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According to the Herald Sun, this is the order for Day Two of the Draft My guess is that there will be some passing as the evening drags on and there's space for rookie upgrades. ROUND TWO 30. West Coast Eagles 31. Brisbane Lions 32. Geelong 33. St Kilda 34. Carlton 35. Richmond 36. Geelong 37. Collingwood 38. Fremantle 39. Essendon 40. West Coast Eagles 41. Fremantle 42. Brisbane Lions 43. Richmond 44. GWS Giants 45. Western Bulldogs ROUND THREE 46. Hawthorn 47. Western Bulldogs 48. North Melbourne 49. West Coast Eagles 50. GWS Giants 51. Gold Coast Suns 52. Hawthorn ROUND FOUR 53. Hawthorn 54. Gold Coast Suns 55. Richmond 56. Gold Coast 57. Richmond 58. Western Bulldogs 59. Sydney Swans 60. Carlton 61. Gold Coast 62. Port Adelaide 63. Geelong 64. GWS Giants 65. Collingwood ROUND FIVE 66. West Coast Eagles 67. Fremantle 68. Geelong 69. Gold Coast Suns 70. Sydney Swans 71. Sydney Swans 72. St Kilda 73. Hawthorn 74. Melbourne 75. Geelong 76. Collingwood ROUND SIX 77. Geelong 78. St Kilda 79. Port Adelaide 80. Collingwood ROUND SEVEN 81. Geelong 82. St Kilda 83. Port Adelaide 84. Gold Coast Suns 85. Fremantle 86. Essendon 87. Western Bulldogs 88. Melbourne 89. Brisbane Lions

ROUND ONE 1. West Coast Eagles - Harley Reid Midfielder/Forward, Bendigo Pioneers, 187cm, 85kg 2. North Melbourne - Colby McKercher Midfielder, Tasmania Devils, 180cm, 76kg 3. Gold Coast Suns - Jed Walter Key forward, Suns Academy, 194cm, 97kg 4. North Melbourne - Zane Duursma Midfielder/Forward, Gippsland Power, 189cm, 79kg 5. Hawthorn - Nick Watson Forward, Eastern Ranges, 170cm, 68kg 6. Western Bulldogs - Ryley Sanders Midfielder, Sandringham Dragons/Tasmania, 185cm, 86kg 7. Melbourne - Caleb Windsor Midfielder, Eastern Ranges, 185cm, 74kg 8. Adelaide - Daniel Curtin Key defender, Claremont, 197cm, 95kg 9. Gold Coast - Ethan Read Ruck, Suns Academy, 202cm, 92kg 10. Essendon - Nate Caddy Key forward, Northern Knights, 193cm, 88kg 11. Geelong - Connor O'Sullivan Key defender, Murray Bushrangers, 198cm, 92kg 12. GWS Giants - Phoenix Gothard Forward, Murray Bushrangers, 178cm, 72kg 13. Melbourne - Koltyn Tholstrup Forward/midfielder, Subiaco, 186cm, 86kg 14. Gold Coast Suns - Jake Rogers Midfielder, Suns Academy, 171cm, 69kg 15. Western Bulldogs - Jordan Croft Key forward, Calder Cannons, 201cm, 81kg 16. Sydney Swans - Will Green Ruck, Northern Knights. 204cm. 93kg 17. GWS Giants - James Leake Defender-forward, Tasmania Devils, 187cm, 77kg 18. St Kilda - Darcy Wilson Midfielder-forward, Murray Bushrangers, 176cm, 74kg 19. Hawthorn - Will McCabe Key defender, Central District, 197cm, 86kg 20. North Melbourne - Taylor Goad Ruck, South Adelaide, 206cm, 97kg 21. Adelaide - Charlie Edwards Midfielder/Defender, Sandringham Dragons, 191cm, 85kg 22. North Melbourne - Wil Dawson Utility, Gippsland Power, 200cm, 86kg 23. North Melbourne - Riley Hardeman Defender, Swan Districts, 185cm, 75kg 24. Sydney Swans - Caiden Cleary Midfielder, Swans Academy, 182cm, 79kg 25. Collingwood - Harry DeMattia Utility, Dandenong Stingrays, 184cm, 77kg 26. Gold Coast - Will Graham Midfielder/defender, Suns Academy, 186cm, 81kg 27. Adelaide - Oscar Ryan Defender, Murray Bushrangers, 187cm, 77kg 28. St Kilda - Lance Collard Forward, Subiaco, 180cm, 65kg 29. Carlton - Ashton Moir Forward, Glenelg, 187cm, 85kg

No 42 is gorn. Day 2 of the Draft is going to be a wipeout for the Demons.

I don’t suppose that Melbourne has ever had a Koltyn playing for the club before?

Wow. Another disappointing way to bow out of a season! Three consecutive losses. Ouch! Let’s vote and remember - there’s always next year.

There’s a lot more to recruiting that meets the eye. The top recruiters spend a great deal of their time on due diligence, interviewing the players they fancy, their families, coaches, school teachers etc in order to establish as thorough a profile of their target as possible. I don’t have that information but on what I’ve seen of his footy skills and prowess, I would be happy to see his name come up at pick 6 if that indeed, is our first pick on Monday night.

2024 AFL National Academy squads announced

129. Tyla Hanks 105. Kate Hore 74. Olivia Purcell 48. Sinéad Goldrick 42. Eden Zanker 38. Lauren Pearce 37. Alyssa Bannan 34. Eliza McNamara 33. Shelley Heath Paxy Paxman 24. Blaithin Mackin 23. Eliza West 22. Tahlia Gillard 16. Maddison Gay Lily Mithen 6. Sarah Lampard 4. Megan Fitzsimon Casey Sherriff Rhiannon Watt 3. Tayla Harris 1. Maeve Chaplin Aimee Mackin

6. Purcell 5. Hanks 4. Hore 3. Gillard 2.Pearce 1. Goldsrick

Anyone care to cast votes?

He was highly regarded in his draft year but considered a bit on the slow side. How did he go at Frankston last year?

Tyla Hanks is poised to emulate the other #5 112. Tyla Hanks 95. Kate Hore 65. Olivia Purcell 42. Eden Zanker 38. Lauren Pearce 37. Alyssa Bannan 33. Eliza McNamara Paxy Paxman 32. Sinéad Goldrick 25. Shelley Heath 23. Eliza West 22. Tahlia Gillard 20. Blaithin Mackin 16. Maddison Gay Lily Mithen 6. Sarah Lampard 4. Casey Sherriff Rhiannon Watt 3. Megan Fitzsimon Tayla Harris 1. Aimee Mackin

Anyone care to have a crack at casting the votes?

CHANGES 2023 Part 2: The Picture by The Oracle The trade and free agency deals are done and, when the dust settled, the picture of how each club’s list was going to appear in 2024 was beginning to become much clearer. For the Melbourne Football Club, the ins and outs appear as follows - In: Jack Billings (St Kilda) Tom Fullarton (Brisbane Lions) Shane McAdam (Adelaide) Out: Luke Dunstan (retired) Brodie Grundy (Sydney Swans) James Harmes (Western Bulldogs) Michael Hibberd (retired) James Jordon (Sydney Swans) Jake Melksham (delisted) Deaykin Smith (delisted ®) Kye Turner (delisted ®) In terms of the players coming into the side, there was no “big fish” captured on the hook. Indeed, all three would have to be regarded as speculative selections by virtue of the fact that none of them have been stand outs in recent seasons. However, as I mentioned in the trade week wrap-up there was nothing in Collingwood’s 2023 recruiting “that screamed brilliance” but four players picked up in the post season are now premiership players. It has been said that Melbourne was interested when Jack Billings was drafted by St Kilda at number 3 ten years ago. The brilliant 185cm, 82kg midfielder/forward has had an up and down 155 game (108 goal) career, highlighted by a place in the Saints’ leadership group and a fourth placing in the best and fairest in 2019. During his time, he has had his share of injuries and some form lapses, but a fit Billings at 28 years of age would certainly be an asset in Melbourne’s attack for the next couple of seasons. Similarly, with Shane McAdam who is also aged 28. The 183cm 79kg forward was a late starter at Adelaide and has notched up 50 games (72 goals) and played in only eight games this season. At his best, he’s a dynamic player with a good bag of skills who could electrify the Demon forward line in combination with Kozzy Pickett. Tom Fullarton played four games for Brisbane in 2022 and none this year. The 24-year-old, 200 cm ruckman/forward with a basketball background could fill a couple of distinct roles including giving the skipper a chop out in the ruck. Brodie Grundy and James Jordon found their separate ways to the Sydney Swans and James Harmes became a Bulldog in a low-profile trade. Luke Dunstan joined Michael Hibberd in retirement after his late season ACL surgery while Jake Melksham was one of the delistings but he’s expected to be relisted as a rookie later this month. Rookies Deaykin Smith and Kye Turner have also been delisted. Daniel Turner is expected to be upgraded to the Primary List before the National Draft. We can also expect to see Kynan Brown (son of former Demon, Nathan Brown) drafted on one of the lists after he nominated himself for selection under the father/son rule. Here’s a look at the club’s list as they stand at present: - PRIMARY LIST 1. Jed Adams 2. Jack Billings 3. Jake Bowey 4. Angus Brayshaw 5. Ben Brown 6. Kade Chandler 7. Tom Fullarton 8. Bayley Fritsch 9. Max Gawn 10. Blake Howes 11. Lachie Hunter 12. Matthew Jefferson 13. Ed Langdon 14. Bailey Laurie 15. Jake Lever 16. Shane McAdam 17. Tom McDonald 18. Steven May 19. Alex Neal-Bullen 20. Clayton Oliver 21. Christian Petracca 22. Harrison Petty 23. Kysaiah Pickett 24. Trent Rivers 25. Christian Salem 26. Josh Schache 27. Joel Smith 28. Charlie Spargo 29. Tom Sparrow 30. Adam Tomlinson 31. Jacob van Rooyen 32. Jack Viney 33. Taj Woewodin ROOKIE LIST CATEGORY A 34. Judd McVee 35. Oliver Sestan 36. Daniel Turner 37. Will Verrell ROOKIE LIST CATEGORY B 38. Kyah Farris-White 39. Andy Moniz-Wakefield With the likely inclusion of Kynan Brown and Jake Melksham on one of the lists, this leaves the club with very little room to maneuver in its drafting although it remains in an advantageous position with two high end picks. Will the club make a play for the highly regarded top selection Harley Reid or will it go for two first rounders? We’ll know soon.

One round plus the finals to go ~ 104. Tyla Hanks 83. Kate Hore 54. Olivia Purcell 42. Eden Zanker 37. Alyssa Bannan 33. Eliza McNamara Paxy Paxman 27. Lauren Pearce 25. Shelley Heath 23. Sinéad Goldrick Eliza West 20. Blaithin Mackin 16. Maddison Gay 15. Lily Mithen 11. Tahlia Gillard 6. Sarah Lampard 4. Casey Sherriff Rhiannon Watt 3. Megan Fitzsimon Tayla Harris 1. Aimee Mackin

And Aussies are 0/108 after 9 overs.

Saints are 21 points up on Brisbane halfway through the last quarter.

I’ll kick it off ~ 6. Paxman 5. West 4. McNamara 3. Fitzsimon 2. Mithen 1. Zanker

2023 AFL Mock Draft: Picks 1-27 (first edition) How does this one sound to you?

If true, I would be very disappointed that we are selling the entire farm for one player. Happy if they let it go.

Where they stand after Round 8:- 102. Tyla Hanks 81. Kate Hore 54. Olivia Purcell 42. Eden Zanker 37. Alyssa Bannan 27. Lauren Pearce 25. Shelley Heath 23. Eliza McNamara 19. Blaithin Mackin 16. Maddison Gay 15. Sinéad Goldrick Paxy Paxman 11. Tahlia Gillard 10. Lily Mithen 9. Eliza West 6. Sarah Lampard 4. Casey Sherriff Rhiannon Watt 3. Tayla Harris 1. Aimee Mackin

6. Hanks 5. Purcell 4. Hore 3. B Mackin 2. Gillard 1. Mithen

From House of Footy 2023 AFL Draft Rankings: October Edition

The final wrap