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A number of previously fancied players missed out entirely on being drafted this year. Draft analyst Ed Pascoe tweeted before the rookie draft that some of these included the likes of Sam Gilbey, Mitch Szybkowski, Adam D'Aloia, Kobe Ryan, Hudson O'Keefe and Luke Teal. None of these players were rookied. Pascoe noted that Sam Gilbey in particular has some “undeniable talent” despite having had a very unlucky year with injury. I wonder whether some of these players might be included by the Demons as train on players for pre-season supplemental selection?

Stuff and nonsense. As pointed out above there are many reasons why these exercises are pointless, the main one being that if you have a poor season you have a better chance of rating well simply because you get the early choices or if you’re lucky enough to have a couple of decent father sons then you’ve got the magic, golden ticket. Gold Coast get a B but the background is that they sold a top 10 pick for salary gap relief and gave away a quality player to get pick 6. And for that solitary 2022 selection of theirs, they got a “B”? The jury is still out on their 2021 picks as well. This is rubbish passing for “news”.

ROUND ONE 1. Blake Drury (North Melbourne) 2. Isiah Winder (West Coast Eagles) * 3. Phil Davis (GWS Giants) * 4. Rhett Montgomerie (Essendon) 5. Andrew McPherson (Adelaide) * 6. Seamus Mitchell (Hawthorn) * 7. Connor Blakely (Gold Coast) 8. Dylan Williams (Port Adelaide) * 9. Pass (St Kilda) 10. Ed Curnow (Carlton) * 11. Pass (Western Bulldogs) 12. Seth Campbell (Richmond) 13. Liam Reidy (Fremantle) 14. Will Verrall (Melbourne) 15. Ryan Lester (Melbourne) * 16. Cooper Murley (Collingwood) * 17. Cameron Owen (Sydney) 18. Oscar Murdoch (Geelong) ROUND TWO 19. Hamish Free North Melbourne) 20. Zane Trew (West Coast Eagles) * 21. Paul Seedsman (Adelaide) * 22. Pass (Hawthorn) 23. Jake Stein (Gold Coast Suns) 24. Pass (St Kilda) 25. Pass (Western Bulldogs) 26. Tylar Young (Richmond) 27. Pass (Fremantle) 28. Oliver Sestan (Melbourne) 29. Nakia Cockatoo (Brisbane Lions) * 30. Pass (Collingwood) 31. Jaiden Magor (Sydney Swans) 32. Osca Riccardi (Geelong) ROUND THREE 33. Daniel Howe (North Melbourne) 34. Pass (Gold Coast Suns) 35. Pass (Richmond) 36. Pass (Gold Coast Suns) 37. Pass (Brisbane) 38. Pass (Geelong) ROUND FOUR 39. Kayne Turner (North Melbourne) 40. Pass (Gold Coast Suns) ROUND FIVE 41. Pass (Gold Coast Suns) * – denotes re-listed PRE-LISTED ROOKIES Brisbane – Shadeau Brain (QLD ZONE) Daryl McDowell-White Jr (F/S) Essendon – Anthony Munkara (NGA) Fremantle – Josh Draper (NGA) Ultan Kelm Conrad Williams (NGA) Geelong – Ted Clohesy (NGA) Oisin Mullin Osca Riccardi (F/S)
Gold Coast – Lloyd Johnston (NA)
GWS – Jason Gillbee (NSW zone) Nick Madden (NA)
Hawthorn – Josh Bennetts (NGA) Melbourne – Kyah Farris-White Port Adelaide - Nathan Barkla (NGA) St Kilda – Angus McLennan (NGA)
Sydney – Will Edwards (NA) West Coast – Jordyn Baker (NGA) Tyrell Dewar (NGA) F/S = Father-Son NA = Northern Academy NGA = Next Generation Academy

Good luck in the future to FEB. Perhaps he might try out at Casey and work his way up into the AFL with a good season there.

Apparently impressed at a training run (organised by his management group Connors Sports Management) in contests with George Wardlaw. I’ve watch Wardlaw ever since he was a junior with St Peters in the SMJFL and I can assure you that not many young footballers would have stood up to that test.

A smoky from Mansfield. Powerful mid-sized forward with great goal sense who has to date, only played football at school and junior level.

An athletic 199cm ruckman from South Australia with room to grow who had some injury concerns in 2021/2 ~ Will Verrall “… his best, Will Verrall is as good as (Harry) Barnett. So (AFL) clubs are doing some work on Will Verrall now based on what he did as a 17-year-old, knowing it was at a really high level.” - Tony Bamford SA Under 18 State Coach.

A number of players have joined clubs as NGA players including Anthony Munkara of Essendon. Osca Riccardi (f/s) added to Geelong’s list.

2022 NATIONAL DRAFT ORDER AND SELECTIONS AFTER DAY TWO OF THE DRAFT ROUND ONE 1. Aaron Cadman (GWS Giants) 2. Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions - matching North Melbourne's bid) 3. Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) 4. George Wardlaw (North Melbourne) 5. Elijah Tsatas (Essendon) 6. Bailey Humphrey (Gold Coast Suns) 7. Cameron Mackenzie (Hawthorn) 8. Jhye Clark (Geelong) 9. Reuben Ginbey (West Coast Eagles) 10. Mattaes Phillipou (St Kilda) 11. Oliver Hollands (Carlton) 12. Jaspa Fletcher (Brisbane Lions - matching the Western Bulldogs bid) 13. Jedd Busslinger (Western Bulldogs) 14. Elijah Hewett (West Coast Eagles) 15. Matthew Jefferson (Melbourne) 16. Harry Rowston (GWS Giants – matching Sydney Swans' bid) 17. Max Michalanney (Adelaide – matching Sydney Swans' bid) 18. Josh Weddle (Hawthorn – after trading with Sydney Swans) 19. Ed Allan (Collingwood) 20. Jacob Konstanty (Sydney Swans) 21. Darcy Jones (GWS Giants) ROUND TWO 22. Max Gruzewski (GWS Giants) 23. Harry Barnett (West Coast Eagles) 24. Charlie Clarke (Western Bulldogs) 25. Lewis Hayes (Essendon) 26. Brayden George (North Melbourne) 27. Cooper Vickery (Sydney Swans) 28. Jakob Ryan (Collingwood) 29. Coby Burgiel (West Coast Eagles) 30. Lachlan Cowan (Carlton) 31. James Van Es (St Kilda) 32. Jaxon Binns (Carlton) 33. Hugh Davies (Fremantle) 34. Toby McMullin (GWS Giants) 35. Olli Hotton (St Kilda) 36. Tom McCallum (Port Adelaide) 37. Henry Hustwaite (Hawthorn) 38. Jed Adams (Melbourne) ROUND THREE 39. Harvey Gallagher (Western Bulldogs) 40. Caleb Mitchell (Sydney Swans) 41. Tom Emmett (Fremantle) 42. Max Knobel (Fremantle) 43. Billy Dowling (Adelaide) 44. Isaac Keeler (St Kilda) 45. Alwyn Davey (Essendon - matching Hawthorn’s bid) 46. Jack O'Sullivan (Hawthorn) 47. Harry Lemmey (Carlton) 48. Joe Richards (Collingwood) 49. Kaleb Smith (Richmond) 50. Hugh Bond (Adelaide) 51. Bailey Macdonald (Hawthorn) 52. Phoenix Foster (Geelong) ROUND FOUR 53. Thomas Scully (Port Adelaide) 54. Jayden Davey (Essendon) 55. Steely Green (Richmond) 56. Cooper Harvey (North Melbourne) 57. Corey Wagner (Fremantle) ROUND FIVE 58. Noah Long (West Coast Eagles) 59. Kyle Marshall (Port Adelaide)

From today’s Herald Sun report:- HOWES THAT YOUNGSTER Blake Howes earned the plaudits of senior Demons by laying a crunching tackle on Christian Petracca after an attempted fend-off during match simulation. Howes, pick 39 in last year’s draft, wrapped the star midfielder up before dragging him down to the applause of his teammates. Even Petracca was happy with the effort, rising to his feet to tap Howes on the back.

2022 NATIONAL DRAFT ORDER AND SELECTIONS AFTER DAY ONE OF THE DRAFT ROUND ONE 1. Aaron Cadman (GWS Giants) 2. Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions - matching North Melbourne's bid) 3. Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne) 4. George Wardlaw (North Melbourne) 5. Elijah Tsatas (Essendon) 6. Bailey Humphrey (Gold Coast Suns) 7. Cameron Mackenzie (Hawthorn) 8. Jhye Clark (Geelong) 9. Reuben Ginbey (West Coast Eagles) 10. Mattaes Phillipou (St Kilda) 11. Oliver Hollands (Carlton) 12. Jaspa Fletcher (Brisbane Lions - matching the Western Bulldogs bid) 13. Jedd Busslinger (Western Bulldogs) 14. Elijah Hewett (West Coast Eagles) 15. Matthew Jefferson (Melbourne) 16. Harry Rowston (GWS Giants – matching Sydney Swans' bid) 17. Max Michalanney (Adelaide – matching Sydney Swans' bid) 18. Josh Weddle (Hawthorn – after trading with Sydney Swans) 19. Ed Allan (Collingwood) 20. Jacob Konstanty (Sydney Swans) 21. Darcy Jones (GWS Giants) ROUND TWO 22. GWS Giants 23. West Coast Eagles 24. Western Bulldogs 25. Essendon 26. North Melbourne 27. Sydney Swans 28. Collingwood 29. West Coast Eagles 30. Collingwood 31. St Kilda 32. Carlton 33. Fremantle 34. GWS Giants 35. St Kilda 36. Port Adelaide 37. Hawthorn 38. Melbourne ROUND THREE 39. Western Bulldogs 40. Sydney Swans 41. Fremantle 42. Fremantle 43. Gold Coast Suns 44. St Kilda 45. Hawthorn 46. Carlton 47. Collingwood 48. Richmond 49. Essendon 50. Brisbane Lions 51. GWS Giants 52. Geelong ROUND FOUR 53. Port Adelaide 54. Essendon 55. Richmond 56. North Melbourne 57. Carlton 58. Fremantle 59. Essendon 60. Western Bulldogs 61. Gold Coast Suns 62. Sydney Swans 63. Fremantle ROUND FIVE 64. West Coast Eagles 65. Port Adelaide 66. St Kilda 67. Carlton 68. Western Bulldogs 69. Adelaide 70. Richmond 71. Brisbane Lions 72. Fremantle 73. Melbourne 74. Collingwood 75. Sydney Swans ROUND SIX AND LATER 76. St Kilda 77. Richmond 78. Melbourne 79. Adelaide 80. Hawthorn 81. Brisbane Lions 82. Hawthorn 83. Brisbane Lions 84. Hawthorn 85. Brisbane Lions 86. Brisbane Lions *Draft order subject to change on Day 2 with live trading

And that’s pick 13 for 2022. Done and dusted …

Yes and Mr. @Slartibartfast might have to purchase a scooter in order to enable the best of pre season training reportage.

2022 NATIONAL DRAFT ORDER AND SELECTIONS 2022 ROUND ONE 1. GWS Giants 2. North Melbourne 3. North Melbourne 4. Essendon 5. Gold Coast Suns 6. Hawthorn 7. Geelong 8. West Coast Eagles 9. St Kilda 10. Carlton 11. Western Bulldogs 12. West Coast Eagles 13. Melbourne 14. Sydney Swans 15. GWS Giants 16. Collingwood 17. Sydney Swans 18. GWS Giants
 ROUND TWO 19. GWS Giants 20. West Coast Eagles 21. Western Bulldogs 22. Essendon 23. North Melbourne 24. Hawthorn 25. Collingwood 26. West Coast Eagles 27. Collingwood 28. St Kilda 29. Carlton 30. Fremantle 31. GWS Giants 32. St Kilda 33. Port Adelaide 34. Brisbane 35. Brisbane 36. Brisbane 37. Melbourne 38. Brisbane ROUND THREE 39. Western Bulldogs 40. North Melbourne 41. Hawthorn 42. Sydney Swans 43. Fremantle 44. Fremantle 45. Gold Coast Suns 46. Adelaide 47. St Kilda 48. Hawthorn 49. Carlton 50. Hawthorn 51. Collingwood 52. Hawthorn 53. Richmond 54. Essendon 55. Brisbane 56. Adelaide 57. GWS Giants 58. Geelong ROUND FOUR 59. Adelaide 60. Port Adelaide 61. Essendon 62. Richmond 63. Hawthorn 64. Carlton 65. Fremantle 66. Essendon 67. Western Bulldogs 68. Gold Coast Suns 69. Sydney Swans 70. Fremantle ROUND FIVE 71. West Coast Eagles 72. Port Adelaide 73. St Kilda 74. Carlton 75. Western Bulldogs 76. Richmond 77. Fremantle 78. Melbourne 79. Collingwood 80. Sydney Swans

Well, it should get interesting when they reach Pick 63 because both Hawthorn and Richmond are shown above as holders of this coveted selection. Expect feathers to fly!

Fixed!

MELBOURNE 0.1.1 1.4.10 2.5.17 2.7.19 BRISBANE LIONS 2.0.12 2.0.12 2.3.15 2.3.15 GOALS MELBOURNE Harris Mackin BRISBANE LIONS Davidson C Svarc BEST MELBOURNE Hanks West Gay Purcell Gillard L Pearce Paxman BRISBANE LIONS Campbell Grider C Svarc Anderson Bates Ellenger INJURIES MELBOURNE Paxman (head) BRISBANE LIONS Koenen (right knee) REPORTS MELBOURNE Nil BRISBANE LIONS Nil CROWD 7,512 at Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield

“nearly guarantee” doesn’t count.

Declan Reeve’s Final Phantom AFL Draft - First Two Rounds

Unfortunately, this isn't part of a script for the Castle. I wish KFW all the best but the percentages are against him making it. That said, if he does get senior games, it will be an enormous bonus for the club.

A draft profile of George: AFL Draft Profile: Brayden George

Chris Doerre (Knightmare) has come up with his 2022 AFL Phantom Draft. It makes interesting reading. ESPN's full 2022 AFL Phantom Draft: Every club, every pick

My information is that the top four picks are virtually set in stone. 1. GWS Giants - Aaron Cadman 2. North Melbourne - Harry Sheezel 3. Brisbane Lions - Will Ashcroft (bid matched) 4. George Wardlaw

Jason Taylor speaks here ~ Demons happy to trade towards key position need?