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2024 AFL National Draft prospects: The next batch

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1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Have seen Ah Mu play twice this year and the kid is a beast. Absolute man child who's exactly a need for use being a forward ruckman.

Alot of water to go under the bridge obviously but even if they did bring back the ability to match bids back to 20+ we could still possibly end up in a Mac Andrew scenario.

 

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    Had a quick go at mapping out what the draft order looks like and used Rookie Me’s draft rankings to try and see how things are shaping up (player tiers, pick swaps, etc.).

    Have tried to pair Academy & F/S players with their clubs so Ashcroft is ranked higher than he appears here (Lombard & Camporeale are actually pretty close to where their clubs would be selecting). Lots still to play out, but bolder the players that have caught my eye for various reasons.
     

    1. North                              Smillie
    2. Richmond                     O’Sullivan
    3. WCE                              Luke Trainor
    4. Adelaide                        Draper
    5. Saints                            J. Smith
    6. Hawks                             Moraes
    7. GC                                   Lalor
    8. GC (Dogs)                     Lombard (GC Acad)
    9. Brisbane                        Levi (f/s)              
    10. Melbourne                     M. Whitlock
    11. Freo (Port)                     Marshall (BL Acad)/O’Farrell
    12. Cats                                Gross
    13. Giants                             M. Reid
    14. Giants                             X Lindsay
    15. Freo                                 Berry
    16. Freo (Pies)                     Shanahan
    17. Carl                                 B. Camporeale (f/s)
    18. Syd                                  J Whitlock
    19. Syd                                  Kako
    20. GC                                   Hotton

    On the Bubble:

    Allan, Travaglia, Oliver, Mraz, Langford, Faull, Dodson

     

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    8 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

    Had a quick go at mapping out what the draft order looks like and used Rookie Me’s draft rankings to try and see how things are shaping up (player tiers, pick swaps, etc.).

    Have tried to pair Academy & F/S players with their clubs so Ashcroft is ranked higher than he appears here (Lombard & Camporeale are actually pretty close to where their clubs would be selecting). Lots still to play out, but bolder the players that have caught my eye for various reasons.
     

    1. North                              Smillie
    2. Richmond                     O’Sullivan
    3. WCE                              Luke Trainor
    4. Adelaide                        Draper
    5. Saints                             Jagga
    6. Hawks                             Moraes
    7. GC                                   Lalor
    8. GC (Dogs)                     Lombard (GC Acad)
    9. Brisbane                        Levi (f/s)              
    10. Melbourne                     M. Whitlock
    11. Freo (Port)                     Marshall (BL Acad)/O’Farrell
    12. Cats                                Gross
    13. Giants                             M. Reid
    14. Giants                             X Lindsay
    15. Freo                                 Berry
    16. Freo (Pies)                     Shanahan
    17. Carl                                 B. Camporeale (f/s)
    18. Syd                                  J Whitlock
    19. Syd                                  Kako
    20. GC                                   Allan

    On the Bubble:

    Travaglia, Oliver, Mraz, Langford, Faull, Dodson

     

    Interesting that you have Whitlock going to us, noting the draft order will likely change anyway. He’s that 200cm ruck forward who is agile and good below his knees like a Luke Jackson. Will be interesting to see if he’s of interest to us.

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    9 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Interesting that you have Whitlock going to us, noting the draft order will likely change anyway. He’s that 200cm ruck forward who is agile and good below his knees like a Luke Jackson. Will be interesting to see if he’s of interest to us.

    midfielder as preference, please

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    31 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Interesting that you have Whitlock going to us, noting the draft order will likely change anyway. He’s that 200cm ruck forward who is agile and good below his knees like a Luke Jackson. Will be interesting to see if he’s of interest to us.

    Was purely based off RMDC’s power rankings, so not a mock draft, but Whitlock would be handy. Last week it would have been Lalor!

    Outside of the current top 5, I’m a big fan of Murphy Reid & Toby Travaglia.

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    5 hours ago, ChaserJ said:

    Was purely based off RMDC’s power rankings, so not a mock draft, but Whitlock would be handy. Last week it would have been Lalor!

    Outside of the current top 5, I’m a big fan of Murphy Reid & Toby Travaglia.

    I quite liked the look of Oliver off the half back line.

    For a midfielders draft, there are certainly a few talls developing that look like quality. 

    Trainor, Shanahan, Faull, Whitlock brothers, J Murphy, O'Farrell, Mraz, Sims, Nicholls, Welsh could all be taken within the first 2 rounds imo.

    Edited by Nascent

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    Midfielders should be the priority. We have lost Jordan, Harmes and Brayshaw in the last 12 months and should continue to develop extras.

    Edited by Jibroni

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    40 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    Midfielders should be the priority. We have lost Jordan, Harmes and Brayshaw in the last 12 months and should continue to develop extras.

    Don't disagree, but we have holes all over the ground at the moment.

    In two years time our tall department could look like

    Ruck: Verrall

    Fwd: JvR, Jefferson, Kentfield

    Def: Lever, Turner (fwd?), Adams

    Unknowns: Gawn (34), May (34) Petty (traded?), Fullarton (best 22/retained on list?)

    I am assuming, but could be wrong,  that we will have lost all of T-Mac, Ben Brown, Tomlinson, Schache and KFW. We could see a steep drop off in performance in both May and Gawn although if anyone can play quality footy into mid 30s it's Gawn.

    For arguments sake, if we remove Gawn, May and Petty from the best 22 equation in 2026 then we will have just two proven best 22 talls in Lever (30yrs) and JvR. Turner is showing promise and Jefferson is developing nicely at VFL level and should hopefully cementing himself in the side. Calls on Kentfield and Verrall are too early to make while Adams is worth developing but a way off looking AFL quality at this stage.

    Trading talls in would be ideal but they come at a premium and nearly every club is after these players.

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    I'd be going midfielders and looking to FA for KPBs.

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    MFC need mids, mids, mids

    excluding father son and academy players allocated to the Suns, Giants, Swans, Lions

    1st round mids - high quality 

    Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh 

    Josh Smillie - Eastern

    Jagga Smith - Oakleigh 

    Christian Moraes - Eastern

    Sid Draper - Sth Adel 

    1st round - good options at picks 9-14 

    Taj Hotton - Sandringham 

    Toby Travaglia - Bendigo

    Tom Gross - Oakleigh 

    Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland 

    Sam Lalor - GWV

    AFTER THESE TOP 10 AVAILABLE MIDS

    others to look at outside the top 15-18 players in the draft are: (14 youngsters) 

    Zak Johnson - Northern 

    Nash King - Calder 

    Nathaniel Sulzberger - Sandringham/Tas 

    Patrick Retschko - Oakleigh 

    Cody Anderson - Eastern 

    Lucas McInerney - Northern 

    Harvey Langford - Dandenong 

    Damon Hollow - Calder 

    Cooper Hynes - Dandenong 

    Kade Herbert - SA eagles 

    Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo 

    Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tassie 

    Bo Allan -WA

    Harrison Oliver - Sandringham 

     

     

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    On 27/06/2024 at 19:20, spirit of norm smith said:

    MFC need mids, mids, mids

    excluding father son and academy players allocated to the Suns, Giants, Swans, Lions

    1st round mids - high quality 

    Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh 

    Josh Smillie - Eastern

    Jagga Smith - Oakleigh 

    Christian Moraes - Eastern

    Sid Draper - Sth Adel 

    1st round - good options at picks 9-14 

    Taj Hotton - Sandringham 

    Toby Travaglia - Bendigo

    Tom Gross - Oakleigh 

    Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland 

    Sam Lalor - GWV

    AFTER THESE TOP 10 AVAILABLE MIDS

    others to look at outside the top 15-18 players in the draft are: (14 youngsters) 

    Zak Johnson - Northern 

    Nash King - Calder 

    Nathaniel Sulzberger - Sandringham/Tas 

    Patrick Retschko - Oakleigh 

    Cody Anderson - Eastern 

    Lucas McInerney - Northern 

    Harvey Langford - Dandenong 

    Damon Hollow - Calder 

    Cooper Hynes - Dandenong 

    Kade Herbert - SA eagles 

    Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo 

    Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tassie 

    Bo Allan -WA

    Harrison Oliver - Sandringham 

     

     

    Vic country v WA.  Both Harvey Langford  and Cooper Hynes had great games and I’d be happy to have both onboard with MFC next year.  They offer good mix of Langford ball winning and skill, and Hynes with competitive Cripps like midfielder (aggressive).  Add in with an elite mid like Moraes, Draper or Gross. 

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    5 hours ago, Nascent said:

    Thoughts on Harrison Oliver @ChaserJ? Kid impresses me every time I see him play.

    Absolutely. I think this year has some very good talent down to at least picks 35-40.  

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    9 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Vic country v WA.  Both Harvey Langford  and Cooper Hynes had great games and I’d be happy to have both onboard with MFC next year.  They offer good mix of Langford ball winning and skill, and Hynes with competitive Cripps like midfielder (aggressive).  Add in with an elite mid like Moraes, Draper or Gross. 

    Geelong very heavily into Cooper Hynes. 

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    On 25/06/2024 at 09:23, ChaserJ said:

    Had a quick go at mapping out what the draft order looks like and used Rookie Me’s draft rankings to try and see how things are shaping up (player tiers, pick swaps, etc.).

    Have tried to pair Academy & F/S players with their clubs so Ashcroft is ranked higher than he appears here (Lombard & Camporeale are actually pretty close to where their clubs would be selecting). Lots still to play out, but bolder the players that have caught my eye for various reasons.
     

    1. North                              Smillie
    2. Richmond                     O’Sullivan
    3. WCE                              Luke Trainor
    4. Adelaide                        Draper
    5. Saints                            J. Smith
    6. Hawks                             Moraes
    7. GC                                   Lalor
    8. GC (Dogs)                     Lombard (GC Acad)
    9. Brisbane                        Levi (f/s)              
    10. Melbourne                     M. Whitlock
    11. Freo (Port)                     Marshall (BL Acad)/O’Farrell
    12. Cats                                Gross
    13. Giants                             M. Reid
    14. Giants                             X Lindsay
    15. Freo                                 Berry
    16. Freo (Pies)                     Shanahan
    17. Carl                                 B. Camporeale (f/s)
    18. Syd                                  J Whitlock
    19. Syd                                  Kako
    20. GC                                   Hotton

    On the Bubble:

    Allan, Travaglia, Oliver, Mraz, Langford, Faull, Dodson

     

    Do not be surprised to see North take Luke Trainor at number one. Grandson of Doug Wade and his  grandfather on the other side, Ex. north President, Frank Trainor.

    Edited by 48 Year Now

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    On 19/06/2024 at 12:01, Pennant St Dee said:

    Yes seen a lot of him big strong bull, but his disposal by foot is really poor. I know Hawthorn have shown interest in him but I don’t expect him to go early 

    Sounds an ideal mfc player

    Will watch with interest

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    On 28/06/2024 at 03:20, spirit of norm smith said:

    MFC need mids, mids, mids

    excluding father son and academy players allocated to the Suns, Giants, Swans, Lions

    1st round mids - high quality 

    Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh 

    Josh Smillie - Eastern

    Jagga Smith - Oakleigh 

    Christian Moraes - Eastern

    Sid Draper - Sth Adel 

    1st round - good options at picks 9-14 

    Taj Hotton - Sandringham 

    Toby Travaglia - Bendigo

    Tom Gross - Oakleigh 

    Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland 

    Sam Lalor - GWV

    AFTER THESE TOP 10 AVAILABLE MIDS

    others to look at outside the top 15-18 players in the draft are: (14 youngsters) 

    Zak Johnson - Northern 

    Nash King - Calder 

    Nathaniel Sulzberger - Sandringham/Tas 

    Patrick Retschko - Oakleigh 

    Cody Anderson - Eastern 

    Lucas McInerney - Northern 

    Harvey Langford - Dandenong 

    Damon Hollow - Calder 

    Cooper Hynes - Dandenong 

    Kade Herbert - SA eagles 

    Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo 

    Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tassie 

    Bo Allan -WA

    Harrison Oliver - Sandringham 

     

     

    We certainly need some extra quality mids spirit of norm smith but we don’t have the same volume of quality picks we had last year we also need another tall back and ruck plus make space for Judd McVee on senior list. I’m thinking that we need to clear 5-7 spots on the list, what do you think and how do we achieve it?

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    22 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    We certainly need some extra quality mids spirit of norm smith but we don’t have the same volume of quality picks we had last year we also need another tall back and ruck plus make space for Judd McVee on senior list. I’m thinking that we need to clear 5-7 spots on the list, what do you think and how do we achieve it?

    I think 5-7 spots will be fairly easy.

    Brayshaw, J Smith, Tomlinson, Ben Brown, Schache & Hunter. That is 6 spots and I didn't even have to look at the rest of the list...

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    17 hours ago, Nascent said:

    Thoughts on Harrison Oliver @ChaserJ? Kid impresses me every time I see him play.

    He’s been very good for Metro. Does well in one one one’s, competitive and hits targets. Really like him as a small or medium defender, can see him playing on a wing as well, probably not big enough to go inside. Defends and rebounds equally well.

    Oliver could land in the first round, I’d lean toward pure midfield options for Dees in the first round BUT if Riv were to star as a mid the rest of the way through the season and our recruiting focus lands on a back six backfill for Riv, Oliver would be high up the preference list.
     

    5 hours ago, 48 Year Now said:

    Do not be surprised to see North take Luke Trainor at number one. Grandson of Doug Wade and his  grandfather on the other side, Ex. north President, Frank Trainor.

    And Luke is a massive North fan. If his form holds the rest of the way through the season, I def could see North either taking Trainor or splitting the pick with a view to taking him. Don’t think they have a need for Smillie or any of the other top rated mids.

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    Best available regardless of position if we get a top 10 pick. Free agency for what we need.

    We had 11,  22 years or under players against the Lions. How many of those will be elite or Very good at least? Time will tell but we need elite players coming through. 

     

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    On 27/06/2024 at 19:20, spirit of norm smith said:

    MFC need mids, mids, mids

    excluding father son and academy players allocated to the Suns, Giants, Swans, Lions

    1st round mids - high quality 

    Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh 

    Josh Smillie - Eastern

    Jagga Smith - Oakleigh 

    Christian Moraes - Eastern

    Sid Draper - Sth Adel 

    1st round - good options at picks 9-14 

    Taj Hotton - Sandringham 

    Toby Travaglia - Bendigo

    Tom Gross - Oakleigh 

    Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland 

    Sam Lalor - GWV

    AFTER THESE TOP 10 AVAILABLE MIDS

    others to look at outside the top 15-18 players in the draft are: (14 youngsters) 

    Zak Johnson - Northern 

    Nash King - Calder 

    Nathaniel Sulzberger - Sandringham/Tas 

    Patrick Retschko - Oakleigh 

    Cody Anderson - Eastern 

    Lucas McInerney - Northern 

    Harvey Langford - Dandenong 

    Damon Hollow - Calder 

    Cooper Hynes - Dandenong 

    Kade Herbert - SA eagles 

    Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo 

    Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tassie 

    Bo Allan -WA

    Harrison Oliver - Sandringham 

     

     

    After the Vic metro v SA under 18 match on the weekend, I will add Murphy Reid to this midfielder list, perhaps looking that he would be around pick 20 or 21. 

    Dees should try to get say the eagles 2nd round 2024 pick to get him … and offer up our MFC next years 2025 first round with other pick swaps too.  

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    4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    After the Vic metro v SA under 18 match on the weekend, I will add Murphy Reid to this midfielder list, perhaps looking that he would be around pick 20 or 21. 

    Dees should try to get say the eagles 2nd round 2024 pick to get him … and offer up our MFC next years 2025 first round with other pick swaps too.  

    Sounds like he is getting close to a top 10 pick according to the AFL.com.au draft guys

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