OER's 2013 Phantom Draft

[tigs2011]

hartung? fail 

Ahhh gerks shooting darts from the cheap seats again.... Maybe you should have picked a team so we could scrutinise your choices. 

i'm quite entitled to shooting darts from the cheap seats, i retired a phantom draft hero after picking Martin, Fyfe, Christensen, Stratton, Sinclair, Daniel Bradshaw and Pass in the 09 wonderdraft for Richmond 

i think i won that on NOT picking Ben Nason

Yeah but you picked Sinclair. 

[gerkin greg]

hartung? fail 

Ahhh gerks shooting darts from the cheap seats again.... Maybe you should have picked a team so we could scrutinise your choices. 

i'm quite entitled to shooting darts from the cheap seats, i retired a phantom draft hero after picking Martin, Fyfe, Christensen, Stratton, Sinclair, Daniel Bradshaw and Pass in the 09 wonderdraft for Richmond 

i think i won that on NOT picking Ben Nason

Yeah but you picked Sinclair. 

if only he had dreadlocks you'd agree he was a great pick up

[tigs2011]

hartung? fail 

Ahhh gerks shooting darts from the cheap seats again.... Maybe you should have picked a team so we could scrutinise your choices. 

i'm quite entitled to shooting darts from the cheap seats, i retired a phantom draft hero after picking Martin, Fyfe, Christensen, Stratton, Sinclair, Daniel Bradshaw and Pass in the 09 wonderdraft for Richmond 

i think i won that on NOT picking Ben Nason

Yeah but you picked Sinclair. 

if only he had dreadlocks you'd agree he was a great pick up

Yes I would.  And there was potential there till he cut his hair. 

[tiga]

hartung? fail 

Ahhh gerks shooting darts from the cheap seats again.... Maybe you should have picked a team so we could scrutinise your choices. 

i'm quite entitled to shooting darts from the cheap seats, i retired a phantom draft hero after picking Martin, Fyfe, Christensen, Stratton, Sinclair, Daniel Bradshaw and Pass in the 09 wonderdraft for Richmond 

i think i won that on NOT picking Ben Nason

Security we have a troublemaker in area 7 who needs to be removed from the draft Arena Proceed with extreme caution as he is armed with a pocket full of past glories and a mouth full of double entendre's. The wearing of ear plugs is strongly advised and the use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the perp has been approved. 

[mightytiges]

21. Port Adelaide - Trent Dumont

Height: 185cm
Weight: 87kg
DOB: 30/06/1995
Team/Club: South Australia/Norwood/Golden Grove
Position: Midfield/Half-Back

Port is very happy to pick up a talented home-grown midfielder in Dumont. He's already ready-made for senior footy having not only played but played well for premiers Norwood in the SANFL. He's classed as an inside mid where he thrives in the contested footy but he also plays across half-back with his penetrating kick so he is versatile. What is most impressive from my view looking at him as a future AFL player is Dumont is super clean by hand and rarely fumbles which is vital in the AFL where there is less time and space and more pressure. The only knock is he's not super quick but his clean skills and good decision making make up for it.

     

[tiga]

21. Port Adelaide - Trent Dumont

Height: 185cm
Weight: 87kg
DOB: 30/06/1995
Team/Club: South Australia/Norwood/Golden Grove
Position: Midfield/Half-Back

Port is very happy to pick up a talented home-grown midfielder in Dumont. He's already ready-made for senior footy having not only played but played well for premiers Norwood in the SANFL. He's classed as an inside mid where he thrives in the contested footy but he also plays across half-back with his penetrating kick so he is versatile. What is most impressive from my view looking at him as a future AFL player is Dumont is super clean by hand and rarely fumbles which is vital in the AFL where there is less time and space and more pressure. The only knock is he's not super quick but his clean skills and good decision making make up for it.

   

MT I also seriously looked a Dumont for the Cats but his ability to spread from a contest worried me which is why I went for Hartung.

[dwaino]

Dumont looks like he does calculus for fun.

[gerkin greg]

looks like brett ratten, another genius

[tigs2011]

Pick #22 - Brisbane - Zac Jones - 181cm/76kg - Def/Mid

Zac is the little brother of Melbourne's Nathan. Shares the same toughness and hardness of Nathan but is more of a defender at the moment and will probably start there before shifting into the midfield for Brisbane.

Jones is a real competitive player and hates to lose 1 on 1 battles which makes for an ideal small defender. For a guy his height he is quite strong in the air and is rarely beaten. Not to dissimilar to how Rory Sloane competes and is rarely beaten.

Whilst his skills aren't elite, he still has good skills and will regularly hit targets.

[tigs2011]

Dumont looks like he does calculus for fun.

 

[WilliamPowell]

Pick 23 - Adelaide

Tom Cutler (Oakleigh Chargers)
DOB: 20/02/1995
Ht: 190cm
Wt: 85Kgs

We are surprised that Tom was still available in the 2nd round. He is medium midfielder with good game sense and ability to hit targets consistently by hand or foot. Has great athleticism and as a result can play on talls & smalls. Reads the play well and is a good decsion maker.

[WilliamPowell]

Next up is Stripes with pick 24 for Hawthorn

[Stripes]

Hawthorn is flabbergasted and overly excited that a player of the caliber of Matthew Crouch could slip to us so late in the draft 

24. Hawthorn - Matthew Crouch (181cm, 80kg midfielder - North Ballarat)




Position: Midfielder
Height: 180cm
Weight: 78kg
Born: 21/4/95
Home club: North Ballarat Rebels

In terms of genuine inside ball winnings midfielders, Matthew Crouch is clearly the best on offer. I would rate him alongside of Oliver Wines, not quite at his brother's level yet though. He is an absolute ball magnet, only having 30 disposals in the TAC Cup would be considered a quiet match for him as he is regularly hitting the 40 mark. Always at the bottom of the packs, Crouch is a natural in winning the contested ball and getting the quick handball out to his teammates. But he also reads the packs well, and can clear the ball himself with his run. A wrist injury meant he missed the first few weeks of the U18 Championships, but he returned in excellent form. And he used his time away to really improve his fitness base, which was one area in which he did need work. The problem is that there are quite a few contested ball winning midfielders in this draft, and a number of them can play effectively in other positions - be it across half forward or half back. And that's where I think Crouch is lacking. For an inside midfielder, he uses the ball well but he isn't particularly damaging and doesn't really impact the scoreboard at all. He'll likely go top ten on draft day, but I see him being a solid rather than spectacular player.
 
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2011-11-01/draft-prospect-matthew-crouch

[tiga]

Well done Striper.  I guess you weren't put off by the 4.2 Beep test? 

[Stripes]

Well done Striper.  I guess you weren't put off by the 4.2 Beep test? 

Phew! I thought it was 3.2 

No he's not a speedy wingman but just a natural footballer who just finds a way to extract the ball under any circumstance.