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So the situation is that Jake Lever has probably missed out on a top 10 placing in the Crows' B & F after finishing in 15th place last year and they're asking for a first round draft pick or two just like that?

Not such a big deal about Lever not turning up to the Crows B&F. At least he turned up for the Grand Final which is more than you can say about Tex.

My guess is that he won't be winning their club champion award tonight.

Yes, great minds and all that.

The recently retired former Demon and Crow Scott Thompson would like to say "hello" to everybody.

North Adelaide youngster Jack Graham was drafted last November at pick 53. Last year's Larke Medalist, Graham took a while to get going at Tigerland but he's now a premiership player. Here are the scouting notes from the SANFL U18 Grand Final.

This is for next year actually - Exciting Rankine named best afield in 2017 NAB AFL Under 17 All Stars game

Terry Wallace finished off the season with his Future Stars top 20 potential draftees 1. Luke Davies-Uniacke 187cm 85kg Mid Dandenong/Haileybury 2. Paddy Dow 184cm 78kg Bendigo/Geelong Grammar 3. Cam Rayner 187cm 88kg Mid Western Jets/PEGS 4. Adam Cerra 186cm 85kg Mid Eastern Ranges/Wesley 5. Jaidyn Stephenson189cm 75kg Mid Eastern Ranges 6. Jarrod Brander 195cm 83kg Fwd Bendigo/Geelong Grammar 7. Darcy Fogarty 192cm 88kg Mid/Fwd Glenelg SA 8. Hunter Clark 186cm 79kg Half back Dandenong/Padua 9. Nick Coffield 190cm 83kg Half back Northern Knights 10. Andrew Brayshaw 183cm 80kg Mid Sandringham/Haileybury 11. Aaron Naughton 194cm 84kg Key Def Peel Thunder 12. Lochie O'Brien 184cm 75kg Mid Bendigo/Geelong Grammar 13. Jack Higgins 178cm 78kg Mid Oakleigh 14. Sam Hayes 203cm 93kg Ruck Eastern Ranges/Rowville 15. Patrick Naish 180cm 67kg Fwd Northern Knights/Ivanhoe 16. Oscar Allen 191cm 83kg Fwd West Perth WA 17. Jordan Houlahan 185cm 78kg Fwd Sturt SA 18. Connor Ballenden 199cm 95kg Fwd/Ruck Lions Academy 19. Lachie Fogarty 179cm 75kg Mid Western Jets/St Kevins 20. Ed Richards 184cm 77kg Def Oakleigh/Carey

Quiet here for a few days but I'm tipping there'll be some joy on this thread with the demise of the unmentionable for the second year in a row.

You never know. We might trade for some club's 2018 #1 pick and gain a bonanza if that club finishes down the ladder.

Jack Lukosius turned 17 in August and is not eligible for this year's draft ... but wait until this time next year. The 194cm South Australian key forward prospect starred in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and last week kicked four goals on debut in a SANFL final for Woodville-West Torrens. I thought I'd go early with a thread on him because every AFL club is going to want this kid on their list

The Thai place. Reputation for being on the cheap side so if we want to attract classy people to the feast like BBO, Biffen and your good self OD, we have to take that step up and provide a classier venue. Now that the Gat's been sold and all but forgotten, I don't suppose it's once sumptuous dining facilities are available?

Seeing that Mr. Redleg appears not to be engaged in one of our courtrooms today, perhaps it's time to start organising our now biannual post season dinner. As reported recently, Wongs of Elsternwick have closed their doors after almost 60 years but a new Chinese food establishment has opened in its place Yuchu. Could you chew that over and start organising please?

Matt Balmer's 2017 AFL Draft: September Power Rankings

Yes ... well and truly. He's been eligible for the last 2 or 3 drafts and overlooked every time.

With the AFL National Draft less than three months away, who more than a Brayshaw brother to focus on? Here's Knightmare's AFL Draft Wrap Another Brayshaw impressing selectors

Weight of Grief and Expectation Can’t Slow Stephenson

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The Herald Sun's Sam Landsberger looks at the leading contenders for the No. 1 pick - No.1 draft pick may not matter for North Melbourne or Brisbane in an even yearThe CAMERON RAYNER (Western Jets/Vic Metro) Height 187cm, Weight 88kg Could the Kangaroos pair ‘Mini Dusty’ with big Dusty? Bombers fan Rayner plays the same way as Martin blueprint and thrives in the limelight. Not a great runner yet, but the explosive half-forward made a statement when he averaged 120 SuperCoach points and slotted 12 goals in four Vic Metro games. PADDY DOW (Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country) Height 184cm, Weight: 78kg Midfielder with great character who cuts angles, kicks goals, can win clearances and marks overhead. Seven of the eight Victorians the Lions have drafted over the past two years have been country boys. Bagged two goals from 35 disposals on Sunday. LUKE DAVIES-UNIACKE (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country) Height: 187cm, Weight: 85kg Plays as a Nat Fyfe-type taller midfielder and is a threat near goal. Averaged 349 metres gained for Vic Country and opened this year’s national carnival with 34 disposals, but ultimately missed All-Australian selection. The Rye lad loves riding waves and is at school with St Kilda’s Josh Battle. ADAM CERRA (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) Height: 186cm, Weight: 85kg A knee injury ruined his 2016 season and shoulder surgery this month ended his 2017 campaign. But in between the classy midfielder produced some solid form. Smart footballer who lacks a gear of acceleration, but averaged 95 SuperCoach points from 18.3 disposals and 4.3 clearances for Vic Metro. DARCY FOGARTY (Glenelg/South Australia) Height: 192cm, Weight: 92kg A knee injury recently ended his season after a quiet patch of form. Fogarty was seen to be drifting down the draft order, but former Hawthorn recruiter Gary Buckenara still rates him as the No. 1 pick. Buckenara said he plays like a stronger Jack Gunston and will be a star. Has the flexibility to play as a third tall or a defender. Averaged 72 SuperCoach points for South Australia.

The midfielders dominate the very top of Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide - August edition but there are also plenty of tall key position players available to make this year's draft an interesting proposition. I suspect that this draft is a little deeper and more even than in the past and if a club has the selections and chooses wisely, it could top up with at the very least two quality players from this draft.

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I know we have other things on our minds at present but for the record, here are Knightmare's AFL Draft Power Rankings: August

There's a player on the list of invitees to the Draft Combine who is probably not all that well known to most watchers of the under age football scene but I think in time to come, he will be a player to watch in late November when the draft meeting is held in Sydney. It was only a little over a month ago that he made his TAC Cup debut with the Sandringham Dragons when they thrashed the ladder leading Geelong Falcons but Victorian under-19 cricketer Nathan Murphy has already attracted the attention of AFL talent scouts. The 188cm, 84kg medium tall forward from Brighton Grammar has been on the Dragons' books for a while but was faced with the same choice between sports as Australian Under 19 cricket captain Will Sutherland who recently opted for the white flannels ahead of football after playing in the Vic Metro side that won this year's Under 18 National Championships. Murphy was invited to train with the Dragons' TAC Cup side over summer but cricket took precedence. A recent seven goal haul for Brighton Grammar in the APS system raised a lot of interest and the focus of the exciting young forward might have turned, and as a result, he was a late inclusion into the Sandringham Dragons squad. He has averaged over 22 disposals and taken some strong contested marks in his three games so far which included three goals in his last appearance against Bendigo Pioneers and impressed enough in that short time to earn him an invite to the AFL Draft Combine. There's a strong connection between Melbourne, his original club East Sandringham (think Jack Watts and Jayden Hunt) and Brighton Grammar School (think both of the above and Christian Salem) which has also produced some other great young talent like Josh Kelly and last year's number 1 draft pick Andrew McGrath. My mail is that Murphy is all class and that his goal sense and movement in and around traffic are exceptional. He will soon be on everyone's radar.

A little more light reading about this year's AFL Draft - 10 key questions ahead of this year's AFL draft Lions eye six in the mix for No.1 pick The full list of 56 TAC Cup players invited to the 2017 NAB AFL Draft Combine Jarrod Brander Bendigo Pioneers Brent Daniels Bendigo Pioneers Paddy Dow Bendigo Pioneers Kane Farrell Bendigo Pioneers Bailey Henderson Bendigo Pioneers Lochie O’Brien Bendigo Pioneers Angus Schumacher Bendigo Pioneers Noah Balta Calder Cannons Mitchell Podhajski Calder Cannons Aiden Bonar Dandenong Stingrays Hunter Clark Dandenong Stingrays Oscar Clavarino Dandenong Stingrays Luke Davies-Uniacke Dandenong Stingrays Tom De Koning Dandenong Stingrays Tyler Brown Eastern Ranges Adam Cerra Eastern Ranges Joel Garner Eastern Ranges Sam Hayes Eastern Ranges Dylan Moore Eastern Ranges Trent Mynott Eastern Ranges Tom North Eastern Ranges Jackson Ross Eastern Ranges Jaidyn Stephenson Eastern Ranges Ryley Stoddart Eastern Ranges Ethan Floyd Geelong Falcons David Handley Geelong Falcons Matthew Ling Geelong Falcons Tom McCartin Geelong Falcons Gryan Miers Geelong Falcons James Worpel Geelong Falcons Changkuoth Jiath Gippsland Power Matthew McGannon Gippsland Power Aiden Domic Greater Western Victoria Rebels Jordan Johnston Greater Western Victoria Rebels Lloyd Meek Greater Western Victoria Rebels Jordan Butts Murray Bushrangers Harrison Jones Murray Bushrangers Ben Paton Murray Bushrangers Charlie Spargo Murray Bushrangers Nick Coffield Northern Knights Patrick Naish Northern Knights Ethan Penrith Northern Knights Jack Petruccelle Northern Knights Matthew Day Oakleigh Chargers Jack Higgins Oakleigh Chargers Ned Reeves Oakleigh Chargers Ed Richards Oakleigh Chargers Toby Wooller Oakleigh Chargers Andrew Brayshaw Sandringham Dragons Charlie Constable Sandringham Dragons Hayden McLean Sandringham Dragons Nathan Murphy Sandringham Dragons Angus Styles Sandringham Dragons Will Walker Sandringham Dragons Lachlan Fogarty Western Jets Cameron Rayner Western Jets

And now for Knightmare's AFL Draft Power Rankings: July