AFL NATIONAL DRAFT - Pick 40

[beelzebub 23,390]

I like the name....ought to be in Westerns !! lol

make a change from Jack.....well it would

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Pick 40 MELBOURNE

Chris Cain

Club: Port Melbourne

D.O.B: 14.17.1987

Height: 181cm

Weight: 83kg

Port Melbourne will continue the trend of propelling mature age talent into the AFL system again this year, and it will come in the way of prolific goal-kicking midfielder, Chris Caine who will be highly sought after. The medium midfielderhad an outstanding season with Port Melbourne in the VFL, also won the Frank Johnson Medal as Victorias best player against WA this year. Caine has really good speed and agility and excels at clearances where his stoppage work is first class. Known to rack up big numbers of the ball and impact on the scoreboard, Caine is the Sam Dwyer of this years draft. Given Melbourne are on the hunt for mature age players who can really offer midfield hardness and the ability to impact the scoreboard, Id tip the Dees to take Cain this draft.

*source- Super Coach Paige

[Little Goffy 14,804]

If Zak Jones is available, obviously that's a steal and mst be done.

From the lists at the start of this thread, I'd lean towards Spina. Convinced that with later picks you should go with the 'natural footballers' and see how far they can come in a fully professional environment.

Assuming the we are, now, a fully professional environment.

That, or some roadrunners to mix up the pace a bit.

[spirit of norm smith 16,656]

options here are

tall key position backs: Cameron Giles or Daniel Mcstay

tall rebounding half backs:Tom Cutler or Nick Bourke

small fwds: Dwayne Wilson or Jay Kennedy-Harris

more midfielders: Nick Holman or James Tsitas

this is based on our needs and possible available players

[spirit of norm smith 16,656]

Fingers crossed Daniel McStay is available at pick 40

[Demon Disciple 12,495]

Fingers crossed Daniel McStay is available at pick 40

would rather Cameron Giles, myself, but to each his own. I do agree we need another KPD though (among many things)

[bing181 9,436]

If Zak Jones is available

Would need a miracle. Being talked about later first round, hard to see him getting all the way to 40.

[Powell 52]

I reckon Isaiah Miller could fill that void and a very good chance he'll still be available at Pick 57.

187cm, 82kg

Isaiah is a really great prospect watched a fair bit of him playing with the Bendigo pioneers, played with Ollie wines last year. He is an athlete (has pace, agility and endurance),and although at the moment plays in the backline, he could easily turn into a really solid midfielder.. Lots of upside with this guy, and would do anything to get there.

[spirit of norm smith 16,656]

1. GWS - Tom Boyd (200cm, 103kg forward - Eastern Ranges)

2. GWS - Jack Billings (184cm, 78kg forward - Oakleigh Chargers)

3. St Kilda - Josh Kelly (183cm, 75kg midfielder - Sandringham Dragons)

4. Western Bulldogs - James Aish (184cm, 75kg midfielder - Norwood)

5. Gold Coast - Kade Kolodjashnij (190cm, 81kg defender - Launceston)

6. Collingwood - Matthew Scharenberg (190cm, 87kg defender - Glenelg)

7. Brisbane - Cameron McCarthy (193cm, 85kg forward - South Fremantle)

8. North Melbourne - F/S Luke McDonald (188cm, 83kg defender - Werribee)

9. Melbourne - Nathan Freeman (182cm, 85kg midfielder - Sandringham Dragons)

10. Collingwood - Marcus Bontempelli (192cm, 83kg midfielder - Northern Knights)

11. West Coast - Dom Sheed (184cm, 83kg midfielder - Subiaco)

12. Richmond - Christian Salem (183cm, 81kg midfielder - Sandringham Dragons)

13. Carlton - Ben Lennon (188cm, 77kg midfielder - Northern Knights)

14. GWS - Darcy Gardiner (192cm, 85kg defender - Geelong Falcons)

15. Sydney – Rory Lobb (205 cm, 100kg Ruckman)

16. Geelong - Lewis Taylor (173cm, 73kg midfielder - Geelong Falcons)

17. Fremantle - Blake Acres (189cm, 84kg midfielder - West Perth)

18. St Kilda - Matt Crouch (180cm, 78kg midfielder - North Ballarat Rebels)

19. St Kilda - Trent Dumont (186cm, 83kg midfielder - Norwood)

20. Gold Coast - Jake Kolodjashnij (194cm, 83kg defender - Launceston)

Round 2

21. Port Adelaide - Luke Dunstan (185cm, 83kg midfielder - Woodville West Torrens)

22. Brisbane - Zak Jones (181cm, 76kg defender - Dandenong Stingrays)

23. Adelaide - Cameron Giles (195cm, 93kg defender - Woodville West Torrens)

24. Hawthorn - Billy Hartung (177cm, 75kg midfielder - Dandenong Stingrays)

25. Brisbane -Jonathon Marsh (192cm, 87kg midfielder - East Fremantle)

26. Essendon - Zach Merrett (179cm, 76kg forward - Sandringham Dragons)

27. Gold Coast - James Battersby (177cm, 78kg midfielder - Sturt)

28. Brisbane - Nick Robertson (191cm, 88kg midfielder - West Perth)

29. GWS - Patrick Cripps (190cm, 90kg midfielder - East Fremantle)

30. North Melbourne – Michael Apeness (196cms, 90 ks, Ruckman, Eastern ranges)

31. West Coast - James Tsitas (181cm, 78kg midfielder - Geelong Falcons)

32. Sydney - Jarman Impey (177cm, 78kg forward - Murray Bushrangers)

33. Brisbane - Jay Kennedy-Harris (173cm, 68kg midfielder - Oakleigh Chargers)

34. Brisbane - Darcy Hourigan (192cm, 92kg forward - South Adelaide)

35. Sydney – Luke Reynolds (192cms, 86kg forward-Port Magpies)

36. Geelong - Eli Templeton (182cm, 75kg midfielder - Burnie)

37. Fremantle - George Hewett (185cm, 78kg midfielder - North Adelaide)

38. Hawthorn - Daniel McStay (194cm, 88kg defender - Eastern Ranges)

Round 3

39. Carlton - Dwayne Wilson (179cm, 74kg small fwd/midfielder - Sturt)

40. Melbourne ...

Isaiah Miller… 188cms rebounding defender

Nick Bourke …187cms tough running half back

Tom Cutler … 190cms tall rebounding defender

Alex Spina… versatile midfielder

Nick Holman … tough midfielder

[rjay 25,360]

Holman for me if he is available. Tough, tall, get's a lot of ball.

[Machsy 2,858]

Would need a miracle. Being talked about later first round, hard to see him getting all the way to 40.

It does happen, though.

And he is only a HBF.

Still, very unlikely.

[obbafan 128]

If Garlett is available it must be him. All the concrete choices will be in place but the magic is what makes our game our game. And we the MFC, post the Wiz and LJ don't have it.

Skilled and determined we hope, but pedestrian. Where is the point of difference?

[angrydee 842]

I hope Darcy Hourigan is available at that pick. Hungry and hard.

[Dr. Mubutu 867]

Perhaps Errin Wasley-Black? Was talked about plenty last year, and his only issue seems to be playing in a subpar NT Thunder team this year.

A HBF type, wouldn't be too surprised if we picked him up.

[rolly 149]

alex pearce sounds like an interesting prospect

[MadAsHell 4,217]

From everything I'm hearing Cameron Giles is still likely to be there at Pick 40.

195cm, 93kg KPD who provides a heap of run. With no real back up after Chip, Garlo and Tommy Mac we need to snap this guy up if he's still there at 40!

[Demon Disciple 12,495]

From everything I'm hearing Cameron Giles is still likely to be there at Pick 40.

195cm, 93kg KPD who provides a heap of run. With no real back up after Chip, Garlo and Tommy Mac we need to snap this guy up if he's still there at 40!

about as much chance of that happening, as there is of Scharenberg falling to pick 9.

Would be a bumper draft if we were able to nab those 2 at picks 9 & 40 respectively!

[spirit of norm smith 16,656]

A small forward would be handy ... Malcolm Karpany, Dwayne Wilson or Jay Kennedy-Harris.

[rjay 25,360]

A small forward would be handy ... Malcolm Karpany, Dwayne Wilson or Jay Kennedy-Harris.

No small forwards please.

Holman could be there and I'm pretty sure he's the type we are looking for, 187cm strong inside/out mid hard at it developing well.