11 hours ago, demoncat said:

As it closer closer to draft night most were predicting Langford or Tauru and then a Lindsay or Allan

I feel phantom drafts go from "what do clubs need?" in October to "which recruiters like which players?" in November.

6 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Or Harry Armstrong last year and yet looked how that got out.

Its all guess work with zero substance and no research or insight into our list make up.

It would be a massive blunder if we picket Schubert. Its like watching Lucas Cook/Josh Schache all over again.

It seems to me your second line and third line can't co-exist. Though, maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

I think if we want to, there should be a way we can convert 7, 8 and 37 into a mid (Sharp/Cumming), a HB (O.Taylor/Lindsay) and a small forward (Dovaston/LSP) with some creative pick trading.

1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

It seems to me your second line and third line can't co-exist. Though, maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

Not if you have great research and significant insight into our list ...

In a shallow draft I think it's more important than ever to pick best available.

The idea of picking on needs is fraught.

The phantom draft gurus can go for needs or what they perceive as needs, we need to take best available.

We can't get too cute.

Draft for talent, trade for need

Based off the fox sports article, which is still a long way out so take with a grain of salt, we are...

Linked

Robey - but would have to trade up

Sharp

Cumming - states likely Essendon or Melbourne

Dovaston

Not linked

Farrow - linked with one of bombers two picks then hawthorn next

O Taylor - Bulldogs, Giants and crows interested 1st round parties

Greeves

Barker

Guess work

X Taylor - hard to see slipping past this point in the draft

Schubert - if we want a tall he'll be considered

Grjl - hard to see slipping past this point in the draft

Lindsay - might be considered but range likely to start from hawks/gws picks

Marsh - would melbourne consider him

Pickett - could the dees consider him with on night one, whispers that we could are doing the rounds, has interest from bulldogs and hawks.

Edited Thursday at 03:474 days by Random Task

Based off the above, and assuming we can't get up for Robey, I wouldn't be surprised if we did some pick swapping that would land us say one of Cumming/Sharp + Dovaston and Pickett.

How early is too early for Max Kondogiannis? 7/8 seems too early but no way he gets to 37. Just looks a rock solid footballer.

8 hours ago, Random Task said:

Based off the fox sports article, which is still a long way out so take with a grain of salt, we are...

Linked

Robey - but would have to trade up

Sharp

Cumming - states likely Essendon or Melbourne

Dovaston

Not linked

Farrow - linked with one of bombers two picks then hawthorn next

O Taylor - Bulldogs, Giants and crows interested 1st round parties

Greeves

Barker

Guess work

X Taylor - hard to see slipping past this point in the draft

Schubert - if we want a tall he'll be considered

Grjl - hard to see slipping past this point in the draft

Lindsay - might be considered but range likely to start from hawks/gws picks

Marsh - would melbourne consider him

Pickett - could the dees consider him with on night one, whispers that we could are doing the rounds, has interest from bulldogs and hawks.

We are linked to Farrow on Gettable.

On 29/10/2025 at 18:32, The Taciturn Demon said:

Run those names by me.

Obviously we've got the guy who talks about Chandler's meridian well above everyone else. Who's on the next tier down?

I think that the posters like Pennant St Dee and ChaserJ seem (to me) to offer some great judgements and insights here, although aren't necessary prolific posters. I'll always stop to read when I see that they've posted something. I'm sure there are others (apologies to them) that I know when I see them but I can't think of them at this moment. I think if you cast your eye around and read over time you'll start getting a decent idea about who knows what they're talking about and who is just an enthusiastic video watcher like me.

7 minutes ago, Axis of Bob said:

ChaserJ

ChaserJ is wonderful. Was a must-read on Twitter before The Collapse.

14 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Thanks Daz. He has us selecting Sharp and Lindsay. I think I'd be happy with that.

2025 draft 

1st round (likely up to 30 selections) 

1. Willem Duursma VIC Midfielder 

2. Zeke Uwland(** academy GCS) Def Suns 

3. Cooper Duff-Tytler  Vic Ruck 

4. Daniel Annable(** academy Bris) Midfield 

5. Dylan Patterson(** academy GCS) midfielder 

6. Sam Grlj VIC halfback/midfield ⭐️

7. Sullivan Robey VIC Mid/fwd ⭐️

8. Xavier Taylor VIC Key defender

9. Harry Dean (**Carlton f/son) def 

10. Dyson Sharp. SA Midfielder 

11. Sam Cumming SA midfield/Hff ⭐️

12. Josh Lindsay VIC halfback/quarterback ⭐️

13. Oliver Greeves VIC midfield 

14. Jacob Farrow WA def/halfback/quarterback

15. Lachlan Dovaston. VIC sml fwd 

16. Aiden Schubert SA. Fwd/ruck 

17. Jevan  Phillipou SA. Mid/hff 

18. Oskar Taylor VIC running left foot half back

19. Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves VIC midfield/HF

20. Mitch Marsh SA med/tall fwd 

21. Max King (**academy Swans)  Fwd

22. Louis Emmett VIC ruck/fwd

23. Archie Ludowyke VIC ruck/fwd

24. Harley Barker. SA. Mid/wing

25. Riley Onley VIC. tall mid👍🏻

26. Lachlan Carmichael(**acdemy Sydney) halfback/quarterback

27. Matthew LeRay. SA. Mid/wing

28. Fred Rodriguez WA midfield

29. Adam Sweid VIC  (**Ess NGA) small mid

30. Noah Chamberlain(**academy Sydney) 

2nd round  31-52 

31. Cody Curtin Key fwd/ruck

32. Zac McCarthy VIC  (**Collingwood NGA)key fwd

33. Rory Wright. VIC Gun HBF/mid👍🏻

34. Sam Swadling WA Mid 

35. Latrelle Pickett🚀SA Glenelg Hff

36. Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier👍🏻 mid. Think Luke Parker. 

37. Beau Addinsall(** academy GCS) midfield 

38. Jett Dahlitz SA 👍🏻def/halfback/quarterback 

39. Koby Coulson (* Suns academy) Mid

40. Harry Kyle. (*Swans academy ) halfback/quarterback

41. Jack Dalton. Sml mid. Accumulation 

42. Cameron Nairn SA tall fwd 

43. Jack Ison (*Carlton NGA) HFF

44. Ryder Corrigan  (*academy Giants) inside tough mid 

45. Tairon Ah-Mu  VIC Big key fwd

46. Hussein El Achkar (*ESS NGA) mid/hbf

47. Jesse Mellor (*GEELONG NGA) hf/goalkicker 

48. Noah Roberts-Thompson SA 👍🏻mid/hff

49. Liam Hetherton (*academy Giants) Tall fwd

50. Hugo Mikunda VIC fwd/mid

51. Thomas Burton VIC sml def/mid

52. Kye Fincher (*Saints NGA) VIC utility/ half back 

3rd round

53. Tom Blamires (Frankston VFL) 

54. Jai Murray (*academy GCS) 

55. Blake Thredgold. SA

56. Thomas McGuane(*Coll FS) 

57. Avery Thomas  TAS

58. Harrison Bridge (*Lions academy)elite Hbf 

59. Hunter Wright👍🏻 Vic

60. Felix Kneipp 👍🏻skilled half back 

61. Xavier Bamert👍🏻 Vic

62. Kalani White(*Melb FS/ )💙❤️

63. Toby Whan (*Freo NGA) WA

64. Sam Ainsworth SA 

65. Talor Byrne VIC
    

Late picks + and rookie hopefuls (20)

Hunter Holmes 

Louis Kellaway(*Rich FS) 

Tyan Prindable (* Lions academy) 

Blake Kelly

Taj Murray. 

Sam Niklaus 

Zane Peucker 

Brodie Atkins

Zac Harding

Charlie Banfield (*Eagles father son) 

Kobe Evans (*Eagles NGA) 

Toby Simmema (*Dees NGA)💙❤️

Callum Smith 

Aaron Sharkie

Wes Walley(*WCE NGA)

Tyah Williams WA 

Finnegan Davis 

Sam Allen 

Ben Rongdit (**Cats NGA) 

Andrew Barker 

Smokies : Connor Ryan , Tom Ryan, Jobe Scapin, Mitch Moate, Harry Tatterson, Sam Lewis

VFL :   Jackson Voss , Taj Hayes , Fergus McFadyen, Harry Scott, Flynn Gentile

SANFL: Angus Anderson 

That’s 97 players … but it’s likely only 55-60 get picked.  Therefore like many years, a lot of good youngsters will miss out.  I would argue it’s not a weak draft year but a flat draft after the first 6-7 available players. Some good quality young players are even through the later group.  Some will be drafted, some will go on to play VFL/SANFL/WAFL, some will go on to local leagues and others pursue different paths in their lives and sporting careers.  It’s an exciting but anxious time for all.  Will they get drafted? Where will they go ? Will it be a move interstate? 

Dylan alexander did a phantom draft on Dan gorringes podcast and has us taking grlj and dovaston

29 minutes ago, FrothiesLiam said:

Dylan alexander did a phantom draft on Dan gorringes podcast and has us taking grlj and dovaston

I'd be stoked with that outcome.

54 minutes ago, FrothiesLiam said:

Dylan alexander did a phantom draft on Dan gorringes podcast and has us taking grlj and dovaston

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