The Herald-Sun has Duggan going to us at pick 12. Ahern & Ellis in the mix.
Phantom Draft 2014: Christian Petracca set to be No.1 pick, Essendon could land bargain in Peter Wright Jay Clark and Sam Landsberger
Herald Sun
November 08, 2014 10:00PMESSENDON stands to be one of the biggest winners in this year’s draft if the man once touted as a possible No.1 pick, sky-scraping forward Peter Wright, slides to the Bombers’ first pick.
In an unexpected twist to this year’s national draft order, Wright could drop outside the top 10 and remain available for the Bombers to select at No.17, according to draft sources.
It is understood Wright is also in Adelaide’s mix at No.14, with the Crows set to decide in the next fortnight whether to pick the tall forward or fill a hole with a gun key defender.
While some recruiters have expressed concerns about Wright’s overhead marking, it would be a dream result for the Bombers if he slipped to them after the loss of ruckman Paddy Ryder to Port Adelaide.
The Bombers have been stripped of three first and second-round selections in the past two years as part of the club’s supplement scandal penalties and would be delighted to land another towering goalkicker to partner Joe Daniher in attack.
The Bombers still view the 203cm Wright, who was widely regarded as a certain top-five pick throughout the year, as one of this year’s top prospects.
It is understood the Cats and Eagles could yet take Wright at picks 10 and 11 but have other priorities after Geelong picked up talls Mitch Clark and Rhys Stanley in the trade period.
Adelaide could find it hard to pass up Wright at pick 14, despite a flushed forward line including newly recruited ex-Hawthorn 203cm forward-ruck Luke Lowden.
Collingwood is set to target a midfielder at pick 5, while Greater Western Sydney has three top-10 selections but overlooked talls Billy Longer and Brodie Grundy in similar circumstances in recent years.
The Giants are believed to favour versatile key-position prospect Hugh Goddard instead.
Wright’s draft position will be one of the biggest talking points in the lead-up to the November 27 event on the Gold Coast.
Wright’s TAC Cup coach Andrew Jago said the Calder Cannon prodigy would be a significant draft steal for the Bombers if he dropped that far in the first round and joined another former Cannon in Daniher at Tullamarine.
“They would compliment each other very well because they are both 200cm and they pick the ball up off the ground like they are onballers and they cut (on the lead) like they are midfielders as well,” Jago said.
“Peter is probably a better kick than Joey, a better technique. He is a beautiful kick of the ball. I remember him kicking a 55m goal after the siren to give us a one-point win in Geelong.
“I think it’s a risk if clubs allow him to drop outside the top 10.
“There is a lot of development in him and I think whoever gets him will get a very talented player.”
Jago said Wright would work on his one-on-one contested marking.
“His greatest strength is his aerobic capacity. He gets separation on his opponent,” he said.
“His marking one-on-one needs to develop, but he didn’t play much as a 17-year-old in his bottom age (due to a back injury).
“So that is the exciting part, there is so much development in him.”
Herald-Sun Phantom Draft The twist1. St K Christian Petracca
2. Melb Angus Brayshaw
3. Melb Patrick McCartin Lever
4. GWS Jordan De Goey Ahern or Duggan
5. Coll Jayden Laverde Ahern or Langford
6. GWS Hugh Goddard Lever
7. GWS Jarrod Pickett Ahern
8. GC Kyle Langford Pickett
9. Coll Darcy Moore (F/S)
10. Geel Jake Lever Pickett or Wright
11. WC Paul Ahern Cockatoo or Duggan
12. Rich Liam Duggan Tigers will grow their band of midfielders here and it’s a nice place to pick off one of the sliders in Ahern or Duggan.
Smooth-moving left-footer would Have also been linked to Corey Ellis.
give the Tigers some extra class
on the outside. Duggan has elite
disposal and his damaging kick
inside 50m could see him taken
as early as the Giants’ pick No. 4.
A run and carry-specialist.
13. Freo Sam Durdin Goddard
14. Adel Peter Wright Durdin or Marchbank
15. GC Jarrod Garlett Cockatoo
16. North Nakia Cockatoo Duggan
17. Ess Lachie Weller Wright
18. Syd Isaac Heeney (NSWA)
19. Carl Caleb Marchbank Blakely
20. Ess Tom Lamb Ellis
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