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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!

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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?

Kevin “Shifter” Sheehan, the AFL’s Talent Ambassador commands a great deal of respect among the recruiting community. He has just released his list of the top 40 prospects in next week’s AFL Draft. Please note that because of his position, there could be a tendency to sugar coat but he provides a pretty good picture of each player’s major attributes. Kevin Sheehan reveals his top 40 prospects in the 2022 NAB AFL Draft

Rookie Me Central’s 2022 Mock AFL Draft Pick 14 (Melbourne) – Matthew Jefferson Key Forward | 194cm | 76kg | 08/03/2004 Melbourne has often been linked with Jefferson and he could be the long-term key forward the Dees are after. Though some recruiters aren’t as high on the remaining talls in the field draft crop, Jefferson is one with undeniable talent and first round potential. He looms as more of a project player who Melbourne have the capacity to be patient with, and has terrific aerial assets to exploit once he adds a bit of mongrel and size. Pick 37 (Melbourne) – Sam Gilbey Medium Defender | 187cm | 73kg | 14/05/2004 Justification: Potentially a case of best available, Gilbey has the weapons to become much better than this ranking suggests.

Melbourne’s two selections in next week’s draft are included in the list of nominated players in this article ~ Every nominated player for the 2022 AFL Draft revealed

Corey Ellison has definitely nominated ~ Every nominated player for the 2022 AFL Draft revealed

Just to add some context to this discussion, Matt Jefferson and of course, many others in the mix for draft selection, have been known to JT and all leading AFL recruiters for several years. Jefferson, along with the following names (who are currently in draft contention) were in the 2019 Victorian under 15 schoolboys squad:- Marcus Ashcroft, Jhye Clark, Blake Drury, Harry Flynn, Cooper Harvey, Noah Long, Paul Pascu, Jonti Schuback, Elijah Tsatas, George Wardlaw and Nicholas Watson. There were others in the squad as well but I first heard some of the names including Jefferson’s 3½ years ago so people within JT’s team would have been watching him and many others for at least that long a time. There are no guarantees but you can rest assured, no player is selected in the first round on a whim.

Because everyone loves mock drafts, Zero Hanger has come out with a second edition:- 2022 AFL Mock Draft: Picks 1-21 (second edition) The Demons make a bid for Brisbane father-son gun Jaspa Fletcher which is matched by the Lions so they nominate Matthew Jefferson with what has become pick 15.

Until a few minutes ago, I had never heard of “Tulmur” and I still can’t find it on a map. Strange place to hold an AFLW Grand Final.

Not only is this behind a firewall but judging from the names of the authors, it also seems to be connected to the Herald Sun and Murdoch Media. So if you happen to already have a subscription to the HS (as I do via my wife’s account) then you still need to subscribe to this lot. Clever marketing but I’m not buying.