the 20-25 mark if Sylvia leaves.

Pick 2 for Swallow

pick 19- Zak Jones

pick 21- Luke Dunstan

pick 25- Blake Acres

[Dee-licious 1,954]

Don't expect Jones to go first round. Just a lot of hype over the past few weeks. It will settle down. He will be there for our second rounder. Dunstan will also be there so here is hoping we do get another pick down there.

[CBDees 3,167]

Sounds like we will get an end of 1st round PP now so that leaves us with 2,19,21 and somewhere around the 20-25 mark if Sylvia leaves.

Pick 2 for Swallow

pick 19- Zak Jones

pick 21- Luke Dunstan

pick 25- Blake Acres

The article in the Age this morning was pretty adamant that we would not get awarded a PP when the Commission meets today. I hope that your sources are more reliable that those of all the football journalists!

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

The article in the Age this morning was pretty adamant that we would not get awarded a PP when the Commission meets today. I hope that your sources are more reliable that those of all the football journalists!

Just what was on the AFL website, I sorta figured an article like that being released at this point in time may be the AFL's way of getting people ready for what is probably going to happen with the PP.

[Machsy 2,858]

Luke Dunstan shouldn't be picked any earlier than 30.

[ThreeOneSix 954]

Luke Dunstan shouldn't be picked any earlier than 30.

We'd take him at 20, big bodied midfielder.

I didn't think he was all that clean with his hands, but that said it's a weak draft for mine.

A player like Dunstan could have a ready made impact, if we were to take Aish or Kelly, then Dunstan would be a logical fit at 20.

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

We'd take him at 20, big bodied midfielder.

I didn't think he was all that clean with his hands, but that said it's a weak draft for mine.

A player like Dunstan could have a ready made impact, if we were to take Aish or Kelly, then Dunstan would be a logical fit at 20.

If we're looking at inside mids i'd still personally rate Zak Jones ahead of Dunstan, if we lose Sylvia the compo may mean we get both which would be nice.

[Demoneyes 562]

And that is the way it will probably go if no trades done!