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5 minutes ago, Jeremy said:

Pick 27 for Mcadam is annoying 🤦‍♂️

It'll probably be ours again shortly

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Pre finals draft order:-

ROUND ONE
 
1 Richmond
2 North Melbourne
3 West Coast Eagles
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 Coast Suns
7 St Kilda
8 Essendon
9 Fremantle
10 Fremantle (tied to Collingwood)
11 Carlton
12 Hawthorn
13 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Western Bulldogs)
14 Brisbane
15 GWS Giants
16 Geelong
17 Fremantle (tied to Port Adelaide)
18 Sydney Swans  

END OF ROUND ONE
 
19 Sydney Swans (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)
20 Gold Coast Suns (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)

ROUND TWO
 
21 Richmond
22 North Melbourne
23 West Coast Eagles
24 St Kilda (tied to Adelaide)
25 Adelaide (tied to Melbourne)
26 Gold Coast Suns
27 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
28 Essendon
29 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
30 Hawthorn (tied to Collingwood)
31 Carlton
32 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
33 Western Bulldogs
34 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Brisbane Lions)
35 GWS Giants
36 Geelong
37 Port Adelaide
38 Melbourne (tied to Sydney Swans)
 
ROUND THREE
 
39 Richmond
40 North Melbourne
41 Richmond (tied to West Coast Eagles)
42 Adelaide
43 St Kilda (tied to Melbourne)
44 Western Bulldogs (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
45 Melbourne (tied to St Kilda)
46 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Essendon)
47 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
48 Collingwood
49 GWS Giants (tied to Carlton)
50 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
51 Melbourne (tied to Western Bulldogs)
52 Brisbane
53 GWS Giants
54 Geelong
55 Port Adelaide
56 Sydney Swans

ROUND FOUR
 

57 Richmond
58 North Melbourne
59 West Coast Eagles
60 Adelaide
61 Melbourne
61 Carlton (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
62 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
64 North Melbourne (tied to Essendon)
65 Carlton (tied to Fremantle)
66 Richmond (tied to a Collingwood)
67 Hawthorn (tied to Carlton)
68 Brisbane (tied to Hawthorn)
69 Carlton (tied to Western Bulldogs)
70 Gold Coast (tied to Brisbane Lions)
71 GWS Giants
72 Geelong
73 Richmond (tied to Port Adelaide)
74 Hawthorn (tied to Sydney Swans)

 
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As two Victorian clubs bow out, the order changes ever so slightly after week one of the finals.

ROUND ONE

1 Richmond
2 North Melbourne
3 West Coast Eagles
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 Gold Coast Suns
7 St Kilda
8 Essendon
9 Fremantle
10 Fremantle (tied to Collingwood)
11 Carlton
12 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Western Bulldogs)
13 Hawthorn
14 Brisbane
15 GWS Giants 
16 Geelong
17 Fremantle (tied to Port Adelaide)
18 Sydney

END OF ROUND ONE
 
19 Sydney Swans (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)
20 Gold Coast Suns (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)

ROUND TWO
 
21 Richmond
22 North Melbourne
23 West Coast Eagles
24 St Kilda (tied to Adelaide)
25 Adelaide (tied to Melbourne)
26 Gold Coast Suns
27 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
28 Essendon
29 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
30 Hawthorn (tied to Collingwood)
31 Carlton
32 Western Bulldogs
33 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
34 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Brisbane Lions)
35 GWS Giants
36 Geelong
37 Port Adelaide
38 Melbourne (tied to Sydney Swans

ROUND THREE
 
39 Richmond
40 North Melbourne
41 Richmond (tied to West Coast Eagles)
42 Adelaide
43 St Kilda (tied to Melbourne)
44 Western Bulldogs (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
45 Melbourne (tied to St Kilda)
46 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Essendon)
47 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
48 Collingwood
49 GWS Giants (tied to Carlton)
50 Melbourne (tied to Western Bulldogs)
51 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
52 Brisbane
53 GWS Giants
54 Geelong
55 Port Adelaide
56 Sydney Swans

ROUND FOUR

57 Richmond
58 North Melbourne
59 West Coast Eagles
60 Adelaide
61 Melbourne
61 Carlton (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
62 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
64 North Melbourne (tied to Essendon)
65 Carlton (tied to Fremantle)
66 Richmond (tied to a Collingwood)
67 Hawthorn (tied to Carlton)
68 Carlton (tied to Western Bulldogs)
69 Brisbane (tied to Hawthorn)
70 Gold Coast (tied to Brisbane Lions)
71 GWS Giants
72 Geelong
73 Richmond (tied to Port Adelaide)
74 Hawthorn (tied to Sydney Swans)


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A slight change in order with the Giants going out in straight sets

ROUND ONE

1 Richmond
2 North Melbourne
3 West Coast Eagles
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 Gold Coast Suns
7 St Kilda
8 Essendon
9 Fremantle
10 Fremantle (tied to Collingwood)
11 Carlton
12 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Western Bulldogs)
13 Hawthorn
14 GWS Giants
15 Brisbane
16 Geelong
17 Fremantle (tied to Port Adelaide)
18 Sydney

END OF ROUND ONE
 
19 Sydney Swans (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)
20 Gold Coast Suns (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)

ROUND TWO
 

21 Richmond
22 North Melbourne
23 West Coast Eagles
24 St Kilda (tied to Adelaide)
25 Adelaide (tied to Melbourne)
26 Gold Coast Suns
27 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
28 Essendon
29 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
30 Hawthorn (tied to Collingwood)
31 Carlton
32 Western Bulldogs
33 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
34 GWS Giants
35 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Brisbane Lions)
36 Geelong
37 Port Adelaide
38 Melbourne (tied to Sydney Swans)

ROUND THREE
 
39 Richmond
40 North Melbourne
41 Richmond (tied to West Coast Eagles)
42 Adelaide
43 St Kilda (tied to Melbourne)
44 Western Bulldogs (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
45 Melbourne (tied to St Kilda)
46 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Essendon)
47 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
48 Collingwood
49 GWS Giants (tied to Carlton)
50 Melbourne (tied to Western Bulldogs)
51 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
52 GWS Giants
53 Brisbane
54 Geelong
55 Port Adelaide
56 Sydney Swans

ROUND FOUR

57 Richmond
58 North Melbourne
59 West Coast Eagles
60 Adelaide
61 Melbourne
61 Carlton (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
62 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
64 North Melbourne (tied to Essendon)
65 Carlton (tied to Fremantle)
66 Richmond (tied to a Collingwood)
67 Hawthorn (tied to Carlton)
68 Carlton (tied to Western Bulldogs)
69 Brisbane (tied to Hawthorn)
70 GWS Giants
71 Gold Coast (tied to Brisbane Lions)
72 Geelong
73 Richmond (tied to Port Adelaide)
74 Hawthorn (tied to Sydney Swans)

 

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As much as I like the Swans to win this year’s flag (and then disappear next year like the last two AFL premiers), I’ve just recovered my urge to do some death riding. 

If Port Adelaide can reproduce the form of Round 21 against the Swans, our current pick 38 will shoot up the charts to pick 36. Who knows what that little extra edge might deliver us in the hands of JT (in who we trust)?

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The draft order leading into Grand Final week 

ROUND ONE

1 Richmond
2 North Melbourne
3 West Coast Eagles
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 Gold Coast Suns
7 St Kilda
8 Essendon
9 Fremantle
10 Fremantle (tied to Collingwood)
11 Carlton
12 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Western Bulldogs)
13 Hawthorn
14 GWS Giants
15 Geelong
16 Fremantle (tied to Port Adelaide)
17 Brisbane
18 Sydney Swans

END OF ROUND ONE
 
19 Sydney Swans (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)
20 Gold Coast Suns (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)

ROUND TWO
 
21 Richmond
22 North Melbourne
23 West Coast Eagles
24 St Kilda (tied to Adelaide)
25 Adelaide (tied to Melbourne)
26 Gold Coast Suns
27 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
28 Essendon
29 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
30 Hawthorn (tied to Collingwood)
31 Carlton
32 Western Bulldogs
33 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
34 GWS Giants
35 Geelong
36 Port Adelaide
37 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Brisbane)
38 Melbourne (tied to Sydney Swans)

ROUND THREE
 
39 Richmond
40 North Melbourne
41 Richmond (tied to West Coast Eagles)
42 Adelaide
43 St Kilda (tied to Melbourne)
44 Western Bulldogs (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
45 Melbourne (tied to St Kilda)
46 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Essendon)
47 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
48 Collingwood
49 GWS Giants (tied to Carlton)
50 Melbourne (tied to Western Bulldogs)
51 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
52 GWS Giants
53 Geelong
54 Port Adelaide
55 Brisbane
56 Sydney Swans

ROUND FOUR

57 Richmond
58 North Melbourne
59 West Coast Eagles
60 Adelaide
61 Melbourne
61 Carlton (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
62 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
64 North Melbourne (tied to Essendon)
65 Carlton (tied to Fremantle)
66 Richmond (tied to a Collingwood)
67 Hawthorn (tied to Carlton)
68 Carlton (tied to Western Bulldogs)
69 Brisbane (tied to Hawthorn)
70 GWS Giants
71 Geelong
72 Richmond (tied to Port Adelaide)
73 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Brisbane)
74 Hawthorn (tied to Sydney Swans)

 
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This is the order after the 2024 Grand Final.

More changes to come when picks can be traded next month.

ROUND ONE

1 Richmond
2 North Melbourne
3 West Coast Eagles
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 Gold Coast Suns
7 St Kilda
8 Essendon
9 Fremantle
10 Fremantle (tied to Collingwood)
11 Carlton
12 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Western Bulldogs)
13 Hawthorn
14 GWS Giants
15 Geelong
16 Fremantle (tied to Port Adelaide)
17 Sydney Swans
18 Brisbane

END OF ROUND ONE
 
19 Sydney Swans (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)
20 Gold Coast Suns (tied to North Melbourne assistance package)

ROUND TWO

21 Richmond
22 North Melbourne
23 West Coast Eagles
24 St Kilda (tied to Adelaide)
25 Adelaide (tied to Melbourne)
26 Gold Coast Suns
27 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
28 Essendon
29 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
30 Hawthorn (tied to Collingwood)
31 Carlton
32 Western Bulldogs
33 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
34 GWS Giants
35 Geelong
36 Port Adelaide
37 Melbourne (tied to Sydney Swans)
38 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Brisbane)

ROUND THREE

39 Richmond
40 North Melbourne
41 Richmond (tied to West Coast Eagles)
42 Adelaide
43 St Kilda (tied to Melbourne)
44 Western Bulldogs (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
45 Melbourne (tied to St Kilda)
46 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Essendon)
47 Richmond (tied to Fremantle)
48 Collingwood
49 GWS Giants (tied to Carlton)
50 Melbourne (tied to Western Bulldogs)
51 Collingwood (tied to Hawthorn)
52 GWS Giants
53 Geelong
54 Port Adelaide
55 Sydney Swans
56 Brisbane

ROUND FOUR

57 Richmond
58 North Melbourne
59 West Coast Eagles
60 Adelaide
61 Melbourne
61 Carlton (tied to Gold Coast Suns)
62 Fremantle (tied to St Kilda)
64 North Melbourne (tied to Essendon)
65 Carlton (tied to Fremantle)
66 Richmond (tied to a Collingwood)
67 Hawthorn (tied to Carlton)
68 Carlton (tied to Western Bulldogs)
69 Brisbane (tied to Hawthorn)
70 GWS Giants
71 Geelong
72 Richmond (tied to Port Adelaide)
73 Hawthorn (tied to Sydney Swans)
74 Gold Coast Suns (tied to Brisbane)


Hopefully Jason Taylor can work his magic.

Ideally, we should aim for 2 or even 3 picks in the top 20. But that's probably wishful thinking unless we can do some deals with Brisbane and/or Gold Coast to give them various picks for points.

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Each club's draft picks as of October 6, 2024

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

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A few days out from the end of the trade period, this is how the first round is looking:-

ROUND ONE

1 Richmond
2 North Melbourne
3 West Coast
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 Gold Coast Suns
7 St Kilda
8 St Kilda (via Josh Battle compensation pick)
9 Essendon
10 Fremantle
11 Fremantle (via Collingwood)
12 Carlton
13 Gold Coast Suns (via Western Bulldogs)
14 Carlton (via Hawthorn)
15 GWS Giants
16 GWS Giants (via Harry Perryman compensation pick)
17 Geelong
18 Fremantle (via Port Adelaide)
19 Sydney Swans
20 Richmond (via Brisbane)
21 GWS Giants (via Isaac Cumming compensation pick)
22 Sydney Swans (via North Melbourne)
23 Gold Coast Suns (via North Melbourne)

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In light of what some are suggesting will be a barrage of pick swaps in the next couple of days, it’s worth looking at the current draft picks held by each of the clubs at this moment in time. 

It gives perspective to the mooted swap deal between Melbourne and Essendon because, as we can see, the Bombers don’t have much of a hand to fight off a challenge for their NGA player Isaac Kako and to get seriously involved in trading. To that end, the Demons’ future first plus #28 and #40 strengths their hand considerably. 

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

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Get your head around this from AFL House:

Trades approved this morning 

Melbourne trade its 2025 Round 3 selection to the Adelaide Crows for its 2024 Round 3 selection (currently 46) in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively.

Melbourne trade its two 2024 Round 2 selections (currently 28 and 40), two 2024 Round 3 selections (currently 46 and 54), its 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 65) and its 2025 Round 1 selection to Essendon. 

Essendon trade its 2024 Round 1 selection (currently 9) and its 2025 Round 3 selection in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively to Melbourne.IMG_6595.thumb.jpeg.126462726775f97c4d7ead7d27e637b4.jpeg


The first night of the AFL Draft promises to be an exciting one for the club. This is the order of the first round as it stands before the final day of haggling.

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We are now here

ROUND ONE

1 Richmond
2 North Melbourne
3 Carlton (received from West Coast Eagles in 2024)
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 Richmond (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024)
7 St Kilda
8 St Kilda (received as compensation for the loss of Josh Battle)
9 Melbourne (received from Essendon in 2024)
10 Richmond (received from Fremantle in 2024)
11 Richmond (received from Fremantle in 2024, received from Collingwood in 2023)
12 West Coast Eagles (received from Carlton in 2024)
13 Port Adelaide (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024, received from Western Bulldogs in 2023)
14 Fremantle (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Carlton in 2024, received from Hawthorn in 2024)
15 GWS Giants
16 GWS Giants (received as compensation for the loss of Harry Perryman)
17 Western Bulldogs (received from Geelong in 2024)
18 Richmond (received from Fremantle in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023)
19 Sydney Swans
20 Richmond (received from Brisbane in 2024)
21 GWS Giants (received as compensation for the loss of Isaac Cumming )
22 Sydney Swans (received from North Melbourne in 2023, received from AFL as compensation in 2023)
23 Richmond (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024, received from North Melbourne in 2023, received from AFL as compensation in 2023)

ROUND TWO

24 Richmond
25 Western Bulldogs (received from North Melbourne in 2024)
26 West Coast Eagles
27 Brisbane (received from St Kilda in 2024, received from GWS in 2023, received from Adelaide in 2023)
28 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Adelaide in 2024, received from Melbourne in 2023)
29 Port Adelaide (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024)
30 Fremantle (received from St Kilda in 2023)
31 Essendon
32 St Kilda (received from Brisbane in 2024, received from Richmond in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023, received from Fremantle in 2023)
33 Hawthorn (received from Collingwood in 2023)
34 Brisbane (received from Carlton in 2024)
35 Western Bulldogs
36 Port Adelaide (received from Collingwood in 2024, received from Hawthorn in 2023)
37 GWS Giants
38 Carlton (received from Geelong in 2024)
39 Gold Coast Suns (received from Port Adelaide in 2024)
40 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Sydney in 2023)
41 Gold Coast Suns (received from Hawthorn in 2023, received from Brisbane in 2023)
42 Brisbane (received from Richmond in 2024, received as compensation for the loss of Jack Graham)

ROUND THREE

43 Brisbane (received from Richmond in 2024)
44 North Melbourne
45 Carlton (received from St Kilda in 2024, received from Brisbane in 2024, received from Richmond in 2024, received from West Coast in 2023)
46 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Adelaide in 2024)
47 St Kilda (received from Melbourne in 2023)
48 Western Bulldogs (received from Gold Coast in 2023)
49 Brisbane (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from St Kilda in 2023)
50 Port Adelaide (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024, received from Carlton in 2023, received from Essendon in 2023)
51 Gold Coast Suns (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Fremantle in 2023)
52 Collingwood
53 GWS Giants (received from St Kilda in 2023, received from Carlton in 2023)
54 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Western Bulldogs in 2023)
55 Collingwood (received from Hawthorn in 2023)
56 GWS Giants
57 Geelong
58 Collingwood (received from Port Adelaide in 2024)
59 Sydney Swans
60 Brisbane

ROUND FOUR

61 Gold Coast Suns (received from Richmond in 2024)
62 North Melbourne
63 Carlton (received from West Coast Eagles in 2024)
64 Adelaide
65 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024)
66 Brisbane (received from Carlton in 2024, received from Gold Coast in 2023)
67 Fremantle (received from St Kilda in 2023)
68 Carlton (received from West Coast Eagles in 2024, received from North Melbourne in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023, received from Essendon in 2023)
69 Carlton (received from St Kilda in 2023, received from Frementle in 2023)
70 Gold Coast Suns (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Essendon in 2023, received from Hawthorn in 2023, received from Collingwood in 2023)
71 Hawthorn (received from Port Adelaide in 2023, received from Essendon in 2023, received from Carlton in 2023)
72 Carlton (received from the Bulldogs in 2023)
73 West Coast Eagles (received from Carlton in 2024, Brisbane in 2024, received from Hawthorn in 2023)
74 GWS Giants
75 Geelong
76 Gold Coast (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023)
77 Hawthorn (received from Sydney in 2023)
78 Gold Coast Suns (received from Hawthorn in 2023, recieved from Brisbane in 2023)

 

 

So dumb question, do we need a later pick to upgrade from our rookie list?


3 minutes ago, kryton101 said:

So dumb question, do we need a later pick to upgrade from our rookie list?

No.  You just upgrade and get a vacancy at the rookie draft A.    Rookie B is separate again.

1 hour ago, stinga said:

No.  You just upgrade and get a vacancy at the rookie draft A.    Rookie B is separate again.

Ah thanks!  Makes sense

 

 
24 minutes ago, Demonland said:

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I'm really tired of Melbourne having minimal picks in a draft, it's always 2-3 tops. This has been the case for the majority off drafts in the last 5 years.

We have at least 5 list spots to fill and we already gave up next year's first so where is the capital? It's annoying seeing other clubs with big hauls. i'd look to split 9 for 2 picks in the teens


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