Okay, so here's my shot at predicting this year's draft order (at least the first three rounds). To be honest, aside from the father/sons I'd be happy to get a dozen of these picks spot on but hopefully I've ballparked most of them. There's a few controversial selections so this might generate a bit of debate. Some of the heights and weights might be a little out, after all they are growing boys. Enjoy. :)
I won't do a writeup on each player, most of them have already been covered in my rookie thread...
http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,68079.0.html (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,68079.0.html)
ROUND 1
1. GWS - Lachie Whitfield - Midfielder, Northern Knights. 184cm/77kg.
2. GWS - Brodie Grundy - Ruckman, Sturt. 202cm/100kg.
3. GWS - Jimmy Toumpas - Midfielder, Woodville West Torrens. 183cm/78kg.
4. Melbourne - Sam Mayes - Midfielder/Forward, North Adelaide. 187cm/78kg.
5. Western Bulldogs - Jake Stringer - Forward, Bendigo Pioneers. 191cm/94kg.
6. Western Bulldogs - Jackson Macrae - Midfielder, Oakleigh Chargers. 189cm/76kg.
7. Port Adelaide - Lachie Plowman - Defender, Calder Cannons. 192cm/84kg.
8. Brisbane Lions - Kristian Jaksch - Defender/Forward, Oakleigh Chargers. 194cm/85kg.
9. Richmond - Oliver Wines - Midfielder, Bendigo Pioneers. 188cm/90kg.
10. Essendon - Joe Daniher (F/S) - Ruckman/Forward, Calder Cannons. 201cm/89kg.
11. Carlton - Jonathan O'Rourke - Midfielder, Calder Cannons. 184cm/73kg.
12. GWS - Dayle Garlett - Midfielder, Swan Districts. 181cm/75kg.
13. Gold Coast - Tom Clurey - Defender, Murray Bushrangers. 193cm/85kg.
14. GWS - Tanner Smith - Defender, North Ballarat Rebels. 194cm/83kg.
15. North Melbourne - Nick Vlastuin - Midfielder/Defender, Northern Knights. 187cm/86kg.
16. Geelong - Troy Menzel - Forward/Midfielder, Central District. 187cm/78kg.
17. Fremantle - Mason Shaw - Forward, South Fremantle. 198cm/92kg.
18. Collingwood - Taylor Garner - Forward, Dandenong Stingrays. 186cm/77kg.
19. Collingwood - Josh Simpson - Midfielder, East Fremantle. 184cm/73kg.
20. Adelaide - Ben Kennedy - Midfielder/Forward, Glenelg. 174cm/76kg.
21. Collingwood - Jesse Lonergan - Midfielder, Launceston. 183cm/86kg.
22. Western Bulldogs - Sam Colquhoun - Defender, Central District. 179cm/72kg.
23. Sydney Swans - Matthew Haynes - Midfielder/Defender, Northern Knights. 190cm/76kg.
24. Brisbane Lions - Tim Membrey - Forward, Gippsland Power. 188cm/87kg.
ROUND 2
25. St Kilda - Jason Pongracic - Midfielder, Dandenong Stingrays. 182cm/86kg.
26. St Kilda - Jackson Thurlow - Defender, Launceston. 190cm/79kg.
27. Melbourne - Jack Viney (F/S) - Midfielder, Casey Scorpions. 178cm/80kg.
28. GWS - Dean Towers - Midfielder, North Ballarat Roosters. 189cm/83kg.
29. Hawthorn - Nathan Hrovat - Midfielder, Northern Knights. 174cm/76kg.
30. Port Adelaide - Tim O'Brien - Forward, Glenelg. 194cm/81kg.
31. Port Adelaide - Matthew McDonough - Forward, Woodville West Torrens. 180cm/85kg.
32. Richmond - Liam McBean - Ruckman, Calder Cannons. 202cm/84kg.
33. Brisbane Lions - Andrew Boston - Midfielder/Forward, Broadbeach. 180cm/75kg.
34. Richmond - Rory Atkins - Forward, Calder Cannons. 186cm/80kg.
35. Essendon - Jacob Ballard - Defender/Midfielder, Northern Knights. 186cm/82kg.
36. Carlton - Adam Saad - Forward, Calder Cannons. 178cm/73kg.
37. Fremantle - Nicholas Graham - Midfielder, Gippsland Power. 182cm/76kg.
38. North Melbourne - Spencer White - Forward, Western Jets. 195cm/90kg.
39. Collingwood - Tim Sumner - Midfielder, Woodville West Torrens. 189cm/78kg.
40. Fremantle - Marco Paparone - Forward, East Fremantle. 193cm/84kg.
41. St Kilda - Sam Lowrie - Midfielder, South Fremantle. 187cm/80kg.
42. North Melbourne - Nathan Wright - Midfielder/Defender, Dandenong Stingrays. 183cm/78kg.
43. Richmond - James Stewart - Forward, Sandringham Dragons. 197cm/82kg.
44. St Kilda - Brodie Murdoch - Forward, Glenelg. 187cm/85kg.
45. Sydney Swans - Tim Broomhead - Midfielder, Port Adelaide. 182cm/73kg.
ROUND 3
46. West Coast - Laine Wilkins - Midfielder, Peel Thunder. 183cm/78kg.
47. Sydney - Adam Carter - Midfielder/Defender, South Fremantle. 179cm/70kg.
48. North Melbourne - Josh Scott - Forward, Gippsland Power. 190cm/76kg.
49. Melbourne - Tom Temay - Defender/Midfielder, Sandringham Dragons. 179cm/74kg.
50. Western Bulldogs - Lachie Hunter (F/S) - Midfielder, Western Jets. 181cm/78kg.
51. Western Bulldogs - Myke Cook - Forward/Midfielder, Sandringham Dragons. 182cm/80kg.
52. Essendon - Mason Wood - Forward, Geelong Falcons. 190cm/78cm
53. Melbourne - Matthew Dick - Defender, Calder Cannons. 188cm/86kg.
54. Adelaide - Jarrod Stokes - Forward, Darwin. 175cm/63kg.
55. Essendon - Aidan Corr - Defender, Northern Knights. 194cm/80kg.
56. Carlton - Kyle Martin - Midfielder, Frankston Dolphins. 182cm/81kg.
57. Gold Coast - Marvin Warrell - Forward/Midfielder, South Fremantle. 182cm/70kg.
58. North Melbourne - Leigh Osborne - Defender, Frankston Dolphins. 186cm/84kg.
59. Geelong - Louis Herbert - Forward, North Ballarat Rebels. 186cm/70kg.
60. Gold Coast - Shane Nelson - Midfielder, West Perth. 179cm/73kg.
61. West Coast - Shannon Taylor - Midfielder, Claremont. 177cm/72kg.
62. West Coast - Brant Colledge - Forward, Perth. 192cm/87kg.
63. Melbourne - Michael Close - Forward, North Ballarat Rebels. 195cm/82kg.
64. Adelaide - Nick Rodda - Defender, West Perth. 194cm/94kg.
65. GWS - Liam Flaherty - Forward, Eastlake. 194cm/87kg.
66. Sydney - Ben Kearns - Midfielder, Gippsland Power. 183cm/73kg.
67. Sydney - Max Duffy - Forward, East Fremantle. 189cm/80kg.
Sydney have pick 47 and 66 ;)
Oh yeah, the Spangher deal. I forgot to look into that.
What was pick 47 a part of?
Edit - Ah, TDL. Missed that one too.
All good :)
not sure if Essendon will get another forward in this draft besides Daniher
Nice work!
Would love Wines to Richmond at 9 but I am not confident of it happening
Kennedy at 20 to Adelaide :o assuming they keep 20 ::) Ben should go higher, but nice work Mr C
Great thread mate, similar to mine... I guess good minds think alike ;)
Wines will go at 4 IMO. Mark Neeld clearly wants tough midfielders - hence why Gysberts and Morton are gone - and even though Moloney is gone, Viney has come in and Rodan and Byrnes are hardened bodies that will help the midfielders and forwards
Ollie Wines is a ready-made AFL player who runs forward and kicks goals, loves to lay tackles, has a big rig but his endurance is elite. Best mates with Jack Viney so it will be hard to see Melbourne letting him slip.
will GWS really want so many more mids? i think they need some really good DPP players if it's B/F M/F or B/M ad some depth to the team
Kennedy at 20? I would think he wouldn't go outside 15. :P
Love the work Mr Craig, good effort.
Really hoping Jake Stringer, Brodie Grundy or Oli Wines slip down to Richmond at pick 9, don't think its too likely though :P
Ollie Wines is a beast of a kid and will have to go top 5. He is ready for R1. Its whoever feels they need to add a developing ruck to their list that will determine how high Grundy goes. I aslo note that no recycled players get another chance in this predictor? And ill throw it up for debate, if Tippett evters the draft, what pick and what club?? ;)
Bulldogs, Carlton or Richmond would take him don't think GWS need him
With Adelaide no longer in the draft, that must change things up a little. They probably would have taken Kennedy, who takes him now?
Also, from what I've seen and heard, there's no way Ollie Wines will slip to the Tigers at 9. I still think we'll go for Stringer or Menzel if they're still available.
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
Quote from: Spite on October 27, 2012, 02:10:12 PM
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
Why because of his tattoo? ;D
Quote from: JROO8 on October 27, 2012, 02:12:02 PM
Quote from: Spite on October 27, 2012, 02:10:12 PM
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
Why because of his tattoo? ;D
...Yes. :)
And because we have 2 other big forwards and have too many small forwards (krak, elliot, blair even) but do not have that 3rd awkward height big man (goldsacks not really a forward :/) and at 188cm, Membrey calls out to us :) And his tattoos
As a WCE supporter I don't think we should bother turning up :P I hope players go to clubs where their fantasy potential will be maximised ;D
Quote from: Spite on October 27, 2012, 02:10:12 PM
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
FFS! I was struggling to keep up with everything that happened yesterday. Fixed now. ;)
As for the folks who think Ollie should go higher, I'm with ya. But I have a nagging feeling he might slip a little. We'll see.
Quote from: Mr.Craig on October 27, 2012, 05:34:16 PM
Quote from: Spite on October 27, 2012, 02:10:12 PM
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
FFS! I was struggling to keep up with everything that happened yesterday. Fixed now. ;)
As for the folks who think Ollie should go higher, I'm with ya. But I have a nagging feeling he might slip a little. We'll see.
fair enough, every chance he might - just depends on whether teams draft on the basis of needs or talent. i remember a ghost draft that one of the journo's did ages ago that had oli around where you had him, so you might be right!
Quote from: Toga on October 27, 2012, 05:37:08 PM
Quote from: Mr.Craig on October 27, 2012, 05:34:16 PM
Quote from: Spite on October 27, 2012, 02:10:12 PM
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
FFS! I was struggling to keep up with everything that happened yesterday. Fixed now. ;)
As for the folks who think Ollie should go higher, I'm with ya. But I have a nagging feeling he might slip a little. We'll see.
fair enough, every chance he might - just depends on whether teams draft on the basis of needs or talent. i remember a ghost draft that one of the journo's did ages ago that had oli around where you had him, so you might be right!
Yeah, I just had a look at some of the phantom drafts over at BigFooty and they had him going at 4,4,7,8,9 and 9 so opinion is fairly split.
Quote from: Mr.Craig on October 27, 2012, 05:47:45 PM
Quote from: Toga on October 27, 2012, 05:37:08 PM
Quote from: Mr.Craig on October 27, 2012, 05:34:16 PM
Quote from: Spite on October 27, 2012, 02:10:12 PM
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
FFS! I was struggling to keep up with everything that happened yesterday. Fixed now. ;)
As for the folks who think Ollie should go higher, I'm with ya. But I have a nagging feeling he might slip a little. We'll see.
fair enough, every chance he might - just depends on whether teams draft on the basis of needs or talent. i remember a ghost draft that one of the journo's did ages ago that had oli around where you had him, so you might be right!
Yeah, I just had a look at some of the phantom drafts over at BigFooty and they had him going at 4,4,7,8,9 and 9 so opinion is fairly split.
Not to mention I'd love it if he slips down to us at Richmond ;D
great list Craig, similar to mine here - http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,68696.0.html
Quote from: Mr.Craig on October 27, 2012, 05:47:45 PM
Quote from: Toga on October 27, 2012, 05:37:08 PM
Quote from: Mr.Craig on October 27, 2012, 05:34:16 PM
Quote from: Spite on October 27, 2012, 02:10:12 PM
Pies have pick 39 and North have 42 and 48.
I reckon Tim Membrey would be a good fit at the pies, not sure who those other mids are.
FFS! I was struggling to keep up with everything that happened yesterday. Fixed now. ;)
As for the folks who think Ollie should go higher, I'm with ya. But I have a nagging feeling he might slip a little. We'll see.
fair enough, every chance he might - just depends on whether teams draft on the basis of needs or talent. i remember a ghost draft that one of the journo's did ages ago that had oli around where you had him, so you might be right!
Yeah, I just had a look at some of the phantom drafts over at BigFooty and they had him going at 4,4,7,8,9 and 9 so opinion is fairly split.
I love Wines! Would love him to slip to ninth and would be an absolute steal,but I can see Melbourne picking him at 4
Any chance of Wines slipping to 46??
Quote from: elephants on October 27, 2012, 07:48:10 PM
Any chance of Wines slipping to 46??
Any chance of him not getting picked up so that the Crows can take him in four years when our soon-to-be-announced draft restrictions get lifted? hahaha
The Lions surely would take Wines. Would fit real well..
Quote from: Hawks_1976 on October 27, 2012, 12:28:31 PM
I also note that no recycled players get another chance in this predictor?
Myke Cook. ;)
I'm sure a couple of others will bob up, doubtful it'll be in the first 3 rounds though.
Quote from: Tominator on October 27, 2012, 08:30:58 PM
Quote from: elephants on October 27, 2012, 07:48:10 PM
Any chance of Wines slipping to 46??
Any chance of him not getting picked up so that the Crows can take him in four years when our soon-to-be-announced draft restrictions get lifted? hahaha
Doubt they're going to be that harsh Tom considering it was only one player. Carlton lost draft picks for just 2 years for breaching the salary cap and that was with 4 players involved!
Very nice list Mr Craig! Where did you have Jack Neade if he wasnt traded to Port? tbh I reckon Graham will go higher than 37, any chance of Colq slipping to 30?
Quote from: KoopKicka on October 28, 2012, 06:59:07 PM
Very nice list Mr Craig! Where did you have Jack Neade if he wasnt traded to Port? tbh I reckon Graham will go higher than 37, any chance of Colq slipping to 30?
not in my draft, I reckon Colquhoun is top 20
Graham won the medal for best player in the TAC Cup (Morrish Medal) and is a gun. He should go Top 25
Couldn't believe it when I opened up Inside Football this afternoon and saw that they'd predicted the exact same 24 players going in the first round as I did. The order was a little different but still, not a bad effort on my behalf (or maybe they copied me? :P).
Has anyone been watching the countdown videos they are showing on the afl website? I swear at least half the footage in every video is of the playing destroying the Tassie team!!