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Of the remaining available draft picks Curtis Taylor sounds interesting but I don’t see much love for him on the boards. Have I missed something?

As things stand, we have the fourth and ninth picks after they start proceedings:- END OF ROUND ONE 23 . West Coast ROUND TWO 24. Adelaide 25. Sydney 26. Melbourne 27. Gold Coast 28. Greater Western Sydney 29. West Coast 30. Western Bulldogs 31. Melbourne The three clubs ahead of us are non-Victorians. The Eagles could take Hill or Foley or maybe Stack. The Crows might be interested in Valente or McLennan. Not sure where Sydney would be looking. Perhaps they might go for a Victorian in Bytel. There’s still plenty of talent there for us with our two next selections. Also interesting was Knightmare’s views on O’Halloran - he didn’t have him (or Hill) in his top 50 power rankings albeit, he was a bit vague as to the reason.

Apparently the AFL medical commission ruled out running the draft in only one session on health and safety grounds, taking into account the potential danger to Gillon’s vocal chords. Next year’s Brownlow Medal count is going to be held over four evenings on consecutive Monday nights during the finals and players will be able to trade future votes.

It took more than two hours of drudgery to get through the first round thanks to the introduction of live trading of picks and the matching of bids. If they did the whole draft thing for another five or so rounds plus commercial breaks with clubs like Essendon and North always calling for extra time, they would finish in the wee early hours. I couldn’t stand waiting that long to find out who we picked with #ninety something.

Despite what JT has stated, Bailey Williams would still be a chance.

Not including f/s or academy picks Tom Berry Jack Bytel Luke Foley Damon Grieves Riley Grundy Will Hamill Ian Hill Tom Joyce Jacob Kennerley Jacob Koschitzke Jez McLennan Tom McKenzie James Rowbottom Tom Sparrow Charlie Sprague Curtis Taylor Fraser Turner Luke Valente Bailey Williams Boyd Woodcock

DRAFT ORDER (Day 2 - AFL National Draft) END OF ROUND ONE 23. West Coast ROUND TWO 24. Adelaide 25. Sydney 26. Melbourne 27. Gold Coast 28. Greater Western Sydney 29. West Coast 30. Western Bulldogs 31. Melbourne

DRAFT SELECTIONS 2018 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT ROUND ONE 1. Carlton Sam Walsh Midfielder, 183cm, 74kg, Geelong Falcons 2. Gold Coast Jack Lukosious Key forward, 194cm, 85kg, Woodville-West Torrens 3. Gold Coast Izak Rankine Midfielder, 180cm, 76kg, West Adelaide 4. St Kilda Max King Key forward, 201cm, 84kg, Sandringham Dragons 5. Port Adelaide Connor Rozee Midfielder, 184cm, 72kg, North Adelaide 6. Gold Coast Ben King King Key forward/defender, 202cm, 85kg, Sandringham Dragons 7. Western Bulldogs Bailey Smith Midfielder, 184cm, 79kg, Sandringham Dragons 8. North Melbourne Tarryn Thomas Midfielder, 189cm, 73kg, North Launceston 9. Adelaide Chayce Jones Midfielder, 180cm, 74kg, Launceston 10. Sydney Nick Blakey Forward/midfielder, 195cm, 85kg, NSW-ACT/Sydney Swans 11. Greater Western Sydney Jye Caldwell Midfielder, 184cm, 78kg, Bendigo Pioneers 12. Port Adelaide Zak Butters Midfielder, 181cm, 70kg, Western Jets 13. Collingwood Isaac Quaynor Defender, 182cm, 82kg, Oakleigh Chargers 14. Greater Western Sydney Jackson Hately Tall utility, 190cm, 81kg, Central District 15. Geelong Jordan Clark Defender, 185cm, 81kg, Claremont 16. Adelaide Ned McHenry Midfielder/forward, 176cm, 71kg, Geelong Falcons 17. Fremantle Sam Sturt Forward, 189cm, 74kg, Dandenong Stingrays 18. Port Adelaide Xavier Duursma Midfielder/defender, 185cm, 71kg, Gippsland Power 19. Carlton Liam Stocker Midfielder, 184cm, 83kg, Sandringham Dragons 20. Richmond Riley Collier-Dawkins Midfielder, 193cm, 88kg, Oakleigh Chargers 21. Brisbane Ely Smith Midfielder, 188cm, 86kg, Murray Bushrangers 22. Greater Western Sydney Xavier O’Halloran Midfielder, 186cm, 82kg, Western Jets

DRAFT SELECTIONS 2018 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT ROUND ONE 1. Carlton Sam Walsh Midfielder, 183cm, 74kg, Geelong Falcons 2. Gold Coast Jack Lukosious Key forward, 194cm, 85kg, Woodville-West Torrens 3. Gold Coast Izak Rankine Midfielder, 180cm, 76kg, West Adelaide 4. St Kilda Max King Key forward, 201cm, 84kg, Sandringham Dragons 5. Port Adelaide Connor Rozee Midfielder, 184cm, 72kg, North Adelaide 6. Gold Coast Ben King King Key forward/defender, 202cm, 85kg, Sandringham Dragons 7. Western Bulldogs Bailey Smith Midfielder, 184cm, 79kg, Sandringham Dragons 8. North Melbourne Tarryn Thomas Midfielder, 189cm, 73kg, North Launceston 9. Adelaide Chayce Jones Midfielder, 180cm, 74kg, Launceston 10. Sydney Nick Blakey Forward/midfielder, 195cm, 85kg, NSW-ACT/Sydney Swans 11. Greater Western Sydney Jye Caldwell Midfielder, 184cm, 78kg, Bendigo Pioneers 12. Port Adelaide Zak Butters Midfielder, 181cm, 70kg, Western Jets 13. Collingwood Isaac Quaynor Defender, 182cm, 82kg, Oakleigh Chargers 14. Greater Western Sydney Jackson Hately Tall utility, 190cm, 81kg, Central District 15. Geelong Jordan Clark Defender, 185cm, 81kg, Claremont 16. Adelaide Ned McHenry Midfielder/forward, 176cm, 71kg, Geelong Falcons 17. Fremantle Sam Sturt Forward, 189cm, 74kg, Dandenong Stingrays 18. Port Adelaide Xavier Duursma Midfielder/defender, 185cm, 71kg, Gippsland Power 19. Carlton Liam Stocker Midfielder, 184cm, 83kg, Sandringham Dragons 20. Richmond Riley Collier-Dawkins Midfielder, 193cm, 88kg, Oakleigh Chargers 21. Brisbane Ely Smith Midfielder, 188cm, 86kg, Murray Bushrangers 22. Greater Western Sydney Xavier O’Halloran Midfielder, 186cm, 82kg, Western Jets

Tipped this...

Carlton about to ask for extra time on pick 1.

That's the general idea ... but things rarely work to plan here

DAY ONE DRAFT ORDER (Pre Draft Meeting) ROUND ONE 1. Carlton 2. Gold Coast 3. Gold Coast (received as compensation for losing restricted free agent Tom Lynch to Richmond) 4. St Kilda 5. Port Adelaide (received from Brisbane as part of Sam Mayes trade) 6. Gold Coast (received from Melbourne for Steven May and Kade Kolodjashnij; received from Fremantle as part of Jesse Hogan trade; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Port Adelaide as part of Sam Mayes trade; originally received from Fremantle in a pick swap) 7. Western Bulldogs 8. Adelaide 9. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon as part of Dylan Shiel trade) 10. Port Adelaide 11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap; received from North Melbourne as part of trade for Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard) 12. Geelong 13. Adelaide (received from Sydney via Carlton as part of trade for Mitch McGovern) 14. Fremantle (received from Greater Western Sydney as part of Rory Lobb trade) 15. Port Adelaide (received from Hawthorn as part of Chad Wingard-Ryan Burton trade) 16. Adelaide (received from Melbourne in 2017) 17. Richmond 18. Brisbane (received from Collingwood as part of Dayne Beams trade) 19. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; received from West Coast in 2017)

The latest Twomey phantom draft - LATE MAIL TOP 30 Pick 1 – Carlton – Sam Walsh Pick 2 – Gold Coast – Jack Lukosius Pick 3 – Gold Coast – Izak Rankine Pick 4 – St Kilda – Max King Pick 5 – Port Adelaide – Connor Rozee Pick 6 – Gold Coast – Ben King Pick 7 – Western Bulldogs – Bailey Smith Pick 8 – Sydney (matching Adelaide's bid) – Nick Blakey Pick 9 – North Melbourne (matching Adelaide's bid) – Tarryn Thomas Pick 10 – Adelaide – Jye Caldwell Pick 11 – Greater Western Sydney – Jackson Hately Pick 12 – Port Adelaide – Jordan Clark Pick 13 – Greater Western Sydney – Riley Collier-Dawkins Pick 14 – Geelong – Chayce Jones Pick 15 – Collingwood (matching Adelaide's bid) – Isaac Quaynor Pick 16 – Adelaide – Zak Butters Pick 17 – Fremantle – Ian Hill Pick 18 – Port Adelaide – Xavier Duursma Pick 19 – Adelaide – Ned McHenry Pick 20 – Richmond – Liam Stocker Pick 21 – Brisbane Lions – Ely Smith Pick 22 – Greater Western Sydney – Sam Sturt Pick 23 – West Coast – Curtis Taylor Pick 24 – Greater Western Sydney (matching Adelaide's bid) – Kieren Briggs Pick 25 – Collingwood (matching Adelaide's bid) – Will Kelly Pick 26 – Adelaide – Luke Valente Pick 27 – West Coast – Luke Foley Pick 28 – Western Bulldogs (matching Melbourne's bid) – Rhylee West Pick 29 – Melbourne – Xavier O'Halloran Pick 30 – Gold Coast – Jez McLennan

DRAFT ORDER (Day 1 - AFL National Draft) ROUND ONE 1. Carlton 2. Gold Coast 3. Gold Coast (received as compensation for losing restricted free agent Tom Lynch to Richmond) 4. St Kilda 5. Port Adelaide (received from Brisbane as part of Sam Mayes trade) 6. Gold Coast (received from Melbourne for Steven May and Kade Kolodjashnij; received from Fremantle as part of Jesse Hogan trade; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Port Adelaide as part of Sam Mayes trade; originally received from Fremantle in a pick swap) 7. Western Bulldogs 8. Adelaide 9. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon as part of Dylan Shiel trade) 10. Port Adelaide 11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap; received from North Melbourne as part of trade for Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard) 12. Geelong 13. Adelaide (received from Sydney via Carlton as part of trade for Mitch McGovern) 14. Fremantle (received from Greater Western Sydney as part of Rory Lobb trade) 15. Port Adelaide (received from Hawthorn as part of Chad Wingard-Ryan Burton trade) 16. Adelaide (received from Melbourne in 2017) 17. Richmond 18. Brisbane (received from Collingwood as part of Dayne Beams trade) 19. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; received from West Coast in 2017) END OF ROUND ONE 20. West Coast (received as compensation for losing restricted free agent Scott Lycett) ROUND TWO 21. Adelaide (received from Carlton in 2017) 22. West Coast (received from Gold Coast in 2017) 23. Melbourne (received from Fremantle as part of Jesse Hogan trade; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap; originally received from St Kilda in 2017) 24. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane in a pick swap) 25. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle in 2017) 26. Sydney (received from Carlton as part of trade for Mitch McGovern; originally received from Western Bulldogs in 2017) 27. Western Bulldogs (received as compensation for losing unrestricted free agent Luke Dahlhaus to Geelong) 28. Melbourne (received from St Kilda in a pick swap, received from Sydney as part of Dan Hannebery trade; received from Carlton as part of trade for Mitch McGovern; originally received from Adelaide in 2017) 29. Gold Coast (received from Essendon in 2017) 30. Brisbane (received from Fremantle as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap) 31. Fremantle (received from North Melbourne in a pick swap) 32. Western Bulldogs (received from Brisbane as part of Marcus Adams trade; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; originally received from Geelong in 2017) 33. Sydney 34. Essendon (received from Greater Western Sydney in 2017) 35. Brisbane (received from Port Adelaide as part of Sam Mayes trade; originally received from Hawthorn as part of Chad Wingard-Ryan Burton trade) 36. St Kilda (received from Melbourne in a pick swap) 37. Richmond 38. Sydney (received from Collingwood in 2017) 39. Sydney (received from St Kilda as part of Dan Hannebery trade; received from West Coast as part of trade for Tom Hickey) ROUND THREE 40. Sydney (received from Adelaide as part of trade for Mitch McGovern; originally received from Carlton in 2017) 41. Collingwood (received from Brisbane as part of Dayne Beams trade; originally received from Gold Coast in a pick swap) 42. North Melbourne (received from St Kilda via on-trades in 2017) 43. Fremantle (received from Greater Western Sydney as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Carlton as part of trade for Will Setterfield; received from Geelong for state league player Nathan Kreuger; originally received from Brisbane as part of trade for Lincoln McCarthy) 44. Collingwood (received from Brisbane as part of Dayne Beams trade; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; originally received from Fremantle in 2017) 45. Western Bulldogs 46. St Kilda (received from Melbourne in a pick swap; originally received from Adelaide in 2017) 47. North Melbourne (received from Fremantle in a pick swap; received from Greater Western Sydney as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Essendon in 2017) 48. North Melbourne (received from Port Adelaide as part of trade for Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard) 49. North Melbourne (received from Fremantle in a pick swap; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap; originally received from North Melbourne in 2017) 50. Geelong 51. Geelong (received from Collingwood in a pick swap; received from Sydney in 2017) 52. Greater Western Sydney 53. Hawthorn 54. Melbourne 55. North Melbourne (received from Fremantle in a pick swap; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Geelong as part of trade for Lincoln McCarthy; originally received from Richmond in 2017) 56. Brisbane (received from Collingwood as part of Dayne Beams trade) 57. Collingwood (received as compensation for losing unrestricted free agent Alex Fasolo to Carlton) 58. North Melbourne (received from West Coast via on-trades in 2017) ROUND FOUR 59. Collingwood (received from Geelong in a pick swap; received from Gold Coast for George Horlin-Smith; received from Brisbane in a pick swap; received from Geelong as part of trade for Lincoln McCarthy; originally received from Carlton in 2017) 60. Collingwood (received from Geelong in a pick swap; received from Gold Coast in 2017) 61. West Coast (received from St Kilda as part of trade for Tom Hickey) 62. Melbourne (received from North Melbourne as part of trade for Braydon Preuss; received from Sydney for Ryan Clarke; received from Geelong for Gary Rohan; originally received from Brisbane as part of trade for Lincoln McCarthy) 63. Western Bulldogs (received from Fremantle in 2017) 64. Richmond (received from the Western Bulldogs for Sam Lloyd) 65. Fremantle (received from Melbourne as part of Jesse Hogan trade; received from St Kilda for Dean Kent; received from Adelaide via on-trades in 2017) 66. Essendon 67. St Kilda (received from Port Adelaide in 2017) 68. Richmond (received from Adelaide for Tyson Stengle; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; originally received from North Melbourne for Aaron Hall) 69. Carlton (received from Geelong in 2017) 70. Geelong (received from Sydney for Jackson Thurlow) 71. Carlton (received from Greater Western Sydney as part of trade for Will Setterfield) 72. West Coast (received from Hawthorn via on-trades in 2017) 73. Adelaide (received from Melbourne in 2017) 74. Richmond 75. West Coast ROUND FIVE 76. Carlton 77. Brisbane (received from Gold Coast in a pick swap) 78. St Kilda 79. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane in a pick swap) 80. Adelaide 81. Essendon 82. Port Adelaide 83. Geelong 84. Sydney 85. Greater Western Sydney 86. Hawthorn 87. Melbourne 88. Richmond ROUND SIX 89. Essendon 90. Port Adelaide 91. Geelong 92. Greater Western Sydney 93. Hawthorn 94. Melbourne ROUND SEVEN 95. Essendon 96. Hawthorn

I'm definitely good with the idea of trading a 2019 first rounder for a late-ish 2018 (say mid teens) and possible swap of our pick 28 to enable us to potentially pick 3 players before bidding for Toby Bedford. Not sure if this can be arranged but it would definitely add interest for tomorrow night/Friday morning.

I remember his name came up at this stage last year and the family are legends of the Fish Creek football world. Good luck to him!

I think this is actually a good rule because it rewards clubs that put some initiative into recruiting for their second tier clubs. In the case of Corey Wagner there was the fact that his brother was already at the club but we clearly gave him the chance to play at state league level and he performed by having a consistent season and by winning the B & F at Casey. From what I saw of him, he was better than some of our depth players in the VFL and, had he been on our list, might have snuck in some games at senior level. I hope we offer him a contract and he becomes our first SPP on December 1.

A good read ahead of the draft at the end of the week. AFL Draft Central: Melbourne Preview

AFL draft 2018: The AFL rule that is stopping 10 clubs from live trading ”MELBOURNE — free to trade any future selection as they currently hold a full allotment of 2019 picks.”

Autocorrect for Clarrie

Hi bub, Another strange thing happened last night. Went to see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody and your name was mentioned in the title song. How very strange?

There is absolutely nothing to fear about drafting players with picks in the 20s. Top AFL Players Drafted In The 20s (RANKED)

I’m definitely in the Williams camp as well but we don’t know what the recruiters are thinking. The player I also like is Bytel but his selection would depend very much on his medicals after an injury-affected year has seen him plummet from a top 10 prospect to a late second rounder.

Hardly, Mr. McKern. This is the list I’ve compiled based on the criteria that the players coming into the category of first to fourth year players means that they first became primary list players in 2016 or later:- PRIMARY LIST: Oskar Baker Bayley Fritsch Mitch Hannan Corey Maynard Clayton Oliver Harrison Petty Charlie Spargo Joel Smith Josh Wagner Sam Weideman ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY A Declan Keilty Tim Smith ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY B Austin Bradtke Guy Walker I wouldn’t expect to see those like Clarrie who underwent post season surgery to be back on Monday but some of the older players might turn up early if they have permission.