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Rookie Me Central’s look ahead into 2022. 22 in 2022: A look ahead to next year’s top prospects

Chris Doerre (Knightmare) on ESPN - Who are the early top 10 players for the 2022 AFL Draft?

Young kid does serious interviews. Kicking off with Taj Woewodin

Wednesday night Dees-Dogs opener The AFL is expected to release the first nine rounds of its men’s 2022 fixture next week with an opening round that features a grand final rematch between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs on the MCG as the season opener on the Wednesday night. Now that it’s official - your thoughts?

It could be that we start both the women’s and men’s seasons in 2022 against the Bulldogs. Saints to kick off AFLW season in Frankston against Richmond

2021 AFL Draft review: Melbourne

I’m waiting for the moment on the replay in the third quarter when Bontempelli kicks the goal to put the Bulldogs 19 points in front. Wondering how many MFCSS infested people are going to get up and storm out staying, “I’ve had enough of this!”

It’s unlikely that the club will need to resort to the Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period unless a long term injury crops up. AFL confirms rookie rules for SSP, Mid-Season Draft

We can let Stuart Dew worry about it now.

Judd McVee was named on the interchange for WA for this game which I watched as it was streamed live. I was mainly interested in two players - Taj Woewodin who I knew was going to be a Demon and for JVR who was close to best on ground and who I hoped would become a Demon. I didn’t notice McVee all that much but welcome to the club JMcV! To get three players from a state side in these times is a great effort.

The end of the trading and drafting period means that a new cycle of drafting life begins ~ Eye on the future: 10 draft prospects to watch in 2022

With the drafts done and dusted for the time being, the SEN commentators have turned their attention to the season ahead with 10 WAY-TOO-EARLY PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2022 AFL SEASON These are their top ten predictions:- • COVID will have a tangible impact on 2022 results • An unpredictable year on and off the field • The Tiger train to rumble back into the top four • Emerging Saint to announce himself as a star of the competition (Max King) • West Coast to accept their fate and commit to a rebuild • If you thought Collingwood had hit rock bottom … • The Blues will make the top eight • Two key Bombers will reinvent themselves in other positions (new roles for McGrath and Shiel?) • We'll see more variation in how teams play • Former Brownlow Medallists to reassert themselves as league’s best (Dangerfield and Fyfe) What are your predictions?

Mid West products Jed Hagan, Judd McVee feature in Swans win against South Australia

Started the season really well but had an ankle injury. Northern Knights player from the same club as Josh Ward who went to Hawthorn.

Williamstown key defender Charlie Dean (195cm, 89kg) who won the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal as the VFL's most promising young talent was unlucky not to be drafted. Probably not for us but I can see Carlton taking him.

By my count, the club has one vacancy on its Category A Rookie List but whether it decides to make another selection is unknown. I believe clubs can take three Category B rookies - we don’t have any at present.

The 2021 AFL National Draft had something for everyone and predictably on the morning after, the media is talking about how each of the 18 clubs nailed it. Plenty of hidden gems picked up with late picks and lots of bargain basement acquisitions and steals that render their recruiters in the genius class. I liked the fact that after the predictability of the top 10 selections, the rest of the draft veered away into unexpected regions, a factor that added interest to an event that often drifts into boredom. The event was also spiced up with an array of side issues such as controversy about trading of draft picks present and future, some Covid19 diagnoses and even the news of one “draft hopeful” (who nobody seems to have heard of previously) allegedly getting busted for using a banned stimulant and thereby putting his playing future in doubt. The one thing for sure about any recruiting process is that despite all of the hype and sometimes misinformation, the fact that a player has been drafted is merely the start. Whether you’re Jason Horne-Francis, the first player selected on night one, or Taj Woewodin, the last name called out last night, you begin your AFL career on level pegging. It was noted earlier in the week that the average a drafted player lasts on an AFL list is three years. To gain credibility they have to work hard and gain credibility - usually after the first fifty games. The same can be said about players chosen with today’s third crack including the Preseason and Rookie Drafts. Actually, it’s a busy day today with an array of activities listed on the AFL’s calendar (see below). I will leave the evaluation to another time but the result to date of Melbourne’s post 2021 premiership recruiting (and doesn’t that sound great?) is the addition of Luke Dunstan, Jacob Van Rooyen, Blake Howes and Taj Woewodin. At around lunchtime today, we can expect to welcome another selection - Northern Territory NGA Andy Moniz-Wakefield as a Category B Rookie. After that, kick your heels up or relax because it’s almost over for another year. The club may or may not pick a rookie in mid afternoon or … it might wait until the Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period in March next year. Today’s Calendar • 10.00am – AFL Club List Lodgement (3) • 12.00-12:30pm – Pre-Selected Rookies; NSW and Queensland Eligible Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged; Father-Son Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged; Academy Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged; NGA Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged (Note: These nominations remain confidential until announced between NAB AFL Pre-Season/Rookie Draft) • 3.00pm – NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting • 3.15pm – Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies Nominated on Friday 26 November by 12.30pm if not selected in the NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft • 3.20pm – NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting

1. We weren’t going to use Pick 51 so it was of no use to us at all. 2. We could potentially put that Round 4 pick together with another pick or a player in a future trade to improve our position or get a player we want next year. 3. There were very few other clubs wanting a pick.

That’s a fairly good basis to move into next year’s draft. Allows us to possibly maneuver our way into an even better position through trading picks or a combination of picks and players.

Probably will be named tomorrow.

No surprise here.

Picked up in a trade for #43. That’s stumps after we pick up young Woey.

Tipped this 😀

The thing that's up in the air is whether there's a bid for Taj Woewodin, in the absence of which he could potentially be rookied. I suppose we wait and see.