2024 Phantom Drafts

[spirit of norm smith 16,044]

Twomey is reasonably consistent with the Demonlanders comments.  Nothing new. Just that the top 10 are all good.  The top 6 are most definitely in the top 10 and then there is the probables & possibles   

Dees “5”: best midfielder available from Lalor, O’Sullivan, Draper, Smith or Langford  (likely choice is between Smith or Langford) 

Dees “9”: Cal thinks Armstrong, but could be Allan or Travaglia (imv Allan would be a ready made footballer) 

Jagga Smith is a very impressive young man. His strength is his footy IQ, gets the footy and makes the right decisions.   His knock is size and strength.   Tackling not really identified.  Kicking is smart but not arrow like.  Pace is good but not electric.  He’s got to get stronger and faster to be an elite midfielder like Butters.

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[Supreme_Demon 3,667]

At pick #5 I would be happy with either Harvey Langford or Jagga Smith.

It all depends who is the better kick and more elite decision maker?

[Ted Lasso 19,132]

My revised top 15

1. Sam Lalor (Richmond)

2. Levi Ashcroft (Brisbane)

3. Alix Tauru (Norf)

4. Finn O'Sullivan (Blues)

5. Sid Draper (Crom)

6. Jagga Smith (Melbourne)

7. Harvey Langford (Richmond)

8. Josh Smillie (St Kilda)

9. Harry Armstrong (St Kilda

10. Leo Lombard (Suns)

11. Issac Kako (Dons)

12. Murphy Reid (Melbourne)

13. Tobie Travaglia (Richmond)

14. Xavier Lindsay (Richmond)

15. Bo Allen (West Coast)

[adonski 11,496]

1 minute ago, Ted Lasso said:

My revised top 15

1. Sam Lalor (Richmond)

2. Levi Ashcroft (Brisbane)

3. Alix Tauru (Norf)

4. Finn O'Sullivan (Blues)

5. Sid Draper (Crom)

6. Jagga Smith (Melbourne)

7. Harvey Langford (Richmond)

8. Josh Smillie (St Kilda)

9. Harry Armstrong (St Kilda

10. Leo Lombard (Suns)

11. Issac Kako (Dons)

12. Murphy Reid (Melbourne)

13. Tobie Travaglia (Richmond)

14. Xavier Lindsay (Richmond)

15. Bo Allen (West Coast)

[dazzledavey36 53,971]

The talk of Bo Allan for our 2nd pick has picked up progressively over the past few weeks.

Was mentioned a week or two ago that we've got strong interest supposedly. 

[demoncat 1,218]

9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

The talk of Bo Allan for our 2nd pick has picked up progressively over the past few weeks.

Was mentioned a week or two ago that we've got strong interest supposedly. 

Is that inside knowledge Daz or just the recent media reports?

[dazzledavey36 53,971]

3 minutes ago, demoncat said:

Is that inside knowledge Daz or just the recent media reports?

No just media reports I've read.

[spirit of norm smith 16,044]

@Ted Lasso yes we are nearly aligned. 

#5… likely Smith or Langford.  Either is a great addition.  👏👏👏

However in outcome , I can’t see the Dees taking both Smith & Reid. 

in your scenario, at “9”, I think it’s either Allan, Lindsay or Travaglia.  
If Smith at 5, I’d take Allan at 9.  They would compliment each other perfectly in a future midfield. Allan can play half back or strong inside midfield role.  
If Langford at 5, then it’s either Lindsay or Travaglia as the best choice.  Again players added that present inside power and outside running.   

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41 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

The talk of Bo Allan for our 2nd pick has picked up progressively over the past few weeks.

Was mentioned a week or two ago that we've got strong interest supposedly. 

Recently McVee, JVR, Tholstrup, Rivers, Jackson even Taj Woewodin - we certainly aren't afraid to draft from Western Australia so it wouldn't be a surprise 

[fr_ap 2,449]

7 hours ago, Nascent said:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/fox-footy-afl-draft-power-rankings-2024-top-50-afl-draft-news-2024-prospects-predictions-final-power-rankings/news-story/3e3909b5ec637e92aeeae8ce440315a6

 

Jagga Smith

He’s right in Richmond’s Pick 1 frame — and could still be on the board by the time the Tigers have their second pick — but all of North Melbourne, Carlton, Adelaide and Melbourne will strongly consider him too.

Sam Lalor 

Should the Tigers overlook him, Carlton, Adelaide and Melbourne, surely at the latest, would all consider him strongly.

Harvey Langford

Langford looms as a top-10 pick on draft night. There’s a slight chance the Tigers take him at Pick 1, but if he’s still there at Pick 6 they would strongly consider him. Rival clubs recently strongly linked him to Melbourne (Picks 5 and 9), too.

Murphy Reid

Reid is likely to come into the draft mix from Richmond’s Pick 6 onwards, with St Kilda and Melbourne to consider him too. Some rival clubs, though, wouldn’t be surprised if he slipped into the teens.

Josh Smillie

Smillie still seems well placed to be taken at the top-end of this year’s draft, with Melbourne (Pick 5) the earliest link at this stage. It’s hard to see him sliding past St Kilda and Richmond’s top-10 picks.

Harry Armstrong

There’s an outside chance Melbourne (Pick 5) takes him with its first selection, although the sense is the Dees will more likely target a midfielder at that pick. It’s most likely Armstrong, at this stage, goes to Richmond (Pick 6), St Kilda (Picks 7 and 8) or Melbourne (Pick 9).

Xavier Lindsay

Lindsay is in the top-10 mix, with Melbourne (Pick 5) perhaps the club with the earliest pick that could take him. Yet there’s a world in which Lindsay slips to teams like the Dockers and Power in the teens, such is the nature of this year’s even draft class.

Jobe Shanahan

There’s a slight chance he sneaks in to the top 10 — should one of the Saints, Demons or Tigers want a key forward at that stage of the draft — otherwise he should be in that mid first-round mix featuring the Power, Dockers and Giants.

Jack Whitlock

Could be an outside chance to be taken by one of the Saints, Demons or Tigers in the top 10, but looms more likely as a later selection on night one. Could Sydney pounce?

 

Amazing analysis - every player is a chance to be taken by any number of clubs with picks around their projected draft range. Dees linked to every player on the list as we sit right in the middle of the range of jets getting through, and next tier pushing up. 

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2 hours ago, Ted Lasso said:

My revised top 15

1. Sam Lalor (Richmond)

2. Levi Ashcroft (Brisbane)

3. Alix Tauru (Norf)

4. Finn O'Sullivan (Blues)

5. Sid Draper (Crom)

6. Jagga Smith (Melbourne)

7. Harvey Langford (Richmond)

8. Josh Smillie (St Kilda)

9. Harry Armstrong (St Kilda

10. Leo Lombard (Suns)

11. Issac Kako (Dons)

12. Murphy Reid (Melbourne)

13. Tobie Travaglia (Richmond)

14. Xavier Lindsay (Richmond)

15. Bo Allen (West Coast)

I know we need something different but if this is how it plays out, I would be very underwhelmed